Here are 10 Georgia high schools that are getting a lot of attention from college coaches this year:

*Brunswick – This Class AAAA school has three mid-major Division I pledges in DB Willie Bolden (UAB), OL Dominique Stallworth (East Carolina) and WR Demetrius Frazier (Louisville). The Pirates have two or three others with a shot to go FBS.

*Buford – Does this school have a shot at five consecutive Class AA titles? With as many as eight Division I signees? Yes. Committed are LB Dillon Lee (Alabama), DB Paris Head (Vanderbilt), DB C.J. Moore (Virginia) and OL/LS Reid Ferguson (LSU). OL Vadal Alexander and TE Kurt Frietag have several SEC and ACC offers. DT Dequan Clark and DB Ryan Dillard also have D-I …

We’ll pick a first and second team of five players each, plus 10 honorable mentions, for a total of 20 players per classification. We’ll also pick all-classification boys and girls players of the year?

Pick any class and tell us your all-state team.

Who are the no-brainers? Who are the ones that might get overlooked?

Here are some random thoughts on the teams that are left. Tell me where I’m wrong.

BOYS

AAAAA – Milton is one of the best teams in Georgia history and should beat Norcross in the final. Norcross is good enough to beat Milton, but probably won’t. Third-best team in the state is Wheeler. Region 4 (Harrison, McEachern, Campbell, etc.) was a flop. (I picked Harrison & McEachern to make the semis. Wrong!) Region 8 also didn’t do so well. Otherwise, it went as expected. Tift County is pretty good, and the freshman Tadrik Jackson is special. Saw the Devils in Fort Valley. Having said that, I’m not sure there aren’t four or five in teams in Gwinnett County that are as good or better than any team in regions 1-4. Milton and Norcross win by 20+ this week in the semis.

AAAA – These are four legit state championship contenders in the Final Four. Miller Grove …

Take Region 7-AAAAA. Some huge games are being played, both boys and girls games, in this region this week. Norcross’ boys are surging and could wind up winning the region’s No. 1 seed despite a terrible start. North Gwinnett’s girls play No. 1 Norcross in a rematch of a game that North Gwinnett won last month on Friday.

But the problem is that those seeds are just for the region tournament. It’s the tourney that decides the region champ.

Here’s a list of games matching Top 10 teams in metro ATL this week. When I get a chance, I’ll add the rest of the state, but this was compiled for the print edition of the AJC, so metro was the focus.

These games are big, but are they that big?

Below all this is the rankings. We’ve got W-L records this week, although this ain’t football, where every score is documented in a timely and accurate way. So if there are errors, …

Miller Grove’s chances for a national title probably slipped away Saturday at Norcross, where Wolverines lost 70-63 to Dr. Krop of Miami.

Miller Grove (16-1) was ranked between No. 2 and No. 4 in four national polls entering the game. Dr. Krop’s star player, Kansas State-bound Angel Rodriguez, scored 16 points and had seven steals, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post’s game story. Miller Grove was only 2-for-9 at the foul line.

MG still could finish in the top 10 or top 5 of the national rankings. It’s been a great season. Dr. Krop is a nationally known program as well, and was ranked No. 24 by ESPN.

Georgia teams did have some nice wins over the weekend otherwise.

In Morgantown, W.Va., Columbia’s boys went 2-0, beating Jamesville-Dweitt 55-40 and Thomas Jefferson 71-57. Both opponents were from new York.

Jamesville-Dewitt’s top player was DuJuan Coleman is rated the No. 2 center among juniors by one recruiting service, but …

Despite not getting to practice for a week due to the Georgia snowstorm, Milton (14-2) jumped to a 20-point lead in the first half and held on.

Oak Hill fought back and led 51-50 after a 3-point shot by Jordan Adams, the transfer from Central Gwinnett, but Milton went on an 8-0 run to seal it. Guard Shannon Scott, who has signed with Ohio State, scored 22 points.

Milton’s victory also was good news for Miller Grove (13-0). MG is ranked #3 in one national poll and #4 in two others. With Oak Hill out of the way, and with a victory over Milton in December, Miller Grove is now a serious national title contender. MG is playing in Ohio on Monday.

Back to Milton for a minute – Boyd said after the Oak Hill win that he thoguht his backcourt of DaiJon …

For some reason, it was a boys only event. In 1973, Southwest Macon with Norm Nixon beat Southwest Atlanta with Tony Flanagan. Southwest Atlanta won the next year by beating College Park in the final.

What would happen if we had a tournament of champions in 2011? Most of the top teams aren’t afraid to play each other in the regular season. Miller Grove’s boys, the No. 1 team in AAAA, has played and beaten No. 1 Milton of AAAAA and No. 1 Columbia of AAA.

Norcross’ girls beat No. 1 Wesleyan of Class A, and Wesleyan is playing No. 2 Buford of AA later this season.

Is that enough, or would it be a huge event if the state champions played a tournament the weekend after? Who would win?

BOYS

Class AAAAA 1. Milton 2. Wheeler 3. Campbell 4. South Gwinnett 5. Collins Hill 6. North Gwinnett 7. Peachtree Ridge 8. Walton 9. Norcross 10. Newton

Class …

Here’s a little information on each. We don’t have rosters on the Forsyth-Fulton game, so if anyone knows top players involved, let us know.

DeKalb Senior All-Star Game

When: Saturday, 2 p.m.

Where: Hallford Stadium, Clarkston

Coaches: Jim Showfety (Dunwoody); Kip Hall (Druid Hills)

Top players: LB Patrick Callaway, M.L. King; DB Chris Sanders, Tucker (Georgia); DB Kadetrix Marcus, Stephenson (South Carolina); DB Jared Boyd, Stephenson (Duke); RB Bashr Coles, Tucker

Cobb All-Star Senior Bowl

When: Saturday, 2 p.m.

Where: Cantrell Stadium, Powder Springs (McEachern)

Top players: LB Jabari Hunt-Days, Hillgrove (Georgia Tech); DB Brian Randolph, Kell (Tennessee); QB Gage Henry, Hillgrove; DB Darren Waller, North Cobb (Georgia Tech); Rory Anderson, McEachern

Rivalries of Gwinnett All-Star Game

When: Saturday, …

Please report any omissions that meet the criteria so we can update this and make it a more official list.

The top five passers all had seasons that put them in the top 10 of all-time in passing yards for the season.

Passing (minimum 2,200 yards)

4,218 – Taylor Heinicke, Collins Hill

3,612 – Jonquel Dawson, M.L. King

3,358 – Tyler Brown, Colquitt County

3,343 – Johnathon McCrary, Cedar Grove

3,331 – Justin Walker, Lee County

3,019 – Ryan Whilden, Valdosta

2,749 – Landon Curtis, Calhoun

2,764 – Cain Campbell, North Paulding

2,737 – Emmanuel Westmoreland, Central Gwinnett

2,728 – Nick Marshall, Wilcox County

2,664 – Tim Byerly, Chattahoochee

2,588 – Austin Brown, Flowery Branch

2,539 – Brett Montgomery, Peach County

2,519 – R.J. Dennard, Treutlen

2,443 – Carson Barnett, Landmark Christian

2,429 – Zach Folsom, Cook

2,425 – Ronnie Bell, …

It’s been a fun playoff season, especially in Class AAAAA, where there are probably 10 teams that could’ve won the title.

Three questions today:

 1. What does it take to win Class AAAAA this year? I’m convinced it’s not raw talent. Several teams have that. I’d like to say coaching, but I think just about all the major players are well-coached. How does Grayson shut out Valdosta but can’t stop Colquitt when it counts? . Let’s take Rance Gillespie. Could be the coach of the year, but his team gets shut out in the QF.

2. Who will win? I’ll take Brookwood, Chattahoochee, Sandy Creek, Buford, Clinch County. I can’t recall a year where there’s not an overwhelming favorite in any of the five classes. The ones that I’m tempted to be confident about are Buford and Clinch, but Calhoun beat Carver (which beat Buford), and Savannah Christian beat Wesleyan (which when healthy might be better than ELCA, which nearly beat Clinch.)

3. Which finalists …

Turner started the Blessed Trinity program in 2001 and had a 50-46 record. His teams made the playoffs four times. Blessed Trinity was 6-4 this season and scored a victory over Class AAA quarterfinalist Grady.

“Putting in 80-something hours a week for 11 years, it’s like I’ve been doing two full-time jobs,” Turner said. “I’ve got a son who was a senior this year and got three little kids, and I’m missing out on a lot of what they’re doing. It’s going to be good for my family.”

Turner said the school will be taking applications through mid-January with hopes of naming a head coach before spring practice.

Randolph rushed for 1,068 yards and 16 touchdowns and caught 17 passes for 414 yards and five touchdowns. On defense, he had 162 tackles – 98 solo – and four interceptions. He led his team to a region title and 12-1 finish.

Randolph, who has committed to Tennessee, has a 4.1 GPA, another factor in his getting the award.

That’s the first of at least three major statewide player-of-the-year awards that Georgia players will receive this year. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Associated Press also have their awards.

Aside from Randolph, here are five other top candidates for those awards. Are there others?

lTim Byerly, Chattahoochee: Byerly has been the Cameron Newton of Class AAAA football. He is 140-of-205 passing for 2,332 yards and 29 touchdowns and has thrown only two interceptions. He has rushed for 1,263 yards and 19 touchdowns. …

Also, there are two No. 3 seeds in the Class AAAAA semifinals for the first time since AAAAA was formed as the fifth classification in 2000.

Colquitt County and Grayson – which play each other Friday – are trying to join 1997 Parkview and 1999 Lowndes as the only No. 3 seeds to win (or reach the final) in the highest classification. Parkview and Lowndes won AAAA.

Here is a look at all 35 teams that have made the semifinals as No. 3 or No. 4 seeds since 1996, when the state playoffs were expanded to 32 teams in each class and gave third- and fourth-place teams a chance. The No. 3 seeds are 5-18 all-time in the semifinals. The No. 4 seeds are 2-6.

The seeds for each team are noted at the left, and the result of their semifinal game is on the …

Class AAAAA

Colquitt County at Grayson

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Grayson Community Stadium, Grayson

 Records, rankings: Colquitt County is 8-5 and the No. 3 seed from 1-AAAAA; Grayson is 10-3 and the No. 3 seed from 8-AAAAA. Neither team is ranked.

Last meeting: This is the teams’ first meeting.

Three things to know: 1. The winner of this game will be the first No. 3 seed since Lowndes in 1999 to reach a state championship game in the highest classification. Lowndes and 1997 Parkview are the only No. 3 seeds to win state titles in the highest class. 2. Colquitt County QB Tyler Brown (2,762 passing yards), RB Tevin King (1,778 rushing yards) and WR Tommy Hudson (1,086 receiving yards) have set single-season school records this year. 3. Grayson – led by sophomore DL Robert Nkemdiche (15 sacks on the season) – has led 31-0, 23-0 and 20-0 entering the fourth quarters of its three playoff victories, all on the road.

Winner plays: Collins Hill/Brookwood winner

Collins Hill …

Class AAAAA

Mill Creek at Colquitt County

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Mack Tharpe Memorial Stadium, Moultrie

Records, rankings: Mill Creek is 7-5, the No. 4 seed from Region 7-AAAAA and unranked; Colquitt County is 7-5, the No. 3 seed from 1-AAAAA and unranked.

Last meeting: This is the teams’ first meeting.

Three things to know: 1. These are the third and fourth five-loss teams to reach the quarterfinals in the highest classification since the playoffs were expanded to 32 teams in 1996. The others – 1997 Colquitt County and 2002 East Coweta – advanced to the semifinals. 2. Mill Creek, a seven-year-old school from Gwinnett County, has played four consecutive must-win games on the road beginning with the ninth game of the regular season against Peachtree Ridge. 3. Colquitt County RB Tevin King rushed for a school-record 376 yards in a 48-47 victory over M.L. King in the second round.

Winner plays: Grayson/Valdosta winner

Grayson at Valdosta

When, where: 8 p.m. Friday, …

In a 48-47 loss to Colquitt County that was the final game of his career, Robinson had 10 receptions for 246 yards and five touchdowns.  Robinson’s season totals are 73 receptions for 1,655 yards and 27 touchdowns. 

Robinson’s yardage total breaks the mark of 1,647 set in 2009 by Calhoun’s Da’Rick Rogers. Now at Tennessee, Rogers compiled his yards in 15 games. Robinson played 12.

M.L. King quarterback Jonquel Dawson was 27-of-43 passing for 522 yards and six touchdowns in the game. His season totals are 3,606 yards passing (fourth in state history) and 41 touchdowns (tied for third in state history).

Both are DeKalb County records.

Other top individual performances in Georgia last week:

Brookwood DB Nick Moore had two interceptions and a 59-yard punt return in a 34-24 victory over Norcross.

Calhoun junior LB Gabe Freeman had two sacks and two other tackles for loss …

You sing a sad song just to turn it around.’’

Remember that song? Bad Day? It was No. 1 in 2006. That’s the year Roswell and Peachtree Ridge reached the Class AAAAA final, and nobody won. Georgia’s craziest season ended in a tie. 

It’s 2006 all over again.

Had a bad day: Camden County, North Gwinnett, Clarke Central, Charlton County …

Let’s talk about AAAAA first.  This is 2006. There are probably a dozen teams that could’ve won Class AAAAA this season. There’s no great team, but a bunch of good ones.

I witnessed one of these surprising outcomes – Grayson 23, North Gwinnett 19.

Conclusion: Grayson converted some critical third-down passes in the first half and scored 10 points while North Gwinnett proceeded to turn the ball over in those same key spots.

It was 10-0 at halftime, and it was over. Grayson is too well-coached, too good on defense, to let a team off the hook for making those mistakes.

Tangent: …

Griffin at Statesboro

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Womack Field, Statesboro

Records, rankings: Griffin is 10-1, the No. 2 seed from Region 3-AAAA and ranked No. 10; Statesboro is 9-2, the No. 1 seed from 2-AAAA and unranked.

Last meeting: Statesboro won 7-0 in the 2005 Class AAAA semifinals.

Three things to know: 1. These are traditionally the best programs from regions 2 and 3, which were a combined 8-0 in the first round. Both schools have won 11 GHSA region titles. 2. Griffin’s go-to back is Wontavious Washington (1,381 yards, 15 TDs). DE Xzavier Dickson has 17 sacks. 3. Statesboro came from 21-7 down to beat Tri-Cities 24-21 in the first round. Statesboro tied the game on a touchdown with 2:48 left, recovered a fumble and got a 27-yard field goal from Caleb Brown with 7 seconds left to win.

Winner plays: Flowery Branch/Kell winner

Flowery Branch at Kell

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, C.J. Kell Stadium, Marietta

Records, rankings: Flowery Branch is 10-1, the No. 2 …

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Hallford Stadium, Clarkston

Records, rankings: Colquitt County is 6-5, the No. 3 seed from Region 1-AAAAA and unranked; M.L. King is 8-3, the No. 1 seed from 2-AAAAA and ranked No. 8.

Last meeting: This is the teams’ first meeting.

Three things to know: 1. Colquitt County school records have been set this season by QB Tyler Brown (2,514 yards passing), RB Tevin King (28 touchdowns) and WR Tommy Hudson (71 receptions). 2. DeKalb County records have been set by M.L. King QB Jonquel Dawson (3,085 yards passing, 34 touchdowns) and WR Demarco Robinson (1,409 yards, 21 touchdowns). 3. Colquitt County came to Hallford Stadium as a No. 3 seed in the second round last season and upset a region champion, Stephenson, 22-21 and eventually reached the semifinals.

Winner plays: Mill Creek/South Gwinnett winner

Mill Creek at South Gwinnett

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, South Gwinnett Community Stadium, Snellville

Records, …

Miller County at Clinch County

When, where: 7:30 p.m. today, Donald Tison Field, Homerville

Records, rankings: Miller County is 8-3, the No. 3 seed from Region 1-A and unranked; Clinch County is 11-0, the No. 1 seed from 2-A and ranked No. 1.

Last meeting: Clinch County won 25-20 in 2009.

Three things to know: 1. Clinch County has two 1,000-yard rushers in QB Tray Dorsey (1,136 on 153 carries, 20 touchdowns) and RB Anthony McNeil (1,126 on 141 with 18 TDs). 2. Miller County came from down 21-0 to win 34-21 last week against Calvary Day, whose star RB Stephen Williams was lost to a concussion in the second quarter. Miller’s all-state DE/TE Juwan Jones scored two touchdowns. 3. These South Georgia schools frequently have been in the same region, including in 2009, when Miller beat Clinch 7-0 in the regular season, then lost 25-20 for the region championship in the final game of the regular season. Clinch leads the all-time series 13-8.

Winner plays: George Walton …

Thomasville at Tattnall County

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Warrior Stadium, Reidsville

Records, rankings: Thomasville is 8-3, the No. 3 seed from Region 1-AA and ranked No. 9; Tattnall County is 10-1, the No. 1 seed from 2-AA and unranked.

Last meeting: This is the teams’ first meeting.

Three things to know: 1. Tattnall County QB Quaysean Davis and Thomasville QB Jeffrey Dyson each have more than 1,000 yards rushing. Davis has more than 1,000 yards passing. 2. Thomasville had more interceptions (three) than receptions (two) in its 17-14 first-round victory over Jefferson County, Thomasville’s first road playoff win since 1993. 3. Tattnall County won its first state playoff game and achieved its first 10-victory season in a 33-16 victory over Southwest of Macon.

Winner plays: GAC/Carver-Columbus winner

GAC at Carver (Columbus)

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium, Columbus

Records, rankings: Greater Atlanta Christian is 9-2, the No. 3 seed from …

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Anderson Stadium, Fort Valley

Records, rankings: Thomson is 9-2, the No. 2 seed from Region 3-AAA and unranked; Peach County is 11-0, the No. 1 seed from 2-AAA and ranked No. 1.

Last meeting: Peach County won 21-7 in the first round of the 1997 Class AAA playoffs.

Three things to know: 1. Peach County RB Travis Richmond is averaging more than 10 yards per carry (1,421 yards rushing, 122 carries, 21 touchdowns), and QB Brett Montgomery is averaging a touchdown every 6.4 passing attempts (104-for-148, 1,898 yards, 23 TDs). 2. Thomson runs a Wing-T offense, and no player is averaging more than 10 rushing attempts per game. The leading rusher is FB Chris Jordan (577 yards, 87 carries), who scored two touchdowns last week in the victory over Worth County. 3. Thomson head coach Luther Welsh, 78, is retiring after this season. He has led Thomson to state titles in 1984, 1985 and 2002 and has 333 victories.

Winner …

Here are six outstanding accomplishments by place-kickers this season.

Do you know of others?

lDutchtown’s Ryan Kay scored all of his team’s points last week in the 15-0 first-round victory over Thomas County Central. He made field goals of 24, 30, 42, 51 and 56 yards.

lLaGrange’s E. Smith made a 56-yard field goal and barely missed on a 57-yard attempt in a 22-7 victory over Spalding on Sept. 3. He tried and barely missed a 63-yard attempt the next week.

lMarist’s Austin Hardin kicked a 59-yard field goal with three seconds remaining in a 17-14 victory over Southwest DeKalb on Sept. 17.

lMcEachern’s Nicholas St. Germain kicked two field goals of more than 50 yards (54 and 52) in the Indians’ 64-48 victory against Hillgrove on Oct. 8 in the game that essentially decided the Region 4-AAAAA championship.

lRoswell’s Ty Long kicked a 52-yard field goal on the final play of the game last week to give the Hornets a 29-27 victory against Parkview.

lWare County’s …

Each day this week, we’ve been looking at the playoff draw for one of the five classifications, concluding today with Class A. Here are five interesting facts about each of the 16 games, with an emphasis on playoff history. Which school puts its 28-game home winning streak on the line Friday night? Find out below.

Favorite: Clinch County

Best draw: Wilkinson County

Worst draw: Johnson County

Sleeper: Emanuel County Institute

Best first-round matchup: Charlton County at Hawkinsville

Greenville (8-2) at Clinch Co. (10-0)

- Greenville, which won Region 4-A last season, defeated Brookstone 14-10 in a must-win game last week to get the No. 4 seed.

- Greenville coach Jeremy Williams has gained national recognition for his battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease. While fighting the illness, Williams has led Greenville to its best back-to-back seasons (19-3 record) since 1985-86.

- Clinch County is ranked No. 1 in Class A and bidding to become the third school to win …

AAAAA

Brookwood vs. Alpharetta 24

Camden County vs. Coffee 15

Collins Hill vs. Woodstock 7

Colquitt County at Jenkins 26

Etowah vs. Mill Creek 12

Grayson at North Forsyth 15

Lowndes vs. Groves 44

McEachern vs. East Coweta 11

M.L. King vs. Harrison 17

Newnan at South Cobb 5

Norcross at Walton 10

North Gwinnett vs. Lassiter 30

Parkview at Roswell 0

South Gwinnett vs. West Forsyth 11

Stephenson vs. Hillgrove 8

Valdosta vs. Windsor Forest 42

AAAA

Brunswick vs. Creekside 6

Chattahoochee vs. Pope 9

Clarke Central vs. Mays 25

East Paulding vs. Rome 22

Flowery Branch vs. Southwest DeKalb 10

Griffin vs. Lee County 1

Hiram at Lambert 16

Kell vs. South Forsyth 38

Lovejoy vs. Glynn Academy 16

Marist vs. Heritage 8

North Clayton vs. Ware County 2

Northside vs. …

Walker completed 42 of 70 passes for 591 yards and five touchdowns. The previous record was set by Hutson Mason of Lassiter in a 2009 playoff game against South Gwinnett. Mason is now a freshman at the University of Georgia.

Here are some of the top individual performances from last week:

*Alcovy RB Tre Sorrells rushed for 201 yards and made 10 tackles in a 14-6 loss to Fayette County.

*Bremen WR/LB Austin Warren had three catches for 84 yards and a touchdown, 17 total tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery in a 18-13 victory over Trion.

*Calhoun RB Dustin Christian rushed for 273 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries in a 35-8 victory over Rockmart.

*Calvary Day RB Steve Williams rushed for 166 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-13 victory over Wheeler County. Williams has 1,630 yards and 18 touchdowns this season.

*Cedar Shoals …

Each day this week, we’ll look at the playoff draw for one of the five classifications, continuing today with Class AAA. Here are five interesting facts about each of the 16 games, with an emphasis on playoff history. Which legendary 78-year-old coach is entering his final playoff run? Find out below.

Favorite: Peach County

Best draw: Peach County

Worst draw: Allatoona

Sleeper: Burke County

Best first-round matchup: St. Pius at Allatoona

Stockbridge (6-4) at Peach County (10-0)

- Peach County’s 25-game winning streak is the longest active one in Georgia.

- Peach County coach Chad Campbell is the brother of Dodge County head coach Lee Campbell, who won state titles with Hawkinsville in 2003 and 2004. They are the only brothers who have won state titles in Georgia.

- Stockbridge, a Henry County school that started football in 1964, is in the state playoffs for the first time. Stockbridge made the region playoffs (now the equivalent of the first round) …

Favorite: Northside (Warner Robins)

Best draw: Clarke Central

Worst draw: Flowery Branch

Sleeper: Starr’s Mill

Best first-round matchup: Southwest DeKalb at Flowery Branch

Tri-Cities (7-3) at Statesboro (8-2)

- Statesboro is a region champion for the first time since 2005, when the southeast Georgia school won a state title.

- Statesboro’s head coach, Steve Pennington, is one of four in the AAAA draw that has won a Georgia state title. The others are Tucker’s Franklin Stephens, Marist’s Alan Chadwick and Southwest DeKalb’s Buck Godfrey.

- Tri-Cities, located in East Point, has improved its record each of the past three seasons under coach …

Each day this week, we’ll look at the playoff draw for one of the five classifications, starting today with Class AAAAA. Here are five interesting facts about each of the 16 games, with an emphasis on playoff history. Which school has the longest streak of making the state playoffs in the highest classification? Find out below.

Favorite: Camden County

Best draw: North Gwinnett

Worst draw: McEachern

Sleeper: Newnan

Best first-round matchup: East Coweta at McEachern

Harrison (5-5) at M.L. King (7-3)

- M.L. King, a DeKalb County school, defeated Stephenson 26-24 last week to claim its second region title in history. The other came in 2007.

- M.L. King opened in 2002 and has made the playoffs each season since 2003 and is 10-7 all-time in the state playoffs. M.L. King reached the Class AAA semifinals in 2004.

- Harrison, a Cobb County school, has made the playoffs 14 of the past 16 seasons, missing in 2006 and 2009, and reached the Class AAAAA final in 2000, losing …

Class AAAAA

R4 #4 North Cobb at R2 #1 Stephenson R1 #3 Colquitt County at R3 #2 Jenkins R7 #4 Mill Creek at R5 #1 Etowah R6 #3 West Forsyth at R8 #2 South Gwinnett R2 #4 East Coweta at R4 #1 McEachern R3 #3 Windsor Forest at R1 #2 Valdosta R5 #4 Lassiter at R7 #1 North Gwinnett R8 #3 Grayson at R6 #2 North Forsyth

R8 #4 Dacula at R6 #1 Roswell

R5 #3 Walton at R7 #2 Collins Hill

R3 #4 Groves at R1 #1 Lowndes R2 #3 M.L. King at R4 #2 South Cobb R6 #4 Centennial at R8 #1 Brookwood R7 #3 Norcross at R5 #2 Woodstock R1 #4 Coffee at R3 #1 Camden County R4 #3 Hillgrove at R2 #2 Newnan

Class AAAA

R4 #4 Tri-Cities at R2 #1 Statesboro

R1 #3 Lee County at R3 #2 Starr’s Mill

R7 #4 Sequoyah at R5 #1 Kell

R6 #3 Southwest DeKalb at R8 #2 Clarke Central

R2 #4 Ware County at R4 #1 Lovejoy

R3 #3 Dutchtown at R1 #2 Thomas …

Alpharetta vs. North Forsyth 2

Appling County vs. Pierce County 3

Athens Academy at Oglethorpe County 32

Banneker vs. Jonesboro 7

Bowdon vs. Mount Paran Christian 0

Bremen at Trion 4

Brooks County vs. Early County 9

Brookwood at Berkmar 37

Brunswick vs. Statesboro 4

Buford vs. Westminster 14

Butler vs. Josey 13

Cairo at Americus-Sumter 28

Calhoun at Rockmart 31

Callaway vs. Jordan 35

Calvary Day vs. Wheeler County 33

Camden County vs. Beach 42

Carrollton at Central (Carrollton) 48

Cartersville at LaFayette 19

Carver (Atlanta) at Miller Grove 7

Carver (Columbus) vs. Temple 48

Cedar Shoals at Winder-Barrow 17

Centennial at Northview 23

Chattahoochee County vs. Pacelli 31

Chattahoochee vs. Rome 27

Chestatee vs. Walnut Grove 14

Clinch County vs. Charlton County 18

Collins Hill at Meadowcreek …

Allatoona at Ridgeland

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Panther Stadium, Ridgeland

Records, rankings: Allatoona is 8-1 and No. 10 in Class AAA; Ridgeland is 8-1 and No. 7 in AAA.

Last meeting: Allatoona won 17-14 on Sept. 3.

Three things to know: 1. This is the Region 7-AAA championship game and a rematch of their Sept. 3 game at Allatoona. Brett Welborn kicked a 33-yard field goal with eight minutes remaining to give Allatoona the victory in that game. 2. Allatoona’s Miles Jones, who rushed for 213 yards and two touchdowns in a 40-0 victory against Gilmer last week, had 158 yards on 29 carries in the first meeting with Ridgeland. 3. Ridgeland relies on a wing-T offense that features Devin Bowman, Paul Walton and Deonte Marsh. Walton rushed for 212 yards, including an 85-yard touchdown run, in a 49-20 victory against Heritage-Catoosa last week.

Baldwin at Peach County

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Anderson Stadium, Fort Valley

Records, rankings: Baldwin is 9-0 overall, …

The data was compiled by Steve Slay, a researcher with the Georgia High School Association.

The data was sorted into regions by GHSF Daily.

The data comes primarily from college rosters found online. Some contain biograhical errors. Not all are up-to-date. Fewer than 10 teams do not have rosters online. Some schools do not list red-shirt players. Some do not list walk-ons. Some contain biographical errors.

This list is imperfect but represents the best research of its kind.

CLASS AAAAA

Region 1

Tift County – 19

Lowndes – 15

Coffee – 14

Valdosta – 14

Colquitt County – 13

Region 2

Stephenson – 42

Westlake – 34

M.L. King – 31

Luella – 18

Newnan – 14

East Coweta – 11

Newton – 6

Langston Hughes – 1

Region 3

Camden County – 29

Jenkins – 7

Bradwell Institute – 6

Savannah – 6

Windsor Forest – 5

Benedictine …

Allatoona vs. Gilmer 24 Apalachee vs. Winder-Barrow 29 Aquinas at Washington-Wilkes 10 Armuchee vs. Coosa 16 Athens Academy at Riverside Military Academy 14 Baldwin vs. Rutland 41 Banks County vs. East Hall 16 Beach vs. Benedictine 13 Bleckley County vs. Dodge County 4 Blessed Trinity at South Atlanta 31 Bradwell Institute at Groves 0 Bremen vs. Bowdon 8 Brookstone vs. Marion County 3 Brunswick at Richmond Hill 31 Burke County vs. Butler 27 Cairo at Crisp County 36 Calhoun vs. Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe 47 Callaway at Temple 35 Calvary Day vs. Savannah Country Day 7 Camden County vs. Johnson-Savannah 47 Cartersville at Pickens 35 Carver-ATL at Lakeside-ATL 5 Cedar Grove vs. McNair 32 Cedar Shoals vs. Madison County 14 Cedartown vs. Murray County 12 Centennial …

Elbert County at North Oconee

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Titans Field, Bogart

Records, rankings: Elbert County 7-1 overall, 5-0 in Region 8-AA South and unranked; North Oconee is 8-0, 5-0 and No. 7.

Last meeting: This is the teams’ first meeting.

Three things to know: 1. The winner of this game will be the Region 8-AA South champion and face the North champion next week for the region title. 2. North Oconee RB/DB Lane Thompson scored all four of his team’s touchdowns, one on a kickoff return, in a 28-0 victory over Oglethorpe County last week, while Elbert County’s Valdon Cooper rushed for 120 yards and ran a kickoff for a touchdown in a 20-0 victory over East Jackson. 3. Sid Fritts, in his first season as Elbert County’s coach, is trying to win region titles at three different schools in 10 years. He won four at Vidalia (2001-04) and two at Rome (2005-06).

Grayson at Brookwood When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Brookwood Community Stadium, Snellville

Records, rankings: …

Today, we look at Georgia high schools that are using helmets or logos of college teams. This is not an attempt to hunt down trademark violators, as some Georgia schools have agreements with college teams, and many college teams don’t care if high schools borrow from them.

We just thought it would be interesting to see which college logos are the most commonly used in Georgia.

Special thanks to The Helmet Project and the Georgia High School Helmet Project.

lClemson’s paw: No fewer than 19 Georgia schools use a cat’s paw as the logo on their helmets. Clemson, the Tigers, first used a paw print on its helmet in 1970, according to the Helmet Project, and the shape has changed …

Today, we have the top 10 in each classification, courtesy of Steve Slay, a Georgia high school football fan and researcher with the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.

First, a couple of points about our data:

*Slay gathered his data from college rosters online. Those rosters may contain biographical mistakes or omissions. Some schools don’t include redshirt freshmen. Some include walk-on players. Others don’t. In other words, this research is impossible to compile with complete accuracy in a practical amount of time.

*There are 16 small-college rosters that haven’t been found. Most are insignificant, but one – Concordia College in Selma, Ala. – contains four Stephenson players from the 2010 signing class, so we do know that the school that leads the state with 42 college players is actually under-represented …

*Calhoun RB Dustin Christian rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns in a 43-8 victory over Dade County.

*Collins Hill QB Taylor Heinicke was 23-of-35 passing for 302 yards in a 24-0 victory over Mountain View.

*Dawson County LB Ethan Brown had 20 tackles, a fumble recovery, an interception and a touchdown reception in a 24-6 victory over East Hall.

*Forsyth Central QB Spenser Transue was 9-for-15 passing for 166 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown in a 21-20 upset of Creekview, Forsyth Central’s first victory of the season.

*Gilmer FB Jacob Teague rushed for 287 yards and six touchdowns on 33 carries in a 41-27 victory over Murray County. He also completed three of four passes for 40 yards.

*Glynn Academy RB/LB James Dean rushed for 176 yards on 26 carries and made 13 solo tackles in a 22-14 loss to …

Miller Grove and Tucker are a couple of boys teams Take 10 files under "Me Likey." (Jason Getz / AJC)

The nets have been cut. The jerseys packed away. The hot dogs thrown in the freezer until next season. Basketball season is officially done. The champions have been crowned, but we know that’s not good enough for you.

We’ve examined the best boys and girls metro-Atlanta teams. It wasn’t easy or always fair. But we here at Take 10 Headquarters did what we could to ignore early tournament exits and consider the season as a whole.

Here are the metro Atlanta power rankings for the 10 best boys and girls teams this season:

10. Blessed Trinity (boys)/Mays (girls): The Titans fell short of a state title against Dublin but finished the season 26-7. The Raiders were a powerhouse in Class AAAA, only losing to Fayette County and Northwest Whitfield.

9. Whitefield Academy (boys)/Campbell (girls): Tyrone Johnson earned a long-awaited state championship after losing the crown in 2006 …