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.
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