Two No. 1 high school basketball teams lost their top rankings, and seven other No. 1s beat other Top 10 opponents last week to keep their spots.
The new No. 1 girls team in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Class AAAAAA rankings is Osborne, a Cobb County school looking for its first state championship in any sport in 50 years. The last state champion for Osborne was its 1964 boys basketball team.
Osborne takes the place of Westlake, which fell to 14-1 and fourth in the rankings after losing a Region 3 game last week to Hughes.
Osborne’s best victories are against defending champion McEachern and Wenonah of Birmingham, the No. 1-ranked team in Alabama’s Class 5A. Osborne (15-1) is led by Nikiri Goings and Maya Benham, seniors committed to Cincinnati.
In AA, Seminole County’s boys (13-2) moved to the top after a 67-55 victory over previous No. 1 Thomasville on Saturday. Both of Seminole County’s losses are to Bainbridge, the No. 5 team in AAAA. Seminole County, looking for its first state title since 1998, is led by Jordan Harris, a guard committed to Georgia.
No. 1 teams that fended off ranked contenders were Wheeler’s boys (AAAAAA), Miller Grove’s boys (AAAAA), Laney’s boys (AAA), St. Pius’ girls (AAAA), Kendrick’s girls (AAA), Holy Innocents’ girls (AA) and St. Francis’ girls (A).
Wheeler beat previous No. 9 Pope 64-54. Miller Grove beat previous No. 9 Tri-Cities 69-53. Laney beat No. 5 Morgan County, the defending champion, 78-62
St. Pius beat No. 9 Marist 35-33. Kendrick beat No. 9 Peach County 63-59. Holy Innocents’ beat No. 3 Wesleyan 59-49. St. Francis beat No. 2 Southwest Atlanta Christian 61-53.
New boys teams in the rankings this week are Hillgrove and Alpharetta in AAAAAA, Northside-Warner Robins in AAAAA, Burke County and Westover in AAAA, South Atlanta in AAA and Greenville in A.
New girls teams in the rankings are Mays in AAAAA, Gilmer in AAAA, Beach and Washington County in AAA, Thomasville in AA and Claxton in A.
Class AAAAAA
1. Wheeler (15-1)
2. Tift County (17-1)
3. Pebblebrook (12-2)
4. Shiloh (14-0)
5. Norcross (13-3)
6. Tucker (18-2)
7. Collins Hill (14-2)
8. Douglas County (11-4)
9. Hillgrove (12-3)
10. Alpharetta (13-3)
Class AAAAA
1. Miller Grove (15-3)
2. McIntosh (15-0)
3. Gainesville (14-1)
4. M.L. King (14-3)
5. Allatoona (14-2)
6. Brunswick (14-2)
7. Effingham County (13-3)
8. Richmond Hill (11-3)
9. Southwest DeKalb (13-3)
10. Northside-Warner Robins (9-3)
Class AAAA
1. Jonesboro (15-1)
2. Johnson-Gainesville (15-0)
3. Lithonia (14-1)
4. Columbia (12-4)
5. Bainbridge (13-2)
6. St. Pius (13-3)
7. Carrollton (12-2)
8. Americus-Sumter (12-3)
9. Burke County (13-1)
10. Westover (10-5)
Class AAA
1. Laney (15-1)
2. Jenkins (11-3)
3. Butler (14-2)
4. Cedar Grove (11-2)
5. Morgan County (12-6)
6. Savannah (11-5)
7. Rutland (15-1)
8. Blessed Trinity (13-2)
9. Johnson-Savannah (13-3)
10. South Atlanta (12-4)
South Atlanta in; North Clayton out
Class AA
1. Seminole County (13-2)
2. Pace Acdemy (13-2)
3. Greater Atlanta Christian (9-5)
4. Thomasville (12-4)
5. Holy Innocents’ (14-3)
6. Crawford County (13-3)
7. Harlem (14-2)
8. Bryan County (13-2)
9. Vidalia (12-2)
10. Model (12-2)
Class A
1. St. Francis (14-3)
2. Greenforest Christian (13-1)
3. Athens Christian (14-0)
4. Whitefield Academy (10-6)
5. Treutlen (13-0)
6. Hancock Central (11-0)
7. Turner County (13-2)
8. Greenville (12-1)
9. North Cobb Christian (9-7)
10. Landmark Christian (12-3)
GIRLS
Class AAAAAA
1. Osborne (15-1)
2. McEachern (12-2)
3. South Forsyth (14-2)
4. Westlake (14-1)
5. Parkview (11-3)
6. Archer (12-3)
7. Norcross (14-2)
8. North Forsyth (15-2)
9. Woodstock (15-0)
10. Mountain View (12-3)
Class AAAAA
1. Stephenson (15-2)
2. Brunswick (17-0)
3. Sequoyah (15-2)
4. Forest Park (14-3)
5. South Effingham (15-2)
6. Effingham County (14-4)
7. Cross Creek (16-2)
8. Greenbrier (16-2)
9. Mays (14-2)
10. Southwest DeKalb (13-6)
Class AAAA
1. St. Pius (14-1)
2. Veterans (16-0)
3. Buford (12-3)
4. Jonesboro (16-1)
5. Redan (10-2)
6. Americus-Sumter (13-1)
7. Mary Persons (14-0)
8. Marist (9-2)
9. Gilmer (12-2)
10. Bainbridge (12-4)
Class AAA
1. Kendrick (17-0)
2. Dawson County (19-0)
3. Laney (14-2)
4. Decatur (16-1)
5. South Atlanta (15-0)
6. Morgan County (10-4)
7. Beach (12-5)
8. Dodge County (11-2)
9. Calhoun (13-3)
10. Washington County (10-3)
Class AA
1. Holy Innocents' (16-0)
2. Pelham (14-1)
3. Wesleyan (11-5)
4. Model (15-2)
5. Darlington (13-3)
6. Putnam County (13-3)
7. Thomasville (13-4)
8. Vidalia (10-2)
9. Lovett (10-5)
10. Early County (11-3)
Class A
1. St. Francis (12-1)
2. SW Atlanta Christian (14-3)
3. Taylor County (14-0)
4. Savannah Country Day (14-1)
5. Tattnall Square (14-2)
6. Turner County (13-1)
7. Mitchell County (9-1)
8. Calvary Day (11-2)
9. Claxton (12-3)
10. Stratford Academy (11-4)
Rankings and won-lost records are based on scores reported to the GHSA or in the media by deadline on Sunday.
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