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Monday, January 7, 2008
AJC ranks boys top 10
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The 2007 portion of the season has been completed and a lot of the usual suspects are among the elite teams in the state. There were some first-half surprises on the boys’ side — Blessed Trinity, Douglass, Avondale, Dacula and Greater Atlanta Christian. As the second half of the second begins, we offer our all-class rankings. The Georgia Sportswriters Association rankings will be out later this week.
For now, here is the AJC’s all-class boys top 10:
1: Norcross — Hasn’t lost to a Georgia team since last February, and doesn’t appear it will anytime soon.
2: Columbia — Played well in the Arby’s Classic and Travis Leslie might be the most exciting player in the state.
3: Wheeler — Dequan Jones is quickly becoming a player of the year candidate. Wildcats continue to click after losing starting point guard before the season.
4: Westlake — Norcross is only Georgia team to beat them. Oklahoma signee Raymond Willis has really blended with a good returning nucleus.
5: Savannah — Might be the class of the hotbed Savannah area. Seeking first title since 1998.
6: Centennial — Only in-state loss was to powerhouse Wheeler (93-64) early last month. Junior Lorenzo Brown is among best in the state.
7: Miller Grove — The still growing program has one of the state’s best point guards, Mfon Udofia, and Sharman White is a up-and-coming coach.
8: South Atlanta — Junior Derrick Favors finally might have a supporting cast that can get a championship.
9: Marietta — Blue Devils have seemed to recover from two early season losses. A big victory against McEachern on Saturday was impressive.
10: Whitefield Academy — When this team plays to its full potential, it could be in the top five in the state regardless of classification.
Off the court: Beach’s chances of contending took a big blow last week when all-state guard James Fields transferred to nearby Urban Christian, a non-GHSA school. Fields, a Georgia State signee, cited academics reasons for the transfer. At Urban, he will be in the backcourt with Cincinnati signee Cashmere Wright, one of the top point guards in the state.
Milestone: With Randolph-Clay’s 79-73 victory against defending Class A champion Wilkinson County on Dec. 22, Red Devils coach Joe Williams got his 1,000 victory. Randolph-Clay is 15-0.
Post up: How’s your favorite team doing? Who should or shouldn’t be in the top 10? Talk hoops here.
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