Latest HS football rankings: Nine in, nine out

Nine new teams made the rankings this week.

They are Grayson for Colquitt County in AAAAAA, Kell for Heritage-Conyers in AAAAA, Stockbridge for Stephens County in AAAA, Blessed Trinity for Woodward Academy in AAA, Heard County and GAC for Early County and Bowdon in AA and Athens Academy, Charlton County and Savannah Christian for Commerce, Johnson County and Wilcox County in A.

Here are some of the good games this week (pardon my shorthand) —

lassiter v walton
camden vs. coffee (4-1)
north cobb v south cobb (both 4-0)
TCC v bainbridge
Kell vs. riverwood (r’wood is 5-0)
Cook v Fitz (2 top-5 teams)
Waco vs. lovett (both ranked)
Prince avenue vs. athens academy (both undefeated)
statesboro v swainsboro
Thomson v GAC (both ranked)
Griffin v riverdale (both 4-1)
morgan county v north oconee (probably region title)
w-wilkes v jefferson (probably region title)
Lamar county v NE Macon (ranked vs. 4-0)

Let us know if you see errors in our game sums. We’re rushing them to you. Not complete or published until Monday in GHSF Daily.

Class AAAAAA
1. (1) Camden County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Valdosta 43-6. Camden won its debut in Region 1 and extended its winning streak in region games to 87. LB Jarrad Davis had eight tackles, a fumble recovery for a touchdown and a pass breakup. JJ Green intercepted two passes and scored two touchdowns, one on the opening kickoff. It was Valdosta’s worst home loss since a 40-0 defeat to Thomasville in 1974. Next: Friday vs. Coffee (4-1)
2. (2) Lassiter (5-0)
Last week: Beat Woodstock 30-7. Lassiter led only 9-7 at halftime but controlled the second half. QB Eddie Printz was 23-of-40 passing for 233 yards. Lassiter was missing top receivers Juwan Dickey and Ryan Jenkins because of injury. Patrick Levandoski returned an interception for a touchdown on Woodstock’s final possession. Next: Friday vs. Walton (4-1)
3. (3) Norcross (5-0)
Last week: Beat Mill Creek 49-41. Norcross led 49-14 after JaQuan Simpkins returned a Mill Creek fumble 99 yards midway in the third quarter, then held on. Norcross QB Joe Wilber was 12-of-22 passing for 224 yards and two touchdowns. RB Alvin Kamara rushed for 118 yards yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. Myles Autry scored three touchdowns, two on plays of 47 yards or more. Next: Friday vs. Habersham Central (0-5)
4. (4) Lowndes (5-0)
Last week: Beat Colquitt County 17-14. Lowndes held Colquitt to 8 yards rushing and 164 total yards. A 60-yard punt return by preseason all-state DB Tijuan Lang gave Lowndes a 17-7 lead with 4:34 left. Colquitt had a second-and-6 from the Lowndes 24 in the final minutes but was sacked twice by the combined effort of Dane Robinson, Sam Washington and Jumacey Wright. Lowndes had 219 total yards, all rushing. Nick Burgman led with 71 yards on 13 carries. Next: Friday vs. Brunswick (3-1)
5. (5) West Forsyth (5-0)
Last week: Beat Centennial 40-6. QB A.J. Erdely was 14-of-23 passing or 267 yards and three touchdowns – all to RB Jake Wieczorek, who had seven catches for 164 yards and scored a fourth touchdown rushing. Junior NG Brett Anderson had four sacks. Next: Oct. 12 vs. Johns Creek (5-0)
6. (6) North Cobb (4-0)
Last week: Beat Harrison 48-14. North Cobb beat Harrison in consecutive seasons for the first time in an annual series that dates to 1992. North Cobb’s Nick Miller rushed for 113 yards on eight carries, one a 90-yard touchdown, and caught nine passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
Next: Friday at South Cobb (4-0)
7. (10) Parkview (4-1)
Last week: Beat Brookwood 21-14. RB Chris Carson rushed for 257 yards. His 73-yard TD run and Mac Marshall’s 96-yard TD run gave Parkview a 14-0 lead. Carson later scored on a 5-yard run that gave Parkview a 21-7 that it took into the fourth quarter. Parkview had lost three straight and six of seven against its arch-rival. Next: Oct. 12 at Dacula (0-5)
8. (NR) Grayson (4-1)
Last week: Beat Shiloh 45-27. Grayson led 38-0 at halftime and scored touchdowns on its first five possessions. Next: Friday vs. Central Gwinnett (3-1)
9. (7) North Gwinnett (3-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Duluth (2-3)
10. (9) Lovejoy (4-1)
Last week: Beat Druid Hills 58-3. Auburn-committed Arshad ‘’A.J.’’ Jackson had three TD receptions. It was career victory No. 10 for Lovejoy coach Al Hughes. Next: Friday vs. Rockdale County (1-4)
Class AAAAA
1. (1) Northside-Warner Robins (4-0)
Last week: Beat Lakeside, Evans 56-0. Darius Holmes returned two interceptions for touchdowns and Marquez Moore returned one for a score, all in the first half, after which Northside led 42-0. Curtis Martin and Keshun Hill each had two rushing touchdowns. Next: Friday at Houston County (2-2)
2. (2) Tucker (5-0)
Last week: Beat Lakeside, Atlanta 67-7. Tucker extended its winning streak to 20, tied with Calhoun for the longest active one in the state. Tucker rushed for 397 yards as a team, and Chauncey Rivers had touchdowns on a pass reception and fumble return. Next: Oct. 12 at Stephenson (4-0)
3. (3) M.L. King (5-0)
Last week: Beat Arabia Mountain 24-6. Next: Oct. 11 vs. Dunwoody (0-5)
4. (4) Stephenson (4-0)
Last week: Beat Southwest DeKalb 32-0. Stephenson drove 70 yards for a touchdown on its first drive and led 22-0 at halftime. Southwest DeKalb had only 92 yards in total offense and never crossed midfield on any of nine drives excluding an interception in Stephenson territory that led to a botched field-goal attempt. Next: Oct. 12 vs. Tucker (5-0)
5. (5) East Paulding (5-0)
Last week: Beat Villa Rica 38-0. East Paulding led only 10-0 at halftime but scored four touchdowns in the third quarter, two by RB Kamani Thomas, one a 70-yard run. Next: Oct. 12 at Hiram (2-2)
6. (6) Thomas County Central (4-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Bainbridge (3-1)
7. (7) Gainesville (4-1)
Last week: Beat Heritage, Conyers 42-14. Gainesville won a game between 4-0 teams in Region 8. Deshaun Watson had another big game – 17-of-24 passing for 277 yards and three touchdowns and 120 yards and two touchdowns rushing on 17 carries. WR Rodney Lackey had four catches for 147 yards. Next: Friday at Cedar Shoals (3-2)
8. (8) Warner Robins (3-1)
Last week: Beat Evans 34-6. RB Dannie Hite Jr., who has missed games with an ankle injury, returned to rush for 141 yards and a touchdown. The game went south for Evans when its fumbled a kickoff and Warner Robins’ Rod Harris returned it for a touchdown and 21-0 lead. Next: Thursday vs. Jones County (3-1)
9. (9) Allatoona (5-0)
Last week: Beat South Paulding 28-14. Jeremy Uzee’s 48-yard TD pass to Cody Sorrells broke a 14-14 tie with 6;05 left. Tommy Davis’s 26-yard TD run with 3 minutes left clinched it. T.J. Herron rushed for 118 yards on 29 carries and scored a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. New Manchester (2-4)
10. (NR) Kell (4-1)
Last week: Beat North Springs 48-0. Kell held North Springs to 1 yard of total offense, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. Six Kell players scored touchdowns. Jay Moxey scored two, one on a 51-yard punt return. Next: Friday at Riverwood (5-0)
Class AAAA
1. (1) Sandy Creek (4-0)
Last week: Beat Fayette County 55-14. Sandy Creek led 38-0 at halftime. QB Cole Garvin completed 9 of 14 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns and didn’t play the second half. RB Eric Sweeney scocred two touchdowns and ran for 58 yards. Mitchell McMillin made field goals of 37 and 30 yards.
Next: Friday at Troup (1-3)
2. (3) Marist (3-1)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Columbia (2-2)
3. (4) Burke County (4-1)
Last week: Beat Cross Creek 55-6. Burke led 55-6 at halftime. Cross Creek scored its only points on a kickoff return. QB/DB Donquell scored three touchdowns in the first 10 minutes, one on an interception return of 42 yards. Jermaine Baxley also scored on an interception return in the first quarter, after which Burke led 28-0. Next: Friday vs. Wayne County (2-2-1)
4. (6) Carrollton (2-2)
Last week: Beat Columbus 66-0. Carrollton held Columbus to four first downs and minus-20 yards in total offense. Carrollton scored touchdowns on nine of 11 full possessions and committed turnovers on the other two.
Next: Thursday at Fayette County (0-4)
5. (8) Statesboro (4-1)
Last week: Beat Butler 40-0. Statesboro rushed for 338 yards despite two starting backs sitting out with injuries. Reserve Akarri Williams rushed for 103 yards on nine carries, and Daniel Murphy and Andrew Taylor scored two touchdowns apiece. Butler had only 110 yards in total offense. Next: Friday at Swainsboro (3-1)
6. (9) Washington (4-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Thursday at South Atlanta (3-1)
7. (10) Monroe Area (5-0)
Last week: Beat Lanier 33-20. Monroe Area outscored Lanier 21-0 in the second quarter after trailing 10-7. QB Stanton Truitt rushed for 142 yards on 15 carries and was 4-of-7 passing for 126 yards. Truitt threw a 44-yard TD pass to T.J. Sigmund out of punt formation for a 14-10 lead. Next: Oct. 12 vs. Stephens County 4-1)
8. (UR) Stockbridge (4-1)
Last week: Beat Griffin 17-14. Andrus Guillen kicked a 27-yard field goal at the buzzer, and Stockbridge became the first Henry County team ever to beat Griffin. Henry teams had been 0-28. Stockbridge QB Trenton Earl rushed for 114 yards and passed for 155, completing six of eight attempts. Earl’s 55-yard run with 2:27 left set up the game-winning kick. Stockbridge had missed two 29-yard attempts earlier in the game and finished the first half on Griffin’s 1-yard line, failing to score. Next: Friday at Eagle’s Landing (0-5)
9. (2) Griffin (4-1)
Last week: Lost to Stockbridge 17-14. Griffin came back from a 14-0 deficit to tie with 3:30 left but lost on a final-play field goal. Jauez Parks was 15-of-26 passing for 163 yards. Next: Friday at Riverdale (4-1)
10. (7) Jonesboro (4-1)
Last week: Beat Woodland, Stockbridge 32-20. Jonesboro QB Mario Atkinson was 16-of-24 passing for 281 yards, and his three TD passes came in the second quarter. Next: Friday at North Clayton (0-5)
Class AAA
1. (1) Peach County (4-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Henry County (1-4)
2. (2) Thomson (5-0)
Last week: Beat Westminster 20-10. Chris Jordan rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries and sits at 995 yards rushing on the season. Thomson won after trailing by 10 points or more for the third time this season. The others were against Burke County (14-0) and LaGrange (21-0 and 28-7). Next: Friday vs. Greater Atlanta Christian (4-1)
3. (3) Washington County (5-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Lovett (2-3)
4. (4) Buford (3-1)
Last week: Beat Banks County 63-0. Shawn Reynolds returned the opening kickoff 8 yards for a touchdown, and Buford led 28-0 after one quarter. Buford’s Dontravious Wilson rushed for 118 yards on seven attempts. Next: Friday vs. West Hall (2-3)
5. (5) St. Pius (4-1)
Last week: Beat Towers 48-6. St. Pius coach Paul Standard got his 100th career victory. Seven St. Pius players scored touchdowns, and 10 players had tackles for losses. LB Kein O’Toole led in tackles with 10. Next: Friday at McNair (3-1)
6. (6) Carver-Columbus (4-1)
Last week: Beat Pike County 38-3. QB Torrance McGee was 12-of-17 passing for 174 yards and three touchdowns, and RB Danny Ryles rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Oct. 12 vs. Henry County (1-4)
7. (7) Cartersville (5-0)
Last week: Beat Coahulla Creek 63-7. Brooks Barden threw touchdowns passes to four receivers and was 7-of-13 for 186 yards. RB Brandon Long scored three touchdowns. Cartersville led 28-0 in the first quarter. Next: Friday vs. Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe (4-1)
8. (8) Morgan County (4-0)
Last week: Beat Oconee County 56-14. WB Michael Gray rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. One went for a school-record-tying 95 yards. LB Stewart Spence had eight tackles for a deense that allowed 11 yards rushing. Next: Friday at North Oconee (3-1)
9. (10) Appling County (4-0-1)
Last week: Beat Savannah 39-22. Appling County trailed 22-19 at halftime but took control from there. QB Jason Dhaliwal, playing for injured Vernon Dasher, threw a 92-yard TD pass to RB Jordan Vann on Appling’s first possession, but Savannah led at halftime 22-19 before the Pirates took control. Appling had 410 yards in total offense – 245 rushing, 165 passing. Dasher is likely for the Pierce County ame because of a sprained MCL. Next: Friday at Pierce County (4-1)
10. (NR) Blessed Trinity (4-1)
Last week: Beat Woodward Academy 21-14. Spencer McManes was 11-of-15 passing for 189 yards and three touchdown passes. The last on went 20 yards to Dylan Cote in the fourth quarter for the g-ahead touchdown. Blessed Trinity trailed 14-7 at halftime. Next: Oct. 12 vs. Decatur (3-2)

Class AA
1. (1) Calhoun (5-0)
Last week: Beat Coosa 35-0. RB Alex Urbano rushed for 143 yards on 15 carries and scored three touchcdowns for Calhoun, which won its 20th straight game. Taylor Lamb was 18-of-30 passes for 228 yards and three touchdowns. Next: Oct. 12 at Pepperell (2-3)
2. (2) Brooks County (5-0)
Last week: Beat Early County 42-8. Brooks led 35-6 at halftime after four Early turnovers. QB Malcolm Parrish passed for 213 yards and threw four TD passes, three to Deric Herring. Parrish also scored a touchdown and intercepted a pass. Next: Friday at Thomasville (1-4)
3. (3) Cook (4-0)
Last week: Beat Thomasville 17-3. Cook limited Thomasville to seven first downs. QB Ross Pickle scored both of Cook’s touchdowns. Next: Friday at Fitzgerald (4-1)
4. (4) Vidalia (5-0)
Last week: Beat Metter 28-7. RB Juan Foster rushed for 219 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries, and Tra Hardy had 81 yards on just three carries and scored on runs of 20 and 47 yards. LB Nic McBridge, a preseason all-state pick, had 13 tackles and three interceptions. Next: Friday at Atkinson County (0-5)
5. (5) Fitzgerald (4-1)
Last week: Beat Pelham 40-11. Fitzgerald trailed 11-5 but scored three touchdowns in the final six minutes of the first half, onea 42-yard interception return by D.J. Smith. Fitzgerald outgained Pelham 285-169, according to the Tifton Gazette. Next: Friday vs. Cook (4-0)
6. (6) Washington-Wilkes (5-0)
Last week: Beat Union County 36-0. QB Buck Robinson was 21-of-26 passing for 232 yards and three touchdowns. WR Mark White had nine catches or 126 yards and three touchdowns. LB Tomarkus Young had nine tackles and two sacks. Union County, which entered 4-0, was held to 32 yards of total offense. Next: Friday at Jefferson (3-1)
7. (9) Lamar County (3-0-1)
Last week: Beat Taylor County 15-0. Junior twins Lawrence Austin and Lance Austin scored on TD runs of 10 and 11 yards, respectively, in the third quarter. Tyler Scandrett kicked a 37-yard field goal in the first quarter. Next: Friday vs. Northeast (4-0)
8. (NR) Heard County (4-0)
Last week: Beat Kendrick 42-14. Duranta Dunson scored four touchdowns, all in the first half, the first on a 61-yard run on the first play from scrimmage. Dunson had 157 yards rushing on 10 carries. Heard led 35-0 at halftime. Heard County is ranked for the first time since 2007. Next: Friday at Chattahoochee County (2-2)
9. (NR) Greater Atlanta Christian (4-1)
Last week: Did not play. Next: Friday vs. Thomson (5-0)
10. (7) Lovett (2-3)
Last week: Lost to Fort Payne, Ala., 28-14. Lovett got within 21-14 on a 15-play, 80-yard drive late in the third quarter. But in the fourth, Fort Payne – ranked No. 7 in Alabama’s Class 5A – converted a fourth-and-2 at the Lovett 12 while driving for the clinching score. Lovett QB Willie Chandler was 14-of-22 passing for 155 yards and a touchdown. Lovett has lost three straight in a season for the first time under Mike Muschamp, who came to Lovett in 2005. All are against teams ranked in higher classifications. Next: Friday at Washington County (5-0)

Class A
1. (1) Eagle’s Landing Christian (4-1)
Last week: Beat Holy Innocents’ 42-3. Keyante Green, back in the lineup after missing two games with an injury, rushed for 134 yards on eight carries and scored three touchdowns. B Dalton Etheridge was 9-o-12 passing for 136 yards and also scored two touchdowns. SS Bryson Durden had two sacks. Next: Oct. 12 vs. Mount Vernon Presbyterian (2-3)
2. (2) Prince Avenue Christian (5-0)
Last week: Beat Athens Christian 40-0. Carl Mattox rushed for 216 yards and three touchdowns, two on runs of 58 and 76 yards. Next: Friday vs. Athens Academy (4-0)
3. (3) Aquinas (4-0)
Last week: Beat Twiggs County 50-8. RB Brendan Douglas scored six touchdowns, five rushing, and ran for 245 yards on 13 carries. He also had 60 yards receiving, 50 on a TD pass from Grey Klosinski. Next: Friday vs. Hancock Central (3-1)
4. (5) Calvary Day (4-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Savannah Country Day (1-3)
5. (6) Lincoln County (3-1)
Last week: Beat First Presbyterian 49-27. Lincoln County trailed 14-0 in the first quarter but scored six unanswered touchdowns. Mike McIntyre scored four touchdowns and rushed for 216 yards on 21 carries. QB Ben Turner was 14-of-15 passing for 217 yards. WR Zireycus Letman had eight catches for 115 yards. Jamar Norman returned the second-half kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday at Warren County (1-3)
6. (7) Emanuel County Institute (4-1)
Last week: Beat Portal 48-0. ECI led 48-0 in the third quarter. QB Caleb Pressey was 5-for-5 passing for 108 yards and scored two touchdowns. RB Renaldo Williams rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on just five carries. ECI allowed just 108 yards in total offense. Next: Friday vs. Wheeler County (0-4)
7. (8) George Walton Academy (4-1)
Last week: Beat Commerce 26-14. GWA beat a previously unbeaten opponent with balanced rushing as B Hunter Rice (91 yards), Nick Waters (95) and Stanley Williams (89) each put up good numbers. Commerce led 14-7 in the fourth quarter, but GWA dominated from there. Next: Friday at Hebron Christian (1-3)
8. (NR) Athens Academy (4-0)
Last week: Beat Lakeview Academy 21-6. Eric Williams scored on a 19-yard TD pass from Austin Schulte and a 72-yard punt return and intercepted a pass for Athens Academy. Next: Friday at Prince Avenue Christian (5-0)
9. (NR) Savannah Christian (2-2)
Last week: Beat Johnson County 42-14. Jalen Myrick rushed for 86 yards on six carries and had six catches for 114 yards and scored two touchdowns. Savannah Christian forced five turnovers against previously unbeaten Johnson County, which led 14-7 in the first quarter. Next: Friday at Claxton (3-1)
10. (NR) Charlton County (3-2)
Last week: Beat Wilcox County 32-26. Charlton drove 70 yards on 14 plays and scored on a fourth-down, 5-yard run by Tyree Savage (140 yards rushing) with 1:05 left to break a 26-26 tie. Charlton scored three of its touchdowns quickly after Wilcox turnovers, one a snap that went over QB Makail Grace’s head. Devin Jones returned an interception 39 yards for a touchdown on the third play of the game. Grace threw four TD passes but was intercepted twice. He drove Wilcox to the Charlton 16 in the final minute but then was incomplete four straight times. Next: Friday at Turner County (4-1)