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Girls Rankings

2021-22 GHSA Final Regular Season Girls Basketball State Rankings


Class AAAAAAA

1. North Forsyth (23-3)
2. Brookwood (21-4)
3. Grayson (20-5)
4. Norcross (21-5)
5. Harrison (23-3)
6. Cherokee (21-5)
7. Campbell (17-10)
8. South Forsyth (20-8)
9. Archer (19-6)
10. West Forsyth (20-7)

Class AAAAAA

1. River Ridge (26-1)
2. Lovejoy (23-3)
3. Kell (24-2)
4. Langston Hughes (22-6)
5. Brunswick (25-1)
6. Carrollton (23-4)
7. Grovetown (21-6)
8. Sequoyah (20-7)
9. Sprayberry (19-7)
10. Buford (22-4)

Class AAAAA

1. Woodward Academy (24-2)
2. Forest Park (18-6)
3. Griffin (21-6)
4. Maynard Jackson (16-4)
5. Union Grove (21-4)
6. Warner Robins (22-5)
7. Greenbrier (24-3)
8. McIntosh (18-7)
9. Eagle’s Landing (18-6)
10. New Manchester (16-9)

Class AAAA

1. Luella (23-3)
2. Carver-Columbus (23-3)
3. Jefferson (23-3)
4. Baldwin (23-2)
5. Marist (23-3)
6. Chestatee (20-8)
7. Cedar Shoals (17-9)
8. Arabia Mountain (19-6)
9. Dougherty (17-7)
10. Pickens (23-3)

Class AAA

1. Lumpkin County (25-1)
2. Cross Creek (23-1)
3. GAC (21-6)
4. Westminster (14-10)
5. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (26-1)
6. Sumter County (21-6)
7. Pierce County (21-5)
8. Tattnall County (17-7)
9. Central-Macon (21-5)
10. East Jackson (23-3)

Class AA

1. Rabun County (20-5)
2. Elbert County (23-4)
3. Northeast-Macon (20-6)
4. Fannin County (24-2)
5. Dodge County (22-3)
6. Josey (21-5)
7. Laney (15-7)
8. Callaway (19-4)
9. Swainsboro (19-2)
10. Washington County (16-8)

Class A-Private

1. Holy Innocents’ (24-2)
2. Mt. Paran (20-4)
3. St. Francis (24-3)
4. Hebron Christian (22-5)
5. Galloway (15-9)
6. Trinity Christian (21-5)
7. Wesleyan (13-9)
8. Landmark Christian (19-8)
9. Darlington (20-6)
10. Deerfield-Windsor (19-4)

Class A-Public

1. Montgomery County (23-2)
2. Screven County (20-3)
3. Lake Oconee Academy (21-1)
4. Claxton (15-6)
5. Schley County (17-4)
6. Mt. Zion-Carrollton (21-6)
7. Clinch County (15-3)
8. Charlton County (22-5)
9. Taylor County (20-4)
10. Bryan County (22-5)

The state playoffs are here!

The final regular season rankings reflect an emphasis on the entirety of the season more so than just region tournament results. Teams are peaking at the right time while others may be running out of gas. Ask yourself, do you put more stock into recent trends or what a team has compiled over four months of work?

Region Tournament Results

First Round State Playoffs Matchups

Sandy’s Spiel Spring Showcase Registration

Girls Basketball

GHSA Girls Basketball State Playoffs First Round Matchups


CLASS 7A

R3 #2 Hillgrove 65, R1 #3 Camden County 33
R5 #1 Cherokee 57, R7 #4 Duluth 41
R6 #3 West Forsyth 59, R8 #2 Mountain View 30
R2 #1 Campbell 44, R4 #4 Parkview 24

R1 #2 Tift County 46, R3 #3 North Paulding 41 OT
R7 #1 Norcross 54, R5 #4 Roswell 45
R8 #3 Peachtree Ridge 49, R6 #2 South Forsyth 41
R4 #1 Brookwood 59, R2 #4 East Coweta 52

R4 #2 Grayson 45, R2 #3 McEachern 35
R6 #1 North Forsyth 56, R8 #4 North Gwinnett 27
R5 #2 Woodstock 67, R7 #3 Discovery 20
R3 #1 Harrison 63, R1 #4 Colquitt County 34

R2 #2 Pebblebrook 68, R4 #3  Newton 33
R8 #1 Collins Hill 42, R6 #4 Denmark 40
R7 #2 Archer 64, R5 #3 Etowah 48
R1 #1 Lowndes 65, R3 #4 Marietta 55

CLASS 6A

R3 #2 Rockdale County 58, R1 #3 Valdosta 56 OT
R5 #1 Carrollton 44, R7 #4 Creekview 30
R8 #2 Buford 57, R6 #3 Osborne 49
R2 #1 Brunswick 70, R4 #4 Lakeside-DeKalb 33

R1 #2 Lee County 68, R3 #3 Lakeside-Evans 31
R7 #1 River Ridge 60, R5 #4 Dalton 31
R6 #2 Sprayberry 73, R8 #3 Habersham Central 43
R4 #1 Lovejoy 80, R2 #4 Glynn Academy 32

R4 #2 Langston Hughes 59, R2 #3 Statesboro 53
R6 #1 Kell 62, R8 #4 Winder-Barrow 36
R5 #2 Rome 60, R7 #3 Cambridge 59
R3 #1 Grovetown 58, R1 #4 Northside-Warner Robins 37

R2 #2 Bradwell Institute 72, R4 #3 Westlake 64
R8 #1 Dacula 47, R6 #4  Pope 46
R7 #2 Sequoyah 56, R5 #3 East Paulding  35
R1 #1 Houston County 50, R3 #4 Heritage-Conyers 33

CLASS 5A

R3 #2 Forest Park 55, R1 #3 Wayne County 20
R5 #1 Southwest DeKalb 33, R7 #4  Blessed Trinity 21
R8 #2 Loganville 62, R6 #3 Villa Rica 58
R2 #1 Griffin 46, R4 #4 Jones County 31

R1 #2 Ware County 45, R3 #3 Jonesboro 34
R7 #1 Hiram 74, R5 #4 Stone Mountain 48
R6 #2 New Manchester 48, R8 #3 Walnut Grove 39
R2 #4 Northside-Columbus 53, R4 #1 Union Grove 42

R2 #3 Harris County 54, R4 #2 Eagle’s Landing 38
R6 #1 Maynard Jackson 55, R8 #4 Jackson County 22
R7 #3 Calhoun 56, R5 #2 Decatur 37
R3 #1 Woodward Academy 77, R1 #4 Coffee 35

R3 #3 Stockbridge 44, R2 #2 McIntosh 42
R8 #1 Greenbrier 51, R6 #4  Lithia Springs 35
R5 #3 St. Pius X 55, vs. R7 #2 Cass 52
R1 #1 Warner Robins 77, R3 #4 Tri-Cities 44

CLASS 4A

R1 #3 Thomas County Central 54, R3 #2 Islands 49
R5 #1 Luella 90, R7 #4 Central-Carrollton 25
R8 #2 Chestatee 45, R6 #3 Arabia Mountain 41
R2 #1 Carver-Columbus 81, R4 #4 Perry 25

R1 #2 Bainbridge 73, R3 #3 Jenkins 25
R7 #1 Northwest Whitfield 60, R5 #4 Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 18
R6 #2 Stephenson 45, R8 #3 Cedar Shoals 40
R4 #1 Baldwin 69, R2 #4 Shaw 30

R2 #3 Hardaway 68, R4 #2 West Laurens 57
R6 #1 Marist 47, R8 #4 North Oconee 28
R7 #3 Heritage-Catoosa 44, R5 #2 Fayette County 39 OT
R1 #4 Monroe 53, R3 #1 New Hampstead 32

R2 #2 Troup County 69, R4 #3 Spalding 47
R8 #1 Jefferson 57, R6 #4 Mays 35
R7 #2 Pickens 83, R5 #3 Riverdale 44
R1 #1 Dougherty, R3 #4  BYE

CLASS 3A

R3 #2 Liberty County 47, R1 #3 Long County 32
R5 #1 Westminster 52, R7 #4 Dawson County 32
R8 #2 Oconee County 44, R6 #3 Sonoraville 28
R2 #1 Sumter County 45, R4 #4 Morgan County 24

R1 #2 Tattnall County 36, R3 #3 Beach 35
R7 #1 Lumpkin County 84, R5 #4 Redan 51
R6 #2 Murray County 46, R8 #3 Franklin County 43
R4 #1 Cross Creek 69, R2 #4 Mary Persons 34

R4 #2 Thomson 49, R2 #3 Peach County 28
R6 #1 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 56, R8 #4 Hart County 45
R5 #2 GAC 61, R7 #3 White County 42
R3 #1 Johnson-Savannah 68, R1 #4 Brantley County 28

R2 #2 Central-Macon 55, R4 #3 Burke County 40
R6 #4 Ringgold 45, R8 #1 East Jackson 43
R7 #2 East Forsyth 48, R5 #3 Cedar Grove 22
R1 #1 Pierce County 57, R3 #4 Savannah 23

CLASS 2A

R3 #2 Dodge County 62, R1 #3 Fitzgerald 59 OT
R5 #1 Callaway 66, R7 #4 Gordon Central 35
R8 #2 Elbert County 56, R6 #3 South Atlanta 33
R2 #1 Swainsboro 62, R4 #4 Butler 36

R3 #3 Washington County 78, R1 #2 Early County 27
R7 #1 Fannin County 66, R5 #4 Temple 34
R8 #3 Banks County 44, R6 #2 Pace Academy 26
R4 #1 Josey 72, R2 #4 Jeff Davis 20

R4 #2 Laney 75, R2 #3 Vidalia 61
R8 #4 Union County 54, R6 #1 Columbia 49
R5 #2 Heard County 41, R7 #3 Model 35
R3 #1 Northeast-Macon 78, R1 #4 Berrien 30

R2 #2 Woodville-Tompkins 65, R4 #3 Oglethorpe County 64
R8 #1 Rabun County 63, R6 #4 Lovett 32
R7 #2 Chattooga 60, R5 #3 Haralson County 37
R3 #4 Lamar County 66, R1 #1 Thomasville 56

CLASS A-PRIVATE

R3 #2 Calvary Day 69, R1 #3 Tattnall Square 44
R5 #1 Holy Innocents’ 94, R7 #4  Walker 14
R6 #3 Lakeview Academy 48, R8 #2 Prince Avenue 44
R2 #1 Landmark Christian FFW, R4 #4 St. Anne-Pacelli FFL

R1 #2 Deerfield-Windsor 67, R3 #3 St. Vincent’s 23
R7 #1 Mt. Paran 66, R5 #4 Wesleyan 37
R6 #2 Fellowship Christian 44, R8 #3 George Walton Academy 35
R4 #1 Trinity Christian 64, R2 #4 Paideia 19

R4 #2 Brookstone 53, R2 #3 Greenforest 51
R6 #1 St. Francis 57, R8 #4 Athens Academy 34
R5 #2 Hebron Christian 69, R7 #3 Darlington 34
R3 #1 Savannah Country Day 35, R1 #4 First Presbyterian Day 22

R4 #3 Heritage School 40, R2 #2 ELCA 35
R8 #1 Tallulah Falls 55, R6 #4 Mt. Pisgah 34
R5 #3 Galloway 63, R7 #2 North Cobb Christian 42
R1 #1 Stratford Academy 47, R3 #4 Aquinas 25

CLASS A-PUBLIC

R1 #3 Pelham 54, R3 #2 Claxton 20
R5 #1 Schley County 62, R7 #4  Warren County 20
R8 #2 Commerce 49, R6 #3 Armuchee 34
R2 #1 Clinch County 49, R4 #4 Wilcox County 43

R3 #3 Bryan County 57, R1 #2 Terrell County 42
R7 #1 Hancock Central 59, R5 #4 Chattahoochee County 33
R6 #2 Trion 55, R8 #3 Social Circle 42
R4 #1 Montgomery County 63, R2 #4 Brooks County 26

R4 #2 Dublin 57, R2 #3 Turner County 53
R6 #1 Mt. Zion-Carrollton 63, R8 #4 Towns County 43
R5 #2 Taylor County 45, R7 #3 Wilkinson County 39
R3 #1 Screven County 60, R1 #4 Randolph-Clay 32

R2 #2 Charlton County 60, R4 #3  Telfair County 46
R8 #1 Lake Oconee Academy 66, R6 #4 Gordon Lee 37
R5 #3 Central-Talbotton 58, R7 #2 ACE 45
R1 #1 Seminole County 47, R3 #4 Jenkins County 39

Girls Analysis

Region 8-4A Quarterfinals Top Performers



2022 5-2 PG Deshauna Foote – Cedar Shoals
Trailing 21-20 at the half, the play of Deshauna Foote was the pinpoint reason why Cedar Shoals was able to surge in the third quarter and eventually secure a 56-47 win over East Hall to clinch a state playoff berth. Continue reading Region 8-4A Quarterfinals Top Performers →

Girls Analysis

Region 2-5A Semifinals Top Performers


2025 5-11 F McKayla Hosley – Northside-Columbus
The 2025 class has a new name soon to appear near the top of upcoming player rankings in McKayla Hosley. In a 63-45 loss to McIntosh, the long and athletic freshman was a major bright spot pouring in 20 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks. At 5-foot-11, maybe closer to 6-foot, Hosley has the skill set to play all over the floor. She can play inside and score with either hand, using a quick power dribble to balance herself before finishing strong. The natural lefty springs off the ground to high-point rebounds with strong hands and finishes through contact. Hosley plays forward for the Patriots but has enough ability to play full-time on the wing. She drained four threes and showed a creative attack off the dribble, getting into the lane and scoring at the rim. McKayla sees the floor well when she gets downhill. She drops off assists over the defense that most players can’t see without her size. Hosley runs the floor like a gazelle and can defend every position thanks to her lateral quickness. SEC schools have already started to show interest. The sky is the limit.

2022 5-10 W Keara Collins – McIntosh
North Georgia might want to try and see if Keara Collins can split time between soccer and basketball. The midfielder uses her nifty footwork from the pitch as she maneuvers her way to produce at a high level on the hardwood. Collins, a UNG soccer-signee, has nice size on the perimeter and plays 1-5 for the Chiefs. When McIntosh needs a play to be made, the ball is in Collins’ hands. Keara doesn’t have blinding speed or elite leaping ability but her knowledge of the game and mastery of the subtleties make her a nightmare to defend. Collins has a solid handle and can push in transition after collecting rebounds. She uses hesitation moves to try and get her defender off balance before shifting gears and blowing past. Collins excels at finishing with either hand around the rim, expertly shielding the ball from shot blockers and squeezing her layups off the glass from tough angles. When left open, Collins can drill the three and is capable of beating opponents with her court vision, finding the open man in McIntosh’s offense which features constant screening and cutting. Collins piled up 22 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in a blowout of Northside-Columbus. Keara’s versatility and reliability make her one of the best players Region 2-5A has to offer.

2023 6-0 F Zy Thompson – Griffin
The Region 2-5A Player of the Year jumps off the court with her length and athleticism. Part of a Griffin attack that scores the vast majority of their points in the paint, many coming off second-chance opportunities, Thompson is a bouncy high motor forward that likes to get on the glass. When stationed at the high post, Thompson tries to catch and dive her way to the right block, finishing drives against helpless defenders overwhelmed by her quickness and size. Defensively, Zy drew the assignment of guarding Jherni Carter-Ransom part of a Triangle-and-Two defense. Thompson finished with 11 points, 13 rebounds and 1 block, scoring the go-ahead putback with 12 seconds left to survive Harris County 42-40.

2022 5-11 F Jherni Carter-Ransom – Harris County
The senior leader for Harris County collected 13 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks battling the long frontline of Griffin. Carter-Ransom has a nice skill set. While she can bang down low and score in the paint, Jherni also has the touch and quick trigger to stretch the floor and knock down threes. She hit back-to-back longballs in the fourth quarter to fuel the Tigers’ upset bid. Carter-Ransom handles the ball well for her size and can attack downhill when creases open. Her sturdy size along with her well-rounded game make her an interesting prospect at the next level.