Here what to watch this weekend in Class AA basketball:
- The Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans – the AJC's No. 1-ranked team – continues to delve into their Region 6 schedule when they travel to Wesleyan on Friday. Their region opener against No. 14 Hapeville Charter was scheduled for Jan. 7, but weather conditions pushed that matchup to Jan. 9. GAC is seeking its seventh consecutive region title and, entering the Hapeville Charter game, haven't lost a region game during that run, going 71-0 since the '08-09 season.
- The No. 2-ranked Vidalia Indians are off to a 14-0 start that includes a 3-0 stretch over the holidays in the Brewton Parker Holiday Classic (Mt. Vernon) and McDonald's Invitational (Tifton). They're already 4-0 in Region 2 play for and will host Bryan County (0-5, 0-2 Region 2) on Friday before traveling to 3-AAAAAA's Richmond Hill on Saturday.
- The Wesleyan Lady Wolves – ranked No. 1 – will square off with the No. 3-ranked Greater Atlanta Christian Lady Spartans in a pivotal Region 6 matchup. The Lady Wolves (13-2) are 1-0 in the region while the Lady Spartans (9-4) have yet to play a region game. Similar to the GAC boys, the Lady Wolves are undefeated (59-0) in region play during a run of consecutive region titles as they gun for eight in a row.
- The Kendrick Lady Cherokees are 10-0 and ranked No. 2. They'll host a pair of Region 5 games this weekend starting Friday with 2-8 Jordan, then 5-3 Manchester on Saturday. The Lady Cherokees – favored to win a second straight region title – are outscoring their opponents 75-35 according to MaxPreps.
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