Improvement Tracker: Carrollton overtakes Lambert for 7A lead after quarterfinals
GHSF Daily each week will rank the top five teams and their head coaches in each classification based on their improvement in the computer Maxwell Ratings from previous seasons, but with some exclusions. Only teams with winning records will be listed. In the end, each team and coach must also make the playoffs and improve playoff seeding or state playoff finish from the previous year to qualify. The objective is to recognize not only improvement but the challenge of making a struggling program relevant on the state level or taking a good program to the next level. After the season, GHSF Daily will present an award, sponsored by Hudl, to the nine coaches who lead their classifications. The recognition will take place at the GACA Falcons Luncheon on Jan. 31 in Macon.
Class 7A
+14.70 - Carrollton (Joey King)
+14.03 - Lambert (Marc Beach)
+10.38 - Mill Creek (Josh Lovelady)
+8.68 - Colquitt County (Sean Calhoun)
+5.97 - Parkview (Eric Godfree)
Class 6A
+27.95 - Thomas County Central (Justin Rogers)
+18.56 - Gainesville (Josh Niblett)
+16.04 - Hughes (Daniel Williams)
+12.57 - Rome (John Reid)
+12.31 - Paulding County (Umbrah Brown)
Class 5A
+12.97 - Loganville (Brad Smith)
+12.35 - Northside-Columbus (Andrew Oropeza)
+8.44 - Dutchtown (Niketa Battle)
+6.16 - Mays (Tony Slaton)
+5.45 - Chamblee (Bob Swank)
Class 4A
+24.04 - Wayne County (Jaybo Shaw)
+15.77 - Stockbridge (Thomas Clark)
+14.28 - North Oconee (Tyler Aurandt)
+13.82 - Troup (Tanner Glisson)
+12.64 - Walnut Grove (Robert Andrews)
Class 3A
+33.96 - Lumpkin County (Heath Webb)
+27.18 - Hebron Christian (Jonathan Gess)
+16.07 - Savannah Christian (Baker Woodward)
+12.32 - Harlem (Mark Boiter)
+11.68 - Sandy Creek (Brett Garvin)
Class 2A
+16.97 - Spencer (Joe Kegler)
+10.62 - Union County (Michael Perry)
+9.87 - Model (Jeff Hunnicutt)
+7.42 - Berrien (Tim Alligood)
+7.31 - North Cobb Christian (Matt Jones)
Class A Division I
+36.99 - St. Francis (Frank Barden)
+21.22 - Swainsboro (Scott Roberts)
+17.47 - Mount Pisgah Christian (Ryan Livezey)
+16.97 - Elbert County (Shannon Jarvis)
+15.31 - Bryan County (Cherard Freeman)
Class A Division II
+18.07 - Wilkinson County (Keldrick Burke)
+15.12 - Greene County (Terrance Banks)
+12.42 - Bowdon (Richard Fendley Jr.)
+11.65 - Johnson County (Don Norton)
+7.71 - Jenkins County (Charley Waters)
GIAA
+18.09 - Robert Toombs Academy (Jacob Lord)
+13.38 - Fullington Academy (Stacy Harden)
+11.58 - Deerfield-Windsor (Jake McCrae)
+6.44 - Valwood (Justin Henderson)
+6.22 - Bethlehem Christian (Bruce Lane)
