2026 GHSA Football Schedule - Explain Ranking - Cherokee

PSR position does not guarantee placement in post-season competition. Teams failing to complete the minimum number of games/matches will be ineligible for post-season play. Region winners are guaranteed first round placement regardless of PSR position.

Return to Rankings

School	Record	WP	OWP	OOWP	PSR
Cherokee	1 - 3	0.25000	0.57500	0.42084	0.41500

Home
Wins/Contests

Away
Wins/Contests

Neutral Site
Wins/Contests

Non-GHSA
Wins/Contests

0 / 3

1 / 1

0 / 0

WP =
1.0 * 0 (Home Wins) + 1.0 * 1 (Away Wins)
/
1.0 * 3 (Home Contests) + 1.0 * 1 (Away Contests)
= 0.25000

OWP =
(River Ridge) 1 * 0.00000 (Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(South Forsyth) 1 * 1.00000 (Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Lassiter) 1 * 0.66667 (Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Marietta) 1 * 0.63333 (Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) / 4 (GHSA Opponent Count)
= 0.57500

OOWP =
(River Ridge) 1 * 0.16667 (Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(South Forsyth) 1 * 0.41667 (Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Lassiter) 1 * 0.45833 (Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Marietta) 1 * 0.64167 (Times Played * Opponent OWP) / 4 (GHSA Opponent Count)
= 0.42084

PSRF = 0.35 * 0.25000 (WP) + 0.35 * 0.57500 (OWP) + 0.30 * 0.42084 (OOWP) = 0.41500

Opponents (Wins, Contests, WP excludes Cherokee, OWP includes all opponents)
School	Record	Home Wins/Contests	Away Wins/Contests	Neutral Site Wins/Contests	Non-GHSA Wins/Contests	WP	OWP
River Ridge	0 - 2	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	0.00000	0.16667
South Forsyth	3 - 0	1 / 1	2 / 2	0 / 0	0 / 0	1.00000	0.41667
Lassiter	2 - 1	2 / 3	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0.66667	0.45833
Marietta	2 - 1	0 / 0	1 / 1	0 / 0	1 / 2	0.63333	0.64167

Contests

CherokeeAAAAAAA
8/21	Lassiter	14 - 35	L
8/28	South Forsyth	14 - 28	L
9/04	At River Ridge	36 - 19	W
9/11	Marietta	7 - 49	L
Wins: 1, Losses: 3, Ties: 0

River RidgeAAAAAA
8/21	At Sprayberry	20 - 48	L
8/28	Etowah	7 - 41	L
9/04	Cherokee	19 - 36	L
Wins: 0, Losses: 3, Ties: 0

South ForsythAAAAAAA
8/21	At Duluth	31 - 28	W
8/28	At Cherokee	28 - 14	W
9/04	At Allatoona	35 - 31	W
9/11	Centennial	28 - 20	W
Wins: 4, Losses: 0, Ties: 0

LassiterAAAAAA
8/21	At Cherokee	35 - 14	W
8/28	Allatoona	52 - 14	W
9/04	Apalachee	48 - 6	W
9/11	Kell	28 - 34	L
Wins: 3, Losses: 1, Ties: 0

MariettaAAAAAAA
8/20	At NFL Academy (Non-GHSA)	24 - 44	L
8/28	St. Cloud HS (Non-GHSA)	42 - 7	W
9/04	At McEachern	21 - 19	W
9/11	At Cherokee	49 - 7	W
Wins: 3, Losses: 1, Ties: 0

Search form

2026 GHSA Football Schedule - Explain Ranking - Cherokee