Improvement Tracker: Franklin, Haralson, Screven counties move to lead in their classes
GHSF Daily each week will rank the top five teams and their head coaches in each classification based on improvement in the computer Maxwell Ratings from previous seasons and beating preseason expectations. To qualify, teams must have a winning record, make the playoffs, finish in the top four of their region and improve on their playoff advancement or seeding from 2024. The Improvement Tracker is based on an objective formula that uses current and historical Maxwell Ratings. Improvement from 2024 counts most, but the formula also considers previous years to discourage rewarding traditionally strong teams that simply bounce back from a down year. In February, GHSF Daily will present an award to the nine coaches who lead their classifications at the Georgia Football Coaches Association Clinic in Marietta.
Class 6A
+10.00 - McEachern (Kareem Reid)
+8.20 - Hillgrove (Justin DeShon)
+6.98 - Grovetown (D.J. Mayo)
+6.71 - Rockdale County (Kenderrick Bonner)
+4.06 - Douglas County (Johnny White)
Class 5A
+12.61 - Northgate (Kevin Whitley)
+11.03 - Jackson County (Korey Mobbs)
+6.46 - Thomas County Central (Justin Rogers)
+5.98 - Hughes (Andrico Hines)
+4.65 - Seckinger (Tony Lotti)
Class 4A
+16.70 - Locust Grove (Garry Fisher)
+10.84 - Lithonia (Kevin Barnes)
+7.74 - Griffin (Bernard Goodrum)
+5.68 - Walnut Grove (Robert Andrews)
+5.06 - M.L. King (Joel Kight)
Class 3A
+10.09 - Pickens (Craig Bennett)
+8.48 - North Clayton (Cap Burnett)
+8.07 - Sandy Creek (Darius Smiley)
+4.45 - West Laurens (Kip Burdette)
+4.21 - Troup (Tanner Glisson)
Class 2A
+9.15 - Franklin County (Chuck Holland)
+8.44 - Sumter County (Will Rogers)
+7.20 - KIPP Atlanta Collegiate (Corey Jarvis)
+3.97 - North Murray (Preston Poag)
+3.51 - Carver-Atlanta (Darren Myles)
Class A Division I
+7.55 - Haralson County (Randy Crutchfield)
+6.97 - Worth County (Jeff Hammond)
+2.15 - Swainsboro (Scott Roberts)
+1.78 - Jasper County (Ashley Henderson)
+1.58 - Thomasville (Jonathan DeLay)
Class A Division II
+6.92 - Screven County (Ron Duncan)
+5.48 - Wheeler County (Thomas Smith)
+3.99 - Seminole County (Cedric Stegall)
+3.55 - Treutlen (Alan Shurling)
+2.12 - Hawkinsville (Tim Suttles)
Class 3A-A private
+15.20 - Landmark Christian (Tommy Lewis)
+3.22 - Aquinas (James Leonard)
+2.45 - Fellowship Christian (John Thompson)
+2.24 - Greater Atlanta Christian (Tim Hardy)
+1.86 - Holy Innocents’ (Nick Perrotta)
GIAA
+19.53 - Calvary Christian (Emmanuel Brunson)
+8.37 - Loganville Christian (Nathan Murphy)
+4.60 - Trinity Christian-Dublin (Bruce Lane)
+4.09 - Stratford Academy (Paul Carroll)
+2.05 - Deerfield-Windsor (Jake McCrae)