Atlanta Public Schools Athletics Roundup (Aug. 31 -Sept. 4, 2026): Douglass and Mays Ranked in AJC Top 10

Highlights Around the District:

• Benjamin E. Mays High School (3-0) is the last undefeated APS football team, and is ranked No. 9 in 5A by the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC).
• Despite taking its first loss of the season, Frederick Douglass High School football is No. 6 in the AJC 4A rankings.
• Carver Early College and Booker T. Washington football pick up their first wins of the season.
• Midtown softball and volleyball posted big wins on the week.
• D.M. Therrell volleyball is rolling, sitting at 14-3 on the season!

Photos by: Thomas Scott and Jessica Mynatt

Football Scores Week Three:

No. 9 Mays (3-0) def. Pebblebrook 20-7

Douglas County def. No. 6 Douglass (2-1) 35-24

North Atlanta (2-1) def. Maynard Jackson (1-2) 45-6

Tri-Cities def. Therrell (2-1) 20-8

PCA def. BEST Academy (1-2) 30-6

Carver (1-2) def. Grovetown 9-7

Washington (1-2) def. South Atlanta (1-1) 25-7

Lakeside def. Midtown (0-3) 18-7

Softball Scores:

• Douglass High School (4-7)
  • Sept. 1 vs. Washington L 20-27
  • Sept. 2 @ Mays L 3-18
• Mays Softball (8-5)
  • Sept. 1 @ Banneker W 7-0
  • Sept. 2 vs. Douglass W 18-3
• South Atlanta Softball (6-3)
  • Aug. 31 vs. N. Clayton W 7-0
  • Sept. 1 @ Miller Grove W 20-5
  • Sept. 2 vs. Washington W 16-12
• Booker T. Washington Softball (2-6)
  • Aug. 31 vs. Mundy’s Mill L 9-19
  • Sept. 1 @ Douglass W 27-20
  • Sept. 2 @ S. Atlanta L 12-16
• Carver Early College Softball (8-1)
  • Aug. 31 @ Charles Drew W 7-0
  • Sept. 1 @ McNair W 7-0
  • Sept. 2 vs. Charles Drew W 7-0
  • Sept. 3 vs. Towers W 26-5
• Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy Softball ( 1-8)
  • Aug. 31 @ Whitefield Academy L 0-17
  • Sept. 1 vs. ELCA L 1-26
• Maynard Jackson Softball (8-2)
  • Sept. 1 vs. SW DeKalb L 0-20
• Therrell Softball (5-7)
  • Sept. 1 @ Haralson Co. L 0-13
  • Sept. 3 vs. Temple L 2-19
• North Atlanta Softball (3-14)
  • Sept. 1 @ Harrison L 0-12
  • Sept. 2 @ Holy Innocents L 0-19
  • Sept. 3 vs. Hillgrove L 4-16
• Midtown Softball (9-2)
  • Aug. 31 vs. Druid Hills 0-0 FF
  • Sept. 1 vs. Meadowcreek W 7-0
  • Sept. 3 @ Lakeside W 14-0

Volleyball Scores:

• Douglass High School (1-13)
  • Sept. 3 vs. Carver L 1-2
• Mays (2-12)
  • Sept. 1 vs. Jackson L 0-2
  • Sept. 3 @ Therrell L 0-2
• South Atlanta (4-9)
  • Sept. 1 vs. KIPP L 0-2
  • Sept. 1 vs. Hapeville Charter L 1-2
  • Sept. 3 vs. CSK L 0-2
  • Sept 3. vs. Banneker L 0-2
• Booker T. Washington (0-17)
  • Sept. 1 vs. CSK L 0-2
  • Sept. 1 vs. Galloway L 0-2
• Carver Early College (4-4)
  • Sept. 3 @ Douglass W 2-1
• Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy ( 5-15)
  • Sept. 1 vs. Washington W 2-0
  • Sept. 1 vs. Galloway L 0-2
  • Sept 3. @ S. Atlanta W 2-0
  • Sept 3. @ Banneker L 0-2
• Maynard Jackson (14-8)
  • Sept. 1 @ Lithonia W 2-0
  • Sept. 1 @ Mays W 2-0
• Therrell (13-3)
  • Sept. 3 vs. Mays W 2-0
  • Sept. 3 vs. Salem W 2-0
• North Atlanta (9-11)
  • Sept. 1 vs. Kennesaw Mountain L 1-2
  • Sept. 1 vs. Hillgrove L 1-2
  • Sept. 3 @ Pace Academy W 2-0
  • Sept. 3 vs. Alpharetta L 0-2
• Midtown (6-6)
  • Sept. 1 @ Lovett L 0-3
  • Sept. 2 @ Paideia W 2-0