Canes hold down No. 2 spot with GSWA, slip to No. 4 in AJC rankings
Cartersville football remains ranked No. 2 in the latest release of the Georgia Sports Writers Association high school football polll released on Tuesday. Blessed Trinity is the unanimous choice for No. 1 in the GSWA Class AAAA poll. In the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Hurricanes slipped one spot from third to fourth with the recent surge of St. Pius X who has started 5-1 with recent wins over Marist and Loganville. The Lions' only loss was in a season-opening game to Blessed Trinity, 35-13.
Class AAAAAAA School, Points, Last Week (First-place votes in parenthesis) 1. Colquitt County 160 (16) 1 2. Walton 136 2 3. Parkview 118 4 4. Grayson 112 3 5. Archer 106 5 6. North Gwinnett 68 6 7. McEachern 60 8 8. Hillgrove 42 10 9. Lowndes 41 9 10. Milton 12 6 Others Receiving Votes: Wheeler 10, Mill Creek 6, North Cobb 6, Roswell 3, Marietta 1. Dropped Out: None.
Class AAAAAA 1. Lee County 160 (16) 1 2. Coffee 144 2 3. Harrison 128 3 4. Creekview 107 4 5. Sequoyah 90 5 6. Alpharetta 69 7 7. Tucker 63 8 8. Valdosta 33 6 9. Northside Warner Robins 24 9 10. Douglas County 18 NR Others Receiving Votes: Stephenson 16, Allatoona 15, Glynn Academy 9, Johns Creek 2, Dacula 1, Mays 1. Dropped Out: Glynn Academy
Class AAAAA 1. Rome 160 (16) 1 2. Stockbridge 124 3 3. Buford 115 2 4. Jones County 112 4 5. Carrollton 91 5 6. Wayne County 88 6 7. Warner Robins 74 7 8. Ware County 54 8 9. Dutchtown 28 9 10. SW DeKalb 20 10 Others Receiving Votes: Veterans 2, Upson Lee 1, Lovejoy 1. Dropped Out: None.
Class AAAA 1. Blessed Trinity 160 (16) 1 2. Cartersville 137 2 3. Mary Persons 133 3 4. St. Pius X 110 4 5. Flowery Branch 82 5 6. Marist 74 6 7. Troup 61 7 8. Eastside 59 8 9. Burke County 28 9 10. Woodward Academy 19 10
Others Receiving Votes: Richmond Academy 4, Sandy Creek 3, Cedartown 2, Perry 2, Carver Columbus 1.
Dropped Out: None.
Class AAA 1. Calhoun 160 (16) 1 2. Cedar Grove 140 2 3. Monroe Area 114 3 4. Peach County 108 4 5. Greater Atlanta Christian 91 5 6. Benedictine 75 t6 7. Westminster 69 t6 8. Jefferson 56 8 9. Pierce County 26 10 10. Dawson County 20 9
Others Receiving Votes: Pace Academy 8, Liberty County 6, Pike County 4, North Hall 2.
Dropped Out: None.
Class AA 1. Hapeville Charter 160 (16) 1 2. Bremen 137 2 3. Thomasville 127 3 4. Dodge County 110 4 5. Rabun County 96 5 6. Rockmart 81 6 7. Callaway 61 8 8. Washington County 57 7 9. Vidalia 31 10 10. Brooks County 16 9
Others Receiving Votes: Dublin 9, Union County 1, Jefferson County 1.
Dropped Out: None.
Class A 1. ELCA 146 (7) 2 2. Irwin County 140 (8) 1 3. Athens Academy 124 (1) 3 4. Prince Avenue Christian 117 4 5. Clinch County 94 5 6. Calvary Day 71 6 7. Commerce 58 8 8. Aquinas 34 t10 9. Pelham 26 t10 10. Mt. Zion-Carroll 16 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Darlington 15, Savannah Country Day 11, Christian Heritage 7, George Walton Academy 5, Mount Paran 5, Fellowship Christian 3, North Cobb Christian 1, Savannah Christian 1, Mount de Sales 1.
Dropped out: Darlington.
Participating Publications: The Covington News, The Athletic, Walker Messenger, Douglas County Sentinel, Gwinnett Daily Post, Times-Georgian, Augusta Chronicle, Savannah Morning News, Oconee Enterprise, Cherokee Tribune, Marietta Daily Journal, Newnan Times-Herald, 92.9FM The Game, Tifton Gazette, Walton Tribune, Dalton Citizen.
ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION RANKINGS
Class AAAAAAA
(Previous) (season record)
1. (1) Colquitt County (6-0)
2. (2) Walton (5-0)
3. (4) Parkview (4-0)
4. (3) Grayson (3-2)
5. (8) Archer (4-1)
6. (7) North Gwinnett (3-2)
7. (9) McEachern (4-1)
8. (NR) Wheeler (5-0)
9. (NR) Hillgrove (5-0)
10. (NR) Lowndes (5-1)
Out: No. 5 Roswell, No. 6 Milton, No. 10 Marietta
Class AAAAAA
1. (1) Lee County (5-0)
2. (2) Coffee (6-0)
3. (3) Harrison (6-0)
4. (4) Sequoyah (4-0)
5. (5) Creekview (5-0)
6. (6) Valdosta (2-3)
7. (7) Alpharetta (3-1)
8. (8) Northside (Warner Robins) (3-3)
9. (9) Tucker (3-2)
10. (NR) Mays (2-2)
Out: No. 10 Douglas County
Class AAAAA
1. (1) Rome (5-0)
2. (2) Buford (3-2)
3. (3) Stockbridge (5-0)
4. (5) Jones County (5-0)
5. (4) Carrollton (4-1)
6. (6) Warner Robins (4-1)
7. (7) Wayne County (5-0)
8. (8) Ware County (4-1)
9. (9) Dutchtown (5-0)
10. (10) Southwest DeKalb (5-0)
Class AAAA
1. (1) Blessed Trinity (5-0)
2. (4) Mary Persons (5-0)
3. (5) St. Pius X (5-1)
4. (3) Cartersville (5-0)
5. (6) Troup (5-0)
6. (2) Marist (4-1)
7. (7) Burke County (3-2)
8. (8) Flowery Branch (4-0)
9. (9) Woodward Academy (2-2)
10. (10) Eastside (4-0)
Class AAA
1. (1) Calhoun (5-0)
2. (2) Cedar Grove (4-1)
3. (4) Monroe Area (5-0)
4. (3) Peach County (3-2)
5. (5) Westminster (3-2)
6. (6) Greater Atlanta Christian (3-2)
7. (7) Benedictine (3-1)
8. (8) Jefferson (4-1)
9. (9) Pace Academy (3-2)
10. (10) Dawson County (5-0)
Class AA
1. (1) Hapeville Charter (4-0)
2. (2) Callaway (4-1)
3. (3) Thomasville (4-1)
4. (4) Bremen (4-0)
5. (5) Rockmart (5-0)
6. (6) Dodge County (5-0)
7. (7) Rabun County (4-1)
8. (8) Washington County (4-0)
9. (9) Vidalia (5-0)
10. (10) Brooks County (3-2)
Class A (Public)
1. (1) Irwin County (5-0)
2. (2) Clinch County (4-1)
3. (3) Commerce (5-0)
4. (4) Pelham (5-0)
5. (5) Charlton County (4-1)
6. (6) Marion County (5-0)
7. (9) Mount Zion (Carroll) (4-1)
8. (NR) Schley County (4-1)
9. (NR) Mitchell County (4-1)
10. (NR) Macon County (2-2)
Out: No. 7 Manchester, No. 8 Turner County, No. 10 Dooly County
Class A (Private)
1. (1) Eagle's Landing Christian (4-1)
2. (2) Prince Avenue Christian (5-0)
3. (3) Athens Academy (4-0)
4. (5) Calvary Day (4-0)
5. (10) Fellowship Christian (5-0)
6. (7) Aquinas (4-0)
7. (6) Savannah Country Day (4-0)
8. (9) George Walton Academy (5-0)
9. (8) Mount Paran Christian (2-2)
10. (NR) Christian Heritage (4-0)
Out: No. 4 Darlington
