Improvement Tracker: Wheeler, Wayne County, Spencer, Greene County new leaders
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
+17.31 - Wheeler (Bryan Love)
+15.99 - Lambert (Marc Beach)
+13.11 - Meadowcreek (Todd Wofford)
+12.33 - Colquitt County (Sean Calhoun)
+9.37 - Carrollton (Joey King)
Class 6A
+36.39 - Thomas County Central (Justin Rogers)
+15.74 - Houston County (Jeremy Edwards)
+15.50 - Gainesville (Josh Niblett)
+13.09 - Morrow (Jerome Weaks)
+12.77 - Effingham County (John Ford)
Class 5A
+17.26 - Loganville (Brad Smith)
+15.88 - Northside-Columbus (Andrew Oropeza)
+12.89 - Jackson-Atlanta (Eric Williams)
+8.66 - Dutchtown (Niketa Battle)
+5.77 - Lithia Springs (Corey Jarvis)
Class 4A
+21.55 - Wayne County (Jaybo Shaw)
+16.31 - Troup (Tanner Glisson)
+16.11 - Stockbridge (Thomas Clark)
+14.05 - Hampton (Chad Ashley)
+13.56 - Heritage-Ringgold (E.K. Slaughter)
Class 3A
+33.04 - Lumpkin County (Heath Webb)
+25.57 - Hebron Christian (Jonathan Gess)
+18.62 - Long County (Mike Pfiester)
+14.67 - Harlem (Mark Boiter)
+14.36 - Savannah Christian (Baker Woodward)
Class 2A
+17.20 - Spencer (Joe Kegler)
+15.29 - South Atlanta (Michael Woolridge)
+13.52 - ACE Charter (Keith Hatcher)
+12.28 - Berrien (Tim Alligood)
+11.36 - Model (Jeff Hunnicutt)
Class A Division I
+33.14 - St. Francis (Frank Barden)
+18.86 - Elbert County (Shannon Jarvis)
+16.86 - Bryan County (Cherard Freeman)
+15.81 - Social Circle (Rob Patton)
+15.62 - Swainsboro (Scott Roberts)
Class A Division II
+16.52 - Greene County (Terrance Banks)
+16.51 - Wilkinson County (Keldrick Burke)
+12.11 - Johnson County (Don Norton)
+11.72 - Jenkins County (Charley Waters)
+10.25 - Bowdon (Richard Fendley Jr.)
GIAA
+18.07 - Robert Toombs Academy (Jacob Lord)
+12.71 - Fullington Academy (Stacy Harden)
+12.13 - St. Andrew's School (Kevin Prisant)
+8.88 - Central Fellowship (Jake Walls)
+4.95 - Bethlehem Christian (Bruce Lane)
