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Rankings

Week 1 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings


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Class AAAAAA

1. Grayson (1-0)
2. Wheeler (1-0)
3. Norcross (1-0)
4. Newton (1-0)
5. Walton (0-0)
6. Pebblebrook (2-0)
7. McEachern (0-1)
8. Buford (0-0)
9. Etowah (0-0)
10. Lambert (0-0)

Class AAAAA

1. Milton (0-0)
2. Tri-Cities (0-0)
3. Woodward Academy (1-0)
4. Langston Hughes (0-1)
5. Lee County (1-0)
6. Winder-Barrow (1-0)
7. Gainesville (1-0)
8. Habersham Central (1-0)
9. Riverwood (0-0)
10. Woodstock (0-0)

Class AAAA

1. Pace Academy (0-0)
2. North Oconee (0-0)
3. Kell (1-0)
4. McDonough (1-0)
5. St. Pius X (0-0)
6. Maynard Jackson (1-0)
7. Eagle’s Landing (1-0)
8. Marist (1-0)
9. Benedictine (0-0)
10. Central-Carrollton (0-0)

Class AAA

1. Cedar Grove (0-1)
2. Westside-Augusta (0-0)
3. Dougherty (1-0)
4. Cross Creek (0-0)
5. Sandy Creek (0-0)
6. Pickens (0-0)
7. Baldwin (0-0)
8. Upson-Lee (0-0)
9. Cherokee Bluff (0-0)
10. Johnson-Savannah (0-0)

Class AA

1. Columbia (1-0)
2. Carver-Columbus (1-0)
3. Butler (0-0)
4. South Atlanta (0-0)
5. Spencer (0-0)
6. Westside-Macon (0-0)
7. Thomson (0-0)
8. Hart County (0-0)
9. Union County (0-0)
10. Franklin County (0-0)

Class A D-I

1. Southwest-Macon (0-0)
2. BEST Academy (1-0)
3. Model (0-0)
4. Jasper County (0-0)
5. Toombs County (0-0)
6. Temple (0-0)
7. Rabun County (0-0)
8. Woodville-Tompkins (1-0)
9. Swainsboro (0-0)
10. Banks County (0-1)

Class A D-II

1. Savannah (1-0)
2. Warren County (0-0)
3. Manchester (0-0)
4. Calhoun County (0-0)
5. McIntosh County Academy (0-0)
6. Early County (0-0)
7. Randolph-Clay (0-0)
8. Macon County (0-0)
9. Jenkins County (0-0)
10. Mt. Zion-Carrollton (0-0)

Class 3A-1A Private

1. Holy Innocents’ (0-0)
2. Greenforest (1-0)
3. North Cobb Christian (0-0)
4. Darlington (0-0)
5. Paideia (1-0)
6. St. Francis (0-1)
7. Lovett (1-0)
8. GAC (1-0)
9. King’s Ridge (0-0)
10. Mt. Vernon (0-0)

Week 1 of the GHSA season is in the books as 30 of 80 Preseason Top 10 teams were in action. Ranked programs went to battle at events such as Georgia’s Elite 8 Tip-Off Classic, the Double Trouble Invitational, The Opener, Hoops4Hunger, the Meadowcreek Tip-Off Classic, the Blockbuster Classic, the Southwest DeKalb Showdown and The Battle of Gwinnett. Continue reading Week 1 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings →

Girls Recaps, Recaps

Game Night Recap 11-9


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GIRLS

Class AAAAAA

No. 3 North Forsyth 59, No. 7 Hillgrove 56: Chattanooga-commit London Weaver netted 19 points to lead the Raiders past Hillgrove at the Forever 14 Showcase. Gabbie Gliatta and freshman Leah Bryan scored 9 points each while Emma Rose and freshman Ana Anzola provided 7 points apiece.

No. 5 Cherokee 68, Grayson 62: South Florida lacrosse-commit Alex Whitecliffe scored 18 points while Madison Moody had 17 and freshman Ansley Dunn netted 10. Tatum Brown dumped in 29 points in the loss, followed by Zoie Lofton’s 18 and Tamera Rudolph’s 7.

No. 10 Lambert 58, Collins Hill 42: Kenzie Weyer erupted for 26 points and 5 rebounds. West Florida-commit Annarose Tyre posted 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Campbell 71, Alexander 36: Saniya Binion hit four threes on her way to 29 points. Kennedy Lee had 16 points, 4 assists and 4 steals. New Manchester transfer Gabrielle Parish had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in her high school debut. Oglethorpe-commit Marlie Battle tallied 6 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Alexander was powered by Nimah Ibidunni’s 23 points, 12 rebounds and 2 steals.

Denmark 67, Flowery Branch 39: Avery Huffman filed in 24 points and 4 steals while Ateneo de Manila-commit Hannah Lopez recorded 23 points and 6 steals. Continue reading Game Night Recap 11-9 →

Rankings

2024-25 Preseason GHSA Boys State Rankings


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Class AAAAAA

1. Grayson
2. Wheeler
3. Norcross
4. Newton
5. Walton
6. Pebblebrook
7. McEachern
8. Buford
9. Etowah
10. Lambert

Class AAAAA

1. Milton
2. Tri-Cities
3. Woodward Academy
4. Langston Hughes
5. Lee County
6. Riverwood
7. Woodstock
8. Winder-Barrow
9. Gainesville
10. Habersham Central

Class AAAA

1. Pace Academy
2. North Oconee
3. Kell
4. Jonesboro
5. St. Pius X
6. McDonough
7. Maynard Jackson
8. Marist
9. Benedictine
10. Central-Carrollton

Class AAA

1. Cedar Grove
2. Westside-Augusta
3. Dougherty
4. Cross Creek
5. Sandy Creek
6. Pickens
7. Baldwin
8. Upson-Lee
9. Cherokee Bluff
10. Johnson-Savannah

Class AA

1. Columbia
2. Carver-Columbus
3. Butler
4. South Atlanta
5. Spencer
6. Westside-Macon
7. Thomson
8. Hart County
9. Union County
10. Franklin County

Class A D-I

1. Southwest-Macon
2. BEST Academy
3. Model
4. Jasper County
5. Toombs County
6. Temple
7. Rabun County
8. Woodville-Tompkins
9. Swainsboro
10. Banks County

Class A D-II

1. Savannah
2. Warren County
3. Manchester
4. Calhoun County
5. McIntosh County Academy
6. Early County
7. Randolph-Clay
8. Macon County
9. Jenkins County
10. Mt. Zion-Carrollton

Class 3A-1A Private

1. Holy Innocents’
2. Greenforest
3. North Cobb Christian
4. Darlington
5. St. Francis
6. Paideia
7. Mt. Bethel
8. King’s Ridge
9. Hebron Christian
10. Mt. Vernon

The 2024-25 GHSA Boys Basketball season is upon us. With the crunch of seven classifications into six, expect winning a state title to become even harder, unless you are a smaller public school. With private schools from Class 3A to 1A all vying for just one championship, tiny county schools have an opportunity to make history. Tracking the power ratings system will be interesting in Year 1 of implementation as gamesmanship as far as scheduling goes will come back into play for the smaller classifications over the next few years. Continue reading 2024-25 Preseason GHSA Boys State Rankings →

Honors

2024-25 GHSA Boys Preseason All-State Teams


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Class AAAAAA

FIRST TEAM
G – Rudy Anderson, Norcross, So.
G – Caleb Holt, Grayson, Jr.
G – Colben Landrew, Wheeler, Jr.
W – Jacob Wilkins, Grayson, Sr.
F – Tylis Jordan, Wheeler, Sr.

SECOND TEAM
G – Connor Teasley, Norcross, Sr.
G – Caesar Burrows, Walton, Sr.
W – Will Dopfer, Lambert, Jr.
F – Amir Taylor, Grayson, Sr.
C – Elyiss Williams, Camden County, Sr.

THIRD TEAM
G – Cameron Bland, Lambert, Sr.
G – Christian McAllister, Chapel Hill, Sr.
W – Jaron Saulsberry, Norcross, Jr.
W – Ted Neal, Newton, Sr.
W – Nigel Thomas, North Atlanta, Sr.

Class AAAAA

FIRST TEAM
G – Tre Keith, Tri-Cities, So.
G – Josh Dixon, Milton, Sr.
G – Gregory Dunson, Alexander, Jr.
G – Zach Bleshoy, Pope, Sr.
G – JR Leonard, Riverwood, Sr.

SECOND TEAM
G – Zac Foster, Woodward Academy, Sr.
G – Braden Moore, Lee County, Sr.
W – Ethan Carter, Langston Hughes, Sr.
F – Taj Saragba, Woodstock, So.
F – Jalan Wingfield, Tri-Cities, Jr.

THIRD TEAM
G – Luke Jack, Creekview, Sr.
W – Deke Cooper, Woodward Academy, Sr.
W – Sean Van Dorn, Tri-Cities, Sr.
F – Daniel Ogunyemi, Milton, Sr.
F – Charlie Gersmehl, Gainesville, Jr.

Class AAAA

FIRST TEAM
G – Eric Chatfield, Pace Academy, Sr.
G – Harris Reynolds, St. Pius X, Jr.
G – Caleb Jones, Benedictine, Sr.
G – Justin Wise, North Oconee, So.
F – Owen Ritger, Marist, Sr.

SECOND TEAM
G – Jarvis Wright, Ware County, Sr.
G – Tim Prather, Jonesboro, Sr.
F – Cam Dover, Maynard Jackson, Sr.
F – Khamari Brooks, North Oconee, Jr.
F – Chandler Bing, Pace Academy, Sr.

THIRD TEAM
G – Donaven Thomas, Maynard Jackson, Jr.
G – Gabe Jacobs, Warner Robins, Sr.
G – Zion Greene, McDonough, Sr.
F – Hayden Clay, Pace Academy, Jr.
F – Banks Pourchier, North Oconee, Jr.

Class AAA

FIRST TEAM
G – Yusef Bowyer, Cedar Grove, Sr.
G – Rashund Washington, Westside-Augusta, Sr.
W – Manny Green, Cedar Grove, Jr.
F – Trip Griffith, Monroe Area, Sr.
F – Jaden Priester, Cross Creek, Sr.

SECOND TEAM
G – Keith Gillespie, Cedar Grove, Sr.
G – Jarius Adkinson, Westside-Augusta, Sr.
G – Karez Demory, Baldwin, Jr.
G – Kaleke Singletary-Jinks, Dougherty, Sr.
G – Aldrion Jones, Westside-Augusta, Sr.

THIRD TEAM
G – AJ Williams, Harlem, So.
G – Jared White, Sandy Creek, Sr.
G – Jacobi Robinson, Sandy Creek, Sr.
G – Favion Kirkwood, Johnson-Savannah, Sr.
F – Kuol Deng, Calvary Day, Jr.

Class AA

FIRST TEAM
G – Tony Montgomery, Carver-Columbus, Sr.
G – Kingston Whitty, Holy Innocents’, Jr.
W – Devin Hutcherson, Holy Innocents’, Jr.
W – Brock Bass-Bonner, North Cobb Christian, So.
F – Caleb Wilson, Holy Innocents’, Sr.

SECOND TEAM
G – Houston Henry, Union County, Sr.
G – Marcus Scurry, Butler, Sr.
W – Zayd Muhammad, Columbia, Jr.
W – Zakariyya Dwight, Crisp County, Sr.
F – Duor Duor, South Atlanta, Jr.

THIRD TEAM
G – Cameron Cannon, Lovett, So.
G – Josh Harden, Westside-Macon, Sr.
W – Chane Bynum, KIPP Atlanta, Sr.
F – Will Russell, North Cobb Christian, So.
F – Da’Kylan Hill, Laney, Sr.

Class A D-I

FIRST TEAM
G – Huey Blalock, Rabun County, Jr.
G – CJ Harper, Paideia, Jr.
G – Chase Dupree, Southwest-Macon, Jr.
G – Reynolds Escher, St. Francis, Sr.
G – Jaiden Haynes, Greenforest, Sr.

SECOND TEAM
G – Ashton Williams, Worth County, Sr.
G – Brandon Ashley, Southwest-Macon, Sr.
G – Greg Howard, St. Francis, Sr.
F – Chase Allen, Model, Sr.
C – Peter Julius, Mt. Bethel, Fr.

THIRD TEAM
G – Anderson Carey, Walker, Jr.
G – Josh Mickell, BEST Academy, Sr.
G – Brent Bell, Darlington, Jr.
C – Daniel Daramola, Greenforest, Sr.
C – Fallou Dioum, BEST Academy, Sr.

Class A D-II

FIRST TEAM
G – CJ Battle, McIntosh County Academy, Sr.
G – Miller McGowan, Atlanta Classical, Sr.
G – Jordan Coney, Treutlen, Sr.
G – Maki Joyner, Savannah, Sr.
C – Deshawn Davis, Savannah, Sr.

SECOND TEAM
G – Cosa Pender, Warren County, Sr.
G – Torossie Leslie, Warren County, So.
W – Payton Waters, Mt. Zion-Carrollton, Sr.
W – Jabril Lindsey, Early County, Sr.
F – MJ Quarterman, McIntosh County Academy, Sr.

THIRD TEAM
G – Dallas George, Calhoun County, Sr.
G – DeMarcus White, Central-Talbotton, Sr.
G – Josiah Ingram, Hancock Central, So.
W – James Allen, Jenkins County, Sr.
F – Zechariah Canidate, Calhoun County, Sr.

Honors

2024-25 GHSA Boys Preseason All-Area Teams


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All-Coastal Georgia

G – Caleb Jones, Benedictine, Sr.
G – Favion Kirkwood, Johnson-Savannah, Sr.
G – Maki Joyner, Savannah, Sr.
W – Christopher Perry, Bradwell Institute, Jr.
F – Kuol Deng, Calvary Day, Jr.

All-East Georgia

G – Marcus Scurry, Butler, Sr.
G – AJ Williams, Harlem, So.
G – Jarius Adkinson, Westside-Augusta, Sr.
G – Rashund Washington, Westside-Augusta, Sr.
F – Jaden Priester, Cross Creek, Sr.

All-Metro Georgia

G – Caleb Holt, Grayson, Jr.
G – JR Leonard, Riverwood, Sr.
G – Colben Landrew, Wheeler, Jr.
W – Jacob Wilkins, Grayson, Sr.
F – Caleb Wilson, Holy Innocents’, Sr.

All-Middle Georgia

G – Malik Gillespie, Houston County, Jr.
G – Gabe Jacobs, Warner Robins, Sr.
G – Karez Demory, Baldwin, Jr.
G – Chase Dupree, Southwest-Macon, Jr.
G – Josh Harden, Westside-Macon, Sr.

All-North Georgia

G – Huey Blalock, Rabun County, Jr.
G – Houston Henry, Union County, Sr.
W – Boston Kersh, Cherokee Bluff, Sr.
F – Charlie Gersmehl, Gainesville, Jr.
C – JoJo McCurry, Habersham Central, Sr.

All-South Georgia

G – Braden Moore, Lee County, Sr.
G – Kameron Sanders, Lee County, Sr.
G – Jarvis Wright, Ware County, Sr.
W – Zakariyya Dwight, Crisp County, Sr.
C – Elyiss Williams, Camden County, Sr.

All-West Georgia

G – Gregory Dunson, Alexander, Jr.
G – Tony Montgomery, Carver-Columbus, Sr.
G – Christian McAllister, Chapel Hill, Sr.
W – CJ Geathers, Chapel Hill, Sr.
F – Qwes Williams, East Coweta, Sr.