2024 6-3 W Robert Spaulding IV – Savannah Country Day
The 4:00 AM wakeup call was worth it to see Savannah Country Day and New Hampstead go down to the wire. Even in a 66-61 loss, Robert Spaulding rose above all others with his tantalizing upside as a true sleeper in Chatham County. Continue reading Joe Greene Classic Boys Top Performers
Week 3 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings
Class AAAAAAA
1. Brookwood (6-0)
2. Archer (4-0)
3. Norcross (3-0)
4. Carrollton (3-0)
5. Buford (3-0)
6. Peachtree Ridge (4-0)
7. Campbell (5-1)
8. McEachern (4-2)
9. Hillgrove (5-1)
10. North Paulding (2-1)
Class AAAAAA
1. River Ridge (4-0)
2. Lovejoy (2-1)
3. Rockdale County (4-0)
4. Woodward Academy (3-1)
5. North Forsyth (3-1)
6. New Manchester (3-0)
7. Forest Park (3-1)
8. Langston Hughes (2-1)
9. Brunswick (1-1)
10. South Effingham (5-0)
Class AAAAA
1. Kell (3-1)
2. Warner Robins (2-0)
3. Maynard Jackson (4-0)
4. Bradwell Institute (4-1)
5. Northside-Columbus (1-1)
6. Hiram (3-1)
7. Jones County (2-1)
8. Calhoun (2-1)
9. Union Grove (1-5)
10. GAC (1-4)
Class AAAA
1. Holy Innocents’ (2-2)
2. Griffin (3-1)
3. Luella (2-1)
4. Stockbridge (3-1)
5. Baldwin (0-3)
6. Westminster (1-2)
7. Chestatee (2-1)
8. East Forsyth (2-1)
9. North Hall (3-0)
10. Walnut Grove (4-2)
Class AAA
1. Hebron Christian (4-0)
2. Lumpkin County (4-0)
3. Wesleyan (2-0)
4. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (3-0)
5. Pickens (4-0)
6. White County (4-1)
7. Carver-Columbus (1-4)
8. Cross Creek (3-1)
9. Dawson County (3-1)
10. Calvary Day (1-1)
Class AA
1. Mt. Paran (3-0)
2. Landmark Christian (2-3)
3. Josey (3-1)
4. Central-Macon (2-1)
5. Fannin County (1-2)
6. Banks County (4-2)
7. Dodge County (1-0)
8. Laney (0-2)
9. Northeast-Macon (2-0)
10. Thomson (1-2)
Class A D-I
1. Galloway (4-1)
2. St. Francis (2-3)
3. Elbert County (1-1)
4. Rabun County (1-0)
5. Woodville-Tompkins (3-2)
6. Tallulah Falls (2-2)
7. Heard County (3-0)
8. Lamar County (3-0)
9. Athens Christian (3-1)
10. Trion (0-0)
Class A D-II
1. Lake Oconee Academy (4-0)
2. Taylor County (4-0)
3. Clinch County (0-0)
4. Schley County (0-0)
5. Turner County (0-0)
6. Montgomery County (0-1)
7. Mt. Zion-Carrollton (2-1)
8. Charlton County (0-0)
9. Telfair County (0-0)
10. Towns County (0-3)
Moving out of Thanksgiving tournaments and into Week 3, there still haven’t been any changes to the eight preseason number one ranked teams. As a whole, number one teams have compiled a 30-4 record. With that being said, the current front runners are far away from being locks for state titles. Hoops4Hunger gave us some terrific Top 10 showdowns that have really started to clarify who are the teams to beat. Continue reading Week 3 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings
Week 3 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings
Class AAAAAAA
1. Wheeler (3-0)
2. McEachern (5-1)
3. Norcross (4-0)
4. Grayson (4-1)
5. Newton (2-1)
6. Pebblebrook (2-2)
7. Carrollton (2-0)
8. Parkview (4-2)
9. Archer (5-1)
10. Osborne (6-2)
Class AAAAAA
1. Alexander (3-0)
2. Grovetown (2-4)
3. Jonesboro (1-0)
4. Lanier (2-3)
5. Langston Hughes (1-2)
6. Etowah (0-4)
7. St. Pius X (1-2)
8. Marist (1-3)
9. North Forsyth (3-1)
10. Paulding County (1-1)
Class AAAAA
1. Kell (3-0)
2. Eagle’s Landing (3-0)
3. Hiram (4-1)
4. Tri-Cities (2-2)
5. Mays (2-2)
6. Jones County (4-0)
7. Heritage-Conyers (3-1)
8. Dutchtown (4-2)
9. Tucker (3-2)
10. Lithonia (5-0)
Class AAAA
1. McDonough (2-0)
2. Pace Academy (2-0)
3. Lovett (3-0)
4. Fayette County (4-1)
5. Miller Grove (4-1)
6. Madison County (3-0)
7. Westover (2-2)
8. Baldwin (0-1)
9. Westside-Macon (2-1)
10. Hapeville Charter (3-0)
Class AAA
1. Johnson-Savannah (3-1)
2. Sandy Creek (2-2)
3. Beach (5-0)
4. Cross Creek (1-3)
5. Monroe (1-1)
6. Wesleyan (4-0)
7. Oconee County (4-0)
8. Cedar Grove (3-1)
9. Hart County (2-1)
10. Monroe Area (0-0)
Class AA
1. Westside-Augusta (3-2)
2. Spencer (1-0)
3. Thomson (0-0)
4. Columbia (4-0)
5. Sumter County (3-0)
6. Putnam County (2-0)
7. Drew Charter (2-1)
8. Providence Christian (4-1)
9. North Cobb Christian (1-1)
10. Washington (1-2)
Class A D-I
1. King’s Ridge (3-1)
2. Mt. Vernon Presbyterian (5-1)
3. Mt. Bethel (5-0)
4. Social Circle (2-0)
5. Mt. Pisgah (3-1)
6. Tallulah Falls (3-1)
7. Paideia (3-3)
8. Darlington (0-0)
9. Woodville-Tompkins (3-2)
10. Athens Christian (3-1)
Class A D-II
1. Greenforest (2-2)
2. Christian Heritage (1-0)
3. Wilkinson County (1-0)
4. Portal (4-0)
5. Dooly County (0-0)
6. Charlton County (0-0)
7. Calhoun County (1-1)
8. Manchester (0-0)
9. Chattahoochee County (2-0)
10. Hancock Central (0-1)
With holiday tournaments in full swing, plenty of heavyweight bouts took place this week at the Jared Cook Classic, Holiday Hoopsgiving and Hard in the Paint to name a few. Two teams were knocked off their perch as two new number ones rise in their respective classifications. Continue reading Week 3 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings
Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic Boys Top Performers
2024 6-5 F Colton Wilbanks – Chestatee
Endless energy and springy legs are how Colton Wilbanks puts up game-breaking stat lines nightly. Continue reading Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic Boys Top Performers
Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic Girls Top Performers
2024 5-8 G Riley Black – Chestatee
On her home floor, Riley Black planted her flag as the best player in Hall County recording 29 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals in a 64-45 win over Sequoyah. Continue reading Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic Girls Top Performers