Improvement Tracker: Mary Persons vaults to top of 3A after Week 7
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
+22.64 - Newton (Josh Skelton)
+12.70 - Peachtree Ridge (Matt Helmerich)
+5.36 - Walton (Daniel Brunner)
+5.30 - Osborne (Luqman Salam)
+5.21 - Wheeler (Bryan Love)
Class 6A
+26.11 - Douglas County (Johnny White)
+20.88 - Thomas County Central (Justin Rogers)
+10.70 - North Atlanta (Jamie Aull)
+10.13 - Jonesboro (Timothy Floyd)
+8.29 - Lanier (Tyler Maloof)
Class 5A
+18.73 - Hiram (Pete Fominaya)
+13.35 - Harris County (Tommy Watson)
+11.03 - Greater Atlanta Christian (Tim Hardy)
+9.14 - Northgate (Mike McDonald)
+9.01 - Ola (Tom Causey)
Class 4A
+21.36 - Spalding (Carl Kearney)
+15.62 - North Clayton (Cap Burnett)
+14.49 - North Hall (Sean Pender)
+12.29 - Cairo (David Coleman)
+10.47 – Central-Carrollton (Umbrah Brown)
Class 3A
+16.75 - Mary Persons (Brian Nelson)
+12.85 - Lumpkin County (Heath Webb)
+10.01 - White County (Chad Bennett)
+8.47 - Stephens County (Wesley Tankersley)
+7.29 - Calvary Day (Mark Stroud)
Class 2A
+17.70 - Providence Christian (John Russ)
+13.18 - Therrell (B.J. Jamison)
+13.16 - East Jackson (Cameron Pettus)
+7.77 - ACE Charter (Keith Hatcher)
+6.32 - Toombs County (Buddy Martin)
Class A Division I
+10.64 - Bryan County (Cherard Freeman)
+6.14 - Bacon County (Mark Wilson)
+2.64 - Commerce (Mark Hollars)
+1.59 - Mount Vernon (Wayne Dabbs)
+1.42 - Jasper County (Ashley Henderson)
Class A Division II
+23.49 - Greene County (Terrance Banks)
+7.19 - Randolph-Clay (Charles Pruitt)
+3.25 - Macon County (Dexter Copeland)
+3.05 - Jenkins County (Charley Waters)
+2.46 - Telfair County (Matt Burleson)
GIAA
+32.43 - Flint River Academy (Kirk Hoffman)
+4.50 - Robert Toombs Academy (Matt Meeks)
+4.41 - First Presbyterian (Brett Collier)
+3.76 - Valwood (Brad Wells)
+3.44 - Edmund Burke Academy (Andy Woodard)
