How the new top 10 teams fared in Week 4

Archer's Keegan Strickland (27) runs into the end zone for a touchdown during a GHSA high school football game between Mill Creek and Archer on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Hoschton, Ga. (AJ Reynolds/Special)

Credit: Chip Saye

Credit: Chip Saye

Archer's Keegan Strickland (27) runs into the end zone for a touchdown during a GHSA high school football game between Mill Creek and Archer on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Hoschton, Ga. (AJ Reynolds/Special)

Class AAAAAAA

*1. (1) Grayson (3-0)

Last week: Beat John Curtis Christian, La. 22-9. Grayson trailed 9-3 with 6:59 to play in the third quarter but then scored on drives of 80 yards (nine plays) and 61 yards (11 plays) to take control against the top-ranked team in Louisiana. QB David Irons passed for 126 yards and rushed for 91. Next: Sept. 22 vs. International School, Fla. (1-1)

*2. (2) Colquitt County (4-0)

Last week: Beat Roswell 28-0. Ty Leggett rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries, and Colquitt became the first team to shut out Roswell since North Cobb in 1998, a streak of 221 games, which is the state record. QB Steven Krajewski was lost to injury in the second quarter and did not return. Next: Friday at Brookwood (1-2)

*3. (3) Lowndes (3-0)

Last week: Game with Shiloh was postponed until Sept. 22. Next: Friday vs. Newton (3-0)

*4. (6) Archer (3-0)

Last week: Beat Mill Creek 16-13. Archer beat Mill Creek for the first time in three chances and ended Mill Creek's 28-game winning streak in the regular season. Mill Creek got within 10-6 on an interception return, but Archer answered with an 89-yard TD drive. Archer QB Carter Peevy was 6-of-11 passing for 119 yards. Keegan Strickland rushed 14 times for 131 yards. Next: Friday vs. Norcross (1-2)

*5. (5) North Cobb (3-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. East Coweta (2-1)

*6. (4) Mill Creek (3-1)

Last week: Lost to Archer 16-13. Mill Creek's 28-game winning streak in regular-season games was ended as the Hawks were held to less than 150 yards of total offense. Mill Creek got its first touchdown on an 18-yard interception return by Shaka Heyward. Next: Sept. 22 vs. Collins Hill (2-2)

*7. (8) Walton (3-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Wheeler (2-1)

*8. (NR) North Gwinnett (3-1)

Last week: Beat Norcross 35-14. Tyler Goodson rushed for 241 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries. Jimmy Urzua was 9-of-18 passing for 115 yards and a touchdown. North Gwinnett had lost four straight to Norcross. Next: Sept. 22 at Mountain View (3-0)

*9. (9) South Forsyth (4-0)

Last week: Beat South Gwinnett 30-23. His team trailing 23-22, QB Cal Morris scored on a 75-yard run in the final two minutes. Jared Honey rushed for 95 yards on 29 carries. South Gwinnett QB Treyvon Woodson threw for 330 yards, but South Forsyth had four sacks and two interceptions. Next: Sept. 22 vs. Lassiter (3-0)

*10. (10) McEachern (1-2)

Last week: Beat Jonesboro 49-10. McEachern held Jonesboro to less than 150 yards in total offense and scored two touchdowns and a safety with its defense. Nasier Currie-Sudler had a 35-yard interception return, and Dante Fleming ran a fumble 12 yards. Next: Friday vs. Westlake (1-2)

Out: No. 7 Norcross (1-2)

Class AAAAAA

*1. (1) Tucker (2-1)

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

*2. (2) Lee County (4-0)

Last week: Beat Americus-Sumter 49-14. Niko Cruz scored five touchdowns, and Lee put up 445 yards of total offense. Shaundarious Kimbrough rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown, and Ty Terrell had 100 yards receiving. Lee had six sacks, three by DE Eric Price. Next: Friday vs. Luella (0-4)

*3. (3) Coffee (3-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. University Christian, Fla. (4-0)

*4. (5) Mays (2-1)

Last week: Beat Hughes 32-20. Mays scored 20 points after Hughes took a 14-12 lead midway through the third quarter. The rally started with Ihbbin Tophia's 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. It ended when Antonio Grier blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone. Mays arrived at the game just minutes before kickoff and finished getting dressed on the bus. Next: Friday vs. New Manchester (2-1)

*5. (4) Harrison (1-2)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. River Ridge (3-0)

*6. (7) Northside-Warner Robins (3-1)

Last week: Beat Lanier 22-7. Northside trailed 7-0 at halftime but got three second-half TD runs by Marcus Jolly. Northside held Lanier to 116 yards of total offense. Jolly rushed for 106 yards on 12 carries. Next: Friday at Ware County (0-2)

*7. (6) Hughes (2-1)

Last week: Lost to Mays 32-20. Hughes got a 35-yard TD pass from Jacquez Milam to Christian Royster for a 7-0 lead and went up 14-12 in the third quarter on T.J. Portress's 4-yard run, but Mays returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown and scored 20 straight points. Next: Friday at Tri-Cities (0-2)

*8. (9) Winder-Barrow (3-0)

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

*9. (NR) Douglas County (3-0)

Last week: Beat Northgate 21-0. Uriah West rushed for 312 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries. Douglas County is ranked for the first time in an AJC poll since 2005. Next: Friday vs. South Paulding (0-3)

*10. (NR) Allatoona (1-2)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at South Cobb (1-2)

Out: No. 8 Lovejoy (2-2), No. 10 Northgate (1-2)

Class AAAAA

*1. (1) Rome (3-0)

Last week: Beat Kell 54-33. Rome had 555 yards in total offense and took the lead for good on Knox Kadum's 42-yard TD pass to Xavier Roberts with 8:54 left in the third quarter. Kadum was 13-of-18 passing for 195 yards and two touchdowns. Jamious Griffin rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries. Jalynn Sikes rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. DE Adam Anderson had two sacks and a third tackle for a loss. Next: Sept. 22 at Paulding County (1-2)

*2. (2) Buford (2-0) 

Last week: Game with International School, Fla., was canceled. Next: Friday vs. South Pointe, S.C. (2-0)

*3. (3) Stockbridge (3-0)

Last week: Beat Dutchtown 13-7. Dutchtown went up 7-0 on its first possession, and Stockbridge didn't take the lead until the fourth quarter on a 5-yard run by Marquez Ezzard. B.J. Riley rushed for 111 yards on 14 carries. Stockbridge completed only one of six pass attempts. It was Stockbridge's 28th consecutive regular-season victory. Next: Friday at Ola (1-2)

*4. (4) Carrollton (2-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at East Paulding (1-2)

*5. (5) Warner Robins (3-0)

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

*6. (6) Griffin (3-0)

Last week: Beat Upson-Lee 17-7. Griffin had only five yards rushing but held Upson-Lee to less than 100 yards of total offense and got a good game from QB Avious Nelson, who was 14-of-24 passing for 189 yards. Nelson threw a 46-yard TD pass to Terrell Jester. Next: Friday vs. Baldwin (3-0)

*7. (7) Jones County (3-0)

Last week: Beat Locust Grove 43-7. De'queze Fryer had 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns, one on an 83-yard screen. Next: Friday at Woodland-Stockbridge (3-1)

*8. (8) Starr's Mill (3-0)

Last week: Beat Chapel Hill 56-21. Starr's Mill scored eight rushing touchdowns, four by Cole Gilley, who rushed for 92 yards. Next: Friday at Sandy Creek (3-0)

*9. (9) Kell (0-3)

Last week: Lost to Rome 54-33. Kell took a 33-32 lead on Josiah Futral's 79-yard run with a two-point conversion with 9:50 left, but Rome scored the final 22 points. Futral rushed for 121 yards on 11 carries. Evan Conley was 22-of-39 passing for 261yards and three touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Paulding County (1-2)

*10. (10) Wayne County (2-0)

Last week: Game with Brunswick was canceled. Next: Friday at Appling County (0-1)

Class AAAA

*1. (1) Cartersville (4-0)

Last week: Beat Westlake 38-5. Rico Frye rushed for 111 yards, had another 37 receiving, and scored three touchdowns, giving him 12 on the season. Trevor Lawrence was 17-of-24 passing for 281 yards and two touchdowns. Cartersville had 325 yards in total offense in the first half. Next: Sept. 22 vs. Cedartown (4-0)

*2. (2) Thomson (3-0)

Last week: Game with Pace Academy was canceled. Next: Sept. 29 vs. Clarkston (0-4)

*3. (3) Sandy Creek (3-0)

Last week: Beat Morrow 26-0. Jordan Clark scored three touchdowns for Sandy Creek. Next: Friday vs. Starr's Mill (3-0)

*4. (4) Blessed Trinity (3-1)

Last week: Beat Creekview 28-27. Blessed Trinity came back from a 27-7 deficit. Jake Smith threw a 57-yard TD pass to Ryan Davis to put Blessed Trinity ahead in the final five minutes after Steele Chambers intercepted a pass. Blessed Trinity later stopped Creekview on a fourth-day play at midfield to clinch the victory. Chambers rushed for 116 yards, and Elijah Green ran for 112. Smith and Davis hooked up for another touchdown in the first half. Next: Friday at Hart County (0-3)

*5. (5) Marist (3-0)

Last week: Beat St. Pius 17-14. Timmy Bleekrode kicked a 25-yard field goal on the final play for the game-winner. St. Pius had tied the game on Scott Braswell's 1-yard run with 5:04 left. Marist QB Chase Abshier rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. Marist led in total offense 259-205. Next: Friday vs. Woodward Academy (3-0)

*6. (7) Jefferson (2-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Flowery Branch (3-0)

*7. (6) Woodward Academy (3-0)

Last week: Beat Riverwood 39-34. Trailing 34-33, Christian Wylder threw a TD pass to Hunter Sellers with about 1:30 left at the end of a 62-yard drive Tahj Gary rushed for 159 yards and returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown. LB Kimani Vidal had three tackles for losses. Next: Friday at Marist (3-0)

*8. (8) Ridgeland (4-0)

Last week: Beat Chattooga 38-7. Ridgeland rushed for 269 yards, and QB Tanner Hill threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns, both to Stephon Walker. Ridgeland intercepted four passes, including two by Jordan Hughley. Ridgeland led 31-7 at halftime. Next: Sept. 22 at Northwest Whitfield (3-1)

*9. (9) Burke County (4-0)

Last week: Beat Lakeside-Evans 38-3. Burke County had a 460-70 advantage in total offense but led only 14-3 midway into the third quarter before blowing it open. QB William Knight rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries and was 9-of-14 passing for 79 yards. Next: Sept. 22 at Effingham County (1-2)

*10. (10) Mary Persons (3-1)

Last week: Beat Forest Park 52-0. J.D. Hardage threw three TD passes in the first half as Mary Persons took a 42-0 lead. Alex Rivera kicked a 54-yard field goal. Next: Friday vs. Peach County (2-1)

Class AAA

*1. (2) Cedar Grove (3-0)

Last week: Beat Columbia 33-0. Jadon Haselwood scored touchdowns on a reception and a punt return, forced a fumble and had a sack. Cedar Grove held Columbia to 47 total yards and recorded its ninth shutout since 2015. Xavier Dennis was 7-of-12 passing for 98 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 32 yards. Next: Friday vs. Lovett (1-2)

*2. (3) Peach County (2-1)

Last week: Beat Perry 47-19. Antonio Gilbert was 26-of-38 passing for 292 yards. He also rushed for 50 yards. Kearis Jackson had six catches for 108 yards. Peach led 31-7 at halftime. Next: Friday at Mary Persons (3-1)

*3. (1) Greater Atlanta Christian (2-1)

Last week: Lost to Valor Christian, Col. 28-22. GAC led 13-7 in the first half but couldn't hold on against a team ranked No. 2 overall in Colorado by MaxPreps. GAC QB Justin Rose was 15-of-30 passing for 173 yards. Next: Friday at St. Pius (0-3)

*4. (4) Crisp County (3-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Rutland (0-3)

*5. (5) Dawson County (2-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. West Hall (3-1)

*6. (6) Calhoun (2-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Coahulla Creek (0-3)

*7. (7) Jenkins (3-0)

Last week: Beat Liberty County 43-41. Jenkins took a 43-35 lead when, after a touchdown, Jenkins holder Javonte Middleton came up with a loose ball and threw to Taurus Simmons for a two-point conversion. Liberty County then returned the kickoff for a touchdown but was stopped on a two-point attempt. Middleton was 13-of-26 passing for 262 yards with three touchdowns. Treshawn Douse had five catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Friday vs. Johnson-Savannah (0-3)

*8. (8) Bremen (3-0)

Last week: Beat Trion 35-14. Tyran Dobbs scored all five Bremen touchdowns, all in the first half. Bremen is 3-0 for the first time since 2010. Next: Friday at Murray County (2-1)

*9. (10) Lovett (1-2)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Cedar Grove (3-0)

*10. (NR) Monroe Area (3-0)

Last week: Beat Walnut Grove 38-7. Chandler Byron rushed for 122 yards and passed for 107. Jakia Thompson rushed for 89. Emmanuel Okwudili had six catches for 90 yards. Javion Heard had three sacks and three other tackles for losses. Monroe Area is ranked for the first time since 2013. Next: Friday vs. Madison County (1-2)

Out: No. 9 Sonoraville (2-1)

Class AA

*1. (1) Benedictine (3-0)

Last week: Beat Southeast Bulloch 48-7. Travis Blackshear rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns and scored on a 36-yard pass from Nick Iannone. Benedictine had 340 yards rushing as a team. Next: Friday at Swainsboro (3-0)

*2. (2) Hapeville Charter (3-1)

Last week: Beat Wesleyan 35-0. Hapeville held Wesleyan to 103 yards of total offense. M.J. Latimer returned an interception 59 yards for a touchdown. Hapeville had nearly 350 yards rushing. Harper Atkins rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Marcus Carroll carried 15 times for 97 yards. Hapeville survived 220 yards in penalties. Next: Sept. 22 at South Atlanta (1-3)

*3. (3) Screven County (2-0)

Last week: Game with Statesboro was canceled. Next: Friday vs. Butler (1-2)

*4. (5) Rabun County (3-0)

Last week: Beat White County 49-26. Rabun scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to break open a tight game. Bailey Fisher was 15-of-24 passing for 360 yards and three touchdowns. Rabun had three players with 100 yards receiving - Cole Keener (6-103-2), Austin Jones (4-136-1) and Braxton Hicks (4-104-0). White County RB Kaleb Craine rushed for 178 yards. Next: Sept. 22 vs. West Hall (3-1)

*5. (6) Callaway (3-0)

Last week: Beat Columbus 44-13. D.Q. Wilkerson returned two punts for touchdowns of 75 and 70 yards. His first runback made the score 28-7 late in the first half. Callaway also scored on a 60-yard double pass from QB Kedrick Ramsey to WR Jacob Freeman to RB D.J. Atkins. Next: Friday at Upson-Lee (2-1)

*6. (7) Thomasville (3-0)

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

*7. (8) Brooks County (2-0)

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

*8. (9) Jefferson County (3-0)

Last week: Beat Washington-Wilkes 43-32. The QB pair of C.J. Hales and Jaden Jenkins rushed for 127 yards on 25 carries and was 14-of-32 passing for 207 yards. Jefferson County trailed 12-0 early and led only 22-18 at halftime but broke the game open in the third quarter. Washington-Wilkes QB Donovan Anthony passed for 291 yards. Next: Friday vs. Laney (0-3)

*9. (10) Dodge County (2-0)

Last week: Game with Appling County was canceled. Next: Friday at Dooly County (0-3)

*10. (4) Fitzgerald (1-3)

Last week: Lost to Macon County 42-21. Fitzgerald, the AA runner-up the past two seasons, lost to a team in a lower classification for the first time in 17 games, or since Hawkinsville's Class A championship team in 2003. Star QB James Graham did not play because of a knee injury. Next: Friday vs. Rockdale County (1-2)

Class A (Private)

*1. (1) Eagle's Landing Christian (4-0)

Last week: Beat Hart County 49-19. ELCA had 495 yards of total offense. Josh Mays rushed for 128. Jalen Pearson rushed for 73 on three carries. Justin Menard had two catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns. LB Harrison Taylor had three sacks, two tackles for loss and eight tackles in 2.5 quarters of play. Next: Friday at Holy Innocents' (1-2)

*2. (2) Prince Avenue Christian (4-0)

Last week: Beat Towns County 28-0. Grant Roland threw TD passes of 6, 30 and 43 yards to Christian Parrish. Next: Sept. 22 vs. George Walton Academy (3-0)

*3. (3) Wesleyan (3-1)

Last week: Lost to Hapeville Charter 35-0. Wesleyan was held to less than 100 yards of total offense against the No. 2 team in Class AA. Next: Friday vs. Our Lady of Mercy (1-2)

*4. (4) Mount Paran Christian (2-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at King's Ridge Christian (1-2)

*5. (5) Tattnall Square (2-0)

Last week: Beat East Laurens 29-8. Destin Mack rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns, one a 79-yarder, on 15 carries. Next: Friday vs. Pacelli (0-3)

*6. (6) Calvary Day (2-0) 

Last week: Game with Aquinas was postponed until Sept. 22. Next: Friday vs. Montgomery County (2-0)

*7. (9) Athens Academy (3-0)

Last week: Beat Athens Christian 47-0. Payton Bowles scored on runs of 24, 11 and 48 yards. It was the first shutout and largest margin of victory in the 14-game history of the rivalry. Next: Sept. 22 at Towns County (1-2)

*8. (7) Fellowship Christian (2-1)

Last week: Beat Our Lady of Mercy 24-6. Next: Friday at St. Francis (1-1)

*9. (10) Stratford Academy (3-0)

Last week: Beat Atkinson County 58-7. Stratford led 44-0 at halftime. Tyler Jordan rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns. Atkinson was held to 82 rushing yards, 0 passing yards. Next: Sept. 22 at Lincoln County (1-2)

*10. (NR) Aquinas (1-1)

Last week: Game with Calvary Day was postponed until Sept. 22. Next: Friday vs. Mount de Sales (2-1)

Out: No. 8 Darlington (1-2)

Class A (Public)

*1. (1) Clinch County (2-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Irwin County (2-1)

*2. (2) Manchester (3-0)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Jordan (1-2)

*3. (3) Taylor County (3-0)

Last week: Beat Central-Talbotton 57-16. Gunnar Watson was 8-for-11 passing for 157 yards one touchdown. He went over 5,000 passing yards for his career. Star RB Lyn-J Dixon rushed for 37 yards on seven carries but tweaked a knee on the second drive and didn't return. The injury is not believed to be serious. Next: Sept. 22 vs. Macon County (2-1)

*4. (4) Commerce (3-0)

Last week: Beat Lakeview Academy 55-21. Commerce rushed for 453 yards. Tylen Brock scored on an 83-yard run. QB Nate Ray threw TD passes of 76 and 3 yards on his only two attempts. He also scored a touchdown and a conversion. Next: Sept. 22 vs. Athens Christian (1-2)

*5. (5) Irwin County (2-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Clinch County (2-1)

*6. (6) Macon County (2-1)

Last week: Beat Fitzgerald 42-21. Akeevious McLendon rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries. QB Jadarrius Hicks rushed for 109 on 18 and was 12-of-22 passing for 128 yards and three touchdowns. Fitzgerald had beaten Macon County 70-42 last season and led 5-0 in the series. Next: Sept. 22 at Taylor County (3-0)

*7. (7) Mount Zion-Carroll (3-0)

Last week: Beat Coosa 14-0. After a scoreless first half, Mount Zion scored two touchdowns after Coosa turnovers. Mount Zion had beaten Coosa 38-33 in a shootout last season. Next: Friday at North Cobb Christian (1-2)

*8. (8) Turner County (2-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday at Telfair County (1-2)

*9. (10) Emanuel County Institute (2-1)

Last week: Off. Next: Friday vs. Claxton (0-3)

*10. (NR) Charlton County (2-0)

Last week: Game with Savannah Christian was canceled. Next: Friday at Atkinson County (0-3)

Out: No. 9 Lincoln County (1-2)

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