Improvement Tracker: Providence Christian moves to top of the list after Week 3
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
+19.50 - Peachtree Ridge (Matt Helmerich)
+16.44 - Campbell (Jeff Phillips)
+13.54 - Newton (Josh Skelton)
+12.88 - Westlake (Rico Zackery)
+7.10 - Wheeler (Bryan Love)
Class 6A
+15.87 - Jonesboro (Timothy Floyd)
+14.68 - Thomas County Central (Justin Rogers)
+14.12 - Blessed Trinity (Ed Dudley)
+10.51 - Sprayberry (Brett Vavra)
+9.26 - Mundy's Mill (Earthwind Moreland)
Class 5A
+15.56 - Hiram (Pete Fominaya)
+9.76 - McIntosh (Derek Smith)
+7.94 - Flowery Branch (Jason Tester)
+7.29 - Greater Atlanta Christian (Tim Hardy)
+6.67 - Calhoun (Clay Stephenson)
Class 4A
+15.38 - North Clayton (Cap Burnett)
+14.47 - East Forsyth (Brian Allison)
+14.42 - Baldwin (Jesse Hicks)
+13.62 - Spalding (Carl Kearney)
+10.08 - North Hall (Sean Pender)
Class 3A
+20.70 - Stephens County (Wesley Tankersley)
+12.45 - Upson-Lee (Justin Elder)
+7.86 - Douglass (Stanley Pritchett)
+7.52 - Lumpkin County (Heath Webb)
+7.27 - Mary Persons (Brian Nelson)
Class 2A
+23.97 - Providence Christian (John Russ)
+16.64 - McNair (Mario Drayton)
+4.42 - ACE Charter (Keith Hatcher)
+1.68 - East Jackson (Cameron Pettus)
+0.35 - Toombs County (Buddy Martin)
Class A Division I
+21.69 - Bryan County (Cherard Freeman)
+5.03 - Mount Vernon (Wayne Dabbs)
+2.15 - Temple (Cory Nix)
+0.87 - Jasper County (Ashley Henderson)
+0.83 - Swainsboro (Scott Roberts)
Class A Division II
+19.83 - Greene County (Terrance Banks)
+16.06 - Portal (Jacon McEachin)
+10.67 - Jenkins County (Charley Waters)
+9.60 - Marion County (Billy Law)
+6.76 - Macon County (Dexter Copeland)
GIAA
+8.33 - Strong Rock Christian (Myron Jackson)
+6.18 - Flint River Academy (Kirk Hoffman)
+6.03 - Southland Academy (Rod Murray)
+4.84 - St. Andrew's (Kevin Prisant)
+2.86 - Bulloch Academy (Aaron Phillips)
