Three of the top 10 ranked teams in Class 3A – Sandy Creek, Douglass-Atlanta and Cedar Grove – all come from Region 5 and carve out one of the most difficult boys regions in the state.
That region will join Region 2 and 8 in beginning league play this week.
Top-ranked Sandy Creek will play host to No. 7 Douglass at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Tyrone. The Patriots are coming off a 93-63 victory against Class 7A Westlake (7-6) Saturday. Douglass (11-7) has not played since a 67-48 loss to Tennessee’s Pope John Paul II.
Cedar Grove, ranked No. 6, will host a struggling Carver-Atlanta (2-9) Tuesday. Sophomore Emmanuel Green leads the Saints with 19 points a game, and sophomore Norval Roberts adds 11 points per game.
In Region 8′ Tuesday play, No. 3 Hebron Christian (12-0) will play host to last-place Oconee County (2-12); No. 9 Monroe Area (12-2) will face Hart County (6-8), and Franklin County (8-6) will travel to Stephens County (6-7).
In Region 2 boys action Tuesday, Upson-Lee (7-9) will play Jackson (1-13) and Pike County (3-5) will face Mary Persons (3-12).
On the girls side:
-- Top-ranked Hebron Christian (12-2) will open Region 8 play against Oconee County (7-6) Tuesday. Also in Region 8, No. 7 Hart County (10-4) will travel to Monroe Area (3-10); Franklin County (9-6) will travel to Stephens County (2-12), and Greene County (5-9) will be at home against Monroe Area (3-10).
-- In Region 2 Tuesday, No. 9 Mary Persons (13-3) will be at home against Pike County (7-2), and Upson-Lee (4-10) will travel to Jackson (4-9).
-- In Region 5 action Tuesday, Douglass (9-9) will travel to Sandy Creek (6-8), and Cedar Grove (4-5) will host Carver-Atlanta (8-6).
Class 3A Boys Top 10
1. Sandy Creek (11-2)
2. Monroe (11-2)
3. Hebron Christian (12-0)
4. Carver-Columbus (13-0)
5. Cross Creek (9-7)
6. Cedar Grove (10-5)
7. Douglass (11-7)
8. Dougherty (10-5)
9. Monroe Area (12-2)
10. Johnson-Savannah (7-5)
Class 3A Girls Top 10
1. Hebron Christian (12-2)
2. Wesleyan (11-1)
3. Pickens (16-0)
4. Carver-Columbus (9-5)
5. White County (14-2)
6. Cross Creek (10-4)
7. Hart County (10-4)
8. Dawson County (9-6)
9. Mary Persons (13-3)
10. Calvary Day (8-3)
