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Carrollton, Cartersville move into No. 1 spot after upset-laden first week
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It was a rough week for No. 1-ranked teams throughout Georgia on opening night. Three of the seven top-ranked teams were beaten, leaving Carrollton atop the poll in Class 6A and Cartersville at No. 1 in 4A.
Class 7A Buford, Class 4A Benedictine and Class A Division II Bowdon all dropped their first game.
Bowdon lost to Class A Division I No. 2 Fellowship Christian and remained No. 1. Buford lost to Class 5A No. 1 Milton and dropped one spot. Benedictine lost to nationally ranked Rabun Gap and fell to No. 4.
“It was a crazy night for sure,” said GPB’s Matt Stewart, who called the Buford-Milton game for GPB’s Football Fridays in Georgia.
The upset theme permeated all classifications, as 23 teams in the GPB Rankings were beaten out of the gate – four in 6A, one in 5A, three in 4A, five in 3A, three in 2A, three in Class A Division I and four in Class A Division II. The top four teams in Division II were knocked off.
Joining the rankings this week are: Valdosta in 6A, Eastside and North Oconee in 4A, Mary Persons, Peach County, Upson-Lee and Troup in 3A, Burke County, Cook and Callaway in 2A, and Seminole County in Division II.
Class 6A
- Carrollton
- Buford
- Douglas County
- Mill Creek
- Colquitt County
- Camden County
- Walton
- Collins Hill
- Grayson
- Valdosta
Class 5A
- Milton
- Thomas County Central
- Gainesville
- Lee County
- Hughes
- Rome
- Coffee
- Roswell
- Houston County
- Woodward Academy
Class 4A
- Cartersville
- Marist
- Perry
- Benedictine
- Creekside
- Cass
- Central Carroll
- Ware County
- Eastside
- North Oconee
Class 3A
- Calvary Day
- Sandy Creek
- Douglass
- Jefferson
- Mary Persons
- Peach County
- Lumpkin County
- Upson-Lee
- Calhoun
- Troup
Class 2A
- Prince Avenue Christian
- Pierce County
- Carver Columbus
- Stephens County
- Hebron Christian
- Rockmart
- North Cobb Christian
- Burke County
- Cook
- Callaway
Class A Division I
- Savannah Christian
- Fellowship Christian
- Toombs County
- Thomasville
- Rabun County
- Lamar County
- Dublin
- Wesleyan
- Bleckley County
- Commerce
Class A Division II
- Bowdon
- Manchester
- Irwin County
- Greene County
- Clinch County
- Trion
- Brooks County
- Lincoln County
- Seminole County
- Bryan County
Class 3A-1A Private
- Prince Avenue Christian
- Savannah Christian
- Fellowship Christian
- Calvary Day
- Hebron Christian
- Wesleyan
- North Cobb Christian
- Athens Academy
- Lovett
- Greater Atlanta Christian
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