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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Take Ten: Top Georgia high schools for girls and boys basketball
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Some schools are football schools. Some schools focus on basketball. And some are ridiculously successful at something specific … like girls tennis. Yes, we’re looking at you, Walton.
We at Take Ten enjoyed our holiday break but wanted to get back into the swing of things with schools that know how to run girls and boys basketball programs — at the same time.
Historically, we wouldn’t even know where to begin. We’ll save that question for a later date, following some research. But if you take a look at this season, you’ll see some programs that are making it work for both teams.
Here are our top 10 schools that are finding success on the court with the boys and girls programs:
10: Greater Atlanta Christian — The Spartans boys (10-3) are unbeaten in Class AA, and the girls (8-5) haven’t lost in region play.
9: Campbell — The girls side (12-1) gets most of the accolades here with 11 consecutive victories to open the season. The gentlemen Spartans (10-4) did win 10 in a row at one point.
8: Redan — The girls team is undefeated at 8-0. The Raiders boys team is 7-4 behind coach Dalton Greene.
7: Cherokee — Alabama commitment Shawn Kemp Jr. makes the Warriors (9-5) an interesting team to watch. The girls (10-3) are making noise in Region 5-AAAAA play.
6: Franklin County — The boys (11-3) are rolling along in Class AAA, but the girls have been nothing but dominant with a 13-1 record and six consecutive victories.
5: Wesleyan — Last season, we would have had the Wolves program No. 1. Both teams won titles. This year, Jan Azar’s team (13-3) has been nationally ranked and continues to dominate despite Class A status. The boys (11-5) are working to get back to the top once again.
4: Marist — The War Eagles (11-1) are cooking behind coach Greg McClaire, winning 11 in a row. The girls are 12-2 and have not lost to a Georgia team.
3: Westlake — Tamika Willis has the Lady Lions (11-1) undefeated in the state. Coach Darron Rogers has the boys (10-5) in contention in Region 4-AAAAA.
2: McEachern — Point guard Trae Golden makes the Indians (11-1) one of the top teams in the state, while Lady Indians forward Kyra Crosby could guide her team to a Region 5-AAAAA title.
1: Norcross — The boys team (10-1) has won three consecutive state titles and looks to have a lead on No. 4. The Lady Blue Devils (10-4) have Angie Hembree walking the sidelines and are legitimate contenders in Class AAAAA.
Go on. Take Ten. Which programs do you think are doing it right? Who has the best (overall) quality boys and girls basketball programs? Did we miss someone or are we just idiots? Let us know. Here’s your chance to voice your opinion.
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