Lee County remains atop Georgia Class 6A football poll

The Lee County football team continues its hold on the top spot in the Georgia Sports Writers Association Class 6A poll, picking up 15 of a possible 17 first-place votes.

Lee County opened GHSA Region 1-6A play last Friday with a 34-0 win at Houston County.

The Trojans (7-0) are off this week, with fourth-ranked Northside-Warner Robins visiting Leesburg on Oct. 13.

Tucker remains in second, while Mays is still in third. Each had a first-place vote.

Coffee, which was ranked fourth last week, dropped to eighth following its wild 52-49 loss at Warner Robins.

No other team in the Albany area received votes. None of the top spots changed hands this week, leaving Grayson on top in Class 7A, Rome in first in Class 5A, Cartersville atop Class 4A, Cedar Grove leading Class 3A, Benedictine on top in Class 2A and Eagle’s Landing Christian in first in Class 1A.

High School Football

Georgia Sports Writers Association Poll

Class 7A

School; Points; Last Week

(First place votes in parentheses)

1. Grayson (17); 170; 1

2. Lowndes; 151; 2

3. Archer; 125; 3

4. Tift County; 113; 4

5. South Forsyth; 91; 5

6. Colquitt County; 82; 6

7. Walton; 59; 8

8. McEachern; 39; 9

9. North Gwinnett; 30; NR

10. North Cobb; 21; 10

Others receiving votes: Brookwood 15, Mill Creek 10, East Coweta 9, North Paulding 7, Lassiter 6, Meadowcreek 3, Parkview 2, Mountain View 1, Newton 1

Dropped out: Mill Creek (7)

Class 6A

School; Points; Last Week

(First place votes in parentheses)

1. Lee County (15); 168; 1

2. Tucker (1); 151; 2

3. Mays (1); 131; 3

4. Northside-Warner Robins; 115; 5

5. Dalton; 90; 6

6. Harrison; 68; 7

7. Douglas County; 65; 10

8. Coffee; 57; 4

9. Winder-Barrow; 46; 9

10. Alexander; 19; t10

Others receiving votes: Bradwell Institute 6, Brunswick 6, Glynn Academy 4, Langston Hughes 3, Greenbrier 2, Richmond Hill 1, Sequoyah 1

Dropped out: Brunswick (t10)

Class 5A

School; Points; Last Week

(First place votes in parentheses)

1. Rome (17); 170; 1

2. Stockbridge; 143; 2

3. Buford; 134; 3

4. Warner Robins; 116; 6

5. Jones County; 115; 5

6. Carrollton; 72; 4

7. Griffin; 41; NR

8. Carver-Atlanta; 40; 10

9. Starr’s Mill; 35; 7

10. Flowery Branch; 21; NR

Others receiving votes: Kell 13, Wayne County 12, Bainbridge 7, McIntosh 6, Eagle’s Landing 4, Ware County 4, Whitewater 2, Clarke Central 1

Dropped out: Wayne County (8), Bainbridge (9)

Class 4A

School; Points; Last Week

(First place votes in parentheses)

1. Cartersville (17); 170; 1

2. Thomson; 153; 2

3. Jefferson; 118; t3

4. Ridgeland; 117; t3

5. Blessed Trinity; 90; 5

6. Marist; 85; 6

7. Burke County; 68; 7

8. Woodward Academy; 40; 9

9. Troup; 38; NR

10. Cedartown; 21; 10

Others receiving votes: Heritage-Catoosa 16, Mary Persons 13, Northwest Whitfield 4, Eastside-Covington 2, Sandy Creek 1

Dropped out: Sandy Creek (8)

Class 3A

School; Points; Last Week

(First place votes in parentheses)

1. Cedar Grove (17); 170; 1

2. Greater Atlanta Christian; 142; 3

3. Peach County; 138; 4

4. Jenkins-Savannah; 113; 5

5. Calhoun; 95; 6

t6. Crisp County; 78; 2

t6. Bremen; 78; 7

8. Monroe Area; 54; 8

9. Morgan County; 29; 9

10. Lovett; 12; 10

Others receiving votes: East Hall 7, Pace Academy 6, Windsor Forest 6, Pike County 3, Savannah 3, Westside-Macon 1

Dropped out: None

Class 2A

School; Points; Last Week

(First place votes in parentheses)

1. Benedictine (16); 169; 1

2. Callaway; 135; 2

3. Screven County; 128; 3

4. Hapeville Charter (1); 107; 4

5. Rabun County; 98; 5

6. Thomasville; 92; 6

7. Brooks County; 73; 8

8. Jefferson County; 63; 7

9. Heard County; 30; 9

10. Dodge County; 28; 10

Others receiving votes: Toombs County 6, Swainsboro 5, Fitzgerald 1

Dropped out: None

Class 1A

School; Points; Last Week

(First place votes in parentheses)

1. Eagle’s Landing Christian (17); 170; 1

2. Prince Avenue Christian; 146; 2

3. Manchester; 129; 3

4. Irwin County; 102; 5

5. Tattnall Square; 92; 7

6. Mount Paran Christian; 68; 8

7. Macon County; 57; 4

8. Clinch County; 48; 9

9. Emanuel County Institute; 46; 10

10. Wesleyan; 43; 6

Others receiving votes: Stratford Academy 11, Mt. Zion-Carroll 7, Athens Academy 4, Commerce 3, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 3, Charlton County 2, Calvary Day 1, Walker 1

Dropped out: None