Two area teams move up, several more on cusp of prep football rankings

By staff, wire reports

Posted 12:19PM on Tuesday, October 28, 2014

North Gwinnett and Lanier moved up, while Buford and Jefferson held firm in the latest Georgia Sports Writers Association prep football poll, released Tuesday. Meanwhile, Stephens County, West Hall, Rabun County and Union County are each receiving votes in their respective classifications. The Bulldogs jumped from 10th to seventh in Class AAAAAA after a 71-24 defeat of Duluth last week. North Gwinnett (6-2, 4-1 Region 7-AAAAAA) will play host to Meadowcreek (1-7, 0-5) this week. Lanier moved up from sixth to seventh in Class AAAAA after a 42-35 defeat of Salem. The Longhorns (8-0, 7-0 Region 8-AAAAA) will play host to Winder-Barrow on Friday, knowing that win would clinch the Region 8-AAAAA title. Buford held at No. 1 in Class AAAA after a lopsided 58-3 win over North Oconee last week. The Wolves (8-0, 5-0 Region 8-AAAA) will play host to Madison County this week/ Jefferson also maintained its fourth-place spot in Class AAA after sitting through a bye. The Dragons (8-0, 4-0 Region 8-AAA) will play host to Oconee County on Friday. Georgia Sports Writers Association Prep Football Poll, Oct. 28 List includes team ranking, team name, record, points and last week's ranking Class AAAAAA 1. Colquitt County (12) (8-0); 120; 1 2. Dacula (8-0); 107; 3 3. Valdosta (7-1); 81; 6 4. Grayson (8-1); 76; 2 5. McEachern (6-2) ; 65; 7 6. Milton (7-1); 56; 8 7. North Gwinnett (6-2); 43; 10 8. Lee County (6-1); 41; 9 9. Westlake (6-1); 26; NR 10. Peachtree Ridge (6-2); 17; NR Others receiving votes: Langston Hughes 11, Lowndes 7, Alpharetta 4, Norcross 2, Tift County 2, Tucker 2. Dropped out: Langston Hughes (4), Norcross (5). Class AAAAA School; Points; Last week 1. Ware County (11) (8-0); 119; 1 2. Allatoona (1) (9-0); 102; 3 3. Kell (8-0); 101; 2 4. Coffee (7-1); 81; 4 5. Northside-Warner Robins (7-1); 70; 5 6. Lanier (8-0); 60; 7 7. Creekside (7-2); 37; 9 8. Harris County (6-2); 27; NR 9. Dalton (8-1); 26; 10 10. Houston County (7-1); 16; NR (tie) Mays (6-2); 16; NR Others receiving votes: Carver-Atlanta 2, South Paulding 2. Dropped out: Carver-Columbus (6), Carver-Atlanta (8). Class AAAA 1. Buford (12) (8-0); 120; 1 2. Griffin (8-0); 103; 3 3. Woodward Academy (7-1); 94; 5 4. Cartersville (7-1); 79; 4 5. Sandy Creek (7-1); 65; 2 6. Marist (8-1); 63; 7 7. Mary Persons (7-1); 50; 8 8. St. Pius X (6-2); 36; 9 9. Thomas County Central (6-2); 24; 10 10. Cairo (6-2); 18; 6 Others receiving votes: Gilmer 3, Stephens County 2, Worth County 1. Class AAA 1. Washington County (12) (8-0); 120; 1 2. Calhoun (8-0); 105; 2 3. Blessed Trinity (8-0); 94; 3 4. Jefferson (8-0); 78; 4 5. Peach County (9-0); 75; 5 6. Central-Carrollton (8-0); 64; 6 7. Westside-Macon (8-0); 46; 7 8. Hart County (8-0); 34; 8 9. Westminster (7-1); 23; 10 10. Cook (7-2); 14; NR Others receiving votes: Cedar Grove 6, West Hall 1. Dropped out: Dodge County (9). Class AA 1. Greater Atlanta Christian (12) (8-0); 120; 1 2. Vidalia (8-0); 116; 2 3. Lovett (7-2); 91; 3 4. Benedictine (6-2); 78; 4 5. Fitzgerald (7-1); 57; 6 6. Lamar County (6-1-1); 62; 5 7. Screven County (8-0); 48; 7 8. Darlington (7-1); 41; 8 9. Thomasville (5-3); 35; 9 10. Brooks County (6-3); 13; 10 Others receiving votes: Rabun County 4, Union County/ 4, Bowdon 1. Class A 1. Aquinas (9) (8-0); 116; 1 2. Marion County (2) (8-0); 105 ; 2 3. Mt. Paran Christian (1) (8-0); 100; 3 4. Calvary Day (8-0); 84; 4 5. Irwin County (6-1-1); 66; 6 6. Tattnall Square (8-0); 57; 5 7. Hawkinsville (8-1); 51; 7 8. Savannah Christian (7-1); 34; 9 9. Charlton County (7-1); 29; 10 10. ECI (7-1); 9; NR Others receiving votes: Pacelli 5, Landmark Christian 3, Mt. Pisgah 1. Dropped out: Landmark Christian (8).