With only 22 seconds remaining, Wesleyan (3-1) scored on Chase Howe's 1-yard dive to pull off a 24-21 upset of last week's No. 3 Greater Atlanta Christian. The win helped Wesleyan enter this week's poll in a three-way tie at No. 10. The loss resulted in GAC (3-1) falling to No. 8.
Randolph-Clay (4-0) defeated Terrell County 40-12 and Brooks County (3-0-1) edged Bacon County 17-14 to garner enough voter support to complete the three-team tie at No. 10. Decatur (4-0) entered the poll at No. 9 with a win over Clarkston 27-18. Morgan County and Chattooga both lost, eliminating them from the ranks.
Early County (4-0) moved up one spot to No. 3 while Buford and Americus continue at Nos. 1 and 2.
The only change in Class AAAAA was the exit of Westside-Macon, tied at No. 10 last week with Douglass. All ten slots remain the same with Brookwood still the unanimous choice for No. 1.
Class AAAA saw little change with Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe out and Dalton (3-0) in at No. 10. Douglas County (4-0) climbed two slots to No. 8 while the top seven positions remain unchanged. Thomas County Central (3-0) received eight first-place votes and Marist collected five to hold down the top two slots for another week.
With the top three unchanged, Class AAA experienced a few position shifts with Fitzgerald out and Mary Persons (4-0) in at No. 9. The most significant move occurred with Hart County (3-1) falling from No. 4 to No. 10 after losing to Laney 13-8. No. 1 Screven County (4-0) received all but one of the first-place votes while No. 2 Gainesville collected the one.
Class A continued the trend with minor position jockeying. Pacelli Catholic (4-0) and Emanuel County Institute (4-0) both advanced one position to Nos. 8 and 9. Commerce left the Top 10 after losing to No. 1 Lincoln making way for Temple (5-0) to make their debut at No. 10. The top seven teams repeat this week with no position changes. No. 2 Hawkinsville (4-0) received three first-place votes and Metter (4-0) continues at No. 3.
The Associated Press high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and total points:
CLASS AAAAA
1. Brookwood (14) (4-0) 140
2. Camden County (4-0) 117
3. Parkview (3-1) 111
4. Lowndes (4-0) 91
5. Northside (3-0) 86
6. Lovejoy (4-0) 62
7. Walton (4-0) 55
8. South Gwinnett (4-0) 50
9. Stephenson (4-1) 20
10. Douglass (3-0) 15
Others receiving votes: Riverdale 8, Newnan 5, Harrison 4, Westside-Macon 3, Southwest DeKalb 2, East Coweta 1.
CLASS AAAA
1. Thomas County Central (8) (3-0) 134
2. Marist (5) (5-0) 129
3. Shaw (5-0) 110
4. Tucker (4-1) 67
5. Ware County (1) (3-1) 64
6. McNair (5-0) 61
7. Pebblebrook (3-0) 46
8. Douglas County (4-0) 44
9. Thomson (3-1) 28
10. Dalton (3-0) 23
Others receiving votes: Sandy Creek 16, Rome 9, Westlake 9, Mays 7, Cedar Shoals 6, Troup 6, Paulding County 4, Woodward 4, Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe 2, Clarke Central 1.
CLASS AAA
1. Screven County (13) (4-0) 139
2. Gainesville (1) (3-0) 126
3. Cedartown (5-0) 114
4. LaGrange (3-1) 89
5. Peach County (3-1) 75
6. Cartersville (4-0) 63
7. Washington County (3-1) 52
8. Swainsboro (2-0-2) 32
9. Mary Persons (4-0) 29
10. Hart County (3-1) 11
Others receiving votes: North Hall 8, Johnson-Gainsville 7, Fitzgerald 6, Northeast-Macon 5, Dublin 4, Monroe Area 4, Stephens County 3, Carrollton 2, Laney 1.
CLASS AA
1. Buford (13) (3-0) 139
2. Americus (5-0) 125
3. Early County (4-0) 109
4. Calhoun (4-0) 89
5. Charlton County (1) (2-1) 63
6. Vidalia (2-0-1) 57
7. Cook (3-0) 53
8. Greater Atlanta Christian (3-1) 46
9. Decatur (4-0) 32
10. (tie) Brooks County (3-0-1) 9
(tie) Randolph-Clay (4-0) 9
(tie) Wesleyan (3-1) 9
Others receiving votes: Lumpkin County 8, Darlington 6, Adairsville 4, Mitchell-Baker 4, Irwin County 3, Greene County 2, Chattooga 1, Macon County 1, Washington-Wilkes 1.
CLASS A
1. Lincoln County (9) (5-0) 133
2. Hawkinsville (3) (4-0) 120
3. Metter (4-0) 112
4. Clinch County (2) (3-1-1) 97
5. Twiggs County (5-0) 88
6. Landmark Christian (3-1) 57
7. Trion (3-1) 49
8. Pacelli Catholic (4-0) 40
9. Emanuel County Institute (4-0) 33
10. Temple (5-0) 16
Others receiving votes: Commerce 12, Bowdon 3, Miller County 3, Calvery Baptist 2, Taylor County 2, Lanier County 1, McIntosh County Academy 1, Whitefield Academy 1.
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