Canes retain top spot in GSWA poll
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes retained their unanimous position as the top-ranked team in Class AAAA receiving all 15 first place votes in the latest release of the Georgia Sports Writers Association High School Football Poll.
Grayson, Tucker, Rome, Greater Atlanta Christian, Benedictine, and Eagles Landing Christian hold down the top spots in the other classifications.
Allatoona, who lost to Cartersville last week, received a top ten vote in Class 6A. Carrollton and Kell of Region 7-AAAAA join Rome as top five teams in Class 5A. Region 7-AAAAA includes local schools Woodland and Cass.
Sandy Creek, a member of Cartersville's Region 5-AAAA, is ranked sixth in Class 4A. Cedartown, also in the league with Cartersville, received two votes this week. Ridgeland moved up the seventh in Class 4A after its win last week at Adairsville.
Calhoun is No. 5 in Class 3A with region-mate North Murray receiving some votes. Both of those teams are members of Region 6AAA with Adairsville.
Georgia Sports Writers Association High School Football Poll
August 22, 2017
Class AAAAAAA
School -- Points -- Last Week
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Grayson (15) 150 1
t2. Colquitt County 120 3
t2. Mill Creek 120 4
4. Lowndes 114 5
5. Parkview 79 9
6. Norcross 43 6
7. Westlake 42 10
8. Roswell 34 2
9. McEachern 29 7
10. North Cobb 27 NR
Others receiving votes: Archer 22, South Forsyth 19, Brookwood 6, Camden County 6, Marietta 6, South Gwinnett 4, Central Gwinnett 1, Newton 1, Tift County 1
Dropped out: Brookwood (8)
Class AAAAAA
School -- Points -- Last Week
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Tucker (14) 149 2
2. Harrison (1) 126 4
3. Dalton 110 5
4. Mays 98 6
5. Lee County 80 8
6. Coffee 65 10
7. Valdosta 61 1
8. Lovejoy 39 NR
9. Northside-Warner Robins 37 3
10. Northgate 13 NR
Others receiving votes: Alexander 10, Glynn Academy 7, Langston Hughes 7, Stephenson 6, Dacula 4, Brunswick 3, Gainesville 3, Winder-Barrow 2, Allatoona 1, North Atlanta 1
Dropped out: Glynn Academy (7), Stephenson (9)
Class AAAAA
School -- Points -- Last Week
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Rome (13) 146 1
2. Buford (2) 137 2
3. Stockbridge 113 3
4. Carrollton 101 5
5. Kell 63 4
6. Jones County 55 9
7. Ware County 53 6
8. Griffin 51 7
9. Woodland-Stockbridge 38 8
10. Warner Robins 28 NR
Others receiving votes: Thomas County Central 26, Arabia Mountain 5, Starr’s Mill 4, Bainbridge 2, Harris County 1
Dropped out: Thomas County Central (10)
Class AAAA
School -- Points -- Last Week
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Cartersville (15) 150 1
2. Thomson 132 2
3. Blessed Trinity 118 t3
4. Jefferson 106 t3
5. Woodward Academy 86 5
6. Sandy Creek 67 7
7. Ridgeland 53 9
8. Mary Persons 35 6
9. Oconee County 23 10
10. Burke County 18 NR
Others receiving votes: Northwest Whitfield 15, Spalding 10, Cedartown 2, Heritage-Catoosa 2, Marist 2, Cairo 1, Eastside-Covington 1
Dropped out: Cairo (8)
Class AAA
School -- Points -- Last Week
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Greater Atlanta Christian (10) 144 1
2. Cedar Grove (4) 135 t2
3. Peach County (1) 122 t2
4. Crisp County 98 6
5. Calhoun 89 4
6. Liberty County 70 7
t7. Pierce County 42 9
t7. Pace Academy 42 10
9. Westminster 35 5
10. Lovett 18 8
Others receiving votes: Jenkins-Savannah 17, North Murray 6, Dawson County 4, Worth County 2, Westide-Macon 1 Dropped out: None
Class AA
School -- Points -- Last Week
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Benedictine (15) 150 1
2. Hapeville Charter 97 3
3. Callaway 83 4
4. Fitzgerald 66 2
5. Screven County 65 5
6. Jefferson County 45 8
7. Rabun County 42 6
8. Heard County 32 9
t9. Pepperell 24 7
t9. Thomasville 18 10
Others receiving votes: Chattooga 6, Brooks County 2, Washington County 2, Elbert County 1, Dodge County 1
Dropped out: Brooks County
Class A
School -- Points -- Last Week
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Eagle’s Landing Christian (15) 150 1
2. Macon County 120 2
3. Prince Avenue Christian 88 4
4. Clinch County 85 3
5. Fellowship Christian 75 5
6. Wesleyan 61 6
7. Manchester 50 8
8. Emanuel County Institute 48 7
9. McIntosh County Academy 14 10
10. Tattnall Square 13 9
Others receiving votes: Mt. Paran Christian 12, Darlington 3, Calvary Day 2, Irwin County 2, Savannah Christian 2
Dropped out: None
Publications participating: Albany Herald; Augusta Chronicle; Brunswick News; Times-Georgian, Carrollton; Columbus Ledger-Enquirer; Covington News; CowetaScore.com; The Daily Citizen, Dalton; Douglas County Sentinel, Douglasville; Forsyth County News, Cumming; Gwinnett Daily Post, Lawrenceville; Macon Telegraph; Marietta Daily Journal; Tifton Gazette; Walker Co. Messenger, LaFayette
