Improvement Tracker: Lambert moves to top of 7A after first round
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
+15.96 - Lambert (Marc Beach)
+11.72 - Carrollton (Joey King)
+11.07 - Colquitt County (Sean Calhoun)
+8.31 - Camden County (Jeff Herron)
+7.23 - Mill Creek (Josh Lovelady)
Class 6A
+36.08 - Thomas County Central (Justin Rogers)
+16.01 - Houston County (Jeremy Edwards)
+14.86 - Gainesville (Josh Niblett)
+12.60 - Paulding County (Umbrah Brown)
+11.27 - Hughes (Daniel Williams)
Class 5A
+15.15 - Northside-Columbus (Andrew Oropeza)
+12.98 - Loganville (Brad Smith)
+9.58 - Dutchtown (Niketa Battle)
+8.82 - Dalton (Kit Carpenter)
+6.85 - Mays (Tony Slaton)
Class 4A
+22.47 - Wayne County (Jaybo Shaw)
+16.07 - Stockbridge (Thomas Clark)
+14.40 - Walnut Grove (Robert Andrews)
+14.09 - Troup (Tanner Glisson)
+14.07 - Cedartown (Jamie Abrams)
Class 3A
+34.63 - Lumpkin County (Heath Webb)
+25.64 - Hebron Christian (Jonathan Gess)
+16.22 - Harlem (Mark Boiter)
+15.52 - Savannah Christian (Baker Woodward)
+11.86 - Liberty County (Tony Glazer)
Class 2A
+19.45 - Spencer (Joe Kegler)
+14.52 - South Atlanta (Michael Woolridge)
+11.50 - Berrien (Tim Alligood)
+11.38 - Union County (Michael Perry)
+11.23 - Model (Jeff Hunnicutt)
Class A Division I
+33.78 - St. Francis (Frank Barden)
+19.06 - Elbert County (Shannon Jarvis)
+17.71 - Swainsboro (Scott Roberts)
+17.03 - Darlington (Tommy Atha)
+16.81 - Bryan County (Cherard Freeman)
Class A Division II
+20.13 - Wilkinson County (Keldrick Burke)
+16.16 - Greene County (Terrance Banks)
+11.72 - Bowdon (Richard Fendley Jr.)
+9.90 - Johnson County (Don Norton)
+9.58 - Telfair County (Matt Burleson)
GIAA
+19.06 - Robert Toombs Academy (Jacob Lord)
+14.20 - Fullington Academy (Stacy Harden)
+10.45 - Central Fellowship Christian (Jake Walls)
+8.87 - Bethlehem Christian (Bruce Lane)
+5.72 - Deerfield-Windsor (Jake McCrae)
