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PGL is both blessed and honored to be corporate partners with Todd Holcomb from the AJC and Georgia HSFB Daily e-newsletter!! Todd has been a friend since 2018 when he interviewed me leading up the the BC/Grayson game. Article below:

https://www.ajc.com/blog/high-school-sports/four-questions-with-prep-gridiron-logistics-founder-joe-maimone/lqWPLIm0olvuogq4r5xxXO/

And when we came out with our inaugural NationalHSFB.com T25 Rankings earlier this season, Todd was one of the first to start promoting it in his daily e-newsletter, along with other national polls like CP, MP, HSFBA, SBLive, etc. We truly appreciate all that he does for us! As a matter of fact Todd will be joining us in the coming weeks for a Q&A to discuss the HSFB season so far in Georgia! 

[GardenStateBaller]

PS…in Todd’s newsletter our national poll is listed as HSFB.com (bottom right in below screenshot). Going forward he’ll be adding an N in front of it so some aren’t confused about our continued participation. The best is yet to come! 
 

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Here's a look at Georgia's teams ranked on a consensus of six polls (AJC – Atlanta Journal-Constitution/GHSF Daily; GPB – Georgia Public Broadcasting; SC – Score Atlanta; 680 – 680 The Fan; Max – Maxwell Ratings; and MP – MaxPreps).

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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) 10. (12) Mill Creek 11. (11) Buford 21. (54) Colquitt County 26. (22) Hughes 46. (29) Cedar Grove 56. (57) Walton 59. (67) North Cobb 87. (92) Valdosta 93. (46) Grayson 95. (98) Westlake 99. (99) Thomas County Central   USA Today (Top 25) 6. (4) Buford 22. (25) Mill Creek   MaxPreps (Top 100) 7. (7) Buford 18. (20) Mill Creek 23. (27) Hughes 27. (35) Colquitt County 74. (72) Walton 76. (74) Carrollton 80. (79) Lee County 82. (82) Creekside 88. (60) Cedar Grove 91. (93) Kennesaw Mountain   Massey Ratings (Top 100) 5. (6) Buford 11. (12) Mill Creek 20. (32) Colquitt County 30. (39) Hughes 38. (40) Valdosta 46. (35) Cedar Grove 51. (73) North Cobb 53. (63) Carrollton 64. (71) Ware County 65. (57) Walton 72. (38) Grayson 78. (NR) Westlake 79. (76) Lee County 86. (94) Cedartown 100. (NR) Thomas County Central   High School Football America (Top 100) 3. (3) Buford 22. (24) Mill Creek 25. (26) Hughes 37. (46) Colquitt County 43. (48) Walton 54. (54) Lee County 69. (68) North Cobb 73. (23) Grayson 75. (74) Cedar Grove 87. (88) Creekside   SBLive/Sports Illustrated (Top 25) 14. (14) Buford 15. (NR) Colquitt County 16. (24) Mill Creek 22. (23) Hughes   NationalHSFB.com (Top 25) 13. (14) Buford 14. (16) Hughes 21. (23) Mill Creek 25. (NR) Colquitt County   Blue Star Media (Top 25) 6. (6) Buford

[GardenStateBaller]

Just now, GardenStateBaller said:

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) 10. (12) Mill Creek 11. (11) Buford 21. (54) Colquitt County 26. (22) Hughes 46. (29) Cedar Grove 56. (57) Walton 59. (67) North Cobb 87. (92) Valdosta 93. (46) Grayson 95. (98) Westlake 99. (99) Thomas County Central   USA Today (Top 25) 6. (4) Buford 22. (25) Mill Creek   MaxPreps (Top 100) 7. (7) Buford 18. (20) Mill Creek 23. (27) Hughes 27. (35) Colquitt County 74. (72) Walton 76. (74) Carrollton 80. (79) Lee County 82. (82) Creekside 88. (60) Cedar Grove 91. (93) Kennesaw Mountain   Massey Ratings (Top 100) 5. (6) Buford 11. (12) Mill Creek 20. (32) Colquitt County 30. (39) Hughes 38. (40) Valdosta 46. (35) Cedar Grove 51. (73) North Cobb 53. (63) Carrollton 64. (71) Ware County 65. (57) Walton 72. (38) Grayson 78. (NR) Westlake 79. (76) Lee County 86. (94) Cedartown 100. (NR) Thomas County Central   High School Football America (Top 100) 3. (3) Buford 22. (24) Mill Creek 25. (26) Hughes 37. (46) Colquitt County 43. (48) Walton 54. (54) Lee County 69. (68) North Cobb 73. (23) Grayson 75. (74) Cedar Grove 87. (88) Creekside   SBLive/Sports Illustrated (Top 25) 14. (14) Buford 15. (NR) Colquitt County 16. (24) Mill Creek 22. (23) Hughes   NationalHSFB.com (Top 25) 13. (14) Buford 14. (16) Hughes 21. (23) Mill Creek 25. (NR) Colquitt County   Blue Star Media (Top 25) 6. (6) Buford

As noted in an earlier post, our awesome poll is always included in Todd Holcomb's Georgia HSFB Daily e-newsletter!

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[Nolebull813]

11 hours ago, GardenStateBaller said:

 

Love his passion, but their coaches are pussies. You don’t schedule teams like North Miami and Coral Glades if you eat, sleep and breathe football. If this is a religion you wouldn’t half ass the process and disrespect your congregation with this blasphemous schedule. 

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Class 7A

1. (1) Buford (6-0)

Last week: Beat Collins Hill 23-3. Justice Haynes rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Buford led only 10-3 at halftime but kept Collins Hill from threatening. Next: Oct. 14 vs. Mill Creek (6-0)

2. (2) Colquitt County (6-0)

Last week: Beat Lincoln, Fla. 30-7. Charlie Pace rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Neko Fann was 13-of-25 passing for 103 yards and a touchdown. Next: Oct. 14 vs. Camden County (4-2)

3. (3) Mill Creek (6-0)

Last week: Beat Central Gwinnett 58-7. Mill Creek led 30-0 at halftime against the previously unbeaten Black Knights. Hayden Clark was 15-of-19 passing for 294 yards and two touchdowns. Makhail Wood had five receptions for 102 yards. Trajen Greco returned a fumble for a touchdown. Jamal Anderson returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown. Next: Oct. 14 at Buford (6-0)

4. (4) Carrollton (6-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. East Coweta (4-2)

5. (6) Valdosta (6-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Lowndes (3-2)

6. (5) Walton (4-1)

Last week: Beat North Paulding 51-49. Alex Rupp kicked a 25-yard field goal with eight seconds left. Jeremy Hecklinski was 22-of-29 passing for 409 yards and six touchdowns. Three receivers had more than 100 yards receiving – Wyatt Sonderman (7-129-2), Hunter Teal (7-141-1) and Cameron Loyd (4-107-3). Makari Bodiford rushed for 155 yards on 21 carries. The final touchdown came with 11:12 left on Jaylen Poe’s 80-yard run for a 49-48 North Paulding lead. Next: Friday vs. North Cobb (3-2)

7. (7) Lambert (5-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Forsyth Central (2-3)

8. (8) North Cobb (3-2)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Walton (4-1)

9. (9) Lowndes (3-2)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Valdosta (6-0)

10. (10) Grayson (5-1)

Last week: Beat Newton 26-0. Joe Taylor rushed for 164 yards on 27 carries. John Cineas had four receptions for 101 yards. Grayson led 3-0 at halftime and scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to put the game away in its Region 4 opener. Away. Next: Oct. 14 at South Gwinnett (4-2)

 

Class 6A

1. (1) Hughes (6-0)

Last week: Beat Alexander 40-7. Jediyah Willoughby had 100 yards from scrimmage on four touches. Prentis "Air" Noland was 16-of-24 passing for 239 yards and three touchdowns, two to Terrance Love. Next: Friday vs. East Paulding (2-4)

2. (2) Lee County (5-1)

Last week: Beat Houston County 50-21. Lee County led 36-0 midway through the second quarter. Ousmane Kromah rushed for 275 yards and five touchdowns. Weston Bryan, a sophomore making his first start, was 12-of-17 passing for 170 yards and rushed for 45 yards. Next: Friday at Veterans (4-2)

3. (3) Roswell (5-1)

Last week: Beat Blessed Trinity 41-10. Roswell was up 26-0 at halftime in the first game between these crosstown rivals. Nykahi Davenport rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. J.J. Smith was 9-of-11 passing for 179 yards and four touchdowns, two to Dylan Williams. Next: Friday at Lassiter (3-2)

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

Last week: Beat Lovejoy 34-7. Jalen Woods was 14-of-17 passing for 182 yards and two touchdowns, both to Ben Grice, who had six receptions for 111 yards. Woodward forced five turnovers and didn’t allow an offensive touchdown. Next: Oct. 14 vs. Rockdale County (1-5)

5. (5) Gainesville (6-0)

Last week: Beat Lanier 42-14. Naim Cheeks rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries and had 75 receiving yards and a touchdown. Baxter Wright was 15-of-18 passing for 254 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 72 yards on six carries. Travien Watson had 10 receptions for 120 yards. Next: Oct. 14 vs. Habersham Central (2-4)

6. (6) Rome (5-1)

Last week: Beat Woodstock 70-0. Martel Hight returned punts 63 and 50 yards for touchdowns in the first quarter, after which Rome led 42-0, and ran an interception 50 yards for a touchdown and a 56-0 lead in the second quarter. Hight also caught a 19-yard TD pass. Reece Fountain was 8-of-9 passing for 169 yards and three touchdowns. Tyler Floyd had six receptions for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Sequoyah (3-3)

7. (7) Thomas County Central (6-0)

Last week: Beat Veterans 48-21. Ricky Fulton rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries. Trey Benton rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Sam Brown was 14-of-19 passing for 174 yards and three touchdowns. Thomas County Central led 34-7 in the second quarter. Next: Friday at Tift County (1-5)

8. (9) Marist (4-2)

Last week: Beat Dunwoody 42-3. Dunwoody opened the game with a 71-yard drive and a 3-0 lead, but Walker Richens returned the ensuing kickoff 87 yards for the first of five Marist touchdowns in the first half. Jack Euart was 7-of-9 passing for 150 yards and four touchdowns, two to Ripp Perez. Euart also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown. Luke Harpring had a 49-yard TD reception, blocked a kick, forced a fumble and had a sack. Next: Oct. 14 vs. South Cobb (0-6)

9. (NR) Brunswick (6-0)

Last week: Beat Grovetown 56-39. Jarod Elkins was 9-of-17 passing for 218 yards and five touchdowns, four to Ty Mitchell, who had five catches for 143 yards. All touchdown passes came in the first half, when Brunswick built a 42-7 lead. Next: Friday vs. Lakeside-Evans (3-2)

10. (8) Houston County (5-1)

Last week: Lost to Lee County 50-21. Antwann Hill was 19-of-29 passing for 266 yards and two touchdowns. Ryan Taleb had 68 yards rushing and 80 receiving. Houston County was down 36-0 in the first half. Next: Thursday vs. Northside-Warner Robins (4-2)

Out: No. 10 Blessed Trinity (4-2)

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Class 5A

1. (2) Ware County (4-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Jenkins (1-4)

2. (3) Creekside (4-2)

Last week: Beat Mays 22-21. Khary Morrow rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries, and his two-point conversion run with 2:31 left gave Creekside the winning margin. QB Travis Terrell Jr. scored on a 43-yard scramble. Rod McCrary rushed for 115 yards on 16 carries. Next: Oct. 13 at Jackson-Atlanta (4-2)

3. (4) Dutchtown (6-0)

Last week: Beat Union Grove 16-0. Dutchtown was held to less than 100 yards of total offense but held Union Grove to 138 yards and 1-of-9 passing with three interceptions, two by Kemari Anderson. Next: Oct. 14 vs. Jones County (4-2)

4. (8) Calhoun (4-2)

Last week: Beat Cartersville 50-48. Calhoun led 27-7 in the first quarter and didn’t trail until the second overtime but pulled out the victory in the third extra session with a stop on a two-point conversion attempt. Caden Williams rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns on 36 carries. Trey Townsend was 10-of-18 passing for 171 yards and two touchdowns and scored on two QB sneaks. Next: Friday vs. Hiram (3-3)

5. (1) Cartersville (5-1)

Last week: Lost to Calhoun 50-48. Cartesville fell short in its bid to rally from a 27-7 deficit. Malachi Jeffries rushed for 155 yards and four touchdowns on 24 carries. Paul Gamble was 18-of-26 passing for 173 yards and three touchdowns. Next: Friday at Cass (3-3)

6. (6) Loganville (7-0)

Last week: Beat Eastside 13-10. Loganville stopped Eastside’s fourth-and-goal try from the 2 with 3:30 left. The second half was scoreless. Solomon Leslie rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries. Next: Friday at Clarke Central (2-4)

7. (5) Kell (5-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Northview (1-5)

8. (7) Coffee (4-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Bradwell Institute (0-5)

9. (NR) Jones County (4-2)

Last week: Beat Eagle's Landing 42-19. Omarion Tucker rushed for 150 yards and five touchdowns on 19 carries. Drew Jones rushed for 105 yards on 16 carries. Eddren Chester caught a 62-yard TD pass. Next: Friday vs. Ola (2-3)

10. (NR) Cambridge (4-2)

Last week: Beat Greater Atlanta Christian 43-13. Christian Isibor rushed for 126 yards on 13 carries. Preston Clemmer was 8-of-11 passing for 182 yards and three touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Centennial (2-4)

Out: No. 9 Jefferson (4-2), No. 10 Eastside (4-2)

[GardenStateBaller]

2 hours ago, Nolebull813 said:

Love his passion, but their coaches are pussies. You don’t schedule teams like North Miami and Coral Glades if you eat, sleep and breathe football. If this is a religion you wouldn’t half ass the process and disrespect your congregation with this blasphemous schedule. 

Remember, they also scheduled AHP and SJC this season. And in the past teams like Lee County, Marietta, Grayson and Milton have all played top OOS competition. 

[Nolebull813]

45 minutes ago, GardenStateBaller said:

Remember, they also scheduled AHP and SJC this season. And in the past teams like Lee County, Marietta, Grayson and Milton have all played top OOS competition. 

I’m talking mainly about Valdosta 

[GardenStateBaller]

21 minutes ago, Nolebull813 said:

I’m talking mainly about Valdosta 

In 2016 they played Chandler in the Geico Bowl series and lost 44-24. 

[Nolebull813]

2 minutes ago, GardenStateBaller said:

In 2016 they played Chandler in the Geico Bowl series and lost 44-24. 

It doesn’t work that way. That was a long time ago and the coach that agreed to that has been gone. Plus these GA teams are playing these Powers, getting embarrassed and never playing them again. 
 

Think about the garbage Valdosta, Lee and Grayson played after getting killed by Chandler, Bergen and SFA 

[Columbiafan]

2 minutes ago, Nolebull813 said:

It doesn’t work that way. That was a long time ago and the coach that agreed to that has been gone. Plus these GA teams are playing these Powers, getting embarrassed and never playing them again. 
 

Think about the garbage Valdosta, Lee and Grayson played after getting killed by Chandler, Bergen and SFA 

Part of the problem is a lot of these GA teams booster clubs are full of dumb hillbillies who don't do research

 

These coaches can lie and say any SFL team is great because they will just say "we got a FL power coming into town" and they won't think twice about it and outside of a top few teams they don't have a clue about Florida so they can fool their fanbase and make the wins look better than it is so they gain nothing for actually playing a FL power 

 

Though I respect any school that is one willing to travel to another state for a game and two is willing to host an actual powerhouse

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4 minutes ago, Nolebull813 said:

It doesn’t work that way. That was a long time ago and the coach that agreed to that has been gone. Plus these GA teams are playing these Powers, getting embarrassed and never playing them again. 
 

Think about the garbage Valdosta, Lee and Grayson played after getting killed by Chandler, Bergen and SFA 

Marietta and Milton recently beat SJP. South GA is certainly behind the times in this respect. Lowndes getting trounced by AHP will probably slow this progress even more. 

[Columbiafan]

1 minute ago, GardenStateBaller said:

Marietta and Milton recently beat SJP. South GA is certainly behind the times in this respect. Lowndes getting trounced by AHP will probably slow this progress even more. 

And this was a down AHP team talent wise 

 

Imagine what 2017 or 2015 AHP would have done to Lowndes

[Columbiafan]

AHP is overachieving and seem to have not lost a step with the coaching change 

 

They have had teams better talent wise but they are playing very well as a team 

[GardenStateBaller]

4 minutes ago, Columbiafan said:

And this was a down AHP team talent wise 

 

Imagine what 2017 or 2015 AHP would have done to Lowndes

You're crazy!! AHP has 29 seniors contributing. This team was always expected to be loaded in 2022!

[Columbiafan]

Just now, GardenStateBaller said:

You're crazy!! AHP has 29 seniors contributing. This team was always expected to be loaded in 2022!

On paper this AHP team isn't as loaded as in the past 

 

They may very well be playing better but I can easily show you teams far more loaded Especially on defense

 

Most of the AHP top talent are on offense, the defense isn't as loaded as the past especially in the front 7 and they are smaller in the trenches than in the past 

[GardenStateBaller]

2 minutes ago, Columbiafan said:

On paper this AHP team isn't as loaded as in the past 

 

They may very well be playing better but I can easily show you teams far more loaded Especially on defense

 

Most of the AHP top talent are on offense, the defense isn't as loaded as the past especially in the front 7 and they are smaller in the trenches than in the past 

You were the only one in America with those thoughts leading up to this season. They started at #15 in our preseason rankings and have been steadily climbing. 

[Columbiafan]

2 minutes ago, GardenStateBaller said:

You were the only one in America with those thoughts leading up to this season. They started at #15 in our preseason rankings and have been steadily climbing. 

2015 AHP had 5 or 6 guys who ended up in the NFL

 

Can you convincingly name 6 guys right now that are guaranteed to be in the NFL? I'm not saying AHP isn't talented, they are

 

They HAVE had better teams talent wise and anyone in SFL can probably prove this if they did enough research

[DekalbJoe]

Cedar Grove 3A out of Dekalb and just beat a nationally ranked St John’s (DC).