St. Francis’ boys of Class A are the only new No. 1-ranked basketball team entering the state tournament, which begins Friday. The other 11 top-ranked teams won their region tournaments.
St. Francis won Region 6, generally considered the toughest region in Class A. North Cobb Christian, the 6-A runner-up to St. Francis, is ranked second. Whitefield Academy, the previous No. 1-ranked team, is No. 3. North Cobb Christian beat Whitefield Academy in the semifinals. The Class A state tournament begins next week.
The only ranked team from last week that failed to make the state tournament was South Atlanta. The Hornets, who have a victory this season against No. 1-ranked Columbia, lost in the 6-AAAA quarterfinals to Stone Mountain and were eliminated.
South Atlanta was among 15 teams that dropped out of the Top 10 after losses in the region tournament.
Newly ranked boys teams are Douglas County for Hillgrove in AAAAAA, M.L. King for South Paulding in AAAAA, Jonesboro, Johnson-Gainesville and Sandy Creek for Fayette County, Statesboro and South Atlanta in AAAA, Northeast-Macon for Crawford County in AA and Treutlen, Wilkinson County and Turner County for Seminole County, Calhoun County and Landmark Christian in A.
New girls teams in the rankings are South Forsyth for Hughes in AAAAAA, Greenbrier for Stephenson in AAAAA, Fayette County for Richmond Academy in AAAA, Pike County for Peach County in AAA, Calhoun for Bleckley County in AA and Mitchell County for Gordon Lee in A.
The final rankings will be released March 9, a day after the state finals in Macon.
BOYS
Class AAAAAA
1. Wheeler (23-5)
2. North Gwinnett (25-3)
3. Tift County (24-3)
4. Norcross (22-6)
5. Walton (23-5)
6. Westlake (24-3)
7. Pebblebrook (21-5)
8. Berkmar (22-6)
9. Douglas County (21-5)
10. Milton (17-9)
Class AAAAA
1. Miller Grove (23-5)
2. Allatoona (27-1)
3. Jenkins (26-2)
4. Stephenson (21-7)
5. Clarke Central (26-1)
6. Tucker (21-6)
7. Warner Robins (24-2)
8. M.L. King (20-10)
9. Effingham County (19-9)
10. Sprayberry (23-5)
Class AAAA
1. Columbia (23-4)
2. Alexander (22-3)
3. Glenn Hills (23-4)
4. Rutland (23-4)
5. Westover (20-5)
6. Jonesboro (22-6)
7. Eagle’s Landing (20-5)
8. Johnson-Gainesville (23-5)
9. Liberty County (20-7)
10. Sandy Creek (20-8)
Class AAA
1. Washington County (23-1)
2. Johnson-Savannah (22-4)
3. Cartersville (25-2)
4. Morgan County (23-5)
5. Buford (23-5)
6. Savannah (22-4)
7. Cedar Grove (19-6)
8. Blessed Trinity (22-6)
9. St. Pius (23-5)
10. Elbert County (21-5)
Class AA
1. Greater Atlanta Christian (27-0)
2. Vidalia (27-0)
3. Laney (23-4)
4. Calhoun (22-2)
5. Pelham (22-3)
6. Model (22-3)
7. Jefferson (23-5)
8. Manchester (20-4)
9. McIntosh County Academy (16-9)
10. Northeast-Macon (18-8)
Class A
1. St. Francis (20-7)
2. North Cobb Christian (20-7)
3. Whitefield Academy (20-6)
4. Greenforest Christian (21-7)
5. Athens Christian (20-4)
6. Aquinas (20-4)
7. Portal (24-4)
8. Wilkinson County (20-6)
9. Treutlen (20-2)
10. Turner County (23-4)|
GIRLS
Class AAAAAA
1. McEachern (24-2)
2. Archer (25-3)
3. Parkview (25-3)
4. Hllgrove (23-4)
5. Westlake (23-4)
6. North Forsyth (26-2)
7. Norcross (22-5)
8. Douglas County (21-4)
9. South Forsyth (24-5)
10. Brunswick (24-3)
Class AAAAA
1. Southwest DeKalb (26-2)
2. Tucker (24-4)
3. Drew (23-3)
4. Effingham County (26-2)
5. Salem (23-3)
6. Osborne (21-6)
7. Greenbrier (22-6)
8. Forest Park (20-8)
9. Creekview (22-6)
10. Hiram (23-4)
Class AAAA
1. Redan (28-0)
2. Columbus (26-1)
3. Mary Persons (24-3)
4. Monroe (23-4)
5. South Effingham (24-4)
6. Cross Creek (22-3)
8. Woodland-Stockbridge (24-4)
8. Rutland (21-4)
9. Columbia (16-5)
10. Fayette County (19-8)
Class AAA
1. Washington County (24-0)
2. St. Pius (25-3)
3. Buford (26-2)
4. Beach (26-1)
5. Morgan County (21-4)
6. Johnson-Savannah (22-7)
7. Tattnall County (24-3)
8. Dodge County (21-5)
9. Pike County (21-7)
10. Peach County (20-6)
Class AA
1. Kendrick (24-0)
2. Wesleyan (23-3)
3. Laney (26-1)
4. Pelham (25-0)
5. Greater Atlanta Christian (21-6)
6. Pepperell (21-3)
7. Putnam County (26-2)
8. Vidalia (21-5)
9. Armuchee (20-6)
10. Calhoun (20-6)
Class A
1. Holy Innocents’ (26-0)
2. St. Francis (23-2)
3. SW Atlanta Christian (22-5)
4. George Walton Academy (26-1)
5. Randolph-Clay (23-4)
6. Calvary Day (22-3)
7. Claxton (23-5)
8. Mitchell County (22-6)
9. Darlington (17-8)
10. Mount Paran Christian (19-5)
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