How the new top-10 teams fared in Week 6

2. (2) Mill Creek (5-0)

Last week: Beat Grayson 28-14. Mill Creek led 21-0 at halftime and held on despite four second-half turnovers. Hayden Clark was 19-of-31 passing for 177 yards. Mill Creek held Grayson to less than 150 total yards and no third-down conversions. Mill Creek had been 0-3 against Grayson. Next: Friday vs. North Gwinnett (3-3)

3. (3) North Cobb (4-1)

Last week: Beat North Gwinnett 40-19. Denylon Morrissette had seven receptions for 190 yards and two touchdowns. Malachi Singleton was 19-of-21 passing for 340 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 55 yards and three touchdowns. Next: Oct. 8 vs. Harrison (2-3)

4. (4) Milton (4-1)

Last week: Beat McEachern 42-29. Jordan McDonald rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries, and Devin Farrell was 13-of-16 passing for 202 yards and three touchdowns, two to Debron Gatling. Milton had 506 yards of total offense. Next: Friday vs. Alpharetta (1-4)

5. (5) Colquitt County (5-1)

Last week: Beat Northside-Warner Robins 52-7. Neko Fann was 9-of-13 passing for 291 yards and four touchdowns. Charlie Pace had three touchdowns, two rushing and one receiving. Colquitt had 514 total yards. Next: Oct. 8 vs. Alcovy (1-2)

6. (NR) Walton (3-1)

Last week: Beat Roswell 31-19. Walton led 24-3 at halftime but only 24-19 with 8:24 left when the Raiders began a nine-play, 77-yard drive that ended on Braylen Stokes’ 5-yard TD run. Stokes rushed for 111 yards on 12 carries. Sutton Smith returned the opening kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown. Next: Oct. 8 at Hillgrove (1-4)

7. (NR) West Forsyth (2-2)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at North Forsyth (3-2)

8. (6) Roswell (4-1)

Last week: Lost to Walton 31-19. Sophomore QB K.J. Smith came off the bench in relief of Robbie Roper, Class 7A’s leading passer who was injured, and was 14-of-21 passing for 145 yards and two touchdowns. Shaun Spence had seven receptions for 116 yards. Next: Friday vs. Etowah (0-4)

9. (NR) Lowndes (3-2)

Last week: Beat Valdosta 21-0. Chase Belcher rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns. Jacurri Brown struggled (9-of-26 passing), but Lowndes shut out Valdosta for the third straight time when playing at Lowndes’ Martin Stadium. Next: Friday vs. Alcovy (1-2)

10. (8) Grayson (4-2)

Last week: Lost to Mill Creek 28-14. Grayson got within 21-14 in the third quarter after trailing 21-0 at halftime. Grayson forced four turnovers, two on interceptions by Mumu Bin-Wahad, but was held to less than 150 yards of total offense. Next: Friday vs. South Gwinnett (3-2)

Out: No. 7 Marietta (3-2), No. 9 Newton (3-1), No. 10 East Coweta (5-1)

Class 6A

1. (2) Buford (4-1)

Last week: Beat Central Gwinnett 41-0. Buford held Central Gwinnett to less than 100 yards of total offense. Ashton Daniels was 7-of-7 passing for 162 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Habersham Central (2-3)

2. (1) Lee County (5-1)

Last week: Lost to Warner Robins 56-30. Lee County led 16-14 after Ousmane Kromah’s 95-yard kickoff return midway in the second quarter and was within 28-23 in the third quarter until surrendering touchdowns on a kickoff return and fumble recovery. Next: Friday vs. North Miami Beach, Fla. (2-2)

3. (4) Westlake (4-1)

Last week: Beat Shiloh 26-6. R.J. Johnson passed for 192 yards and two touchdowns. Cayden Lee had six receptions for 102 yards. Next: Friday vs. Hughes (4-1)

4. (6) River Ridge (4-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Riverwood (4-1)

5. (8) Kennesaw Mountain (6-0)

Last week: Beat Lassiter 51-7. Jailen Taylor had two receptions, each a touchdown covering 64 and 56 yards. Cayman Prangley was 6-of-12 passing for 208 yards. Next: Oct. 8 at South Cobb (1-5)

6. (7) Brunswick (5-0)

Last week: Beat Glynn Academy 17-14. McClain Fineran kicked a 29-yard field goal in overtime after Brunswick stopped Glynn Academy’s fourth-down run inside the 5-yard line. Glynn had tied the score on a blocked-kick return. Brunswick led in total yards 284-202. Next: Friday vs. South Effingham (1-3)

7. (5) Hughes (4-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Westlake (4-1)

8. (10) Douglas County (5-0)

Last week: Beat Alexander 35-20. Sire Hardaway was 20-of-24 passing for 205 yards and two touchdowns. LaTrelle Murrell rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries. Jirah Douglas rushed for 112 yards. Monte Gooden had eight receptions for 109 yards. Next: Friday vs. Paulding County (2-2)

9. (NR) Rome (3-2)

Last week: Beat Carrollton 45-27. Bryson Hill rushed for 208 yards and four touchdowns and returned a fumble 15 yards for a score. Rome led 38-7 late in the third quarter. Stephiylan Green had 2.5 tackles for losses. Next: Friday vs. Dalton (1-4)

10. (3) Carrollton (4-1)

Last week: Lost to Rome 45-27. M.J.Morris was 13-of-25 passing for 306 yards and two touchdowns but was sacked three times. Takare Lipscomb returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown after the game had been decided. Next: Friday vs. South Paulding (4-1)

Out: No. 9 Valdosta (1-4)

Class 5A

1. (1) Warner Robins (5-0)

Last week: Beat Lee County 56-30. JaFredrick Perry’s 60-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and Montrez Dinkins’ 75-yard fumble return blew open a close game in the third quarter. Christon Lane was 14-of-18 passing for 282 yards and four touchdowns. Daveon Walker had 10 receptions for 232 yards and two touchdowns. Malcolm Brown rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries. Warner Robins has won five consecutive games against No. 1-ranked teams. Next: Friday at Camden County (4-2)

2. (3) Cartersville (4-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Cass (3-2)

3. (4) Creekside (4-1)

Last week: Beat Tri-Cities 55-0. Nyqua Lett was 11-of-16 passing for 263 yards and three touchdowns and scored two touchdowns. Khary Morrow rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Malik Tullis and Javeon Miller each had three tackles for losses. Next: Thursday at Forest Park (2-1)

4. (5) Coffee (6-0)

Last week: Beat Camden County 10-7. Maurice Turner threw a 55-yard TD pass to Matthew Adams for the game-winning touchdown early in the fourth quarter, and Camden didn’t get much past midfield from there. Turner rushed for 85 yards and had 46 yards receiving. Next: Oct. 8 vs. Ware County (4-1)

5. (6) Woodward Academy (5-0)

Last week: Beat Banneker 29-14. Damari Alston had 173 rushing yards on 27 carries and 45 yards on three receptions. He scored all four Woodward touchdowns. Andrew Hines had two sacks and another tackle for a loss. Next: Friday vs. Jonesboro (3-1)

6. (2) Ware County (4-1)

Last week: Lost to Benedictine 49-42. Thomas Castellanos was 18-of-32 passing for 238 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries but was intercepted three times. Cartevious Norton rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Ware got within 49-42 in the final minute but failed to recover an onside kick. Next: Oct. 8 at Coffee (6-0)

7. (7) Calhoun (4-1)

Last week: Beat Cedartown 31-7. Christian Lewis was 17-of-24 passing for 268 yards and two touchdowns, one a 95-yarder to Quin Smith. Smith also threw a 36-yard TD pass to Cole Speer. Caden Williams rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Next: Friday vs. Hiram (0-5)

8. (8) St. Pius (3-2)

Last week: Beat Northview 47-0. St. Pius rushed for 558 yards, second most in school history, and had three 100-yard rushers – Alex Possert (167), Austin Taylor (114) and Jack Tchienchou (106). Next: Friday vs. Southwest DeKalb (2-3)

9. (9) Blessed Trinity (3-2)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Woodland-Cartersville (1-4)

10. (10) Decatur (5-0)

Last week: Beat Stone Mountain 63-0. Harrison Hannah was 9-of-13 passing for 134 yards and three touchdowns. Decatur led 62-0 at halftime. Next: Thursday at Lithonia (0-4)

Class 4A

1. (1) Jefferson (5-0)

Last week: Beat Flowery Branch 27-7. Sammy Brown rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries. Malaki Starks rushed for 104 yards on 11 carries. Jefferson had 304 yards rushing. Next: Friday at East Hall (1-4)

2. (2) Marist (3-1)

Last week: Beat Harrison 50-28. Marist led only 413-386 in total yards but forced five turnovers, one an interception that Walker Richens returned 22 yards for a touchdown. Chandler Heath had two TD receptions. Next: Thursday at Hapeville Charter (1-4)

3. (3) Perry (4-0)

Last week: Beat Rutland 49-7. Armar Gordon was 10-of-14 passing for 158 yards and three touchdowns. Jordan Stubbs blocked a punt and recovered it for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Spalding (4-1)

4. (4) Benedictine (3-2)

Last week: Beat Ware County 49-42. Holden Geriner was 29-of-39 passing for 440 yards and three touchdowns and ran for three short scores. Za’Quan Bryan had 13 receptions for 186 yards. Holden Sapp returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown and a 28-14 lead in the third quarter. Benedictine put the game away on Geriner’s 35-yard TD pass to Justin Thomas in the final three minutes. Next: Friday at Burke County (3-0)

5. (5) Carver-Columbus (4-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. LaGrange (5-0)

6. (6) Cedartown (3-1)

Last week: Lost to Calhoun 31-7. Cedartown lost to Class 5A’s No. 7 team. C.J. Washington rushed for 70 yards on 18 carries, but Cedartown was 2-of-10 passing and held to 156 total yards. Next: Friday at Pickens (3-1)

7. (7) Flowery Branch (3-2)

Last week: Lost to Jefferson 27-7. Flowery Branch had 252 total yards but didn’t score until the final minute against the No. 1-ranked team. Next: Oct. 8 at North Oconee (2-3)

8. (8) Stephenson (5-0)

Last week: Beat Arabia Mountain 20-10. Stephenson trailed 10-0 in the first quarter and didn’t lead until Cheik Keita’s fourth-and-goal run from the 5-yard line with two minutes left. Samauri Sutton returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown in the final minute. Next: Oct. 8 at Miller Grove (4-1)

9. (9) LaGrange (5-0)

Last week: Beat Shaw by forfeit. Next: Friday at Carver-Columbus (4-1)

10. (10) Dougherty (4-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Westover (2-2)

Class 3A

1. (1) Cedar Grove (3-1)

Last week: Beat Carver-Atlanta 17-0. Rashod Dubinion rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. Kayin Lee intercepted two passes and forced a fumble. Carlton Madden returned an interception for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Redan (2-3)

2. (2) Oconee County (5-0)

Last week: Beat Veterans 35-16. Jacob Wright was 16-of-21 passing for 210 yards and four touchdowns, three to Jake Johnson, who had nine receptions for 139 yards. Billy Lewis intercepted his fourth pass of the season. Next: Friday vs. East Jackson (2-3)

3. (3) Pierce County (4-1)

Last week: Beat Fitzgerald 17-0. Pierce County led 237-34 in total yards and didn’t allow a first down until 9:20 left. All-state QB D.J. Bell made his season debut and threw TD passes to Ty Everson and Knox Bennett and rushed for 57 yards on 12 carries. Jonah Allen kicked a school-record 52-yard field goal. Next: Friday vs. Rabun County (4-1)

4. (4) Sandy Creek (5-0)

Last week: Beat Douglass 56-7. Geimere Latimer passed for 179 yards and five touchdowns, two each to Miles Thornton and Kaleb Cost. Travis Franklin rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries. Next: Friday vs. Salem (4-1)

5. (5) Peach County (2-2)

Last week: Beat Sumter County 59-0. Peach County led 59-0 at halftime and held Sumter County to minus-80 total yards. Christian Martin was 6-of-9 passing for 130 yards and three touchdowns, two to Dylan Johnson. Next: Friday vs. Pike County (1-3)

6. (6) Appling County (6-0)

Last week: Beat Wayne County 41-7. Jarvis Mims rushed for 113 yards on 11 carries. Dennis Mims scored two touchdowns and made seven tackles. Darion Smith had two sacks. Next: Oct. 8 at Long County (3-3)

7. (7) Thomson (4-0)

Last week: Beat Morgan County 42-14. Thomson rushed for only 69 yards and was 8-of-19 passing but held Morgan County to 135 total yards and forced four turnovers. Kindarius Green had two sacks for 31 lost yards, and Travion Curry had three tackles for losses. Next: Friday vs. Richmond Academy (1-4)

8. (8) Monroe Area (5-0)

Last week: Beat Lakeside-Evans 38-10. Selation Straughter was 9-of-11 passing for 235 yards and a touchdown, rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and scored two two-point conversions. Alan Jones rushed for 182 yards on 13 carries. Next: Friday at Stephens County (5-0)

9. (9) Hart County (5-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Franklin County (3-1)

10. (10) Burke County (3-0)

Last week: Beat Cross Creek 41-8. Eldrick “Tiger” Williams scored on runs of 71 and 65 yards. Burke County forced five fumbles and an interception. Next: Friday vs. Benedictine (3-2)

Class 2A

1. (2) Rabun County (4-1)

Last week: Beat Pickens, S.C., 70-14. Gunner Stockton was 16-of-18 passing for 350 yards and six touchdowns. Ethan Clarke had six receptions for 137 yards. Lang Windham had 192 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns on five rushes and one reception. Next: Friday at Pierce County (4-1)

2. (3) Fitzgerald (4-1)

Last week: Lost to Pierce County 17-0. Fitzgerald was held to less than 100 total yards by the defending Class 3A champion. Next: Friday vs. Berrien (2-2)

3. (4) Thomasville (4-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Early County (2-2)

4. (5) Bleckley County (5-0)

Last week: Beat Dodge County 21-19. Eli Mullis was 9-of-14 passing for 179 yards and a touchdown and scored on a 1-yard run right after a Dodge fumble to put Bleckley up 21-6 in the fourth quarter. Dodge didn’t threaten to tie or lead from there. Mullis also hit T.J. Mays with an 87-yard TD in the first half. Next: Friday vs. Jasper County (0-5)

5. (1) Callaway (4-1)

Last week: Lost to Thomas County Central 24-8. Callaway trailed 24-0 in the fourth quarter and had its 11-game winning streak ended. Next: Oct. 8 vs. Haralson County (4-1)

6. (6) Jeff Davis (5-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Bacon County (0-4)

7. (7) Dodge County (3-2)

Last week: Lost to Bleckley County 21-19. Demron Gordon rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries, but Dodge County suffered two fourth-quarter turnovers and missed an extra point and a two-point conversion. Next: Oct. 8 vs. Jasper County (0-5)

8. (8) Washington County (3-0)

Last week: Beat Lamar County 46-20. Washington County rushed for 358 yards, getting 123 from Djay Braswell and 102 from Tylik Glmore. Each scored two touchdowns. A.J. Hagins rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown and forced and returned a fumble 30 yards for a touchdown. Next: Friday vs. Northeast (3-1)

9. (9) Northeast (3-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Washington County (3-0)

10. (10) Putnam County (5-0)

Last week: Beat Laney 13-6. Cedrion Brundage rushed for 117 yards on 16 carries and broke a 6-6 tie with a 3-yard run in the final four minutes. Chase Lupton intercepted a pass to clinch the victory. Next: Friday at Oglethorpe County (1-3)

Class A Private

1. (1) Trinity Christian (5-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Eagle’s Landing Christian (1-3)

2. (2) Eagle’s Landing Christian (1-3)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Trinity Christian (5-0)

3. (3) Calvary Day (6-0)

Last week: Beat Strong Rock Christian 42-14. Jake Merklinger was 15-of-16 passing for 174 yards and two touchdowns, both to Michael Smith. Terry Simmons had three tackles for losses. Next: Friday vs. Stratford Academy (4-0)

4. (4) Prince Avenue Christian (4-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Hebron Christian (3-2)

5. (5) Athens Academy (4-1)

Last week: Beat Hebron Christian 45-13. Sam Bush was 3-for-4 passing for 113 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Next: Friday vs. Wesleyan (3-2)

6. (6) Fellowship Christian (4-1)

Last week: Beat St. Francis 40-7. Fellowship led 30-0 at halftime. Josh Milhollin returned an interception 57 yards for a touchdown. Nick Persiano rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday at Lakeview Academy (1-3)

7. (NR) Tattnall Square (4-0)

Last week: Beat Aquinas 46-14. Clay Rowland was 4-for-4 passing for 195 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 60 yards on five carries. Anton Johnson had two receptions for 55- and 54-yard touchdowns. Next: Friday at Brookwood School (0-4)

8. (9) Wesleyan (3-2)

Last week: Beat Loganville Christian 42-7. Jett Miller passed for 400 yards and five touchdowns, completing 18 of 22 pass attempts. Four receivers had at least 90 yards. They were James Hufham (4-106-1), Reed Purcell (7-100-1), Thomas Cook (4-94-2) and Will Tucker (1-90-1). Next: Friday at Athens Academy (4-1)

9. (10) Holy Innocents’ (4-1)

Last week: Beat Athens Christian 51-21. Nehemiah High ran for 139 of his team’s 410 rushing yards on 12 carries. Wyatt Lybrook rushed for 74 yards and four touchdowns on 17 carries. Next: Friday at George Walton Academy (1-4)

10. (NR) Stratford Academy (4-0)

Last week: Beat Savannah Country Day 27-20. Stratford took a 27-14 lead on an early fourth-quarter touchdown and held on, recovering an onside kick and running out the clock. Stratford entered the rankings for the first time since early 2018. Next: Friday at Calvary Day (6-0)

Out: No. 7 Whitefield Academy (4-1), No. 8 Darlington (4-1)

Class A Public

1. (1) Irwin County (3-2)

Last week: Beat Brooks County 21-13. Damarkas Lundy rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries in a rematch of the 2020 state title game, also won by Irwin. Marcus Edwards’ 1-yard TD run midway in the fourth quarter provided the final margin. Next: Friday at Lanier County (2-2)

2. (2) Brooks County (2-2)

Last week: Lost to Irwin County 21-13. Brooks lost its third game in two seasons to Irwin, each by eight points, this one by the same score as the 2020 regular-season game. Omar Arnold was limited to 69 yards on 15 carries. Next: Friday vs. Atkinson County (3-2)

3. (3) Macon County (4-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Taylor County (1-3)

4. (4) Metter (5-0)

Last week: Beat Jenkins County 46-0. Metter allowed 31 total yards and one first down. Trey Hall was 9-of-9 passing for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Josh Kelly rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Next: Friday vs. Screven County (0-4)

5. (5) Schley County (5-0)

Last week: Beat Greenville 57-26. Jay Kanazawa was 14-of-23 passing for 276 yards and three touchdowns. RB Zayden Walker rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries and had two receptions for 40 yards and a touchdown. Jalewis Solomon had five receptions for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Sam Forehand and Trenton Stubbs had two tackles for losses. All are sophomores except Walker, a freshman. Next: Oct. 8 vs. Macon County (4-0)

6. (10) Charlton County (5-0)

Last week: Beat Clinch County 35-34. Jaylen Lilley rushed for 242 yards on 37 carries, scored five touchdowns and made eight tackles. His 34-yard TD run tied the game 28-28 in regulation, and his 8-yard run with Wyatt Crews’ extra point was the game-winner after Charlton stopped Clinch County’s two-point try on the first OT possession. Charlton County’s victory tied up the Swamp War rivalry 30-30-1. Next: Friday at Turner County (1-4)

7. (7) Bowdon (4-1)

Last week: Beat Trion 35-13. Freshman RB Luke Windom rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. Robert McNeal was 9-of-16 passing for 162 yards and three touchdowns. Andrew Hopson intercepted a pass and forced a fumble. Next: Friday at Gordon Lee (3-2)

8. (9) Emanuel County Institute (4-1)

Last week: Beat Portal 30-7. D.J. Jones rushed for 82 yards, and P.J. Farnum ran for 77, each player on 10 carries with one touchdown. Freshman Brian Steele scored on a 65-yard run. Next: Friday at McIntosh County Academy (2-2-1)

9. (6) Clinch County (1-4)

Last week: Lost to Charlton County 35-34. Amazi Williams rushed for 218 yards and four touchdowns, two in the fourth quarter that forced a 28-28 tie and another in overtime. Clinch mishandled the point-after snap, and Charlton won on its overtime possession. Next: Oct. 8 vs. Turner County (1-4)

10. (8) Pelham (3-2)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Randolph-Clay (1-3)

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