As the regular season approached its end, there were several state contenders who took a tumble in the poll. Four teams ranked among the top five in their respective classifications were beaten last week and muddled the picture on the eve of the playoffs.

Gainesville, Houston County, Peach County and Swainsboro each lost last week and jumbled the GPB Rankings.

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In Class 5A, Gainesville lost a tight 37-35 decision to Roswell and fell from No. 3 to No. 5, with Roswell moving up two spots to No. 3. Houston County was soundly beaten 31-7 by No. 1 Thomas County Central and fell from No. 4 to No. 7.

“The top of that Gainesville region (7-5A) is very tough,” GPB’s Jon Nelson said. “I think a lot of people were focused on Gainesville and Milton and slept a little on Roswell. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see any of those three teams playing at the Benz in December.  We’ll know more after Milton and Roswell play on Friday.”

In Class 3A, No. 2 Peach County suffered its first loss, a 38-31 loss to Cairo, and dropped to No. 8. 

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In Class A Division1, Swainsboro was beaten 45-19 by Savannah Christian, No. 6 in the Private rankings. The loss dropped the Tigers from No. 4 to No. 10.

The No. 1 teams all remained the same going into the last week of the regular season: Grayson in 6A, Thomas County Central in 5A, North Oconee in 4A, Sandy Creek in 3A, Carver-Columbus in 2A, Worth County in Class A Division 1, Lincoln County in Class A Division 2 and  Hebron Christian in Private.

Class 6A

  1. Grayson
  2. Buford
  3. Carrollton
  4. North Gwinnett
  5. McEachern
  6. Lowndes
  7. Douglas County
  8. Colquitt County
  9. Valdosta
  10. Mill Creek

Class 5A

  1. Thomas County Central
  2. Hughes
  3. Roswell
  4. Gainesville
  5. Milton
  6. Rome
  7. Houston County
  8. Lee County
  9. Sequoyah
  10. Woodward Academy

Class 4A

  1. North Oconee
  2. Cartersville
  3. Creekside
  4. Central Carroll
  5. Marist
  6. Benedictine
  7. Kell
  8. Blessed Trinity
  9. Cass
  10. Stockbridge

Class 3A

  1. Sandy Creek
  2. North Hall
  3. Calhoun
  4. LaGrange
  5. Jefferson
  6. Jenkins
  7. Troup County
  8. Peach County
  9. West Laurens
  10. Westside-Augusta

Class 2A

  1. Carver-Columbus
  2. Morgan County
  3. Carver-Atlanta
  4. Callaway
  5. Rockmart
  6. Sumter County
  7. North Murray
  8. Hapeville Charter
  9. Pierce County
  10. Thomson

Class A-Division 1

  1. Worth County
  2. Toombs County
  3. Heard County
  4. Lamar
  5. Northeast
  6. Fitzgerald
  7. Jasper County
  8. Thomasville
  9. Dublin
  10. Swainsboro

Class A-Division II

  1. Lincoln County
  2. Clinch County
  3. Johnson County
  4. Bowdon
  5. Screven County
  6. Early County
  7. Wheeler County
  8. ECI
  9. Seminole County
  10. Brooks County

Class 3-1A Private

  1. Hebron Christian
  2. Fellowship Christian
  3. Calvary Day
  4. Athens Academy
  5. Prince Avenue Christian
  6. Savannah Christian
  7. Greater Atlanta Christian
  8. Holy Innocents’
  9. Aquinas
  10. Whitefield Academy