Basketball rankings: Lakeside-Evans, Fayette County ascend to No. 1

Lakeside (16-2) has lost to out-of-state opponents North Augusta of South Carolina and Camel Christian of North Carolina. Evans (17-1) had been undefeated.

In AAAAA, previous No. 1 Buford (15-2) suffered a stunning upset to unranked Loganville, which entered just 8-8 overall and 1-3 in Region 8. Buford had lost previously only to Camel Christian, the No. 2 overall team in North Carolina according to MaxPreps. Loganville’s Jamar Moore had 16 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots in the 59-54 victory in Buford’s gym.

Fayette County (16-2) moves into the No. 1 spot. The Tigers’ only losses are No. 3 East Coweta and No. 10 Westlake, both from the highest classification.

East Coweta was a big mover in Class AAAAAAA after defeating previous No. 3 Wheeler 81-78 on Thursday. East Coweta is the new No. 3, which is probably the school’s highest ranking in decades as the Indians haven’t won a state-playoff game since 1971. East Coweta guard Fernandez Jones didn’t miss a shot in the Wheeler game as he was 4-of-4 on 3-pointers and 14-of-14 on free throws for 26 points.

Also newsworthy in the highest class was victory No. 300 for Newton head coach Rick Rasmussen. His No. 7 Rams beat Eastside 74-65 on Saturday night, giving him 300 wins against 90 losses 14 seasons in Covington.

With only three weeks remaining before region tournaments, only McEachern (AAAAAAA), Woodville-Tompkins of Savannah (AA) and Calhoun County (A public) remain perfect. McEachern (14-0) is ranked No. 2 nationally in the MaxPreps’ Xcellent 25. Aside from Evans, previously undefeated Christian Heritage of Dalton lost twice last week and fell out of the Class A private-school rankings.

The state tournament begins Feb. 15.

Class AAAAAAA 

1 McEachern  (14-0)

2 Meadowcreek  (15-4)

3 East Coweta  (18-1)

4 Grayson  (16-2)

5 Pebblebrook  (13-6)

6 Wheeler  (14-6)

7 Newton  (14-3)

8 Norcross  (12-7)

9 Discovery  (17-3)

10 Westlake  (11-7)

Class AAAAAA 

1 Lakeside-Evans (16-2)

2 Coffee  (15-2)

3 Chattahoochee  (16-3)

4 Evans  (17-1)

5 Sprayberry  (15-3)

6 Tri-Cities  (13-4)

7 Douglas County  (13-5)

8 North Atlanta  (14-4)

9 Brunswick  (11-6)

10 South Cobb  (12-5)

Class AAAAA 

1 Fayette County  (16-2)

2 Buford  (15-2)

3 Southwest DeKalb  (15-5)

4 Eagle's Landing  (13-3)

5 Woodland-Stockbridge (14-3)

6 Lithonia  (12-7)

7 Kell  (15-4)

9 Jonesboro  (10-8)

9 Warner Robins  (12-4)

10 Carrollton  (11-7)

Class AAAA 

1 Upson-Lee  (16-1)

2 Sandy Creek  (14-3)

3 St. Pius (16-2)

4 Henry County  (18-1)

5 Carver-Columbus (12-3)

6 Americus-Sumter  (13-2)

7 Woodward Academy  (11-7)

8 Baldwin  (11-5)

9 Salem  (11-5)

10 Druid Hills  (10-5)

Class AAA 

1 Morgan County  (16-1)

2 Greater Atlanta Christian  (13-4)

3 Dawson County  (16-3)

4 Cedar Grove  (11-5)

5 Pace Academy  (12-6)

6 Hart County  (14-4)

7 Johnson-Savannah (13-6)

8 Monroe  (12-5)

9 Windsor Forest  (16-4)

10 Central-Macon (14-3)

Class AA 

1 Woodville-Tompkins  (19-0)

2 Therrell  (14-5)

3 South Atlanta  (14-4)

4 Vidalia  (17-2)

5 Glenn Hills  (17-3)

6 Butler  (12-3)

7 Elbert County  (16-2)

8 Northeast  (14-3)

9 Thomasville  (15-2)

10 Washington County  (11-5)

Class A (private) 

1 St. Francis  (14-3)

2 Mount Bethel Christian (13-4)

3 Eagle's Landing Christian (11-6)

4 Greenforest Christian (12-4)

5 Walker  (12-4)

6 Lakeview Academy  (13-5)

7 Wesleyan  (14-4)

8 Holy Innocents' (8-9)

9 Trinity Christian  (8-9)

10 Mount Pisgah Christian  (10-8)

Class A (public) 

1 Calhoun County  (18-0)

2 Hancock Central  (13-3)

3 Treutlen  (12-16)

4 Terrell County  (14-2)

5 Wilcox County  (16-1)

6 Georgia Military College  (11-3)

7 Greene County  (13-4)

8 Macon County  (11-3)

9 Irwin County  (12-2)

10 Wilkinson County  (6-9)