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High school football: 3 exit and 4 enter the ranks
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ATLANTA — The only changes in this week's Associated Press high school football poll involves a few teams leaving, a few more entering, and a little shuffling with No. 4 Dublin leading the way in Class AA moving up two positions.

No. 5 Appling County, No. 7 Charlton County, and No. 8 Jefferson each advanced on slot while No. 9 Henry County enters the rankings taking Jefferson County's place after they lost to unranked East Laurens 35-7. The top three remain with Buford on top.

Class AAAA sees No. 6 Mays, No. 7 Tucker, and No. 8 Rome moving up one with No. 9 Sequoyah entering the poll after Chamblee's second loss and exit. The top five remain unchanged with Westside-Macon the unanimous No. 1.

Class AAA welcomes No. 10 Jackson and says goodbye to Peach County marking the only movement in the league's rankings. Gainesville holds at No. 6.

Kell enters the rankings while Coffee County falls to positions as both share the No. 10 slot in Class AAAAA. No. 9 East Paulding notches up one with Walton technically falling one and taking sole possession of No. 4 after sharing No. 3 with Newnan last week. Lowndes and Camden County continues and Nos. 1 and 2, respectively.

No. 4 Brookstone and No. 5 Clinch County flip-flop represents the only change the in Class A rankings.

The Georgia high school Top 10

The Associated Press Georgia high school football poll with first-place votes in parentheses, record, total points, and position last week at right.

Class AAAAA

1. Lowndes (7) 7-0 70 1

2. Camden County 6-0 63 2

3. Newnan 6-0 55 3

4. Walton 6-0 45 4

5. Northside-Warner Robins 6-1 37 5

6. Grayson 7-0 36 6

7. Harrison 6-0 29 7

8. North Gwinnett 5-1 23 9

9. East Paulding 6-0 14 10

10. Kell 5-1 4

tie Coffee County 6-1 4 8

Others receiving votes: Lassiter 3, Collins Hill 2.

Class AAAA

1. Westside-Macon (8) 7-0 80 1

2. Statesboro 7-0 69 2

3. Sandy Creek 6-0 66 3

4. Marist 6-1 56 4

5. Thomas County Central 5-1 49 5

6. Mays 6-0 37 7

7. Tucker 5-1 31 8

8. Rome 6-1 27 9

9. Sequoyah 5-1 10

10. Dalton 6-1 7 10

Others receiving votes: Evans 3, Chamblee 3, Northwest Whitfield 2.

Class AAA

1. Cairo (8) 6-0 80 1

2. Baldwin 6-0 72 2

3. St. Pius X 6-0 61 3

4. Dunwoody 6-0 57 4

5. LaGrange 5-1 46 5

6. Gainesville 7-0 41 6

7. Washington County 6-0 32 7

8. Carrollton 6-1 22 8

9. Carver-Columbus 4-2 18 9

10. Jackson 7-0 8

Others receiving votes: Crisp County 1, Flowery Branch 1, Peach County 1.

Class AA

1. Buford (7) 6-0 79 1

2. Fitzgerald (1) 6-0 72 2

3. Pepperell 6-0 65 3

4. Dublin 6-1 50 5

5. Appling County 6-0 48 6

6. McIntosh County Academy 6-0 41 6

7. Charlton County 5-1 30 8

8. Jefferson 6-0 16 9

9. Henry County 5-1 8

10. Westminster 5-1 7 10

Others receiving votes: Sonoraville 6, Jefferson County 5, Callaway 4, Brooks County 4, East Laurens 3, Calhoun 1, Pike County 1.

Class A

1. Emanuel County Institute (8) 6-0 80 1

2. Wilcox County 6-0 72 2

3. Athens Academy 6-0 64 3

4. Brookstone 6-0 50 5

5. Clinch County 6-1 49 4

6. Lincoln County 5-1 38 6

7. Bowdon 6-0 31 7

8. Miller County 6-0 29 8

9. Turner County 6-1 9 9

tie Johnson County 7-0 9 10

Others receiving votes: Whitefield Academy 5, Bremen 3, Savannah Christian Prep. 1.

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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: The Albany Herald; The Rockdale Citizen; The Daily Citizen, Dalton; The Times, Gainesville; Gwinnett Daily Post; Marietta Daily Journal; Rome News-Tribune; The Valdosta Daily Times.

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