Improvement Tracker: Portal leading Class A Division II after Week 11
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
+20.20 - Peachtree Ridge (Matt Helmerich)
+15.68 - Osborne (Luqman Salam)
+11.72 - Newton (Josh Skelton)
+11.01 - Wheeler (Bryan Love)
+9.33 - Walton (Daniel Brunner)
Class 6A
+24.23 - Douglas County (Johnny White)
+16.98 - Thomas County Central (Justin Rogers)
+12.65 - East Paulding (Chris Hirschfield)
+12.45 - Dunwoody (Michael Nash)
+10.54 - North Atlanta (Jamie Aull)
Class 5A
+23.06 - Harris County (Tommy Watson)
+18.23 - Hiram (Pete Fominaya)
+9.47 - Arabia Mountain (Julian Washington)
+8.79 - Coffee (Mike Coe)
+8.46 - Chapel Hill (Brad Stephens)
Class 4A
+21.96 - Spalding (Carl Kearney)
+11.24 - Luella (Craig Coleman)
+8.37 - North Hall (Sean Pender)
+8.32 - Stockbridge (Thomas Clark)
+7.67 – Central-Carrollton (Umbrah Brown)
Class 3A
+17.12 - Lumpkin County (Heath Webb)
+14.16 - Mary Persons (Brian Nelson)
+9.87 - Douglass (Stanley Pritchett)
+8.41 - Morgan County (Clint Jenkins)
+7.08 - Upson-Lee (Justin Elder)
Class 2A
+19.44 - Providence Christian (John Russ)
+17.88 - Therrell (B.J. Jamison)
+11.51 - Toombs County (Buddy Martin)
+11.46 - Spencer (Joseph Kegler)
+8.52 - Sumter County (Will Rogers)
Class A Division I
+15.07 - Bryan County (Cherard Freeman)
+8.64 - Commerce (Mark Hollars)
+2.35 - Trion (Sean Patrick)
+-2.92 - Mount Vernon (Wayne Dabbs)
+-4.44 - Jasper County (Ashley Henderson)
Class A Division II
+19.21 - Portal (Jason McEachin)
+17.98 - Greene County (Terrance Banks)
+9.21 - Hawkinsville (Tim Suttles)
+8.68 - Macon County (Dexter Copeland)
+8.13 - Jenkins County (Charley Waters)
GIAA
+30.44 - Flint River Academy (Kirk Hoffman)
+12.90 - Bulloch Academy (Aaron Phillips)
+11.37 - Edmund Burke Academy (Andy Woodard)
+7.58 - Valwood (Brad Wells)
+1.00 - Bethlehem Christian (Bruce Lane)
