Local teams hold steady in latest GSWA football polls

The latest edition of the Georgia Sports Writers Association’s football polls saw little change concerning teams in and around Columbus.

Manchester stayed put as the No. 3 team in Class A for the second straight week. The Blue Devils sit at 4-0 after beating Jordan 35-19 in Memorial Stadium Friday.

Northside drew more attention this week, though it was not enough to crack Class 4A’s Top 10. The Patriots drew three points from the voters — two more than last week — after defeating Carver 23-20 and moving to 4-0.

Marion County received one point in Class A, marking the first time the Eagles received a vote this fall. Marion County is also 4-0 and faces off with Manchester on Friday.

Below are the GSWA polls in their entirety. Please note that the number in parentheses represents the number of first-place votes the team received, and the number to the right is the total points it received from the voters.

Class 7A

1. Grayson (17) - 170

2. Lowndes (1) - 161

3. Archer - 136

t4. South Forsyth - 91

t4. Tift County - 91

6. Colquitt County - 81

7. Mill Creek - 77

8. Walton - 40

9. McEachern - 33

T10. Lassiter - 29

T10. North Cobb - 29

Others receiving votes: Brookwood 13, Parkview 8, North Paulding 7, North Gwinnett 6, East Coweta 5, Mountain View 2, Meadowcreek 1

Dropped out: Parkview (6)

Class 6A

1. Lee County (15) - 176

2. Coffee (2) - 156

3. Tucker (1) - 147

4. Mays - 122

5. Northside-Warner Robins - 92

6. Dalton - 83

7. Harrison - 68

8. Langston Hughes - 43

9. Winder-Barrow - 39

10. Douglas Co. - 31

Others receiving votes: Glynn Academy 5, Alexander 4, Sequoyah 4, Allatoona 3, Bradwell Institute 2, Brunswick 2, Greenbrier 1, Valdosta 1

Class 5A

1. Rome (18) - 180

2. Stockbridge - 151

3. Buford - 134

4. Carrollton - 126

5. Jones County - 104

6. Warner Robins - 91

7. Griffin - 74

8. Starr’s Mill - 60

9. Wayne County - 38

10. Arabia Mountain - 11

Others receiving votes: Bainbridge 5, Ware County 4, Carver-Atlanta 3, Dutchtown 3, Kell 3, Clarke Central 1, Flowery Branch 1, North Springs 1

Dropped out: Woodland-Stockbridge (10)

Class 4A

1. Cartersville (18) - 180

2. Thomson - 162

3. Jefferson - 130

4. Ridgeland - 113

5. Blessed Trinity - 88

6. Marist - 62

7. Burke County - 61

8. Sandy Creek - 59

9. Woodward Academy - 54

10. Cedartown - 43

Others receiving votes: Mary Persons 20, Heritage-Catoosa 9, Northwest Whitfield 6, Northside-Columbus 3, Troup 1

Dropped out: Mary Persons (8)

Class 3A

1. Cedar Grove (18) - 180

2. Crisp County - 153

3. Greater Atlanta Christian - 138

4. Peach County - 133

5. Jenkins-Savannah - 108

6. Calhoun - 94

7. Bremen - 71

8. Monroe Area - 45

9. Dawson County - 17

10. Sonoraville - 16

Others receiving votes: Liberty County 7, Pace Academy 6, Union County 4, West Hall 4, Westminster 4, Lovett 3, Westside-Macon 3, Windsor Forest 3, Morgan County 1

Dropped out: Liberty County (10)

Class 2A

1. Benedictine (18) - 180

2. Callaway - 139

3. Screven County - 131

4. Hapeville Charter - 115

5. Rabun County - 101

6. Thomasville - 95

7. Jefferson County - 74

8. Brooks County - 51

9. Heard County - 27

10. Dodge County - 24

Others receiving votes: Swainsboro 5, Bacon County 4, Fitzgerald 3, Toombs County 3

Class A

1. Eagle’s Landing Christian (18) - 180

2. Prince Avenue Christian - 146

3. Manchester - 135

4. Irwin County - 99

5. Macon County - 90

6. Wesleyan - 75

7. Mount Paran Christian - 61

8. Tattnall Square - 54

9. Clinch County - 38

10. Emanuel County Institute - 33

Others receiving votes: Calvary Day 17, McIntosh County Academy 8, Fellowship Christian 7, Taylor County 4, Athens Academy 2, Commerce 2, Charlton County 1, Marion County 1, Stratford Academy 1

This story was originally published September 19, 2017 at 1:07 PM with the headline "Local teams hold steady in latest GSWA football polls."