Week 4 Volleyball Rankings/Football Week 4 Preview

WEEK 4 VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS

Today, we release the Week 4 volleyball rankings and track all the movement. Also, check out Tuesday night's softball and volleyball scores listed in the left panel.

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Week 4 Football Rankings

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TUESDAY SCORES

Softball

Arabia Mountain 14, Lakeside-DeKalb 0

Archer 12, Apalachee 3

Baconton Charter 15, Pelham 0

Bleckley County 21, Southwest-Macon 0

Blessed Trinity 3, Chestatee 0

Bowdon 10, Excel Christian 9

Brookstone 8, Crawford County 3

Calhoun 13, Adairsville 1

Callaway 14, Sandy Creek 1

Cambridge 13, Johns Creek 2

Cedartown 1, Cartersville 0

Chattahoochee 10, Northview 2

Coahulla Creek 4, Murray County 3

Charlton County 8, Clinch County 4

Christian Heritage 7, Darlington 6

Dalton 3, Allatoona 2

Decatur 13, Riverwood 2

Dunwoody 4, Alpharetta 3

Fellowship Christian 11, King's Ridge 4

Hampton 10, Eagle's Landing Christian 0

Hawkinsville 7, Taylor County 3

Houston County 10, Jones County 1

Lanier County 8, Turner County 0

Lee County 2, Colquitt County 0

Locust Grove 10, Heritage-Conyers 4

Lovejoy 15, Drew 0

Marist 14, West Hall 0

Mary Persons 9, Howard 0

McIntosh County Academy 3, Calvary Day 2

Metter 18, St. Vincent's Academy 0

Miller County 11, Webster County 0

Morgan County 5, Loganville 2

Mt. Paran 14, Whitefield Academy 4

Newnan 18, Pebblebrook 0

North Atlanta 8, Centennial 5

North Springs 20, Banneker 5

Paulding County 10, East Paulding 7

Pike County 18, Westside-Macon 0

Prince Avenue Christian 6, Athens Christian 3

Providence Christian 1, Commerce 0

Rabun County 9, Putnam County 4

Rockdale County 8, Stephenson 5

Rutland 13, Kendrick 1

Schley County 16, Dooly County 0

Screven County 16, Laney 0

South Gwinnett 7, Central Gwinnett 2

Southeast Bulloch 17, Savannah 0

Statesboro 18, Claxton 1

Stephens County 7, Hart County 1

Stratford Academy 10, Mount de Sales 7

Thomas County Central 11, Bainbridge 2

Thomson 19, Academy of Richmond County 0

Trion 10, Mt. Zion-Carroll 2

Vidalia 13, Bryan County 0

Wayne County 6, Coffee 2

West Laurens 8, Perry 2

Westside-Augusta 26, Butler 11

Volleyball

Alexander 2, South Paulding 0

Allatoona 2, Sprayberry 0

Alpharetta 2, Cambridge 1

Cambridge 2, North Atlanta 0

Centennial 2, Northview 0

Coosa 2, Pepperell 0

Greenbrier 3, North Augusta 1

Habersham Central 2, Dacula 0

Harrison 2, Dalton 0

Harrison 2, South Cobb 0

Johns Creek 2, Chattahoochee 0

Johns Creek 2, Dunwoody 1

Jordan 2, Callaway 0

Jordan 2, Lamar County 0

Kell 2, Cass 0

Kell 2, Hiram 0

Lowndes 3, Early County 0

Mountain View 2, Forsyth Central 0

Mt. Paran 2, North Cobb Christian 0

Mt. Pisgah 2, Fellowship Christian 0

Mt. Pisgah 2, King's Ridge 0

Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 3, Whitefield Academy 0

Mundy's Mill 2, Jonesboro 0

Munday's Mill 2, M.L. King 0

North Cobb 3, South Forsyth 0

North Forsyth 2, Dawson County 0

North Forsyth 2, West Hall 0

North Hall 3, West Forsyth 1

Northgate 2, Douglas County 0

Northgate 2, Mays -

Ola 2, Hampton 0

Ola 2, Locust Grove 0

Peachtree Ridge 2, Mountain View 1

Pope 2, Centennial 1

Providence Christian 2, Athens Christian 1

Providence Christian 2, Prince Avenue Christian 0

Redan 2, Stone Mountain 1

Riverwood 2, North Springs 1

Riverwood 2, Pebblebrook 0

South Paulding 2, New Manchester 0
Sprayberry 2, Osborne 0

Tallula Falls 2, Cedar Shoals 0

Tallulah Falls 2, Discovery 0

Toombs County 2, Butler 0

Toombs County 2, Tech Charter 0

Union Grove 2, Dutchtown 0

Union Grove 2, Eagle's Landing 0

Villa Rica 2, Rome 0

Walker 2, Pinecrest Academy 0

Weber School 2, Atlanta International 1

West Laurens 2, Mary Persons 0

Westminster 2, Cedar Grove 0

Westminster 2, McNair 0

Winder-Barrow 2, Dacula 0

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

CLASS AAAA BLOG

By Craig Sager II

Non-region challengers offer validation

All of Class AAAA won't be in region play until Friday, Oct. 7, so the tantalizing task of sorting out the classification continues with nothing but style points and potential to gauge the field. Luckily, this upcoming week will offer the biggest challenges yet for two of Class AAAA's top teams to validate their early success.

Defending state champion and No. 1 ranked Cartersville extended its winning streak to a state-best 17 games on Friday and is a no-brainer when it comes to Class AAAA's most impressive teams these first three weeks. The Purple Hurricanes have outgunned Class AAAAAA's Allatoona (30-14) and Class AAA's Calhoun (56-0), but now they'll host an athletic and talented Westlake squad on Friday out of the state's highest classification. Westlake is coming off a 10-3 season and is 1-1 under first-year head coach Kareem Reid.

Cartersville's five-star quarterback Trevor Lawrence will be going up against one of the most talented defensive rosters in the state in this must-see matchup. Defensively, Westlake has Clemson-commit and four-star cornerback A.J. Terrell and three-star cornerback Tre Person patrolling the perimeter. At safety is four-star junior Myles Sims and at linebacker is 6-foot-2, 215-pound University of Georgia-commit Jaden Hunter. This will be the first time the two schools have met on the gridiron.

No. 2 Thomson dominated Jefferson in a 42-20 victory on Friday to move to 3-0 and will now face defending Class AA state champion and Class AAA No. 1 Pace Academy on the road this Friday. Thomson will have a two-week hiatus after Friday to regroup for the final six games of the regular season, but keeping this momentum going through the extended bye will be a difficult task if the Bulldogs can't slow down this star-studded and experienced Pace Academy team. Thomson's early success has relied on the running ability of senior Michael Thomas. The 5-foot-10, 200-pound back has accounted for 123.7 rushing yards per game, while scoring five of the team's 11 rushing scores.

Pace Academy's defense has allowed just 8.5 points per game during its 2-0 start thanks to a balanced offense that can methodically drive the ball down the field and a defense filled with two-way starters. Up front, the Knights have 6-foot-5, 310-pound offensive tackle Andrew Thomas and five-star junior guard Jamaree Salyer to march the field. Thomas is committed to UGA, as is wideout Trey Blount, who has four catches and a touchdown this season. Duke-commit Deon Jackson and Jordan Payne lead the Pace Academy backfield, while also starring on defense with Blount.

Check out Thursday's Blog for a breakdown of the rest of Week 4's biggest games.

WEEK 4 VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS

St. Pius takes over No. 1 in Class AAAA

In Class AAAAAAA, No. 6 Cambridge held off No. 7 Pope (25-18, 25-21) last week to preserve the current standings. Greenbrier defeated Lakeside Evans 2-1 to improve to 15-1 and jump the Panthers for No. 9. In Class AAAAA, Whitewater scored a 2-0 sweep over Sandy Creek to improve to 21-0 over the year and jumped to No. 2 in this week's poll.

McIntosh jumped Chamblee and Dunwoody to takeover No. 3. Flowery Branch defeated Prince Avenue Christian last week and debuts at No. 10 with a stellar 14-1 start.

A Marist loss to Woodward Academy opened up a window for St. Pius to take over No. 1. St. Pius edged No. 2 Blessed Trinity for the top spot based off a 2-0 sweep over the Titans on Aug. 16.

In Class A, Mt. Pisgah jumped Wesleyan for No. 3 with a 16-3 record. Athens Academy used an eight-game winning streak to slide to No. 4 and Wesleyan settles in at No. 5.

Class AAAAAAA