2025 6-3 W Ben Wilcox – Buford
It feels like a potential meteoric rise for Ben Wilcox his senior season. The role player stepped up in an incredible way with Buford missing football players to produce 27 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks in a wild 79-76 double overtime victory against Harrison. Continue reading Hoya Hoopsgiving Top Performers
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Jackson EMC Tip-Off Girls Top Performers
2027 5-9 W E’Miah Fields – Buford
It took guts for Buford to win the Jackson EMC Tip-Off Tournament as nothing came easy. A see-saw 55-53 win over Cherokee Bluff in the opening round tested the Wolves’ mettle and prepared them for a come from behind 57-55 win over Jefferson in the title game. With Ava Grace Watson at Ohio State, newly defined roles have crystallized as E’Miah Fields and Lydia Ledford emerged as the unquestioned engines of the team. Continue reading Jackson EMC Tip-Off Girls Top Performers
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2025 6-4 G Zac Foster – Woodward Academy
The Clemson-signee proved to be Mr. Everything for Woodward Academy, making every play down the stretch to ensure a 62-57 win over Newton. Continue reading Jared Cook Classic Top Performers
Week 3 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings
Class AAAAAA
1. Carrollton (1-1)
2. Norcross (0-2)
3. North Forsyth (3-0)
4. North Paulding (4-0)
5. Cherokee (5-1)
6. Campbell (2-0)
7. Grayson (2-1)
8. Buford (1-0)
9. Archer (5-1)
10. Etowah (4-0)
Class AAAAA
1. River Ridge (3-1)
2. Langston Hughes (2-0)
3. Woodward Academy (2-0)
4. Morrow (4-2)
5. Milton (1-0)
6. Bradwell Institute (3-0)
7. New Manchester (3-0)
8. Creekview (1-1)
9. Tri-Cities (1-1)
10. Pope (3-0)
Class AAAA
1. Creekside (4-0)
2. Maynard Jackson (3-1)
3. Marist (3-1)
4. North Oconee (4-0)
5. Midtown (6-0)
6. Dalton (2-0)
7. Kell (6-0)
8. Warner Robins (5-0)
9. Ware County (5-0)
10. Northview (3-3)
Class AAA
1. Baldwin (1-1)
2. Fayette County (1-1)
3. White County (3-0)
4. Oconee County (3-1)
5. Jefferson (1-1)
6. Pickens (2-0)
7. Luella (1-0)
8. Sandy Creek (1-0)
9. Calhoun (1-1)
10. Cherokee Bluff (2-2)
Class AA
1. Josey (2-0)
2. Hardaway (2-2)
3. Thomson (2-0)
4. Murray County (2-0)
5. Butler (3-0)
6. Carver-Columbus (2-1)
7. Columbia (4-1)
8. Union County (3-0)
9. Sonoraville (1-1)
10. Morgan County (2-3)
Class A D-I
1. Central-Macon (3-1)
2. Fannin County (0-0)
3. Dodge County (0-1)
4. Temple (3-0)
5. Rabun County (3-1)
6. East Laurens (1-0)
7. Putnam County (4-1)
8. Lamar County (1-1)
9. Elbert County (1-0)
10. Model (0-0)
Class A D-II
1. Wilcox County (0-0)
2. Taylor County (1-0)
3. Warren County (1-0)
4. Bryan County (3-0)
5. Clinch County (0-0)
6. Terrell County (1-1)
7. Early County (2-1)
8. Seminole County (1-1)
9. Screven County (2-0)
10. Macon County (0-0)
Class 3A-1A Private
1. Hebron Christian (2-0)
2. Mt. Paran (3-0)
3. St. Francis (4-0)
4. Holy Innocents’ (3-1)
5. Galloway (1-2)
6. Greenforest (3-0)
7. SACA (4-0)
8. GAC (5-0)
9. Athens Academy (2-0)
10. Calvary Day (0-2)
Top-ranked teams have already been tested heading into Week 3 as three number ones lost this past week. A busy week of Thanksgiving Break basketball should lead to more mayhem in the polls. Continue reading Week 3 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings
Week 3 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings
Class AAAAAA
1. Grayson (2-0)
2. Wheeler (2-0)
3. Norcross (3-0)
4. Newton (3-1)
5. Walton (3-0)
6. Etowah (4-0)
7. South Gwinnett (5-0)
8. Pebblebrook (3-2)
9. McEachern (2-2)
10. Lambert (3-0)
Class AAAAA
1. Milton (1-0)
2. Tri-Cities (2-1)
3. Woodward Academy (2-0)
4. Lee County (3-0)
5. Habersham Central (3-0)
6. Riverwood (3-0)
7. Winder-Barrow (4-1)
8. Gainesville (1-1)
9. Alexander (1-0)
10. Langston Hughes (1-2)
Class AAAA
1. Pace Academy (3-0)
2. North Oconee (1-1)
3. Kell (4-0)
4. Eagle’s Landing (2-0)
5. McDonough (2-1)
6. St. Pius X (1-1)
7. Maynard Jackson (3-1)
8. Westminster (4-1)
9. Marist (3-2)
10. Central-Carrollton (2-0)
Class AAA
1. Cedar Grove (3-1)
2. Cross Creek (2-0)
3. Westside-Augusta (2-1)
4. Dougherty (2-1)
5. Sandy Creek (0-0)
6. Pickens (3-0)
7. Cherokee Bluff (4-0)
8. Baldwin (0-0)
9. Upson-Lee (1-0)
10. Douglass (4-0)
Class AA
1. Carver-Columbus (2-0)
2. Columbia (2-1)
3. Butler (2-2)
4. South Atlanta (2-0)
5. KIPP Atlanta (3-2)
6. Westside-Macon (0-0)
7. Thomson (1-0)
8. Salem (3-2)
9. Union County (2-1)
10. Hart County (1-1)
Class A D-I
1. Southwest-Macon (2-0)
2. BEST Academy (3-0)
3. Putnam County (6-0)
4. Model (0-0)
5. Jasper County (0-0)
6. Toombs County (0-0)
7. Temple (1-0)
8. Rabun County (2-1)
9. Swainsboro (0-0)
10. East Laurens (1-0)
Class A D-II
1. Savannah (1-1)
2. Warren County (0-0)
3. Manchester (0-0)
4. Calhoun County (3-0)
5. McIntosh County Academy (1-0)
6. Mitchell County (2-0)
7. Randolph-Clay (2-0)
8. Macon County (1-0)
9. Jenkins County (0-0)
10. Mt. Zion-Carrollton (0-0)
Class 3A-1A Private
1. Holy Innocents’ (0-1)
2. Greenforest (1-0)
3. North Cobb Christian (1-1)
4. Darlington (1-0)
5. St. Francis (2-1)
6. GAC (4-1)
7. Mt. Paran (2-1)
8. Lovett (2-1)
9. King’s Ridge (2-2)
10. Mt. Vernon (1-1)
Thanksgiving Break is now upon us, affording us plenty of opportunities for heavyweight clashes across multiple holiday tournaments. The vast majority of Top 10 teams have tipped off their seasons, but with the football state playoffs heading into the Elite Eight round, rosters are not yet fully intact for some programs. Continue reading Week 3 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings