Improvement Tracker: Classification leaders unchanged after Week 12
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 also 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 Feb. 6 in Macon.
Class 7A
+18.19 - Peachtree Ridge (Matt Helmerich)
+16.24 - Osborne (Luqman Salam)
+14.35 - Newton (Josh Skelton)
+12.26 - Wheeler (Bryan Love)
+10.92 - Walton (Daniel Brunner)
Class 6A
+23.74 - Douglas County (Johnny White)
+16.25 - Thomas County Central (Justin Rogers)
+13.98 - East Paulding (Chris Hirschfield)
+12.70 - North Atlanta (Jamie Aull)
+12.50 - Dunwoody (Michael Nash)
Class 5A
+20.89 - Harris County (Tommy Watson)
+19.37 - Hiram (Pete Fominaya)
+13.94 - Coffee (Mike Coe)
+13.27 - Chapel Hill (Brad Stephens)
+12.26 - Arabia Mountain (Julian Washington)
Class 4A
+23.08 - Spalding (Carl Kearney)
+10.14 - East Forsyth (Brian Allison)
+7.06 - Central-Carrollton (Umbrah Brown)
+6.10 - Stockbridge (Thomas Clark)
+5.44 - Westside-Macon (Sheddrick Risper)
Class 3A
+16.57 - Lumpkin County (Heath Webb)
+15.24 - Mary Persons (Brian Nelson)
+12.54 - Morgan County (Clint Jenkins)
+11.26 - Douglass (Stanley Pritchett)
+8.38 - Upson-Lee (Justin Elder)
Class 2A
+20.91 - Providence Christian (John Russ)
+17.69 - Therrell (B.J. Jamison)
+10.80 - Toombs County (Buddy Martin)
+8.50 - ACE Charter (Keith Hatcher)
+7.39 - Southwest (Joe Dupree)
Class A Division I
+15.70 - Bryan County (Cherard Freeman)
+10.33 - Commerce (Mark Hollars)
+8.05 - Trion (Sean Patrick)
+5.37 - Mount Vernon (Wayne Dabbs)
+3.39 - Elbert County (Shannon Jarvis)
Class A Division II
+21.65 - Portal (Jason McEachin)
+19.21 - Greene County (Terrance Banks)
+9.64 - Hawkinsville (Tim Suttles)
+8.14 - Macon County (Dexter Copeland)
+5.89 - Schley County (Darren Alford)
GIAA
+32.39 - Flint River Academy (Kirk Hoffman)
+13.68 - Bulloch Academy (Aaron Phillips)
+9.40 - Bethlehem Christian (Bruce Lane)
+7.98 - Valwood (Brad Wells)
+2.87 - Edmund Burke Academy (Andy Woodard)
