If Douglas County forfeits its three football victories for using ineligible players, there will be a surprise beneficiary — Buford, the No. 1 team in Class 7A, now projected to get a top-8 seed in the playoffs.
Other teams that can expect big changes in their GHSA’s Post Season Rankings finish are East Coweta, Westlake and Douglass, according to the computer Maxwell Ratings projections.
Douglas County, previously picked to be seeded No. 23 in the 32-team 7A bracket, would miss the playoffs for the first time since 2019…