There’s plenty of basketball to follow in the final days of the regular season before region tournaments decide which four seeds will be placed into the GHSA state playoff brackets.
Here’s a look at what’s left for the top girls teams:
Top-ranked Lumpkin County (22-1) will finish its pre-region tournament schedule against White County (13-9) at home Thursday before looking ahead to the Region 7-3A tournament which begins next week. Since losing to Class 5A No. 3 Buford 56-39 Nov. 22, the Indians have won 20 games and are outscoring opponents 1,466-784. Lumpkin is coming off a 69-4 victory against West Hall Tuesday.
No. 2-ranked Cross Creek (17-1) will face a four-game region stretch to close out its regular season, beginning with a road game to Morgan County (11-8) Thursday. The Razorbacks then will play at home against Thomson (10-5) Saturday, Richmond Academy (2-19) Tuesday and Burke County (13-4) on Feb. 12 before entering Region 4 play.
No. 3 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (21-1) will be at home against Coahulla Creek (9-13) Friday before traveling to Adairsville (10-11) Tuesday and LaFayette (9-11) Feb. 11 to close out its pre-region tournament schedule. The Region 6 Tournament begins Feb. 14.
No 4 Greater Atlanta Christian (13-5) will travel to Cedar Grove (9-7) Friday before playing at home against Carver-Atlanta (7-10) Saturday, Westminster (9-9) Tuesday and Douglass (4-10) Feb. 11 before entering the Region 5 tournament.
No. 5 East Jackson (19-2) will be at home against Monroe Area (6-16) Friday before traveling to Franklin County (10-11) (when) and Stephens County (1-21) Feb. 11 before entering the Region 8 tournament.
No. 6 Sumter County will travel to Mary Persons (13-11) Friday and close out its pre-region tournament (Region 2) schedule Saturday against Crisp County (10-11) at home.
No. 7 Murray County (17-4) is coming off a 63-55 victory against No. 9 Ringgold on Tuesday and will play at home against Adairsville (10-11) Friday, Sonoraville (9-12) Tuesday and Coahulla Creek (9-13) Feb. 11.
No. 8 Oconee County (15-5) will play at home against Franklin County (10-11) Friday and travel to Hart County (13-9) Tuesday before closing its pre-region (8) tournament schedule against Monroe Area (6-16) at home Feb. 11.
No. 9 Ringgold (17-6) is ranked ninth and has two games left on its pre-region (6) tournament schedule. The Tigers will be at home against Rockmart (9-13) Friday and travel to Sonoraville Feb. 11.
No. 10 Tattnall County (14-6) will close its pre-region (1) tournament schedule Friday at Brantley County (7-14).
3A girls top-10
1. Lumpkin County
2. Cross Creek
3. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
4. Greater Atlanta Christian
5. East Jackson
6. Sumter County
7. Murray County
8. Oconee County
9. Ringgold
10. Tattnall County
3A boys top-10
1. Sandy Creek
2. Thomson
3. Salem
4. Cross Creek
5. Windsor Forest
6. Sumter County
7. LaFayette
8. Greater Atlanta Christian
9. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
10. Johnson-Savannah
Girls 3A region standings
School Reg. Rec. Reg. Pct. Overall Rec. Overall Pct.
1-AAA
Tattnall County 4-1-0 0.800 13-6-0 0.684
Long County 4-1-0 0.800 7-13-0 0.350
Pierce County 3-2-0 0.600 16-5-0 0.762
Appling County 2-3-0 0.400 2-12-0 0.143
Brantley County 0-6-0 0.000 6-14-0 0.300
2-AAA
Sumter County 11-0-0 1.000 16-6-0 0.727
Central, Macon 10-2-0 0.833 18-4-0 0.818
Peach County 9-3-0 0.750 14-6-0 0.700
Crisp County 6-5-0 0.545 10-10-0 0.500
Mary Persons 4-8-0 0.333 12-11-0 0.522
Jackson 4-8-0 0.333 8-10-0 0.444
Upson-Lee 3-9-0 0.250 4-14-0 0.222
Pike County 0-12-0 0.000 0-17-0 0.000
3-AAA
Beach 6-1-0 0.857 10-6-0 0.625
Johnson, Savannah 6-1-0 0.857 7-5-0 0.583
Liberty County 5-3-0 0.625 6-8-0 0.429
Savannah 3-4-0 0.429 7-9-0 0.438
Southeast Bulloch 2-3-0 0.400 3-12-0 0.200
Windsor Forest 0-7-0 0.000 2-12-0 0.143
Groves 0-3-0 0.000 0-11-0 0.000
4-AAA
Cross Creek 7-0-0 1.000 16-1-0 0.941
Thomson 5-1-0 0.833 10-4-0 0.714
Burke County 5-2-0 0.714 12-4-0 0.750
Morgan County 3-3-0 0.500 9-8-0 0.529
Hephzibah 3-4-0 0.429 9-10-0 0.474
Harlem 1-7-0 0.125 3-13-0 0.188
Richmond Academy 1-8-0 0.111 2-18-0 0.100
5-AAA
Greater Atlanta Christian 8-0-0 1.000 13-5-0 0.722
Westminster 8-2-0 0.800 8-9-0 0.471
Redan 7-3-0 0.700 14-6-0 0.700
Cedar Grove 7-3-0 0.700 8-7-0 0.533
Douglass, Atlanta 3-7-0 0.300 4-9-0 0.308
Sandy Creek 3-7-0 0.300 4-15-0 0.211
Carver, Atlanta 2-7-0 0.222 7-10-0 0.412
Salem 0-9-0 0.000 0-11-0 0.000
6-AAA
Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe 12-0-0 1.000 20-1-0 0.952
Murray County 10-2-0 0.833 16-4-0 0.800
Ringgold 10-3-0 0.769 17-5-0 0.773
Sonoraville 6-6-0 0.500 9-11-0 0.450
Coahulla Creek 5-7-0 0.417 8-13-0 0.381
Rockmart 5-8-0 0.385 9-12-0 0.429
LaFayette 4-9-0 0.308 8-11-0 0.421
Adairsville 3-9-0 0.250 10-10-0 0.500
North Murray 1-12-0 0.077 5-16-0 0.238
7-AAA
Lumpkin County 12-0-0 1.000 21-1-0 0.955
White County 9-3-0 0.750 13-8-0 0.619
East Forsyth 8-4-0 0.667 16-6-0 0.727
North Hall 7-5-0 0.583 16-7-0 0.696
Dawson County 6-6-0 0.500 13-9-0 0.591
Cherokee Bluff 4-8-0 0.333 9-14-0 0.391
Gilmer 2-10-0 0.167 8-16-0 0.333
West Hall 0-12-0 0.000 0-22-0 0.000
8-AAA
East Jackson 5-1-0 0.833 18-2-0 0.900
Hart County 5-1-0 0.833 13-8-0 0.619
Oconee County 4-2-0 0.667 14-5-0 0.737
Franklin County 3-3-0 0.500 9-11-0 0.450
Monroe Area 1-5-0 0.167 6-15-0 0.286
Stephens County 0-6-0 0.000 1-20-0 0.048
Boys 3A region standings
School Reg. Rec. Reg. Pct. Overall Rec. Overall Pct.
1-AAA
Tattnall County 5-0-0 1.000 15-5-0 0.750
Brantley County 4-2-0 0.667 11-10-0 0.524
Long County 2-3-0 0.400 10-9-0 0.526
Pierce County 1-4-0 0.200 6-15-0 0.286
Appling County 1-4-0 0.200 3-11-0 0.214
2-AAA
Sumter County 10-1-0 0.909 20-2-0 0.909
Peach County 10-2-0 0.833 13-8-0 0.619
Upson-Lee 7-5-0 0.583 12-9-0 0.571
Crisp County 6-5-0 0.545 9-11-0 0.450
Central, Macon 6-6-0 0.500 12-11-0 0.522
Mary Persons 5-7-0 0.417 12-11-0 0.522
Jackson 2-10-0 0.167 4-14-0 0.222
Pike County 1-11-0 0.083 1-18-0 0.053
3-AAA
Windsor Forest 6-1-0 0.857 13-4-0 0.765
Johnson, Savannah 5-2-0 0.714 11-6-0 0.647
Groves 4-2-0 0.667 9-4-0 0.692
Beach 4-3-0 0.571 8-5-0 0.615
Liberty County 3-4-0 0.429 7-6-0 0.538
Savannah 1-6-0 0.143 8-9-0 0.471
Southeast Bulloch 1-6-0 0.143 8-10-0 0.444
4-AAA
Thomson 5-0-0 1.000 12-2-0 0.857
Cross Creek 6-1-0 0.857 15-5-0 0.750
Burke County 4-2-0 0.667 11-5-0 0.688
Hephzibah 4-3-0 0.571 7-8-0 0.467
Morgan County 2-3-0 0.400 6-9-0 0.400
Richmond Academy 2-8-0 0.200 7-14-0 0.333
Harlem 1-6-0 0.143 1-13-0 0.071
5-AAA
Sandy Creek 10-0-0 1.000 18-3-0 0.857
Salem 8-2-0 0.800 16-4-0 0.800
Greater Atlanta Christian 5-4-0 0.556 14-5-0 0.737
Carver, Atlanta 5-4-0 0.556 9-7-0 0.562
Redan 5-5-0 0.500 9-8-0 0.529
Westminster 3-7-0 0.300 9-9-0 0.500
Douglass, Atlanta 2-8-0 0.200 5-12-0 0.294
Cedar Grove 1-9-0 0.100 2-13-0 0.133
6-AAA
LaFayette 13-0-0 1.000 20-0-0 1.000
Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe 11-1-0 0.917 18-1-0 0.947
Rockmart 8-5-0 0.615 14-7-0 0.667
Adairsville 7-5-0 0.583 11-9-0 0.550
Coahulla Creek 6-6-0 0.500 12-8-0 0.600
Murray County 5-7-0 0.417 11-9-0 0.550
North Murray 4-9-0 0.308 7-15-0 0.318
Sonoraville 1-11-0 0.083 4-16-0 0.200
Ringgold 1-12-0 0.077 6-16-0 0.273
7-AAA
White County 11-1-0 0.917 15-7-0 0.682
North Hall 10-2-0 0.833 19-4-0 0.826
Gilmer 8-4-0 0.667 17-7-0 0.708
Cherokee Bluff 6-6-0 0.500 12-11-0 0.522
Lumpkin County 4-8-0 0.333 7-15-0 0.318
East Forsyth 3-9-0 0.250 7-16-0 0.304
West Hall 3-9-0 0.250 7-16-0 0.304
Dawson County 3-9-0 0.250 4-19-0 0.174
8-AAA
Hart County 6-0-0 1.000 14-7-0 0.667
Oconee County 4-2-0 0.667 14-5-0 0.737
Franklin County 4-2-0 0.667 10-11-0 0.476
Monroe Area 2-4-0 0.333 7-14-0 0.333
Stephens County 2-4-0 0.333 5-16-0 0.238
East Jackson 0-6-0 0.000 1-18-0 0.053
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