In Class AAAAAAA girls, McEachern dropped from No. 3 to No. 7 after a 56-54 loss to Class AAA GAC. Lanier slid two spots in Class AAAAAA to No. 5 after a hard-fought 63-61 loss to Flowery Branch. Statesboro leapt Rome for No. 6 in Class AAAA, and the Blue Devils’ impressive week included a 73-57 win over Class AAA Johnson-Savannah to improve to 9-0 on the year.
In Class AAAA, Perry debuts at No. 10 and replaces West Laurens after defeating the Raiders 56-54.
Savannah’s Beach and Johnson-Savannah are at the top of Class AAA this week with Jefferson following at third. Peach County and Hart County are at fourth and fifth, respectively.
In Class AA, Dodge is the team to beat this week. Laney is chasing in the No. 2 spot with Douglass and Swainsboro at third and fourth, respectively. Banks County comes in at fifth this week.
Telfair County leads Marion County as the top two teams in Class A-Public this week. Wheeler County comes in at third with Georgia Military and Calhoun County finishing in the top-5.
Wesleyan is at the top of Class A-Private ahead of Holy Innocents’ in Class A-Private. St. Francis is third this week, Paideia is fourth and Eagle’s Landing Christian is fifth.
GIRLS
Class AAAAAAA
1. Collins Hill
2. Westlake
3. North Cobb
4. Norcross
5. Cherokee
6. Grayson
7. McEachern
8. Pebblebrook
9. North Forsyth
10. Brookwood
Class AAAAAA
1. Lovejoy
2. Forest Park
3. Stephenson
4. Northview
5. Lanier
6. Douglas County
7. Valdosta
8. Dacula
9. Glynn Academy
10. Pope
Class AAAAA
1. Buford
2. Villa Rica
3. Southwest DeKalb
4. Harris County
5. Eagle’s Landing
6. Statesboro
7. Rome
8. Arabia Mountain
9. Carrollton
10. Griffin
Class AAAA
1. Carver-Columbus
2. Spalding
3. Madison County
4. Henry County
5. Flowery Branch
6. West Laurens
7. Westover
8. Marist
9. Burke County
10. Perry
Class AAA
1. Beach
2. Johnson-Savannah
3. Jefferson
4. Peach County
5. Hart County
6. Dawson County
7. Lovett
8. Greater Atlanta Christian
9. Morgan County
10. Tattnall County
Class AA
1. Dodge County
2. Laney
3. Douglass
4. Swainsboro
5. Banks County
6. Fitzgerald
7. Early County
8. Bryan County
9. Woodville-Tompkins
10. Rabun County
Class A-Public
1. Telfair County
2. Marion County
3. Wheeler County
4. Georgia Military
5. Calhoun County
6. Greenville
7. Pelham
8. Quitman County
9. Wilcox County
10. Central-Talbotton
Class A-Private
1. Wesleyan
2. Holy Innocents’
3. St. Francis
4. Paideia
5. Eagles’ Landing Christian
6. Calvary Day
7. Lakeview Academy
8. Darlington
9. Stratford Academy
10. Mt. Paran
There were several close calls on the boys side this past week, but the Class AAAAAAA standings remain intact. No. 3 Wheeler survived a Region 2 showdown with Westlake 63-62, while No. 6 Pebblebrook held off No. 9 East Coweta 63-60.
In Class AAAAAA, South Cobb was defeated 59-56 by Sprayberry, which enters the poll at No. 8 in place of the Eagles.
Cedar Shoals and Hiram each picked up their fourth losses of the year, and were replaced in Class AAAAA by Statesboro (5-1) and Carrollton (4-2).
In Class AAAA, two-time defending champion Upson-Lee remains No. 1 after an 8-0 start, and undefeated Thomson rounds out the top 10 after improving to 6-0 on the year.
GAC leads Class AAA ahead of Morgan County this week. Johnson-Savannah is third with Cedar Grove and Pace Academy filling out the top-5.
Woodville-Tompkins is at the top of Class AA this week with Therrell chasing. Thomasville is third this week and Washington County is fourth. Glenn Hills rounds out the top-5.
Wilkinson County is the team to beat in Class A-Public ahead of Macon County. Georgia Military is third this week and Wilcox County and Drew Charter make up the top-5.
St. Francis leads Class A-Private ahead of Mt. Bethel and Greenforest at second and third, respectively. Eagle’s Landing Christian and Trinity Christian are at fourth and fifth this week.
BOYS
Class AAAAAAA
1. McEachern
2. Meadowcreek
3. Wheeler
4. Norcross
5. Discovery
6. Pebblebrook
7. Grayson
8. Newton
9. East Coweta
10. Lambert
Class AAAAAA
1. Tri-Cities
2. Alexander
3. Coffee
4. North Atlanta
5. Brunswick
6. Tucker
7. Evans
8. Sprayberry
9. Cambridge
10. Lanier
Class AAAAA
1. Buford
2. Southwest DeKalb
3. Lithonia
4. Fayette County
5. Eagle’s Landing
6. Warner Robins
7. Columbia
8. Woodland Stockbridge
9. Statesboro
10. Carrollton
Class AAAA
1. Upson-Lee
2. Sandy Creek
3. St. Pius
4. Henry County
5. Woodward Academy
6. Carver-Columbus
7. Americus-Sumter
8. Chapel Hill
9. Shaw
10. Thomson
Class AAA
1. Greater Atlanta Christian
2. Morgan County
3. Johnson-Savannah
4. Cedar Grove
5. Pace Academy
6. Dawson County
7. Hart County
8. Westside-Macon
9. Central-Macon
10. Liberty County
Class AA
1. Woodville-Tompkins
2. Therrell
3. Thomasville
4. Washington County
5. Glenn Hills
6. Northeast-Macon
7. South Atlanta
8. Bleckley County
9. Chattooga
10. Butler
Class A-Public
1. Wilkinson County
2. Macon County
3. Georgia Military
4. Wilcox County
5. Drew Charter
6. Treutlen
7. Calhoun County
8. Hancock Central
9. Pelham
10. Greene County
Class A-Private
1. St. Francis
2. Mt. Bethel
3. Greenforest
4. Eagle’s Landing Christian
5. Trinity Christian
6. Walker
7. Lakeview Academy
8. Mt. Pisgah
9. Holy Innocents
10. Riverside Military
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