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.


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SchoolRecordWPOWPOOWPPSR
Cherokee2 - 80.200000.498890.483250.38959
Home
Wins/Contests		Away
Wins/Contests		Neutral Site
Wins/Contests		Non-GHSA
Wins/Contests
0 / 52 / 50 / 00 / 0
 
WP =
1.0 * 0 (Home Wins) + 1.0 * 2 (Away Wins)
/
1.0 * 5 (Home Contests) + 1.0 * 5 (Away Contests)
= 0.20000
OWP =
(North Cobb)1 * 0.77778(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Paulding County)1 * 0.44444(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Lassiter)1 * 0.77778(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(South Forsyth)1 * 0.66667(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(River Ridge)1 * 0.00000(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Marietta)1 * 0.54444(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Etowah)1 * 0.44444(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Walton)1 * 0.55556(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Wheeler)1 * 0.00000(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(North Paulding)1 * 0.77778(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) / 10 (GHSA Opponent Count)
= 0.49889
OOWP =
(North Cobb)1 * 0.57556(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Paulding County)1 * 0.44333(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Lassiter)1 * 0.40000(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(South Forsyth)1 * 0.35556(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(River Ridge)1 * 0.43333(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Marietta)1 * 0.54028(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Etowah)1 * 0.44333(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Walton)1 * 0.58778(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Wheeler)1 * 0.52111(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(North Paulding)1 * 0.53222(Times Played * Opponent OWP) / 10 (GHSA Opponent Count)
= 0.48325
PSRF = 0.35 * 0.20000 (WP) + 0.35 * 0.49889 (OWP) + 0.30 * 0.48325 (OOWP) = 0.38959
Opponents (Wins, Contests, WP excludes Cherokee, OWP includes all opponents)
SchoolRecordHome
Wins/Contests		Away
Wins/Contests		Neutral Site
Wins/Contests		Non-GHSA
Wins/Contests		WPOWP
North Cobb7 - 24 / 43 / 50 / 00 / 00.777780.57556
Paulding County4 - 52 / 42 / 50 / 00 / 00.444440.44333
Lassiter7 - 23 / 54 / 40 / 00 / 00.777780.40000
South Forsyth6 - 32 / 44 / 50 / 00 / 00.666670.35556
River Ridge0 - 90 / 40 / 50 / 00 / 00.000000.43333
Marietta5 - 42 / 42 / 30 / 01 / 20.544440.54028
Etowah4 - 51 / 43 / 50 / 00 / 00.444440.44333
Walton5 - 43 / 42 / 40 / 10 / 00.555560.58778
Wheeler0 - 90 / 50 / 40 / 00 / 00.000000.52111
North Paulding7 - 23 / 54 / 40 / 00 / 00.777780.53222

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
9/18 At Etowah 17 - 42  L
10/02 At North Cobb 10 - 42  L
10/09 Walton 18 - 35  L
10/16 At Wheeler 24 - 14  W
10/30 North Paulding 0 - 41  L
11/06 At Paulding County 22 - 42  L
Wins: 2, Losses: 8, Ties: 0
North CobbAAAAAAA
8/21 At Milton 29 - 30  L
8/28 Hillgrove 29 - 15  W
9/03 East Coweta 38 - 27  W
9/18 Paulding County 52 - 0  W
10/02 Cherokee 42 - 10  W
10/09 At North Paulding 19 - 22  L
10/16 At Walton 35 - 28  W
10/23 At Wheeler 56 - 14  W
10/30 Etowah 35 - 21  W
11/06 At Marietta 28 - 19  W
Wins: 8, Losses: 2, Ties: 0
Paulding CountyAAAAAAA
8/21 At South Paulding 27 - 14  W
8/28 At Alexander 26 - 7  W
9/04 Hiram 19 - 14  W
9/11 Etowah 24 - 51  L
9/18 At North Cobb 0 - 52  L
9/25 North Paulding 0 - 24  L
10/09 Wheeler 26 - 7  W
10/16 At Marietta 0 - 42  L
10/30 At Walton 29 - 47  L
11/06 Cherokee 42 - 22  W
Wins: 5, Losses: 5, 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
9/18 At Woodstock 44 - 14  W
10/02 At River Ridge 52 - 14  W
10/09 At Pope 52 - 7  W
10/23 Sequoyah 13 - 49  L
10/30 Creekview 20 - 13  W
11/06 At Rome (BA) 42 - 7  W
Wins: 8, Losses: 2, 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
9/18 Starrs Mill 35 - 14  W
9/24 At Lambert 42 - 35  W
10/09 At Denmark 14 - 28  L
10/16 North Forsyth 31 - 38  L
10/30 West Forsyth 21 - 22  L
11/06 At Forsyth Central 55 - 26  W
Wins: 7, 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
9/11 At Sequoyah 0 - 63  L
9/18 At Pope 40 - 44  L
10/02 Lassiter 14 - 52  L
10/09 Creekview 6 - 20  L
10/23 At Rome (BA) 21 - 38  L
10/30 Kell 0 - 46  L
11/06 At Woodstock 42 - 49  L
Wins: 0, Losses: 10, 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
9/18 North Paulding 28 - 35  L
10/02 At Walton 42 - 56  L
10/09 Etowah 70 - 48  W
10/16 Paulding County 42 - 0  W
10/30 At Wheeler 46 - 14  W
11/06 North Cobb 19 - 28  L
Wins: 6, Losses: 4, Ties: 0
EtowahAAAAAAA
8/21 At Woodstock 36 - 35  W
8/28 At River Ridge 41 - 7  W
9/04 Roswell 17 - 52  L
9/11 At Paulding County 51 - 24  W
9/18 Cherokee 42 - 17  W
10/02 Wheeler 41 - 14  W
10/09 At Marietta 48 - 70  L
10/16 North Paulding 16 - 58  L
10/30 At North Cobb 21 - 35  L
11/06 Walton 28 - 35  L
Wins: 5, Losses: 5, Ties: 0
WaltonAAAAAAA
8/13 Roswell (Neutral) (Mercedes Benz Stadium ) 20 - 32  L
8/28 North Clayton 42 - 7  W
9/04 At North Gwinnett 21 - 34  L
9/11 At North Paulding 7 - 35  L
9/18 At Wheeler 49 - 3  W
10/02 Marietta 56 - 42  W
10/09 At Cherokee 35 - 18  W
10/16 North Cobb 28 - 35  L
10/30 Paulding County 47 - 29  W
11/06 At Etowah 35 - 28  W
Wins: 6, Losses: 4, Ties: 0
WheelerAAAAAAA
8/21 Campbell 24 - 34  L
8/28 At Westlake 10 - 66  L
9/11 Harrison 14 - 44  L
9/18 Walton 3 - 49  L
10/02 At Etowah 14 - 41  L
10/09 At Paulding County 7 - 26  L
10/16 Cherokee 14 - 24  L
10/23 North Cobb 14 - 56  L
10/30 Marietta 14 - 46  L
11/06 At North Paulding 7 - 45  L
Wins: 0, Losses: 10, Ties: 0
North PauldingAAAAAAA
8/21 East Paulding 10 - 33  L
8/28 At South Paulding 34 - 0  W
9/04 Harrison 9 - 12  L
9/11 Walton 35 - 7  W
9/18 At Marietta 35 - 28  W
9/25 At Paulding County 24 - 0  W
10/09 North Cobb 22 - 19  W
10/16 At Etowah 58 - 16  W
10/30 At Cherokee 41 - 0  W
11/06 Wheeler 45 - 7  W
Wins: 8, Losses: 2, Ties: 0