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Archer Tigers, Grayson Rams Ranked in Preseason Football Top 10
That means competition in Region 8 may be even more fierce in 2015.
Two Grayson-area area high schools are listed among the top 10 football teams in Class 6A, according to state rankings released this week.
The Archer Tigers, who reached the classification’s finals last season, are ranked No. 1 in the 2015 preseason rankings by Georgia High School Football Daily.
The Tigers’ chances this season are bolstered by a roster with seven players rated as three-star recruits or better, including Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 defensive back Dylan Singleton, according to GHSF Daily.
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The Grayson Rams, who play in the same region as Archer, are ranked No. 4. The Rams lost in the second round last year after finishing third in Region 8. Grayson won the 2011 large-school title.
Four other Gwinnett teams were ranked: Class 6A -- Peachtree Ridge, No. 6; North Gwinnett, No. 7. Class 4A -- Buford, No. 1. Class 2A -- Greater Atlanta Christian, No. 3.
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Archer opens the 2015 season Friday against North Paulding in the Corky Kell Classic (at McEachern High); Grayson opens Aug. 28 at Gainesville.
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