Week 12 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings

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Class AAAAAA

1. North Paulding (20-1)
2. North Forsyth (22-0)
3. Grayson (20-1)
4. Carrollton (16-6)
5. Norcross (15-5)
6. Newton (16-3)
7. Archer (17-3)
8. Campbell (19-2)
9. Lowndes (16-2)
10. Cherokee (18-4)

Class AAAAA

1. River Ridge (21-1)
2. Langston Hughes (18-2)
3. Woodward Academy (14-5)
4. Milton (15-6)
5. Morrow (16-4)
6. Tri-Cities (15-2)
7. Bradwell Institute (18-2)
8. Creekview (18-4)
9. Pope (18-4)
10. New Manchester (17-3)

Class AAAA

1. Creekside (21-0)
2. Kell (15-5)
3. Marist (18-2)
4. Warner Robins (20-0)
5. North Oconee (20-1)
6. Maynard Jackson (12-5)
7. Jones County (18-1)
8. Dalton (18-3)
9. Midtown (17-4)
10. Stockbridge (16-3)

Class AAA

1. Baldwin (13-6)
2. Fayette County (13-4)
3. Jefferson (16-4)
4. Luella (17-3)
5. Pickens (18-2)
6. White County (16-4)
7. Sandy Creek (15-4)
8. Oconee County (16-5)
9. Cherokee Bluff (15-6)
10. Heritage-Catoosa (16-4)

Class AA

1. Thomson (18-1)
2. Josey (13-3)
3. Butler (14-2)
4. Murray County (18-1)
5. Hardaway (12-6)
6. Sonoraville (19-2)
7. Columbia (14-5)
8. Morgan County (11-9)
9. Sumter County (11-6)
10. Union County (13-8)

Class A D-I

1. Banks County (15-5)
2. Elbert County (19-1)
3. Central-Macon (14-4)
4. Washington County (13-3)
5. Fannin County (17-2)
6. Heard County (16-2)
7. ACE (16-2)
8. East Laurens (12-4)
9. Model (16-4)
10. Lamar County (15-4)

Class A D-II

1. Wilcox County (15-1)
2. Taylor County (15-1)
3. Bryan County (16-2)
4. Seminole County (15-4)
5. Brooks County (13-2)
6. Randolph-Clay (13-5)
7. Telfair County (13-3)
8. Metter (12-2)
9. Screven County (13-4)
10. Early County (12-5)

Class 3A-1A Private

1. Hebron Christian (19-1)
2. St. Francis (18-2)
3. Holy Innocents’ (13-5)
4. Mt. Paran (19-3)
5. Galloway (12-7)
6. SACA (15-1)
7. Athens Academy (15-5)
8. Calvary Day (9-8)
9. Greenforest (10-8)
10. Christian Heritage (16-3)

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Week 12 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings

January 26, 2025 KyleSandy

Class AAAAAA

1. Grayson (19-2)
2. Wheeler (18-3)
3. McEachern (18-3)
4. Walton (17-3)
5. Etowah (16-4)
6. Newton (15-6)
7. Lambert (20-2)
8. Buford (17-3)
9. Norcross (14-7)
10. Westlake (15-6)

Class AAAAA

1. Woodward Academy (17-3)
2. Milton (14-6)
3. Tri-Cities (15-4)
4. Winder-Barrow (19-2)
5. Habersham Central (17-3)
6. Dutchtown (18-3)
7. Gainesville (15-6)
8. Alexander (14-7)
9. Houston County (18-4)
10. Lee County (15-5)

Class AAAA

1. Pace Academy (18-4)
2. North Oconee (18-2)
3. Kell (16-5)
4. Southwest DeKalb (18-2)
5. Central-Carrollton (17-3)
6. Jonesboro (14-5)
7. Tucker (16-4)
8. McDonough (16-4)
9. St. Pius X (14-4)
10. Maynard Jackson (14-4)

Class AAA

1. Cedar Grove (18-3)
2. Cross Creek (19-1)
3. Pickens (20-0)
4. Sandy Creek (16-3)
5. Cherokee Bluff (19-2)
6. East Hall (17-3)
7. Douglass (13-5)
8. Windsor Forest (14-4)
9. Westside-Augusta (13-8)
10. Baldwin (13-5)

Class AA

1. Carver-Columbus (15-2)
2. Columbia (16-4)
3. South Atlanta (14-6)
4. KIPP Atlanta (14-5)
5. Laney (15-4)
6. Butler (9-8)
7. Union County (17-4)
8. Tattnall County (15-2)
9. Morgan County (14-6)
10. Spencer (12-5)

Class A D-I

1. Putnam County (19-1)
2. Temple (15-4)
3. BEST Academy (14-6)
4. Southwest-Macon (15-2)
5. Rabun County (17-3)
6. East Laurens (13-3)
7. Dublin (14-4)
8. Model (13-5)
9. Vidalia (15-5)
10. Towers (13-6)

Class A D-II

1. McIntosh County Academy (16-3)
2. Savannah (14-4)
3. Randolph-Clay (16-2)
4. Calhoun County (16-1)
5. Manchester (11-1)
6. Taylor County (14-3)
7. Macon County (15-3)
8. Early County (12-6)
9. Trion (9-5)
10. Clinch County (12-2)

Class 3A-1A Private

1. Holy Innocents’ (15-4)
2. North Cobb Christian (17-3)
3. Greenforest (12-5)
4. Walker (17-3)
5. Calvary Day (10-6)
6. GAC (15-5)
7. Mt. Bethel (11-8)
8. Paideia (10-9)
9. Lovett (12-6)
10. Mt. Vernon (11-8)

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Girls Recaps, Recaps

Game Night Recap 1-25

January 25, 2025 KyleSandy

GIRLS

Class AAAAAA

No. 2 North Forsyth 55, No. 10 Buford 44: Chattanooga-signee London Weaver scored 16 points. Gabbie Gliatta (12), Emma Rose (11) and Sophia Parks (11) powered the Raiders. Lydia Ledford led Buford with 26 points.

Mill Creek 48, Discovery 35: Bella Ragone finished with 23 points, 12 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks. Danica Taylor filed in 12 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals. Freshman Ayla Summers posted 8 points and 5 rebounds.

Denmark 53, Cambridge 52: Berry-commit Avery Huffman scored 16 points while Hannah Lopez and freshman Jadyn Shepard scored 10 apiece.

Class AAAAA

No. 3 Woodward Academy 78, Lakeside-DeKalb 50: Mackenzee Williams poured in 22 points. Lauryn Cooper had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists while Kayla Whitner scored 12 points. Stony Brook-signee Delaney Cooper recorded 8 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

No. 10 New Manchester 68, Douglas County 26: Devin Furgess piled in 24 points, 2 assists and 5 steals. Clark Atlanta-signee Kyara Lawrence double-doubled with 17 points and 15 rebounds.

Chattahoochee 37, Gainesville 31: Brooke Dorr (10), Laila West (10) and Loren Withrite (9) paced the Cougars.

Evans 56, Lakeside-Evans 40: Chabria Tate finished with 23 points. Janiyah Quiller and Charity Joyner scored 8 apiece. DeeDee Brooks had 7 points and Kimariya Hinton netted 5.

Class AAA

No. 4 Luella 74, Douglass 30: Jacksonville State-signee Jasmine Baxter posted 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Journey Bryant had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

East Hall 52, West Forsyth 36: Kaylana Curry scored 16 points. Terriah Watkins had 11 and Amari Burce netted 9. Continue reading Game Night Recap 1-25 →

Girls Analysis

No. 6 Fannin County – Christian Heritage Girls Top Performers

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2025 5-8 W Emma Buchanan – Fannin County
Fannin County raced out to a 16-0 lead against Christian Heritage before finding themselves in a dog fight after three quarters leading 45-39. In the fourth quarter, Emma Buchanan made her mark, stamping the game with her two-way hustle which helped wilt the Lions, the Rebels racing away 68-53. Continue reading No. 6 Fannin County – Christian Heritage Girls Top Performers →

Girls Analysis

HIES MLK Classic Girls Top Performers

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2027 6-3 W Finley Parker – River Ridge
Finley couldn’t have picked a better game to have maybe the best game of her young career, pouring in 29 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks in front of UConn Head Coach Geno Auriemma in a 74-60 win over host Holy Innocents’. Continue reading HIES MLK Classic Girls Top Performers →

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Week 12 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings

Class AAAAAA

Class AAAAA

Class AAAA

Class AAA

Class AA

Class A D-I

Class A D-II

Class 3A-1A Private

Week 12 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings

Class AAAAAA

Class AAAAA

Class AAAA

Class AAA

Class AA

Class A D-I

Class A D-II

Class 3A-1A Private

Game Night Recap 1-25

GIRLS

Class AAAAAA

Class AAAAA

Class AAA

No. 6 Fannin County – Christian Heritage Girls Top Performers

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HIES MLK Classic Girls Top Performers

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