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Boys basketball: Undefeated Shiloh takes No. 1 in 6A, Laney tops 3A poll

By Craig Sager
Dec 19, 2014

Class AAAAAA No. 1 Shiloh is off to a 7-0 start with quality wins over Milton (58-40) and Peachtree Ridge (87-71) on the resume. The Generals were slated for a showdown at South Gwinnett last Friday, but the game was rescheduled for Jan. 3. Tucker takes over No. 2 in after seeing a 10-0 start in its debut season in Georgia's highest classification.

Six-time defending champion Miller Grove holds off undefeated McIntosh (No. 3) and Gainesville (No. 2) for the top spot in Class AAAAA.

In Class AAAA, defending state champion Jonesboro tops the poll with Lithonia making its debut at No. 2. Lithonia lost its season opener to North Clayton but has since tallied eight straight wins.

Class AAA No. 1 Laney dropped its first game of the season to Class A No. 1 St. Francis 67-64 and has ignited to become one of the hottest teams in the state since. The Wildcats crushed Stephenson 74-54 before toppling out-of-state Northwestern and defending AAAA champion Morgan County (71-67) to close out November. In December, Laney has defeated Norcross (70-59), Pebblebrook (65-59), Academy of Richmond County (73-37) and Glenn Hills (82-54).

In Class AA, Pace Academy used a 73-57 win over two-time defending champion GAC on Dec. 9 to takeover No. 1.

Class A-Private defending champion St. Francis and Class A-Public two-time defending champion Wilkinson County come in at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively in Class A.

Class AAAAAA

  1. Shiloh
  2. Tucker
  3. Pebblebrook
  4. Tift County
  5. Wheeler
  6. Norcross
  7. Collins Hill
  8. Duluth
  9. Pope
  10. Douglas County

Class AAAAA

  1. Miller Grove
  2. Gainesville
  3. McIntosh
  4. Allatoona
  5. Tri-Cities
  6. ML King
  7. Northside-Columbus
  8. Drew
  9. Richmond Hill
  10. Clarke Central

Class AAAA

  1. Jonesboro
  2. Lithonia
  3. Johnson-Gainesville
  4. St. Pius
  5. Columbia
  6. Stone Mountain
  7. Sandy Creek
  8. Bainbridge
  9. Carrollton
  10. Liberty County

Class AAA

  1. Laney
  2. Cedar Grove
  3. North Clayton
  4. Morgan County
  5. Jenkins
  6. Johnson-Savannah
  7. Westminster
  8. Savannah
  9. Butler
  10. Peach County

Class AA

  1. Pace Academy
  2. Vidalia
  3. Greater Atlanta Christian
  4. Holy Innocents'
  5. Bryan County
  6. Seminole County
  7. Thomasville
  8. Model
  9. Harlem
  10. Early County

Class A

  1. St. Francis
  2. Wilkinson County
  3. Greenforest
  4. Athens Christian
  5. Whitefield Academy
  6. Calhoun County
  7. Hancock Central
  8. Greenville
  9. Randolph-Clay
  10. Treutlen

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