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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 →

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Class AAAAAAA

1. Brookwood (4-0)
2. Archer (2-0)
3. Norcross (2-0)
4. Carrollton (1-0)
5. Buford (1-0)
6. Peachtree Ridge (2-0)
7. McEachern (3-0)
8. Campbell (2-1)
9. Lowndes (1-0)
10. Hillgrove (3-1)

Class AAAAAA

1. River Ridge (2-0)
2. Lovejoy (1-1)
3. Rockdale County (2-0)
4. North Forsyth (2-0)
5. Woodward Academy (2-1)
6. New Manchester (3-0)
7. Forest Park (0-1)
8. Rome (1-0)
9. Langston Hughes (0-1)
10. Brunswick (0-1)

Class AAAAA

1. Kell (2-0)
2. Warner Robins (2-0)
3. Bradwell Institute (3-0)
4. Maynard Jackson (2-0)
5. Northside-Columbus (0-1)
6. Hiram (1-1)
7. Jones County (2-1)
8. Union Grove (1-2)
9. Arabia Mountain (2-0)
10. GAC (1-2)

Class AAAA

1. Holy Innocents’ (1-1)
2. Griffin (2-0)
3. Luella (1-0)
4. Baldwin (0-1)
5. Stockbridge (2-0)
6. Westminster (1-2)
7. Chestatee (1-0)
8. East Forsyth (2-1)
9. Southwest DeKalb (0-1)
10. North Hall (1-0)

Class AAA

1. Hebron Christian (3-0)
2. Lumpkin County (2-0)
3. Wesleyan (1-0)
4. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (0-0)
5. Pickens (2-0)
6. Carver-Columbus (0-2)
7. White County (2-1)
8. Cross Creek (2-1)
9. Dawson County (2-1)
10. Calvary Day (0-0)

Class AA

1. Mt. Paran (2-0)
2. Landmark Christian (2-1)
3. Central-Macon (1-0)
4. Josey (2-0)
5. Fannin County (0-1)
6. Laney (0-1)
7. Banks County (3-1)
8. Dodge County (1-0)
9. Thomson (1-0)
10. Northeast-Macon (0-0)

Class A D-I

1. Galloway (2-1)
2. St. Francis (1-1)
3. Elbert County (0-1)
4. Rabun County (1-0)
5. Woodville-Tompkins (2-1)
6. Swainsboro (0-0)
7. Heard County (1-0)
8. Screven County (0-0)
9. Tallulah Falls (1-1)
10. Trion (0-0)

Class A D-II

1. Lake Oconee Academy (4-0)
2. Taylor County (0-0)
3. Clinch County (0-0)
4. Schley County (0-0)
5. Turner County (0-0)
6. Montgomery County (0-1)
7. Mt. Zion-Carrollton (0-1)
8. Charlton County (0-0)
9. Telfair County (0-0)
10. Greenforest (0-1)

Though it’s incredibly early, a few teams have begun separating themselves as contenders and pretenders. A busy holiday tournament schedule will pit Top 10 teams against each other as programs prep for region play.

Class 7A is undergoing a rehaul with two new teams cracking the Top 10. No. 1 Brookwood took down Class 6A No. 2 Lovejoy 54-51 behind Ohio State-signee Diana Collins’ 14 points, 4 assists and 3 steals. No. 3 Norcross got 23 points from Jania Akins in a 63-59 win over Class A D-I No. 1 Galloway and saw new additions Veronaye Charlton (18) and Mariyah Valrie (12) combine for 30 points. No. 4 Carrollton rises after trouncing Class 4A No. 9 Southwest DeKalb 59-35 at Girls Night Out. No. 6 Peachtree Ridge beat Class 5A No. 8 Union Grove 44-34 while No. 10 Hillgrove slipped a spot after losing 74-57 at Class 4A No. 1 Holy Innocents’. South Forsyth (1-2) and Cherokee (1-2) drop out. The War Eagles were beat 77-65 by No. 2 Archer and were upset by North Paulding 58-50 at the Gladiator Showcase, tumbling all the way from No. 4 to unranked. Cherokee is a victim of a tough schedule, losing to Class 6A No. 1 River Ridge 64-38 and Class 3A No. 1 Lumpkin County 65-53 at the Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic, hitting 11 threes in the loss and receiving 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals from freshman Lyla Griffith. No. 7 McEachern debuts after Jada Bates scored 17 points in the Indians’ 43-34 win over Class 5A No. 10 GAC at the Parkview Tip-Off Classic. No. 8 Campbell opened the year with a tough 61-57 loss to Class 6A No. 2 Lovejoy and has subsequently rolled past Stephenson (55-28) and Chamblee (67-25) to make it into the Top 10.

No. 1 River Ridge is off to a quick start in Class 6A, beating last week’s Class 7A No. 8 Cherokee 64-38 and dissecting Class 3A No. 6 Carver-Columbus’ press at Girls Night Out, 77-41 as Kayla Cleaveland scored 17 points and Allie Sweet added 16. No. 2 Lovejoy holds tight following a 54-51 loss to Class 7A No. 1 Brookwood. No. 3 Rockdale County sent a statement, annihilating No. 10 Brunswick 96-56, sinking the Pirates six spots. Danielle Carnegie (24), Tre’Miyah Berry (20), Lia Edwards (16), Mariyah Moore (11) and Nylah Williams (11) overwhelmed Brunswick. No. 4 North Forsyth climbs two spots with a win over Dutchtown 72-43 at the Raider Classic. The middle of the poll disintegrated last week with four teams losing. No. 5 Woodward Academy lost 62-56 at Class 4A No. 2 Griffin, but moves up three spots after rebounding with a 74-56 win over Class 4A No. 6 Westminster at Hawks-Naismith, Kameron Herring dropping 24 points and 8 rebounds. No. 6 New Manchester scored three wins, all on the road beating Class 5A No. 6 Hiram 46-42, Pebblebrook 58-54 and last week’s Class 3A No. 9 Monroe 54-43 at Girls Night Out, climbing three spots in the poll. No. 7 Forest Park is down two slots following a 55-37 loss to Class 3A No. 1 Hebron Christian at the Parkview Tip-Off Classic. No. 9 Langston Hughes was blown out at home by Class 5A No. 1 Kell, 75-50 dropping two spots. Woodstock (1-3) is a casualty following an 0-3 week as they await the return of their suspended starters. The Wolverines lost to Class 4A No. 8 East Forsyth (62-43), Pope (48-30) and Johns Creek (53-49). No. 8 Rome surfaces in the rankings after a 64-44 win over West Forsyth at the Raider Classic. The Lady Wolves graduated a big chunk from last year’s team but return 5-foot-10 junior Breana Griffin and welcome 5-foot-10 sophomore Jermiya Winston back home after she moved to Cass for her freshman year and was a First Team All-Region selection.

Class 5A No. 1 Kell had no issue with last week’s Class 6A No. 7 Langston Hughes winning 75-50 on the road, Jada Peterson netting 24 points and Crystal Henderson dumping in 23. No. 2 Warner Robins rallied past last week’s Class 4A No. 2 Baldwin 51-47 at the HypeSouth Hardwood Invitational, South Carolina State-signee Jada Morgan scoring a game-high 14 points to help erase a 17-point deficit. No. 4 Maynard Jackson climbs six spots after routing a shorthanded No. 5 Northside-Columbus, who sinks two spots following a 63-26 defeat. The Patriots were without starters Ayonna Durand and Morgan Thomas. No. 6 Hiram is down a spot with a 46-42 loss to Class 6A No. 6 New Manchester. No. 7 Jones County fell 44-41 to Class 2A No. 3 Central-Macon at the HypeSouth Hardwood Invitational while No. 8 Union Grove was defeated by Class 7A No. 6 Peachtree Ridge 44-34 on the road. No. 10 GAC also slips a spot after losses to Class 4A No. 6 Westminster (53-47) and Class 7A No. 7 McEachern (43-34) with a win over last week’s Class 4A No. 10 Trinity Christian (60-32) sandwiched in between.

The top of Class 4A may be a tight race throughout the season. No. 1 Holy Innocents’ holds onto their spot after beating Class 7A No. 10 Hillgrove 74-57 but losing to a barebones Class 3A No. 3 Wesleyan at Hawks-Naismith, 62-59. No. 2 Griffin is up a spot with a 62-56 win over Class 6A No. 5 Woodward Academy in what was a sloppy turnover fest. Zy Thompson scored 26 points followed by Aaliyah Duranham’s 16 and Leah Turner’s 9 to hold off the War Eagles. No. 3 Luella survived Class A D-I No. 3 Elbert County 43-40 at Peach State Explosion, Mercer-signee Ariana Dyson collecting 15 points and 10 rebounds while Dutchtown transfer Zana Justice debuted with 10 points and 7 rebounds. No. 4 Baldwin blew a 17-point lead at the HypeSouth Hardwood Invitational and lost to Class 5A No. 2 Warner Robins 51-47, dropping the Bravettes two spots. No. 6 Westminster had a rocky week but maintain their position after beating Class 4A No. 10 GAC 53-47 but losing to Class A D-I No. 1 Galloway 71-45 and Class 6A No. 5 Woodward Academy 74-56 at Hawks-Naismith. No. 7 Chestatee took advantage of a Elle Blatchford-less Sequoyah at the Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic, jumping out to a 17-1 lead and cruising to a 64-45 victory. Riley Black dominated with 29 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals. No. 8 East Forsyth lost West Georgia-signee Alison Hiddema to an ACL tear but managed to split this week, beating a shorthanded Woodstock 62-43 and falling to Rabun Gap 67-54.  No. 9 Southwest DeKalb couldn’t keep pace with Class 7A No. 4 Carrollton 59-35 at Girls Night Out. Trinity Christian (0-1) exits the poll following a 60-32 loss at Class 5A No. 10 GAC. No. 10 North Hall marks the third team from Region 8 to appear in the rankings. The Lady Trojans won at Union County 57-54 as Emmanuel-signee Kristina Peach scored 14 points and Amelia Shoemaker collected 8 points, 8 rebounds and drew 8 charges.

There is separation beginning in Class 3A. No. 1 Hebron Christian defeated Class 6A No. 7 Forest Park 55-37 as Aubrey Beckham had 14 points and 11 rebounds. No. 2 Lumpkin County is still working North Georgia-signee Lexi Pierce back into game shape but haven’t had any issues with her not at 100% as the Indians blasted East Jackson 63-38 and triumphed over last week’s Class 7A No. 8 Cherokee 65-53 at the Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic. Averie Jones drained 5 threes en route to 26 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Emory-signee Mary Mullinax tallied 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals while Emmanuel-signee Kate Jackson dumped in 16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal. No. 3 Wesleyan earned a huge win at Hawks-Naismith, toppling Class 4A No. 1 Holy Innocents’ 62-59 with only six available players, two fouling out forcing the team manager to suit up. Johanna Potter led the charge with 20 points while freshman Shayla Bahr scored 14 points and Chit-Chat Wright recorded 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. No. 5 Pickens slides up a spot with a 54-40 win over Class 2A No. 5 Fannin County at the ETC Tournament. No. 6 Carver-Columbus drops, hammered by Class 6A No. 1 River Ridge 77-41 at Girls Night Out. No. 7 White County is up a spot after beating Habersham Central 59-50 and dispatching of a shorthanded Class 2A No. 7 Banks County at the Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic 51-29, Claire Beckman scoring 14 points and Kylie Watkins double-doubling with 11 points and 11 rebounds. No. 8 Cross Creek won at Grovetown 56-48 but slip in the poll after struggling to survive Westside-Augusta in overtime, 44-41. Monroe (0-2) and Oconee County (1-1) depart from the rankings. The Golden Tornadoes lost 54-43 to Class 6A No. 6 New Manchester at Girls Night Out while the Warriors fell to Central Gwinnett 55-43. No. 9 Dawson County is the fifth team from the seven-team Region 7 to enter the Top 10. The Tigers won 55-41 at Flowery Branch. No. 10 Calvary Day tips off their season today against Bulloch Academy and will be led by the best player in Savannah, Georgia College-signee Hannah Cail.

In Class 2A, No. 1 Mt. Paran defeated Hardaway 50-32, receiving 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks from Jessica Fields. No. 2 Landmark Christian beat Harrison 56-38 at the Parkview Tip-Off Classic. No. 3 Central-Macon edged Class 5A No. 7 Jones County 44-41 at the HypeSouth Hardwood Invitational, Alaya Grane and Taliah Grier scoring 12 points apiece. No. 5 Fannin County falls a spot after a 54-40 loss to Class 3A No. 5 Pickens at the ETC Tournament. No. 7 Banks County inches up a spot as they await the return of Emmanuel-signee Kamryn Grier. Without their double-double machine the Leopards have managed a 3-1 record, beating East Hall twice and crushing Jackson County 63-16. The Leopards fell to Class 3A No. 7 White County at the Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic 51-29 while missing two starters.  Murray County (0-1) sinks from the Top 10 after losing 65-60 to Northwest Whitfield at the Ridgeland Thanksgiving Classic. No. 9 Thomson debuts, fresh off a 74-36 win over Greene County at the Evans Tip-Off Classic.

Class A D-I No. 1 Galloway lost at Class 7A No. 3 Norcross 63-59 but rebounded with a 71-45 win over Class 4A No. 6 Westminster. No. 2 St. Francis is on the West Coast, playing in the Sharks and Sparks Shootout. The Knights beat Paramount, CA 69-49 in Game 1 as Sa’Mya Wyatt posted 13 points and 8 rebounds. No. 3 Elbert County suffered a 43-40 loss to Class 4A No. 3 Luella at Peach State Explosion, Niya Moon with 11 points in the loss. No. 4 Rabun County rises a spot following a convincing 75-53 win over St. Pius X at the Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic. After missing her sophomore season due to an ACL tear, Ellie Southards kicked off her junior season with 30 points and 5 threes. Lucy Hood tallied 19 points, 10 assists and 5 steals. No. 5 Woodville-Tompkins slips with a 54-51 loss to Richmond Hill. No. 7 Heard County survived Alexander 46-45. Bryan County (1-1) is out after a 71-40 loss to South Effingham. No. 9 Tallulah Falls enters the rankings becoming the third team out of Region 8 following a 51-36 win over Denmark at the Jackson EMC Tournament. Dayton-signee Denika Lightbourne surpassed 1,000 points in her career as she poured in 24.

No. 1 Lake Oconee Academy has had no problem dealing with the target on their back in Class A D-II. The Titans netted wins over Athens Christian 62-45 and East Jackson 44-37. There are no changes in the Top 10 although three teams did lose. No. 6 Montgomery County lost 46-24 to Ware County, No. 7 Mt. Zion-Carrollton fell 45-34 at Bremen and No. 10 Greenforest was drubbed by Stephenson 62-32.

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Class AAAAAAA

1. Wheeler (1-0)
2. McEachern (3-0)
3. Norcross (3-0)
4. Pebblebrook (2-0)
5. Grayson (1-1)
6. Newton (1-0)
7. Carrollton (1-0)
8. South Gwinnett (1-0)
9. Berkmar (2-1)
10. Osborne (3-1)

Class AAAAAA

1. Grovetown (2-1)
2. Alexander (1-0)
3. Jonesboro (1-0)
4. Etowah (0-1)
5. Langston Hughes (0-1)
6. St. Pius X (0-1)
7. Lanier (0-1)
8. Marist (1-1)
9. Paulding County (1-0)
10. Sequoyah (1-0)

Class AAAAA

1. Kell (1-0)
2. Eagle’s Landing (2-0)
3. Tri-Cities (1-0)
4. Hiram (3-0)
5. Mays (1-2)
6. Jones County (3-0)
7. Heritage-Conyers (3-1)
8. Tucker (2-1)
9. Chapel Hill (1-2)
10. Dutchtown (2-2)

Class AAAA

1. McDonough (1-0)
2. Pace Academy (1-0)
3. Lovett (2-0)
4. Baldwin (0-0)
5. Miller Grove (1-1)
6. Westover (1-2)
7. Westside-Macon (1-0)
8. Madison County (2-0)
9. Fayette County (2-1)
10. Hapeville Charter (3-0)

Class AAA

1. Sandy Creek (1-1)
2. Johnson-Savannah (1-0)
3. Beach (2-0)
4. Cross Creek (0-2)
5. Monroe (1-1)
6. Thomasville (1-2)
7. Wesleyan (2-0)
8. Dougherty (0-1)
9. Oconee County (2-0)
10. Monroe Area (0-0)

Class AA

1. Westside-Augusta (2-2)
2. Spencer (0-0)
3. Thomson (0-0)
4. Columbia (0-0)
5. Sumter County (2-0)
6. Putnam County (0-0)
7. Drew Charter (1-1)
8. Providence Christian (3-0)
9. Washington (0-1)
10. Butler (0-1)

Class A D-I

1. King’s Ridge (2-1)
2. Mt. Vernon Presbyterian (4-0)
3. Mt. Bethel (3-0)
4. Social Circle (1-0)
5. Tallulah Falls (2-0)
6. Paideia (1-1)
7. Darlington (0-0)
8. Mt. Pisgah (1-1)
9. Woodville-Tompkins (2-1)
10. Dublin (1-0)

Class A D-II

1. Greenforest (1-1)
2. Christian Heritage (0-0)
3. Wilkinson County (0-0)
4. Portal (2-0)
5. Dooly County (0-0)
6. Charlton County (0-0)
7. Calhoun County (0-1)
8. Manchester (0-0)
9. Hancock Central (0-0)
10. Macon County (0-0)

Early season tournaments are in full swing, pitting Top 10 opponents against one another as the statewide picture begins to slowly materialize.

At the Powder Springs Showcase, Class 7A No. 1 Wheeler raced past Class 6A No. 4 Etowah 76-52. Over at Hawks-Naismith, No. 2 McEachern toppled Class 6A No. 1 Grovetown 88-80 behind Moses Hipps’ 27 points and JaMichael Davis’ 18. No. 5 Grayson slips two spots after beating Class A D-I No. 1 King’s Ridge 86-68 on the road, but losing 70-67 to No. 4 Pebblebrook at the On The Radar Tip-Off Classic as Dayton-signee Jaiun Simon powered the Falcons with 30 points. No. 3 Norcross took care of Class 6A No. 8 Marist 60-45 at OTR. No. 6 Newton crushed Class 5A No. 5 Mays 86-58 and are expected to have Indiana-signee Jakai Newton return to the lineup in early 2023. No. 9 Berkmar slips two spots following a 54-44 loss at Mays. Parkview (2-2) couldn’t survive another week without Mike Matthews, losing to Mountain View (65-60) and Class A D-II No. 1 Greenforest (65-59) at OTR to drop out of the poll. No. 10 Osborne resurfaces after a clean 3-0 week, their best win coming 71-63 over Luella at the Peach State Explosion.

Class 6A took some lumps against other classifications as six Top 10 teams lost, but no one drops out. No. 1 Grovetown beat last week’s Class 3A No. 2 Cross Creek 71-54 before losing to Class 7A No. 2 McEachern 88-80 at Hawks-Naismith. No. 2 Alexander opened the season with a 59-48 win over Archer, receiving 19 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks from Braedan Lue while JayQuan Nelson debuted with 15 points. No. 4 Etowah is down a slot after a 76-52 loss to Class 7A No. 1 Wheeler at the Powder Springs Showcase while No. 5 Langston Hughes also lost at the event, 69-48 to Class 4A No. 1 McDonough. At the Jared Cook Classic, No. 6 St. Pius X shot 3-19 from three in a 58-41 loss to Class A D-I No. 1 King’s Ridge. OTR saw No. 7 Lanier lose 49-45 to Class A D-I No. 2 Mt. Vernon Presbyterian while No. 8 Marist couldn’t keep pace with Class 7A No. 3 Norcross 60-45. No. 9 Paulding County opened the season with an 88-57 win over Whitefield Academy as Frantzyr Chardavoine netted 25 points. No. 10 Sequoyah rolled Loganville at the Dacula Tip-Off Classic 85-43, Alabama Huntsville-signee Preston Parker exploding for 31 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

There’s significant movement in Class 5A as No. 2 Eagle’s Landing jumps No. 3 Tri-Cities. The Eagles blasted North Gwinnett 70-48 at the Jared Cook Classic while Tri-Cities held on against shorthanded Walnut Grove 62-60 at OTR, Presbyterian-signee Kory Mincy dropping 26 points. No. 5 Mays inches up a spot, beating last week’s Class 7A No. 7 Berkmar 54-44 behind Mykel Williams’ 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists before losing to Class 7A No. 6 Newton 86-58, Mays still awaiting the return of All-State guard Saulamon Evans off the gridiron.  No. 7 Heritage-Conyers jumps into the poll riding a three-game winning streak, most impressively knocking off No. 8 Tucker 57-54. No. 9 Chapel Hill slips a spot after losing to Class 4A No. 2 Pace Academy 72-63. No. 10 Dutchtown clings onto their spot following a 2-1 week which saw the Bulldogs beat Class 4A No. 5 Miller Grove 55-47 and split at the Andrew Jackson Classic in Jacksonville, Florida. Adrian Avery collected 15 points and 7 rebounds in a 61-45 win over Potter’s House, FL. Just getting squeezed out of the rankings is Statesboro (1-0). The Blue Devils pulled away late to escape Tattnall County 51-40.

Class 4A No. 1 McDonough made an early statement at the Powder Springs Showcase, dismantling Class 6A No. 5 Langston Hughes 69-48 as Da’Avion Thomas scored 14 points and Amon McDowell added 13 points and 7 rebounds.  No. 2 Pace Academy fended off Class 5A No. 9 Chapel Hill 72-63 at the Powder Springs Showcase, Kyle Greene scoring 18 points. Michigan-commit Christian Anderson had his way with Central Gwinnett at OTR as he poured in 28 points in No. 3 Lovett’s 79-52 win. No. 5 Miller Grove holds tight after falling to Class 5A No. 10 Dutchtown 55-47 on the road. No. 6 Westover lost 49-44 at Class 2A No. 5 Sumter County before blasting Colquitt County 67-29. No. 7 Westside-Macon opened the season with a 60-41 win over Rutland as Daveon Henderson scored 25 points. No. 8 Madison County climbs a spot with a 70-65 overtime win at Hart County and a 70-57 victory against Trinity Christian at the Peach State Explosion, Jay Carruth erupting for 27 points. No. 9 Fayette County sinks a spot with an 80-66 loss at East Coweta. Holy Innocents’ (0-2) is out, losing 70-64 to Hillgrove and 73-72 to rival Riverwood at Hawks-Naismith. No. 10 Hapeville Charter sneaks into the Top 10. Their latest win came at South Atlanta 75-61 with Coleman Riley scoring 27 points and Brian Irving II collecting 9 points and 13 rebounds.

The defending Class 3A champs are reeling early in the season, albeit against top competition. No. 4 Cross Creek is down two spots after they competed with Class 6A No. 1 Grovetown but lost 71-54 on the road. The Razorbacks had another shot at playing a champion from Augusta, but were blasted by Class 2A No. 1 Westside-Augusta 101-72. No. 1 Sandy Creek secured a 61-48 win over Chelsea, AL at the Spartan Turkey Jam while No. 2 Johnson-Savannah creamed Peach County 97-42, Antonio Baker racking up 30 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals. No. 3 Beach, also up a spot, survived at Savannah 58-57 behind Shamarrie Hugie’s 28 points. No. 5 Monroe fell to Meadowcreek at the Powder Springs Showcase 63-56, Justin Burns finishing with 20 points. No. 6 Thomasville hangs tight after losing 78-73 to Lowndes and 63-59 to Bainbridge, but rebounding with an 84-81 overtime win at Class A D-II No. 7 Calhoun County, AJ Dent winning it with 27 points and 12 rebounds. No. 7 Wesleyan got 21 points from Josh Kavel in their 63-43 win over Westminster. Salem (0-2) falls out after a 41-33 loss at Lithonia. No. 9 Oconee County debuts with wins over Clarke Central 61-47 and Central Gwinnett 62-48.

No. 1 Westside-Augusta is back clicking on all cylinders in Class 2A, going on the road to destroy Richmond Academy 98-63 and last week’s Class 3A No. 2 Cross Creek 101-72, Khalon Hudson (29), Jalexs Ewing (23) and AuMauri Tillman (16) combining for 68 points. No. 5 Sumter County beat Randolph-Clay 51-35 and held off Class 4A No. 6 Westover 49-44. No. 9 Washington slips a spot after losing 72-67 to Maynard Jackson at the HBCU Challenge. North Cobb Christian (0-0) departs as they await their debut. No. 8 Providence Christian surges into the poll scoring wins over Lakeside-DeKalb 67-63 and shorthanded West Forsyth 49-33 at the Raider Classic, Samuel Thacker scoring 15 points.

Class A D-I was busy this week. No. 1 King’s Ridge lost to last week’s Class 7A No. 3 Grayson 86-68 before rebounding with a 58-41 win over Class 6A No. 6 St. Pius X at the Jared Cook Classic getting 14 points apiece from Micah Hoover and Jaydon Cole. No. 2 Mt. Vernon Presbyterian knocked off Class 6A No. 7 Lanier 49-45 at OTR, Keith Williams posting 15 points and 7 rebounds. No. 3 Mt. Bethel rolled at the Raider Classic, dumping Dunwoody 76-55 as Mo Diao went for 28 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks. No. 6 Paideia falls a spot after a 90-56 loss to Woodward Academy at Hawks-Naismith. No. 5 Tallulah Falls climbs two places with a 61-39 win over Marietta at the Jackson EMC Tip-Off Classic, Anfernee Hanna netting 30 points. No. 9 Woodville-Tompkins got into the win column beating Richmond Hill 59-56 and New Hampstead 72-63, Alfonzo Ross dropping 32 points against the Phoenix.

In Class A D-II, No. 1 Greenforest beat last week’s Class 7A No. 10 Parkview at OTR, 65-59. No. 4 Portal inches up a spot after the Panthers netted wins over Evans (62-60) and Effingham County (52-51). No. 7 Calhoun County lost at home to Class 3A No. 6 Thomasville, 84-81 in overtime.

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