There’s a familiar team back in the top-10 rankings after LaGrange (2-2, 1-1) beat Trinity Christian (1-2, 0-1) 41-7 Friday.
The Grangers began the season ranked No. 3 but lost No. 8 Douglass 18-3 in the opening game of the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic top drop to No. 10. LaGrange then defeated Early County 53-0 in Week 2, before dropping out of the rankings after losing to top-ranked Sandy Creek 27-7 to begin Region 2 play.
The victory against Trinity Christian last week moved LaGrange up to No. 9 in the latest poll.
Stephenson was ranked No. 9 entering the weekend but lost to Decatur 32-20 to drop out. The only other loss from active and ranked teams was No. 10 Calhoun’s 35-13 loss to Class 4A No. 2 Cartersville.
In other notable Week 4 games:
-- No. 2 Jefferson (3-1) scored five rushing touchdowns in a come-from-behind 45-28 victory against then-Class 2A No. 2 Stephens County. Jefferson trailed 14-10 at the half. Senior Rett Hemphill had three carries for 73 yards and two touchdowns, and Mickell Pittman, quarterback Gavin Markey and Dallas Russell each added touchdown runs. Markey was 12-of-19 passing for 203 yards and a touchdown to Hemphill.
-- No. 3 Mary Persons opened Region 2 play with a 55-0 victory against Fayette County and will take on Troup (1-2, 0-1) on Friday.
-- No. 4 Peach County defeated Crisp County 35-7 to move to 3-1 entering the team’s bye week.
-- No. 7 Cherokee Bluff moved to 4-0 after beating Habersham Central 31-24 and will face Banks County on Friday.
-- No. 8 Douglass is 2-2 after its 46-21 victory against Columbia entering the team’s bye week.
Class 3A top-10 results
1. (1) Sandy Creek (3-0) did not play.
2. (2) Jefferson (3-1) defeated Class 2A No. 3 Stephens County 45-28.
3. (3) Mary Persons (3-0) defeated Fayette County 55-0.
4. (4) Peach County (3-1) defeated Crisp County 35-7.
5. (5) Monroe Area’s (2-0) game against Apalachee was cancelled.
6. (6) Northwest Whitfield (3-0) did not play.
7. (7) Cherokee Bluff (4-0) defeated Habersham Central 31-24.
8. (8) Douglass (2-2) defeated Columbia 46-21.
9. (NR) LaGrange (2-2) defeated Trinity Christian 41-7.
10. (10) Calhoun (1-2) lost to Class 4A No. 2 Cartersville 35-13.
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