Buford struggled mightily against Decatur for a half, but recovered to score a 31-0 win and maintain a No. 1 ranking in Class 2A. One top-ranked team, however, wasn’t so lucky. Here’s how each classification stacks up at the midpoint of the season.
CLASS 5A
1. Lowndes (Region 1; 5-0)
2. Camden Co. (Region 3; 4-0)
3. Northside-WR (Region 1; 5-0)
4. North Gwinnett (Region 7; 4-1)
5. Newnan (Region 4; 5-0)
6. Coffee (Region 1; 5-0)
7. Grayson (Region 8; 5-0)
8. Walton (Region 6; 5-0)
9. Harrison (Region 5: 4-0)
10. Stephenson (Region 2; 4-0)
CLASS 4A
1. Westside-Macon (Region 4; 5-0)
2. Mays (Region 5; 5-0)
3. Sandy Creek (Region 5; 4-0)
4. Marist (Region 6; 4-1)
5. Thomas Co. Cntrl. (Region 1; 3-1)
6. Rome (Region 7; 4-1)
7. Dalton (Region 7; 5-0)
8. Statesboro (Region 3; 5-0)
9. Chamblee (Region 6; 4-1)
10. Tucker (Region 6; 4-1)
CLASS 3A
1. Cairo (Region 1; 3-0)
2. LaGrange (Region 2; 4-1)
3. Baldwin (Region 3; 5-0)
4. St. Pius X (Region 5; 5-0)
5. Dunwoody (Region 5; 5-0)
6. Gainesville (Region 7; 5-0)
7. Stephens Co. (Region 8; 3-1)
8. Flowery Branch (Region 7; 4-1)
9. Carver-Columbus (Region 2; 3-2)
10. Washington Co. (Region 3; 5-0)
CLASS 2A
1. Buford (Region 6; 4-0)
2. Fitzgerald (Region 1; 4-0)
3. Westminster (Region 6; 4-0)
4. Pepperell (Region 7; 4-0)
5. Henry Co. (Region 4; 2-1)
6. Appling Co. (Region 2; 5-0
7. McIntosh Co. Acad. (Region 2; 4-0)
8. Jefferson Co. (Region 3; 5-0)
9. Blessed Trinity (Region 6; 4-0)
10. Charlton Co. (Region 2; 4-1)
CLASS A
1. Emanuel Co. Inst. (Region 3; 4-0)
2. Wilcox Co. (Region 2; 5-0)
3. Clinch Co. (Region 1; 4-1)
4. Lincoln Co. (Region 7; 4-1)
5. Brookstone (Region 4; 4-0)
6. Savannah Christian (Region 3; 3-1)
7. Athens Academy (Region 8; 4-0)
8. Bowdon (Region 6; 4-0)
9. Miller Co. (Region 1; 5-0)
10. Turner Co. (Region 2; 4-1)
Rankings editor Alex Ewalt can be reached at aewalt@scoreatl.com.