Pre-playoff Volleyball Rankings

VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS

Today, we release the pre-playoff volleyball rankings and breakdown the latest shuffling in the poll. Check the left panel for the Week 9 football schedule/results.

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WEEK 9 SCHEDULE

Thursday, Oct. 13

Dublin at Southwest-Macon

Heard County at Callaway

Islands at Beach

Luella at North Clayton

South Effingham at New Hampstead

Friday, Oct. 14

Albany at Brooks County

Alexander at Hughes

Allatoona at Sprayberry

Alpharetta at Johns Creek

Aquinas at Greene County

Archer at Grayson

Atkinson County at Telfair County

Bacon County at Swainsboro

Baconton Charter at Stewart County

Baldwin at Thomson

Banneker at Decatur

Berkmar at Parkview

Berrien at Fitzgerald

Bradwell Institute at Richmond Hill

Brantley County at Tattnall County

Bremen at Haralson County

Brookwood at Central Gwinnett

Bryan County at Metter

Buford at Cedar Shoals

Butler at Jefferson County

Calvary Day at Portal

Camden County at Colquitt County

Campbell at Newnan

Carrollton at Hiram

Cartersville at Sandy Creek

Carver-Atlanta at Riverwood

Carver-Columbus at Cairo

Centennial at North Atlanta

Central-Talbotton at Marion County

Chapel Hill at Central-Carroll

Chattahoochee County at Calhoun County

Chestatee at Blessed Trinity

Clarke Central at Johnson-Gainesville

Claxton at McIntosh County Academy

Clinch County at Turner County

Collins Hill at Mountain View

Columbus at Westover

Commerce at Riverside Military

Coosa at Dade County

Crawford County at Dooly County

Cross Keys at Clarkston

Dacula at Gainesville

Dalton at Sequoyah

Darlington at Trion

Dawson County at Fannin County

Dougherty at Cook

Douglas County at Tri-Cities

Dunwoody at Pope

Dutchtown at Woodland-Stockbridge

East Jackson at Franklin County

East Laurens at Bleckley County

East Paulding at Woodland-Cartersville

Gilmer at Southeast Whitfield

Glascock County at Georgia Military

Glynn Academy at Brunswick

Gordon Central at Armuchee

Grady at North Springs

Griffin at Fayette County

Groves at Jenkins

Grovetown at Evans

Habersham Central at Lanier

Hancock Central at Washington-Wilkes

Hapeville Charter at B.E.S.T. Academy

Hart County at Jackson County

Henry County at Salem

Heritage-Catoosa at Ridgeland

Heritage-Conyers at Greenbrier

Houston County at Coffee

Jackson at Central-Macon

Jefferson at North Oconee

Johnson-Savannah at Windsor Forest

Jones County at Union Grove

Jordan at Lamar County

Kendrick at Pike County

King's Ridge at St. Francis

LaGrange at Troup

Lakeside-DeKalb at Norcross

Lakeview Academy at George Walton Academy

Lambert at North Forsyth

Lanier County at Irwin County

Lee County at Northside-Warner Robins

Liberty County at Appling County

Lithia Springs at Jackson-Atlanta

Locust Grove at Ola

Loganville at Flowery Branch

Long County at Pierce County

Lovejoy at Tucker

Lumpkin County at Greater Atlanta Christian

M. L. King at Jonesboro

Macon County at Schley County

Madison County at Stephens County

Manchester at Brookstone

Marietta at Hillgrove

Marist at West Hall

McEachern at Kennesaw Mountain

McIntosh at Starr's Mill

Miller County at Sneads High School, FL

Miller Grove at Southwest DeKalb

Milton at South Forsyth

Model at Chattooga

Monroe at Crisp County

Morgan County at Monroe Area

Mt. de Sales at Wilkinson County

Mt. Paran Christian at Whitefield Academy

Mt. Zion, Carroll at Bowdon

Mundy's Mill at Mt. Zion-Jonesboro

Murray County at Coahulla Creek

North Cobb Christian at Christian Heritage

North Gwinnett at Duluth

North Hall at Union County

North Murray at Ringgold

North Paulding at North Cobb

Northside-Columbus at Hardaway

Northview at Cambridge

Oglethorpe County at Banks County

Pace Academy at Cedar Grove

Peach County at Rutland

Peachtree Ridge at Mill Creek

Pelham at Randolph-Clay

Pickens at Northwest Whitfield

Pinecrest Academy at Fellowship Christian

Prince Avenue at Hebron Christian

Providence Christian at Athens Academy

Putnam County at Monticello

Redan at Lovett

Richmond Academy at Burke County

River Ridge at Creekview

Rockdale County at Shiloh

Rockmart at Pepperell

Rome at Cass

Roswell at Walton

Savannah at Southeast Bulloch

Savannah Country Day at Savannah Christian

Seminole County at Mitchell County

Shaw at Americus-Sumter

Social Circle at Rabun County

Sonoraville at Adairsville

South Cobb at Harrison

South Paulding at New Manchester

St. Anne Pacelli at Greenville

St. Pius X at Oconee County

Statesboro at Ware County

Stephenson at Drew

Stockbridge at Eagles Landing

Stratford Academy at First Presbyterian

Taylor County at Hawkinsville

Temple at Spencer

Thomas County Central at Veterans

Thomasville at Early County

Tift County at Lowndes

Toombs County at Benedictine

Towns County at Athens Christian

Twiggs County at Tattnall Square

Upson-Lee at Perry

Vidalia at Jeff Davis

Villa Rica at Kell

Warner Robins at Harris County

Warren County at Lincoln County

Washington County at Dodge County

West Forsyth at Forsyth Central

Westlake at Pebblebrook

Westminster at McNair

Westside-Augusta at Screven County

Wheeler at East Coweta

Wilcox County at Charlton County

Woodstock at Lassiter

Woodward Academy at Eastside

Saturday, Oct. 15

Chamblee at Lithonia

Columbia at Arabia Mountain

Creekside at Mays

Harlem at Josey

KIPP Atlanta Charter at Washington

Lakeside-Evans at Alcovy

Morrow at Riverdale

Stone Mountain at Towers

Therrell at Douglass

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS

Pre-playoff poll rewards schedule strength

The state playoffs are here and we rank the field one last time before the state champions are crowned. In Class AAAAAAA, South Forsyth used a pair of wins over Lambert last week to grab the No. 1 seed out of Area 5 and hopped the Longhorns for a place in the pre-playoff top 5.

In Class AAAAAA, Johns Creek jumped Cambridge for No. 3 and Dunwoody used a 2-1 win over Cambridge to slide up to No. 4. Pope comes in at No. 6, despite being a No. 5 seed out of the loaded Area 7.

River Ridge took the No. 2 seed out of Area 6 with a win over Sequoyah and bumped the Chiefs to No. 10.

In Class AAAAA, Decatur slid to No. 9 after losing back-to-back matches to Riverwood in the Area 6 championship.

Sandy Creek tumbled to No. 10 in Class AAAA after dropping a five-set match to Cartersville in the Area 5 championship.

North Hall topped Greater Atlanta Christian for the Area 7 No. 1 seed and rose to No. 4 in the Class AAA poll. Pace Academy used four sets to defeat Lovett for the No 1 seed out of Area 4 and swapped places for with the Lions to take over No. 2 in the poll.

Class AAAAAAA

1. Walton (34-6)

2. Etowah (29-9)

3. Lassiter (28-6)

4. North Cobb (33-9)

5. South Forsyth (31-18)

6. Norcross (35-11)

7. Lambert (28-12)

8. North Gwinnett (39-7)

9. Mill Creek (36-8)

10. Woodstock (22-12)

Class AAAAAA

1. Alpharetta (40-2)

2. Harrison (40-12)

3. Johns Creek (33-15)

4. Dunwoody (30-16)

5. Cambridge (29-15)

6. Pope (18-13)

7. Lakeside-Evans (36-7)

8. Greenbrier (34-4)

9. River Ridge (26-19)

10. Sequoyah (18-15)

Class AAAAA

1. Buford (36-4)

2. Whitewater (33-4)

3. McIntosh (21-6)

4. Chamblee (36-8)

5. Ola (41-7)

6. Veterans (28-7)

7. Riverwood (33-14-2)

8. Harris County (39-12)

9. Decatur (27-10)

10. Walnut Grove (25-9)

Class AAAA

1. Blessed Trinity (50-9)

2. Woodward Academy (26-13)

3. St. Pius (32-10)

4. Marist (20-10)

5. Columbus (41-11)

6. North Oconee (30-10)

7. Heritage-Catoosa (28-3-1)

8. Northwest Whitefield (31-10-2)

9. Ridgeland (22-9)

10. Sandy Creek (17-12)

Class AAA

1. Westminster (26-12)

2. Pace Academy (20-7)

3. Lovett (26-15)

4. North Hall (28-14)

5. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (33-7-3)

6. Greater Atlanta Christian (22-13)

7. Fannin County (37-6)

8. East Hall (36-11)

9. Redan (28-2)

10. Savannah Arts (25-9)

Class AA

1. St. Vincent's (21-13)

2. Coosa (38-9)

3. Rockmart (15-11-2)

4. Armuchee (15-9)

5. Harlem (13-9)

6. Temple (13-11)

7. Jordan (16-6)

8. Rabun County (20-18)

9. Chattooga (18-20-1)

10. Westside-Augusta (13-16)

Class A

1. Savannah Christian (29-6-1)

2. Mt. Pisgah (30-4)

3. Calvary Day (26-6)

4. Athens Academy (33-13)

5. Walker (28-7)

6. Wesleyan (22-11)

7. Mt. Paran (29-12)

8. Mt. Vernon (19-10-1)

9. Gordon Lee (31-12-2)

10. Hebron Christian (34-18)

PREP SPOTLIGHT

Adairsville's Beasley posts career day

Atlanta's 23-16 Week 5 win over the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos was a game filled with impressive performances. On offense, running back Tevin Coleman recorded his first career receiving touchdown and finished with a career-high 132 receiving yards, which remains the highest receiving yardage any NFL running back has recorded this season. On the defensive side of the ball, it was 2015 first-round pick Vic Beasley Jr. that stole the show with an unforgettable performance.

While the Falcons defense held the Broncos to 84 rushing yards on just 3.5 yards per carry, Atlanta's pass rush disrupted rookie quarterback Paxton Lynch all game. The Falcons finished with six team sacks, the most the team has recorded since Week 4 of 2005 (9 sacks).

Leading the way was Beasley, the former Adairsville standout, who finished with a career-high 3.5 sacks and eight tackles. Beasley's 3.5 sacks are the most the NFL has seen in a single game this season.

"I just kept working," Beasley said following the win. "I hadn't been able to get sacks in the past couple of games. I just kept the confidence and I kept going. ... It was just working my craft. I was able to beat them around the edge a couple times and get them off balance. Things were just going my way."

Head coach Dan Quinn credited Beasley's jump off the ball for his productive day.

"The get-off jumped out at me today," Quinn said. "He really looked quick off the ball. ... We knew it was going to be a good environment and the speed off the ball was what set him off today."

FRANCHISE FAME

Beasley's multi-sack performance measures up with some of the top pass rushing games the franchise has ever seen. His 3.5 sacks are tied for the fourth most in a single game in franchise history (Chuck Smith/Claude Humphrey 5.0; Claude Humphrey 4.0; John Abraham 3.5).

"It was a great feeling," said Beasley. "Our team came out and played together. As for myself, I was relentless and I kept going despite other weeks when I [didn't get a sack]. ... I was just relentless. I set up my tackle - my opponent - and I used different moves."

Dwight Freeney and Grady Jarrett finished with one sack apiece and Adrian Clayborn was credited with half a sack on a play where the 6-foot-3, 280-pound defensive end converged on Lynch with Freeney.

"A young guy like [Beasley] going out there and having three-and-a-half [sacks], it's an amazing game for him, and I'm happy for him," said Freeney.

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