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GPB Rankings: Buford, Rabun Climb To No. 1 Spots
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There are two new No. 1 teams in this week's GPB Rankings. Buford moved back to No. 1 in Class 6A and Rabun County jumped into the top spot in Class 2A.
Buford ascended back to the top after No. 1 Lee County was rocked 56-30 by Class 5A No. 1 Warner Robins. Lee County dropped to No. 2.
Rabun County moved up a peg after No. 1-ranked Fitzgerald was beaten 17-0 by Class 3A No. 5 Pierce County.
The Warner Robins victory left GPB's Matt Stewart contemplating how the Demons would stack up against the other big schools around the state.
"So if this was the English Premier League, I'm pretty sure Warner Robins would be promoted to 7A," Stewart said. "After demolishing Lee County, I'm convinced that the only teams that might be able to beat the Demons are those top three teams at the top of the 7A Top 10 - Collins Hill, North Cobb and Milton."
Stewart even supports a season-ending Tournament of Champions to determine the best team - regardless of classification.
"I propose having a tournament at the end of the season, just a few more weeks to determine the overall state champion in Georgia among the eight state champions," he said. "I'm kidding of course, but that would be fun!"
There weren't many changes on Jon Nelson's ballot. He said, "I didn't drop Ware all that far in Class 5A because of the crazy ending with Benedictine. Same with Callaway playing up in class against Thomas County Central. I still view them as one of the top teams in their own classification."
Class 7A
- Collins Hill
- North Cobb
- Milton
- Mill Creek
- Colquitt County
- Walton
- Lowndes
- Marietta
- Roswell
- Brookwood
Class 6A
- Buford
- Lee County
- Hughes
- Westlake
- River Ridge
- Brunswick
- Rome
- Carrollton
- Johns Creek
- Kennesaw Mountain
Class 5A
- Warner Robins
- Coffee
- Cartersville
- Ware County
- Woodward Academy
- Creekside
- Calhoun
- St. Pius
- Blessed Trinity
- Decatur
Class 4A
- Jefferson
- Marist
- Carver-Columbus
- Benedictine
- Perry
- Cedartown
- Flowery Branch
- Dougherty
- LaGrange
- Stephenson
Class 3A
- Cedar Grove
- Oconee County
- Appling County
- Peach County
- Pierce County
- Sandy Creek
- Thomson
- Cherokee Bluff
- Hart County
- Monroe Area
Class 2A
- Rabun County
- Fitzgerald
- Thomasville
- Callaway
- Bleckley County
- Jeff Davis
- Washington County
- Northeast Macon
- Dodge County
- Putnam County
Class A Private
- Trinity Christian
- Eagle’s Landing Christian
- Calvary Day
- Prince Avenue Christian
- Fellowship Christian
- Athens Academy
- Tattnall Square
- Wesleyan
- Stratford Academy
- Darlington
Class A Public
- Irwin County
- Brooks County
- Macon County
- Metter
- Schley County
- Chattahoochee County
- Bowdon
- Washington-Wilkes
- Charlton County
- Emanuel County Institute
Panel of voters: Sam Crenshaw, Matt Stewart, Jon Nelson, Steve Graham, Stan Awtrey.