Improvement Tracker: Rockdale County, Lithonia move to top of their classes after Week 10
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
+19.52 - Rockdale County (Kenderrick Bonner)
+19.33 - McEachern (Kareem Reid)
+12.94 - Lowndes (Adam Carter)
+10.10 - Hillgrove (Justin DeShon)
+4.61 - Archer (Dante Williams)
Class 5A
+21.96 - Northgate (Kevin Whitley)
+13.23 - New Manchester (Olten Downs)
+12.09 - Lassiter (Sean Thom)
+11.62 - Jackson County (Korey Mobbs)
+3.80 - Newnan (Chip Walker)
Class 4A
+25.17 - Lithonia (Kevin Barnes)
+22.91 - Locust Grove (Garry Fisher)
+21.72 - Griffin (Bernard Goodrum)
+10.58 - M.L. King (Joel Kight)
+8.35 - Southwest DeKalb (Marion Bell)
Class 3A
+24.44 - North Clayton (Cap Burnett)
+17.27 - Westside-Augusta (Cedric Mason)
+14.03 - West Laurens (Kip Burdette)
+12.65 - Troup (Tanner Glisson)
+12.03 - North Hall (Sean Pender)
Class 2A
+20.21 - Columbus (Robert Peters)
+16.45 - Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (Mac Bryan)
+15.00 - Sumter County (Will Rogers)
+14.81 - Franklin County (Chuck Holland)
+13.39 - KIPP Atlanta Collegiate (Corey Jarvis)
Class A Division I
+13.63 - Haralson County (Randy Crutchfield)
+12.95 - Jasper County (Ashley Henderson)
+10.91 - Worth County (Jeff Hammond)
+6.89 - Heard County (Shane Lasseter)
+6.87 - Pepperell (Brandon Haywood)
Class A Division II
+20.19 - Screven County (Ron Duncan)
+16.24 - Wheeler County (Thomas Smith)
+10.23 - Treutlen (Alan Shurling)
+8.20 - Mount Zion-Carroll (Brad Gordon)
+7.80 - Johnson County (Don Norton)
Class 3A-A private
+22.52 - Landmark Christian (Tommy Lewis)
+8.28 - Greater Atlanta Christian (Tim Hardy)
+7.31 - Whitefield Academy (Robert Walsh)
+6.06 - Holy Innocents’ (Nick Perrotta)
+5.56 - Aquinas (James Leonard)
GIAA
+26.74 - Calvary Christian (Emmanuel Brunson)
+16.03 - John Milledge Academy (J.T. Wall)
+14.60 - Loganville Christian (Nathan Murphy)
+8.50 - Deerfield-Windsor (Jake McCrae)
+4.79 - George Walton Academy (Logan Beer)