Week 12 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings


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Class AAAAAAA

1. Brookwood (20-1)
2. Archer (15-3)
3. Hillgrove (17-5)
4. Norcross (20-2)
5. Buford (19-2)
6. McEachern (13-7)
7. North Paulding (20-2)
8. South Forsyth (19-3)
9. Grayson (14-7)
10. Peachtree Ridge (17-4)

Class AAAAAA

1. River Ridge (17-5)
2. Lovejoy (19-4)
3. Woodward Academy (18-5)
4. Langston Hughes (17-4)
5. Brunswick (18-3)
6. Forest Park (16-5)
7. Rockdale County (15-7)
8. Veterans (19-3)
9. North Forsyth (16-6)
10. Tift County (15-4)

Class AAAAA

1. Kell (16-5)
2. Union Grove (17-6)
3. Warner Robins (19-3)
4. Bradwell Institute (18-3)
5. Maynard Jackson (17-1)
6. Greenbrier (16-7)
7. Calhoun (17-3)
8. Arabia Mountain (21-1)
9. Ware County (16-6)
10. Statesboro (17-5)

Class AAAA

1. Baldwin (14-7)
2. Griffin (17-4)
3. Holy Innocents’ (15-4)
4. Luella (15-6)
5. Hardaway (16-4)
6. Stockbridge (14-7)
7. Westminster (14-6)
8. Westover (14-5)
9. North Hall (17-5)
10. Walnut Grove (16-5)

Class AAA

1. Hebron Christian (21-0)
2. Lumpkin County (18-3)
3. Wesleyan (17-3)
4. Carver-Columbus (12-9)
5. White County (16-5)
6. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (20-1)
7. Cross Creek (17-4)
8. Pickens (17-4)
9. Peach County (15-6)
10. Monroe (16-5)

Class AA

1. Mt. Paran (21-1)
2. Central-Macon (20-1)
3. Banks County (20-3)
4. Thomson (15-4)
5. Josey (17-3)
6. Landmark Christian (13-7)
7. Dodge County (17-1)
8. Butler (16-4)
9. Murray County (15-4)
10. Columbia (15-6)

Class A D-I

1. St. Francis (18-5)
2. Galloway (20-4)
3. Rabun County (20-1)
4. Elbert County (18-4)
5. Woodville-Tompkins (17-5)
6. Mt. Pisgah (13-4)
7. Lamar County (17-4)
8. Bryan County (17-4)
9. Bacon County (14-1)
10. Heard County (14-4)

Class A D-II

1. Lake Oconee Academy (18-2)
2. Turner County (17-2)
3. Montgomery County (20-1)
4. Clinch County (16-2)
5. Taylor County (19-1)
6. Towns County (15-6)
7. Schley County (16-2)
8. Randolph-Clay (16-6)
9. Early County (15-7)
10. Mt. Zion-Carrollton (18-5)

With regular season play nearly complete, some teams are improving weekly while others have been stagnant, peaking too early in the year. Continue reading Week 12 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings

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Class AAAAAAA

1. Wheeler (13-6)
2. McEachern (16-6)
3. Newton (13-7)
4. Norcross (19-3)
5. Grayson (15-5)
6. Pebblebrook (15-7)
7. Archer (16-4)
8. Carrollton (17-4)
9. South Gwinnett (14-7)
10. Cherokee (17-4)

Class AAAAAA

1. Alexander (17-4)
2. Jonesboro (17-3)
3. Lanier (17-4)
4. Etowah (14-7)
5. Grovetown (13-8)
6. Marist (16-5)
7. St. Pius X (16-5)
8. Lee County (21-2)
9. Langston Hughes (15-7)
10. Woodward Academy (18-4)

Class AAAAA

1. Kell (18-2)
2. Eagle’s Landing (21-1)
3. Hiram (18-2)
4. Dutchtown (17-6)
5. Mays (15-5)
6. Tri-Cities (12-8)
7. Tucker (16-5)
8. Chapel Hill (13-7)
9. Maynard Jackson (12-7)
10. Winder-Barrow (15-8)

Class AAAA

1. McDonough (18-3)
2. Pace Academy (15-6)
3. Southwest DeKalb (17-2)
4. Bainbridge (21-1)
5. Madison County (20-2)
6. North Oconee (18-5)
7. Fayette County (16-5)
8. Lovett (12-8)
9. Westside-Macon (16-6)
10. Walnut Grove (11-11)

Class AAA

1. Sandy Creek (16-5)
2. Beach (18-2)
3. Johnson-Savannah (17-4)
4. Monroe Area (18-3)
5. Cedar Grove (14-6)
6. Monroe (16-5)
7. Cross Creek (12-10)
8. Dougherty (10-10)
9. Calvary Day (14-7)
10. Wesleyan (15-6)

Class AA

1. Westside-Augusta (15-6)
2. Columbia (21-1)
3. Spencer (17-4)
4. North Cobb Christian (17-4)
5. Putnam County (17-4)
6. Drew Charter (18-4)
7. Providence Christian (19-3)
8. Windsor Forest (16-5)
9. Butler (11-8)
10. Thomson (12-5)

Class A D-I

1. Mt. Bethel (17-5)
2. Mt. Vernon (15-8)
3. Paideia (8-12)
4. Mt. Pisgah (16-7)
5. King’s Ridge (15-7)
6. Social Circle (11-9)
7. Woodville-Tompkins (14-9)
8. Darlington (19-3)
9. Savannah (16-6)
10. Dublin (16-4)

Class A D-II

1. Greenforest (13-7)
2. Christian Heritage (18-0)
3. Portal (19-1)
4. Calhoun County (19-3)
5. Wilkinson County (16-6)
6. Mitchell County (20-2)
7. Charlton County (19-1)
8. Macon County (21-2)
9. Chattahoochee County (18-4)
10. Manchester (16-4)

It was an eventful week as region play and showcase events led to five number one ranked teams losing this week as region tournaments inch nearer and nearer. Continue reading Week 12 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings

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BOYS

Dacula – Derrick Herbert – Norcross AC
Athens Christian Dan Lampe – Emmanuel AC
Ware CountyLenny Williams – Woodville-Tompkins
Creekview Tyler Whitlock – Denmark
Jackson CountyJoel Lecoeuvre – Archer
Calvary Day 
– Scepter Brownlee – Former Mississippi State Women’s AC
Cedartown – Greg Cherry 
Effingham County – Tramaine Aaron
Westminster – Matt Hixenbaugh – Mt. Pisgah
Chattooga – Justin Gentry – Former Trion HC
Taylor County – Kareem Sanders
Schley County Roderick Martin – Spencer AC
Peach County – Steve Cherry – Gasden County, FL
Lumpkin County Chris Faulkner – Former North Georgia HC
Washington
Sequoyah – Scott Bracco – East Forsyth
Pickens – Bob Martin – King’s Ridge
Villa RicaJames Bailey – Salem
Armuchee Tim Puckett – Asst. on staff
FitzgeraldTim McArthur – Former Wheeler County HC
Mary Persons Lemetrice Ray – Wayne County
Screven County – Nick Clifton
West Laurens Izell Stephens – Montgomery County
Manchester – Demonta Prather – Asst. on staff
Paulding County – Corey Tobin – Cartersville AC
Cross Keys – Andre Terry
Denmark – Daniel Bowles – West Forsyth AC
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe – Tony McAllister – Heritage-Catoosa girls AC
Salem Karmarlos Jackson – Former Community Christian HC
Claxton Cornelius David – Swainsboro AC
Gainesville – Charlemagne Gibbons – Newton
NewtonBarry Browner – Asst. on staff
Dunwoody Yussef Jasmine – Hahnville, LA
Northwest Whitfield Matt Smith – Gordon Lee
Buford Wes Parker – Asst. on staff 
Archer – Antoine Stroud – Druid Hills
Galloway – Byron Taylor – Holy Innocents’ AC
Northside-Warner Robins – Reggie Thorpe – Asst. on staff
Forest Park – Vernon Denmark – Stockbridge
Flowery Branch David Hawkins – Asst. on staff
Johnson County – Curtis Brown
Carver-Atlanta Kendell Walker – Asst. on staff
Berrien Tray Pearce – Worth County AC
Baldwin Ben Smith – Dublin
West Hall Chuck Graham – Gainesville
Montgomery County Bo Boatright – Former Jeff Davis HC
East Forsyth – Jay Burney – Flowery Branch
Woodstock – Eric Blair – Kennesaw Mountain
Chestatee – Alan Griffin – Chestatee girls AC
King’s Ridge – Demetrius Smith – Former Savannah Country Day HC
Gordon Lee Jack Wood – Pickens AC
Whitfield Academy – Greg Blythe – Loganville Christian
BannekerSteven Cole – Forest Park girls HC
DrewJarrod Davis – Forest Park
Central-Talbotton – Nasir Oglesby
Jeff Davis – Thomas McAboy – Rome girls HC
Spencer – Quantavias Allen – Brookstone
Southeast Whitfield Mark Oliver – Asst. on staff
Alcovy – Taylor Jackson – Social Circle
Harris County – Tommy Watson – Football HC
Woodville-Tompkins – Travis Priddy – Effingham County
BowdonDeVante Wynn – Temple AC
Dublin Carlos Hope – Washington County
Worth CountyPaul Williams – Sprayberry AC
Appling County – Robert Cotton Jr. – Ware County AC
Lakeside-EvansMarcus Diggs – Former Peachtree Ridge HC
Druid Hills
Danny Stubbs – Asst. on staff
Wayne County
Lassiter – Jay McAuley – Former Wofford HC
Atkinson CountyBrian Harmon – Collins Hill girls HC
Mt. PisgahJay Slone – TSF Prep
Kennesaw Mountain Brian Fisher – Allatoona AC
Oconee County Ryan Smith – Winder-Barrow AC
Lanier CountyChris Wade – Lowndes girls AC
Twiggs County – Michael Johnson
Callaway
Kenny Coleman – Asst. on staff
Washington County – Greg Minor
Union Grove Ira Hughley – ELCA girls HC
Charlton CountyMarcus Hawkins – McIntosh County Academy
Social CircleNorman Jones – Asst. on staff
Locust GroveCameron Clayton – Asst. on staff
McIntosh County Academy Marquice Jones – Glynn Academy AC
Arabia Mountain Darrell Johnson – Locust Grove girls HC
Stone Mountain Corey Lazenby – Former Cedar Grove HC
Butler –
Chaz Clark – Asst. on staff
Douglas County – James Richards
Heritage-Conyers – Scheraun King
North Hall – Jarvis Davenport – White County girls HC
White County – Stephen Stuart (Interim) – Asst. on staff
East JacksonJake Bulmer (Interim)
Stockbridge Derek Smith – ML King girls HC
SavannahGeorge Brown – Asst. on staff
Fellowship ChristianAdam Deckard – Asst. on staff
Camden County – David Bailey – Charlton County
BEST Academy – Brian Weeden – BT Washington

GIRLS

Walnut Grove Will Witherspoon – Interim HC
Calvary Day 
– Daniel Jackson – Asst. on staff
Ola – Tessah Holt
EtowahJordan Tetley – Asst. on staff
Commerce Kevin Furtado – Nathaniel Greene Academy Boys HC
Meadowcreek – JJ Oliver – Dutchtown AC
Greenbrier Travis Keels – Former Grovetown AC
Marion County Tyler Routon – McIntosh boys AC
Social Circle – Norman Jones – Boys AC
Pierce CountyRobert Douberly – Asst. on staff
Cedartown Scott Green – Former North Paulding HC
McDonough – Kidada Holtzclaw – Former South Gwinnett HC
Woodland-StockbridgeBianca Usher – Acher AC
Effingham County – Danetia Jefferson-Howard 
Lakeside-Evans – Matt Scott
Savannah Christian Allyson Faircloth – Asst. on staff
Mitchell County – Victoria McIntyre
Stone Mountain – Kentronn Malmadh – Towers AC
Alpharetta – Mike Hedrick – East Forsyth
East Forsyth – Reed Tipton – North Hall AC
Oconee County Katie David – Jefferson AC
Stockbridge Demarcus Acree – Banneker
Banneker Kevin Davis – Creekside boys AC
SalemXavier Mann – Memorial Middle School
Woodstock Tiffany Leak – Paulding County
Mary Persons Tray Tucker – Lanier County boys HC
Lumpkin CountyTess Wright – Calhoun AC
Johns CreekRegina Tate-Leslie – Woodstock
Richmond AcademyWarren Washington – Langford Middle School
Douglass – Morgan Jennings
CherokeeSharon Swanson – Asst. on staff
East Hall – Brad Cochran – Union County
Heard CountyRusty Evans – Former Boys HC
Union CountyThomas Nelson – Asst. AD
Stephens County Jerry Brown – Former Stephen’s County HC
Ringgold Kassidy Gaylor – Gordon Lee Middle School HC
Riverwood Brittany Mitchell – Dutchtown
Rockmart Steve Luke – Softball HC
PerryFran McPherson – Marion County
Therrell – Norris Harper
Walker Derrick Clay – Heritage School
ClaxtonJohn Floyd – Boys AC
Mt. Pisgah – Erin Cox – Wesleyan AC
Greene County – Steven Hopper – Boys AC
Dutchtown Josh Pierce – Woodstock
Roswell – Donald Moore – Former Archer AC
Trinity ChristianLady Grooms – Landmark Christian
Landmark Christian – Greg McClaire  – Valor Christian boys HC
Paulding County Joe Doriney – Boys AC
Mt. VernonDavid Dowse – Lumpkin County
Christian Heritage Josh Hembree – Cullman, AL
Forest Park – Jarvis Tarplin – Former Union Grove boys HC
Discovery
Ashley Gresham 
Lithia Springs Shannon Smith – Boys AC
Wesleyan Ellen Paroli – Asst. on staff
North Cobb Christian Ray Gutierrez – Middle School Boys HC
Dade County – Katie Burrows – Former UT-Chattanooga HC
Cherokee BluffKassie Scott – Asst. on staff
BowdonBrad Yarbrough – Hueytown, AL football coach
Appling County – Letita Coleman
Northwest Whitfield Tori Clemmons – Asst. on staff
Mt. Zion-Carrollton – Krista McKenney – Softball AC
Collins Hill Kevin Long – Peachtree Ridge Boys AC
Rome – Jared Hughes – Berry AC
Heritage-Conyers – Stephanie Raines – Former Upson-Lee HC
DecaturNick DeLoach – Beacon Hill Middle School
Upson-Lee Andre Johnson – Callaway boys HC
Newnan Alison Sobataka – Asst. on staff
LovejoyBrittany Hawkins – Asst. on staff
ELCA – Greg Shook – McDonough AD
Westside-Augusta
Peachtree RidgeJoi Jones – Asst. on staff
Warren County Vincent Green – Thomson Middle School
Turner County – Christopher Raymond
White County – Quint Moss (Interim) – Asst. on staff 
Locust Grove
ML King – Torre Hardison
Alpharetta – Matt Allen – East Jackson
East Jackson
SACA  Dorian Williams – Hoop Dreams Athletics
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Week 11 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings


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Class AAAAAAA

1. Brookwood (18-1)
2. Buford (17-1)
3. Archer (13-3)
4. Peachtree Ridge (16-3)
5. McEachern (12-6)
6. Norcross (17-2)
7. Campbell (18-2)
8. North Paulding (19-2)
9. Hillgrove (15-5)
10. South Forsyth (17-3)

Class AAAAAA

1. River Ridge (16-5)
2. Forest Park (15-4)
3. Woodward Academy (16-5)
4. Lovejoy (16-4)
5. Langston Hughes (15-4)
6. Rockdale County (14-6)
7. Brunswick (16-3)
8. Veterans (16-3)
9. Tift County (13-4)
10. North Forsyth (13-6)

Class AAAAA

1. Kell (14-5)
2. Union Grove (14-6)
3. Warner Robins (16-3)
4. Bradwell Institute (15-3)
5. Maynard Jackson (15-1)
6. Jones County (16-4)
7. Ware County (15-4)
8. Arabia Mountain (19-1)
9. Greenbrier (15-6)
10. Calhoun (15-3)

Class AAAA

1. Griffin (16-3)
2. Holy Innocents’ (13-4)
3. Luella (13-6)
4. Baldwin (12-7)
5. Westminster (13-5)
6. Stockbridge (13-6)
7. Hardaway (15-4)
8. Walnut Grove (16-4)
9. Chestatee (15-5)
10. Westover (13-5)

Class AAA

1. Hebron Christian (18-0)
2. Lumpkin County (16-3)
3. Wesleyan (15-3)
4. White County (15-4)
5. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (18-1)
6. Carver-Columbus (10-9)
7. Cross Creek (15-4)
8. Pickens (15-4)
9. Peach County (13-5)
10. Monroe (14-5)

Class AA

1. Mt. Paran (20-1)
2. Central-Macon (17-1)
3. Banks County (19-3)
4. Thomson (13-4)
5. Josey (15-3)
6. Landmark Christian (11-7)
7. Dodge County (15-1)
8. Butler (14-4)
9. Murray County (14-4)
10. Columbia (13-6)

Class A D-I

1. St. Francis (17-5)
2. Galloway (18-4)
3. Rabun County (18-1)
4. Elbert County (17-4)
5. Woodville-Tompkins (15-5)
6. Mt. Pisgah (12-4)
7. Lamar County (16-4)
8. Darlington (17-4)
9. Bacon County (12-1)
10. Bryan County (14-4)

Class A D-II

1. Lake Oconee Academy (17-2)
2. Turner County (16-2)
3. Montgomery County (18-1)
4. Clinch County (13-2)
5. Taylor County (17-1)
6. Towns County (12-6)
7. Mt. Zion-Carrollton (17-3)
8. Schley County (13-2)
9. Manchester (11-6)
10. Randolph-Clay (13-6)

Over the busy MLK Day week, top-ranked teams were tested while region rematches have made things interesting with three weeks remaining in regular season play. Continue reading Week 11 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings

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