Who's No. 1? Nine Central Georgia teams open season in a poll (or two)

Georgia Sports Writers Association

Class 7A

1. Grayson 157 (11)

2. Colquitt County 154 (1)

3. North Gwinnett 149 (6)

4. Archer 103

5. McEachern 95

6. Marietta 79

t7.Walton 67

t7. Lowndes 67

9. Tift County 46

10.Brookwood 20

Others receiving votes: Mill Creek 19, Parkview 12, Milton 10, Hilgrove 4, Norcross 1

Class 6A

1. Lee County 178 (17)

2. Tucker 151 (1)

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 5A

1. Rome 175 (16)

2. Buford 161 (2)

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 4A

1. Blessed Trinity 174 (14)

2. Marist 146 (2)

3. Cartersville 132 (1)

4. Mary Persons 131

5. Woodward Academy 120 (1)

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, Thomson 1

Class 3A

1. Calhoun 173 (14)

2. Greater Atlanta Christian 140

3. Cedar Grove 132 (2)

4. Peach County 128 (1)

5. Benedictine 97 (1)

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 8, Pike County 7, Pace Academy 6, Morgan County 3

Class 2A

1. Hapeville Charter 176 (15)

2. Rabun County 157 (3)

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

t10. Bremen 28

t10. Fitzgerald 28

Others receiving votes: Toombs County 15, Dublin 9, Rockmart 8.

Class 1A

1. ELCA 179 (17)

2. Clinch County 140 (1)

3. Athens Academy 124

4. Irwin County 106

5. Prince Avenue 92

6. ECI 86

7. Mount Paran 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

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Class AAAAAAA

1.      Grayson

2.    Colquitt County

3.    Archer

4.    North Gwinnett

5.     Walton

6.    Marietta

7.     McEachern

8.    Tift County

9.    Lowndes

10.Parkview

Class AAAAAA

1.      Lee County

2.    Coffee

3.    Tucker

4.   Northside-Warner Robins

5.     Mays

6.    Allatoona

7.     Valdosta

8.    Glynn Academy

9.    Stephenson

10.Alpharetta 

Class AAAAA

1.      Rome

2.    Buford

3.   Warner Robins

4.    Carrollton

5.     Stockbridge

6.    Kell

7.    Carver-Atlanta

8.   Jones County

9.    Wayne County

10.Ware County

Class AAAA

1.      Blessed Trinity

2.    Marist

3.   Cartersville

4.   Mary Persons

5.     Woodward Academy

6.    St. Pius

7.     Thomson

8.    Burke County

9.    Troup

10.Cedartown

Class AAA

1.      Calhoun

2.    Cedar Grove

3.    Greater Atlanta Christian

4.   Peach County

5.     Benedictine

6.    Jefferson

7.     Lovett

8.    Westminster

9.    Liberty County

10.Jenkins

Class AA

1.      Hapeville Charter

2.    Heard County

3.    Rabun County

4.    Callaway

5.     Thomasville

6.    Brooks County

7.    Dodge County

8.    Jefferson County

9.    Bremen

10.Fitzgerald

Class A (Private)

1.      Eagle’s Landing Christian

2.    Prince Avenue Christian

3.    Athens Academy

4.    Mount Paran Christian

5.     Calvary Day

6.    Darlington

7.    Stratford

8.    Savannah Country Day

9.    Aquinas

10.Wesleyan

Class A (Public)

1.      Clinch County

2.    Irwin County

3.    Emanuel County Institute

4.    Mount Zion

5.    Macon County

6.    Charlton County

7.     Washington-Wilkes

8.    Manchester

9.   Dooly County

10. Commerce