Softball Rankings & Week 7 Schedule

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SOFTBALL RANKINGS & WEEK 7 SCHEDULE

Today, we release this week's Softball Rankings and track the latest movement in the polls. Also, Seth Ellerbee breaks down Class AAA with a look at each of the regions and we list the Week 7 Football Schedule in the lefthand column. Please visit ScoreATL.com for more coverage and contact us at info@scoreatl.com for story ideas and information to help us make this year's newsletter great. Follow tonight's Fall Sports Scoreboard HERE .

Thursday, October 3, 2019

IN THIS ISSUE

SOFTBALL RANKINGS

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A CLOSER LOOK AT CLASS AAA

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WEEK 7 SCHEDULE

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TODAY'S QUESTION

Football: How many undefeated teams are left in Class AAA heading into Week 7?

WEDNESDAY'S QUESTION

What four schools are defending consecutive softball state titles this season?

WEDNESDAY'S ANSWER

East Coweta, Locust Grove, Wesleyan, Gordon Lee

WEEK 7 SCHEDULE

Thursday, Oct. 3

Islands at Jenkins

Mt. Zion-Jonesboro at Mundy's Mill

Shaw at Hardaway

Friday, Oct. 4

Academy For Classical Education at Fellowship Christian

Alcovy at Colquitt County

Alpharetta at Centennial

Apalachee at Winder-Barrow

Aquinas at Georgia Military

Athens Academy at Prince Avenue

B.E.S.T. Academy at Brooks County

Bainbridge at Tift County

Banks County at Rabun County

Banneker at Lithia Springs

Bleckley County at Dublin

Bluffton, SC at Richmond Hill

Bradwell Institute at Wayne County

Brantley County at McIntosh County Academy

Brookstone at St. Anne Pacelli

Brunswick at Monroe

Buford at Johnson-Gainesville

Butler at Harlem

Cairo at Columbus

Callaway at Bremen

Cambridge at Chattahoochee

Camden County at Glynn Academy

Cartersville at Central-Carroll

Carver-Columbus at Northside-Columbus

Cass at Carrollton

Central Gwinnett at Lakeside-DeKalb

Chattahoochee County at Miller County

Chestatee at Marist

Christian Heritage at Darlington

Clarke Central at Cedar Shoals

Claxton at Savannah Country Day

Clinch County at Irwin County

Coahulla Creek at Haralson County

Collins Hill at Duluth

Cook at Berrien

Coosa at Armuchee

Crawford County at Taylor County

Creekview at Sequoyah

Crisp County at Thomasville

Cross Creek at Westside-Augusta

Cross Keys at Pataula Charter

Denmark at West Hall

Dodge County at Northeast

Dooly County at Macon County

Douglass at Hapeville Charter

Druid Hills at Woodward Academy

Dutchtown at Woodland-Stockbridge

East Coweta at McEachern

East Hall at Dawson County

East Jackson at Monroe Area

East Laurens at Washington County

East Paulding at Hiram

Eastside at Luella

Edgewater, FL at Marietta

Elbert County at Union County

Etowah at Cherokee

Fannin County at Cherokee Bluff

Fayette County at Riverdale

Fitzgerald at Worth County

Franklin County at Jefferson

Gainesville at Dacula

Glascock County at Thomas Jefferson

Gordon Central at Dade County

Gordon Lee at Bowdon

Grady at Carver-Atlanta

Greenbrier at Richmond Academy

Greenville at Marion County

Griffin at Starr's Mill

Hampton at North Clayton

Harris County at Beauregard, AL.

Hebron Christian at Lakeview Academy

Hephzibah at Jefferson County

Heritage-Catoosa at LaFayette

Howard at West Laurens

Hughes at Creekside

Jackson-Atlanta at North Springs

Jeff Davis at Bryan County

Jenkins County at Wheeler County

Johnson County at Emanuel County Institute

Johnson-Savannah at Benedictine

Jonesboro at Whitewater

Josey at Screven County

Kendrick at Rutland

Kennesaw Mountain at Lassiter

King's Ridge at Whitefield Academy

LaGrange at Cedartown

Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe at Adairsville

Laney at Glenn Hills

Lanier at Habersham Central

Lanier County at Turner County

Lincoln County at Washington-Wilkes

Locust Grove at Jones County

Loganville at Walnut Grove

Lovett at Towers

Lowndes at Ware County

Manchester at Central-Talbotton

Mary Persons at Spalding

Meadowcreek at Berkmar

Mill Creek at Peachtree Ridge

Model at Pepperell

Montgomery County at Treutlen

Monticello at Putnam County

Morgan County at Jackson County

Mountain View at North Gwinnett

Mt. Paran Christian at Mt. Pisgah Christian

Mt. Vernon Presbyterian at Holy Innocents'

Mt. Zion, Carroll at Trion

New Hampstead at Hilton Head, SC.

New Manchester at Douglas County

Newton at South Gwinnett

North Cobb at Pebblebrook

North Hall at Greater Atlanta Christian

North Murray at Murray County

North Paulding at Campbell

Northgate at Alexander

Northview at North Atlanta

Northwest Whitfield at Ridgeland

Oglethorpe County at Social Circle

Ola at Stockbridge

Osborne at South Cobb

Our Lady of Mercy at Landmark Christian

Parkview at Norcross

Paulding County at Kell

Perry at Upson-Lee

Pike County at Peach County

Pope at Dunwoody

Portal at Savannah Christian

Providence Christian at George Walton Academy

Randolph-Clay at Baconton Charter

Redan at Cedar Grove

River Ridge at Dalton

Riverside Military at Towns County

Riverwood at Decatur

Rockmart at Chattooga

Sandy Creek at Troup

Savannah at Groves

Seminole County at Terrell County

Shiloh at Rockdale County

Sonoraville at Ringgold

South Atlanta at Therrell

Southeast Whitfield at Pickens

Spencer at Lamar County

Sprayberry at Allatoona

St. Francis at Walker

St. Johns, SC at Calvary Day

Statesboro at Burke County

Stephenson at M. L. King

Stone Mountain at Pace Academy

Swainsboro at Metter

Tattnall County at South Effingham

Tattnall Square at Wilkinson County

Temple at Jordan

Thomson at Lee County

Toombs County at Bacon County

Tri-Cities at Mays

Trinity Christian at Strong Rock Christian

Tucker at Lovejoy

Twiggs County at First Presbyterian

Union Grove at Eagles Landing

Warner Robins at Houston County

Warren County at Greene County

Westside-Macon at Central-Macon

White County at Flowery Branch

Wilcox County at Telfair County

Windsor Forest at Southeast Bulloch

Woodland-Cartersville at Rome

Saturday, Oct. 5

Lithonia at Columbia

Miller Grove at Arabia Mountain

Southwest DeKalb at Chamblee

Washington at McNair

WEEK 8 SOFTBALL RANKINGS

In the state’s highest classification, East Coweta leads and is flawless on the season at 26-0, 5-0. North Gwinnett holds the No. 2 spot again this week with North Forsyth up to No. 3. Grayson fell to No. 4 and Archer comes in at No. 5.

Top-ranked Houston County leads Class AAAAAA again with Lee County chasing. The two programs battled to a 1-1 split in the 1-AAAAAA region championship series and will meet for the third game on Wednesday. Evans is No. 3 ahead of Creekview and Dacula at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

Locust Grove is the team to beat in Class AAAAA ahead of No. 2 Walnut Grove. Carrollton is No. 3 again this week ahead of No. 4 Buford. Whitewater is up to No. 5 from No. 8 in last week’s poll.

In Class AAAA, Eastside is at the top again in a top-5 that did not shift. Ringgold leads Class AAA and captured the 6-AAA region title on Tuesday after two victories over No. 5 Calhoun. Sonoraville climbed from No. 6 to No. 2 this week with East Hall and Jefferson at No. 3 and No. 4.

Banks County is at the top of Class AA in a top-5 that did not shift.

Gordon Lee leads Class A-Public again this week. Marion County moved up from No. 5 to No. 3 and Bowdon fell from No. 3 to No. 5 this week.

Wesleyan is at the top of Class A-Private with a new No. 2, Tattnall Square, in the fray. George Walton Academy fell to No. 3 ahead of No. 4 Mount de Sales. Eagle’s Landing Christian is No. 5 this week after it beat Strong Rock Christian twice on Tuesday.

Class AAAAAAA

1. East Coweta

2. North Gwinnett

3. North Forsyth

4. Grayson

5. Archer

6. Colquitt County

7. Mountain View

8. Cherokee

9. Hillgrove

10. Lowndes

Class AAAAAA

1. Houston County

2. Lee County

3. Evans

4. Creekview

5. Dacula

6. Pope

7. Effingham County

8. Northgate

9. Alexander

10. Greenbrier

Class AAAAA

1. Locust Grove

2. Walnut Grove

3. Carrollton

4. Buford

5. Whitewater

6. Starr’s Mill

7. Statesboro

8. Jones County

9. Union Grove

10. Harris County

Class AAAA

1. Eastside

2. Heritage-Catoosa

3. Northwest Whitfield

4. Northside-Columbus

5. Marist

6. LaGrange

7. LaFayette

8. Madison County

9. Hampton

10. Flowery Branch

Class AAA

1. Ringgold

2. Sonoraville

3. East Hall

4. Jefferson

5. Calhoun

6. Franklin County

7. Jackson County

8. Coahulla Creek

9. Lakeview Fort-Oglethorpe

10. Brantley County

Class AA

1. Banks County

2. Heard County

3. Rockmart

4. Harlem

5. Vidalia

6. Screven County

7. Bacon County

8. Bremen

9. Lamar County

10. Berrien

Class A-Public

1. Gordon Lee

2. Trion

3. Marion County

4. Schley County

5. Bowdon

6. Georgia Military

7. Lanier County

8. Commerce

9. Academy for Classical Education

10. Baconton Charter

Class A-Private

1. Wesleyan

2. Tattnall Square

3. George Walton Academy

4. Mount de Sales

5. Eagle’s Landing Christian

6. Strong Rock Christian

7. Stratford Academy

8. Mount Paran Christian

9. Christian Heritage

10. Prince Avenue Christian

A CLOSER LOOK AT CLASS AAA

By Seth Ellerbee

Six of the Class AAA’s eight regions already have begun region play, and Region 2 will join the mix Friday. The smaller four-team Region 1 continues to compete against non-region competition. At midseason, here's a look at each of the eight regions to see who's leading, who's playing to form and if there have been, or could be, surprises:

Region 1: The smallest of the regions – consisting of No. 8 Crisp County, Monroe, Worth and Cook – has one more week before it will enter region play. Crisp County is undoubtedly the favorite after winning the region title for three consecutive seasons. Crisp and Monroe have the best records (3-3) and will meet in the region opener Oct. 18.

Region 2: Three of the top 10 programs – No. 3 Pierce County, No. 6 Liberty County and No. 7 Appling County – hail from this region, and the race for the No. 1 seed begins this week. We are still two weeks away from the first decisive meeting -- Liberty County at home against Appling on Oct. 18. The region likely will be decided in the final two weeks of the season, when defending-champion Pierce County faces Appling and Liberty.

Region 3: The programs in the Savannah region have been beating each other up for the past two weeks, and two teams – Islands and Jenkins – are 3-0 against the locals. Islands and Jenkins will meet Friday to determine the front-runner heading into the final month of the season. Benedictine is 2-0 and a likely favorite to win the region again this year. The Cadets will face Islands on Oct. 18 and Jenkins in the final game of the regular season Nov. 8.

Region 4: Top-ranked Peach County has won the region seven times in the last decade and is trying for four consecutive region titles. The Trojans opened 4-AAA play last week with a 77-14 home victory against Kendrick. Peach, Jackson and Westside-Macon are the unbeatens (1-0) in region play. Pike County hasn’t played a region game and will open against Peach County on Friday. Peach County will face Jackson at home and Westside-Macon at the Ed Defore Sports Complex in the final two weeks of the regular season.

Region 5: No. 2 Cedar Grove, Westminster and Pace Academy share 1-0 region records, but Cedar Grove’s 41-17 victory against No. 9 Lovett last week gave the edge to the Saints. Cedar Grove has won the region for the past two seasons, with Lovett as the runner-up. Cedar Grove’s biggest games will be against Westminster on Oct. 18 and Pace Academy on Oct. 25. If the Saints lose either of those games, it could make for an interesting development in the region standings.

Region 6: Calhoun’s 31-7 loss to North Murray on Sept. 20 made for a very interesting Region 6, and for the first time in nearly 20 years the region seems open to challengers. Or is it? Calhoun rebounded with a 48-3 victory against Ringgold last week and is tied with Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe at 2-1. North Murray is the front-runner at 3-0, with Haralson County trailing at 2-0.

Region 7: Since moving into the region in 2016, No. 4 Greater Atlanta Christian has dominated with three consecutive titles. This year should be no different. Three teams – Dawson County, GAC and North Hall – are tied at the top at 1-0. The picture will be a bit clearer in two weeks after the Spartans host North Hall on Friday and travel to Dawson County on Oct. 11.

Region 8: Two ranked programs – No. 5 Hart County and No. 10 Jefferson – are with unranked Morgan County at the top of 8-AAA with 1-0 records. Hart County will enjoy a bye week before hosting Jefferson in a game which will provide an indication on who might win the region championship. Last season, Monroe Area won the title, but many of the top players graduated, paving the the way for challengers.

Class AAA Top 10

1. Peach County (4-1)

2. Cedar Grove (3-2)

3. Pierce County (5-0)

4. Greater Atlanta Christian (4-1)

5. Hart County (5-0)

6. Liberty County (3-0)

7. Appling County (4-1)

8. Crisp County (3-3)

9. Lovett (3-2)

10. Jefferson (3-1)