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Who Has the Toughest Schedule?

10/11/2018, 2:15pm EDT
By Kennedy

Leaves starting to fall and temperatures slowly descending means the high school football season is getting close to its final quarter and naturally it's a good time to reflect on the progress of the season. When measuring the progress and success of a program it is always good to assess the strength the team's schedule. Measuring the strength of schedules has become one of the key components of college football teams' likelihood to play in the postseason and it has created conversations in the high school to start comparing their schedules with others in their classification and regions. Included below are the top 10 toughest schedules in each classification in Georgia. This information was gathered from GHSFHA and MaxPreps. Take a look where East Paulding ranks!

 

Tough schedules

One measure of strength of schedule is the won-lost records of opponents. Here are the top 10 teams in each classification based on the opponents' records when not playing the team in question (including out-of-state foes). By this benchmark, West Hall has played the most successful opposing teams of any GHSA school. The Spartans' opponents are 33-7 when not playing West Hall. All seven have winning records, and five are ranked in the top 10 of their respective classifications.

 

Class AAAAAAA

78.1% (25-7) - Marietta

78.1% (25-7) - Hillgrove

76.7% (23-7) - Milton

75.0% (24-8) - East Coweta

74.4% (29-10) - Colquitt County

73.3% (22-8) - Campbell

73.0% (27-10) - Cherokee

71.9% (23-9) - Newnan

70.3% (26-11) - North Gwinnett

69.7% (23-10) - Grayson

 

Class AAAAAA

75.0% (27-9) - Glynn Academy

66.7% (26-13) - Richmond Hill

66.7% (26-13) - Gainesville

65.6% (21-11) - Evans

65.0% (26-14) - Morrow

63.4% (26-15) - Valdosta

62.5% (20-12) - Alcovy

62.5% (25-15) - Northside (WR)

61.8% (21-13) - Allatoona

59.0% (23-16) - Dalton

 

Class AAAAA

78.8% (26-7) - East Paulding

75.8% (25-8) - Chamblee

72.5% (29-11) - Bainbridge

69.7% (23-10) - Columbia

69.2% (27-12) - Statesboro

68.3% (28-13) - Buford

66.7% (26-13) - Cass

64.3% (27-15) - Walnut Grove

63.4% (26-15) - Jones County

63.4% (26-15) - Locust Grove

63.4% (26-15) - Harris County

 

Class AAAA

82.5% (33-7) - West Hall

78.8% (26-7) - White County

75.0% (30-10) - Baldwin

72.7% (24-9) - Blessed Trinity

71.9% (23-9) - Troup

67.6% (25-12) - St Pius

67.5% (27-13) - Cent.(Carroll)

65.9% (27-14) - Upson-Lee

65.6% (21-11) - Luella

65.0% (26-14) - Heritage (Ringgold)

 

Class AAA

67.7% (21-10) - Windsor Forest

67.6% (23-11) - Peach County

66.7% (22-11) - Appling County

65.8% (25-13) - GAC

64.9% (24-13) - Cook

64.5% (20-11) - Tattnall County

64.1% (25-14) - East Hall

62.9% (22-13) - Westminster

62.5% (25-15) - Crisp County

61.8% (21-13) - Franklin County

 

Class AA

69.7% (23-10) - Swainsboro

69.2% (27-12) - Brooks County

69.2% (27-12) - Bleckley Co.

67.5% (27-13) - Thomasville

66.7% (20-10) - Monticello

66.7% (26-13) - Bacon County

65.6% (21-11) - Bryan County

65.0% (26-14) - Dodge County

63.6% (21-12) - East Laurens

62.5% (25-15) - Dublin

 

Class A (Private)

72.7% (24-9) - Stratford Acad.

67.7% (21-10) - Sav. Christian

67.6% (23-11) - Christ. Heritage

67.6% (23-11) - Athens Acad.

65.8% (25-13) - Prince Avenue

65.6% (21-11) - Lakeview Acad.

64.3% (27-15) - Wesleyan

56.3% (18-14) - Pinecrest Acd.

56.1% (23-18) - Trinity Christian

55.9% (19-15) - Darlington

 

Class A (Public)

78.1% (25-7) - Irwin County

77.4% (24-7) - Clinch County

65.8% (25-13) - Marion County

64.5% (20-11) - Lanier County

64.5% (20-11) - Charlton Co.

60.6% (20-13) - Bowdon

60.5% (23-15) - ECI

59.4% (19-13) - Wilkinson Co.

58.1% (18-13) - Randolph-Clay

57.6% (19-14) - Greene County

 

Sources: GHSFHA, MaxPreps

 

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