13 GHSA teams are unbeaten but unranked after Week 5

Unbeaten but unranked

Thirteen GHSA teams are unbeaten but unranked, and a handful of them will have big opportunities this week.

Richmond Academy, 4-0 for the first time since 2018, will play at home against No. 4 Benedictine in Class 5A.

Berrien, 4-0 for the first time since 1992, will play at home against No. 4 Thomasville in a Class 2A game.

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Model, 4-0 for the first time since 2016, will play at No. 6 Bremen in a Class 2A game.

LaFayette and Murray County, both 4-0, are playing each other in Chatsworth.

Murray County is 4-0 for the first time since 2001, also the last time the Indians were ranked. Their most recent 5-0 start came in 2000.

LaFayette is 4-0 for the first time since 1991, also the most recent time the Ramblers were ranked. They are seeking to become 5-0 for the first time since 1986.

Here are the 13:

ACE Charter

Berrien

East Paulding

LaFayette

Model

Murray County

Peachtree Ridge

Richmond Academy

Richmond Hill

Ringgold

South Effingham

South Forsyth

Whitewater

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