There’s a new No. 1 team in Class 5A this week.

The Ware County Gators moved up one place to become the third team to hold the top spot after Cartersville was taken down by Calhoun in a thrilling triple-overtime game. Warner Robins and Cartersville had each been ranked No. 1 in Class 5A this season.

Click here to watch a replay of the Calhoun-Cartersville game. 

The other No. 1 teams remained the same: Buford in Class 7A, Hughes in 6A, North Oconee in 4A, Cedar Grove in 3A, Fitzgerald in 2A, Prince Avenue Christian in Class A Division I and Early County in Class A Division II.

The other big upset of the week came in Class 2A, where Appling County knocked off previously unbeaten Pierce County 28-17, a game moved to Monday night because of Hurricane Ian. Appling County moved up to No. 5 and dropped Pierce County to No. 8.

Newcomers or returners to this week’s rankings are: Marist, No. 9 in Class 6A; Trinity Christian, No. 10 in 4A; Hebron Christian, No. 7 in Class 3A; and Gilmer, No. 9 in Class 3A.

Class 7A

  1. Buford
  2. Colquitt County
  3. Mill Creek
  4. Carrollton
  5. Walton
  6. Valdosta
  7. Grayson
  8. Parkview
  9. North Cobb
  10. Lowndes

Class 6A

  1. Hughes
  2. Lee County
  3. Woodward Academy
  4. Roswell
  5. Rome
  6. Gainesville
  7. Brunswick
  8. Thomas County Central
  9. Marist
  10. Houston County

Class 5A

  1. Ware County
  2. Creekside
  3. Dutchtown
  4. Calhoun
  5. Cartersville
  6. Coffee
  7. Kell
  8. Loganville
  9. Jefferson
  10. Jones County

Class 4A

  1. North Oconee
  2. Cedartown
  3. Perry
  4. Troup
  5. Benedictine
  6. Whitewater
  7. Burke County
  8. Wayne County
  9. Pace Academy
  10. Trinity Christian

Class 3A

  1. Cedar Grove
  2. Calvary Day
  3. Sandy Creek
  4. Dougherty
  5. Carver-Atlanta
  6. Carver-Columbus
  7. Hebron Christian
  8. Stephens County
  9. Gilmer
  10. Peach County

 

Class 2A

  1. Fitzgerald
  2. South Atlanta
  3. Putnam County
  4. Cook
  5. Appling County
  6. Eagle’s Landing Christian
  7. Northeast
  8. Pierce County
  9. Thomson
  10. Rockmart

Class A Division I

  1. Prince Avenue Christian
  2. Swainsboro
  3. Brooks County
  4. Rabun County
  5. Bleckley County
  6. Irwin County
  7. Whitefield Academy
  8. Darlington
  9. Elbert County
  10. Social Circle

Class A Division II

  1. Early County
  2. Bowdon
  3. Clinch County
  4. Washington-Wilkes
  5. Charlton County
  6. Johnson County
  7. Schley County
  8. McIntosh County Academy
  9. Aquinas
  10. Telfair County