Improvement Tracker: Newton surges into 7A lead after Week 5
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
+27.27 - Newton (Josh Skelton)
+16.11 - Peachtree Ridge (Matt Helmerich)
+10.31 - East Coweta (John Small)
+9.93 - Osborne (Luqman Salam)
+6.80 - Walton (Daniel Brunner)
Class 6A
+13.46 - Jonesboro (Timothy Floyd)
+12.07 - Douglas County (Johnny White)
+11.30 - East Paulding (Chris Hirschfield)
+10.61 - Thomas County Central (Justin Rogers)
+9.76 - Lanier (Tyler Maloof)
Class 5A
+20.60 - Hiram (Pete Fominaya)
+11.78 - Arabia Mountain (Julian Washington)
+8.42 - Greater Atlanta Christian (Tim Hardy)
+8.19 - McIntosh (Derek Smith)
+8.17 - Ola (Tom Causey)
Class 4A
+19.70 - North Clayton (Cap Burnett)
+17.07 - North Hall (Sean Pender)
+14.19 - Spalding (Carl Kearney)
+9.15 - Central (Carrollton) (Umbrah Brown)
+8.36 - East Forsyth (Brian Allison)
Class 3A
+12.03 - Lumpkin County (Heath Webb)
+11.23 - Morgan County (Clint Jenkins)
+11.16 - Douglass (Stanley Pritchett)
+10.30 - Stephens County (Wesley Tankersley)
+10.14 - Cross Creek (Ezzard Horn)
Class 2A
+19.06 - Providence Christian (John Russ)
+12.07 - KIPP Atlanta Collegiate (James Briscoe)
+9.60 - ACE Charter (Keith Hatcher)
+6.43 - Toombs County (Buddy Martin)
+6.02 - Banks County (Jay Reid)
Class Division I
+14.93 - Bryan County (Cherard Freeman)
+5.53 - Mount Vernon (Wayne Dabbs)
+3.94 - Commerce (Mark Hollars)
+2.61 - Trion (Sean Patrick)
+0.71 - Jasper County (Ashley Henderson)
Class Division I
+25.48 - Greene County (Terrance Banks)
+10.16 - Jenkins County (Charley Waters)
+9.60 - Lanier County (Kurt Williams)
+9.41 - Hawkinsville (Tim Suttles)
+9.12 - Macon County (Dexter Copeland)
GIAA
+36.07 - Flint River Academy (Kirk Hoffman)
+16.31 - Memorial Day (Tyler Helmly)
+10.89 - Southwest Georgia Academy (Kenny Morris)
+10.36 - Bulloch Academy (Aaron Phillips)
+6.97 - First Presbyterian (Brett Collier)
