Improvement Tracker: Eastside takes slim lead in Class 4A after Week 11
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
+14.80 - Lowndes (Adam Carter)
+6.87 - Collins Hill (Drew Swick)
+6.16 - North Gwinnett (Eric Godfree)
+5.94 - Buford (Bryant Appling)
+3.12 - Richmond Hill (Matt LeZotte)
Class 5A
+29.85 - Seckinger (Tony Lotti)
+17.71 - Lee County (Dean Fabrizio)
+17.65 - Lakeside-Evans (Steve Hibbitts)
+10.84 - Woodstock (Dan Devine)
+10.51 - Decatur (William Felton)
Class 4A
+14.32 - Eastside (Jay Cawthon)
+13.86 - East Forsyth (Dustin Canon)
+9.45 - Blessed Trinity (Ed Dudley)
+8.00 - North Oconee (Tyler Aurandt)
+7.80 - Southwest DeKalb (Marion Bell)
Class 3A
+15.90 - Cherokee Bluff (Tommy Jones)
+11.98 - Westover (Corey Joyner)
+10.79 - Douglass (Stanley Pritchett)
+9.69 - Peach County (Marquis Westbrook)
+4.62 - Westside-Augusta (Lee Hutto)
Class 2A
+5.32 - Hapeville Charter (Winston Gordon)
+4.77 - Carver-Atlanta (Darren Myles)
+4.98 - Morgan County (Clint Jenkins)
+3.35 - Sumter County (Will Rogers)
+2.04 – Carver-Columbus (Pierre Coffey)
Class A Division I
+10.68 - Fannin County (Chad Cheatham)
+10.61 - Heard County (Shane Lasseter)
+9.04 - Toombs County (Buddy Martin)
+7.17 - Chattooga (Roone Gable)
+5.22 - Worth County (Jeff Hammond)
Class A Division II
+11.14 - Warren County (Steven Simpson)
+6.92 - Lincoln County (Lee Chomskis)
+5.95 - Mitchell County (Dondrial Pinkins)
+4.57 - Miller County (Tom Causey)
+4.40 - Manchester (Demonta Prather)
Class 3A-A private
+17.03 - Landmark Christian (Tommy Lewis)
+15.19 - Hebron Christian (Jonathan Gess)
+9.71 - Savannah Christian (Baker Woodward)
+1.78 - Christian Heritage (Frank Barden)
+1.03 - Mount Paran Christian (Connie Arnold)
GIAA
+14.67 - Rock Springs Christian (Clint Ashmore)
+14.29 - Lakeview Academy (Lee Coleman)
+11.05 - Deerfield-Windsor (Jake McCrae)
+10.31 - Tiftarea Academy (Erik Soliday)
+10.28 - Westfield (Chad Campbell)
