Improvement Tracker: East Forsyth leads Class 4A after first region win
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
+21.88 - Osborne (Luqman Salam)
+21.64 - Berkmar (Cole Meyer)
+14.56 - Lambert (Marc Beach)
+14.16 - Meadowcreek (Todd Wofford)
+13.66 - Central Gwinnett (Larry Harold)
Class 6A
+29.57 - Thomas County Central (Justin Rogers)
+21.22 - Houston County (Jeremy Edwards)
+20.95 - North Atlanta (Jamie Aull)
+17.64 - Morrow (Jerome Weaks)
+16.87 - Gainesville (Josh Niblett)
Class 5A
+20.95 - Loganville (Brad Smith)
+15.00 - Dutchtown (Niketa Battle)
+12.91 - Northside-Columbus (Andrew Oropeza)
+11.74 - Tucker (Wayne Jones)
+11.72 - Kell (Bobby May)
Class 4A
+30.95 - East Forsyth (Brian Allison)
+23.43 - Pace Academy (Nick Bach)
+22.68 - Hampton (Chad Ashley)
+18.00 - Wayne County (Jaybo Shaw)
+14.15 - Troup (Tanner Glisson)
Class 3A
+38.37 - Lumpkin County (Heath Webb)
+18.01 - Gilmer (Paul Standard)
+16.77 - Hebron Christian (Jonathan Gess)
+13.60 - Cedar Grove (John Adams)
+12.56 - Stephens County (Wesley Tankersley)
Class 2A
+20.65 - Cook (Byron Slack)
+19.11 - Columbia (Greg Barnett)
+14.97 - Brantley County (Geoff Cannon)
+13.17 - Therrell (Broderick Jamison)
+13.00 - North Cobb Christian (Matt Jones)
Class A Division I
+28.15 - Bryan County (Cherard Freeman)
+21.43 - Mount Pisgah Christian (Ryan Livezey)
+17.65 - Elbert County (Shannon Jarvis)
+16.21 - St. Francis (Frank Barden)
+13.30 - Swainsboro (Scott Roberts)
Class A Division II
+21.92 - Greene County (Terrance Banks)
+19.48 - Portal (Jason McEachin)
+14.93 - Aquinas (James Leonard)
+12.28 - Jenkins County (Charley Waters)
+10.33 - Johnson County (Don Norton)
GIAA
+24.03 - Fullington Academy (Stacy Harden)
+16.10 - Bethlehem Christian (Bruce Lane)
+15.12 - Valwood School (Justin Henderson)
+14.82 - Heritage-Newnan (Jake Copeland)
+13.04 - Deerfield-Windsor (Jake McCrae)
