Class AAA blog: A look at the region standings heading into the weekend
Heading into the weekend, the region standings and region games take center stage with just weeks before the league tournaments begin.
On the girls side, one region – 5-AAA – has two programs, No. 9 Cedar Grove and an unranked Westminster program tied at 8-1 at the top of the league. In 8-AAA, No. 2 Jefferson (9-0) leads over Hart County (7-3) in the standings. In 7-AAA, No. 3 Greater Atlanta Christian (7-2) leads over No. 7 North Hall (7-3) and the Spartans beat North Hall 49-47 on Jan. 17.
Here is a look at the region standings in each of the eight leagues.
Region 1 (Girls)
Worth County (4-1)
Monroe (4-2)
Crisp County (4-2)
Cook (0-7)
Region 2 (Girls)
No. 5 Pierce County (7-0)
Tattnall County (5-2)
Brantley County (5-2)
Liberty County (2-5)
Appling County (1-6)
Long County (1-6)
Region 3 (Girls)
No. 1 Johnson-Savannah (11-0)
No. 4 Beach (11-2)
Savannah (8-4)
Jenkins (7-5)
Southeast Bulloch (5-6)
Islands (4-8)
Groves (0-10)
Windsor Forest (0-11)
Region 4 (Girls)
Rutland (7-2)
Jackson (7-3)
Pike County (5-4)
Kendrick (4-5)
Central-Macon (4-6)
Peach County (3-6)
Westside-Macon (3-7)
Region 5 (Girls)
No. 9 Cedar Grove (8-1)
Westminster (8-1)
Pace Academy (6-3)
Stone Mountain (4-6)
Redan (3-6)
Lovett (3-7)
Towers (1-9)
Region 6 (Girls)
No. 8 Ringgold (12-2)
No. 10 Sonoraville (11-2)
Coahulla Creek (10-4)
North Murray (8-4)
Calhoun (7-5)
Murray County (5-8)
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (3-10)
Adairsville (2-11)
Haralson County (0-12)
Region 7 (Girls)
No. 3 Greater Atlanta Christian (7-2)
No. 7 North Hall (7-3)
No. 6 Dawson County (5-4)
Lumpkin County (5-5)
Fannin County (5-5)
East Hall (3-6)
Cherokee Bluff (1-8)
Region 8 (Girls)
Jefferson (9-0)
Hart County (7-3)
Morgan County (6-4)
Jackson County (3-6)
East Jackson (3-6)
Franklin County (3-7)
Monroe Area (2-7)
AAA Girls Rankings and weekend schedule
1. Johnson-Savannah – Will host Groves for a 3-AAA game on Friday and travel to Class AAAAAA Sequoyah on Saturday.
2. Jefferson – travels to East Jackson on Friday for an 8-AAA game. 3
3. Greater Atlanta Christian -- travels to Cherokee Bluff for a 7-AAA game on Friday.
4. Beach – travels to Jenkins for a 3-AAA game on Friday.
5. Pierce County – travels to Long County on Friday for a 2-AAA game then travels to AAAAA Ware County on Saturday.
6. Dawson County – hosts Lumpkin County for a 7-AAA game on Friday.
7. North Hall – off this weekend. Will travel to Lumpkin County on Tuesday.
8. Ringgold – travels to North Murray for a 6-AAA game on Friday.
9. Cedar Grove – hosts Stone Mountain in a 5-AAA game on Friday.
10. Sonoraville – travels to Murray County for a 6-AAA game on Friday.
For the boys, a 5-AAA game between top-ranked Pace Academy and No. 6 Westminster highlights the weekend.
Pace is riding an eight-game winning streak since losing to Tennessee’s Briarcrest Christian on Dec. 27 and it defeated Westminster, handedly, 60-32 on Dec. 13 at Pace. This time, Pace will travel to Westminster. Junior Matthew Cleveland, a 6-foot-6 shooting guard, listed as a four-star recruit by 247Sports, leads with 23.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game.
Westminster lost to No. 7 Lovett on Jan. 17 but rebounded with a 79-38 victory over Stone Mountain on Tuesday.
Here are the boys region standings for each of the eight leagues entering weekend play.
Region 1 (Boys)
No. 9 Monroe (5-0)
Crisp County (4-2)
Worth County (2-3)
Cook (0-7)
Region 2 (Boys)
Long County (6-1)
Pierce County (5-2)
Liberty County (4-3)
Tattnall County (3-4)
Brantley County (2-5)
Appling County (1-6)
Region 3 (Boys)
No. 2 Johnson-Savannah (12-1)
No. 5 Windsor Forest (12-2)
Beach (9-5)
Jenkins (7-7)
Benedictine (6-7)
Southeast Bulloch (5-8)
Savannah (4-9)
Groves (4-9)
Islands (1-12)
Region 4 (Boys)
Westside-Macon (9-1)
Central-Macon (8-2)
Peach County (5-4)
Jackson (4-6)
Kendrick (4-7)
Rutland (3-6)
Pike County (1-8)
Region 5 (Boys)
No. 1 Pace Academy (9-0)
No. 6 Westminster (7-2)
No. 7 Lovett (7-3)
Redan (4-6)
Towers (4-6)
Cedar Grove (3-6)
Stone Mountain (0-11)
Region 6 (Boys)
No. 10 North Murray (12-0)
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (10-3)
Calhoun (8-4)
Murray County (8-5)
Sonoraville (7-6)
Adairsville (5-8)
Coahulla Creek (5-9)
Ringgold (3-11)
Haralson County (0-12)
Region 7 (Boys)
No. 4 Dawson County (9-0)
No. 8 Greater Atlanta Christian (7-2)
Cherokee Bluff (5-3)
North Hall (6-4)
Lumpkin County (4-6)
East Hall (1-8)
Fannin County (0-9)
Region 8 (Boys)
No. 3 Hart County (9-1)
Franklin County (7-3)
Jefferson (6-3)
East Jackson (4-5)
Monroe Area (4-5)
Morgan County (2-8)
Jackson County (1-8)
Class AAA Boys Rankings and weekend schedule
1. Pace Academy – travels to No. 6 Westminster for a 5-AAA game on Friday.
2. Johnson-Savannah – hosts Groves in a 3-AAA game on Friday.
3. Hart County – hosts AAAA Stephens County for senior night on Friday.
4. Dawson County – hosts Lumpkin County in a 7-AAA game on Friday.
5. Windsor Forest – off and will host No. 2 Johnson-Savannah on Tuesday for a 3-AAA game.
6. Westminster – hosts No. 1 Pace Academy in a 5-AAA on Friday.
7. Lovett – hosts Class A-Private Landmark Christian for senior night on Friday.
8. Greater Atlanta Christian – travels to Cherokee Bluff for a 7-AAA game on Friday.
9. Monroe – hosts Cook for a 1-AAA game on Friday.
10. North Murray – hosts Ringgold for a 6-AAA game on Friday.
10. North Murray – hosts Ringgold for a 6-AAA game on Friday.
