Cartersville remains No. 2 in GSWA poll; No. 4 in AJC rankings
Cartersville football remains ranked No. 2 in the Georgia Sports Writers Association poll and stays at the No. 4 spot in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution rankings.
Georgia Sports Writers Association poll. Class AAAAAAA (School, Points, Last Week) (First-place votes in parenthesis) 1. Colquitt County 140 (14) 1 2. Walton 123 2 3. Parkview 119 3 4. Grayson 97 4 5. Archer 95 5 6. North Gwinnett 69 6 7. Hillgrove 55 9 8. Lowndes 47 8 9. Marietta 10 NR 10. McEachern 9 7 Others Receiving Votes: Milton 6, North Cobb 7, Tift County 5, Roswell 4, Wheeler 2, Camden County 1. Dropped Out: Wheeler
Class AAAAAA
1. Lee County 140 (14) 1 2. Creekview 124 4 3. Tucker 94 5
4. Northside Warner Robins 85 t7
5. Sequoyah 77 6
t6. Valdosta 51 t7
t6.Douglas County 51 9
8. Coffee 46 2
9. Harrison 29 3
10. Allatoona 28 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Stephenson 26, John’s Creek 8, Alpharetta 4, Dacula 3.
Dropped Out: Stephenson
Class AAAAA
1. Rome 140 (14) 1
2. Stockbridge 119 2
3. Buford 109 3
4. Carrollton 91 5
5. Warner Robins 80 7
6. Wayne County 69 6
7. Dutchtown 65 8
8. SW DeKalb 35 9
9. Jones County 33 4
10. Ware County 27 10
Others Receiving Votes: Thomas County Central 1.
Dropped Out: None.
Class AAAA
1. Blessed Trinity 140 (14) 1
2. Cartersville 118 2
3. Mary Persons 117 3
4. St. Pius X 95 4
5. Flowery Branch 67 5
6. Marist 64 6
7. Eastside 62 8
8. Troup County 58 7
9. Burke County 34 9
10. Ridgeland 4 NR
Others Receiving Votes: North Oconee 3, Cedartown 3, Woodward Academy 2, Howard 1, Pickens 1.
Dropped Out: Woodward Academy
Class AAA
1. Calhoun 139 (13) 1
2. Cedar Grove 124 2
3. Monroe Area 103 (1) 3
t4. Peach County 94 4
t4. Greater Atlanta Christian 94 5
6. Westminster 69 7
7. Benedictine 68 6
8. Jefferson 44 8
9. Dawson County 17 10
10. Pierce County 14 9
Others Receiving Votes: Liberty County 7, Pace Academy 3.
Dropped Out: None.
Class AA
1. Hapeville Charter 140 (14) 1
2. Callaway 130 2
3. Rabun County 99 4
4. Bremen 92 5
5. Rockmart 88 7
6. Washington County 72 6
7. Dublin 41 NR
8. Vidalia 40 9
9. Brooks County 39 10
10. Dodge County 28 3
Others Receiving Votes: Thomasville 8, Union County 2, Jefferson 1.
Dropped Out:
Class A
1. ELCA 135 (10) 1
2. Irwin County 126 (3) 2
3. Athens Academy 113 (1) 3
4. Prince Avenue 80 5
5. Clinch County 76 4
6. Commerce 69 7
7. Pelham 43 9
8. Aquinas 42 8
9. Mount Zion-Carroll 21 10
10. Fellowship Christian 13 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Marion County 7, George Walton 5, Savannah Christian 3, Mount Paran 3, Mount de Sales 2, Darlington 2, North Cobb Christian 1, Trion 1, Calvary Day 1.
Dropped Out: None.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Rankings
Class AAAAAAA
1. (1) Colquitt County (7-0) 2. (2) Walton (6-0) 3. (3) Parkview (6-0) 4. (4) Grayson (4-2) 5. (5) Archer (5-1) 6. (6) North Gwinnett (5-2) 7. (9) Hillgrove (6-0) 8. (10) Lowndes (6-1) 9. (NR) Marietta (2-4) 10. (NR) Tift County (5-2) Out: No. 7 McEachern (4-2), No. 8 Wheeler (5-1)
Class AAAAAA
1. (1) Lee County (6-0)
2. (4) Creekview (6-0)
3. (6) Northside-Warner Robins (4-3)
4. (5) Valdosta (4-3)
5. (7) Tucker (5-2)
6. (10) Douglas County (6-1)
7. (2) Coffee (6-1)
8. (8) Sequoyah (5-1)
9. (NR) Allatoona (4-2)
10. (NR) Stephenson (5-1)
Out: No. 3 Harrison (6-1), No. 9 Mays (3-3)
Class AAAAA
1. (1) Rome (7-0)
2. (2) Buford (5-2)
3. (3) Stockbridge (7-0)
4. (6) Warner Robins (6-1)
5. (5) Carrollton (6-1)
6. (9) Dutchtown (7-0)
7. (4) Jones County (6-1)
8. (8) Ware County (4-2)
9. (7) Wayne County (7-0)
10. (10) Southwest DeKalb (6-0)
Last week: Off. Next: Saturday vs. Miller Grove (1-5)
Class AAAA
1. (1) Blessed Trinity (6-0)
2. (2) Mary Persons (7-0)
3. (3) St. Pius (6-1)
4. (4) Cartersville (7-0)
5. (5) Troup (6-0)
6. (6) Marist (6-1)
7. (10) Eastside (6-0)
8. (7) Burke County (5-2)
9. (8) Flowery Branch (6-0)
10. (NR) Ridgeland (4-2)
Out: No. 9 Woodward Academy (3-3)
Class AAA
1. (1) Calhoun (6-0)
2. (2) Cedar Grove (6-1)
3. (3) Monroe Area (7-0)
4. (4) Peach County (4-2)
5. (5) Westminster (4-2)
6. (6) Greater Atlanta Christian (5-2)
7. (7) Benedictine (5-1)
8. (8) Jefferson (6-1)
9. (10) Dawson County (6-1)
10. (9) Pace Academy (4-3)
Class AA
1. (1) Hapeville Charter (6-0)
2. (2) Callaway (6-1)
3. (3) Rockmart (7-0)
4. (4) Bremen (5-1)
5. (6) Rabun County (5-1)
6. (8) Washington County (6-0)
7. (9) Vidalia (6-0)
8. (10) Brooks County (5-2)
9. (NR) Dublin (6-1)
10. (7) Thomasville (4-3)
Out: No. 5 Dodge County (6-1)
Class A (Private)
1. (1) Eagle's Landing Christian (6-1)
2. (2) Athens Academy (6-0)
3. (3) Prince Avenue Christian (6-1)
4. (5) Fellowship Christian (6-0)
5. (6) Aquinas (6-0)
6. (7) George Walton Academy (6-1)
7. (9) Savannah Christian (5-1)
8. (8) Mount Paran Christian (4-2)
9. (4) Calvary Day (5-1)
10. (10) Darlington (5-1)
Class A (Public)
1. (1) Irwin County (6-0)
2. (2) Clinch County (5-1)
3. (3) Commerce (6-0)
4. (4) Pelham (6-0)
5. (5) Marion County (7-0)
6. (6) Charlton County (4-2)
7. (7) Mount Zion-Carroll (6-1)
8. (8) Schley County (5-1)
9. (9) Mitchell County (5-1)
10. (10) Dooly County (3-3)
