GSWA releases Week 4 high school football polls
With another week of football in the books, one local team continues its trek up the GSWA’s rankings.
After edging out Southwest-Macon 26-20 last Friday, the Manchester Blue Devils moved up two spots to No. 4 in Class A. The Blue Devils remain the only local team to receive any votes in their respective class.
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 AAAAAAA
1. Grayson (15) - 150
2. Colquitt County - 126
3. Mill Creek - 118
4. Lowndes - 114
5. North Cobb - 67
6. Norcross - 59
7. Archer - 44
8. Parkview - 28
9. Roswell - 26
10. South Forsyth - 21
Others receiving votes: McEachern 18, Tift County 15, Walton 12, Lassiter 7, Newton 5, Marietta 4, North Paulding 4
Dropped out: McEachern (T9)
Class AAAAAA
1. Lee County (11) - 144
2. Coffee (2) - 129
3. Tucker (2) - 126
4. Mays - 84
5. Langston Hughes - 69
6. Northside-Warner Robins - 63
7. Harrison - 61
8. Dalton - 49
9. Lovejoy - 43
10. Valdosta - 22
Others receiving votes: Winder-Barrow 17, Allatoona 4, Douglas County 3, Alexander 2, Glynn Academy 2, North Atlanta 2, Richmond Hill 1
Class AAAAA
1. Rome (13) - 148
2. Buford (2) - 133
3. Stockbridge - 115
4. Carrollton - 100
5. Jones County - 78
6. Warner Robins - 64
7. Griffin - 61
8. Arabia Mountain - 36
9. Starr’s Mill - 27
10. Kell - 23
Others receiving votes: Wayne County 19, Woodland-Stockbridge 10, Carver-Atlanta 3, Ware County 2, Clarke Central 1, Dutchtown 1
Class AAAA
1. Cartersville (15) - 150
2. Thomson - 135
3. Woodward Academy - 100
4. Sandy Creek - 96
5. Jefferson - 81
6. Ridgeland - 75
7. Blessed Trinity - 70
8. Mary Persons - 49
9. Burke County - 38
10. Cedartown - 13
Others receiving votes: Marist 10, Heritage-Catoosa 4, Northwest Whitfield 3, Cairo 1
Dropped out: Northwest Whitfield (10)
Class AAA
1. Greater Atlanta Christian (11) - 146
2. Cedar Grove (4) - 138
3. Crisp County - 114
4. Peach County - 103
5. Jenkins-Savannah - 84
6. Calhoun - 70
7. Dawson County - 60
8. Liberty County - 35
9. Bremen - 35
10. Monroe Area - 17
Others receiving votes: Sonoraville 13, Pace Academy 5, Pierce County 2, Lovett 2, Westminster 1
Dropped out: Pace Academy (7), North Murray (t9)
Class AA
1. Benedictine (15) - 150
2. Callaway - 119
3. Hapeville Charter - 99
4. Screven County - 92
5. Rabun County - 77
6. Jefferson County - 73
7. Fitzgerald - 72
8. Thomasville - 69
9. Brooks County - 30
T10. Dodge County - 10
T10. Heard County - 10
Others receiving votes: Pepperell 4, Swainsboro 3, Bacon County 1, Toombs County 1
Class A
1. Eagle’s Landing Christian (15) - 150
2. Prince Avenue Christian - 138
3. Wesleyan - 110
4. Manchester - 92
5. Clinch County - 73
6. Macon County - 50
7. Irwin County - 38
8. Mount Paran Christian - 31
9. Calvary Day - 22
10. Emanuel County Institute - 21
Others receiving votes: McIntosh County Academy 14, Fellowship Christian 12, Charlton County 9, Stratford Academy 5, Taylor County 5, Putnam County 3
Dropped out: Tattnall Square (8), Fellowship Christian (9), McIntosh County Academy (T10)
This story was originally published September 6, 2017 at 4:48 PM with the headline "GSWA releases Week 4 high school football polls."