Pre-Playoff Football Rankings, Playoff Brackets & Volleyball State Championship Recap

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PRE-PLAYOFF FOOTBALL RANKINGS

Today, we release the pre-playoff football rankings, and post the Week 12 results in the lefthand column. The first round pairings for Class AA-AAAAAAA are below, and the GHSA state playoff brackets can be accessed HERE . Also, we recap this weekend's volleyball state championships, and Sunday's Georgia Elite Showcase that saw 17 more players invited to participate in this year's games.

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Monday, November 5, 2018

IN THIS ISSUE

PRE-PLAYOFF FOOTBALL RANKINGS

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FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS

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VOLLEYBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

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2018 GEORGIA ELITE CLASSIC

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WEEK 12 SCHEDULE

Thursday, Nov. 1

Bleckley County 33, Southwest 12

Greenbrier 7, Alcovy 0

Hapeville Charter 42, B.E.S.T. Academy 6

LaFayette 34, Gilmer 14

Spencer 35, Jordan 8

Windsor Forest 38, Islands 24

Friday, Nov. 2

Alpharetta 41, Cambridge 21

Appling County 34, Tattnall County 8

Arabia Mountain 37, Lithonia 0

Archer 35, Shiloh 7

Armuchee 35, Dade County 14

Athens Academy 21, Commerce 14

Athens Christian 24, Lakeview Academy 21

Bainbridge 44, Thomas County Central 3

Baldwin 31, Cross Creek 0

Banneker 45, Grady 7

Benedictine 21, Jenkins 6

Blessed Trinity 42, White County 7

Bowdon 14, King's Ridge 7

Brantley County 29, Long County 14

Brooks County 49, Berrien 0

Brookwood 52, Lakeside-DeKalb 7

Buford 45, Clarke Central 3

Cairo 38, Dougherty 8

Calhoun 49, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 0

Calhoun County 24, Baconton Charter 0

Calvary Day 38, Jenkins County 6

Camden County 28, Tift County 24

Carrollton 50, Hiram 0

Cartersville 43, Troup 10

Carver-Atlanta 20, Decatur 14

Carver-Columbus 40, Americus-Sumter 19

Cedar Grove 71, Stone Mountain 0

Cedar Shoals 45, Walnut Grove 0

Cedartown 45, Chapel Hill 7

Centennial 38, Northview 28

Charlton County 47, Lanier County 14

Chattahoochee County 50, Stewart County 22

Chattooga 19, Pepperell 7

Cherokee 26, Lassiter 23 OT

Christian Heritage 38, Mt. Pisgah Christian 24

Clinch County 42, Telfair County 9

Colquitt County 40, Lowndes 6

Columbus 34, Northside-Columbus 3

Cook 18, Worth County 7

Coosa 37, Gordon Central 14

Crawford County 33, Central-Talbotton 21

Creekside 44, South Paulding 7

Creekview 36, Harrison 35

Crisp County 38, Monroe 8

Dacula 28, Winder-Barrow 21

Dalton 62, Osborne 0

Darlington 22, Whitefield Academy 14

Dawson County 17, North Hall 10

Dooly County 63, Brookstone 36

Douglas County 34, Alexander 28

Douglass 60, Clarkston 8

Dublin 28, Washington County 10

Dutchtown 34, Locust Grove 10

Eagles Landing 28, Ola 27

Eagles Landing Christian 77, Landmark Christian 0

East Hall 32, Lumpkin County 31

East Paulding 21, Villa Rica 7

Eastside 42, Hampton 28

Effingham County 12, Richmond Hill 0

Elbert County 41, Banks County 0

First Presbyterian 28, Washington-Wilkes 12

Flowery Branch 28, Denmark 19

Forsyth Central 28, Lambert 27

George Walton Academy 17, Hebron Christian 7

Glenn Hills 28, Butler 14

Glynn Academy 42, Bradwell Institute 21

Grayson 35, South Gwinnett 7

Greater Atlanta Christian 37, Fannin County 14

Greene County 35, Tattnall Square 10

Griffin 28, Riverdale 12

Grovetown 30, Evans 20

Habersham Central 28, Apalachee 21

Haralson County 55, Murray County 29

Harlem 50, Westside-Augusta 0

Hawkinsville 24, Greenville 22

Heard County 20, Bremen 7

Henry County 49, Druid Hills 20

Heritage-Catoosa 56, Northwest Whitfield 28

Hillgrove 21, North Cobb 14

Holy Innocents' 54, Our Lady of Mercy 0

Irwin County 48, Turner County 14

Jackson 42, Rutland 0

Jackson County 55, East Jackson 14

Jeff Davis 43, Metter 23

Jefferson County 35, Screven County 21

Johns Creek 34, Dunwoody 12

Johnson County 12, McIntosh County Academy 0

Kell 41, Woodland-Cartersville 18

LaGrange 16, Shaw 14

Lakeside-Evans 10, Heritage-Conyers 7

Lamar County 26, Temple 23

Lanier 6, Gainesville 2

Lee County 38, Coffee 7

Lincoln County 54, Twiggs County 0

Loganville 27, Johnson-Gainesville 10

Lovett 34, Westminster 28

MaClay, Fla. 63, Pataula Charter 6

Manchester 34, Macon County 13

Marietta 42, Kennesaw Mountain 22

Marion County 21, Schley County 6

Mary Persons 60, Howard 14

Mays 30, Northgate 29

McEachern 34, North Paulding 27

McIntosh 46, Whitewater 19

McNair 18, Therrell 13

Mill Creek 24, Collins Hill 0

Miller County 29, Seminole County 7

Milton 49, North Forsyth 23

Monroe Area 43, Franklin County 19

Monticello 36, Social Circle 28

Morgan County 35, Hart County 34

Mountain View 48, Duluth 0

Mt. de Sales 38, Hancock Central 18

Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 21, Strong Rock Christian 3

Mt. Zion, Carroll 20, Fellowship Christian 7

Mundy's Mill 28, Drew 10

New Manchester 28, Tri-Cities 27

Newnan 28, East Coweta 16

Norcross 42, Meadowcreek 10

North Atlanta 46, Chattahoochee 41

North Cobb Christian 28, Mt. Paran Christian 10

North Murray 23, Sonoraville 0

North Springs 49, Lithia Springs 28

Northeast-Macon 47, East Laurens 16

Northside-Warner Robins 41, Houston County 6

Oconee County 41, Madison County 20

Parkview 49, Central Gwinnett 14

Paulding County 17, Cass 14

Peach County 28, Westside-Macon 12

Peachtree Ridge 41, Discovery 21

Pebblebrook 38, Wheeler 35

Pelham 34, Mitchell County 13

Perry 38, West Laurens 27

Pierce County 29, Liberty County 26

Pike County 38, Kendrick 0

Prince Avenue 48, Riverside Military 27

Putnam County 13, Oglethorpe County 10

Rabun County 56, Union County 28

Ridgeland 37, Southeast Whitfield 21

Ringgold 42, Coahulla Creek 6

Riverwood 40, Jackson-Atlanta 7

Rockmart 61, Model 6

Roswell 34, Etowah 10

Salem 43, North Clayton 8

Sandy Creek 45, Central-Carroll 0

Savannah Country Day 41, Treutlen 6

Sequoyah 17, Allatoona 0

South Atlanta 43, KIPP Atlanta Charter 10

Southeast Bulloch 44, Johnson-Savannah 6

Southwest DeKalb 13, Columbia 6

Sprayberry 44, River Ridge 6

St. Francis 28, Gordon Lee 7

St. Pius X 56, Stephens County 10

Starr's Mill 27, Fayette County 0

Statesboro 35, New Hampstead 21

Stephenson 30, Tucker 24

Stockbridge 17, Jones County 10

Stratford Academy 17, Aquinas 14

Swainsboro 21, Toombs County 20

Taylor County 42, St. Anne Pacelli 7

Terrell County 50, Randolph-Clay 0

Thomasville 56, Early County 3

Thomson 20, Richmond Academy 14

Towns County 20, Providence Christian 17

Trion 40, Pinecrest Academy 13

Union Grove 34, Woodland-Stockbridge 25

Upson-Lee 50, Spalding 23

Vidalia 42, Bacon County 13

Walker 19, Georgia Military 14

Walton 30, Woodstock 7

Warner Robins 28, Veterans 0

Warren County 36, Wilkinson County 0

Wayne County 28, Ware County 14

Wesleyan 17, Trinity Christian 10

West Forsyth 24, South Forsyth 14

West Hall 62, Chestatee 19

Westlake 55, Campbell 38

Wilcox County 40, Atkinson County 0

Woodward Academy 45, Luella 6

Saturday, Nov. 3

Hardaway 15, Westover 14

Laney 36, Josey 6

Lovejoy 46, Forest Park 21

Miller Grove 39, Chamblee 3

Morrow 19, M. L. King 13

Savannah Christian 29, Emanuel County Institute 14

PRE-PLAYOFF FOOTBALL RANKINGS

Class AAAAAA preseason No. 1 Colquitt County closed out its perfect regular season with another impressive victory—40-6 over Lowndes.

Top-ranked Lee County has also gone wire-to-wire and has had a hold on AAAAAA as it enters its first round playoff game against Mundy’s Mill. Creekview, Valdosta, Northside-Warner Robins and Stephenson round out the top-5.

Rome and Buford headline a strong top 6 in Class AAAAA that features Dutchtown, Warner Robins, Wayne County and an emerging Southwest DeKalb squad that finished the regular season 10-0.

Defending champion Blessed Trinity leads Class AAAA, and Cartersville’s 43-10 win over Troup was enough to lift the Purple Hurricanes to No. 4 and send Troup down to No. 8.

In Class AAA, Calhoun’s the team to beat, again, with second-ranked Cedar Grove chasing, again. The only shift was Westminster’s slide to tenth, allowing Benedictine into the top-5. Unbeaten Pierce County enters the rankings at No. 8.

Hapeville has a hold on Class AA again this week with Rockmart, Heard County, Callaway and Brooks County chasing.

Eagle’s Landing Christian is hunting for another state title and the top-ranked Chargers have held the No. 1 rank all season. Athens Academy, Prince Avenue, George Walton and Savannah Christian round out the top-5.

Class AAAAAA

1. Colquitt County

2. Parkview

3. Grayson

4. Hillgrove

5. Roswell

6. Walton

7. North Gwinnett

8. Westlake

9. Archer

10. Milton

Class AAAAAA

1. Lee County

2. Creekview

3. Valdosta

4. Northside-Warner Robins

5. Stephenson

6. Harrison

7. Dacula

8. Johns Creek

9. Tucker

10. Sequoyah

Class AAAAA

1. Rome

2. Buford

3. Dutchtown

4. Warner Robins

5. Wayne County

6. Southwest DeKalb

7. Stockbridge

8. Jones County

9. Kell

10. Carrollton

Class AAAA

1. Blessed Trinity

2. Mary Persons

3. St. Pius

4. Cartersville

5. Eastside

6. Marist

7. Pickens County

8. Troup

9. Flowery Branch

10. Cairo

Class AAA

1. Calhoun

2. Cedar Grove

3. Monroe Area

4. Peach County

5. Benedictine

6. Greater Atlanta Christian

7. Dawson County

8. Pierce County

9. Jefferson

10. Westminster

Class AA

1. Hapeville Charter

2. Rockmart

3. Heard County

4. Callaway

5. Brooks County

6. Bremen

7. Dublin

8. Rabun County

9. Dodge County

10. Washington County

Class A-Private

1. Eagle’s Landing Christian

2. Athens Academy

3. Prince Avenue Christian

4. George Walton Academy

5. Savannah Christian

6. North Cobb Christian

7. Fellowship Christian

8. Calvary Day

9. Mount Paran Christian

10. Darlington

Class A-Public

1. Irwin County

2. Clinch County

3. Pelham

4. Marion County

5. Mt. Zion

6. Charlton County

7. Greene County

8. Schley County

9. Commerce

10. Mitchell County

2018 GHSA FOOTBALL STATE PLAYOFFS

FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS

Friday, Nov. 9

CLASS AAAAAAA

R4#3 Cherokee @ R1#2 Lowndes

R3#4 North Paulding @ R2#1 Westlake

R6#3 Mountain View @ R7#2 Norcross

R5#4 South Forsyth @ R8#1 Grayson

R1#3 Camden County @ R4#2 Walton

R2#4 Pebblebrook @ R3#1 Hillgrove

R7#3 Brookwood @R6#2 Mill Creek

R8#4 South Gwinnett @ R5#1 Milton

R2#3 East Coweta @ R3#2 Marietta

At Large (TBD) @ R4#1 Roswell

R5#3 Forsyth County @ R8#2 Archer

R6#4 Collins Hill @ R7#1 Parkview

R3#3 McEachern @ R2#2 Newnan

R4#4 Etowah @ R1#1 Colquitt County

R8#3 Newton @ R5#2 West Forsyth

R7#4 Central Gwinnett @ R6#1 North Gwinnett

CLICK HERE FOR THE CLASS AAAAAAA BRACKETS

CLASS AAAAAA

R4#3 Lovejoy @ R1#2 Valdosta

R3#4 Evans @ R2#1 Glynn Academy

R6#3 Allatoona @ R7#2 Centennial

R5#4 Northgate @ R8#1 Dacula

R1#3 Northside-Warner Robins @ R4#2 Tucker

R2#4 Bradwell Institute @ R3#1 Grovetown

R7#3 Alpharetta @ R6#2 Sequoyah

R8#4 Gainesville @ R5#1 Creekside

R2#3 Richmond Hill @ R3#2 Greenbrier

R1#4 Coffee @ R4#1 Stephenson

R5#3 Mays @ R8#2 Lanier

R6#4 Harrison@ R7#1 Johns Creek

R3#3 Lakeside-Evans @ R2#2 Effingham County

R4#4 Mundy’s Mill @ R1#1 Lee County

R8#3 Habersham Central @ R5#2 Douglas County

R7#4 Pope @ R6#1 Creekview

CLICK HERE FOR THE CLASS AAAAAA BRACKETS

CLASS AAAAA

R4#3 Jones County @ R1#2 Bainbridge

R3#4 Jonesboro @ R2#1 Wayne County

R6#3 Carver-Atlanta @ R7#2 Kell

R5#4 Miller Grove @ R8#1 Buford

R1#3 Veterans @ R4#2 Stockbridge

R2#4 New Hampstead @ R3#1 Starr’s Mill

R7#3 Carrollton @ R6#2 Riverwood

R8#4 Loganville @ R5#1 Southwest DeKalb

R2#3 Statesboro @ R3#2 Griffin

R1#4 Harris County @ R4#1 Dutchtown

R5#3 Lithonia @ R8#2 Cedar Shoals

R6#4 Jackson @ R7#1 Rome

R3#3 Riverdale @ R2#2 Ware County

R4#4 Locust Grove @ R1#1 Warner Robins

R8#3 Clarke Central @ R5#2 Arabia Mountain

R7#4 East Paulding @ R6#1 Banneker

CLICK HERE FOR THE CLASS AAAAA BRACKETS

CLASS AAAA

R4#3 Woodward Academy @ R1#2 Carver-Columbus

R3#4 Richmond Academy @ R2#1 Mary Persons

R6#3 Heritage-Catoosa @ R7#2 Marist

R5#4 Cedartown @ R8#1 St. Pius

R1#3 Columbus @ R4#2 Salem

R2#4 Perry @ R3#1 Baldwin

R7#3 Flowery Branch @ R6#2 Ridgeland

R8#4 Stephens County @ R5#1 Cartersville

R2#3 Howard @ R3#2 Burke County

R1#4 Hardaway @ R4#1 Eastside

R5#3 Sandy Creek @ R8#2 North Oconee

R6#4 Northwest Whitfield @ R7#1 Blessed Trinity

R3#3 Thomson @ R2#2 Upson-Lee

R4#4 Henry County @ R1#1 Cairo

R8#3 Oconee County @ R5#2 Troup

R7#4 White County @ R6#1 Pickens

CLICK HERE FOR THE CLASS AAAA BRACKETS

CLASS AAA

R4#3 Jackson @ R1#2 Monroe

R3#4 Windsor Forest @ R2#1 Pierce County

R6#3 Haralson County @ R7#2 Dawson County

R5#4 Pace Academy @ R8#1 Monroe Area

R1#3 Cook @ R4#2 Westside-Macon

R2#4 Tattnall County @ R3#1 Benedictine

R7#3 North Hall @ R6#2 Lakeview Ft. Oglethorpe

R8#4 Hart County @ R5#1 Cedar Grove

R2#3 Liberty County @ R3#2 Southeast Bulloch

At Large (TBD) @ R4#1 Peach County

R5#3 Westminster @ R8#2 Jefferson

R6#4 North Murray @ R7#1 Greater Atlanta Christian

R3#3 Jenkins @ R2#2 Appling County

R4#4 Pike County @ R1#1 Crisp County

R8#3 Morgan County @ R5#2 Lovett

R7#4 Fannin County @ R6#1 Calhoun

CLICK HERE FOR THE CLASS AAA BRACKETS

CLASS AA

R4#3 Harlem @ R1#2 Fitzgerald

R3#4 Northeast-Macon @ R2#1 Swainsboro

R6#3 Washington @ R7#2 Chattooga

R5#4 Spencer @ R8#1 Rabun County

R1#3 Thomasville @ R4#2 Hephzibah

R2#4 Toombs County @ R3#1 Dublin

R7#3 Pepperell @ R6#2 Douglass

R8#4 Monticello @ R5#1 Heard County

R2#3 Jeff Davis @ R3#2 Dodge County

R1#4 Early County @ R4#1 Jefferson County

R5#3 Bremen @ R8#2 Union County

R6#4 South Atlanta @ R7#1 Rockmart

R3#3 Washington County @ R2#2 Vidalia

R4#4 Screven County @ R1#1 Brooks County

R8#3 Elbert County @ R5#2 Callaway

R7#4 Coosa @ R6#1 Hapeville Charter

CLICK HERE FOR THE CLASS AA BRACKETS

The Class A-Private and Class A-Public Brackets will be released later this afternoon following the GHSA's official release of the power ratings.

VOLLEYBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

Class AAAAAAA: Walton 3, Milton 0

The Walton Raiders capped off another championship season Saturday with its eighth volleyball title in nine years in the state’s highest classification defeating Milton in three sets (25-14, 25-15, 25-14) at Marietta High School.

Walton, along with Coosa, Pace Academy and McIntosh represent the four teams who successfully defended their state titles at matches played at Marietta and McEachern High Schools. The Raiders were perfect through the postseason, allowing zero set wins to Colquitt County, North Cobb, Lambert and North Gwinnett all the way through to their championship match. This win gives Walton their 13th volleyball title in school history.

Class AAAAAA: Pope 3, Allatoona 1

At Marietta, Pope went to the finals for three consecutive years in the 2009-2011 seasons, walking away with the title in each appearance. Seven seasons later, the Greyhounds once again are state champions, claiming their fourth volleyball title in school history. Pope’s journey to the finals featured victories over Harrison (3-0), Apalachee (3-2), Glynn Academy (3-0) and Creekview (3-2). Allatoona came into the finals with only one allowed set point by opponents but were unable to contain the Greyhound offense as Pope defeated the Buccaneers 3-1.

Class AAAAA: McIntosh 3, Starr's Mill 0

Defending champs McIntosh faced off against finals opponent Starr’s Mill twice during the regular season, claiming two shutout wins over the Panthers. In their much-anticipated rematch in the finals, McIntosh was able to continue their command over its rival with a 3-0 sweep at Marietta to claim the Chiefs’ fourth volleyball title in school history. McIntosh’s flawless run through the championship bracket included wins over New Hampstead, Locust Grove, Chamblee and Buford, all of which were held to zero sets won.

Class AAAA: St. Pius 3, Blessed Trinity 1

The St. Pius trip to the finals featured a 3-1 victory over 2017 runner up Blessed Trinity. The one set win by the Titans was the only point given up by the Golden Lions during their postseason run to the state championship match. St. Pius claimed a 3-1 victory over finals opponent Marist during the regular season and claimed another 3-1 victory over its rivals at Marietta to take home the Golden Lions first title since 2013 and second in school history.

Class AAA: Pace Academy 3, Westminster 1

At McEachern, Westminster and Pace Academy faced off in the state finals for the third year in a row. Westminster took the first title of the series in 2016, but we unable to claim consecutive titles after losing last season to the Knights 3-2. This year, the two met twice during the regular season and split the series. Pace Academy came out strong and defeated the Wildcats 3-1 to claim its second volleyball title in school history. On their way to their championship win, the Knights accumulated four shutout wins over Lovett, North Hall, Islands and Appling County.

Class AA/A-Public: Coosa 3, Elite Scholars Academy 1

On the way to their 2017 title, the Coosa Eagles held all opponents to zero set wins. During their search for the schools second volleyball title, Coosa once again shutout all opponents heading into the championship match at McEachern. Their perfect streak was cut short after Elite Scholars claimed the first set 25-21, but the Eagles held strong to claim three straight sets (25-20, 25-21, 25-19) and take home their second straight volleyball title and the state’s first ever Class AA/A-Public title.

Class AA/A-Private: Mt. Paran 3, Calvary Day 0

Mt. Paran Christian nearly claimed its first volleyball title during a strong 2017 season but fell short after losing to Calvary Day 3-0 in the finals. In this postseason run, the Eagles defeated George Walton (3-0), Athens Academy (3-0), Holy Innocents’ (3-1) and Hebron Christian (3-0) for a chance to dethrone Calvary Day and deny them their three consecutive state titles. Mt. Paran turned the tables and swept the Cavaliers 25-15, 26-24 and 25-21 at McEachern to take home its first ever volleyball state title and the state’s first-ever Class AA/A-Private title.

GEORGIA ELITE SHOWCASE AWARDS 17 INVITES

The Georgia Elite Classic invited 17 players to its seven games during its Showcase Sunday at Walton High School.

The group includes senior quarterback Sharriff Brown of Woodland-Stockbridge, junior defensive end Jonathan Pittman of Milton, sophomore receiver Clayton Long of Calhoun for the Brain Game and freshman wide receiver Savion Riley of Lassiter. It is still not too late to be nominated for one of the seven games.

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