GSWA releases Week 7 high school football polls

After a chaotic weekend of games, only one local team remains in the latest high school football polls by the Georgia Sports Writers Association.

Manchester held onto its No. 3 spot in the Class A rankings for the third straight week. The Blue Devils improved to 5-0 Friday after a 30-0 victory over previously undefeated Marion County, which had received one vote the week before.

Northside, which was among the other Class 4A schools receiving votes last week, completely dropped out after a 21-17 road loss to Americus-Sumter. The loss left the Patriots with a 4-1 record on the season.

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 (18) - 180

2. Lowndes - 160

3. Archer - 136

4. Tift County - 107

5. South Forsyth - 100

6. Colquitt County - 76

7. Mill Creek - 70

8. Walton - 61

9. McEachern - 38

10. North Cobb - 16

Others receiving votes: Brookwood 11, North Gwinnett 10, North Paulding 10, East Coweta 7, Lassiter 6, Meadowcreek 2, Parkview 1

Dropped out: Lassiter (t10)

Class 6A

1. Lee County (16) - 177

2. Tucker (1) - 158

3. Mays (1) - 135

4. Coffee - 120

5. Northside-Warner Robins - 104

6. Dalton - 87

7. Harrison - 71

8. Douglas Co. - 54

9. Winder-Barrow - 42

T10. Alexander - 8

T10. Brunswick - 8

Others receiving votes: Bradwell Institute 5, Langston Hughes 5, Glynn Academy 4, Greenbrier 4, Sequoyah 4, Allatoona 1, Richmond Hill 1

Dropped out: Langston Hughes (8)

Class 5A

1. Rome (18) - 180

2. Stockbridge - 153

3. Buford - 135

4. Carrollton - 125

5. Jones County - 111

6. Warner Robins - 99

7. Starr’s Mill - 69

8. Wayne County - 51

9. Bainbridge - 28

10. Carver-Atlanta - 9

Others receiving votes: Clarke Central 5, Kell 5, Ware County 5, Flowery Branch 4, Dutchtown 3, Griffin 2, McIntosh 2, Whitewater 2

Dropped out: Griffin (7), Arabia Mountain (10)

Class 4A

1. Cartersville (18) - 180

2. Thomson - 162

T3. Jefferson - 125

T3. Ridgeland - 125

5. Blessed Trinity - 94

6. Marist - 87

7. Burke County - 72

8. Sandy Creek - 50

9. Woodward Academy - 42

10. Cedartown - 14

Others receiving votes: Mary Persons 13, Heritage-Catoosa 12, Troup 6, Northwest Whitfield 4, Eastside-Covington 2

Class 3A

1. Cedar Grove (18) - 180

2. Crisp County - 153

3. Greater Atlanta Christian - 140

4. Peach County - 131

5. Jenkins-Savannah - 108

6. Calhoun - 94

7. Bremen - 74

8. Monroe Area - 50

9. Morgan County - 16

10. Lovett - 10

Others receiving votes: Liberty County 7, Pace Academy 7, East Hall 6, Beach 5, Windsor Forest 4, Ringgold 4, Pike County 1, Sonoraville 1, Union County 1

Dropped out: Dawson County (9), Sonoraville (10)

Class 2A

1. Benedictine (18) - 180

2. Callaway - 136

3. Screven County - 130

4. Hapeville Charter - 115

5. Rabun County - 103

6. Thomasville - 95

7. Jefferson County - 70

8. Brooks County - 50

9. Heard County - 30

10. Dodge County - 24

Others receiving votes: Toombs County 5, Swainsboro 4, Fitzgerald 2

Class A

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

2. Prince Avenue Christian - 144

3. Manchester - 129

4. Macon County - 105

5. Irwin County - 94

6. Wesleyan - 79

7. Tattnall Square - 62

8. Mount Paran Christian - 52

9. Clinch County - 39

10. Emanuel County Institute - 37

Others receiving votes: Commerce 9, Fellowship Christian 9, Charlton County 7, Stratford Academy 4, Athens Academy 3

This story was originally published September 26, 2017 at 3:04 PM with the headline "GSWA releases Week 7 high school football polls."