COVINGTON, Ga. -- After Eastside's 27-20 victory over Class AAAAAAA rival Newton Friday, the Eagles jumped a spot from No. 9 to No. 8 in this week's Class AAAA top 10 rankings. 

The win over the Rams marked the Eagles' fourth straight victory over a school from a higher classification, and it gives Eastside its first 2-0 start to a season since 2015. In 2016, Eastside started out 1-0-1 as it tied Newton 41-41 without going into overtime. 

Coach Troy Hoff's team will face another higher classification school and its second straight in-county rivalry game when it faces Alcovy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday night at Sharp Stadium. 

See below for the rest of this week's Georgia Sportswriters Association top 10 rankings. 

Class AAAAAAA

1. Grayson 164 (12) 

2. North Gwinnett 154 (4) 

3. Colquitt County 149 (1) 

4. Walton 117

5. Lowndes 105

6. Milton 78

7. Archer 62 

8. Parkview 44 

9. Norcross 33 

10. McEachern 14 

Others Receiving Votes: Marietta 11, Hillgrove 10, Tift County 9, Collins Hill 2, South Forsyth 2, North Paulding 1.

Dropped Out: Marietta

Class AAAAAA

1. Lee County 170 (17) 

2. Coffee 153

3. Harrison 111

4. Northside Warner-Robins 98

5. Glynn Academy 75 

6. Valdosta 66

7. Tucker 51

8. Alpharetta 46

9. Dalton 43

10. Creekview 23

Others Receiving Votes: Allatoona 22, Mays 20,Richmond Hill 18, Stephenson 18, Effingham County 16,  Douglas County 6, Sequoyah 1.

Dropped Out: Stephenson, Mays.

Class AAAAA

1. Rome 169 (16)

2. Buford 153 (1)

3. Warner Robins 132

4. Stockbridge 118

5. Carrollton 92

6. Jones County 91

7. Wayne County 55

8. Ware County 46

9. Starr’s Mill 31

10. Kell 22 

Others Receiving Votes: SW Dekalb 7, Griffin 7, Bainbridge 5, Carver-Atlanta 5, Griffin 7, Arabia Mountain 3, Dutchtown 2.

Dropped Out: Griffin 

Class AAAA

1. Blessed Trinity 167 (15)

2. Cartersville 157 (2)

3. Marist 130

4. Mary Persons 122

5. Thomson 92

6. St. Pius X 63

7. Flowery Branch 52

8. Eastside 45

9. Burke County 42

10. Woodward Academy 29

Others Receiving Votes: Troup County 21, Oconee County 4, Heritage-Catoosa 4, Shaw 2, Columbus 1, Cedartown 1, Salem 1.

Dropped Out: None.

Class AAA

1. Calhoun 168 (16) 

2. Peach County 140 (1)

3. Cedar Grove 132

4. Westminster 114 

5. Benedictine 99

6. Greater Atlanta Christian 76 

7. Liberty County 69

8. Pace Academy 42

9. Jefferson 32

10. Monroe Area 29

Others Receiving Votes: Lovett 13, Westside-Macon 9, Crisp County 6, Pike County 3. 

Dropped Out: Lovett.

Class AA

1. Hapeville Charter 169 (16) 

2. Brooks County 146 (1)

3. Heard County 127

4. Thomasville 118

5. Callaway 98 

6. Dodge County 84

7. Bremen 76

8. Rabun County 58 

9. Dublin 18

10. Toombs County 15 

Others Receiving Votes: Screven County 13, Rockmart 12, Jefferson County 8, Washington County 5, Fitzgerald 2, Harlem 2, Tattnall Square 1, Elbert County 1, SE Bulloch 1. 

Dropped Out: Screven County 

Class A

1. Clinch County 164 (12) 

2. ELCA 153 (4) 

3. Athens Academy 137 (1) 

4. Irwin County 118

5. Prince Avenue 105

6. Mount Paran 93

7. Calvary Day 59 

8. Mt. Zion-Carroll 49

9. Manchester 26

10. Darlington 22 

Others Receiving Votes: Commerce 7, Charlton County 5, Aquinas 2, Pelham 1, Hebron Christian 1. 

Dropped Out: None.

Publications Included: The Covington News, The Athletic, 92.9FM The Game, Douglas County Sentinel, Marietta Daily Journal, Times-Georgian, Cherokee Tribune, Savannah Morning News, Gwinnett Daily Post, Newnan Times-Herald, Walker Messenger, Walton Tribune, Clayton News, Henry Herald, Augusta Chronicle, Dalton Citizen, The Brunswick News,The Albany Herald.