Pebblebrook is a ranked football team for the first time since 2003, and Peach County and Callaway are out of the AJC’s top 10 for the first time since 2015.
Pebblebrook defeated previous No. 10 East Coweta 38-21 last week in a Class 7A game and improved to 6-0-1.
Ringgold also broke a rankings drought by checking in at No. 10 in Class 3A. Ringgold is 7-0 for the first time in its history.
Peach County, previously No. 6 in Class 3A, is out after losing to unranked Crisp County 27-14. Crisp ended Peach’s 35-game winning streak in region games.
Callaway, the previous No. 5 in Class 2A, lost to Haralson County 42-14. Callaway also lost to Haralson in 2020 but still won the state title. Haralson took Callaway’s place in the 2A rankings.
Ten top-10 teams lost to unranked opponents last week. All 10 fell out of the rankings.
Class 7A
1. (1) Collins Hill (7-0)
2. (2) Mill Creek (6-0)
3. (3) North Cobb (5-1)
4. (4) Milton (6-1)
5. (5) Colquitt County (6-1)
6. (6) Walton (4-1)
7. (7) Lowndes (5-2)
8. (8) Roswell (6-1)
9. (9) Grayson (5-2)
10. (NR) Pebblebrook (6-0-1)
Out: No. 10 East Coweta
Class 6A
1. (1) Buford (5-1)
2. (2) Lee County (6-1)
3. (3) Hughes (6-1)
4. (5) Brunswick (7-0)
5. (6) Westlake (5-2)
6. (8) Rome (5-2)
7. (9) Carrollton (6-1)
8. (10) Cambridge (5-0)
9. (NR) Johns Creek (5-1)
10. (NR) Creekview (5-1)
Out: No. 4 Kennesaw Mountain, No. 7 Douglas County
Class 5A
1. (1) Warner Robins (6-0)
2. (2) Cartersville (6-0)
3. (3) Creekside (5-1)
4. (5) Woodward Academy (6-0)
5. (6) Ware County (5-1)
6. (7) Calhoun (6-1)
7. (4) Coffee (6-1)
8. (8) St. Pius (5-2)
9. (9) Blessed Trinity (4-3)
10. (10) Decatur (6-0)
Class 4A
1. (1) Jefferson (7-0)
2. (2) Marist (4-1)
3. (3) Benedictine (5-2)
4. (4) Carver-Columbus (6-1)
5. (5) Cedartown (5-1)
6. (9) Spalding (6-1)
7. (10) Perry (5-1)
8. (NR) Thomas County Central (5-2)
9. (NR) Baldwin (4-2)
10. (NR) North Oconee (4-3)
Out: No. 6 Flowery Branch, No. 7 Stephenson, No. 8 Dougherty
Class 3A
1. (1) Cedar Grove (4-2)
2. (2) Oconee County (7-0)
3. (3) Sandy Creek (6-0)
4. (4) Appling County (7-0)
5. (5) Pierce County (5-2)
6. (7) Thomson (6-0)
7. (8) Monroe Area (7-0)
8. (9) Hart County (6-1)
9. (10) Rockmart (5-1)
10. (NR) Ringgold (7-0)
Out: No. 6 Peach County
Class 2A
1. (1) Rabun County (6-1)
2. (2) Fitzgerald (5-1)
3. (3) Thomasville (6-1)
4. (4) Bleckley County (7-0)
5. (6) Jeff Davis (7-0)
6. (7) Northeast (5-1)
7. (8) Dodge County (4-2)
8. (9) Putnam County (7-0)
9. (NR) Haralson County (6-1)
10. (10) Washington County (3-2)
Out: No. 5 Callaway
Class A Public
1. (1) Irwin County (5-2)
2. (2) Brooks County (4-2)
3. (3) Macon County (6-0)
4. (4) Metter (6-0)
5. (5) Schley County (5-1)
6. (9) Chattahoochee County (5-0)
7. (6) Bowdon (6-1)
8. (7) Emanuel County Institute (5-1)
9. (NR) Washington-Wilkes (6-1)
10. (10) Charlton County (5-1)
Out: No. 8 Wilcox County
Class A Private
1. (1) Trinity Christian (Sharpsburg) (7-0)
2. (2) Calvary Day (7-0)
3. (3) Prince Avenue Christian (6-1)
4. (4) Fellowship Christian (6-1)
5. (5) Eagle’s Landing Christian (1-5)
6. (6) Wesleyan (4-2)
7. (10) Pacelli (5-0)
8. (9) Holy Innocents’ (6-1)
9. (NR) Darlington (6-1)
10. (8) Athens Academy (4-3)
Out: No. 7 Tattnall Square
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