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Georgians selected for premier national all-star games

Pace Academy offensive lineman Trovon Baugh will be presented with his 2023 Under Armour Next All-America Game jersey this morning at his school. Baugh is one of 18 Georgia players on rosters for high school football’s two best-known national all-star games. The Under Armour game, started in 2008, will be played Jan. 3 in Orlando. The All-American Bowl, first played in 2000, will be Jan. 7 in San Antonio. Both games recognize their players with on-campus jersey presentations.

Under Armour Game

Trovon Baugh, Pace Academy

Dee Crayton, Denmark

Adam Hopkins, Thomas County Central

Dylan Lonergan, Brookwood

Ethan Nation, Roswell

Madden Sanker, South Paulding

Jelani Thurman, Hughes

All-American Bowl

C.J. Allen, Lamar County

Vic Burley, Warner Robins

D.J. Chester, ELCA

Michael Daugherty, Grayson

Caleb Downs, Mill Creek

Justice Haynes, Buford

Kenric Lanier, Decatur

Kayin Lee, Cedar Grove

Connor Lew, Kennesaw Mountain

Drew Prieto, Marist

Kelton Smith, Carver-Columbus

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Teams in each classification allowing fewest points through Week 8

Here are the top 10 teams in points allowed per game, by classification:

Class 7A

5.00 - Valdosta

7.83 - Buford

10.67 - Colquitt County

11.00 - Camden County

11.67 - Grayson

12.86 - Carrollton

15.17 - Osborne

15.17 - Lambert

15.17 - Wheeler

15.33 - North Cobb

Class 6A

8.43 - Hughes

10.67 - Woodward Academy

10.71 - Thomas County Central

10.86 - Rome

11.57 - Roswell

12.60 - South Effingham

12.86 - Effingham County

13.29 - Lee County

13.71 - Brunswick

13.83 - Gainesville

Class 5A

8.17 - Dutchtown

10.00 - Ware County

10.86 - Eastside

12.50 - Coffee

12.50 - Loganville

12.83 - North Springs

13.33 - Creekside

13.50 - Chamblee

14.14 - Cartersville

14.86 - Northside (Columbus)

Class 4A

5.17 - East Forsyth

6.29 - Cedartown

7.50 - North Oconee

9.57 - Stockbridge

10.83 - Benedictine

10.86 - Holy Innocents’

13.17 - Wayne County

13.57 - Westminster

13.83 - Walnut Grove

14.00 - Perry

Class 3A

10.67 - Carver (Columbus)

10.86 - Stephens County

12.14 - Savannah Christian

12.43 - Harlem

13.71 - Lumpkin County

13.86 - Richmond Academy

13.86 - Douglass

15.17 - Johnson (Savannah)

15.57 - Oconee County

16.00 - Sandy Creek

Class 2A

7.57 - Putnam County

8.71 - North Cobb Christian

9.50 - Vidalia

10.50 - Thomson

11.00 - Union County

11.83 - Laney

12.83 - Fitzgerald

13.00 - Pierce County

13.80 - Appling County

14.67 - Washington

Class A Division I

3.17 - Swainsboro

5.20 - Screven County

10.29 - Bleckley County

12.40 - Irwin County

13.40 - Dublin

14.17 - Trion

14.71 - Rabun County

16.00 - Social Circle

16.29 - Whitefield Academy

16.83 - Prince Avenue Christian

Class A Division II

8.14 - Early County

10.50 - Johnson County

11.67 - Schley County

11.71 - Jenkins County

13.43 - McIntosh County Academy

13.71 - Washington-Wilkes

14.67 - Wilkinson County

16.00 - Manchester

16.17 - Chattahoochee County

16.29 - Clinch County

GIAA

3.50 - Heritage (Newnan)

7.67 - John Milledge Academy

10.67 - Terrell Academy

12.43 - Bethlehem Christian

12.71 - St. Anne-Pacelli

14.00 - Central Fellowship Christ.

14.50 - Thomas Jefferson

19.29 - Brentwood

20.14 - Briarwood Academy

20.57 - SW Georgia Academy

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Highest-scoring teams in each classification through Week 8

Here are the top 10 teams in points scored per game, by classification:

Class 7A

46.50 - Mill Creek

45.50 - North Paulding

44.86 - Carrollton

43.67 - Kennesaw Mountain

41.83 - Osborne

38.50 - Lambert

37.33 - Colquitt County

36.00 - Parkview

35.17 - Meadowcreek

35.17 - Walton

Class 6A

52.57 - Hughes

42.29 - Thomas County Central

42.00 - Houston County

39.29 - Lee County

38.86 - South Paulding

38.33 - Alpharetta

37.86 - Rome

37.83 - Gainesville

37.57 - Brunswick

36.57 - Roswell

Class 5A

44.67 - Coffee

39.29 - Cartersville

39.29 - Hiram

38.00 - Kell

37.50 - Chamblee

36.57 - Cambridge

34.43 - Cass

33.86 - Northside (Columbus)

33.71 - Dalton

33.63 - Loganville

Class 4A

44.00 - Perry

43.86 - Troup

40.33 - North Oconee

40.29 - LaGrange

36.83 - New Hampstead

36.29 - Cedartown

35.67 - Westside (Macon)

35.29 - Northwest Whitfield

34.29 - Heritage (Ringgold)

34.29 - Whitewater

Class 3A

44.71 - Savannah Christian

42.57 - Adairsville

41.71 - Hebron Christian

41.60 - Calvary Day

36.71 - Morgan County

35.86 - Lumpkin County

35.29 - Sandy Creek

33.86 - Dougherty

33.71 - Long County

33.14 - Monroe Area

Class 2A

47.33 - Thomson

45.50 - South Atlanta

44.86 - ACE Charter

43.29 - North Murray

40.83 - Pierce County

39.29 - Northeast

37.50 - Rockmart

34.67 - Athens Academy

33.50 - Union County

33.29 - Berrien

Class A Division I

39.17 - Prince Avenue Christian

39.17 - Swainsboro

38.43 - Darlington

37.83 - Trion

36.80 - Brooks County

35.71 - Bleckley County

35.00 - Irwin County

34.71 - Rabun County

34.50 - Athens Christian

34.14 - Oglethorpe County

Class A Division II

37.67 - Johnson County

37.29 - Wilcox County

36.71 - Bowdon

36.57 - Telfair County

36.50 - Dooly County

36.50 - Manchester

34.43 - Clinch County

33.67 - Aquinas

31.67 - Pataula Charter

30.29 - Early County

GIAA

55.00 - Heritage (Newnan)

52.00 - John Milledge Academy

39.17 - Central Fellowship Christ.

37.29 - Westfield

36.71 - Fullington Academy

36.57 - Tattnall Square

34.57 - Robert Toombs Academy

34.29 - Stratford Academy

33.33 - Bulloch Academy

33.14 - St. Anne-Pacelli

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Maxwell Ratings’ projected region champions

There are four weeks remaining in the regular season, with almost every game counting in the region standings. Here are the projected region champions and their chances, according to the computer Maxwell Ratings.

Class 7A

92.0% - Colquitt County

62.6% - Carrollton

38.6% - North Paulding

67.9% - Parkview

90.9% - North Cobb

46.7% - Lambert

49.2% - North Gwinnett

81.9% - Mill Creek

Class 6A

88.2% - Lee County

63.7% - Brunswick

99.8% - Woodward Academy

82.4% - Marist

95.9% - Hughes

92.2% - Rome

91.1% - Roswell

95.0% - Gainesville

Class 5A

79.0% - Ware County

96.5% - Dutchtown

72.5% - Northside (Columbus)

57.5% - Chamblee

95.6% - Creekside

65.4% - Cambridge

63.1% - Calhoun

65.7% - Loganville

Class 4A

89.4% - Bainbridge

97.9% - Perry

92.3% - Benedictine

80.1% - Troup

71.1% - Stockbridge

84.6% - Stephenson

97.5% - Cedartown

97.2% - North Oconee

Class 3A

64.4% - Dougherty

56.9% - Peach County

94.4% - Calvary Day

60.7% - Morgan County

91.3% - Cedar Grove

99.4% - Adairsville

45.7% - Dawson County

68.8% - Stephens County

Class 2A

67.1% - Fitzgerald

98.1% - Northeast

97.8% - Appling County

73.9% - Thomson

79.1% - Callaway

74.8% - South Atlanta

96.7% - Rockmart

51.1% - Athens Academy

Class A Division I

50.3% - Irwin County

73.2% - Swainsboro

94.3% - Metter

82.3% - Lamar County

98.3% - Prince Avenue Christian

49.3% - Whitefield Academy

94.1% - Darlington

74.7% - Rabun County

Class A Division II

100.0% - Early County

67.9% - Clinch County

50.8% - McIntosh Co. Academy

66.4% - Dooly County

98.6% - Johnson County

53.6% - Schley County

83.1% - Bowdon

58.4% - Lincoln County

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Unranked teams that have beaten top-10 opponents

Nine unranked teams defeated top-10 opponents from the same classification or a higher one last week. That’s the most upsets of that kind this season. It’s happened only 27 times overall across eight weeks. The list also proves what goes around comes around. Seven teams that have beaten top-10 teams while unranked have lost to unranked opponents while in the top 10. Those who've dished it out and taken it are Fellowship Christian, Hebron Christian, Lincoln County, North Cobb, Pace Academy, Social Circle and Trinity Christian.

*Appling County d. #2 Pierce County 28-17

Callaway d. #8 Columbia 32-12

*Commerce d. #10 Social Circle 24-21

Dooly County d. #3 Macon County 58-26

*Dublin d. #4 Bleckley County 31-13

Emanuel County Institute d. #7 Lincoln County 41-27

Fellowship Christian d. #8 Trinity Christian 23-19

Gainesville d. #6 Marist 34-23

Hebron Christian d. #5 Oconee County 35-28

*Hiram d. #4 Calhoun 44-34

*Lincoln County d. #5 Washington-Wilkes 41-14

Lovett d. #8 Pace Academy 30-20

Lowndes d. #2 Grayson 24-14

*Monroe Area d. #5 Hebron Christian 41-7

Mount Pisgah Christian d. #5 Fellowship Christian 21-18

North Cobb d. #9 Milton 21-7

Northeast d. #2 Carver (Columbus) 26-8

Northside (Warner Robins) d. #5 North Cobb 20-17

*Ola d. #9 Jones County 22-15

Pace Academy d. #9 Holy Innocents’ 20-17

Social Circle d. #8 Lamar County 39-7

Stephens County d. #7 Flowery Branch 27-11

*Thomasville d. #10 Carver (Columbus) 15-14

*Trinity Christian d. #7 Starr's Mill 3-0

Trinity Christian d. #7 Whitewater 27-23

Wheeler County d. #10 Montgomery County 21-7

Wheeler County d. #9 GMC Prep 42-14

*Played last week

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Undefeated teams’ odds of finishing regular season unbeaten

Thirty-nine GHSA teams are undefeated. Here are the chances that each have of finishing the regular-season unbeaten, according to the computer Maxwell Ratings.

93.4% - Cedartown

92.8% - Colquitt County

92.7% - Prince Avenue Christian

91.2% - Darlington

90.0% - North Oconee

89.9% - Hughes

89.1% - Gainesville

86.1% - Johnson County

85.7% - Mill Creek

78.8% - Calvary Day

78.6% - Dutchtown

75.0% - Rabun County

74.8% - Troup

72.1% - South Atlanta

64.4% - Ware County

46.0% - Dougherty

45.8% - Fitzgerald

42.6% - Laney

42.2% - Lambert

39.8% - Bleckley County

38.9% - Carrollton

38.9% - Loganville

32.2% - Brunswick

28.0% - Kell

27.4% - Burke County

23.9% - North Cobb Christian

17.4% - Hebron Christian

13.2% - Swainsboro

10.4% - Buford

7.0% - Elbert County

5.1% - Thomas County Central

4.8% - Valdosta

3.7% - Screven County

2.9% - Kennesaw Mountain

2.2% - Vidalia

0.8% - Heritage (Ringgold)

0.8% - Worth County

0.4% - Early County

0.0% - Osborne

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Teams in each classification allowing fewest points through Week 7

Here are the top 10 teams in points allowed per game, by classification:

Class 7A

4.83 - Valdosta

7.83 - Buford

8.40 - Osborne

10.33 - Carrollton

10.50 - Camden County

10.67 - Colquitt County

11.67 - Grayson

14.00 - Wheeler

15.40 - Lambert

15.50 - Peachtree Ridge

Class 6A

9.83 - Hughes

10.67 - Woodward Academy

11.33 - Thomas County Central

12.50 - South Effingham

12.67 - Effingham County

12.67 - Rome

13.00 - Northside (Warner Robins)

13.20 - North Atlanta

13.50 - Roswell

13.83 - Gainesville

Class 5A

8.17 - Dutchtown

9.00 - Ware County

9.60 - North Springs

11.14 - Loganville

12.17 - Eastside

12.40 - Coffee

12.67 - Union Grove

13.33 - Creekside

14.20 - Chamblee

14.33 - Cartersville

Class 4A

4.80 - East Forsyth

6.60 - North Oconee

7.33 - Cedartown

9.83 - Heritage (Ringgold)

11.17 - Stockbridge

11.50 - Holy Innocents’

12.17 - Pace Academy

12.40 - Benedictine

12.83 - Westminster

13.40 - McDonough

Class 3A

9.80 - Carver (Columbus)

11.33 - Lumpkin County

12.17 - Harlem

12.67 - Stephens County

13.17 - Savannah Christian

13.33 - Monroe

13.86 - Douglass

14.33 - Hart County

15.40 - Johnson (Savannah)

15.67 - Coahulla Creek

Class 2A

7.83 - Putnam County

8.80 - Vidalia

10.00 - Pierce County

10.17 - North Cobb Christian

10.33 - Appling County

11.40 - Thomson

11.80 - Union County

13.00 - Laney

13.50 - Toombs County

13.67 - East Jackson

Class A Division I

3.80 - Swainsboro

5.20 - Screven County

6.83 - Bleckley County

12.17 - Oglethorpe County

12.40 - Irwin County

13.17 - Whitefield Academy

13.20 - Prince Avenue Christian

13.50 - Dublin

14.40 - Social Circle

14.83 - Rabun County

Class A Division II

8.50 - Early County

9.17 - Washington-Wilkes

9.17 - Jenkins County

11.40 - Johnson County

11.67 - Schley County

12.17 - McIntosh Co. Academy

16.00 - Manchester

16.17 - Chattahoochee County

16.20 - Wilkinson County

16.50 - Mount Zion (Carroll)

GIAA

3.50 - Heritage (Newnan)

9.20 - John Milledge Academy

11.33 - St. Anne-Pacelli

12.43 - Bethlehem Christian

12.75 - Terrell Academy

14.00 - Central Fellowship Christ.

14.50 - Thomas Jefferson

17.00 - SW Georgia Academy

19.20 - Edmund Burke Academy

19.83 - Stratford Academy

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Highest-scoring teams in each classification through Week 7

Here are the top 10 teams in points scored per game, by classification:

Class 7A

50.20 - Osborne

46.50 - Mill Creek

46.00 - Carrollton

45.50 - North Paulding

42.60 - Kennesaw Mountain

41.00 - Walton

38.20 - Lambert

37.33 - Colquitt County

36.83 - Valdosta

36.00 - Parkview

Class 6A

51.50 - Hughes

45.50 - Houston County

42.33 - Thomas County Central

38.67 - Lee County

38.33 - Alpharetta

37.83 - Gainesville

36.50 - Brunswick

35.50 - Rome

35.17 - South Paulding

34.33 - Woodward Academy

Class 5A

45.20 - Coffee

42.00 - Chamblee

40.00 - Cartersville

38.50 - Hiram

38.00 - Cass

36.50 - Cambridge

36.20 - Kell

36.00 - Northside (Columbus)

34.67 - Dalton

34.43 - Loganville

Class 4A

43.00 - Perry

42.50 - Troup

40.00 - Heritage (Ringgold)

38.40 - Westside (Macon)

37.40 - North Oconee

37.40 - New Hampstead

36.67 - LaGrange

36.17 - Whitewater

35.33 - Cedartown

33.17 - Central (Carrollton)

33.17 - Northwest Whitfield

Class 3A

49.83 - Savannah Christian

47.50 - Hebron Christian

42.67 - Adairsville

39.75 - Calvary Day

36.67 - Lumpkin County

35.33 - Coahulla Creek

35.33 - Morgan County

35.29 - Sandy Creek

34.83 - Hart County

32.83 - Gilmer

Class 2A

47.00 - ACE Charter

45.60 - Pierce County

44.60 - Thomson

44.60 - South Atlanta

40.00 - North Murray

38.17 - Worth County

37.80 - Vidalia

37.67 - Northeast

36.60 - Fannin County

33.80 - Rockmart

Class A Division I

42.60 - Trion

39.50 - Bleckley County

38.60 - Prince Avenue Christian

37.67 - Rabun County

37.40 - Swainsboro

36.83 - Darlington

36.80 - Brooks County

36.00 - Mount Pisgah Christian

35.00 - Irwin County

34.00 - Oglethorpe County

Class A Division II

37.00 - Johnson County

36.83 - Telfair County

36.67 - Wilcox County

36.50 - Manchester

35.00 - Bowdon

34.33 - Clinch County

32.60 - Dooly County

32.17 - Mount Zion (Carroll)

32.00 - Aquinas

31.67 - Pataula Charter

GIAA

55.00 - Heritage (Newnan)

51.40 - John Milledge Academy

39.17 - Central Fellowship Christ.

37.17 - Tattnall Square

36.50 - Westfield School

35.80 - Bulloch Academy

35.67 - Fullington Academy

35.33 - Stratford Academy

34.60 - Edmund Burke Academy

34.57 - Robert Toombs Academy

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Neutral-site attendance at GHSA finals

The GHSA football championship games could return to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2023. Here are the attendance numbers for the finals since they moved to a neutral site in 2008. The 2017 games began at Mercedes-Benz, with two completed, but the other six were moved to high school venues because of a snowstorm and the unavailability of Mercedes-Benz the following weekend.

Center Parc Stadium

2021 – 22,631 (8 games)

2020 – 24,476 (8 games)

2019 – 28,011 (8 games)

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

2018 – 40,463 (8 games)

*Mercedes-Benz Stadium+

2017 – 41,202 (8 games)

Georgia Dome

2016 – 47,922 (8 games)

2015 – 46,312 (7 games)

2014 – 45,744 (7 games)

2013 – 43,989 (7 games)

2012 – 40,326 (7 games)

2011 – 40,401 (5 games)

2010 – 44,154 (5 games)

2009 – 36,685 (5 games)

2008 – 37,659 (5 games)

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Longest active winning streaks in region games

Cartersville’s 62-game winning streak in region games, the fifth-longest in state history, was ended last week when Calhoun defeated the Purple Hurricanes. Coincidentally, Calhoun owns the longest streak in history at 119 set from 2001 to 2019. Rabun County is now the active leader. The Wildcats haven’t lost a region game since 2013.

47 - Rabun County (since 2013)

40 - Rockmart (2016)

28 - Carver-Columbus (2018)

23 - Milton (2017)

22 - Fellowship Christian (2017)

19 - Pierce County (2018)

18 - Metter (2019)

16 - Jones County (2020)

16 - Lee County (2017)

15 - South Atlanta (2020)

14 - St. Pius (2019)

13 - Buford (2020)

13 - Bowdon (2019)

12 - Hughes (2020)

12 - Thomson (2020)

12 - Putnam County (2020)

12 - Fannin County (2020)

12 - Bainbridge (2019)

11 - Cedartown (2019)

11 - Marist (2020)

11 - North Oconee (2020)

11 - ELCA (2019)

11 - North Cobb (2019)

10 - Woodward Academy (2021)

10 - Brunswick (2020)

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Consensus college All-Americans from Georgia high schools

Fewer than 80 former Georgia high school players have been consensus college All-Americans. It’s not easy to do. Not even Trevor Lawrence did it.

2021: Will Anderson, Dutchtown (Alabama)

2021: Kyle Hamilton, Marist (Notre Dame)

2019: Andrew Thomas, Pace Academy (Georgia)

2019: Derrick Brown, Lanier (Auburn)

2019: Harrison Bryant, John Milledge Academy (Florida Atlantic)

2018: Mitch Hyatt, North Gwinnett (Clemson)

2017: Michael Gallup, Monroe Area (Colorado State)

2017: Bradley Chubb, Hillgrove (N.C. State)

2017: Roquan Smith, Macon County (Georgia)

2015: Deshaun Watson, Gainesville (Clemson)

2015: Evan Berry, Creekside (Tennessee)

2014: Vic Beasley, Adairsville (Clemson)

2013: David Yankey, Centennial (Stanford)

2013: Vic Beasley, Adairsville (Clemson)

2012: Chance Warmack, Westlake (Alabama)

2012: David Yankey, Centennial (Stanford)

2012: Jarvis Jones, Carver-Columbus (Georgia)

2011: Jarvis Jones, Carver-Columbus (Georgia)

2010: Cam Newton, Westlake (Auburn)

2010: Chas Henry, East Paulding (Florida)

2009: Drew Butler, Peachtree Ridge (Georgia)

2009: Eric Berry, Creekside (Tennessee)

2008: Duke Robinson, Washington (Oklahoma)

2008: Eric Berry, Creekside (Tennessee)

2006: Calvin Johnson, Sandy Creek (Georgia Tech)

2005: Greg Blue, Banneker (Georgia)

2005: Marcus McNeill, Cedar Grove (Auburn)

2004: Carlos Rogers, Butler (Auburn)

2004: David Pollack, Shiloh (Georgia)

2004: Thomas Davis, Randolph-Clay (Georgia)

2002: David Pollack, Shiloh (Georgia)

2000: Chris Brown, Butler (Georgia Tech)

2000: Keith Adams, Westlake (Clemson)

2000: Tay Cody, Early County (Florida State)

1999: Cosey Coleman, Southwest DeKalb (Tennessee)

1999: Deon Grant, Josey (Tennessee)

1998: Champ Bailey, Charlton County (Georgia)

1998: Matt Stinchcomb, Parkview (Georgia)

1997: Jacquez Green, Peach County (Florida)

1995: Clay Shiver, Tift County (Florida State)

1993: Charlie Ward, Thomas County Central (Florida State)

1992: Eric Curry, Thomasville (Alabama)

1992: Garrison Hearst, Lincoln County (Georgia)

1991: Dale Carter, Newton (Tennessee)

1991: Jeb Flesch, Morrow (Clemson)

1990: Antone Davis, Peach County (Tennessee)

1990: David Rocker, Fulton (Auburn)

1990: Ken Swilling, Stephens County (Georgia Tech)

1990: Stacy Long, Griffin (Clemson)

1989: Terance Mathis, Redan (New Mexico)

1988: Tracy Rocker, Fulton (Auburn)

1987: Tracy Rocker, Fulton (Auburn)

1984: Bill Mayo, Dalton (Tennessee)

1984: Kevin Butler, Redan (Georgia)

1982: Herschel Walker, Johnson County (Georgia)

1982: Jim Arnold, Dalton (Vanderbilt)

1981: Herschel Walker, Johnson County (Georgia)

1980: George Rogers, Duluth (South Carolina)

1980: Herschel Walker, Johnson County (Georgia)

1980: Ron Simmons, Warner Robins (Florida State)

1979: Ron Simmons, Warner Robins (Florida State)

1976: Joel Parrish, Coffee (Georgia)

1975: Randy Johnson, Pepperell (Georgia)

1971: Royce Smith, Groves (Georgia)

1970: Chip Kell, Avondale (Tennessee)

1969: Chip Kell, Avondale (Tennessee)

1968: Bill Stanfill, Cairo (Georgia)

1967: Edgar Chandler, Cedartown (Georgia)

1960: Ken Rice, Bainbridge (Auburn)

1953: Larry Morris, Decatur (Georgia Tech)

1947: Bob Davis, Jordan (Georgia Tech)

1946: Paul Duke, Boys (Georgia Tech)

1942: Harvey Hardy, R.E. Lee (Georgia Tech)

1931: Vernon "Catfish" Smith, Lanier-Macon (Georgia)

1929: Pete Pund, Richmond Academy (Georgia Tech)

1927: Tom Nash, Washington-Wilkes (Georgia)

1918: Bill Fincher, Tech (Georgia Tech)

1917: Everett Strupper, Riverside Military (Georgia Tech)

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Teams in each classification allowing fewest points through Week 6

Here are the top 10 teams in fewest points allowed per game, by classification:

Class 7A

4.83 - Valdosta

8.40 - Osborne

8.80 - Buford

10.33 - Carrollton

10.50 - Camden County

11.40 - Colquitt County

14.00 - Grayson

14.00 - Wheeler

15.40 - Lambert

15.50 - Peachtree Ridge

Class 6A

9.20 - Dunwoody

9.40 - Thomas County Central

9.40 - Brunswick

10.40 - Hughes

11.40 - Woodward Academy

12.40 - Effingham County

12.50 - South Effingham

13.00 - Lee County

13.20 - North Atlanta

13.80 - Gainesville

Class 5A

7.20 - Cartersville

9.00 - Ware County

9.80 - Dutchtown

11.33 - Loganville

11.80 - Creekside

12.00 - Eastside

12.00 - North Springs

12.00 - Union Grove

12.40 - Coffee

14.20 - Winder-Barrow

Class 4A

6.00 - East Forsyth

6.50 - North Oconee

7.40 - Cedartown

9.40 - Heritage (Ringgold)

9.50 - McDonough

10.80 - Holy Innocents’

12.40 - Benedictine

12.60 - Westminster

12.80 - Stockbridge

13.00 - Westside (Macon)

Class 3A

8.00 - Lumpkin County

10.40 - Stephens County

10.50 - Carver (Columbus)

11.00 - Monroe

11.80 - Savannah Christian

12.00 - Oconee County

12.20 - Harlem

12.60 - Long County

13.17 - Douglass

15.20 - Richmond Academy

15.20 - Bremen

Class 2A

8.80 - Vidalia

9.40 - Putnam County

10.00 - Pierce County

10.17 - North Cobb Christian

10.20 - Toombs County

10.33 - Appling County

11.40 - Banks County

11.60 - East Jackson

11.75 - Laney

11.80 - Union County

Class A Division I

3.80 - Swainsboro

5.20 - Screven County

5.40 - Bleckley County

12.40 - Irwin County

13.00 - Prince Avenue Christian

13.50 - Dublin

14.25 - Trion

14.40 - Whitefield Academy

14.40 - Social Circle

14.60 - Rabun County

14.60 - Oglethorpe County

Class A Division II

8.20 - Washington-Wilkes

8.50 - Early County

9.17 - Jenkins County

10.00 - Mount Zion (Carroll)

11.75 - Johnson County

12.80 - Schley County

13.00 - McIntosh County Academy

13.60 - Chattahoochee County

17.40 - Lanier County

18.75 - Wilkinson County

GIAA

2.40 - Heritage (Newnan)

9.20 - John Milledge Academy

11.33 - St. Anne-Pacelli

12.60 - Central Fellowship Christ.

12.75 - Terrell Academy

16.20 - Thomas Jefferson

17.00 - SW Georgia Academy

18.40 - Deerfield-Windsor

18.40 - Flint River Academy

18.80 - Notre Dame Academy

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Highest-scoring teams in each classification through Week 6

Here are the top 10 teams in points scored per game, by classification:

Class 7A

50.20 - Osborne

46.00 - Carrollton

44.80 - North Paulding

44.20 - Mill Creek

42.60 - Kennesaw Mountain

38.80 - Colquitt County

38.50 - Walton

38.20 - Lambert

36.83 - Valdosta

35.00 - Parkview

Class 6A

53.80 - Hughes

50.40 - Houston County

41.20 - Thomas County Central

40.60 - Alpharetta

37.00 - Gainesville

36.40 - Lee County

34.40 - River Ridge

34.40 - Woodward Academy

33.80 - Dunwoody

33.20 - Douglas County

Class 5A

45.20 - Coffee

41.25 - Chamblee

38.40 - Cartersville

38.00 - Loganville

37.20 - Hiram

36.20 - Kell

36.00 - Northside (Columbus)

35.80 - Cass

35.20 - Cambridge

31.20 - Dalton

Class 4A

46.25 - Westside (Macon)

43.80 - Perry

38.40 - Troup

38.40 - Central (Carrollton)

38.40 - LaGrange

37.40 - New Hampstead

37.00 - Heritage (Ringgold)

35.80 - Northwest Whitfield

34.60 - Cedartown

33.40 - Whitewater

33.40 - Hampton

Class 3A

50.00 - Hebron Christian

49.00 - Savannah Christian

41.40 - Adairsville

41.20 - Lumpkin County

39.75 - Calvary Day

38.20 - Morgan County

35.67 - Sandy Creek

35.00 - Coahulla Creek

34.40 - Long County

33.40 - Monroe Area

Class 2A

48.00 - ACE Charter

45.60 - Pierce County

42.25 - Thomson

41.25 - South Atlanta

38.20 - North Murray

37.80 - Vidalia

36.60 - Fannin County

36.40 - Worth County

35.80 - Northeast

33.60 - Cook

Class A Division I

43.50 - Trion

41.00 - Rabun County

38.40 - Bleckley County

37.40 - Swainsboro

36.80 - Brooks County

36.60 - Darlington

36.50 - Prince Avenue Christian

35.00 - Irwin County

33.80 - Oglethorpe County

33.40 - Mount Pisgah Christian

Class A Division II

37.40 - Bowdon

34.33 - Clinch County

34.25 - Johnson County

33.40 - Telfair County

33.20 - Mount Zion (Carroll)

33.20 - Manchester

32.80 - Wilcox County

31.67 - Pataula Charter

30.20 - Twiggs County

29.40 - Chattahoochee County

GIAA

57.80 - Heritage (Newnan)

51.40 - John Milledge Academy

41.00 - Westfield School

40.80 - Central Fellowship Christ.

36.83 - Robert Toombs Academy

36.20 - Tattnall Square

35.80 - Bulloch Academy

35.60 - Thomas Jefferson

34.40 - Fullington Academy

33.83 - St. Anne-Pacelli

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Unbeaten teams that remain unranked

GHSF Daily continues to provide motivation and bulletin-board fodder to 13 Georgia teams that are unbeaten and unranked. Three unranked unbeatens are underdogs this week while facing top-10 opponents. They are Central Gwinnett (vs. Mill Creek), Hebron Christian (vs. Oconee County) and Westside of Macon (vs. Perry). Screven County is a tossup against South Effingham. The others are favored or off.

Brunswick (5-0)

Central Gwinnett (5-0)

Hebron Christian (5-0)

Heritage-Ringgold (5-0)

Screven County (5-0)

*Kennesaw Mountain (5-0)

Laney (4-0)

Lumpkin County (5-0)

*North Cobb Christian (6-0)

Osborne (5-0)

Vidalia (5-0)

Westside-Macon (4-0)

Worth County (5-0)

*Ranked previously this season.

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Active streaks of weeks in top 10

Warner Robins’ streak of 75 weeks in the top 10 ended this week after the Demons fell to 1-4 with a loss to Houston County. All four teams that have beaten Warner Robins are currently ranked. The Demons’ streak, dating to 2017, had been the 12th-longest still active. Here are the current 80 teams and their consecutive weeks in the top 10. There typically are 14 ranking weeks per season.

310 - Buford

122 - Blessed Trinity

115 - Cartersville

106 - Cedar Grove

106 - Eagle's Landing Christian

106 - Rabun County

105 - Prince Avenue Christian

91 - Lee County

86 - Colquitt County

78 - Irwin County

77 - Marist

51 - Pierce County

50 - Coffee

41 - Oconee County

41 - Ware County

38 - Brooks County

36 - Fitzgerald

34 - Benedictine

34 - Calhoun

28 - Cedartown

25 - Hughes

23 - Perry

22 - Bleckley County

22 - Creekside

20 - Bowdon

20 - Calvary Day

20 - Mill Creek

20 - Woodward Academy

19 - Roswell

16 - Putnam County

16 - Schley County

15 - Rome

15 - Walton

13 - Darlington

13 - North Oconee

11 - Carver (Atlanta)

10 - Swainsboro

10 - Whitewater

9 - Bainbridge

8 - Crisp County

8 - Dougherty

8 - Grayson

8 - Peach County

8 - South Atlanta

7 - Charlton County

7 - Clinch County

7 - Johnson County

7 - Rockmart

7 - Sandy Creek

7 - Starr's Mill

7 - Troup

7 - Whitefield Academy

6 - Carrollton

6 - Columbia

6 - Gainesville

6 - Kell

6 - Washington-Wilkes

5 - Burke County

5 - Dutchtown

5 - Early County

4 - Aquinas

4 - Cook

4 - Elbert County

4 - Jefferson

4 - Stephens County

4 - Thomas County Central

4 - Thomson

3 - Dooly County

3 - Houston County

3 - Loganville

3 - Mary Persons

3 - Northeast

3 - Valdosta

2 - McIntosh County Academy

2 - Wayne County

1 - Eastside

1 - Lambert

1 - Lowndes

1 - North Cobb

1 - St. Francis

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Best teams by record

No. 1 Buford travels to Marietta tonight for a Class 7A game that is probably tougher for the Wolves than most might assume given Marietta’s 1-4 record. Pardon the cliché, but Marietta truly is “the best 1-4 team in the state,” according to the computer Maxwell Ratings. Marietta is the best of 23 teams with that record. They’ve beaten West Forsyth, which is 3-1 otherwise, and lost to four top-10 Class 7A teams by an average of 13 points. Below are the GHSA’s best teams by record, according to Maxwell.

0-5: Apalachee

0-4: Hapeville Charter*

0-3: Seckinger

1-4: Marietta

1-3: Warner Robins

1-2: Stephenson

2-3: Bainbridge

2-2: Milton

2-1: Appling County

3-2: Westlake

3-1: Cedar Grove

3-0: Ware County

4-1: Lee County

4-0: Mill Creek

5-0: Valdosta

*Does not include Thursday night's game.

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Teams in each classification allowing fewest points through Week 5

Here are the top 10 teams in points allowed per game, by classification:

Class 7A

3.00 - Valdosta

6.80 - Carrollton

7.00 - Osborne

10.00 - Colquitt County

10.20 - Peachtree Ridge

11.00 - Buford

11.40 - Camden County

11.50 - Grayson

13.25 - Lambert

13.25 - Wheeler

Class 6A

6.50 - Brunswick

7.00 - South Effingham

8.50 - Thomas County Central

11.50 - Dunwoody

12.25 - Hughes

13.00 - Lee County

13.20 - North Atlanta

13.80 - Gainesville

14.25 - Woodward Academy

14.25 - Rome

Class 5A

6.67 - Ware County

7.20 - Cartersville

9.50 - Jackson (Atlanta)

9.80 - Dutchtown

11.25 - Coffee

11.50 - Eastside

12.00 - Loganville

12.00 - North Springs

12.00 - Union Grove

14.20 - Winder-Barrow

Class 4A

5.67 - East Forsyth

6.33 - North Oconee

7.00 - Cedartown

9.50 - McDonough

10.25 - Howard

10.80 - Holy Innocents’

11.75 - Heritage (Ringgold)

12.80 - Stockbridge

13.00 - Westside (Macon)

13.20 - Pace Academy

Class 3A

6.25 - Savannah Christian

8.25 - Lumpkin County

8.75 - Richmond Academy

10.40 - Stephens County

11.00 - Monroe

12.00 - Carver (Columbus)

12.00 - Oconee County

12.20 - Harlem

12.25 - Long County

14.00 - Coahulla Creek

14.00 - Johnson (Savannah)

Class 2A

5.50 - Toombs County

7.50 - Vidalia

10.00 - Banks County

10.00 - Therrell

10.25 - Brantley County

10.33 - Appling County

10.33 - Laney

10.75 - Pierce County

11.00 - North Cobb Christian

11.00 - McNair

Class A Division I

3.00 - Screven County

3.80 - Swainsboro

5.00 - Bleckley County

11.00 - Whitefield Academy

13.00 - Prince Avenue Christian

13.50 - Dublin

13.50 - Dade County

13.75 - Irwin County

14.25 - Trion

14.75 - Rabun County

Class A Division II

8.67 - Johnson County

9.40 - Jenkins County

10.20 - Early County

10.25 - Washington-Wilkes

12.50 - Mount Zion (Carroll)

13.00 - McIntosh County Academy

13.50 - Chattahoochee County

14.25 - Schley County

17.00 - Aquinas

17.40 - Lanier County

GIAA

0.00 - Heritage (Newnan)

6.75 - John Milledge Academy

10.00 - Terrell Academy

11.80 - Bethlehem Christian

12.25 - Central Fellowship Christ.

15.00 - St. Anne-Pacelli

15.25 - Thomas Jefferson

15.25 - Memorial Day

16.00 - Stratford Academy

16.40 - SW Georgia Academy

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Highest-scoring teams in each classification through Week 5

Here are the top 10 teams in points scored per game, by classification:

Class 7A

53.25 - Osborne

45.25 - Mill Creek

44.80 - North Paulding

44.00 - Carrollton

40.00 - Lambert

39.75 - Buford

39.50 - Parkview

39.40 - Valdosta

38.75 - Colquitt County

38.75 - Grayson

Class 6A

56.00 - Houston County

55.25 - Hughes

40.75 - Douglas County

39.50 - Thomas County Central

38.75 - Alpharetta

37.00 - Gainesville

36.40 - Lee County

34.75 - Dunwoody

34.40 - River Ridge

32.50 - Woodward Academy

Class 5A

43.75 - Coffee

41.25 - Chamblee

38.75 - Kell

38.40 - Cartersville

37.20 - Hiram

36.75 - Dalton

36.20 - Northside (Columbus)

33.00 - Jefferson

32.80 - Loganville

31.00 - Mays

Class 4A

46.25 - Westside (Macon)

42.75 - LaGrange

42.50 - Perry

38.40 - Central (Carrollton)

37.40 - New Hampstead

37.00 - Troup

35.80 - Northwest Whitfield

35.67 - East Forsyth

34.50 - Heritage (Ringgold)

34.50 - Whitewater

Class 3A

54.25 - Savannah Christian

48.50 - Hebron Christian

41.67 - Calvary Day

41.00 - Lumpkin County

39.50 - Adairsville

38.20 - Morgan County

37.50 - Coahulla Creek

37.00 - Sandy Creek

36.00 - Long County

34.25 - Richmond Academy

Class 2A

48.00 - ACE Charter

44.75 - Pierce County

39.00 - South Atlanta

38.33 - Thomson

38.25 - Vidalia

37.75 - North Murray

34.50 - Banks County

34.25 - Cook

34.00 - Fannin County

33.25 - Fitzgerald

Class A Division I

44.25 - Rabun County

43.50 - Trion

37.50 - Darlington

37.40 - Swainsboro

36.80 - Brooks County

36.75 - Whitefield Academy

36.50 - Prince Avenue Christian

36.00 - Bryan County

34.50 - Elbert County

34.25 - Irwin County

Class A Division II

36.67 - Johnson County

36.50 - Manchester

36.25 - Mount Zion (Carroll)

35.00 - Chattahoochee County

33.00 - Bowdon

32.75 - Telfair County

32.75 - Twiggs County

32.40 - Pataula Charter

32.20 - Clinch County

31.80 - Early County

GIAA

56.75 - Heritage (Newnan)

50.25 - John Milledge Academy

41.00 - Westfield School

38.00 - Fullington Academy

37.25 - Central Fellowship Christ.

36.25 - Thomas Jefferson

36.20 - Tattnall Square

36.00 - Stratford Academy

35.40 - Trinity Christian (Dublin)

35.25 - Valwood

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First-year coaches whose teams are unbeaten

Thirteen first-year coaches have their teams undefeated after five weeks.

Brunswick: Garrett Grady

Central Gwinnett: Larry Harold

Colquitt Co.: Sean Calhoun

Dutchtown: Niketa Battle

Gainesville: Josh Niblett

Hebron Christian: Jonathan Gess

Houston Co.: Jeremy Edwards

Kell: Bobby May

Lambert: Marc Beach

Lumpkin Co.: Heath Webb

Rabun Co.: Michael Davis

Thomas Co. Central: Justin Rogers

Worth Co.: Jeff Hammond

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24 top-10 teams that were unranked in preseason

These 24 teams were unranked in preseason.

Class 7A

5. Carrollton

7. Parkview

8. Valdosta

10. Kennesaw Mountain

Class 6A

5. Gainesville

7. Thomas County Central

8. Houston County

Class 5A

4. Dutchtown

5. Kell

6. Loganville

Class 4A

6. Burke County

10. Wayne County

Class 3A

9. Stephens County

10. Mary Persons

Class 2A

4. Cook

5. Thomson

8. Columbia

9. Northeast

Class A Division I

10. Elbert County

Class A Division II

1. Early County

5. Washington-Wilkes

8. Dooly County

9. Aquinas

10. McIntosh County Academy

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