Spielin’ & Dealin’ Ep. 141: 2023-24 GHSA Girls Basketball Season Preview


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Class 7A – [1:11]
Just Missed Top 10 – [6:47]
Class 6A – [8:52]
Just Missed Top 10 – [13:42]
Class 5A – [18:20]
Just Missed Top 10 – [22:04]
Class 4A – [27:52]
Just Missed Top 10 – [33:23]
Class 3A – [36:40]
Just Missed Top 10 – [41:16]
Class 2A – [43:55]
Just Missed Top 10 – [49:08]
Class A D-I – [50:40]
Just Missed Top 10 – [53:25]
Class A D-II – [54:47]
Just Missed Top 10 – [58:24]

2023-24 Preseason GHSA Boys State Rankings


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Class AAAAAAA

1. McEachern
2. Grayson
3. Wheeler
4. Newton
5. Berkmar
6. Norcross
7. Osborne
8. Milton
9. Carrollton
10. Walton

Class AAAAAA

1. Alexander
2. Woodward Academy
3. Riverwood
4. St. Pius X
5. Jonesboro
6. Lanier
7. Lakeside-Evans
8. Shiloh
9. South Paulding
10. Langston Hughes

Class AAAAA

1. Kell
2. Eagle’s Landing
3. Maynard Jackson
4. Dutchtown
5. Hiram
6. Chapel Hill
7. Mays
8. Tri-Cities
9. Warner Robins
10. Union Grove

Class AAAA

1. Pace Academy
2. McDonough
3. Holy Innocents’
4. North Oconee
5. Madison County
6. Central-Carrollton
7. Seckinger
8. Fayette County
9. Walnut Grove
10. Benedictine

Class AAA

1. Sandy Creek
2. Douglass
3. Cedar Grove
4. Cross Creek
5. Dougherty
6. Johnson-Savannah
7. Calvary Day
8. Long County
9. Hebron Christian
10. Adairsville

Class AA

1. Columbia
2. Westside-Augusta
3. Butler
4. Southwest-Macon
5. Dodge County
6. Thomson
7. Spencer
8. North Cobb Christian
9. Walker
10. Vidalia

Class A D-I

1. Mt. Vernon
2. Darlington
3. Paideia
4. Savannah
5. St. Francis
6. Mt. Pisgah
7. King’s Ridge
8. Oglethorpe County
9. Swainsboro
10. Temple

Class A D-II

1. Christian Heritage
2. Portal
3. Calhoun County
4. Greenforest
5. Mitchell County
6. Macon County
7. Charlton County
8. Clinch County
9. Randolph-Clay
10. Jenkins County

The end of the seven-classification era is nearly upon us, which means it will be even harder to win a state title next year but in the present day, there are still banners to be hung. This season is a little hazier than others as a plethora of top players across the state are committed as big time football prospects leaving uncertainty as to who will suit up on the hardwood for their final season and who will be early enrolling, leaving massive voids for their respective schools to fill. Continue reading 2023-24 Preseason GHSA Boys State Rankings

2023-24 Preseason GHSA Girls State Rankings


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Class AAAAAAA

1. Grayson
2. Buford
3. Carrollton
4. McEachern
5. Norcross
6. North Paulding
7. Hillgrove
8. Campbell
9. Cherokee
10. Milton

Class AAAAAA

1. River Ridge
2. Langston Hughes
3. Woodward Academy
4. Marist
5. New Manchester
6. Veterans
7. North Forsyth
8. Tift County
9. Creekview
10. Brunswick

Class AAAAA

1. Maynard Jackson
2. Union Grove
3. Midtown
4. Cartersville
5. Statesboro
6. Ware County
7. Calhoun
8. Dalton
9. Warner Robins
10. Creekside

Class AAAA

1. Baldwin
2. Holy Innocents’
3. Hardaway
4. Stockbridge
5. Southwest DeKalb
6. Trinity Christian
7. Chestatee
8. Walnut Grove
9. Northwest Whitfield
10. Fayette County

Class AAA

1. Hebron Christian
2. Wesleyan
3. Carver-Columbus
4. Dawson County
5. Pickens
6. White County
7. Monroe
8. Cross Creek
9. Hart County
10. Mary Persons

Class AA

1. Mt. Paran
2. Central-Macon
3. Banks County
4. Thomson
5. Josey
6. Butler
7. Dodge County
8. Columbia
9. Model
10. Union County

Class A D-I

1. St. Francis
2. Galloway
3. Rabun County
4. Athens Christian
5. Oglethorpe County
6. Swainsboro
7. Mt. Pisgah
8. Lamar County
9. Prince Avenue
10. Bryan County

Class A D-II

1. Taylor County
2. Clinch County
3. Montgomery County
4. Early County
5. Randolph-Clay
6. Towns County
7. Turner County
8. Chattahoochee County
9. Telfair County
10. Hawkinsville

Enjoy it while you still can. The GHSA basketball season is finally upon us, but this may be the last time recognizing the high school landscape as sweeping changes are forthcoming for next season. NIL deals are already here but more tangibly next year Class 7A will be no more, crunching the state back into six classifications with specifics on power ratings and public/private championships still to be ironed out. Continue reading 2023-24 Preseason GHSA Girls State Rankings

2023-24 GHSA Boys Preseason All-State Teams


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Class AAAAAAA

FIRST TEAM
G – Josh Dixon, Milton, Jr.
G – Gicarri Harris, Grayson, Sr.
G – Akai Fleming, Osborne, Jr.
W – Ace Bailey, McEachern, Sr.
W – Jacob Wilkins, Grayson, Jr.

SECOND TEAM
G – Luke Flynn, Walton, Sr.
G – Trajen Greco, Mill Creek, Sr.
G – Will Moore, West Forsyth, Sr.
W – Kahmare Holmes, Archer, Sr.
F – Caleb Odom, Carrollton, Sr.

THIRD TEAM
G – Jaye Nash, McEachern, Sr.
G – Anthony Gause, Milton, Sr.
G – Ricky McKenzie, Wheeler, Sr.
W – David Clark, Wheeler, Sr.
C – Elyiss Williams, Camden County, Jr.

Class AAAAAA

FIRST TEAM
G – Karris Bilal, Riverwood, Sr.
G – Zachary Foster, Woodward Academy, Jr.
G – Zach Bleshoy, Pope, Jr.
G – Jalen Leonard, Riverwood, Jr.
F – Braedan Lue, Alexander, Sr.

SECOND TEAM
G – Tahai Morgan, Lanier, Sr.
G – Montez Redding, Jonesboro, Sr.
G – Brandon Peters, Woodward Academy, Sr.
G – Cameron Stephen, Shiloh, Jr.
F – Charlie Gersmehl, Gainesville, So.

THIRD TEAM
G – Gregory Dunson, Alexander, So.
G – DeAndre Cowan, Lanier, Sr.
F – Josiah Parker, Lee County, Jr.
F – Tylis Jordan, Shiloh, Jr.
C – Taj Saragba, Woodstock, Fr.

Class AAAAA

FIRST TEAM
G – CJ Brown, Kell, Sr.
G – Marcus Gillespie, Clarke Central, Jr.
F – Josiah Lawson, Tucker, Sr.
F – Jalan Wingfield, Tri-Cities, So.
F – Mekhi Turner, Maynard Jackson, Sr.

SECOND TEAM
G – Clark Mastin, Eagle’s Landing, Sr.
G – Camryn Perkins, Warner Robins, Sr.
W – Cameron James, Chattahoochee, Sr.
W – Chase Tyler, Hiram, Sr.
F – Cannon Richards, Kell, Sr.

THIRD TEAM
G – Yusef Bowyer, Maynard Jackson, Jr.
G – Jerrin Samuel, Winder-Barrow, So.
G – Malique Johnson, Tri-Cities, Sr.
F – Joah Chappelle, Dutchtown, Sr.
C – Uche Iloh, McIntosh, Sr.

Class AAAA

FIRST TEAM
G – Marcus Smith II, Walnut Grove, Jr.
G – Kyle Greene, Pace Academy, Sr.
G – Caleb Jones, Benedictine, Jr.
G – Mason Lewis, Woodland-Stockbridge, Sr.
F – Caleb Wilson, Holy Innocents’, Jr.

SECOND TEAM
G – Eric Chatfield, Pace Academy, Jr.
G – Byrd Carter, North Oconee, Sr.
G – Mason Smith, Madison County, Sr.
G – Keenan Gray, McDonough, Sr.
F – Colton Wilbanks, Chestatee, Jr.

THIRD TEAM
G – Jay Carruth, Madison County, Sr.
G – Curt Clark, Spalding, Sr.
G – Tre Lawrence, Baldwin, Sr.
W – Devin Hutcherson, Holy Innocents’, So.
W – Nigel Thomas, McDonough, Jr.

Class AAA

FIRST TEAM
G – Amari Brown, Sandy Creek, Sr.
W – Manny Green, Cedar Grove, So.
W – Micah Smith, Sandy Creek, Sr.
F – RJ Winegarner, Douglass, Sr.
C – Jackson McVey, Gilmer, Jr.

SECOND TEAM
G – Vonte Newell, Monroe Area, Sr.
G – Jai’on Burns, Dougherty, Sr.
G – Josh Mickell, Douglass, Jr.
G – Joshua Quarterman, Johnson-Savannah, Sr.
F – Blake Wilson, Hebron Christian, Sr.

THIRD TEAM
G – Josh Kavel, Wesleyan, Sr.
W – Tre Winters, Adairsville, Jr.
W – Robert Spaulding, Savannah Country Day, Sr.
W – Justin Burns, Monroe, Sr.
F – Jaden Priester, Cross Creek, Jr.

Class AA

FIRST TEAM
G – Samuel Thacker, Providence Christian, Sr.
G – Jude Ellis, Union County, Jr.
G – Landon Bonner, Putnam County, Sr.
F – Moustapha Diop, Walker, So.
C – Jeremias Heard, Model, Sr.

SECOND TEAM
G – Jahkiaus Jones, Thomson, Sr.
G – Trevian Callaway, Columbia, Sr.
G – Demarco Middleton, Westside-Augusta, Sr.
W – Jaquavious Wallace, Columbia, Sr.
W – Chane Bynum, KIPP Atlanta, Jr.

THIRD TEAM
G – Houston Henry, Union County, Jr.
G – Brandon Ashley, Southwest-Macon, Jr.
G – Heaven Carson, Dodge County, Sr.
G – Joshua Harris, Landmark Christian, Sr.
W – Tahmar Mann, Columbia, Sr.

Class A D-I

FIRST TEAM
G – Reynolds Escher, St. Francis, Jr.
G – Kiwane Garris, Mt. Vernon, Jr.
G – Maki Joyner, Savannah, Jr.
G – Frank Jackson, Paideia, So.
F – Xavier Shegog, Mt. Vernon, Sr.

SECOND TEAM
G – D’Marion Floyd, Darlington, Sr.
G – Rashund Washington, East Laurens, Jr.
W – Sha’Yah Goba, Mt. Vernon, Sr.
W – Harry Kitey, Weber, Sr.
W – Grant Hutton, Darlington, Sr.

THIRD TEAM
G – Avery White, King’s Ridge, Jr.
G – CJ Harper, Paideia, So.
G – Jaydon Cole, King’s Ridge, Jr.
W – Javaun Pittard, Oglethorpe County, Sr.
F – Dennis Scott III, Mt. Vernon, Sr.

Class A D-II

FIRST TEAM
G – Elijah Coleman, Portal, Sr.
G – Jasiyah Suber, Calhoun County, Sr.
G – Joseph Thomas, Portal, Sr.
G – Jax Abernathy, Christian Heritage, Sr.
F – Amir Jackson, Portal, Sr.

SECOND TEAM
G – Frankie Raines, Macon County, Jr.
G – Elijah Lewis, Greenforest, Sr.
G – Jarvis Wright, Charlton County, Jr.
G – Landen Quimbley, Mitchell County, Sr.
G – Jalen Hall, Dooly County, Sr.

THIRD TEAM
G – Miller McGowan, Atlanta Classical, Jr.
G – Daryus Bryant, Manchester, Jr.
G – DJ Yarbrough, Seminole County, Sr.
G – Zane Floyd, Towns County, Sr.
W – Dontavious Collier, Macon County, Sr.