Class A Blog: Leaders remain the same in latest power ratings

Here’s a look at the new power ratings going into the final weekend of the regular season. All four top teams – St. Francis and Calhoun County boys, Wesleyan and Marion County girls – remained the same:

BOYS PRIVATE

Rank School (AJC Rank) Record Points

  1. St. Francis (1) 20-4 14.13 2. Mt. Bethel Christian (4) 17-5 13.52  3. Christian Heritage 19-4 13.20 4. Riverside Military (7) 17-4 12.85 5. Eagle's Landing Christian (2) 15-7 12.44 6. Athens Academy 15-1 11.85 7. Greenforest Christian (3) 14-5 11.83 8. Savannah Country Day 17-6 11.36 9. Wesleyan (8) 17-6 10.96 10. Darlington 12-10 10.77 11. Lakeview Academy (9) 15-6 10.70 12. Walker (6) 14-6 10.48 13. Holy Innocents' (5) 14-10 10.47 14. North Cobb Christian 13-9 10.28 15. Galloway 15-5 10.09 16. Pinecrest Academy 13-9 9.63 17. Mt. Paran Christian 13-8 9.41 18. Mt. Pisgah Christian (10) 12-10 9.12 19. Prince Avenue Christian 12-9 9.11 20. Calvary Day School 12-7 8.42 21. Trinity Christian 10-11 8.04 22. Stratford Academy 10-11 8.02 23. First Presbyterian 10-10 7.85 24. Hebron Christian Academy 9-10 7.75Items of Note: St. Francis has remained on top of the ratings from the start of the ratings… North Cobb Christian shows the power of Region 6. Though the Knights have lost three of their last four games, they rose in the power ratings two spots to No. 14… After losing two of their last three games, and three of their last five, No. 27 Landmark Christian fell out of the top 24.

BOYS PUBLIC

Rank School (AJC Rank) Record Points

  1. Calhoun County (1) 23-0 15.09 2. Treutlen (3) 21-1 13.03 3. Wilcox County (7) 18-2 12.85 4. Terrell County (4) 20-2 12.84 5. Irwin County (6) 18-2 12.75 6. Hancock County (2) 17-4 12.44 7. Pelham (9) 17-4 11.86 8. Marion County 17-4 11.60 9. Montgomery County (10) 13-7 11.23 10. Wilkinson County (5) 14-9 11.18 11. Macon County 14-6 10.94 12. Chattahoochee County 16-7 10.10 13. Dooly County 15-7 9.86 14. Mt. Zion-Carroll 14-9 9.68 14. Schley County 11-8 9.68 16. Lanier County 14-8 9.57 17. Greene County (8) 16-5 9.53 18. Clinch County 13-6 9.49 19. Georgia Military College 11-5 9.23 20. Gordon Lee 14-9 9.14 21. Drew Charter School 12-11 8.16 22. Claxton 11-8 8.61 23. Manchester 10-11 8.55 24. Bowdon 11-12 8.07

Items of Note: Undefeated Calhoun County has held the top spot in the power ratings from the beginning. The Cougars won their three games last week by an average of 36 points per game… Treutlen might be the only team that can stop Calhoun County. After losing to the Cougars over a month ago, 79-72, Calhoun County's closest game of the season, Treutlen has won 13 straight and has moved to No. 2 in the ratings.

GIRLS PRIVATE

Rank School (AJC Rank) Record Points

  1. Wesleyan (1) 23-2 16.64 2. St. Francis (3) 19-3 14.17 3. Holy Innocents' (2) 16-7 13.91 4. Stratford Academy (6) 20-1 13.59 5. Lakeview Academy (4) 16-4 12.99 6. Eagle's Landing Christian (5) 17-3 12.54 7. Paideia (9) 17-3 12.52 8. Athens Academy 14-6 11.84 9. Calvary Day (8) 19-3 11.83 10. Mt. Paran Christian (7) 18-2 11-68 11. Tallulah Falls 16-7 10.71 12. Prince Avenue Christian 12-10 10.29 13. Darlington 15-6 10.18 14. Savannah Christian 14-8 9.57 15. Greenforest Christian (10) 14-4 9.53 16. Landmark Christian 13-10 9.31 17. King's Ridge 12-7 9.23 18. Christian Heritage 11-11 8.99 19. Galloway 11-10 8.45 20. First Presbyterian 12-10 8.30 21. Aquinas 11-5 8.20 22. Strong Rock Christian 15-8 7.84 23. Walker 11-9 7.50 24. George Walton Academy 8-13 7.37Items of Note: Wesleyan remained No. 1 in spite of a close loss last week to Buford (54-52), ranked No. 1 in Class AAAAA of the AJC's top 10… Look out for No. 9 Calvary Day. The Cavaliers have just one loss to a Class A team this season, and that was to Wheeler County, No. 5 in the public ratings.

GIRLS PUBLIC

Rank School (AJC Rank) Record Points

  1. Marion County (1) 22-0 14.23 2. Wheeler County (4) 18-4 13.16 3. Greenville (3) 21-2 13.15 4. Bowdon 19-4 13.14 5. Telfair County 17-4 12.57 6. Georgia Military College (6) 16-1 12.43 7. Calhoun County (2) 21-2 11.81 8. Mitchell County (8) 18-4 11.13 9. Clinch County 16-5 11.02 10. Central-Talbotton 13-6 10.77 11. Dooly County (7) 17-4 10.29 12. Wilcox County (10) 14-8 9.98 13. Emanuel County Institute 13-6 9.52 14. Towns County 11-11 9.01 15. Trion 10-11 8.55 16. Pelham 13-8 8.39 17. Lanier County 10-12 8.18 17. Turner County 14-7 8.18 19. Stewart County 10-7 7.94 20. Quitman County 9-8 7.67 21. Lake Oconee Academy 12-10 7.60 22. Commerce 13-10 7.56 23. Macon County 10-11 7.42 24. Schley County 10-9 7.26

Items of Note: No. 25 Elite Scholars Academy is on the brink of capturing its first state playoff berth. Tied with Terrell County and just .12 of a point behind No. 24 Schley County, Elite Scholars is led by freshman F Layla Hood, averaging 15 points and 12 rebounds per game.