Lastest High School Football Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

PrepNation.com, USA Today and MaxPreps.com had shuffling in their Top 25 polls this week.

The "funniest" move of the week is by Manatee (Bradenton, FL), which movies up in all three polls after a solid 48-10 win over Plant, which entered the game ranked #2 by PrepNation.com, #6 by USA Today and #11 by MaxPreps.  What makes it "funny" is the fact that Manatee's win doesn't count, because Florida doesn't use its Kickoff Classic games in a team's record...so Manatee and Plant are 0-0.

Below are all three rankings with each seeing eye-to-eye on the nation's top team....Euless Trinity.

National Prep Poll by PrepNation.com

1. Euless Trinity (TX) 1-0, LW: #1
2. Abilene (TX) 1-0, LW: #3
3. South Panola (MS) 2-0, LW: #5
4. Grant (CA) 1-0, LW: #9
5. Manatee (FL) 0-0, LW: #21
6. Lake Travis (TX) 1-0, LW: 4
7. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) 0-0, LW: #7
8. Glenville (OH) 1-0, LW: #8
9. Hoover (AL) 1-0, LW: #10
10. Colerain (OH) 1-0, LW: NR
11. Good Counsel (MD) 1-0, LW: #12
12. De La Salle (CA) 0-0, LW: #14
13. West Monroe (LA) 0-0, LW: #16
14. Miami Central (FL) 0-0, LW: NR
15. Hamilton (AZ) 2-0, LW: 11
16. Dwyer (FL) 0-0, LW: #6
17. Phoebus (VA) 0-0, LW: #17
18. Servite (CA) 0-0, LW: #15
19. Camden County (GA), LW: #18
20. Stony Point (TX) 1-0, LW: #19
21. Bingham (UT) 2-0, LW: NR
22. Dorman (SC) 1-0, LW: #20
23. Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 0-0, LW: #22
24. Mission Viejo (CA) 0-0, LW: #24
25. Wheaton-Warrenville South (IL) 1-0, LW: #25

USA Today


1. Euless Trinity (TX) 1-0, LW: #1
2. Miami Central (FL) 0-0, LW: #2
3. South Panola (2-0), LW: #4
4. Abilene (TX) 1-0, LW: #3
5. Bingham (UT) 2-0, LW: #5
6. Manatee (FL) 0-0, LW: #8
7. Phoebus (VA) 0-0, LW: #7
8. Lake Travis (TX) 1-0, LW: #8
9. Good Counsel (MD) 1-0, LW: 10
10. Hamilton (AZ) 2-0, LW: #16
11. Hoover (AL) 1-0, LW: #15
12. De La Salle (CA) 0-0, LW: #12
13. Har-Ber (AR) 0-0, LW: #13
14. Mater Dei (CA) 0-0, LW: #14
15. Glenville (OH) 1-0, LW: #22
16. Dorman (SC) 1-0, LW: 1-0
17. North Gwinnett (GA) 2-0, LW: NR
18. West Monroe (LA) 0-0, LW: #18
19. Glades Central (FL) 1-0, LW: #21
20. St. Peter's Prep (NJ) 0-0, LW: #20
21. Bishop Gorman (NV) 1-1, LW: #11
22. Chaparral (CA) 0-0, LW: #24
23. Shiloh Christian (AR) 0-0, LW: #25
24. Grant (CA) 1-0, LW: NR
25. Warren Central (IN) 1-1, LW: #23

MaxPreps.com Xcellent 25


1. Euless Trinity (TX) 1-0, LW: #1
2. Abilene (TX) 1-0, LW: #2
3. South Panola (MS) 2-0, LW: #3
4. Grant (CA) 1-0, LW: #5
5. West Monroe (LA) 0-0, LW: #6
6. Westlake (CA) 0-0, LW: #7
7. Dwyer (FL) 0-0, LW: #8
8. Bingham (UT) 2-0, LW: #9
9. Lake Travis (TX) 1-0, LW: #10
10. Glenville (OH) 1-0, LW: #12
11. Manatee (FL) 0-0, LW: #15
12. Good Counsel (MD) 1-0, LW: #14
13. Servite (CA) 0-0, LW: #13
14. Hoover (AL) 1-0, LW: #17
15. Northwestern (SC) 1-0, LW: #18
16. Hamilton (AZ) 2-0, LW: #19
17. Colerain (OH) 1-0, LW: #20
18. Armwood (FL) 0-0, LW: #21
19. Long Beach Poly (CA) 0-0, LW: #22
20. Katy (TX) 1-0, LW: NR
21. Stony Point (TX) 1-0, LW: NR
22. Shiloh Christian (AR) 0-0, LW: #25
23. De La Salle (CA) 0-0, LW: #23
24. Phoebus (VA) 0-0, LW: NR
25. Butler (NC) 1-0, LW: #24

Georgia High School Football Scoreboard - Quarterfinals

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle


Lowndes run for its fourth Georgia high school football championship in five years came to a screeching halt Friday night losing to unbeaten Grayson 17-7. Leading the way for the Rams was a tiny running back, who came-up big. 5-3, 135-pound Ean Pemberton rushed for 188-yards and both Grayson touchdowns to move the school into its first state semifinals next week. Lowndes came into the game ranked #4 by USA Today. Click here for game story.

Georgia High School Football Scores
Friday, November 28, 2008

Quarterfinals

USA Today Super 25
Grayson 17 #4 Lowndes

AAAAA
Grayson 17 Lowndes 7
Camden County 18 Woodstock 17 Click here for game story
Newnan 20 North Gwinnett 3 Click here for game story
Peachtree Ridge 38 Coffee 0 Click here for game story

AAAA
Tucker 31 Westside-Macon 20 Click here for game story
Rome 41 Statesboro 21
Griffin 10 Southwest DeKalb 7 Click here for game story
Marist 34 Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 33 Click here for game story

AAA
Flowery Branch 35 Baldwin 17 Click here for game story
LaGrange 20 Dunwoody 5 Click here for game story
Carver-Columbus 28 Gainesville 14
Cairo 23 Eastside 6

AA
Brooks County 33 Lovett 32
Calhoun 41 Toombs County 14
Buford 44 Dublin 10 Click here for game story
Fitzgerald 41 Pepperell 19

A
Emanuel County Institute 13 Bremen 7
Wesleyan 17 Miller County 0
Wilkinson County 7 Turner County 6
Lincoln County 27 Wilcox County 12

Georgia Quarterfinals Set By Coin Flips

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

It's hard to believe, but the Lowndes Vikings (#6 USA Today Super 25) will be on the road for the quarterfinal round of the Georgia high school football playoffs. The #1 team in AAAAA will be on the road Friday night to face #5 Grayson (12-0) because it lost a coin flip Saturday to determine the home team. The reason for the coin flip, both teams are region champs and that's the way the state determines, who gets a home game. Click here to read about the Vikings (12-0) only "loss" so far this year.

Here are the rest of the quarterfinal match-ups...

CLASS AAAAA
Lowndes (12-0) at Grayson (12-0)
Coffee (9-3) at Peachtree Ridge (10-2)
Woodstock (8-4) at Camden County (12-0)
North Gwinnett (10-2) at Newnan (12-0)

CLASS AAAA
Tucker (11-1) at Westside-Macon (12-0)
Southwest DeKalb (9-3) at Griffin (9-3)
Mount Zion-Jonesboro (8-4) at Marist (11-1)
Rome (10-2) at Statesboro (11-1)

CLASS AAA
Eastside (11-1) at Cairo (11-0)
Gainesville (12-0) at Carver-Columbus (10-2)
Flowery Branch (10-2) at Baldwin (12-0)
LaGrange (10-2) at Dunwoody (12-0)

CLASS AA
Lovett (9-3) at Brooks County (11-1)
Toombs County (9-3) at Calhoun (10-2)
Dublin (11-1) at Buford (12-0)
Fitzgerald (10-2) at Pepperell (11-1)

CLASS A
Wesleyan (10-2) at Miller County (11-1)
Wilcox County (12-0) at Lincoln County (11-1)
Emanuel County Institute (12-0) at Bremen (11-1)
Wilkinson County (9-3) at Turner County (10-2)

Georgia High School Football Rankings

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

No changes at the top of this week's Atlanta Journal Constitution high school football rankings. Lowndes stays at #1 in Class AAAAA, Tucker is still the top dog in AAAA, Cairo, which is off this weekend, remains #1 in AAA, while Buford (AA) and ECI (A) hold steady in their respective classes

Click here to go to the Georgia High School Football Huddle for the entire rankings.

Georgia Kicks-Off 2008 High School Football Season

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle


The 2008 Georgia high school football season kicks-off Friday night with Aiken, South Carolina traveling to suburban Atlanta to face Berkmar. That will be followed by seven games on Saturday with the Corky Kell Classic at the Georgia Dome headlining the day with four match-ups.

Click here to go to the Georgia High School Football Huddle to check out the weekend schedule.

Meanwhile, the AJC Pre-Season rankings are out and Lowndes, a team that is getting notice from several national high school football polls, is the #1 team in Class AAAAA. Lowndes will be going for its fourth title (2003, 2004, 2007) in six years. The Vikings have 16 starters back from last year's championship team.

Making the class extremely interesting is the fact that Northside-Warner Robins is moving up from Class AAAA after two straight titles while going 30-0. Lowndes and and Northside will play in Region 1-AAAAA and face each other on October 3rd in Valdosta.

Here's all of the rankings....

Class AAAAA
1. Lowndes
2. Northside-Warner Robins
3. Camden County
4. M.L. King
5. Newnan
6. Grayson
7. Norcross
8. North Gwinnett
9. Valdosta
10. Harrison

Class AAAA
1. Ware County
2. Tucker
3. Westside-Macon
4. Thomas County Central
5. Rome
6. Griffin
7. Chamblee
8. Bainbridge
9. Habersham Central
10. Marist

Class AAA
1. Cairo
2. Carver-Columbus
3. Baldwin
4. LaGrange
5. Shaw
6. St. Pius X
7. Perry
8. Dunwoody
9. Carrollton
10. Flowery Branch

Class AA
1. Buford
2. Charlton County
3. Thomasville
4. Henry County
5. Westminster
6. Fitzgerald
7. Lovett
8. Dublin
9. Cook
10. Greater Atlanta Christian

Class A
1. ECI
2. Clinch County
3. Wilcox County
4. Lincoln County
5. Athens Academy
6. Savannah Christian
7. Bremen
8. Twiggs County
9. Brookstone
10. Wesleyan

Georgia High School Football Schedules

Practice in Georgia gets underway on Friday. For the five days, teams will only be allowed to workout in shorts, shoulder pads and helmets. The first day in full pads will be August 6th.

The season will open-up on August 22nd with the the Corky Kell Classic at the Georgia Dome. For a look at every schedule around the state from the Georgia High School Association, click here.

And, to get Georgia fans jacked-up, here's what the Atlanta Journal Constitution thinks the paper's pre-season rankings will look like when they officially come out on August 18th. It was compiled by AJC writer Todd Holcomb, but in no way should be considered OFFICIAL!

Class AAAAA
1. Lowndes
2. Northside-Warner Robins
3. Camden County
4. North Gwinnett
5. M.L. King
6. Walton
7. Grayson
8. Norcross
9. Valdosta
10. Newnan

Class AAAA
1. Ware County
2. Tucker
3. Bainbridge
4. Thomas County Central
5. Rome
6. Chamblee
7. Whitewater
8. Habersham Central
9. Banneker
10. Marist

Class AAA
1. Carver-Columbus (11 starters returning)
2. Cairo (16)
3. Shaw
4. North Hall (9)
5. LaGrange
6. Perry
7. Stephens County
8. St. Pius
9. Carrollton
10. Baldwin

Class AA
1. Buford (5)
2. Charlton County
3. Dublin (12)
4. Lovett (11)
5. Calhoun
6. Thomasville
7. Fitzgerald
8. Cook (9)
9. Henry County
10. Westminster

Class A
1. ECI (11)
2. Lincoln County
3. Clinch County (12)
4. Wilcox County (10)
5. Athens Academy (13)
6. Dooly County
7. Brookstone
8. Savannah Christian
9. Washington-Wilkes
10. Wesleyan