Class AAAAAA
1. Newton (2-0)
2. North Paulding (1-0)
3. Buford (0-0)
4. Cherokee (1-0)
5. Archer (2-0)
6. Grayson (2-0)
7. Marietta (2-0)
8. Etowah (3-0)
9. North Forsyth (0-0)
10. Westlake (3-0)
Class AAAAA
1. River Ridge (1-1)
2. Milton (1-0)
3. New Manchester (1-0)
4. Brunswick (1-0)
5. Morrow (2-1)
6. Woodward Academy (1-0)
7. Creekview (2-0)
8. Pope (1-0)
9. Coffee (0-0)
10. Lee County (2-0)
Class AAAA
1. Creekside (2-0)
2. Marist (1-0)
3. North Oconee (1-0)
4. Kell (2-0)
5. Warner Robins (1-0)
6. Midtown (2-1)
7. Dalton (1-0)
8. Jones County (0-0)
9. Starr’s Mill (1-0)
10. Cartersville (1-0)
Class AAA
1. Cherokee Bluff (0-0)
2. Jenkins (0-0)
3. Sandy Creek (0-1)
4. Monroe (2-0)
5. Luella (1-0)
6. Oconee County (1-1)
7. Gilmer (0-1)
8. White County (1-0)
9. Heritage-Catoosa (0-0)
10. Pickens (0-1)
Class AA
1. Josey (1-0)
2. Murray County (0-0)
3. Columbia (2-1)
4. Thomson (1-0)
5. Hardaway (2-1)
6. Morgan County (3-0)
7. Hart County (0-0)
8. Carver-Columbus (0-1)
9. Westside-Macon (0-0)
10. Tattnall County (0-1)
Class A D-I
1. Fannin County (0-0)
2. Model (0-0)
3. Rabun County (1-0)
4. Elbert County (0-0)
5. Heard County (0-0)
6. Lamar County (2-0)
7. Banks County (1-1)
8. ACE (0-0)
9. Putnam County (0-0)
10. Central-Macon (0-1)
Class A D-II
1. Wilcox County (0-0)
2. Washington-Wilkes (0-2)
3. Macon County (1-0)
4. Taylor County (0-0)
5. Screven County (0-0)
6. Telfair County (0-0)
7. Clinch County (0-0)
8. Metter (0-0)
9. Bryan County (3-0)
10. Charlton County (0-0)
Class 3A-1A Private
1. Hebron Christian (1-0)
2. St. Francis (1-0)
3. Holy Innocents’ (0-2)
4. Galloway (1-1)
5. GAC (1-1)
6. Athens Academy (1-0)
7. Mt. Paran (1-0)
8. Whitefield Academy (1-1)
9. Christian Heritage (0-0)
10. Providence Christian (1-1)
Top 10 showdowns provided the state with terrific games between high-level showcase events.
In Class 6A, No. 1 Newton toppled Class 3A-1A Private No. 3 Holy Innocents’ 67-45 at Girls Night Out, Kandice Shepard scoring 21 points. No. 2 North Paulding beat Langston Hughes at Girls Night Out 51-29 while No. 4 Cherokee raced past Alexander 81-47 at the Wood Elite Tip-Off, Central Georgia Tech-signee Madison Moody netting 21 points. No. 5 Archer rises in the poll after knocking off Class 5A No. 1 River Ridge 71-57 at Girls Night Out while No. 6 Grayson beat Class A D-I No. 10 Central-Macon 77-35 at the PRO Southside Showdown. No. 8 Etowah knocked Hillgrove (1-1) out of the Top 10 with a 54-43 win at the Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic as Caitlyn Garcia collected 21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 steals and 3 blocks while Savannah Aparicio tallied 18 points and 8 rebounds. No. 10 Westlake debuts in the poll after topping Class 5A No. 5 Morrow 56-41.
There are no changes in Class 5A. No. 1 River Ridge lost to Class 6A No. 5 Archer at Girls Night Out 71-57. No. 2 Milton defeated Class 3A-1A Private No. 8 Whitefield Academy 77-60, Aaleanna Milord (21), Deyva Davis (20) and Caroline Young (18) combining for 59 points. No. 3 New Manchester beat Class 2A No. 5 Hardaway 62-25 at Girls Night Out. No. 4 Brunswick dispatched of Lowndes 59-42. No. 5 Morrow beat last week’s Class 4A No. 10 Southwest DeKalb 57-53 before falling at newly ranked Class 6A No. 10 Westlake 56-41.
Class 4A No. 1 Creekside escaped Class 3A No. 3 Sandy Creek 81-77 as CeCe Dennis poured in 43 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. No. 2 Marist crushed Class 3A-1A Private No. 4 Galloway 85-59 on the road. No. 3 North Oconee won at Class 3A No. 6 Oconee County 66-49. No. 6 Midtown fell to Private No. 4 Galloway 61-54. Southwest DeKalb (1-1) falls out of the Top 10 with a 57-53 loss to Class 5A No. 5 Morrow. No. 10 Cartersville cracks into the poll following a 65-28 rout of Class 2A No. 8 Carver-Columbus at Girls Night Out.
Class 3A No. 3 Sandy Creek fell against Class 4A No. 1 Creekside 81-77, Morghan Reckley totaling 29 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. No. 6 Oconee County lost to Class 4A No. 3 North Oconee 66-49. No. 10 Pickens slides two spots with a 61-46 loss to Class A D-I No. 6 Lamar County at the Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic, Ellison Steinhauer posting 21 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.
In Class 2A, No. 1 Josey held off Grovetown 50-47 at the Girls Only Tip-Off. No. 3 Columbia lost at Carrollton at Girls Night Out 61-55. No. 4 Thomson fended off Class A D-II No. 2 Washington-Wilkes 39-33 at the Girls Only Tip-Off. No. 5 Hardaway lost at Girls Night Out to Class 5A No. 3 New Manchester 62-25. No. 6 Morgan County moves up a spot after a 3-0 week featured wins over Class A D-II No. 2 Washington-Wilkes (49-43), Dacula (54-43) and KIPP Atlanta (60-43). No. 8 Carver-Columbus lost to newly ranked Class 4A No. 10 Cartersville 65-28 at Girls Night Out. No. 10 Tattnall County clings onto their position after a 53-51 loss to Brantley County.
Class A D-I No. 3 Rabun County won at Seckinger 73-51, Adelyn Thompson scoring 19 points, freshman Millie Southards tallying 18 points, 5 assists and 5 steals and Jaydynn Cohee contributing 14 points and 10 rebounds. No. 6 Lamar County is up one spot with a 61-46 win over last week’s Class 3A No. 8 Pickens at the Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic, Ja’Ziyah Foster dominating in the second half to finish with 22 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. No. 10 Central-Macon lost 77-35 to Class 6A No. 6 Grayson at the PRO Southside Showdown.
Class A D-II saw No. 2 Washington-Wilkes suffer two close losses against Top 10 teams, beat 49-43 by Class 2A No. 6 Morgan County and 39-33 by Class 2A No. 4 Thomson. No. 9 Bryan County climbs a spot with a 3-0 week highlighted by a 46-38 win over Wayne County.
There is no movement in Class 3A-1A Private. No. 1 Hebron Christian beat No. 5 GAC 62-35 on the road. No. 3 Holy Innocents’ lost to Class 6A No. 1 Newton 67-49 at Girls Night Out. No. 4 Galloway was trounced by Class 4A No. 2 Marist 85-59 but bounced back with a 61-54 win at Class 4A No. 6 Midtown. No. 7 Mt. Paran survived Northview 54-52 while No. 8 Whitefield Academy lost 77-60 at Milton. No. 10 Providence Christian fell 48-38 at Parkview.