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Football: Area teams move up and down in latest GHSA playoff rankings

By Bo Wilson Sports Editor

North Hall moved up for the second week in the latest Georgia High School Association Class 3A Playoff Rankings released Tuesday morning. 

The Trojans (3-2, .565 PSR) knocked off White County, 35-21, in Cleveland to win their third in a row this season.

Bluff (5-0, .662 PSR) dropped one spot to No. 5 and remains the highest-ranked team in the AccessWDUN coverage area. Harlem (4-0, .737 PSR) jumped Sandy Creek (5-0, .728 PSR) to the top spot in Class 3A.

Jefferson (3-2, .638 PSR) moved up one spot to No. 9. West Hall (4-1, .560 PSR) dropped two spots to No. 19. Lumpkin County (3-2, .537 PSR) moved up to 21. 

In Class 2A, East Jackson (3-2, .517 PSR) is the highest-ranked area team, rising one spot to No. 16.  Morgan County is No. 1 in Class 2A (5-0, .727 PSR)

In Class A Division 1, Rabun County (4-1, .607 PSR) dropped eight spots to 17th. Commerce (2-3, .528 PSR) rose to No. 29. Toombs County (5-0, .721 PSR) is the highest-ranked public school in Class A Division 1. 

The GHSA will use the playoff rankings to seed the playoffs this season in Class A, Division 1 through Class 3A. 

To see the rankings, CLICK HERE.

To view the Friday Game Night composite rankings, CLICK HERE. 

PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULE, September 27
Alcovy at Jackson County*
Cherokee Bluff at Oconee County* -- moved to Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Chestatee at Johnson* -- Saturday at 10 a.m.
Commerce at Elbert County* 
Dawson County at GAC* 
Dixie (SC) at Towns County 
East Forsyth at Flowery Branch* -- Saturday at noon. 
East Hall at Monroe Area* -- Saturday at 11 a.m. 
Gainesville at Johns Creek* -- Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Habersham Central at Winder-Barrow* -- Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
Hebron Christian at East Jackson*
Lanier Christian at Skipstone Academy* 
Lumpkin County at White County* 
Pickens at North Hall* -- Saturday at 12:30 p.m. 
Providence Christian at Rabun County* 
Riverside Prep at Lakeview Academy* 
Union County at LFO* -- Monday at 6 p.m. 
West Hall at Jefferson* -- Saturday, TBD
(Banks County, Buford and North Forsyth are all off)
(* -- denotes region contest)


PREP FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD, September 20
Athens Academy 29, Commerce 28*
Buford 46, Discovery 0*
Butler 26, Towns County 3
Clarke Central 27, Jackson County 11*
East Jackson 45, East Hall 27
Eastside 48, Flowery Branch 12*
Gainesville 50, Lanier 14*
GAC 48, Johnson 0*
Lumpkin County 49, Chestatee 25*
North Hall 35, White County 21*
North Oconee 24, East Forsyth 7*
Pickens 35, Dawson County 23*
Rabun County 31, Banks County 9*
Union County 21, North Murray 0*
West Hall 27, Franklin County 13

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