Improvement Tracker: Mount Zion-Jonesboro regains 3A lead after Week 8
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
+12.95 - Lowndes (Adam Carter)
+10.71 - North Gwinnett (Eric Godfree)
+8.31 - Rockdale County (Kenderrick Bonner)
+8.29 - Buford (Bryant Appling)
+6.31 - Valdosta (Shelton Felton)
Class 5A
+31.94 - Seckinger (Tony Lotti)
+20.10 - Woodstock (Dan Devine)
+17.42 - Lakeside-Evans (Steve Hibbitts)
+14.99 - Lakeside-Atlanta (Morris Starr)
+13.93 - Decatur (William Felton)
Class 4A
+15.96 - Cambridge (Tyler Jones)
+14.49 - East Forsyth (Dustin Canon)
+11.09 - Eastside (Jay Cawthon)
+10.29 - Blessed Trinity (Ed Dudley)
+7.37 - Lithonia (Kevin Barnes)
Class 3A
+23.44 - Mount Zion-Jonesboro (Willie Binyard)
+15.13 - West Hall (Krofton Montgomery)
+13.85 - Cherokee Bluff (Tommy Jones)
+13.63 - Westover (Corey Joyner)
+10.15 - Douglass (Stanley Pritchett)
Class 2A
+6.10 - Pike County (Stephen Holmes)
+3.78 - Sumter County (Will Rogers)
+1.75 - Morgan County (Clint Jenkins)
+1.32 - Pierce County (Ryan Herring)
+1.00 - Ringgold (Austin Crisp)
Class A Division I
+13.88 - Fannin County (Chad Cheatham)
+12.65 - Chattooga (Roone Gable)
+9.96 - Heard County (Shane Lasseter)
+8.79 - Toombs County (Buddy Martin)
+7.73 - Dodge County (Phillip Brown)
Class A Division II
+14.61 - Warren County (Steven Simpson)
+12.01 - Mitchell County (Dondrial Pinkins)
+8.50 - Miller County (Tom Causey)
+8.13 - Manchester (Demonta Prather)
+6.89 - Taylor County (Brandon Byram)
Class 3A-A private
+26.07 - Landmark Christian (Tommy Lewis)
+14.33 - Hebron Christian (Jonathan Gess)
+8.38 - Savannah Christian (Baker Woodward)
+7.45 - Lovett (Mike Muschamp)
+2.09 - Mount Paran Christian (Connie Arnold)
GIAA
+27.93 - Rock Springs Christian (Clint Ashmore)
+21.82 - Lakeview Academy (Lee Coleman)
+18.69 - Trinity Christian (Bruce Lane)
+9.92 - Tiftarea Academy (Erik Soliday)
+9.33 - SW Georgia Academy (Kerry Morris)
