Houston County, Northside continue to lead GHSA Class 6A football poll
The Houston County Bears and Northside Eagles continue to lead the GHSA Class 6A top 10 in this week’s Georgia Sports Writers Association poll.
The Bears are No. 1 again, while the Eagles are No. 2. Houston County received 14 first-place votes while Northside received the other two. The Bears and Eagles open Region 6A play Friday night, playing at Lee County and at Valdosta, respectively.
There are four other Middle Georgia teams ranked this week. Mary Persons is eighth for the second straight week in Class 4A. Peach County moved up a spot to third in Class 3A. Dublin moved up a spot to sixth in Class 2A. Macon County dropped three spots to ninth in Class 1A.
Four other Middle Georgia teams received votes this week: Jones County (Class 5A), Central (3A) and Stratford and Tattnall Square (1A).
Georgia Football Prep Poll
The Top 10 teams in the Georgia Sports Writers Association High School Football Poll of the 2016 season with first-place votes in parentheses, total points and position last week at right:
Class 7A
Pts | Prv | |
1. Mill Creek (13) | 157 | 1 |
2. Roswell (3) | 144 | 2 |
3. Grayson | 130 | 3 |
4. Norcross | 110 | 4 |
5. McEachern | 98 | 5 |
6. Lassiter | 81 | 6 |
7. Lowndes | 62 | 7 |
8. North Cobb | 50 | 8 |
9. Colquitt County | 21 | NR |
10. West Forsyth | 8 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Newton 4, North Paulding 4, South Forsyth 4, Parkview 2, Tift County 2, East Coweta 1, Etowah 1.
Dropped Out: Parkview, Etowah. |
Class 6A
Pts | Prv | |
1. Houston County (14) | 158 | 1 |
2. Northside (2) | 146 | 2 |
3. Dalton | 120 | 3 |
4. Lee County | 103 | 5 |
5. Tucker | 80 | 6 |
6. Valdosta | 69 | 7 |
7. Harrison | 66 | 8 |
8. Alexander | 51 | 10 |
9. Glynn Academy | 45 | 9 |
10. Northgate | 27 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Mays 9, Langston Hughes 4.
Dropped Out: None. |
Class 5A
Pts | Prv | |
1. Stockbridge (14) | 158 | 1 |
2. Buford (2) | 146 | 2 |
3. Kell | 129 | 4 |
4. Grady | 105 | 6 |
5. Woodland Stockbridge | 81 | 7 |
6. Rome | 68 | 10 |
7. Carrollton | 57 | 3 |
8. Thomas County Central | 45 | 9 |
9. Griffin | 31 | 5 |
10. Ware County | 23 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Loganville 17, Arabia Mountain 13, Jones County 5, Starr’s Mill 3.
Dropped Out: None. |
Class 4A
Pts | Prv | |
1. Cartersville (16) | 160 | 1 |
2. Thomson | 144 | 2 |
3. Woodward Academy | 127 | 3 |
4. Jefferson | 106 | 5 |
5. Blessed Trinity | 83 | 6 |
6. Ridgeland | 72 | 7 |
7. Cairo | 60 | 9 |
8. Mary Persons | 59 | 8 |
9. Burke County | 24 | 10 |
10. Sandy Creek | 18 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Marist 13, Troup 10, Cedartown 1, Oconee County 1, Spalding 1, Stephens County 1.
Dropped out: None. |
Class 3A
Pts | Prv | |
1. Greater Atlanta Christian (15) | 159 | 1 |
2. Pace Academy (1) | 141 | 3 |
3. Peach County | 119 | 4 |
4. Westminster | 94 | 5 |
5. Liberty County | 93 | 2 |
6. Crisp County | 96 | 7 |
7. Calhoun | 74 | 6 |
8. Cedar Grove | 48 | 8 |
9. Lovett | 42 | 9 |
10. Pike County | 7 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Union County 5, Central 4, Jenkins-Savannah 4, Appling County 2, Dawson County 1.
Dropped Out: Central. |
Class 2A
Pts | Prv | |
1. Benedictine (13) | 157 | 2 |
2. Fitzgerald (1) | 133 | 1 |
3. Jefferson County (2) | 130 | 3 |
4. Callaway | 117 | 4 |
5. Rabun County | 95 | 7 |
6. Dublin | 76 | 8 |
7. Heard County | 48 | 9 |
8. Brooks County | 47 | 5 |
9. Pepperell | 23 | NR |
10. Vidalia | 22 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Model 13, Elbert County 11, Screven County 6, Rockmart 1, Toombs County 1.
Dropped Out: Model. |
Class 1A
Pts | Prv | |
1. Eagle’s Landing Christian (15) | 159 | 1 |
2. Prince Avenue Christian (1) | 132 | 3 |
3. Wesleyan | 125 | 2 |
4. Clinch County | 105 | 4 |
5. Emanuel County Institute | 102 | 5 |
6. Fellowship Christian School | 69 | 8 |
7. Landmark Christian | 60 | 9 |
8. Manchester | 32 | NR |
9. Macon County | 29 | 6 |
10. Calvary Day | 18 | NR |
(tie)Carroll Mount Zion | 18 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Darlington 10, Mt. Paran Christian 7, McIntosh County Academy 5, Commerce 4, Stratford 3, Tattnall Square 1, Wheeler County 1.
Dropped Out: Commerce, Darlington. | |
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Publications participating: Athens Banner-Herald; Augusta Chronicle; Brunswick News; Cherokee Tribune, Canton; CowetaScore.com; Forsyth County News, Cumming; Gwinnett Daily Post, Lawrenceville; Macon Telegraph; Marietta Daily Journal; Newnan Times-Herald; Rome News-Tribune; Savannah Morning News; ScoreAtlanta; Tifton Gazette; Valdosta Daily Times; Walker Co. Messenger, LaFayette.
This story was originally published October 4, 2016 at 3:01 PM with the headline "Houston County, Northside continue to lead GHSA Class 6A football poll."