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Gainesville drops to No. 6 in latest GSWA poll
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Forsyth County News

Georgia Sportswriters Association Prep Football Poll

Class 6A

School                                      Points               Last week

1. North Gwinnett (17) (2-0)       170                   1

2. McEachern (2-0)                    152                   2

3. Colquitt County(2-1)              128                   5

4. North Cobb (1-0)                   107                   6

5. Peachtree Ridge (2-0)             85                     7

6. Lovejoy (1-1)                         79                     3

7. Norcross (1-1)                        70                     7

8. Mill Creek (2-0)                      61                     9

9. Hillgrove (2-0)                        21                     10

10. Marietta (2-0)                       17                     NR

Others receiving votes: Lowndes 16, Camden County 13, Valdosta 11, Coffee 5, Wheeler 1.

Dropped out: Lowndes (4).

Class 5A

School                                                  Points               Last week

1. Northside-Warner Robins (12) (2-0)     164                   2

2. Tucker (4) (2-0)                                 155                   3

3. Stephenson (1)(2-0)                            134                   4

4. Kell (2-0)                                          102                   5

5. M.L. King (2-0)                                 99                     6

6. Gainesville (1-1)                                94                     1

7. Thomas County Central (2-1)              78                     7

8. Warner Robins (1-0)                           44                     8

9. Allatoona (2-0)                                  41                     9

10. Ware County (1-1)                            12                     NR

Others receiving votes: Lee County 8, Union Grove 2, Creekside 1, South Paulding 1.

Dropped out: Flowery Branch (10).

Class 4A

School                                      Points               Last week

1. Sandy Creek (17) (1-0-1)        170                   1

2. Burke County (1-0)                149                   2

3. Carrollton (2-0)                      140                   3

4T. Griffin(2-0)                         98                     6

4T. Stockbridge (2-0)                 98                     5

6. Marist(1-1)                            83                     4

7. Monroe Area (2-0)                 77                     7

8. Westside-Macon (2-0)             41                     9

9. Statesboro (2-0)                     40                     8

10. Cairo (1-1)                           12                     10

(tie) Wayne County (2-0)            12                     NR

Others receiving votes: Mary Persons 8, Cedartown 2, Riverdale 2.

Class 3A

School                                      Points               Last week

1. Buford (16) (2-0)                   168                   1

2. St. Pius X (2-0)                      149                   2

3. Cartersville (1) (2-0)               138                   3

4. Carver-Columbus (2-0)           118                   5

5. Washington County (2-0)        101                   6

6. North Hall (2-0)                     91                     7

7. Jefferson County (2-0)           48                     10

8. Peach County (1-1)                 35                     4

9. North Oconee (0-1)                24                     9

10. Callaway (2-0)                     22                     NR

Others receiving votes: Ringgold 15, Hart County 14, Pierce County 5, Thomson 3, Woodward Academy 3.

Dropped out: Thomson (8).

Class 2A

School                                      Points               Last week

1. Calhoun (16) (2-0)                 169                   1

2. Greater Atlanta Christian (3-0) 146                   2

3. Lamar County (2-0)                139                   3

4. Jefferson (1) (2-0)                  124                   5

5. Lovett (2-0)                           93                     6

6. Vidalia (2-0)                          73                     7

7. Washington-Wilkes (2-0)        67                     9

8. Brooks County (2-1)               61                     4

9. Benedictine (2-0)                    33                     10

10. Thomasville (2-1)                 11                     NR

Others receiving votes: Cook 9, Westminster 4, Manchester 3, Fitzgerald 2, Bowdon 1.

Dropped out: Cook (8).

Class 1A

School                                                  Points               Last week

1. Eagle’s Landing Christian (17) (2-0)    170                   1

2. Landmark Christian (3-0)                    140                   6

3. Savannah Christian (1-0-1)                  121                   9

4. Prince Avenue Christian(2-1)               93                     2

5. Aquinas (2-0)                                     78                     NR

6. Lincoln County (1-1)                          72                     3

7. Irwin County (1-0-1)                          69                     8

8. George Walton(1-1)                            60                     4

9. Seminole County (2-0)                         45                     NR

10. Wilcox County (1-1)                         27                     5

Others receiving votes: Marion County 20, Johnson County 13, Pace Academy 9, Emanuel County Institute 6, Walker School 5, Athens Academy 4, Trion 2, Wilkinson County 1.

Dropped out: Emanuel County Institute (7), Athens Academy (10).

The following publications voted in the poll: The Albany Herald; The Athens Banner-Herald; The Augusta Chronicle; the Brunswick News; the Cherokee Tribune; the Clayton News-Daily; The Daily Citizen (Dalton); the Forsyth County News; The Gwinnett Daily Post; The Marietta Daily Journal; the Savannah Morning News; Score Atlanta; the Statesboro Herald; The Telegraph (Macon); The Tifton Gazette; The Times (Gainesville); The Walker County Messenger.