Defending Class AAAAAA champion Lee County’s 53-50 victory over second-ranked Valdosta caused some shuffling, but the top five remained the same in seven of the eight classifications this week in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution high school football rankings.

Lee County – which won on a field goal in the final minute - moved up one spot to No. 3 while Valdosta fell to No. 4. Lee County has one loss, to No. 1 Peach County of AAA.

Milton, Stephenson, Carver-Columbus, Savannah Country Day and Johnson County entered the rankings to replace lower-ranked teams that lost.

Three No. 1 teams fortified their positions with victories over other top-10 teams. Lowndes defeated No. 10 Camden County 45-13 in AAAAAAA. Marist beat No. 8 Flowery Branch 27-0 in AAAA. Irwin County beat No. 4 Wilcox County in Class A (public).

Two weeks remain in the regular season. The playoffs begin Nov. 8.

Class AAAAAAA

  1. (1) Lowndes (9-0)
  2. (2) McEachern (8-0)
  3. (3) Colquitt County (8-1)
  4. (4) Grayson (7-1)
  5. (5) North Gwinnett (8-1)
  6. (6) Hillgrove (7-1)
  7. (7) Marietta (6-2)
  8. (8) Parkview (7-1)
  9. (9) Archer (5-3)
  10. (NR) Milton (5-3)

Out: No. 10 Camden County

Class AAAAAA

  1. (1) Dacula (8-0)
  2. (3) Harrison (8-0)
  3. (4) Lee County (7-1)
  4. (2) Valdosta (7-2)
  5. (5) Lanier (8-0)
  6. (6) Coffee (7-2)
  7. (7) Johns Creek (7-1)
  8. (8) Allatoona (5-2-1)
  9. (10) Mays (7-1)
  10. (NR) Stephenson (7-1)

Out: No. 9 South Paulding

Class AAAAA

  1. (1) Buford (8-0)
  2. (2) Carrollton (8-0)
  3. (3) Jones County (8-0)
  4. (4) Warner Robins (8-1)
  5. (5) Dutchtown (7-1)
  6. (6) Rome (7-2)
  7. (7) Wayne County (7-1)
  8. (8) Veterans (7-1)
  9. (9) Ware County (5-3)
  10. (10) Kell (6-2)

Class AAAA

  1. (1) Marist (9-0)
  2. (2) Cartersville (9-0)
  3. (3) Woodward Academy (8-0)
  4. (4) Blessed Trinity (6-2)
  5. (5) Sandy Creek (7-1)
  6. (8) North Oconee (9-0)
  7. (10) West Laurens (7-1)
  8. (6) Flowery Branch (6-2)
  9. (9) Oconee County (7-1)
  10. (NR) Carver-Columbus (8-1)

Out: No. 7 Burke County

Class AAA

  1. (1) Peach County (7-1)
  2. (2) Cedar Grove (7-2)
  3. (3) Pierce County (8-0)
  4. (4) Greater Atlanta Christian (8-1)
  5. (5) Appling County (7-1)
  6. (6) Crisp County (6-3)
  7. (7) Lovett (6-2)
  8. (8) Jefferson (7-1)
  9. (9) Jenkins (8-1)
  10. (10) North Murray (7-1)

Class AA

  1. (1) Rockmart (8-0)
  2. (2) Callaway (8-1)
  3. (3) Dublin (8-0)
  4. (4) Hapeville Charter (6-1-1)
  5. (5) Rabun County (8-0)
  6. (6) Swainsboro (7-1)
  7. (7) Bleckley County (6-2)
  8. (8) Union County (8-0)
  9. (9) Washington County (6-2)
  10. (10) Thomasville (5-4)

Class A (Public)

  1. (1) Irwin County (7-0)
  2. (2) Clinch County (7-1)
  3. (3) Pelham (8-0)
  4. (4) Wilcox County (6-2)
  5. (5) Mitchell County (6-1)
  6. (7) Commerce (6-2)
  7. (8) Lincoln County (6-2)
  8. (6) Bowdon (6-2)
  9. (9) Manchester (6-2)
  10. (NR) Johnson County (7-1)

Out: No. 10 Turner County

Class A (Private)

  1. (1) Athens Academy (8-0)
  2. (2) Holy Innocents' (8-0)
  3. (3) Eagle's Landing Christian (7-1)
  4. (4) Darlington (8-0)
  5. (5) Fellowship Christian (8-0)
  6. (6) Wesleyan (6-2)
  7. (7) Prince Avenue Christian (6-2)
  8. (8) Christian Heritage (7-1)
  9. (10) Hebron Christian (6-2)
  10. (NR) Savannah Country Day (8-0)

Out: No. 9 North Cobb Christian

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