Bears, Eagles stay on top in GHSA Class 6A
The Houston County Bears and Northside Eagles hold the top two spots in the GHSA Class 6A top 10 in the Georgia Sports Writers Association poll this week.
The Bears (2-0) top the poll for the third straight week and received 15 first-place votes, while the Eagles, who were tied for second last week, got the other first-place vote.
In Class 5A, Jones County moved up from No. 9 to No. 6 after beating Washington County, while Mary Persons moved up from No. 9 to No. 7 in Class 4A after beating rival Jackson, and West Laurens received 12 votes. Peach County dropped a spot to No. 7 in Class 3A after its loss to Houston County, while Westside dropped out of the Class 3A top 10. The Seminoles did receive six votes this week.
In Class 2A, Dodge County remains at No. 8, while Dublin (five) and Southwest (one) both received votes. In Class 1A, Macon County is still at No. 3 and received one first-place vote, while Stratford received 16 votes and sits as the first team out of the top 10.
Georgia Football Poll
The Top Ten 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 (8) | 146 | 3 |
2. Roswell (5) | 142 | 2 |
3. Grayson (3) | 137 | 1 |
4. McEachern | 113 | 4 |
5. Norcross | 98 | 5 |
6. Colquitt County | 53 | 6 |
7. North Cobb | 40 | NR |
8. South Gwinnett | 32 | NR |
9. Newton | 25 | 8 |
10. Parkview | 24 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Hillgrove 22, Archer 17, Brookwood 12, Westlake 7, Etowah 5, Camden County 2, Lowndes 2, Tift County 2.
Dropped Out: Westlake, Etowah, Camden County. |
Class 6A
Pts | Prv | |
1. Houston County (15) | 159 | 1 |
2. Northside (1) | 143 | T2 |
3. Valdosta | 126 | 4 |
4. Coffee | 101 | 5 |
5. Dalton | 83 | 7 |
6. Lee County | 60 | T10 |
7. Northgate | 52 | T8 |
8. Lanier | 44 | T2 |
9. Glynn Academy | 38 | T10 |
10. Tucker | 29 | T8 |
Others receiving votes: Harrison 15, Dacula 14, Langston Hughes 8, Alexander 2, Brunswick 2, Creekside 2, Stephenson 1.
Dropped Out: Allatoona. |
Class 5A
Pts | Prv | |
1. Kell (12) | 154 | 1 |
2. Stockbridge (3) | 146 | 2 |
3. Buford (1) | 129 | 4 |
4. Carrollton | 109 | 6 |
5. Ware County | 71 | 3 |
6. Jones County | 55 | 9 |
7. Bainbridge | 54 | 5 |
8. Thomas County Central | 51 | 10 |
9. Southwest Dekalb | 33 | NR |
10. Grady | 29 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Rome 16, Loganville 12, Carver-Atlanta 9, Locust Grove 8, Starr’s Mill 4.
Dropped Out: Rome, Starr’s Mill. |
Class 4A
Pts | Prv | |
1. Cartersville (16) | 160 | 1 |
2. Blessed Trinity | 144 | 4 |
3. Jefferson | 115 | 5 |
4. Thomson | 97 | 6 |
5. Woodward Academy | 79 | 2 |
6. St. Pius X | 73 | 7 |
7. Mary Persons | 51 | 9 |
8. Sandy Creek | 48 | 8 |
9. Marist | 43 | 3 |
10. Ridgeland | 16 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Burke County 15, Northwest Whitfield 15, Cairo 12, West Laurens 12.
Dropped out: None. |
Class 3A
Pts | Prv | |
1. Pace Academy (11) | 153 | 2 |
2. Greater Atlanta Christian (4) | 147 | 3 |
3. Calhoun (1) | 111 | 1 |
4. Liberty County | 99 | 8 |
5. Lovett | 87 | 10 |
6. Cedar Grove | 70 | 4 |
7. Peach County | 65 | 6 |
8. Westminster | 48 | 5 |
9. Dawson County | 22 | NR |
10. Crisp County | 16 | NR |
T10.Jackson | 16 | 9 |
T10.North Hall | 16 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Pierce County 15, Hart County 8, Westside 6, Monroe 1.
Dropped Out: Westside. |
Class 2A
Pts | Prv | |
1. Fitzgerald (10) | 154 | 1 |
2. Benedictine (6) | 149 | 2 |
3. Vidalia | 116 | 3 |
4. Callaway | 98 | 4 |
5. Jefferson County | 86 | 5 |
6. Brooks County | 76 | 6 |
7. Heard County | 63 | 7 |
8. Dodge County | 41 | 8 |
9. Rabun County | 37 | 10 |
10. Model | 36 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Elbert County 11, Chattooga 6, Dublin 5, Hapeville Charter 1, Southwest 1.
Dropped Out: None. |
Class 1A
Pts | Prv | |
1. Eagle’s Landing Christian (12) | 152 | 1 |
2. Clinch County (3) | 143 | 2 |
3. Macon County (1) | 120 | 3 |
4. Wesleyan | 105 | 4 |
5. Darlington | 86 | 5 |
6. Commerce | 71 | 6 |
7. Prince Avenue Christian | 70 | 7 |
8. Emanuel County Institute | 39 | 10 |
9. Fellowship Christian School | 20 | NR |
10. Irwin County | 18 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Stratford 16, Marion County 14, Aquinas 6, Manchester 6, Calvary Day 4, Lincoln County 4, Landmark Christian 2, Bowdon 1, McIntosh County Academy 1, Mt. Paran Christian 1, Mt. Zion-Carroll 1.
Dropped Out: Mt. Paran Christian. | |
This story was originally published August 30, 2016 at 1:53 PM with the headline "Bears, Eagles stay on top in GHSA Class 6A."