Region standings are constantly shifting this time of the season, and there are several weekend matchups that could factor large for Class 3A playoff seedings.
Boys
-- Top-ranked Sandy Creek will host No. 6 Salem again after defeating the Seminoles 75-53 on Jan. 16. Sandy Creek senior Jabari Smith is rated as one of the best players in the nation by 247Sports, and his stat line shows why. The 6-foot-8 5-star Auburn-commitment is averaging 24 points, with 10 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals. He is rated as the No. 1 recruit in Georgia, the No. 2 power forward in the nation and the No. 5 overall recruit nationally. Supporting Smith is senior point guard Myles Rice, a Washington State signee, who is scoring 18 points with six assists and two steals. Rice is rated as a 3-star recruit by 247Sports.
Girls
-- No. 3 Upson-Lee will put its flawless record on the line when it plays host to No. 9 Americus Sumter in Thomaston. The Knights are coming off a 60-24 region victory against Crisp County in Cordele on Tuesday. Upson has four players, all seniors, scoring in double-figures – Jakera Ellerbee (16.5 points), Alonzea Montgomery (12 points), Tyla Zellner (12 points) and Ja’khia Parker (12 points).
-- Sixth-ranked Lumpkin County will play host to No. 8 Gilmer on Friday for the other meeting between ranked girls teams. The Indians lost to White County 58-57 in overtime Jan. 12, but followed by defeating Flowery Branch, 60-54, and Dawson County, 68-33. Gilmer is looking to right the ship after losing to White County, 66-49, Tuesday. Junior Elly Callihan leads Gilmer with 19 points a game, and senior Emma Callihan adds 11 points per game.
Here is the top 10 schedule for the boys and girls
Boys
1. Sandy Creek (13-4) – Today vs. Salem, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Greater Atlanta Christian, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 29 at Cedar Grove
2. Windsor Forest (5-1) -- Saturday vs. Liberty County, 3:30 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Johnson-Savannah, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 29 vs. Liberty County, 8 p.m.
3. Hart County (12-3) – Today vs. Oconee County, 8:30 p.m.; Tuesday at Franklin County, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 29 at Monroe Area, 7:30 p.m.
4. Johnson-Savannah (10-1) – Today vs. Liberty County, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at Woodville-Tompkins, 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday at Windsor Forest, 7:30 p.m.
5. LaFayette (10-1) – Today at Adairsville, 8:30 p.m.; Saturday vs. North Murray, 3 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Sonoraville, 7:30 p.m.
6. Salem (8-3) – Today at Sandy Creek, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at Redan, 3 p.m.; Tuesday at Redan, 7 p.m.
7. Cross Creek (9-4) – Saturday vs. Burke County, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday at Harlem, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 29 vs. Thomson, 7:30 p.m.
8. Sonoraville (15-0) – Today vs. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, 8:30 p.m.; Saturday at Calhoun, 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday vs. LaFayette, 7:30 p.m.
9. Upson-Lee (10-5) – Friday vs. Americus-Sumter, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at Central-Macon, 3:30 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Central-Macon, 7:30 p.m.
10. Carver-Atlanta (8-3) – Thursday at Salem, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 29 at Westminster, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 30 vs. Cedar Grove, 7:30 p.m.
Girls
1. Johnson-Savannah (8-1) – Today vs. Liberty County, 6 p.m.; Saturday at Woodville-Tompkins, 6 p.m.; Jan. 29 vs. Groves, 6 p.m.
2. Cross Creek (7-2) – Tuesday at Harlem, 6 p.m.; Jan. 29 vs. Thomson, 6 p.m.; Jan. 30 vs. Harlem, 6 p.m.
3. Upson-Lee (12-0) – Today vs. Americus-Sumter, 6 p.m.; Saturday at Central-Macon, 6 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Central Macon, 6 p.m.
4. Sonoraville (12-3) – Today vs. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, 7 p.m.; Saturday at Calhoun, 4 p.m.; Tuesday at LaFayette, 6 p.m.
5. Coahulla Creek (15-2) – Saturday at Northwest Whitfield, 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Adairsville, 6 p.m.; Jan. 29 vs. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, 7 p.m.
6. Lumpkin County (13-4) – Today vs. Gilmer, 6 p.m.; Saturday vs. Union County, 4 p.m.; Tuesday at North Hall, 6 p.m.
7. Greater Atlanta Christian (5-4) – Tuesday at Sandy Creek, 6 p.m.; Jan. 29 at Salem, 6 p.m.; Feb. 2 vs. Carver-Atlanta, 6 p.m.
8. Gilmer (10-3) – Today at Lumpkin County, 6 p.m.; Saturday vs. West Hall, 4 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Dawson County, 6 p.m.
9. Americus-Sumter (7-2) – Today at Upson-Lee, 6 p.m.; Saturday vs. Peach County, 6 p.m.; Tuesday at Jackson, 6 p.m.
10. Beach (7-3) – Today at Savannah, 6 p.m.; Saturday at New Hampstead, 2:30 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Groves, 6 p.m.
Below are the boys and girls region standings for Class 3A
Boys
Region standings
1-AAA Region PCT Overall PCT
Appling County 3-0-0 1.000 6-0-0 1.000
Long County 3-0-0 1.000 7-3-0 0.700
Brantley County 1-2-0 0.333 7-6-0 0.538
Pierce County 1-2-0 0.333 6-6-0 0.500
Tattnall County 0-4-0 0.000 1-11-0 0.083
2-AAA
Americus-Sumter 7-0-0 1.000 9-2-0 0.818
Upson-Lee 5-2-0 0.714 10-5-0 0.667
Peach County 5-3-0 0.625 9-4-0 0.692
Mary Persons 4-3-0 0.571 7-7-0 0.500
Crisp County 5-4-0 0.556 8-6-0 0.571
Jackson 3-4-0 0.429 3-5-0 0.375
Central, Macon 0-6-0 0.000 0-10-0 0.000
Pike County 0-6-0 0.000 0-9-0 0.000
3-AAA
Windsor Forest 5-0-0 1.000 6-1-0 0.857
Johnson, Savannah 4-1-0 0.800 10-1-0 0.909
Groves 2-2-0 0.500 4-7-0 0.364
Liberty County 1-1-0 0.500 3-6-0 0.333
Beach 1-3-0 0.250 5-8-0 0.385
Southeast Bulloch 0-1-0 0.000 3-3-0 0.500
Savannah 0-5-0 0.000 1-12-0 0.077
4-AAA
Hephzibah 4-0-0 1.000 6-2-0 0.750
Cross Creek 2-0-0 1.000 9-3-0 0.750
Burke County 1-2-0 0.333 4-7-0 0.364
Harlem 1-2-0 0.333 2-4-0 0.333
Thomson 0-0-0 0.000 4-2-0 0.667
Morgan County 0-2-0 0.000 4-5-0 0.444
Richmond Academy 0-2-0 0.000 1-6-0 0.143
5-AAA
Sandy Creek 6-0-0 1.000 13-4-0 0.765
Carver, Atlanta 4-0-0 1.000 8-3-0 0.727
Salem 3-2-0 0.600 8-3-0 0.727
Greater Atlanta Christian 4-3-0 0.571 9-8-0 0.529
Cedar Grove 2-3-0 0.400 3-6-0 0.333
Redan 2-4-0 0.333 3-6-0 0.333
Westminster 2-4-0 0.333 3-8-0 0.273
Douglass, Atlanta 0-7-0 0.000 0-10-0 0.000
6-AAA
Sonoraville 9-0-0 1.000 15-0-0 1.000
LaFayette 7-1-0 0.875 10-1-0 0.909
Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe 7-2-0 0.778 9-3-0 0.750
Murray County 6-2-0 0.750 10-4-0 0.714
Adairsville 4-5-0 0.444 9-6-0 0.600
Coahulla Creek 4-6-0 0.400 8-7-0 0.533
Rockmart 2-8-0 0.200 4-11-0 0.267
North Murray 1-8-0 0.111 5-10-0 0.333
Ringgold 1-9-0 0.100 1-13-0 0.071
7-AAA
White County 7-1-0 0.875 10-5-0 0.667
Cherokee Bluff 6-1-0 0.857 11-8-0 0.579
Dawson County 6-2-0 0.750 14-6-0 0.700
North Hall 3-5-0 0.375 8-8-0 0.500
Lumpkin County 2-5-0 0.286 7-9-0 0.438
Gilmer 1-5-0 0.167 3-9-0 0.250
West Hall 0-6-0 0.000 0-11-0 0.000
8-AAA
Hart County 3-0-0 1.000 12-3-0 0.800
Oconee County 2-1-0 0.667 13-4-0 0.765
Monroe Area 2-1-0 0.667 11-7-0 0.611
Franklin County 1-2-0 0.333 8-7-0 0.533
Stephens County 1-2-0 0.333 7-7-0 0.500
East Jackson 0-3-0 0.000 3-6-0 0.333
Girls Region Standings for Class 3A
1-AAA Region PCT Overall PCT
Tattnall County 4-0-0 1.000 10-4-0 0.714
Pierce County 1-1-0 0.500 8-6-0 0.571
Long County 0-1-0 0.000 2-7-0 0.222
Appling County 0-2-0 0.000 1-4-0 0.200
Brantley County 0-1-0 0.000 1-5-0 0.167
2-AAA
Upson-Lee 7-0-0 1.000 12-0-0 1.000
Americus-Sumter 5-2-0 0.714 8-2-0 0.800
Jackson 5-3-0 0.625 7-4-0 0.636
Central, Macon 4-3-0 0.571 6-5-0 0.545
Pike County 5-4-0 0.556 8-4-0 0.667
Peach County 3-5-0 0.375 7-8-0 0.467
Crisp County 2-7-0 0.222 4-9-0 0.308
Mary Persons 0-7-0 0.000 2-11-0 0.154
3-AAA
Beach 4-0-0 1.000 7-3-0 0.700
Johnson, Savannah 4-1-0 0.800 8-1-0 0.889
Savannah 3-3-0 0.500 6-7-0 0.462
Liberty County 1-1-0 0.500 4-4-0 0.500
Windsor Forest 2-3-0 0.400 2-8-0 0.200
Southeast Bulloch 0-2-0 0.000 3-8-0 0.273
Groves 0-4-0 0.000 0-10-0 0.000
4-AAA
Cross Creek 2-0-0 1.000 6-2-0 0.750
Burke County 3-1-0 0.750 6-3-0 0.667
Morgan County 2-2-0 0.500 7-6-0 0.538
Hephzibah 1-2-0 0.333 2-5-0 0.286
Thomson 0-1-0 0.000 6-3-0 0.667
Harlem 0-1-0 0.000 1-3-0 0.250
Richmond Academy 0-2-0 0.000 0-6-0 0.000
5-AAA
Westminster 4-0-0 1.000 5-1-0 0.833
Greater Atlanta Christian 4-0-0 1.000 5-4-0 0.556
Redan 2-1-0 0.667 7-1-0 0.875
Sandy Creek 3-3-0 0.500 9-8-0 0.529
Douglass, Atlanta 2-2-0 0.500 5-5-0 0.500
Cedar Grove 1-1-0 0.500 4-1-0 0.800
Carver, Atlanta 0-3-0 0.000 2-7-0 0.222
Salem 0-6-0 0.000 0-9-0 0.000
6-AAA
Sonoraville 8-1-0 0.889 12-3-0 0.800
Coahulla Creek 9-2-0 0.818 15-2-0 0.882
Rockmart 7-3-0 0.700 10-6-0 0.625
Murray County 4-3-0 0.571 6-3-0 0.667
Ringgold 5-4-0 0.556 10-5-0 0.667
LaFayette 4-5-0 0.444 7-5-0 0.583
Adairsville 2-7-0 0.222 5-12-0 0.294
North Murray 1-7-0 0.125 5-10-0 0.333
Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe 0-8-0 0.000 0-11-0 0.000
7-AAA
White County 7-1-0 0.875 8-7-0 0.533
Gilmer 5-1-0 0.833 10-3-0 0.769
Lumpkin County 5-1-0 0.833 13-4-0 0.765
North Hall 4-3-0 0.571 6-11-0 0.353
Dawson County 1-6-0 0.143 8-8-0 0.500
Cherokee Bluff 1-6-0 0.143 5-14-0 0.263
West Hall 0-5-0 0.000 1-12-0 0.077
8-AAA
East Jackson 2-0-0 1.000 6-2-0 0.750
Franklin County 2-0-0 1.000 8-6-0 0.571
Stephens County 2-1-0 0.667 11-5-0 0.688
Hart County 0-2-0 0.000 8-7-0 0.533
Oconee County 0-3-0 0.000 5-9-0 0.357
Monroe Area 0-0-0 0.000 2-8-0 0.200
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