In Class AAAAAAA, Parkview remains No. 1 with a 24-4 record and a perfect 10-0 start in Region 7-AAAAAAA play. Hillgrove climbed one spot to come in at No. 2 and North Gwinnett jumped to No. 3 ahead of fourth-ranked Walton.
In Class AAAAA, Loganville overtakes the No. 1 spot as former No. 1, Buford, falls to third behind No. 2 Starr’s Mill. Loganville is riding a three-game winning streak with victories over Brookwood 9-7 on April 11 and back-to-back shutout wins over Cedar Shoals 13-0 on April 12 and 17-0 on April 15 on the road. Kell holds the No. 4 spot this week with Decatur rounding out the top-5.
Jefferson is the team to beat in Class AAA again this week and, since losing to East Jackson 2-1 on April 4, the Dragons have won five straight games including three victories over Franklin County and a 12-0 victory in a rematch with East Jackson. Morgan County is No. 2 this week after climbing up from No. 4. Lovett, No. 6 last week, moved to third. Pike County, fifth last week, moved up to No. 4 ahead of No. 5 Ringgold.
Bremen, Rockmart and Jeff Davis are the top-3 teams in Class AA again this week. The top-ranked Blue Devils have won four-straight since losing to Oxford, Ala. 7-2 on April 6. Since then Bremen has beaten Temple three times (13-7, 7-2, 10-0) and Bowdon 8-7. Rockmart has been rolling since losing to Gordon Lee 6-0 on April 4. Since then, its beaten Model 12-1, Gordon Central twice (17-0, 8-1) and Dade County 4-3 in nine innings. Harlem and Thomasville round out the top-5 this week.
Gordon Lee lost to Aurora Central Catholic, IL 1-0 on March 30 and since then, the Trojans have been on a winning streak. That’s a ten-game stretch including a 6-5 victory over Heritage-Catoosa in 10 innings. The Trojans have moved past King’s Ridge 8-5 and St. Francis 4-3 in its past two games. Schley County is second again this week with Johnson County, Irwin County and Emmanuel County Institute making up the top-5.
Tattnall Square is the team to beat in Class A-Private with just one loss on the year to Calvary Christian 4-1 in eight innings on March 29. Since then, it’s won six straight with four shutouts including an 11-0 victory over Lake Oconee on April 11 and a 4-0 victory over First Presbyterian Day on April 15. No. 2 Savannah Christian and No. 3 Mount Vernon Presbyterian hold the same spots this week with Lakeview Academy at No. 4 and Wesleyan at No. 5.
Class AAAAAAA
- Parkview
- Hillgrove
- North Gwinnett
- Walton
- North Paulding
- North Cobb
- Grayson
- Woodstock
- Mountain View
- Mill Creek
Class AAAAAA
- Winder-Barrow
- Heritage-Conyers
- Harrison
- Pope
- Greenbrier
- Allatoona
- Houston County
- Effingham County
- Alexander
- Richmond Hill
Class AAAAA
- Loganville
- Starr's Mill
- Buford
- Kell
- Decatur
- Ola
- Carrollton
- McIntosh
- Walnut Grove
- Harris County
Class AAAA
- Blessed Trinity
- Cartersville
- Marist
- Eastside
- Northwest Whitfield
- Cairo
- Woodward Academy
- West Laurens
- North Oconee
- Mary Persons
Class AAA
- Jefferson
- Morgan County
- Lovett
- Pike County
- Ringgold
- Worth County
- Pace Academy
- Benedictine
- Calhoun
- Jackson
Class AA
- Bremen
- Rockmart
- Jeff Davis
- Harlem
- Thomasville
- Westside-Augusta
- Bacon County
- Banks County
- Elbert County
- Fitzgerald
Class A-Private
- Tattnall Square
- Savannah Christian
- Mount Vernon Presbyterian
- Lakeview Academy
- Wesleyan
- Fellowship Christian
- St. Francis
- Strong Rock Christian
- Savannah Country Day
- North Cobb Christian
Class A-Public
- Gordon Lee
- Schley County
- Johnson County
- Irwin County
- Emanuel County Institute
- Baconton Charter
- Clinch County
- Seminole County
- Telfair County
- Charlton County
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