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Class 7A

1. (1) Buford (2-0)

Last week: Beat Mallard Creek, N.C., 56-7. Buford led 42-0 at halftime against one of North Carolina’s better-known programs. Quarterbacks Dylan Wittke and Tristan Gabriels together were 13-of-16 passing for 231 yards and three touchdowns. Justice Haynes had 73 yards rushing, 75 receiving. Next: Friday vs. North Cobb (1-0)

2. (2) Grayson (2-0)

Last week: Beat Eagle's Landing 44-10. Amari Alston rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on six carries. Quarterbacks Rayne Fry and Jeff Davis were 14-of-19 passing for 171 yards and four touchdowns, two to Caden High. Grayson led 37-0 at halftime. Next: Saturday vs. Fort Dorchester, S.C. (1-0)

3. (3) Colquitt County (2-0)

Last week: Beat Stockbridge 29-0. Neko Fann was 11-of-15 passing for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Qway McCoy returned an interception 52 yards for a touchdown. The game was called at halftime because of lighting. Next: Friday vs. Tift County (0-2)

4. (4) North Cobb (1-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Buford (2-0)

5. (5) Mill Creek (2-0)

Last week: Beat Norcross 49-17. Mill Creek trailed 17-14 in the first quarter but scored the final 35 points. The first two touchdowns came within a minute of each other as Hayden Clark passed 32 yards to Cam Robinson, and Caleb Downs returned an interception 27 yards for a touchdown. Clark was 21-of-36 passing for 261 yards. Next: Friday at Archer (0-2)

6. (6) Collins Hill (1-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Brookwood (1-1)

7. (8) Walton (1-1)

Last week: Beat Brookwood 34-20. Walton trailed 14-7 in the second quarter, then scored three touchdowns in four minutes aided by the recoveries of a fumble and a pooched kickoff. Jeremy Hecklinski was 14-of-23 passing for 216 yards and three touchdowns, two to Cameran Loyd. Makari Bodiford rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries. Next: Sept. 9 vs. Pope (0-1)

8. (9) Carrollton (2-0)

Last week: Beat South Paulding 28-21. Ju Ju Lewis threw a 26-yard TD pass to Bryce Hicks with 6:31 left to break a 21-21 tie. Michal Braden intercepted a South Paulding pass four plays later, and Carrollton ran out the final 4:41. Lewis, a freshman, was 17-of-29 passing for 220 yards and four touchdowns. Hicks had 63 yards rushing and 78 receiving with two touchdowns. Brodie Bradburn and Jabri Elder also had interceptions. Next: Friday vs. Rome (2-0)

9. (10) Westlake (1-1)

Last week: Beat Crisp County 47-7. R.J. Johnson was 15-of-20 passing for 253 yards and three touchdowns. His top targets were Jabari Jones (6-142-1) and Ahmad Butler (3-81-1). Jai’Den Thomas had 100 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns. Aveion Terrell had four punt returns for 184 yards, one a 65-yard touchdown. John Betts had four sacks. Crisp was held without a first down. Next: Friday vs. Cedar Grove (1-0)

10. (NR) North Gwinnett (2-0)

Last week: Beat Archer 21-19. North Gwinnett took a 21-10 lead into the fourth quarter and held on. Archer’s 49-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds was wide right. Ryan Hall passed for 205 yards. Next: Friday vs. Winter Park, Fla. (1-0)

Out: No. 7 Brookwood (1-1)

 

Class 6A

1. (1) Hughes (2-0)

Last week: Beat McEachern 47-21. Prentiss “Air” Noland was 12-of-19 passing for 311 yards and four touchdowns, two to Jelani Thurman. Justus Savage rushed for 83 yards on 15 carries. Dmitry Wells returned an interception for a touchdown. Ahmad Howard returned a fumble 79 yards for a score. Next: Friday vs. Mays (1-1)

2. (2) Lee County (2-0)

Last week: Beat Hapeville Charter 37-0. Ousmane Kromah rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Nemo McCloud returned a fumble for a touchdown. Lee County led 30-0 at halftime and played the second half with a running clock. Next: Friday vs. Lithia Springs (1-1)

3. (3) Rome (2-0)

Last week: Beat Lithonia 49-0. Reece Fountain was 5-of-7 passing for 118 yards and three touchdowns, two to Martel Hight in the first quarter Jaedon Harmon returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown. Chris Smith rushed for 87 yards on eight carries. Rome led 35-0 at halftime. Next: Friday at Carrollton (2-0)

4. (4) Roswell (2-0)

Last week: Beat Centennial 35-14. Nykahi Davenport rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries and had a 45-yard reception. K.J. Smith was 8-of-13 passing for 103 yards. Hayden Thompson passed for 88 yards. Stone Smith had nine solo tackles. Next: Friday at Marietta (1-1)

5. (6) Blessed Trinity (2-0)

Last week: Beat Eagle's Landing Christian 37-14. Kieran Davis rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Bryson Hosea made a 50-yard field goal to give Blessed Trinity the lead for good at 17-14 with 6:53 left in the third quarter. Next: Sept. 9 vs. St. Pius (1-1)

6. (5) Woodward Academy (1-1)

Last week: Lost to McCallie, Tenn., 17-13. Woodward was outgained 288-188 and held scoreless in the second half against a three-time defending Tennessee private-school champion. Jalen Woods was 11-of-21 passing for 132 yards. Next: Sept. 9 vs. Marist (1-1)

7. (7) Gainesville (2-0)

Last week: Beat Mountain View 30-7. Baxter Wright was 13-of-17 passing for 146 yards and a touchdown. Zyrion Harrison returned a blocked field goal 76 yards for a touchdown, and Cash O’Callaghan returned an interception 28 yards for a score. Next: Friday at Monroe Area (1-1)

8. (8) Marist (1-1)

Last week: Beat Pike Road, Ala., 33-22. Jackson Hughes had 90 of Marist’s 231 rushing yards. Marist attempted only one pass, and it went eight yards from Ian White to Ripp Perez for a touchdown. Casey Comerford returned an interception 65 yards for a touchdown and a 20-7 lead with 1:02 left in the first half. Noah Gerrick returned a fumble 25 yards for a touchdown and a 33-7 lead with 3:56 left in the third quarter. Pike Road was Alabama’s Class 5A champion in 2021. Next: Friday vs. Eagle's Landing (0-2)

9. (9) South Paulding (1-1)

Last week: Lost to Carrollton 28-21. Jamarion Wilcox rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Kasen Weisman was 13-of-24 passing for 103 yards and two touchdowns but was intercepted three times, the last with 4:41 left, and South Paulding didn’t get the ball back. Next: Sept. 9 vs. North Paulding (2-0)

10. (10) Douglas County (2-0)

Last week: Beat Mays 49-41. Sire Hardaway was 20-of-22 passing for 438 yards and two touchdowns. He's 44-of-48 for 743 yards on the season. James Johnson had six receptions for 181 yards. Deuce Alexander had eight receptions for 119 yards. Khaleb Bridges returned an interception 86 yards for a touchdown. Douglas County led 21-7 in the first quarter and never trailed. Next: Friday vs. McEachern (0-2)

 

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3A Cedar Grove beat 7A Westlake 30-20. This MOV was greater than N Cobb’s MOV over WL earlier this season (21-17). And as you know NC almost beat Buford this week. 

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Colquitt County at Lee County LIVE this Friday night on the Flo Football channel. Gonna be a good one!!

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Class 7A

1. (1) Buford (3-0)

Last week: Beat North Cobb 21-14. Justice Haynes rushed for 202 yards on 19 carries and scored all three Buford touchdowns, and his 6-yard run with 42 seconds left broke a 14-14 tie after Buford let a 14-0 lead get away. Buford had made a 33-yard field goal for a 17-14 lead but accepted a roughing-the-kicker penalty for the first down. Next: Sept. 16 vs. Carver-Atlanta (2-0)

2. (2) Grayson (3-0)

Last week: Beat Fort Dorchester, S.C., 28-0. Grayson limited Fort Dorchester, a semifinalist in South Carolina’s highest class last year, to 158 total yards and 11 first downs and became the first to shut out the Patriots in a regular-season game since 2014. Jeff Davis was 11-of-13 passing for 123 yards. Next: Friday vs. Spartanburg, S.C. (0-1)

3. (5) Mill Creek (3-0)

Last week: Beat Archer 33-0. Mill Creek held Archer to 72 total yards and ran its defensive scoreless streak to seven quarters. Cole Mullins had two sacks and another tackle for a loss. Caleb Downs had 118 all-purpose yards, a touchdown and two tackles. Cam Robinson rushed for 144 yards, and Hayden Clark passed for 122. Next: Sept. 16 vs. Cedar Grove (2-0)

4. (3) Colquitt County (3-0)

Last week: Beat Tift County 41-13. Colquitt Count led 35-7 at halftime. Neko Fann was 15-of-24 passing for 196 yards and three touchdowns. Charlie Pace rushed for 90 yards. Next: Friday at Lee County (3-0)

5. (6) Collins Hill (2-0)

Last week: Beat Brookwood 16-13. Collins Hill overcame a 13-0 first-half deficit. QB Mikey Sheehan rushed for 71 yards on 18 carries and was 13-of-29 passing for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Freshman Deuce Geralds had two tackles for losses, and Dion Crawford had two sacks. Brookwood AJC Super 11 QB Dylan Lonergan was limited to 100 passing yards. Next: Friday vs. Cedar Grove (2-0)

6. (4) North Cobb (1-1)

Lost to Buford 21-14. Down 14-0, North Cobb opened the second half with a 17-play touchdown drive, then tied the game on Malachi Singleton’s 7-yard QB keeper with 5:55 left. But Buford won on a last-minute touchdown. Singleton, an AJC Super 11 pick, was 8-of-18 passing for 99 yards and a touchdown but with two interceptions. He rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Next: Friday vs. Marietta (1-2)

7. (8) Carrollton (3-0)

Last week: Beat Rome 23-6. Ju Ju Lewis was 22-of-26 passing for 229 yards and two touchdowns, and Bryce Hicks had 100 yards rushing and 108 receiving. Kelvin Hill had three tackles for losses. Carrollton avenged its only regular-season 2021 loss. Next: Friday at Villa Rica (1-1)

8. (7) Walton (1-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Pope (0-2)

9. (NR) Parkview (2-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at North Gwinnett (2-1)

10. (NR) Kennesaw Mountain (3-0)

Last week: Beat North Paulding 37-36. Ty Roldan kicked a 25-yard field goal with 19 seconds left. Cayman Prangley was 24-of-42 passing for 294 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 90 yards on 14 carries. His top receivers were Jailen Taylor (10-153-1) and Cayden Lee (9-122-2). North Paulding’s Jaylen Poe rushed for 392 yards. Next: Sept. 16 vs. Harrison (1-2)

Out: No. 9 Westlake (1-2), No. 10 North Gwinnett (2-1)

 

Class 6A

1. (1) Hughes (3-0)

Last week: Beat Mays 62-12. Prentiss “Air” Noland was 13-of-20 passing for 343 yards and four touchdowns, two to Jaden Barnes. It was Noland’s fourth consecutive game with four TD passes. Justus Savage rushed for 108 yards. Next: Sept. 16 vs. New Manchester (0-3)

2. (2) Lee County (3-0)

Last week: Beat Lithia Springs 41-7. Devin Collier scored four touchdowns, and Braxton Honer rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns. Lee County led in rushing yards 235-2. Preseason all-state choices RB Ousmane Kromah and WR J.D. Fugerson did not play because of injuries. The game was called at halftime because of lightning. Next: Friday vs. Colquitt County (3-0)

3. (4) Roswell (3-0)

Last week: Beat Marietta 24-20. Nykahi Davenport rushed for 114 yards, his third straight game with more than 100, and his 13-yard TD reception with 2:13 left gave Roswell a 24-14 lead. K.J. Smith was 16-of-21 passing for 188 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday at Milton (0-2)

4. (5) Blessed Trinity (2-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. St. Pius (1-2)

5. (6) Woodward Academy (1-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Marist (2-1)

6. (7) Gainesville (3-0)

Last week: Beat Monroe Area 23-13. Gainesville trailed 13-10 at halftime but scored all the second-half points. Naim Cheeks rushed for 103 yards. Baxter Wright was 13-of-18 passing for 116 yards. Next: Friday vs. Clarke Central (1-1)

7. (3) Rome (2-1)

Lost to Carrollton 23-6. Reece Fountain was 25-of-35 passing for 237 yards. Rome had four drives that reached the Carrollton 32 or farther but didn’t produce points. Next: Friday vs. Pebblebrook (2-1)

8. (8) Marist (2-1)

Last week: Beat Eagle's Landing 59-16. Eli Clarkston’s 35-yard halfback pass to Foster Jones gave Marist a 28-0 lead with 8:58 left in the first half. Michael Schoenberg rushed for a team-leading 78 yards and two touchdowns on five carries. Marist had 13 ball carriers and completed seven passes to seven receivers. Next: Friday at Woodward Academy (1-1)

9. (NR) Thomas County Central (3-0)

Last week: Beat Bainbridge 35-14. Sam Brown was 14-of-18 passing for 163 yards and a touchdown to Tyler Floyd, who had nine receptions for 136 yards. But Thomas Central was up 21-0 at halftime and held firm. Next: Sept. 16 vs. Chiles, Fla. (0-2)

10. (9) South Paulding (1-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. North Paulding (2-1)

Out: No. 10 Douglas County (2-1)

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East St Louis IL at Creekside GA this weekend!! IL vs GA!!! 

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Creekside hosts ESL this weekend!!

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Marietta travels to North Cobb to face the nationally ranked Warriors.

 

Marietta is very undersized, but will bring the fight and has some solid skill position kids. We opened with Grayson, then wen to West Forsyth followed up by a home game vs Roswell. After North Cobb we gave Walton and close the No. region slate vs Buford. 
 

To say Marietta schedules the best available is an understatement. For instate we have as tough a schedule as anybody in Georgia 

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YTD Top 10 7A Defenses and SOS Analysis:

Colquitt 4.3ppg with a SOS of 10.4

Valdosta 5.0/6.3

Collins Hill 6.5/39.8

Grayson 7.3/22.9

Parkview 7.5/14.4

Peachtree Ridge 8.0/(-2.2)

Newton 7.5/15.1

Buford 9.3/47.8

South Forsyth 9.3/22.8

Osborne 10.0/(-20.1)

 

Current SOS of the elites: SJB 57.7, MD 64.7, MC 97.8, IMG 65.6, BG 67.2, C-M 59.8, SFA 60.4, SJC 63.3, 

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3A CG looking to take down yet another 7A power!! 

 

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NATIONAL RANKINGS

Here is where Georgia teams stand in several national polls. The numbers on the left are this week's rankings; the numbers in parentheses are last week's rankings.

CalPreps (Top 100) 8. (9) Buford 18. (17) Mill Creek 25. (22) Hughes 27. (23) North Cobb 30. (25) Grayson 38. (42) Collins Hill 52. (60) Cedar Grove 64. (54) Colquitt County 69. (71) Walton 74. (82) Lee County 82. (NR) Calvary Day 92. (NR) Roswell   USA Today (Top 25) 4. (3) Buford 17. (21) Grayson   MaxPreps (Top 100) 6. (6) Buford 18. (20) Grayson 26. (26) Mill Creek 31. (31) Hughes 54. (54) Collins Hill 58. (63) North Cobb 61. (65) Lee County 65. (69) Cedar Grove 74. (82) Colquitt County 78. (86) Walton 80. (NR) Carrollton 96. (97) Kennesaw Mountain   Massey Ratings (Top 100) 7. (11) Buford 12. (22) Collins Hill 19. (23) Mill Creek 29. (31) Grayson 42. (55) Hughes 43. (NR) Cedar Grove 45. (45) Lee County 48. (34) North Cobb 56. (50) Colquitt County 68. (NR) Warner Robins 81. (95) Carrollton 94. (NR) Ware County 96. (NR) Walton 98. (NR) Valdosta   High School Football America (Top 100) 3. (3) Buford 21. (20) North Cobb 26. (28) Hughes 28. (34) Grayson 30. (35) Mill Creek 55. (55) Lee County 57. (62) Walton 58. (63) Colquitt County 76. (98) Collins Hill 79. (81) Brookwood 99. (NR) Cedar Grove   SBLive/Sports Illustrated (Top 25) 13. (9) Buford 18. (18) Grayson   NationalHSFB.com (Top 25) 15. (13) Buford 18. (18) Hughes 21. (NR) North Cobb 24. (24) Grayson   Blue Star Media (Top 25) 6. (6) Buford 16. (16) Grayson

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3A Cedar Grove over 7A Collins Hill 40-6!

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25 minutes ago, GardenStateBaller said:

3A Cedar Grove over 7A Collins Hill 40-6!

That's an ass kicking. 

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That's an ass kicking. 

Next week CG plays Mill Creek, it's third straight 7A opponent. 

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Class 7A 1. (1) Buford (3-0) Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Carver-Atlanta (3-0) 2. (2) Grayson (4-0) Last week: Beat Spartanburg, S.C., 51-24. Grayson led 31-0 in the first quarter. Jalen Smith returned an interception 46 yards for a touchdown. Darren Coleman returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. Freshman OLB Tyler Atkinson was in on 10 tackles. Jeff Davis was 10-of-12 passing for 114 yards. Next: Sept. 23 at Lowndes (2-1) 3. (4) Colquitt County (4-0) Last week: Beat Lee County 48-27. Colquitt County scored 27 consecutive points after Lee County pulled within 21-20 midway in the third quarter and finished with 569 total yards. Charlie Pace rushed for 152 yards. Landen Thomas had five receptions for 148 yards. Neko Fann was 16-of-23 passing for 236 yards. Next: Sept. 23 vs. Cedar Grove (3-0) 4. (3) Mill Creek (3-0) Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Cedar Grove (3-0) 5. (6) North Cobb (2-1) Last week: Beat Marietta 35-21. Playing for injured starter Malachi Singleton, sophomore Nick Grimstead was 11-of-16 passing for 153 yards and a touchdown, and North Cobb pulled away late after trailing 7-6 at halftime. David Mbadinga rushed for 196 yards and three touchdowns. Singleton, an AJC Super 11 pick, had foot surgery Friday but is expected to return this season, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. Next: Friday vs. Northside-Warner Robins (1-2) 6. (7) Carrollton (4-0) Last week: Beat Villa Rica 52-0. Jamun Evans rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Julian Lewis was 13-of-20 passing for 240 yards and three touchdowns, two to Takare Lipscomb, who had 105 yards receiving. Carrollton held Villa Rica to 135 total yards. Next: Friday vs. Jenkins (1-2) 7. (8) Walton (2-1) Last week: Beat Pope 49-0. Jeremy Hecklinski was 10-of-10 passing for 354 yards and three touchdowns. Two receivers went over 100 yards – Ayden Jackson (114) and Wyatt Sonderman (101), each with only two receptions. Sonderman scored on an 88-yard pass from Hecklinski on the first play from scrimmage. Next: Friday at Marietta (1-3) 8. (9) Parkview (3-0) Last week: Beat North Gwinnett 48-21. Kyhair Spain rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries. Colin Houck was 11-of-25 passing for 207 yards and three touchdowns. Zelus Hicks and Terrence Curtis returned interceptions for touchdowns in the fourth quarter to blow open a competitive game. Hicks’ return was 99 yards. Next: Friday at St. Pius (1-3) 9. (NR) Valdosta (4-0) Last week: Beat Warner Robins 25-0. Valdosta held Warner Robins to 78 total yards. Eric Brantley, Jarius Curry and Amari Tomblin each were in on two sacks, and Brantley and T.J. Morrison were credited with four tackles for losses apiece. Next: Friday vs. Coral Glades, Fla. (2-0) 10. (NR) Milton (1-2) Last week: Beat Roswell 14-7. Milton defended a fourth-and-3 at the Milton 4-yard line in the final seconds. Luke Nickel was 16-of-24 passing for 173 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 32 yards. Next: Friday at Alpharetta (2-1) Out: No. 5 Collins Hill (2-1), No. 10 Kennesaw Mountain (3-0)   Class 6A 1. (1) Hughes (3-0) Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. New Manchester (0-3) 2. (4) Blessed Trinity (3-0) Last week: Beat St. Pius 14-7. Kieran Davis rushed for 91 yards on 21 carries, and his 6-yard run with 10:12 left in the third quarter gave Blessed Trinity a 14-0 lead. On its final drive, St. Pius had a fourth-and-6 at the Blessed Trinity 10 and threw incomplete. John Winter had two sacks and forced a fumble. Next: Friday at Marist (2-2) 3. (2) Lee County (3-1) Last week: Lost to Colquitt County 48-27. Lee County trailed only 24-20 with 10 minutes left, but Colquitt County scored the final 24 points. Ousmane Kromah rushed for 202 yards on 20 carries and had 46 receiving yards. Next: Friday vs. Lake Gibson, Fla. (1-2) 4. (3) Roswell (3-1) Last week: Lost to Milton 14-7. Roswell led in first downs 25-11 and total yards 464-244 but failed to score on its final eight drives, six that went into Milton territory, the last one to the 4-yard line ending in an incomplete pass. Nykahi Davenport rushed for 127 yards. K.J. Smith and Hayden Thompson were a combined 21-of-41 passing for 350 yards. Chris Elko had eight receptions for 125 yards. Next: Sept. 23 vs. Johns Creek (0-3) 5. (5) Woodward Academy (2-1) Last week: Beat Marist 28-21. Jalen Woods was 17-of-21 passing for 241 yards. His 10-yard TD pass to Ben Grice with 9:38 left in the third quarter gave Woodward a 21-7 lead. Grice had seven receptions for 121 yards. Lucas Farrington rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Morrow (2-2) 6. (6) Gainesville (4-0) Last week: Beat Clarke Central 43-20. Baxter Wright was 15-of-24 passing for 315 yards and five touchdowns, two to Sky Niblett. Gainesville is 4-0 for the first time since 2009. Next: Friday at Apalachee (0-4) 7. (7) Rome (3-1) Last week: Beat Pebblebrook 30-28. Reece Fountain threw a 22-yard TD pass to Will Bray for the game-winner with 38 seconds left. Fountain was 21-of-31 passing for 208 yards and two touchdowns. Jaedon Harmon rushed for 88 yards. Next: Sept. 23 vs. Allatoona (1-3) 8. (9) Thomas County Central (4-0) Last week: Beat Chiles, Fla., 42-13. Sam Brown was 13-of-19 passing for 302 yards and five touchdowns, three to Tyler Floyd, who had four receptions for 141 yards. Thomas Central led 34-3 in the first half and finished with 504 total yards. Next: Sept. 23 at Godby, Fla. (0-3) 9. (NR) Houston County (4-0) Last week: Beat Locust Grove 68-12. Antwann Hill was 10-of-10 passing for 298 yards and five touchdowns, almost entirely in the first half, when Houston County took a 68-0 lead. Ricky Johnson had four receptions for 202 yards and three touchdowns. Ryan Mackey and Jailyn Nealy returned interceptions for touchdowns. Next: Sept. 23 vs. Warner Robins (1-2) 10. (8) Marist (2-2) Last week: Lost to Woodward Academy 28-21. Marist was 8-of-11 passing for 117 yards and two touchdowns with two quarterbacks but was held to 66 rushing yards. Next: Friday vs. Blessed Trinity (3-0) Out: No. 10 South Paulding (1-2)

Class 5A 1. (1) Cartersville (4-0) Last week: Beat Columbia 42-0. Nate Russell was 9-of-12 passing for 158 yards and a touchdown. Jamauri Brice had five receptions for 138 yards and a touchdown. Malachi Jeffries rushed for 64 yards on 10 carries and scored two first-quarter touchdowns. Cartersville led 35-0 at halftime. Next: Friday vs. Heritage-Conyers (2-1) 2. (3) Ware County (3-0) Last week: Beat Benedictine 14-10. Dae’jeaun Dennis rushed for 100 yards on 23 carries. Ware took a 14-7 lead on Charles Johnson’s 1-yard run. Benedictine had two possessions after getting within 14-10, but they didn’t amount to much as Ware held the Cadets to nine first downs and forced three turnovers. Next: Sept. 23 vs. Bainbridge (2-2) 3. (5) Creekside (1-2) Last week: Beat East St. Louis, Ill., 10-8. Clifford Ayiih kicked a 41-yard field goal midway in the third quarter for the final margin, and Creekside beat Illinois’ No. 1 team in the MaxPreps ratings. Rod McCrary rushed for 100 yards on 25 carries. East St. Louis’ only points came on a punt return and a two-point conversion. Next: Friday vs. Lithia Springs (1-2) 4. (6) Dutchtown (4-0) Last week: Beat Spalding 21-14. Dutchtown scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to rally. Jamal Bing rushed for 100 yards on 20 carries. Next: Friday at Warner Robins (1-2) 5. (7) Coffee (2-1) Last week: Beat St. Augustine, Fla., 34-14. Antwain McDuffie rushed for 181 yards on 30 carries, and Tyrese Woodgett ran for 121. Maurice Hansley passed for 142 yards. Coffee had 517 total yards. Next: Friday vs. Salem (0-3) 6. (8) Kell (4-0) Last week: Beat Sprayberry 40-35. Bryce Clavon scored on a 45-yard run with 1:21 left for the winning touchdown. Clavon was 14-of-20 passing for 214 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Peyton Zachary had six receptions for 112 yards and two touchdowns. Josh Barker had three sacks and six tackles for losses. Next: Sept. 23 at Centennial (1-2) 7. (2) Warner Robins (1-2) Last week: Lost to Valdosta 25-0. Warner Robins was held to 78 total yards and nine first downs and shut out for the first time since the 2017 Class 5A championship game against Rome. Next: Friday vs. Dutchtown (4-0) 8. (NR) Loganville (4-0) Last week: Beat Apalachee 38-0. Johnny Crowe was 11-of-18 passing for 192 yards and four touchdowns, three to Nico Dowdell. Loganville got its second consecutive shutout and is ranked for the first time since 2017. Next: Friday vs. Winder-Barrow (3-1) 9. (4) Calhoun (2-2) Last week: Lost to Cedartown 21-7. Trey Townsend was 19-of-37 passing for 239 yards and a touchdown but intercepted three times. Calhoun was held to 39 rushing yards. Next: Friday at Sonoraville (3-1) 10. (9) Jefferson (2-2) Last week: Lost to Oconee County 9-7. Elijah Dewitt had all six of Jefferson’s receptions for 133 yards. Sammy Brown was limited to 58 yards on 12 carries. Next: Sept. 23 at Clarke Central (1-2) Out: No. 10 Jones County (2-2)   Class 4A 1. (3) Cedartown (4-0) Last week: Beat Calhoun 21-7. Reece Tanner rushed for 115 yards and passed for 149 yards and two touchdowns. Cedartown is ranked No. 1 for the first time since 1995. Next: Sept. 23 vs. Dalton (1-2) 2. (2) North Oconee (2-0) Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Madison County (1-2) 3. (4) Whitewater (3-0) Last week: Off. Next: Thursday at Troup (3-0) 4. (5) Perry (2-1) Last week: Beat Veterans 37-6. Demetrious Carter rushed for 187 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries. Armar Gordon passed for 134 yards and a touchdown. Traveon Wright returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Peach County (2-1) 5. (6) Troup (3-0) Last week: Off. Next: Thursday vs. Whitewater (3-0) 6. (7) Starr's Mill (3-0) Last week: Off. Next: Friday at LaGrange (3-0) 7. (1) Benedictine (2-2) Last week: Lost to Ware County 14-10. Za’Quan Bryan scored on a 52-yard run for a 7-0 first-quarter lead, but Benedictine mustered little offense otherwise and suffered three turnovers. Next: Sept. 23 vs. Bolles, Fla. (2-1) 8. (9) Burke County (3-0) Last week: Beat Evans 50-14. Burke County scored three touchdowns on returns. Jordan Franklin returned a kickoff, Ronderius Gray a punt and Jeremy Richardson a field goal that Markell Kelly blocked. Burke County had 294 total yards on 37 plays. Brandon Lively had 14 tackles, three for losses. Next: Friday vs. Oconee County (3-1) 9. (10) Bainbridge (2-2) Last week: Beat Thomasville 31-7. The score was tied 7-7 until Cam Sanders’ 33-yard TD pass to Antavious Murphy with 8:32 left in the third quarter. Keenan Phillips rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Next: Friday vs. Brooks County (3-1) 10. (NR) LaGrange (3-0) Last week: Beat Upson-Lee 42-14. Jaylan Brown was 7-of-10 passing for 153 yards and three touchdowns. LaGrange led 42-7 at halftime. Next: Friday vs. Starr's Mill (3-0) Out: No. 8 Pace Academy (3-1)

Class 3A 1. (1) Cedar Grove (3-0) Last week: Beat Collins Hill 40-6. Cedar Grove held defending 7A champion Collins Hill to 46 yards rushing and 46 passing. Top offensive performers were Devin Carter (six receptions, 84 yards, one touchdown) and Demarcus Smith (seven rushes, 72 yards, two touchdowns). Next: Friday at Mill Creek (3-0) 2. (3) Carver-Atlanta (3-0) Last week: Beat Stephenson 32-27. Bryce Bowens was 14-of-21 passing for 174 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 141 yards. Deandre Buchannon scored on a run, reception and kickoff return. Marcus Young returned an interception for a touchdown. Aquantis Clemmons had five tackles for losses and three sacks. Next: Friday at Buford (3-0) 3. (4) Calvary Day (2-0) Last week: Game with Frederica Academy canceled because of weather. Next: Friday at Liberty County (2-1) 4. (7) Oconee County (3-1) Last week: Beat Jefferson 9-7. Bo Gaines kicked field goals of 27, 24 and 18 yards, one with 9:21 left for a 9-7 lead that held up. Mac Ricks passed for 92 yards and rushed for 56. C.J. Jones rushed for 97 yards. Next: Friday at Burke County (3-0) 5. (5) Sandy Creek (3-1) Last week: Lost to East Coweta 23-20. Sandy Creek missed a field goal that might’ve won the game in regulation, then another to tie in overtime. Geimere Latimer was held to 69 yards passing on 25 attempts. Freshman Amari Latimer rushed for 83 yards on 17 carries. Next: Friday vs. Collins Hill (2-1) 6. (8) Peach County (2-1) Last week: Beat Jones County 35-3. Jayden Parker intercepted three passes and returned one for a touchdown in a game in which neither team topped 200 total yards, but Peach forced four turnovers and committed none. Next: Friday at Perry (2-1) 7. (6) Crisp County (3-1) Last week: Beat Sumter County 19-0. Trae Walker had five receptions for 103 yards. Crisp County beat Sumter County for the 10th consecutive time. Next: Sept. 23 at Northside-Warner Robins (1-2) 8. (9) Dougherty (4-0) Last week: Beat Hapeville Charter 19-18. Dougherty scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to rally from an 18-7 deficit. Kameron Davis rushed for 184 yards and passed for 256 yards. JaMarcus Harris had a sack, an interception and two pass breakups. Next: Friday at Terrell County (1-2) 9. (10) Stephens County (3-1) Last week: Beat Dawson County 38-10. Jarvis Gordon rushed for 138 yards, and Ben Stowe passed for 179 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. White County (2-1) 10. (NR) Mary Persons (3-1) Last week: Beat Haralson County 38-17. Duke Watson rushed for 238 yards and two touchdowns, one a 97-yard run, on 12 carries. R.J. Holder had three tackles for losses. Jaise Davis had 10 of his team’s 31 solo tackles. Next: Sept. 23 vs. Columbus (1-2) Out: No. 2 Carver-Columbus (2-1)

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1. (1) Cedar Grove (3-0)

Last week: Beat Collins Hill 40-6. Cedar Grove held defending 7A champion Collins Hill to 46 yards rushing and 46 passing. Top offensive performers were Devin Carter (six receptions, 84 yards, one touchdown) and Demarcus Smith (seven rushes, 72 yards, two touchdowns). Next: Friday at Mill Creek (3-0)