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
Cherokee1 - 50.166670.613330.418150.39845
Home
Wins/Contests		Away
Wins/Contests		Neutral Site
Wins/Contests		Non-GHSA
Wins/Contests
0 / 31 / 30 / 00 / 0
 
WP =
1.0 * 0 (Home Wins) + 1.0 * 1 (Away Wins)
/
1.0 * 3 (Home Contests) + 1.0 * 3 (Away Contests)
= 0.16667
OWP =
(North Cobb)1 * 0.75000(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Lassiter)1 * 0.80000(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(South Forsyth)1 * 1.00000(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(River Ridge)1 * 0.00000(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Marietta)1 * 0.38000(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Etowah)1 * 0.75000(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) / 6 (GHSA Opponent Count)
= 0.61333
OOWP =
(North Cobb)1 * 0.66600(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Lassiter)1 * 0.28333(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(South Forsyth)1 * 0.26667(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(River Ridge)1 * 0.49167(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Marietta)1 * 0.48125(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Etowah)1 * 0.32000(Times Played * Opponent OWP) / 6 (GHSA Opponent Count)
= 0.41815
PSRF = 0.35 * 0.16667 (WP) + 0.35 * 0.61333 (OWP) + 0.30 * 0.41815 (OOWP) = 0.39845
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 Cobb3 - 13 / 30 / 10 / 00 / 00.750000.66600
Lassiter4 - 12 / 32 / 20 / 00 / 00.800000.28333
South Forsyth5 - 02 / 23 / 30 / 00 / 01.000000.26667
River Ridge0 - 50 / 20 / 30 / 00 / 00.000000.49167
Marietta2 - 30 / 11 / 20 / 01 / 20.380000.48125
Etowah3 - 10 / 13 / 30 / 00 / 00.750000.32000

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
Wins: 1, Losses: 5, 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
Wins: 4, Losses: 1, 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
Wins: 5, Losses: 1, 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
Wins: 6, Losses: 0, 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
Wins: 0, Losses: 6, 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
Wins: 3, Losses: 3, 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
Wins: 4, Losses: 1, Ties: 0