In Class 7A, the top 5 did not shift and Carrollton did not slide following its narrow loss to Class 6A No. 1 Hughes. Westlake moved up from No. 8 to No. 6 after its 52-28 win over North Cobb. Norcross and Collins Hill debuted at No. 9 and No. 10 and the teams that exited the poll were Grayson and North Cobb. Collins Hill is the only team that lost and entered the poll after a Week 1 loss.
The Eagles fell 27-13 to No. 3 Milton but showcased a lot of talent on the defensive front and were plagued by six turnovers. Marist dropped from No. 9 to No. 10 in Class 6A after a competitive loss to No. 2 Gainesville and Class 5A saw Cass fall to No. 10 after its loss to Class 6A No. 6 Rome and Kell fall to No. 9 after its loss to Class 7A No. 8 Parkview
In Class 4A, Holy Innocents’ jumped No. 10 Stockbridge for No. 9 after its season-opening win over Pace Academy and Burke County moved up to No. 6 after a 14-13 victory over Thomson.
In Class 3A, Cedar Grove defeated Class 5A Dutchtown 34-33 and moved to No. 1 following Peach County’s fall from No. 1 to No. 7. The Trojans lost to Class 4A Baldwin 34-13 in coach Marquis Westbrook’s debut at Peach. Carver-Atlanta moved up to No. 2 with Calvary Day at No. 3, Sandy Creek at No. 4 and Thomasville rounding out the top 5.
Fitzgerald tops Class 2A with Thomson, Callaway, Appling County and Pierce County filling the top 5. In Class A Division I, Prince Avenue Christian leads Swainsboro, Elbert County, Rabun County and Irwin County in the top 5.
Schley County moved to the top of Class A Division I with former No. 1 Bowdon dropping to No. 4 after a loss to now-No. 3 Manchester. Clinch County is at No. 2 with Johnson County rounding out the top 5 at No. 5.
Class 7A
1. Buford
2. Walton
3. Milton
4. Carrollton
5. Colquitt County
6. Westlake
7. Mill Creek
8. Parkview
9. Norcross
10. Collins Hill
Class 6A
1. Hughes
2. Gainesville
3. Houston County
4. Roswell
5. Woodward Academy
6. Rome
7. Lee County
8. Douglas County
9. Thomas County Central
10. Marist
Class 5A
1. Creekside
2. Ware County
3. Warner Robins
4. Cartersville
5. Coffee
6. Jefferson
7. Calhoun
8. Hiram
9. Kell
10. Cass
Class 4A
1. Benedictine
2. North Oconee
3. Bainbridge
4. Troup
5. Cedartown
6. Burke County
7. Wayne County
8. Perry
9. Holy Innocents’
10. Stockbridge
Class 3A
1. Cedar Grove
2. Carver-Atlanta
3. Calvary Day
4. Sandy Creek
5. Thomasville
6. Savannah Christian
7. Peach County
8. Oconee County
9. Stephens County
10. Monroe Area
Class 2A
1. Fitzgerald
2. Thomson
3. Callaway
4. Appling County
5. Pierce County
6. Fellowship Christian
7. Athens Academy
8. Cook
9. Rockmart
10. Northeast
Class A Division I
1. Prince Avenue Christian
2. Swainsboro
3. Elbert County
4. Rabun County
5. Irwin County
6. Bleckley County
7. Brooks County
8. Dublin
9. Lamar County
10. Trion
Class A Division II
1. Schley County
2. Clinch County
3. Manchester
4. Bowdon
5. Johnson County
6. Early County
7. McIntosh County Academy
8. Aquinas
9. Wilcox County
10. Lincoln County