Improvement Tracker: East Forsyth reclaims lead in Class 4A after Week 9
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, finish top four in its region 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 Siemens, to the nine coaches who lead their classifications. The recognition will take place in February at the GACA Falcons Luncheon in Macon.
Class 6A
+9.62 - Lowndes (Adam Carter)
+8.25 - Valdosta (Shelton Felton)
+7.46 - North Gwinnett (Eric Godfree)
+6.14 - Collins Hill (Drew Swick)
+5.71 - Buford (Bryant Appling)
Class 5A
+31.03 - Seckinger (Tony Lotti)
+17.89 - Lakeside-Evans (Steve Hibbitts)
+16.89 - Lee County (Dean Fabrizio)
+13.30 - Woodstock (Dan Devine)
+12.34 - Lakeside-Atlanta (Morris Starr)
Class 4A
+14.87 - East Forsyth (Dustin Canon)
+12.84 - Cambridge (Tyler Jones)
+10.18 - Eastside (Jay Cawthon)
+8.08 - Blessed Trinity (Ed Dudley)
+7.45 - Southwest DeKalb (Marion Bell)
Class 3A
+19.79 - Mount Zion-Jonesboro (Willie Binyard)
+14.30 - Cherokee Bluff (Tommy Jones)
+12.18 - Westside-Augusta (Lee Hutto)
+10.47 - Douglass (Stanley Pritchett)
+9.91 - Westover (Corey Joyner)
Class 2A
+7.43 - Pike County (Stephen Holmes)
+5.40 - Sumter County (Will Rogers)
+4.45 - Morgan County (Clint Jenkins)
+3.63 – Carver-Atlanta (Darren Myles)
+2.79 - Ringgold (Austin Crisp)
Class A Division I
+10.26 - Fannin County (Chad Cheatham)
+9.38 - Heard County (Shane Lasseter)
+6.34 - Dodge County (Phillip Brown)
+5.47 - Chattooga (Roone Gable)
+5.13 - Toombs County (Buddy Martin)
Class A Division II
+14.73 - Warren County (Steven Simpson)
+11.38 - Lake Oconee Academy (Patrick Stewart)
+10.48 - Mitchell County (Dondrial Pinkins)
+4.39 - Manchester (Demonta Prather)
+4.36 - Miller County (Tom Causey)
Class 3A-A private
+22.55 - Landmark Christian (Tommy Lewis)
+12.89 - King's Ridge Christian (Zach Slaney)
+11.85 - Hebron Christian (Jonathan Gess)
+7.94 - Savannah Christian (Baker Woodward)
+4.19 - Lovett (Mike Muschamp)
GIAA
+22.94 - Rock Springs Christian (Clint Ashmore)
+19.19 - Lakeview Academy (Lee Coleman)
+9.83 - Tiftarea Academy (Erik Soliday)
+9.09 - Trinity Christian (Bruce Lane)
+8.86 - Southwest Georgia (Kerry Morris)
