Improvement Tracker: Douglas County leading 6A after Week 6
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
+28.38 - Newton (Josh Skelton)
+15.12 - Peachtree Ridge (Matt Helmerich)
+11.78 - Walton (Daniel Brunner)
+9.50 - Osborne (Luqman Salam)
+7.93 - Westlake (Rico Zackery)
Class 6A
+22.60 - Douglas County (Johnny White)
+18.01 - Thomas County Central (Justin Rogers)
+12.81 - Jonesboro (Timothy Floyd)
+11.24 - North Atlanta (Jamie Aull)
+10.05 - Lanier (Tyler Maloof)
Class 5A
+15.63 - Hiram (Pete Fominaya)
+14.38 - Ola (Tom Causey)
+12.28 - Northgate (Mike McDonald)
+9.38 - Arabia Mountain (Julian Washington)
+8.81 - McIntosh (Derek Smith)
Class 4A
+17.31 - Spalding (Carl Kearney)
+15.09 - North Hall (Sean Pender)
+14.38 - North Clayton (Cap Burnett)
+11.28 - Cairo (David Coleman)
+11.26 - Central-Carrollton (Umbrah Brown)
Class 3A
+13.08 - Lumpkin County (Heath Webb)
+10.14 - Morgan County (Clint Jenkins)
+9.78 - Calvary Day (Mark Stroud)
+9.41 - Mary Persons (Brian Nelson)
+8.82 - Douglass (Stanley Pritchett)
Class 2A
+16.76 - Providence Christian (John Russ)
+14.40 - Therrell (B.J. Jamison)
+6.29 - East Jackson (Cameron Pettus)
+6.12 - ACE Charter (Keith Hatcher)
+5.73 - Westside-Augusta (Lee Hutto)
Class A Division I
+12.06 - Bryan County (Cherard Freeman)
+3.94 - Commerce (Mark Hollars)
+2.78 - Mount Vernon (Wayne Dabbs)
+1.46 - Trion (Sean Patrick)
+1.12 - Jasper County (Ashley Henderson)
Class A Division II
+24.09 - Greene County (Terrance Banks)
+8.21 - Portal (Jacon McEachin)
+7.09 - Jenkins County (Charley Waters)
+6.32 - Macon County (Dexter Copeland)
+4.59 - Hawkinsville (Tim Suttles)
GIAA
+34.51 - Flint River Academy (Kirk Hoffman)
+11.54 - First Presbyterian (Brett Collier)
+6.74 - Southwest Georgia Academy (Kenny Morris)
+5.73 - Memorial Day (Tyler Helmly)
+5.32 - Edmund Burke Academy (Andy Woodard)
