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Little change for local teams in football top 10
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View Times sports editor Brent Holloway's ballot.

After a few teams around the state opened their seasons on Friday, their was little change in the Associated Press Georgia High School football polls.

Gainesville and North Hall held onto their spots at No. 7 and 10 in Class AAA, respectively; Buford remained No. 1 in Class AA; Flowery Branch (Class AAAA), White County (Class AAA) and Jefferson (Class AA) each received votes but did not crack the top 10.

The biggest shift came in Class AAAAA, where last week's No. 4, Colquitt County slid to No. 10 after losing to Class AA Cook. As a result of the win, Cook made its first appearance in the poll, coming in at No. 7.

The vast majority of high school teams in Georgia open their seasons Friday night.

Buford and Gainesville will meet at City Park in one of the area's marquee matchups, while Flowery Branch opens its season at Madison County, and White County travels to East Jackson. North Hall is opens its season Sept. 3 against Jefferson.

Georgia Prep Football Poll

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Georgia high school football polls of the 2010 season with first-place votes in parentheses, win-loss records, and total points:

Class AAAAA

Record Pts
1. Camden County (8) 0-0 98
2. Lowndes (2) 1-0 90
3. North Gwinnett 1-0 72
4. Newnan 0-0 63
5. Peachtree Ridge 1-0 62
6. Stephenson 0-0 45
7. Valdosta 0-0 28
8. McEachern 0-1 16
9. Roswell 0-0 14
10. Colquitt County 0-1 12
Others receiving votes: Brookwood 11, Etowah 10, Central Gwinnett 8, Grayson 7, Woodstock 5, South Gwinnett 4, MLK Jr. 3, Kennesaw Mountain 1, Hillgrove 1.

Class AAAA

Record Pts
1. Northside-Warner Robins (9) 0-0 99
2. Griffin 0-0 88
3. Clarke Central (1) 0-0 74
4. Tucker 0-0 66
5. Thomas County Central 0-0 59
6. Marist 0-0 48
7. Rockdale County 0-0 30
8. Warner Robins 0-0 29
9. Kell 1-0 26
10. Apalachee 0-0 7
Others receiving votes: Southwest Dekalb 6, Hiram 4, Brunswick 3, Lakeside-Evans 3, North Clayton 3, Loganville 2, Flowery Branch 2, Sprayberry 1.

Class AAA

Record Pts
1. Sandy Creek (8) 0-0 98
2. Peach County (2) 0-0 89
3. Cairo 0-0 72
4. Washington County 0-0 66
5. Westside-Macon 0-0 56
(tie) St. Pius X 0-0 56
7. Gainesville 0-0 34
8. Baldwin 0-0 26
9. Eastside 0-0 18
10. North Hall 0-0 16
Others receiving votes: Carrollton 7, Grady 4, LaGrange 3, Ridgeland 2, Burke County 2, White County 1.

Class AA

Record Pts
1. Buford (8) 0-0 98
2. Carver-Columbus (2) 0-0 88
3. Fitzgerald 1-0 76
4. Calhoun 0-0 69
5. Thomasville 1-0 45
6. Dublin 0-0 41
7. Cook 1-0 40
8. Westminster 0-0 30
9. Lovett 0-1 18
10. Hart County 0-0 17
Others receiving votes: Jefferson County 16, Callaway 5, Pepperell 2, Jefferson 2, Swainsboro 2, Brooks County 1.

Class A

Record Pts
1. Wilcox County (6) 0-0 95
2. Charlton County (4) 0-0 91
3. Wesleyan 0-0 81
4. Lincoln County 0-0 60
5. Clinch County 0-0 59
6. Savannah Christian Prep. 0-0 50
7. Emanuel County Institute 0-0 35
8. Twiggs County 1-0 23
9. Eagle's Landing 0-0 22
10. Bowdon 0-0 7
Others receiving votes: Greenville 5, Darlington 5, Wilkinson County 4, Holy Innocents' 4, Johnson County 3, Warren County 2, George Walton 2, Whitefield Academy 1, Bremen 1.

All Associated Press members in Georgia are eligible to participate in the high school football poll. Those who voted for this week's poll are: Augusta Chronicle, Augusta; Brunswick News, Brunswick; Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus; Rockdale Citizen, Conyers; Daily Citizen, Dalton; Times, Gainesville; Gwinnett Daily Post, Lawrenceville; Telegraph, Macon; Rome News-Tribune, Rome; Valdosta Daily Times, Valdosta.

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