Improvement Tracker: Northside-Columbus slides back to top of 4A after semifinals
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
+17.09 - Carrollton (Joey King)
+12.95 - Lambert (Marc Beach)
+12.29 - Mill Creek (Josh Lovelady)
+5.53 - Parkview (Eric Godfree)
+5.40 - Colquitt County (Sean Calhoun)
Class 6A
+27.31 - Thomas County Central (Justin Rogers)
+22.15 - Gainesville (Josh Niblett)
+19.30 - Hughes (Daniel Williams)
+11.77 - Paulding County (Umbrah Brown)
+11.45 - Rome (John Reid)
Class 5A
+12.47 - Northside-Columbus (Andrew Oropeza)
+12.24 - Loganville (Brad Smith)
+8.14 - Dutchtown (Niketa Battle)
+6.36 - Dalton (Kit Carpenter)
+5.76 - Mays (Tony Slaton)
Class 4A
+23.31 - Wayne County (Jaybo Shaw)
+15.32 - Stockbridge (Thomas Clark)
+13.36 - Troup (Tanner Glisson)
+12.58 - Cedartown (Jamie Abrams)
+12.12 - Walnut Grove (Robert Andrews)
Class 3A
+33.45 - Lumpkin County (Heath Webb)
+26.91 - Hebron Christian (Jonathan Gess)
+16.10 - Savannah Christian (Baker Woodward)
+12.85 - Sandy Creek (Brett Garvin)
+11.95 - Harlem (Mark Boiter)
Class 2A
+16.57 - Spencer (Joe Kegler)
+10.12 - Union County (Michael Perry)
+9.34 - Model (Jeff Hunnicutt)
+7.00 - Berrien (Tim Alligood)
+6.87 - North Cobb Christian (Matt Jones)
Class A Division I
+37.29 - St. Francis (Frank Barden)
+23.96 - Swainsboro (Scott Roberts)
+17.13 - Mount Pisgah Christian (Ryan Livezey)
+16.61 - Elbert County (Shannon Jarvis)
+14.90 - Social Circle (Rob Patton)
Class A Division II
+17.53 - Wilkinson County (Keldrick Burke)
+14.69 - Greene County (Terrance Banks)
+12.18 - Bowdon (Richard Fendley Jr.)
+7.75 - Schley County (Darren Alford)
+7.00 - Johnson County (Don Norton)
GIAA
+16.31 - Robert Toombs Academy (Jacob Lord)
+12.71 - Fullington Academy (Stacy Harden)
+10.84 - Deerfield-Windsor (Jake McCrae)
+5.96 - Valwood (Justin Henderson)
+5.91 - Bethlehem Christian (Bruce Lane)
