COVINGTON, Ga. -- There was little movement in Class AAAA in the latest Georgia Sportswriters Association high school football rankings that came out Tuesday, meaning Eastside holds firm at No. 5 ahead of Friday night's 7:30 p.m. Region 4-AAAA matchup at Hampton.
The regular season finale could have historic implications for Eastside as, with a win, it can become the first Newton County football program ever to complete a perfect regular season in football.
The Hornets (4-5, 3-3) make for an intriguing final regular season hurdle for Eastside. A program in just its fifth year, Hampton has played admirably against some of the region's top teams, including a 32-17 loss to Salem and a 36-12 setback to Woodward Academy.
Hampton will be coming off the momentum of a 41-0 win against a Druid Hills team that Eastside defeated 56-0 back on October 18.
The No. 5 ranking is the highest ever for an Eastside team, and the nine consecutive weeks Eastside's spent in the top 10 rankings is the longest such streak in program history.
Take a look at how the rest of the GHSA top 10 rankings shook out.
Class AAAAAAA
School, Points, Last Week
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Colquitt County 130 (13) 1
2. Parkview 108 2
3. Grayson 105 3
4. Hillgrove 81 5
5. North Gwinnett 78 4
6. Walton 60 6
7. Roswell 54 8
8. Archer 43 7
9. Lowndes 20 10
10. Milton 13 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Marietta 10, McEachern 7, Westlake 4.
Dropped Out: Marietta.
Class AAAAAA
School, Points, Last Week
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Lee County 130 (13) 1
2. Creekview 114 2
3. Tucker 101 3
4. Harrison 75 7
5. Stephenson 67 8
6. Allatoona 59 9
7. Sequoyah 47 4
8. Douglas County 36 5
9. Valdosta 35 10
10. Coffee 28 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Northside Warner Robins 19, Dacula 7, John’s Creek 3.
Dropped out: Northside Warner Robins
Class AAAAA
School, Points, Last Week
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Rome 130 (13) 1
2. Buford 110 2
3. Warner Robins 99 3
4. Dutchtown 86 t4
5. Wayne County 85 t4
6. Stockbridge 67 6
7. Jones County 52 7
8. SW DeKalb 40 8
9. Ware County 26 9
10. Kell 15 10
Others Receiving Votes: Carrollton 7.
Dropped Out: None.
Class AAAA
School, Points, Last Week
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Blessed Trinity 130 (13) 1
2. Cartersville 109 2
3. Mary Persons 105 3
4. St. Pius X 89 4
5. Eastside 78 5
6. Troup 65 6
7. Marist 50 7
8. Pickens 42 8
9. Flowery Branch 30 9
10. Ridgeland 7 10
Others Receiving Votes: Cairo 6, North Oconee 5, Burke County 2.
Dropped Out: None
Class AAA
School, Points, Last Week
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Calhoun 129 (12) 1
2. Cedar Grove 114 2
3. Monroe Area 102 (1) 3
4. Peach County 87 4
5. Benedictine 75 5
6. Greater Atlanta Christian 69 6
7. Dawson County 41 7
8. Westminster 39 8
9. Pierce County 35 9
10. Jefferson 19 10
Others Receiving Votes: SE Bulloch 3, Pace Academy 3, Westside-Macon 3.
Dropped Out: None.
Class AA
School, Points, Last Week
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Hapeville Charter 124 (8) 1
2. Rabun County 105 (3) 2
3. Rockmart 101 4
4. Bremen 85 3
5. Callaway 65 5
6. Dublin 62 6
7. Brooks County 44 7
8. Dodge County 42 8
9. Heard County 39 10
10. Washington County 25 9
Others Receiving Votes: Union County 10, Douglass 6, Jefferson County 3, Swainsboro 3, Vidalia 1.
Dropped Out: None.
Class A
School, Points, Last Week
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. ELCA 126 (9) 1
2. Irwin County 117 (3) 2
3. Athens Academy 108 (1) 3
4. Prince Avenue 84 4
5. Clinch County 5
6. Pelham 55 7
7. Mount Zion-Carroll 35 8
8. Fellowship Christian 28 9
9. Calvary Day 19 10
10. Commerce 18 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Savannah Christian 15, Mount Paran 6, Marion County 6, Greene County 6, Aquinas 5, Mitchell County 4, North Cobb Christian 1.
Dropped Out: None.
Participating Publications: The Covington News, Times-Georgian, Oconee Enterprise, Lake Oconee News, Dalton Citizen, 92.9FM The Game, Marietta Daily Journal, Gwinnett Daily Post, Savannah Morning News, The Athletic, Newnan Times-Herald, Augusta Chronicle, Walker Messenger.
