Calhoun Number One in Prep Preseason Poll and Ridgeland Ranked 10th

August 15, 2018

Rick Nyman,

The Top Ten teams in the Georgia Sports Writers Association High School Preseason Football Poll of the 2018 season with first-place votes in parentheses and total points:

Class AAAAAAA
Pts
1. Grayson (10) 157
2. Colquitt County (1) 154
3. North Gwinnett (6) 149
4. Archer 103
5. McEachern 95
6. Marietta 79
7. Walton 67
(tie)Lowndes 67
9. Tift County 46
10.Brookwood 20
Others receiving votes: Mill Creek 19, Parkview 12, Milton 10, Hilgrove 4, Norcross 1.

Class AAAAAA
Pts

1. Lee County (16) 178
2. Tucker (1) 151
3. Coffee 146
4. Northside-Warner Robins 106
5. Mays 105
6. Glynn Academy 93
7. Allatoona 70
8. Valdosta 40
9. Alpharetta 38
10. Douglas County —
Others receiving votes: Stephenson 15, Harrison 14, Dalton 5, Richmond Hill 4, Brunswick 3, Evans 3, Centennial 1.

Class AAAAA
Pts

1. Rome (16) 175
2. Buford (2) 161
3. Warner Robins 140
4. Stockbridge 109
5. Carrollton 96
6. Jones County 75
7. Carver-Atlanta 64
8. Wayne County 38
9. Ware County 27
10. Starr’s Mill 22
Others receiving votes: Griffin 19, Bainbridge 12, Dutchtown 8, Whitewater 4, Arabia Mountain 2, Villa Rica 1.

Class AAAA
Pts

1. Blessed Trinity (14) 174
2. Marist (2) 146
3. Cartersville (1) 132
4. Mary Persons 131
5. Woodward Academy 120
6. St. Pius 94
7. Burke County 57
8. Thomson 53
9. Cedartown 41
10. Ridgeland 23
Others receiving votes: Troup 17, Flowery Branch 7, Cairo 7, Eastside 4, Oconee County 3, Salem 2, Thomason 1.

Class AAA
Pts

1. Calhoun (14) 173
2. Greater Atlanta Christian 140
3. Cedar Grove (2) 132
4. Peach County (1) 128
5. Benedictine (1) 97
6. Jefferson 68
7. Lovett 50
8. Liberty County 46
9. Westminster 45
10. Jenkins 37
Others receiving votes: Monroe Area 26, Crisp County 13, Westside-Macon 8, Pike County 7, Pace Academy 6, Morgan County 3.

Class AA
Pts

1. Hapeville Charter (15) 176
2. Rabun County (3) 157
3. Heard County 124
4. Brooks County 118
5. Thomasville 99
6. Callaway 72
7. Dodge County 58
8. Jefferson County 43
9. Screven County 31
10. Bremen 28
(tie) Fitzgerald 28
Others receiving votes: Toombs County 15, Dubling 9, Rockmart 8.

Class A
Pts

1. ELCA(17) 179
2. Clinch County (1) 140
3. Athens Academy 124
4. Irwin County 106
5. Prince Avenue Christian 92
6. Emanuel County Institute 86
7. Mount Paran Christian 77
8. Calvary Day 46
9. Mt. Zion-Carroll 28
10. Macon County 27
Others receiving votes: Wesleyan 15, Manchester 14, Darlington 8, Commerce 7, Charlton County 5, Savannah Country Day 5.

Publications participating: The Covington News, Score Atlanta, Douglas County Sentinel, The Rome News Tribune, The Walton Tribune, The Oconee Enterprise, Times-Georgian, Marietta Daily Journal, The Athletic, GeorgeAnne, Gwinnett Daily Post, Brunswick News, Cherokee Tribune, Dalton Citizen, Augusta Chronicle, Savannah Morning News, Albany Herald, Clayton News, Henry Herald.