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North Gwinnett Ranked No. 5 in AAAAAA

The Bulldogs are the only Suwanee team in the Top 10.

Updated Aug. 28

last-second victory Saturday (Aug. 25) over Colquitt County has propelled the Bulldogs into the state's elite early in the season.

North is ranked No. 5 in the first statewide AAAAAA poll by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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to slip by Colquitt in a rematch of last season's playoff game, which was won by Colquitt. Also, North lost in the Kell Classic in 2011.

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No other Suwanee teams are ranked. Grayson, ranked No. 1, is the only other Gwinnett team in the Top 10.

This Saturday, Sept. 1, North hosts AC Flora of South Carolina in the National High School Gridiron Challenge.

The AJC poll:

CLASS AAAAAA

1. Grayson (1-0)
2. Camden County (1-0)
3. Walton (1-0)
4. Lassiter (0-0)
5. North Gwinnett (1-0)
6. Lowndes (0-0)
7. Colquitt County (0-1)
8. Lovejoy (0-0)
9. Alpharetta (0-0)
10. Valdosta (0-0)


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