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 - 60.250000.462500.484700.39479
Home
Wins/Contests		Away
Wins/Contests		Neutral Site
Wins/Contests		Non-GHSA
Wins/Contests
0 / 42 / 40 / 00 / 0
 
WP =
1.0 * 0 (Home Wins) + 1.0 * 2 (Away Wins)
/
1.0 * 4 (Home Contests) + 1.0 * 4 (Away Contests)
= 0.25000
OWP =
(North Cobb)1 * 0.71429(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Lassiter)1 * 0.71429(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(South Forsyth)1 * 0.71429(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(River Ridge)1 * 0.00000(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Marietta)1 * 0.55714(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Etowah)1 * 0.57143(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Walton)1 * 0.42857(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) +
(Wheeler)1 * 0.00000(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Cherokee) / 8 (GHSA Opponent Count)
= 0.46250
OOWP =
(North Cobb)1 * 0.55625(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Lassiter)1 * 0.37351(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(South Forsyth)1 * 0.39137(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(River Ridge)1 * 0.48725(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Marietta)1 * 0.59286(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Etowah)1 * 0.39554(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Walton)1 * 0.59197(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Wheeler)1 * 0.48884(Times Played * Opponent OWP) / 8 (GHSA Opponent Count)
= 0.48470
PSRF = 0.35 * 0.25000 (WP) + 0.35 * 0.46250 (OWP) + 0.30 * 0.4847 (OOWP) = 0.39479
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 Cobb5 - 23 / 32 / 40 / 00 / 00.714290.55625
Lassiter5 - 22 / 43 / 30 / 00 / 00.714290.37351
South Forsyth5 - 22 / 33 / 40 / 00 / 00.714290.39137
River Ridge0 - 60 / 30 / 30 / 00 / 00.000000.48725
Marietta4 - 32 / 31 / 20 / 01 / 20.557140.59286
Etowah4 - 31 / 33 / 40 / 00 / 00.571430.39554
Walton3 - 42 / 31 / 30 / 10 / 00.428570.59197
Wheeler0 - 70 / 40 / 30 / 00 / 00.000000.48884

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
Wins: 2, Losses: 6, 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
Wins: 6, Losses: 2, 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
Wins: 6, 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
Wins: 6, Losses: 2, 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
Wins: 0, Losses: 7, 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
Wins: 5, 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
10/02 Wheeler 41 - 14  W
10/09 At Marietta 48 - 70  L
10/16 North Paulding 16 - 58  L
Wins: 5, Losses: 3, 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
Wins: 4, 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
Wins: 0, Losses: 8, Ties: 0