Georgia’s Grayson high school climbs to top of USA Today football poll

Defending Class 6A champion Grayson picked up its second No. 1 national football ranking when USA Today moved the Rams into the top spot this week.

Grayson moved up from No. 2 after its 44-7 victory over Norcross in the first round of the playoffs. The Rams replaced Florida’s IMG Academy, which fell to No. 3 after being idle last week.

Grayson became the No. 1-ranked team in the High School Football America poll two weeks ago and has not relinquished the position. The Rams are No. 2 in three other national polls — MaxPreps, SBLive/Sports Illustrated and NationalHSFB.com.

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The Rams have won 25 consecutive games heading into Friday night’s second-round playoff game against Colquitt County.

Georgia’s other two teams in the USA Today rankings also moved up this week. Buford climbed one spot to No. 6, and Carrollton jumped to No. 11 from No. 13.

Here is where Georgia teams stand in several national polls. The numbers on the left are this week’s rankings; the numbers in parentheses are last week’s rankings.

MaxPreps

(Top 100)

2. (2) Grayson

8. (9) Buford

11. (13) Carrollton

35. (35) Hughes

38. (38) Thomas County Central

41. (42) Creekside

43. (43) Roswell

45. (45) Gainesville

51. (50) Milton

59. (59) Douglas County

62. (62) North Gwinnett

71. (74) North Oconee

75. (77) Valdosta

79. (82) Lowndes

82. (85) Colquitt County

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USA Today

(Top 25)

1. (2) Grayson

6. (7) Buford

11. (13) Carrollton

High School Football America

(Top 100)

1. (1) Grayson

7. (8) Buford

32. (32) Hughes

39. (53) Carrollton

41. (42) North Gwinnett

46. (46) Creekside

48. (48) Douglas County

51. (52) Roswell

56. (55) Milton

61. (63) Gainesville

63. (64) Thomas County Central

68. (70) Colquitt County

69. (71) Valdosta

70. (72) Lowndes

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Massey Ratings

(Top 100)

5. (5) Buford

9. (9) Grayson

10. (12) Thomas County Central

12. (11) Carrollton

31. (31) Creekside

40. (39) Hughes

47. (53) North Gwinnett

56. (65) Lowndes

72. (88) Colquitt County

74. (80) Valdosta

86. (NR) Houston County

90. (89) Rome

94. (96) Douglas County

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SBLive/Sports Illustrated

(Top 25)

2. (2) Grayson

3. (3) Buford

11. (13) Carrollton

NationalHSFB.com

(Top 25)

2. (2) Grayson

9. (10) Buford

16. (16) Creekside

17. (17) Hughes

18. (19) Carrollton

Blue Star Media

(Top 25)

3. (3) Grayson

7. (9) Buford

12. (13) Carrollton

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