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Weekend Preview: GHSF Daily's 10 Best

Georgia High School Football Daily (www.ghsfdaily.com) named this Friday's matchup between the #2 Athens Academy Spartans and the #3 Prince Avenue Christian School Wolverines a Top 10 Game in the state of Georgia this weekend. Here's the write-up:

Prince Avenue Christian at Athens Academy
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Slaughter Field, Athens
Records, rankings: Prince Avenue Christian is 5-0 overall, 1-0 in Region 8-A South and No. 3 in Class A private; Athens Academy is 4-0, 0-0 and No. 2.
Last meeting: Athens Academy won 32-14 in 2017.
Watch the game: Online at NFHS Network.
Things to know: These two teams have accounted for the past eight titles in Region 8-A. Athens Academy won in 2010, 2012 and 2017, and Prince Avenue Christian won in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Athens Academy broke a five-game losing streak against Prince Avenue last year and ended the Wolverines' 35-game winning streak in regular-season games. Prince Avenue is averaging 50.6 points and 507.5 yards of total offense (285.6 passing, 221.8 rushing) this season. Sophomore QB Brock Vandagriff is 80-of-125 passing for 1,428 yards and 12 touchdowns and is the team's leading rusher with 317 yards and six TDs on 41 carries. Mack Simmons has 33 receptions for 580 yards and six touchdowns, and Christian Parrish (offer from Army) has 349 yards receiving and 127 rushing. Athens Academy has outscored its first four opponents 129-36. QB Palmer Bush is 30-of-42 passing for 573 yards and seven touchdowns. He tied or surpassed his season highs in attempts (12), yards (173) and TDs (two) in a 46-8 victory over Towns County last week. Junior Len'Neth Whitehead (four Division I offers) has rushed for 285 yards and two TDs on 26 carries (11 ypc).

The Entire Top 10:

- Bremen at Callaway
- Centennial at Alpharetta 
- Charlton County at Irwin County
- GAC at North Hall
- Hapeville Charter at Douglass
- Jefferson County at Hephzibah
- Prince Avenue at Athens Academy
- Sequoya at Creekview
- Troup at Sandy Creek
- Ware County at Lowndes 
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Athens Academy is an independent, co-educational school for students in K3 through 12th grade, located on a beautiful 152-acre campus in Northeast Georgia. For over 50 years, Athens Academy has pursued its mission of Excellence with Honor through academics, athletics, fine arts, and service and leadership.