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Week 2 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings

Class AAAAAAA

1. Collins Hill (3-0)
2. McEachern (0-1)
3. Woodstock (3-0)
4. Cherokee (5-0)
5. Grayson (3-0)
6. West Forsyth (2-0)
7. Archer (3-1)
8. Campbell (2-1)
9. Parkview (3-1)
10. Marietta (3-1)

Class AAAAAA

1. Westlake (2-0)
2. Buford (4-0)
3. Carrollton (2-0)
4. Kell (2-0)
5. Langston Hughes (3-1)
6. Lovejoy (2-1)
7. Sequoyah (1-0)
8. Grovetown (1-0)
9. Rockdale County (3-0)
10. Cambridge (3-0)

Class AAAAA

1. Forest Park (3-0)
2. Woodward Academy (1-1)
3. Southwest DeKalb (0-0)
4. Cass (2-0)
5. Maynard Jackson (1-1)
6. Griffin (1-1)
7. Loganville (2-1)
8. Hiram (3-1)
9. Tri-Cities (1-0)
10. New Manchester (3-0)

Class AAAA

1. Jefferson (2-1)
2. Troup County (0-2)
3. Luella (3-1)
4. Carver-Columbus (0-2)
5. McDonough (2-0)
6. Spalding (1-0)
7. Marist (3-0)
8. Arabia Mountain (0-0)
9. Druid Hills (0-0)
10. Baldwin (0-0)

Class AAA

1. GAC (0-2)
2. Johnson-Savannah (2-0)
3. Beach (2-0)
4. Cross Creek (0-0)
5. Rockmart (0-0)
6. Stephens County (2-0)
7. Lumpkin County (2-1)
8. Coahulla Creek (2-0)
9. Westminster (1-1)
10. Sandy Creek (3-1)

Class AA

1. Early County (2-0)
2. Washington County (0-0)
3. Rabun County (0-0)
4. Josey (2-1)
5. Vidalia (1-1)
6. Laney (0-0)
7. Northeast-Macon (0-0)
8. Woodville-Tompkins (2-0)
9. Chattooga (0-0)
10. Elbert County (0-0)

Class A-Private

1. Hebron Christian (2-0)
2. St. Francis (3-0)
3. Mt. Paran (2-1)
4. Holy Innocents’ (1-2)
5. Galloway (3-0)
6. Wesleyan (2-0)
7. Greenforest (1-2)
8. ELCA (2-0)
9. Trinity Christian (1-2)
10. Calvary Day (2-0)

Class A-Public

1. Calhoun County (0-0)
2. Greenville (0-0)
3. Clinch County (0-0)
4. Turner County (1-0)
5. Wilcox County (0-0)
6. Central-Talbotton (0-0)
7. GMC (0-0)
8. Lake Oconee Academy (2-0)
9. ECI (0-0)
10. Mitchell County (0-0)

The Parkview Tip-Off Classic nearly single-handedly shifted the state rankings in every classification by itself. Six out of the state’s number one ranked teams were in action with numerous other high-profile programs locking horns in Top 10 duels. It was an early season litmus test to see where some teams were and where others need to get before we head into the new year. Continue reading Week 2 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings

Game Night Recap 11-23

BOYS

Class AAAAAAA

Denmark 55, No. 7 Cherokee 54: A day before a big showdown with No. 4 Berkmar at the Jared Cook Classic, the Warriors were upended by the Danes. Alabama-Huntsville-signee Sutton Smith was masterful providing 21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Joseph Scott added 10 points and 7 rebounds while Jayden Hilliman had 8 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss,  Taihland Owens collected 18 points and 5 rebounds. Xavier-signee Elijah Tucker had 16 points and 10 rebounds.

No. 9 North Gwinnett 74, No. 8 Newton 62: Dylan Gary led the Bulldogs with 19 points. Thomas Allard netted 18 and RJ Godfrey had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Alabama-Huntsville-signee Brendan Rigsbee had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Newton was led by TJ Clark (20 points), Jakai Newton (19 points, 6 rebounds) and Stephon Castle (12 points).

No. 10 Etowah 56, Centennial 49: The young Eagles showed their mettle, erasing a 12-point deficit to win at the Wolverine Thanksgiving Classic. Mason Etter posted 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals followed by Brandon Rechsteiner’s 14 points, 8 assists and 3 steals. Jonah Milton scored 10 points. Josh Hughes added 4 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists. Dajaun Devonish contributed 4 points, 5 assists and 4 steals.

Peachtree Ridge 61, 6ANo. 8 South Cobb 58: At the Jared Cook Classic, Chris Green posted 20 points and 9 rebounds while Jairus Griffin scored 18 points and Deterrius Clayton pitched in 13 points and 5 rebounds. South Cobb got 17 points and 6 assists from Travis Burrus. Baqi Lecky had 12 points and RJ Dix totaled 11 points and 13 rebounds. Jens Rueckert added 10 points and 6 rebounds. Continue reading Game Night Recap 11-23

Week 1 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings

Class AAAAAAA

1. McEachern (0-0)
2. Collins Hill (1-0)
3. Woodstock (1-0)
4. West Forsyth (2-0)
5. Archer (2-0)
6. Cherokee (2-0)
7. Grayson (1-0)
8. Campbell (1-0)
9. Norcross (0-1)
10. North Paulding (0-1)

Class AAAAAA

1. Westlake (1-0)
2. Buford (1-0)
3. Carrollton (1-0)
4. Langston Hughes (1-0)
5. Kell (1-0)
6. Sprayberry (0-0)
7. Lovejoy (1-1)
8. Grovetown (1-0)
9. Sequoyah (0-0)
10. Rockdale County (1-0)

Class AAAAA

1. Forest Park (1-0)
2. Woodward Academy (1-0)
3. Southwest DeKalb (0-0)
4. Cass (1-0)
5. Maynard Jackson (0-1)
6. Griffin (1-1)
7. Loganville (0-1)
8. Tri-Cities (1-0)
9. Hiram (1-0)
10. New Manchester (2-0)

Class AAAA

1. Troup County (0-0)
2. Jefferson (1-0)
3. Carver-Columbus (0-1)
4. Luella (2-0)
5. McDonough (1-0)
6. Spalding (1-0)
7. Arabia Mountain (0-0)
8. Druid Hills (0-0)
9. Marist (1-0)
10. Madison County (0-0)

Class AAA

1. GAC (0-0)
2. Johnson-Savannah (1-0)
3. Beach (0-0)
4. Cross Creek (0-0)
5. Rockmart (0-0)
6. Stephens County (1-0)
7. Cedar Grove (0-0)
8. Sonoraville (0-0)
9. Westminster (0-0)
10. Coahulla Creek (1-0)

Class AA

1. Early County (1-0)
2. Washington County (0-0)
3. Rabun County (0-0)
4. Josey (1-0)
5. Vidalia (1-0)
6. Laney (0-0)
7. Northeast-Macon (0-0)
8. Fannin County (1-0)
9. Chattooga (0-0)
10. Elbert County (0-0)

Class A-Private

1. Hebron Christian (1-0)
2. St. Francis (1-0)
3. Mt. Paran (0-1)
4. Holy Innocents’ (0-1)
5. Galloway (2-0)
6. Wesleyan (0-0)
7. Greenforest (0-1)
8. ELCA (0-0)
9. Trinity Christian (0-1)
10. Calvary Day (0-0)

Class A-Public

1. Calhoun County (0-0)
2. Greenville (0-0)
3. Clinch County (0-0)
4. Turner County (1-0)
5. Wilcox County (0-0)
6. Central-Talbotton (0-0)
7. GMC (0-0)
8. Lake Oconee Academy (0-0)
9. ECI (0-0)
10. Mitchell County (0-0)

Opening weekend of the GHSA season saw less than half of the top 80 teams ranked across eight classifications tip-off, but there were still a handful of key matchups already, afforded to us primarily by a ridiculously loaded field at the Parkview Tip-Off Classic which only gets even better as the week goes on. Continue reading Week 1 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings