All six top-ranked teams reached their respective state championship games over the weekend and five of the six emerged victorious to capture titles and remain atop their classifications.
The only exception came in Class A, where previously ninth-ranked Pace Academy's Cinderella story lasted to midnight and beyond. Pace's five-match trek through the bracket included upsets of Holy Innocents' and First Presbyterian Day, the latter by a 3-2 decision in the championship.
The favorites who prevailed in Class AA-Class AAAAAA were Greater Atlanta Christian, St. Pius, Marist, McIntosh and Harrison.
Credit: Stephen Black - Score Atlanta
Credit: Stephen Black - Score Atlanta
Aside from the champions and finalists, East Coweta made the biggest move with a run to the Class AAAAAA semifinals. An impressive showing in a 4-3 loss to eventual runner-up Grayson also helped East Coweta finish No. 4 in the rankings.
Class AAAAAA
1. Harrison
2. Grayson
3. Parkview
4. East Coweta
5. Brookwood
6. Peachtree Ridge
7. Walton
8. Centennial
9. Lassiter
10. Milton
Class AAAAA
1. McIntosh
2. Starr's Mill
3. Pope
4. Northgate
5. Northview
6. Heritage-Conyers
7. Loganville
8. North Paulding
9. Allatoona
10. North Atlanta
Class AAAA
1. Marist
2. Veterans
3. Columbus
4. Alexander
5. Spalding
6. River Ridge
7. Grady
8. Locust Grove
9. Chamblee
10. Cairo
Class AAA
1. St. Pius
2. Blessed Trinity
3. Oconee County
4. Buford
5. Woodward Academy
6. Decatur
7. Dawson County
8. North Oconee
9. Pierce County
10. Pike County
Class AA
1. Greater Atlanta Christian
2. Lovett
3. Westminster
4. Wesleyan
5. Calhoun
6. St. Vincent's
7. Armuchee
8. East Laurens
9. Vidalia
10. Jordan
Class A
1. Pace Academy
2. First Presbyterian Day
3. Fellowship Christian
4. Holy Innocents'
5. Paideia
6. Hebron Christian
7. Atlanta International School
8. Calvary Day
9. Mt. Paran Christian
10. Providence Christian
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