Week 9 Football Rankings & Falcons HS Coach of the Week

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WEEK 9 FOOTBALL RANKINGS

Today, we release the Week 9 Football Rankings and track the latest movement in the polls. Also, we announce the winner of Falcons HS Coach of the Week and include the Week 9 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 scoreboard HERE

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

IN THIS ISSUE

WEEK 9 FOOTBALL RANKINGS

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WEEK 9 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

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FALCONS HS COACH OF THE WEEK

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TODAY'S QUESTION

How many playoff wins does McEachern head coach Franklin Stephens have in his 12 previous seasons as a head coach?

MONDAY'S QUESTION

How many total touchdowns has Dalton's Jahmyr Gibbs scored this season?

MONDAY'S ANSWER

Gibbs has rushed for 33 touchdowns and 1860 yards (265.7 ypg) off 150 carries this season.

WEEK 9 SCHEDULE

Thursday, Oct. 17

Americus-Sumter at Northside-Columbus

M. L. King at Forest Park

Morrow at Drew

Mt. Zion-Jonesboro at Lovejoy

Friday, Oct. 18

Academy For Classical Education at Johnson County

Alcovy at Lakeside-Evans

Allatoona at Hapeville

Alpharetta at Chattahoochee

Appling County at Liberty County

Aquinas at Hancock Central

Arabia Mountain at Columbia

Armuchee at Gordon Central

Athens Academy at Athens Christian

Beach at Jenkins

Bleckley County at East Laurens

Bowdon at Christian Heritage

Bremen at Temple

Brooks County at Early County

Brookstone at Manchester

Burke County at Richmond Academy

Calhoun at Murray County

Calhoun County at Randolph-Clay

Calvary Day at Claxton

Cambridge at Johns Creek

Carrollton at Kell

Carver-Atlanta at Riverwood

Cass at East Paulding

Centennial at Dunwoody

Central Gwinnett at Brookwood

Central-Carroll at Chapel Hill

Charlton County at Wilcox County

Chattahoochee County at Pelham

Chattooga at Model

Cherokee at Woodstock

Clarkston at Union Grove

Collins Hill at North Gwinnett

Colquitt County at Camden County

Cook at Worth County

Crisp County at Monroe

Dacula at Apalachee

Dade County at Coosa

Dalton at Sprayberry

Darlington at Trion

Decatur at Banneker

Dodge County at Washington County

Dooly County at Crawford County

Dougherty at Hardaway

Druid Hills at North Clayton

Duluth at Peachtree Ridge

East Coweta at Wheeler

East Hall at Cherokee Bluff

East Jackson at Franklin County

Eastside at Salem

Effingham County at Brunswick

Evans at Heritage-Conyers

Fayette County at Griffin

Fellowship Christian at King's Ridge

First Presbyterian at Stratford Academy

Flowery Branch at Blessed Trinity

Forsyth Central at West Forsyth

Glascock County at Providence Christian

Glynn Academy at Richmond Hill

Grady at North Springs

Grayson at Archer

Greenbrier at Grovetown

Greenville at St. Anne Pacelli

Hampton at Woodward Academy

Harrison at Osborne

Hart County at Monroe Area

Hawkinsville at Taylor County

Hebron Christian at Commerce

Henry County at Luella

Heritage-Catoosa at Gilmer

Hughes at Alexander

Irwin County at Lanier County

Islands at Benedictine

Jackson-Atlanta at Lithia Springs

Jefferson County at Glenn Hills

Jenkins County at Montgomery County

Johnson-Gainesville at Cedar Shoals

Jordan at Heard County

Josey at Butler

Kendrick at Jackson

Kennesaw Mountain at Hillgrove

Lakeview Academy at Riverside Military

Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe at Coahulla Creek

Lincoln County at Greene County

Loganville at Buford

Lovett at Pace Academy

Lowndes at Tift County

Lumpkin County at Greater Atlanta Christian

Marion County at Central-Talbotton

Marist at Denmark

Mays at Creekside

McEachern at Marietta

Metter at Bacon County

Mill Creek at Discovery

Mitchell County at Seminole County

Morgan County at Jefferson

Mt. Paran Christian at Walker

New Manchester at South Paulding

Newnan at Campbell

Norcross at Lakeside-DeKalb

North Cobb Christian at Mt. Zion, Carroll

North Forsyth at Lambert

North Hall at Fannin County

North Murray at Haralson County

North Paulding at North Cobb

Northside-Warner Robins at Lee County

Northwest Whitfield at Pickens

Oglethorpe County at Monticello

Parkview at Berkmar

Paulding County at Rome

Pebblebrook at Westlake

Pepperell at Rockmart

Perry at Howard

Pierce County at Long County

Pike County at Central-Macon

Pinecrest Academy at St. Francis

Pope at North Atlanta

Putnam County at Social Circle

Rabun County at Elbert County

Ridgeland at LaFayette

River Ridge at Creekview

Riverdale at Jonesboro

Roswell at Lassiter

Rutland at Peach County

Sandy Creek at Cartersville

Savannah at Johnson-Savannah

Savannah Christian at McIntosh County Academy

Savannah Country Day at Portal

Schley County at Macon County

Screven County at Harlem

Sequoyah at South Cobb

Sonoraville at Adairsville

South Forsyth at Milton

South Gwinnett at Rockdale County

Southwest at Dublin

Southwest DeKalb at Miller Grove

St. Pius X at North Oconee

Starr's Mill at McIntosh

Stephens County at Oconee County

Stephenson at Mundy's Mill

Stewart County at Miller County

Swainsboro at Bryan County

Tattnall County at Brantley County

Tattnall Square at Mt. de Sales

Telfair County at Atkinson County

Terrell County at Baconton Charter

Thomas County Central at Warner Robins

Thomasville at Fitzgerald

Thomson at Baldwin

Tri-Cities at Douglas County

Troup at LaGrange

Turner County at Clinch County

Union County at Banks County

Valdosta at Coffee

Veterans at Harris County

Vidalia at Toombs County

Villa Rica at Hiram

Walnut Grove at Clarke Central

Walton at Etowah

Ware County at Statesboro

Washington-Wilkes at Georgia Military

Wayne County at South Effingham

West Hall at White County

Westminster at Cedar Grove

Westover at Carver-Columbus

Wheeler County at Emanuel County Institute

Wilkinson County at Twiggs County

Winder-Barrow at Lanier

Windsor Forest at Groves

Woodland-Stockbridge at Locust Grove

Saturday, Oct. 19

Callaway at Spencer

Chamblee at Lithonia

Redan at Stone Mountain

Shaw at Columbus

Westside-Augusta at Hephzibah

WEEK 9 FOOTBALL RANKINGS

In Class AAAAAAA, Mill Creek dropped out of the top 10 after a 45-3 loss to North Gwinnett and undefeated Camden County replaced the Hawks and made its debut at No. 10.

Class AAAAAA Allatoona dropped to No. 7 after a 21-17 to No. 3 Harrison. Also, Houston County dropped out of the poll after its 52-20 loss to Valdosta and South Paulding is making its debut at No. 10.

Buford is at the top of Class AAAAA again this week ahead of the top 5 that did not shift. Veterans entered the top 10 at No. 9 and Wayne County is at No. 8. Bainbridge fell from No. 9 to No. 10 this week. Class AAAA saw a shift with Denmark jumping Burke County for No. 7 after falling just short to Blessed Trinity 20-19.

In Class AAA, Jefferson’s victory over No. 5 Hart County was the biggest occurrence last week. It dropped the Bulldogs from No. 5 to No. 10 and moved Jefferson in at No. 9.

In Class AA, Rockmart leads at top 5 that did not shift from last week’s poll. Bleckley County entered the poll at No. 9 after beating former No. 8 Washington County 21-18 on Friday. Washington County fell to No. 10. Union County is in at No. 9.

Athens Academy tops a Class A-Private poll which did not shift again this week. Holy Innocents’, Darlington, ELCA and Fellowship Christian round out the top 5.

Class AAAAAAA

1. Lowndes

2. McEachern

3. Colquitt County

4. Grayson

5. Marietta

6. North Gwinnett

7. Hillgrove

8. Parkview

9. Archer

10. Camden County

Class AAAAAA

1. Dacula

2. Valdosta

3. Harrison

4. Lee County

5. Lanier

6. Coffee

7. Allatoona

8. Dalton

9. Johns Creek

10. South Paulding

Class AAAAA

1. Buford

2. Jones County

3. Carrollton

4. Dutchtown

5. Warner Robins

6. Rome

7. Kell

8. Wayne County

9. Veterans

10. Bainbridge

Class AAAA

1. Marist

2. Cartersville

3. Woodward Academy

4. Sandy Creek

5. Blessed Trinity

6. Flowery Branch

7. Denmark

8. Burke County

9. North Oconee

10. Oconee County

Class AAA

1. Peach County

2. Cedar Grove

3. Pierce County

4. Greater Atlanta Christian

5. Liberty County

6. Appling County

7. Crisp County

8. Calhoun

9. Jefferson

10. Hart County

Class AA

1. Rockmart

2. Dublin

3. Hapeville Charter

4. Callaway

5. Rabun County

6. Swainsboro

7. Fitzgerald

8. Bleckley County

9. Union County

10. Washington County

Class A-Private

1. Athens Academy

2. Holy Innocents’

3. Darlington

4. Eagle’s Landing Christian

5. Fellowship Christian

6. Aquinas

7. Prince Avenue Christian

8. Wesleyan

9. North Cobb Christian

10. Christian Heritage

Class A-Public

1. Irwin County

2. Clinch County

3. Pelham

4. Bowdon

5. Mitchell County

6. Commerce

7. Wilcox County

8. Manchester

9. Lincoln County

10. Turner County

FALCONS HS COACH OF THE WEEK

The Atlanta Falcons Coach of the Week program recognizes high school football coaches across the state of Georgia for their hard work and dedication to making a difference in the lives of student-athletes both on and off the field. This season’s seventh winner is McEachern head coach Franklin Stephens, who has led his No. 2 ranked Indians to a 6-0 overall start this season with a 1-0 start in Region 3-AAAAAAA.

Stephens has been a head coach in Georgia since 2007, making stops at three different programs before taking over the McEachern program this offseason. A Burke County alum and two-time All-America selection at Georgia Southern as a player, Stephens’ coaching career got off to a historic start as he became the fastest head coach in Georgia High School history to reach 100 wins. He has led three different programs to multiple region titles prior to coming to McEachern and this year’s Indians team is one of just three Class AAAAAAA programs (Lowndes, Camden County) with an undefeated record heading into Week 9.

Being able to meet the weekly challenge each Friday night is a top to bottom effort for both the players and the coaching staff and Stephens sees winning Falcons Coach of the Week as an accomplishment his entire staff is a part of.

“When it comes to facilitating and going in the right direction, the coaching staff are the guys that really get it done,” explained Stephens. “So for me it is more of a staff deal than an individual award.”

McEachern’s consistency and success on the field this season reflect the high standard that Stephens and his staff continue to set for the program.

“The players just have to focus on meeting a certain standard and that standard doesn’t change,” said Stephens. “The thing that I get impressed about with some of our kids is just the things that they can accomplish when they can really focus—I use the term ‘locked in’. When they are locked in, then we can become as good as we want to be at that point. It’s about consistency and trying to get them to focus on that. A high school kid is going to have a lot of distractions going on, whether it is at home, academically, the recruiting process and all that stuff. So it comes down to reinforcing that the McEachern program is going to do everything it can to make them the best that they can be. In order for a coaching staff or a football program to be successful, the kids are going to have to be successful in what they do on and off the field. You want your kids to be successful in everything they do and it is about getting them to understand that you have their best interest at stake.”

The Indians are currently carrying a 27.5 point average margin of victory—the second most in program history. The schedule is not getting any easier, however, and after defeating No. 6 ranked Hillgrove 19-14 last Friday, McEachern is set to take on No. 5 Marietta on the road this Friday night. Despite the challenges the Blue Devils and other opponents down the road will present, Stephens is confident in his team’s ability to continue making strides.

“The senior class is starting to come into its own,” said Stephens. “Any time you are entering your senior year and you have a huge disruption, which is something like a coaching change, there is nothing quite like it because there is a bunch of uncertainty that begins. So it is kind of just getting comfortable with that and then really trying to teach them how to be leaders and the new expectations and constantly reinforcing those expectations. If a kid is going to learn how to be a leader, one thing he is going to have to do is challenge his friends. And that is hard on a lot of these kids, so it is just constant reinforcement to get them to believe in what they are doing.”

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