The two longest streaks of making the quarterfinals came to an end last week. Walton ended Buford’s 22-year streak, and Fellowship Christian ended Eagle’s Landing Christian’s 12-year streak. Peach County’s six-year streak and Lee County’s five-year streak also came to an end. Irwin County now leads the pack.

10

Irwin County

8

Cedar Grove

Rabun County

7

Callaway

Carrollton

6

Marist

Warner Robins

5

Fellowship Christian

Grayson

4

Metter

Thomasville

3

Appling County, Bainbridge, Benedictine, Calhoun, Calvary Day, Carver (Atlanta), Carver (Columbus), Cedartown, Fitzgerald, Hughes, Milton, Pierce County, Prince Avenue Christian, Westlake

2

Creekside, Holy Innocents', Mill Creek, North Oconee, Roswell, South Atlanta, Swainsboro, Thomson, Walton, Wilcox County

1

Bleckley County, Bowdon, Cartersville, Clinch County, Coffee, Colquitt County, Dooly County, Dutchtown, Early County, Gainesville, Houston County, Johnson County, Lincoln County, Mays, Mount Pisgah Christian, North Gwinnett, Oconee County, Rockmart, Rome, Sandy Creek, Savannah Christian, Schley County, St. Francis, Stockbridge, Thomas County Central, Troup, Ware County, Wayne County, Woodward Academy

St. Francis is the only school this season making its first quarterfinal appearance. Of the 64 quarterfinal teams, 35 are back from 2021. Here are the most recent previous appearances of the 64.

First - St. Francis

2009 - Thomas County Central

2012 - Early County

2013 - Bowdon, Wayne County

2014 - Dooly County, Gainesville, Mount Pisgah Christian

2015 - Johnson County

2017 - Mays

2018 - Rockmart, Rome, Schley County, Stockbridge, Troup

2019 - Dutchtown, Houston County, North Gwinnett, Sandy Creek, Woodward Academy

2020 - Bleckley County, Cartersville, Clinch County, Coffee, Colquitt County, Lincoln County, Oconee County, Savannah Christian, Ware County

2021 - Appling County, Bainbridge, Benedictine, Calhoun, Callaway, Calvary Day, Carrollton, Carver (Atlanta), Carver (Columbus), Cedar Grove, Cedartown, Creekside, Fellowship Christian, Fitzgerald, Grayson, Holy Innocents’, Hughes, Irwin County, Marist, Metter, Mill Creek, Milton, North Oconee, Pierce County, Prince Avenue Christian, Rabun County, Roswell, South Atlanta, Swainsboro, Thomasville, Thomson, Walton, Warner Robins, Westlake, Wilcox County

Walton’s 42-35 victory over Buford was the second round’s most newsworthy upset, but it’s common in the highest classification for the No. 1-ranked team to lose in the playoffs. Buford is the 15th this century and the sixth to fall in the second round or sooner.

2022 Buford (2R)

2019 Lowndes (F)

2018 Colquitt County (F)

2017 Lowndes (2R)

2013 North Gwinnett (F)

2012 Lassiter (1R)

2011 Camden County (QF)

2010 Camden County (2R)

2009 Grayson (QF)

2008 Lowndes (QF)

2007 North Cobb (1R)

2006 Norcross (QF)

2005 Camden County (QF)

2004 Camden County (SF)

2000 Warner Robins (2R)

John Milledge Academy, a school playing in the Georgia Independent Athletic Association, can set the state record for consecutive victories today. The Trojans play at home against Heritage of Newnan. They’ve won 47 straight games. Here are the teams with 30 or more consecutive victories and the years in which the streaks ended.

47 - John Milledge Acad. (active)

47 - Buford (2004)

46 - Parkview (2003)

44 - Lincoln County (1991)

42 - Buford (2015)

41 - Cartersville (2017)

41 - Sandy Creek (2011)

40 - Rome (2018)

38 - Lincoln County (1978)

37 - ELCA (2018)

37 - West Rome (1984)

37 - Valdosta (1963)

36 - Thomson (1969)

35 – Northside-W.R. (2008)

34 - Southeast Bulloch (1974)

33 - Americus (1976)

32 - Buford (2009)

32 - East Rome (1979)

31 - Morgan County (1960)

30 - Colquitt County (2015)

30 - Washington County (1997)

30 - Valdosta (1958)

Northeast’s Nick Woodford and South Atlanta’s Keyjuan Brown last week became the 24th and 25th backs in GHSA history to rush for more than 2,500 yards in a season, according to the Georgia High School Football Historians Association. Brown also accomplished the feat last season. Both could threaten Daccus Turman’s state record of 3,172 yards but would need to go deep in the playoffs. Two other active players – Johnson County’s Germivy Tucker (2,373) and Hebron Christian’s Gavin Hall (2,333) – will pass the milestone if they have typical games this week.

3,172 - Daccus Turman, Washington-Wilkes (2000)

3,167 - Herschel Walker, Johnson Co. (1979)

2,982 - Washaun Ealey, Emmanuel Co. Institute (2007)

2,944 - Treylon Sheppard, Haralson Co. (2018)

2,871 - Michah Andrews, Greater Atlanta Christian (2002)

2,815 - Jamious Griffin, Rome (2018)

2,814 - Brandon Andrews, Swainsboro (2000)

2,795 - Chandler Byron, Monroe Area (2018)

2,776 - Ben Logue, North Springs (1981)

2,768 - Caleb King, Parkview (2005)

2,758 - Rob Brown, Trion (2021)

2,757 - Keyjuan Brown, South Atlanta (2021)

2,721 - Nick Chubb, Cedartown (2012)

2,690 - Nick Chubb, Cedartown 2013)

2,648 - Darryl Ogletree, Greenville (1980)

2,598 - Nick Woodford, Northeast (2022)

2,595 - Sidney Ford, Pepperell (1998)

2,559 - Kawon Bryant, North Oconee (2013)

2,554 - Jahmyr Gibbs, Dalton (2019)

2,544 - Omari Arnold, Brooks Co. (2021)

2,544 - Kenny Miles, Brookwood (2007)

2,530 - Charles Grant, Miller Co. (1997)

2,505 - Monte Williams, Commerce (2000)

2,504 - Keyjuan Brown, South Atlanta (2022)

2,501 - Runt Moon, Commerce (1973)

The computer Maxwell Rankings ranked the 16 remaining teams in each classification based on their chances of winning a state title. The rankings consider team strength and draw difficulty.

Class 7A

1. Colquitt County

2. Buford

3. Mill Creek

4. North Cobb

5. Carrollton

6. Milton

7. Westlake

8. Grayson

9. Walton

10. Lambert

11. Camden County

12. Parkview

13. North Gwinnett

14. Norcross

15. Marietta

16. Harrison

Class 6A

1. Hughes

2. Thomas County Central

3. Rome

4. Roswell

5. Gainesville

6. Houston County

7. Lee County

8. Northside (Warner Robins)

9. South Paulding

10. Woodward Academy

11. Marist

12. Alpharetta

13. Allatoona

14. North Forsyth

15. North Atlanta

16. St. Pius

Class 5A

1. Ware County

2. Creekside

3. Cartersville

4. Coffee

5. Dutchtown

6. Cambridge

7. Warner Robins

8. Calhoun

9. Kell

10. Mays

11. Dalton

12. Cass

13. Northside (Columbus)

14. Northgate

15. Chamblee

16. Decatur

Class 4A

1. Cedartown

2. Benedictine

3. North Oconee

4. Perry

5. Troup

6. Bainbridge

7. Stockbridge

8. Burke County

9. Holy Innocents’

10. Wayne County

11. Central (Carrollton)

12. Cairo

13. Stephenson

14. Spalding

15. Walnut Grove

16. Lovett

Class 3A

1. Cedar Grove

2. Sandy Creek

3. Calvary Day

4. Stephens County

5. Oconee County

6. Thomasville

7. Carver (Atlanta)

8. Peach County

9. Monroe Area

10. Carver (Columbus)

11. Savannah Christian

12. Adairsville

13. Hebron Christian

14. Dougherty

15. Harlem

16. Liberty County

Class 2A

1. Fitzgerald

2. Appling County

3. Pierce County

4. Rockmart

5. South Atlanta

6. Thomson

7. Fellowship Christian

8. Callaway

9. Cook

10. Northeast

11. Putnam County

12. Fannin County

13. North Cobb Christian

14. Eagle's Landing Christian

15. Berrien

16. Union County

Class A Division I

1. Prince Avenue Christian

2. Irwin County

3. Swainsboro

4. Rabun County

5. Darlington

6. Bleckley County

7. Metter

8. St. Francis

9. Dublin

10. Lamar County

11. Elbert County

12. Trion

13. Social Circle

14. Mount Pisgah Christian

15. Heard County

16. Screven County

Class A Division II

1. Bowdon

2. Charlton County

3. Schley County

4. Johnson County

5. Clinch County

6. Early County

7. McIntosh County Academy

8. Wilcox County

9. Lincoln County

10. Telfair County

11. Christian Heritage

12. Manchester

13. Lanier County

14. Dooly County

15. Washington-Wilkes

16. Wilkinson County

The Maxwell Ratings predicted 111 of 127 GHSA first-round games correctly. These are the underdogs, with their projected points spreads, that beat the computer.

Allatoona (-1) d. Douglas Co.

Bleckley Co. (-18) d. Brooks Co.

Burke Co. (-1) d. LaGrange

Cass (-30) d. Jefferson

Dalton (-14) d. Loganville

Dooly Co. (-7) d. Jenkins Co.

Fannin Co. (-15) d. Athens Acad.

Harrison (-15) d. Brookwood

Liberty Co. (-4) d. Morgan Co.

Lovett (-1) d. Westminster

North Forsyth (-8) d. Blessed Trinity

Northeast (-2) d. Worth Co.

Union Co. (-7) d. Model

Walnut Grove (-11) d. Heritage (Ringgold)

Washington-Wilkes (-4) d. Mt. Zion

Wilkinson Co. (-4) d. Macon Co.

Seventy-two of the 128 teams that reached the second round of the playoffs did the same in 2021. That’s 56.3%. Here are the final 128 teams, with the most recent season that they have advanced this far.

First - Lanier County, North Atlanta, Walnut Grove

1981 - Harlem

1983 - Cass

1991 - Berrien

2005 - Northside (Columbus), Social Circle

2007 - Chamblee

2014 - Central (Carrollton), Lamar County

2015 - Adairsville, Camden County, Gainesville, Telfair County, Wilkinson County

2016 - Dalton, Lambert, Northgate, Thomas County Central

2017 - Alpharetta, Elbert County, Mount Pisgah Christian, Screven County

2018 - Charlton County, Dooly County, Stockbridge, Troup

2019 - Cook, Dutchtown, Hebron Christian, Houston County, Johnson County, Kell, Mays, North Forsyth, Sandy Creek, South Paulding, St. Francis, Stephenson, Union County, Wayne County

2020 - Allatoona, Christian Heritage, Clinch County, Coffee, Colquitt County, Decatur, Dublin, Early County, Harrison, North Cobb Christian, Parkview, Rockmart, Rome, Savannah Christian

2021 - Appling County, Bainbridge, Benedictine, Bleckley County, Bowdon, Buford, Burke County, Cairo, Calhoun, Callaway, Calvary Day, Cambridge, Carrollton, Cartersville, Carver (Atlanta), Carver (Columbus), Cedar Grove, Cedartown, Creekside, Darlington, Dougherty, Eagle's Landing Christian, Fannin County, Fellowship Christian, Fitzgerald, Grayson, Heard County, Holy Innocents’, Hughes, Irwin County, Lee County, Liberty County, Lincoln County, Lovett, Manchester, Marietta, Marist, McIntosh County Academy, Metter, Mill Creek, Milton, Monroe Area, Norcross, North Cobb, North Gwinnett, North Oconee, Northeast, Northside (Warner Robins), Oconee County, Peach County, Perry, Pierce County, Prince Avenue Christian, Putnam County, Rabun County, Roswell, Schley County, South Atlanta, Spalding, St. Pius, Stephens County, Swainsboro, Thomasville, Thomson, Trion, Walton, Ware County, Warner Robins, Washington-Wilkes, Westlake, Wilcox County, Woodward Academy

Of the 255 teams that made the playoffs this season, only 34 were given less than a 50-percent chance in preseason by the computer Maxwell Ratings.

1.5% - Lumpkin County

2.4% - Morrow

5.1% - Paulding County

6.3% - Walnut Grove

8.5% - Greene County

9.5% - ACE Charter

11.8% - Berrien

12.5% - Hampton

12.9% - Long County

13.2% - Coahulla Creek

13.9% - Jackson (Atlanta)

14.1% - Wheeler

14.5% - Hebron Christian

18.3% - Loganville

18.5% - Tattnall County

18.7% - Sprayberry

18.7% - Westside (Macon)

20.6% - Model

20.9% - Shaw

23.0% - Mountain View

26.4% - Thomas County Central

29.9% - LaGrange

31.9% - Worth County

32.0% - Spalding

35.7% - Dade County

37.2% - Lambert

37.2% - Mundy's Mill

39.3% - Chamblee

39.9% - Lithia Springs

43.0% - Laney

43.5% - River Ridge

48.0% - Sequoyah

48.4% - Newton

49.9% - Spencer

Here are the top 10 teams in points allowed per game, by classification:

Class 7A

7.60 - Valdosta

9.50 - Buford

11.90 - Colquitt County

12.50 - Grayson

12.80 - Carrollton

14.20 - North Cobb

16.10 - Camden County

16.90 - Lambert

17.70 - Milton

17.90 - Westlake

Class 6A

8.60 - Rome

9.60 - Hughes

10.10 - Woodward Academy

11.10 - Gainesville

11.20 - Roswell

13.00 - Mundy's Mill

13.30 - Brunswick

14.00 - Thomas County Central

14.90 - Effingham County

15.00 - Northside (Warner Robins)

Class 5A

7.00 - Ware County

8.50 - Dutchtown

8.70 - Creekside

11.00 - Jefferson

11.60 - Coffee

14.50 - Cartersville

14.50 - Northside (Columbus)

15.30 - Eastside

15.60 - Union Grove

15.70 - Cambridge

Class 4A

5.20 - North Oconee

7.10 - Cedartown

9.10 - Benedictine

10.50 - Perry

10.90 - Stockbridge

12.40 - Holy Innocents’

13.90 - Starr's Mill

14.40 - Lovett

14.70 - Westminster

15.70 - Wayne County

Class 3A

10.60 - Savannah Christian

11.10 - Harlem

11.44 - Carver (Columbus)

11.78 - Calvary Day

13.50 - Stephens County

15.60 - Oconee County

16.00 - Bremen

16.10 - Peach County

16.90 - Dawson County

17.30 - Richmond Academy

Class 2A

8.00 - Thomson

9.30 - North Cobb Christian

10.67 - Appling County

11.60 - Laney

11.90 - Putnam County

12.40 - Fitzgerald

13.78 - South Atlanta

13.90 - Pierce County

14.10 - Northeast

14.60 - Toombs County

Class A Division I

5.22 - Swainsboro

8.44 - Screven County

11.22 - Dublin

11.33 - Irwin County

11.80 - Metter

12.80 - Bleckley County

14.30 - Trion

14.89 - Brooks County

15.00 - St. Francis

15.30 - Rabun County

Class A Division II

9.10 - Johnson County

9.50 - Schley County

11.90 - Jenkins County

12.10 - McIntosh Co. Academy

13.90 - Chattahoochee County

15.60 - Washington-Wilkes

15.78 - Manchester

16.40 - Early County

17.00 - Mitchell County

17.44 - Wilkinson County

GIAA

8.80 - John Milledge Academy

11.90 - Central Fellowship

12.70 - St. Anne-Pacelli

12.80 - Bethlehem Christian

16.20 - Heritage (Newnan)

17.50 - Flint River Academy

18.10 - Terrell Academy

18.10 - Briarwood Academy

18.40 - Brentwood

19.00 - Thomas Jefferson

Here are the top 10 teams in points scored per game, by classification.

Class 7A

45.70 - Mill Creek

43.60 - Carrollton

41.00 - Norcross

39.00 - Buford

38.80 - Walton

38.00 - Colquitt County

37.10 - Meadowcreek

35.50 - North Paulding

35.10 - Westlake

34.70 - Kennesaw Mountain

Class 6A

53.30 - Hughes

45.10 - Houston County

41.30 - Rome

40.10 - Thomas County Central

39.90 - Roswell

39.00 - Alpharetta

38.00 - Gainesville

37.10 - Lee County

37.00 - South Paulding

36.40 - Woodward Academy

Class 5A

40.80 - Cambridge

39.90 - Coffee

39.33 - Chamblee

38.90 - Cartersville

37.40 - Mays

37.30 - Hiram

36.60 - Northside (Columbus)

35.70 - Kell

35.67 - Ware County

35.50 - Creekside

Class 4A

45.90 - North Oconee

44.00 - Troup

41.70 - Perry

40.80 - Cedartown

38.22 - LaGrange

36.10 - Whitewater

35.40 - Central (Carrollton)

33.80 - Heritage (Ringgold)

33.70 - Stockbridge

32.90 - Benedictine

Class 3A

45.00 - Savannah Christian

44.78 - Calvary Day

40.20 - Adairsville

40.00 - Hebron Christian

37.20 - Morgan County

36.50 - Lumpkin County

35.90 - Sandy Creek

35.60 - Peach County

35.50 - Monroe Area

33.33 - Cedar Grove

Class 2A

44.33 - South Atlanta

43.90 - Thomson

42.60 - ACE Charter

42.40 - Rockmart

41.40 - North Murray

40.50 - Northeast

40.40 - Pierce County

36.90 - Eagle's Landing Christian

35.60 - Athens Academy

34.90 - Fannin County

Class A Division I

44.56 - Prince Avenue Christian

39.20 - Darlington

39.00 - Irwin County

37.67 - Swainsboro

36.67 - Brooks County

36.50 - Trion

36.30 - Rabun County

35.30 - Lamar County

34.70 - Bleckley County

33.20 - Elbert County

Class A Division II

43.20 - Johnson County

41.20 - Wilcox County

38.50 - Telfair County

37.89 - Bowdon

35.80 - Clinch County

34.80 - Schley County

33.44 - Pataula Charter

31.56 - Charlton County

31.50 - Aquinas

31.20 - Dooly County

GIAA

47.10 - John Milledge Academy

40.90 - Central Fellowship

38.40 - Fullington Academy

38.40 - Heritage (Newnan)

37.30 - St. Anne-Pacelli

36.00 - Tattnall Square

35.80 - Robert Toombs Academy

34.40 - Brookwood School

33.70 - Stratford Academy

33.50 - Thomas Jefferson

Spencer’s region title, the school’s first since joining the GHSA in 1968, was the most unlikely among the 64 winners this year, according to the computer Maxwell Ratings, which gave the Owls a 0.4% chance in preseason. Here are the 2022 region champions and their chances, which were calculated based on recent history, especially the 2021 season. Note that some teams with less than a 50% chance still were their region’s favorite, but their chances weren’t greater than their rivals’ combined.

Class 7A

1 - Colquitt County (45.0%)

2 - Carrollton (43.0%)

3 - North Paulding (6.8%)

4 - Grayson (65.9)

5 - North Cobb (66.3)

6 - Milton (76.3)

7 - North Gwinnett (73.9)

8 - Buford (56.1)

Class 6A

1 - Thomas County Central (2.7%)

2 - Brunswick (58.1%)

3 - Woodward Academy (65.8%)

4 - Marist (79.2%)

5 - Hughes (61.1%)

6 - Rome (50.2%)

7 - Roswell (43.8%)

8 - Gainesville (29.2%)

Class 5A

1 - Ware County (60.0%)

2 - Dutchtown (19.0%)

3 - Northside-Columbus (6.3%)

4 - Decatur (34.8%)

5 - Creekside (83.2%)

6 - Cambridge (50.2%)

7 - Calhoun (23.8%)

8 - Jefferson (62.4%)

Class 4A

1 - Bainbridge (67.9%)

2 - Perry (47.3%)

3 - Benedictine (86.3%)

4 - Troup (8.4%)

5 - Stockbridge (39.4%)

6 - Holy Innocents’ (15.9%)

7 - Cedartown (88.1%)

8 - North Oconee (71.6%)

Class 3A

1 - Thomasville (35.8%)

2 - Peach County (82.4%)

3 - Calvary Day (69.9%)

4 - Harlem (18.5%)

5 - Cedar Grove (78.5%)

6 - Adairsville (37.9%)

7 - Dawson County (39.5%)

8 - Stephens County (5.9%)

Class 2A

1 - Fitzgerald (77.4%)

2 - Spencer (0.4%)

3 - Appling County (36.8%)

4 - Thomson (63.0%)

5 - Callaway (29.8%)

6 - South Atlanta (47.7%)

7 - Rockmart (69.1%)

8 - Fellowship Christian (73.6%)

Class A Division I

1 - Irwin County (44.3%)

2 - Swainsboro (26.5%)

3 - Metter (94.1%)

4 - Lamar County (29.0%)

5 - Prince Avenue Christ. (99.1%)

6 - St. Francis (2.5%)

7 - Darlington (63.4%)

8 - Rabun County (91.3%)

Class A Division II

1 - Early County (65.5%)

2 - Charlton County (10.7%)

3 - McIntosh Co. Acad. (38.3%)

4 - Wilcox County (72.9%)

5 - Johnson County (71.6%)

6 - Schley County (21.0%)

7 - Bowdon (51.8%)

8 - Lincoln County (20.5%)

The regular season closed with 29 upsets, based on last week’s Maxwell Ratings projections. The most stunning was Cherokee’s 30-14 victory over Kennesaw Mountain to steal the No. 4 seed in Region 5-7A. Cherokee entered as a 30-point underdog with a 2-7 record. Hillgrove, a 14-point underdog with a 2-7 record, beat Powder Springs rival McEachern 16-15, scoring with 18 seconds left and ending McEachern’s streak of 13 playoff appearances. Hillgrove got the No. 4 seed in Region 3-7A.

Arabia Mountain (-14) d. Tucker

Bradwell Inst. (-6) d. Greenbrier

Camden Co. (-7) d. Lowndes

Centennial (-1) d. GAC

Central-Carrollton. (-4) d. Heritage-Ringgold

Central-Macon (-13) d. Southwest

Cherokee (-30) d. Kennesaw Mtn.

Crawford Co. (-40) d. Temple

Greene Co. (-12) d. Washington-Wilkes

Harlem (-3) d. Morgan Co.

Hebron Christian (-19) d. Stephens Co.

Hillgrove (-14) d. McEachern

Jeff Davis (-10) d. Sumter Co.

LaGrange (-18) d. Troup

Mays (-6) d. Lithia Springs

Miller Co. (-3) d. Seminole Co.

Miller Grove (-18) d. Westminster

Milton (-1) d. Lambert

Mt. Pisgah (-9) d. Whitefield Acad.

Murray Co. (-7) d. Gordon Central

North Gwinnett (-7) d. Norcross

North Paulding (-3) d. Marietta

Parkview (-14) d. Grayson

Pickens (-1) d. Wesleyan

Salem (-34) d. Richmond Acad.

South Paulding (-1) d. Douglas Co.

Toombs Co. (-2) d. Vidalia

White Co. (-8) d. Gilmer

Whitewater (-2) d. Starr's Mill

These are the top 10 teams in each class ranked by strength of schedule as measured by the computer Maxwell Ratings. They don’t factor in out-of-state opponents, so a few teams such as Milton and Benedictine that have taken their lumps from outsiders aren’t getting full credit. The ratings, which allow for cross-class comparisons, reflect the typical strength of a team’s opponent. If Team A’s rating is 10 points higher than Team B, it means that A’s opponents on average would be favored by 10 points against B’s.

Class 7A

80.03 - Lowndes

79.16 - Collins Hill

76.54 - Marietta

74.18 - North Cobb

73.92 - Buford

73.41 - Brookwood

73.04 - Colquitt County

72.66 - Archer

72.57 - Mill Creek

71.34 - Westlake

Class 6A

76.37 - Tift County

73.15 - Lee County

66.36 - Northside (Warner Robins)

64.81 - Thomas County Central

64.13 - Sequoyah

63.43 - Pope

62.67 - Newnan

60.99 - South Paulding

59.40 - Veterans

58.96 - Alexander

Class 5A

64.99 - Warner Robins

62.12 - Jenkins

61.80 - Flowery Branch

57.22 - Clarke Central

56.72 - Calhoun

56.25 - Jones County

54.71 - Dalton

54.28 - Eagle's Landing

54.24 - Bradwell Institute

53.81 - Jefferson

Class 4A

63.07 - Bainbridge

58.68 - Hapeville Charter

56.44 - Sonoraville

55.94 - Cedartown

54.16 - Trinity Christian

54.10 - Islands

53.07 - Burke County

52.92 - Perry

52.85 - Hardaway

51.87 – Baldwin

Class 3A

75.95 - Cedar Grove

64.97 - Oconee County

60.03 - Sandy Creek

57.88 - Thomasville

56.65 - Monroe Area

54.14 - Carver (Atlanta)

54.00 - Crisp County

52.99 - Peach County

50.65 - Franklin County

50.21 - Stephens County

Class 2A

57.05 - Jeff Davis

55.51 - Sumter County

52.66 - Cook

48.98 - Dodge County

47.37 - Fellowship Christian

47.04 - Fitzgerald

44.17 - Appling County

43.99 - Rockmart

43.28 - Eagle's Landing Christian

43.25 - Athens Academy

Class A Division I

54.69 - Brooks County

50.72 - Irwin County

50.32 - Rabun County

50.02 - Jefferson County

48.40 - St. Francis

46.05 - Pelham

45.53 - Commerce

45.50 - Prince Avenue Christian

45.14 - Elbert County

42.39 - East Laurens

Class A Division II

46.47 - Christian Heritage

44.98 - Turner County

44.15 - Emanuel County Institute

40.10 - Bowdon

38.22 - Charlton County

37.56 - Atkinson County

36.42 - Dooly County

35.17 - Lanier County

34.61 - Mitchell County

32.54 - Clinch County

GIAA

39.41 - First Presbyterian

36.73 - Tattnall Square

33.84 - Mount de Sales

32.77 - Brookstone

30.17 - Stratford Academy

29.01 - Frederica Academy

25.16 - Brookwood School

25.11 - John Milledge Academy

24.95 - Westfield

23.83 - St. Anne-Pacelli

Here are the top 10 teams in points allowed per game, by classification:

Class 7A

7.60 - Valdosta

9.78 - Buford

10.78 - Grayson

11.67 - Colquitt County

12.80 - Carrollton

15.33 - Lambert

15.56 - Camden County

15.78 - North Cobb

17.00 - Norcross

17.33 - Milton

Class 6A

8.11 - Hughes

9.22 - Rome

10.11 - Roswell

10.56 - Woodward Academy

11.78 - Brunswick

12.33 - Gainesville

12.89 - Mundy's Mill

13.22 - Effingham County

14.00 - Thomas County Central

14.00 - Northside (Warner Robins)

Class 5A

7.13 - Ware County

8.89 - Creekside

9.44 - Coffee

9.44 - Dutchtown

11.44 - Jefferson

13.11 - Eastside

14.00 - Union Grove

14.50 - Cartersville

14.50 - Northside (Columbus)

15.88 - Chamblee

Class 4A

5.00 - North Oconee

6.44 - Cedartown

9.44 - Benedictine

11.22 - Stockbridge

11.67 - Perry

13.67 - Westminster

13.78 - Holy Innocents’

13.89 - Starr's Mill

14.56 - Cairo

15.00 - Troup

Class 3A

10.44 - Harlem

11.11 - Savannah Christian

11.44 - Carver (Columbus)

12.22 - Stephens County

12.88 - Calvary Day

15.67 - Coahulla Creek

16.33 - Peach County

16.90 - Dawson County

17.00 - Bremen

17.33 - Oconee County

Class 2A

8.89 - Thomson

9.30 - North Cobb Christian

11.56 - Fitzgerald

11.78 - Putnam County

12.00 - Appling County

12.89 - Laney

13.78 - South Atlanta

14.22 - Northeast

14.67 - Pierce County

15.44 - Rockmart

Class A Division I

4.00 - Screven County

5.00 - Swainsboro

9.13 - Dublin

11.00 - Trion

11.88 - Irwin County

12.10 - Bleckley County

13.11 - Metter

13.56 - Social Circle

15.00 - Brooks County

15.22 - St. Francis

Class A Division II

9.22 - Johnson County

9.89 - Schley County

12.10 - McIntosh County Academy

12.56 - Jenkins County

14.22 - Washington-Wilkes

15.44 - Chattahoochee County

16.25 - Manchester

16.40 - Early County

17.13 - Mitchell County

17.88 - Wilkinson County

GIAA

7.44 - John Milledge Academy

11.11 - Bethlehem Christian

11.67 - Central Fellowship

13.33 - St. Anne-Pacelli

13.78 - Heritage (Newnan)

16.56 - Thomas Jefferson

18.00 - Flint River Academy

18.11 - Brentwood

18.44 - Terrell Academy

19.00 - Briarwood Academy

Here are the top 10 teams in points scored per game, by classification:

Class 7A

45.00 - Mill Creek

43.60 - Carrollton

42.56 - Norcross

37.89 - Buford

37.67 - Colquitt County

37.67 - Walton

37.11 - North Paulding

37.00 - Kennesaw Mountain

35.67 - Lambert

35.11 - Meadowcreek

Class 6A

53.00 - Hughes

42.33 - Houston County

41.89 - Thomas County Central

41.00 - Alpharetta

40.11 - Roswell

38.89 - Rome

38.00 - South Paulding

37.00 - Brunswick

36.56 - Gainesville

36.11 - Lee County

Class 5A

43.67 - Coffee

39.00 - Chamblee

38.90 - Cartersville

38.78 - Cambridge

37.30 - Hiram

36.60 - Northside (Columbus)

36.25 - Ware County

35.78 - Kell

34.22 - Mays

34.11 - Creekside

Class 4A

46.33 - North Oconee

45.11 - Troup

42.56 - Perry

38.89 - Cedartown

38.56 - Whitewater

38.25 - LaGrange

35.44 - Central (Carrollton)

35.00 - Heritage (Ringgold)

34.11 - New Hampstead

33.89 - Stockbridge

Class 3A

45.56 - Savannah Christian

44.25 - Calvary Day

41.67 - Hebron Christian

39.44 - Morgan County

39.33 - Adairsville

35.22 - Lumpkin County

34.88 - Cedar Grove

34.11 - Peach County

34.00 - Monroe Area

33.67 - Sandy Creek

Class 2A

46.67 - ACE Charter

44.33 - South Atlanta

43.00 - Thomson

42.22 - North Murray

40.78 - Pierce County

39.78 - Rockmart

39.33 - Northeast

35.78 - Athens Academy

35.33 - Worth County

34.78 - Eagle's Landing Christian

Class A Division I

44.13 - Prince Avenue Christian

39.11 - Trion

38.88 - Swainsboro

38.67 - Darlington

36.30 - Rabun County

35.63 - Irwin County

34.70 - Bleckley County

34.56 - Lamar County

34.25 - Brooks County

33.20 - Elbert County

Class A Division II

42.33 - Johnson County

40.00 - Wilcox County

37.38 - Bowdon

35.89 - Telfair County

35.80 - Clinch County

33.44 - Pataula Charter

33.25 - Manchester

32.89 - Schley County

31.11 - Aquinas

29.44 - Lincoln County

GIAA

49.22 - John Milledge Academy

41.89 - Heritage (Newnan)

40.89 - Central Fellowship

37.67 - Tattnall Square

37.44 - Fullington Academy

36.44 - St. Anne-Pacelli

36.11 - Brookwood School

35.67 - Thomas Jefferson

35.00 - Robert Toombs Academy

34.78 - Westfield

Here’s a look at the region-title picture in all classifications. Thirty-nine regions have champions. Eighteen have what amount to region-championship games this week. Seven have games this week in which one team can clinch the title while the other (listed in parentheses) might claim the title with a victory but would need help from region tiebreakers. One region (6-4A) has a three-way tie for first place with none of the frontrunners playing another this week and will be decided by a points-differential tiebreaker if all three win.

Class 7A

1 - Colquitt Co.

2 - Carrollton

3 - Marietta at North Paulding

4 - Grayson

5 - North Cobb

6 - Milton at Lambert

7 - North Gwinnett at Norcross

8 - Buford

Class 6A

1 - Thomas Co. Central at Northside-Warner Robins

2 - Effingham Co. at Brunswick

3 - Woodward Academy

4 - Marist

5 - Hughes

6 - Rome

7 - Roswell at Alpharetta

8 - Gainesville

Class 5A

1 - Ware Co. at Coffee

2 - Dutchtown (vs. Ola)

3 - Northside-Columbus

4 - Decatur

5 - Creekside

6 - Cambridge

7 - Calhoun

8 - Jefferson

Class 4A

1 - Bainbridge at Cairo

2 - Perry

3 - Benedictine

4 - Troup

5 - Stockbridge

6 - Holy Innocents’/Stephenson/Westminster

7 - Cedartown

8 - North Oconee

Class 3A

1 - Thomasville

2 - Peach Co. at Jackson

3 - Calvary Day

4 - Harlem at Morgan Co.

5 - Cedar Grove (vs. Carver-Atlanta)

6 - Adairsville (vs. Coahulla Creek)

7 - Dawson Co.

8 - Stephens Co.

Class 2A

1 - Fitzgerald

2 - Spencer (vs. ACE Charter)

3 - Appling Co.

4 - Thomson

5 - Callaway

6 - South Atlanta

7 - Rockmart at North Murray

8 - Fellowship Christian (at Union Co.)

Class A Division I

1 - Irwin Co. (vs. Bacon Co.)

2 - Swainsboro at Dublin

3 - Screven Co. at Metter

4 - Lamar Co. at Heard Co.

5 - Prince Avenue at Social Circle

6 - St. Francis

7 - Trion at Darlington

8 - Rabun Co.

Class A Division II

1 - Early Co.

2 - Charlton Co. (at Lanier Co.)

3 - McIntosh Co. Academy

4 - Wilcox Co.

5 - Hancock Cent. at Johnson Co.

6 - Schley Co.

7 - Mount Zion at Bowdon

8 - Lincoln Co.

Thirty-nine teams have clinched region titles, four for the first time in their histories. Here are the 39 and the season of their previous most recent championship.

Class 7A

1 - Colquitt County (2020)

2 - Carrollton (2020)

4 - Grayson (2020)

5 - North Cobb (2021)

8 - Buford (2021)

Class 6A

3 - Woodward Academy (2021)

4 - Marist (2021)

5 - Hughes (2021)

6 - Rome (2021)

8 - Gainesville (2013)

Class 5A

3 - Northside-Columbus (First)

4 - Decatur (2004)

5 - Creekside (2020)

6 - Cambridge (First)

7 - Calhoun (2018)

8 - Jefferson (2020)

Class 4A

2 - Perry (2021)

3 - Benedictine (2021)

4 - Troup (1987)

5 - Stockbridge (2017)

7 - Cedartown (2021)

8 - North Oconee (2021)

Class 3A

1 - Thomasville (2021)

3 - Calvary Day (2021)

7 - Dawson County (2015)

8 - Stephens County (2007)

Class 2A

1 - Fitzgerald (2020)

3 - Appling County (2013)

4 - Thomson (2021)

5 - Callaway (2020)

6 - South Atlanta (2021)

Class A Division I

1 - Irwin County (2021)

6 - St. Francis (First)

8 - Rabun County (2021)

Class A Division II

1 - Early County (2003)

3 - McIntosh Co. Academy (2008)

4 - Wilcox County (2021)

6 - Schley County (First)

8 - Lincoln County (2012)

Thirteen rivalries on the 2022 schedule have been played at least 10 times when both teams were ranked in the top 10. Three are happening tonight. Those are Charlton County vs. Clinch County, Colquitt County vs. Valdosta and Parkview vs. Brookwood. They are listed with the number of times that each rivalry has done it.

19 - Charlton Co. vs. Clinch Co.

16 - Northside (Warner Robins) vs. Warner Robins

16 - Lowndes vs. Valdosta

15 - Colquitt Co. vs. Valdosta

14 - Thomas Co. Central vs. Cairo

14 - Marist vs. Woodward Academy

14 - Fitzgerald vs. Irwin Co.

13 - Lincoln Co. vs. Washington-Wilkes

10 - Thomasville vs. Thomas Co. Central

10 - Thomasville vs. Cairo

10 - GAC vs. Lovett

10 - Colquitt County vs. Lowndes

10 - Brookwood vs. Parkview

Note: This list does not combine current and predecessor schools such as Colquitt County and Moultrie or Lincoln County and Lincolnton. The Valdosta-Colquitt County/Moultrie games have been played with both ranked 28 times, but 15 since Colquitt County opened in 1977.

Here are the top 10 teams in points allowed per game, by classification:

Class 7A

5.8 - Valdosta

10.1 - Buford

12.1 - Grayson

12.4 - Colquitt County

13.4 - Carrollton

14.8 - Mountain View

15.6 - Camden County

15.6 - Lambert

15.6 - North Cobb

16.4 - Parkview

Class 6A

7.4 - Hughes

10.1 - Roswell

10.4 - Rome

10.6 - Woodward Academy

11.3 - Gainesville

12.0 - Thomas County Central

12.4 - Brunswick

13.1 - Mundy's Mill

14.0 - Effingham County

14.5 - Lee County

Class 5A

7.1 - Ware County

10.0 - Creekside

10.6 - Coffee

10.6 - Dutchtown

12.1 - Jefferson

12.4 - Chamblee

13.0 - Eastside

14.0 - Union Grove

14.5 - Winder-Barrow

14.6 - Cartersville

14.6 - Northside (Columbus)

Class 4A

5.5 - Cedartown

5.6 - North Oconee

10.1 - Stockbridge

10.3 - Benedictine

12.3 - Perry

12.8 - Westminster

13.8 - Holy Innocents’

14.6 - Cairo

14.6 - Lovett

14.9 - Starr's Mill

Class 3A

10.4 - Stephens County

10.9 - Harlem

11.5 - Savannah Christian

12.9 - Carver (Columbus)

14.7 - Calvary Day

15.9 - Richmond Academy

16.0 - Oconee County

16.4 - Lumpkin County

17.3 - Coahulla Creek

17.4 - Johnson (Savannah)

17.4 - Bremen

Class 2A

10.0 - Thomson

10.0 - Putnam County

10.1 - North Cobb Christian

11.1 - Laney

11.3 - Fitzgerald

11.7 - Appling County

12.1 - Vidalia

12.6 - Washington

14.0 - South Atlanta

14.5 - Tattnall County

Class A Division I

2.7 - Swainsboro

3.7 - Screven County

10.3 - Bleckley County

10.4 - Dublin

11.0 - Irwin County

12.4 - Trion

13.1 - Metter

13.8 - Social Circle

14.6 - Rabun County

14.9 - St. Francis

Class A Division II

9.5 - Johnson County

11.1 - Schley County

11.1 - Jenkins County

12.8 - McIntosh County Academy

13.6 - Early County

15.3 - Washington-Wilkes

15.9 - Chattahoochee County

16.3 - Manchester

16.8 - Clinch County

18.3 - Charlton County

GIAA

7.5 - John Milledge Academy

8.5 - Heritage (Newnan)

11.1 - Bethlehem Christian

12.9 - St. Anne-Pacelli

13.1 - Central Fellowship

14.3 - Thomas Jefferson

15.6 - Terrell Academy

18.4 - Brentwood

19.0 - Briarwood Academy

20.3 - Flint River Academy