Georgia High School Football Associated Press Pre-season Rankings

Here is the Associated Press Pre-season High School Football Rankings in Georgia.

Class AAAAA

1. Lowndes (8) 89
2. Brookwood 78
3. Camden County (1) 72
4. Parkview 50
5. Stephenson 49
6. Valdosta 34
7. Kell 22
8. Warner Robins 18
9. McEachern 12
9. Central Gwinnett
10. Colquitt County 8

Others receiving votes: Roswell, Walton, Tift County, Norcross, East Coweta, Newnan, Marietta.

Class AAAA

1. Statesboro (8) 85
2. Northside-Warner Robins 70
3. Griffin 56
4. Marist 46
5. ROME 37
6. Thomas County Central 36
7. Dacula (1) 35
8. Dalton 22
9. Tucker 21
10. Starrr's Mill 20

Others receiving votes: Ware County, Lee County, Southwest DeKalb, Douglas County, Baldwin, Cherokee, Upson-Lee, Winder-Barrow, Westside-Macon.

Class AAA

1. Peach County (9) 90
2. Shaw 72
3. Dougherty 71
4. LaGrange 69
5. Gainesville 46
6. Stephens County 44
7. Hart County 22
8. Caretersville 19
9. Flowery Branch 15
10. Thomson 12

Others receiving votes: Thomson, Grady, Carrollton, Washington County, Westlake, Troup, Cairo.

Class AA

1. Charlton County (7) 88
2. Greene County 72
3. CALHOUN 66
4. Buford 58
5. Fitzgerald 42
6. Cook 38
7. Greater Atlanta Christian (2) 38
8. Dublin 33
9. Macon County 19
10. Darlington 14
Others receiving votes: McIntosh County Academy, Brooks County, Randolph-Clay, Washington-Wilkes, Lovett, Vidalia, Morgan County, Swainsboro.

Class A

1. Lincoln County (9) 90
2. Bowdon 72
3. Johnson County 65
4. Hawkinsville 56
5. Bremen 50
6. Twiggs County 45
7. Savannah Country Day 40
8. Clinch County 31
9. Turner County 7
10. Landmark Christian 5

Others receiving votes: Commerce, Portal, Gordon-Lee, Social Circle, Jefferson, Seminole County.

Georgia High School Football Schedule Week 1

Hiram at Alexander
North Forsyth at Alpharetta
Winder-Barrow at Apalachee
Lakeside-Evans at Aquinas
Oglethorpe County at Athens Academy
Pierce County at Atkinson County Atkinson County
Brantley County at Bacon County
Washington County at Baldwin
Stephenson at Banneker
Savannah at Beach
Luella at Berkmar
Jones County at Bleckley County
Heard County at Bremen
Whitefield Academy at Brookstone
Ware County at Brunswick
East Coweta at Buford
Jefferson County at Burke County
Laney at Butler
Osborne at Cairo
Central-Talbotton at Calhoun County
Savannah Christian at Calvary Day
Douglas County at Carrollton
Spencer at Carver-Columbus
Southeast Whitfield at Cass Cass
Southwest DeKalb at Cedar Grove
Oconee County at Cedar Shoals
Pepperell at Cedartown
Westside-Macon at Central-Macon
Murphy, NC at Chattahoochee
Darlington at Chattooga
West Hall at Chestatee
Blessed Trinity at Clarkston
Tattnall County at Claxton
Charlton County at Clinch County
Marist at Columbia
Hardaway at Columbus
Colquitt County at Cook
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe at Coosa
Redan at Creekside
Our Lady of Mercy at Creekview
Callaway at Cross Keys
Central Gwinnett at Dacula
Calhoun at Dalton
Wesleyan at Dawson County
Crisp County at Dooly County
West Laurens at Dublin
Southside at Dunwoody
Stockbridge at Eagle's Landing
Athens Christian at Eagle's Landing Christian
Bainbridge at Early County
Gainesville at East Hall
Paulding County at East Paulding
Newton at Eastside
Crescent, SC at Elbert County
Metter at Emanuel County Institute
Holy Innocents at Ensworth, TN
Sequoyah at Etowah
Harlem at Evans
Gilmer at Fannin County
Mt. Zion-Jonesboro at Fayette County
Irwin County at Fitzgerald
Milton at Forsyth Central
Madison County at Franklin County
Greene County at Glenn Hills
Adairsville at Gordon Central
Model at Gordon Lee
Collins Hill at Grayson
Mary Persons at Greater Atlanta Christian
Manchester at Greenville
Lithia Springs at Griffin
Alcovy at Habersham Central
LaGrange at Harris County
Lowndes at Harrison
Clarke Central at Hart County
Perry at Hawkinsville
Dutchtown at Henry County
Cross Creek at Hephzibah
Northside-Warner Robins at Houston County
Union Grove at Jackson
Banks County at Jackson County
Johnson-Gainesville at Jefferson
Bluffton, SC at Jenkins
East Laurens at Johnson County
Trion at LaFayette
Albany at Lanier County
McIntosh County Academy at Liberty County
McCormick, SC at Lincoln County
Towers at Lithonia
Monroe Area at Loganville
Savannah Country Day at Long County
Sprayberry at Lovejoy
Pickens at Lumpkin County
Peach County at Macon County
Coffee at Madison, FL
Lassiter at Marietta
Chattahoochee County at Marion County
M.L. King at McNair
Lamar County at Meadowcreek
Jeff Davis at Montgomery County
Portal at Morgan County
Walker at Mt. Pisgah Christian
Ranburne, AL at Mt. Zion-Carroll
Riverdale at Mundy's Mill
Whitewater at Newnan
Duluth at Norcross
Carver-Atlanta at North Atlanta
Kell at North Cobb
Ola at North Oconee
St. Pius X at North Springs
Central-Carroll at Northgate
Mill Creek at Northview
Murray County at Northwest Whitfield
Bowdon at Pacelli Catholic
Woodstock at Pebblebrook
Mitchell-Baker at Pelham
Spalding at Pike County
Kennesaw Mountain at Pope
Fellowship Christian at Prince Avenue Christian
Wilkinson County at Putnam County
Commerce at Rabun County
Effingham County at Richmond Academy
Bryan County at Richmond Hill
Armuchee at Ridgeland
Landmark Christian at Ringgold
Hancock Central at Rockdale County
Haralson County at Rockmart
Decatur at Rome
Thomson at Salem
McIntosh at Sandy Creek
Glascock County at Schley County
Berrien at Seminole County
Peachtree Ridge at Shiloh
Monticello at Social Circle
South Paulding at Sonoraville
Centennial at South Cobb
Groves at South Effingham
South Forsyth at South Gwinnett
Rutland at Southwest-Macon
Screven County at Statesboro
Seneca, SC at Stephens County
Randolph-Clay at Stewart-Quitman
Johnson-Savannah at Swainsboro
Crawford County at Taylor County
Dodge County at Telfair County
Hillgrove at Temple
Monroe at Terrell County
Riverwood at Therrell
Thomas County Central at Thomasville
Brooks County at Tift County
Southeast Bulloch at Toombs County
Andrews, NC at Towns County
Westlake at Tri-Cities
Shaw at Troup
Miller Grove at Tucker
Georgia Military College at Twiggs County
Jonesboro at Upson-Lee
Jordan, Utah at Valdosta
Treutlen at Vidalia
Chapel Hill at Villa Rica
North Gwinnett at Walton
Mays at Washington
Warren County at Washington-Wilkes
Appling County at Wayne County
Lovett at Westminster
Lee County at Westover
Greenbrier at Westside-Augusta
Campbell at Wheeler
Jenkins County at Wheeler County
Flowery Branch at White County
Miller County at Wilcox County
Cartersville at Woodland
Heritage at Woodward Academy
Turner County at Worth County

Top Prospects in Georgia

National Letter of Intent Signing Day doesn't roll around until February, but that doesn't mean that high school seniors can't make their verbal commitments. So far, 16 of the state's 50 top players have given their word to college coaches in the southeast....but that can all change over the next seven months.

For now, here's a look at the players who have made their decision...at least verbally:

Georgia Recuits (verbal commitments)

OL- Clint Boling (6-5, 261) Chattahoochee HS
DE- Justin Houston (6-3, 228) Statesboro HS
DB- John Knox (6-2, 191) Statesboro HS
DE- Conrad Obi (6-4, 240) Grayson HS
OL- Tanner Strickland (6-4, 315) Berrien County HS

Georgia Tech Recuits (verbal commitments)

LB- Kyle Jackson (6-0, 225) Union Grove HS
LB- Brad Jefferson (6-2, 205) Johnson County HS

Alabama Recruits (verbal commitments)

LB- Jennings Hester (6-3, 222) Marist HS

Auburn Recruits (verbal commitments)

DB- Dequan Bembry (5-10, 175) Hawkinsville HS
RB- John Douglas (6-1, 235) Aquinas HS
TE- Bailey Woods (6-4, 222) Walton HS

Clemson Recruits (verbal commitments)

DE- Rennie Moore, Jr. (6-5, 260) Camden County HS

Mississippi Recruits (verbal commitments)

DT- Ted Laurent (6-2, 312) Gainesville HS has committed to Mississippi

South Carolina (verbal commitments)

DB- Addison Williams (5-9, 169) Westlake HS

Vanderbilt (verbal commitments)

WR- Udom Umoh (5-10, 168) Peach County

Virgina Tech (verbal commitments)

TE- Brandon Barden (6-5, 211) Lincolon County HS)

Loganville Spring Practice

The Georgia High School Football Huddle continues to provide fans with spring practice stories. Today you can check out how things went for Loganville thanks to the Walton Tribune. To read the story, please click on our headline "Loganville Spring Practice.

Portal Spring Practice

The Georgia High School Football Huddle is getting fans ready for the 2006 high school football season by providing stories from states around the country that allow spring practice. Portal ended its spring practices earlier this month, and today you can check-out how it went from the Statesboro Herald. You can check out the story by clicking on The Georgia High School Football Huddle headline "Portal Spring Practice".

Crisp County Hires Walburn To Take Over Football Program

Tommy Walburn fixed the Troup County High School football program in five years, now he's going to try to do the same thing at Crisp County. Walburn will have a dual role as Crisp County as he will also serve as the school's athletic director. In five years at Troup, he led the Tigers to a 43-17 mark with five post-season wins including a berth in the 4A GHSA state semifinals in his first year in 2001.

To read more about Walburn career at Troup and why he's moving to Crisp in the Valley Times-News, please click on The High School Football Huddle's headline, "Crisp County Hires Walburn To Take Over Football Program".

Lakeview Academy Football Program Names First Head Coach

Matthew Kuhn has been hired to start the new Lakeview Academy football program. It will be five years before Lakeview takes the varsity field. To read more from accessnorthga.com, please click The High School Football Huddle headline "Lakeview Academy Football Program Names First Head Coach".