The South Forsyth football team is ranked sixth in Class 7A in this week's Georgia Sports Writers Association football poll. The War Eagles (7-1, 5-0 Region 5-7A) were tied for fifth last week. South is set to close out its regular season against West Forsyth on Friday, and a win over the Wolverines would give the War Eagles the region title and a No. 1 playoff seed.
Georgia Sports Writers Association High School Football Poll
Class AAAAAAA
School Points Last Week
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Lowndes (13) 157 1
2. Archer (3) 144 2
3. Grayson 121 3
4. Tift County 105 4
5. Walton 89 t5
6. South Forsyth 80 t5
7. McEachern 62 7
8. North Gwinnett 53 9
9. Brookwood 34 10
10. Colquitt County 28 8
Others receiving votes: Milton 5, North Paulding 1
Dropped out: None
Class AAAAAA
School Points Last Week
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Tucker (13) 153 1
2. Mays (2) 140 2
3. Coffee (1) 108 7
4. Lee County 105 t4
5. Harrison 95 t4
6. Dalton 72 6
7. Northside-Warner Robins 58 7
8. Douglas Co. 54 8
9. Brunswick 26 NR
10. Glynn Acadmey 16 NR
Others receiving votes: Winder Barrow 10, Allatoona 7, Alpharetta 7, Richmond Hill 7, Langston Hughes 4, Stephenson 2, Evans 1
Dropped out: Langston Hughes (9), Richmond Hill (10)
Class AAAAA
School Points Last Week
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Rome (14) 158 1
2. Stockbridge (2) 144 2
3. Buford 127 3
4. Warner Robins 113 4
5. Griffin 80 6
6. Carver-Atlanta 64 7
7. Jones County 59 5
8. Starr’s Mill 54 8
9. Flowery Branch 31 9
10. Wayne County 27 10
Others receiving votes: Carrollton 5, Bainbridge 3, Banneker 1, Eagle’s Landing 1
Dropped out: None
Class AAAA
School Points Last Week
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Cartersville (16) 160 1
2. Ridgeland 133 3
3. Burke County 125 5
4. Marist 115 4
5. Thomson 80 2
6. Blessed Trinity 69 6
7. Woodward Academy 60 8
8. Jefferson 46 7
9. Cedartown 44 9
10. Heritage-Catoosa 24 10
Others receiving votes: Mary Persons 15, Troup 5, Eastside-Covington 4
Dropped out: None
Class AAA
School Points Last Week
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Cedar Grove (16) 160 1
2. Greater Atlanta Christian 135 2
3. Peach County 129 3
4. Jenkins-Savannah 112 4
5. Calhoun 101 5
6. Crisp County 79 7
7. Morgan County 62 8
8. Monroe Area 42 9
9. Bremen 30 6
10. Dawson County 15 NR
Others receiving votes: Westside-Macon 7, Lovett 4, Cook 2, Liberty County 1, Windsor Forest 1
Dropped out: Lovett (10)
Class AA
School Points Last Week
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Benedictine (16) 160 1
2. Screven County 130 2
3. Thomasville 121 3
4. Rabun County 113 5
5. Hapeville Charter 111 4
6. Jefferson County 73 7
7. Heard County 56 8
8. Dodge County 39 t9
9. Brooks County 38 6
10. Callaway 36 t9
Others receiving votes: Toombs County 8, Rockmart 1
Dropped out: None
Class A
School Points Last Week
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Eagle’s Landing Christian (16) 160 1
2. Prince Avenue Christian 147 2
3. Manchester 122 3
4. Irwin County 100 4
5. Mount Paran Christian 91 5
6. Emanuel County Institute 69 6
7. Clinch County 55 8
8. Macon County 46 7
9. Wesleyan 44 9
10. Stratford Academy 38 10
Others receiving votes: Athens Academy 16, Marion County 1, Mitchell County 1
Dropped out: Tattnall Square (4)
