Week 1 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings


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Class AAAAAA

1. Carrollton (0-0)
2. Norcross (0-1)
3. North Forsyth (1-0)
4. North Paulding (0-0)
5. Cherokee (1-0)
6. Lowndes (0-0)
7. Hillgrove (0-1)
8. Buford (0-0)
9. Archer (0-0)
10. Lambert (1-0)

Class AAAAA

1. River Ridge (0-0)
2. Langston Hughes (1-0)
3. Woodward Academy (1-0)
4. Morrow (0-1)
5. Milton (0-0)
6. Bradwell Institute (0-0)
7. Creekview (1-0)
8. Tri-Cities (1-0)
9. New Manchester (0-0)
10. Sequoyah (0-0)

Class AAAA

1. Marist (0-0)
2. Creekside (0-0)
3. Maynard Jackson (0-1)
4. Midtown (1-0)
5. Dalton (0-0)
6. North Oconee (1-0)
7. Harris County (0-0)
8. Kell (1-0)
9. Cartersville (0-0)
10. Warner Robins (0-0)

Class AAA

1. Baldwin (1-0)
2. Fayette County (0-1)
3. White County (0-0)
4. Jefferson (0-0)
5. Pickens (0-0)
6. Oconee County (0-0)
7. Luella (0-0)
8. Calhoun (0-0)
9. Monroe (1-0)
10. Sandy Creek (0-0)

Class AA

1. Josey (0-0)
2. Hardaway (0-1)
3. Murray County (0-0)
4. Thomson (0-0)
5. Butler (0-0)
6. Carver-Columbus (0-0)
7. Morgan County (1-0)
8. Coahulla Creek (0-0)
9. Columbia (0-1)
10. Sumter County (0-0)

Class A D-I

1. Central-Macon (0-0)
2. Fannin County (0-0)
3. Dodge County (0-0)
4. Temple (0-0)
5. Model (0-0)
6. Lamar County (0-0)
7. Banks County (1-0)
8. Rabun County (0-0)
9. Washington County (0-0)
10. Elbert County (0-0)

Class A D-II

1. Wilcox County (0-0)
2. Taylor County (0-0)
3. Seminole County (0-0)
4. Early County (0-0)
5. Clinch County (0-0)
6. Warren County (0-0)
7. Atkinson County (0-0)
8. Macon County (0-0)
9. Bryan County (0-0)
10. Terrell County (0-0)

Class 3A-1A Private

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

Week 1 has come and gone, resulting in four classifications seeing changes in the Top 10. Already two new number one teams have usurped the throne in their respective class. Continue reading Week 1 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings

Week 1 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings


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Class AAAAAA

1. Grayson (1-0)
2. Wheeler (1-0)
3. Norcross (1-0)
4. Newton (1-0)
5. Walton (0-0)
6. Pebblebrook (2-0)
7. McEachern (0-1)
8. Buford (0-0)
9. Etowah (0-0)
10. Lambert (0-0)

Class AAAAA

1. Milton (0-0)
2. Tri-Cities (0-0)
3. Woodward Academy (1-0)
4. Langston Hughes (0-1)
5. Lee County (1-0)
6. Winder-Barrow (1-0)
7. Gainesville (1-0)
8. Habersham Central (1-0)
9. Riverwood (0-0)
10. Woodstock (0-0)

Class AAAA

1. Pace Academy (0-0)
2. North Oconee (0-0)
3. Kell (1-0)
4. McDonough (1-0)
5. St. Pius X (0-0)
6. Maynard Jackson (1-0)
7. Eagle’s Landing (1-0)
8. Marist (1-0)
9. Benedictine (0-0)
10. Central-Carrollton (0-0)

Class AAA

1. Cedar Grove (0-1)
2. Westside-Augusta (0-0)
3. Dougherty (1-0)
4. Cross Creek (0-0)
5. Sandy Creek (0-0)
6. Pickens (0-0)
7. Baldwin (0-0)
8. Upson-Lee (0-0)
9. Cherokee Bluff (0-0)
10. Johnson-Savannah (0-0)

Class AA

1. Columbia (1-0)
2. Carver-Columbus (1-0)
3. Butler (0-0)
4. South Atlanta (0-0)
5. Spencer (0-0)
6. Westside-Macon (0-0)
7. Thomson (0-0)
8. Hart County (0-0)
9. Union County (0-0)
10. Franklin County (0-0)

Class A D-I

1. Southwest-Macon (0-0)
2. BEST Academy (1-0)
3. Model (0-0)
4. Jasper County (0-0)
5. Toombs County (0-0)
6. Temple (0-0)
7. Rabun County (0-0)
8. Woodville-Tompkins (1-0)
9. Swainsboro (0-0)
10. Banks County (0-1)

Class A D-II

1. Savannah (1-0)
2. Warren County (0-0)
3. Manchester (0-0)
4. Calhoun County (0-0)
5. McIntosh County Academy (0-0)
6. Early County (0-0)
7. Randolph-Clay (0-0)
8. Macon County (0-0)
9. Jenkins County (0-0)
10. Mt. Zion-Carrollton (0-0)

Class 3A-1A Private

1. Holy Innocents’ (0-0)
2. Greenforest (1-0)
3. North Cobb Christian (0-0)
4. Darlington (0-0)
5. Paideia (1-0)
6. St. Francis (0-1)
7. Lovett (1-0)
8. GAC (1-0)
9. King’s Ridge (0-0)
10. Mt. Vernon (0-0)

Week 1 of the GHSA season is in the books as 30 of 80 Preseason Top 10 teams were in action. Ranked programs went to battle at events such as Georgia’s Elite 8 Tip-Off Classic, the Double Trouble Invitational, The Opener, Hoops4Hunger, the Meadowcreek Tip-Off Classic, the Blockbuster Classic, the Southwest DeKalb Showdown and The Battle of Gwinnett. Continue reading Week 1 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings

Game Night Recap 11-9


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GIRLS

Class AAAAAA

No. 3 North Forsyth 59, No. 7 Hillgrove 56: Chattanooga-commit London Weaver netted 19 points to lead the Raiders past Hillgrove at the Forever 14 Showcase. Gabbie Gliatta and freshman Leah Bryan scored 9 points each while Emma Rose and freshman Ana Anzola provided 7 points apiece.

No. 5 Cherokee 68, Grayson 62: South Florida lacrosse-commit Alex Whitecliffe scored 18 points while Madison Moody had 17 and freshman Ansley Dunn netted 10. Tatum Brown dumped in 29 points in the loss, followed by Zoie Lofton’s 18 and Tamera Rudolph’s 7.

No. 10 Lambert 58, Collins Hill 42: Kenzie Weyer erupted for 26 points and 5 rebounds. West Florida-commit Annarose Tyre posted 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Campbell 71, Alexander 36: Saniya Binion hit four threes on her way to 29 points. Kennedy Lee had 16 points, 4 assists and 4 steals. New Manchester transfer Gabrielle Parish had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in her high school debut. Oglethorpe-commit Marlie Battle tallied 6 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Alexander was powered by Nimah Ibidunni’s 23 points, 12 rebounds and 2 steals.

Denmark 67, Flowery Branch 39: Avery Huffman filed in 24 points and 4 steals while Ateneo de Manila-commit Hannah Lopez recorded 23 points and 6 steals. Continue reading Game Night Recap 11-9

2024-25 Preseason GHSA Boys State Rankings


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Class AAAAAA

1. Grayson
2. Wheeler
3. Norcross
4. Newton
5. Walton
6. Pebblebrook
7. McEachern
8. Buford
9. Etowah
10. Lambert

Class AAAAA

1. Milton
2. Tri-Cities
3. Woodward Academy
4. Langston Hughes
5. Lee County
6. Riverwood
7. Woodstock
8. Winder-Barrow
9. Gainesville
10. Habersham Central

Class AAAA

1. Pace Academy
2. North Oconee
3. Kell
4. Jonesboro
5. St. Pius X
6. McDonough
7. Maynard Jackson
8. Marist
9. Benedictine
10. Central-Carrollton

Class AAA

1. Cedar Grove
2. Westside-Augusta
3. Dougherty
4. Cross Creek
5. Sandy Creek
6. Pickens
7. Baldwin
8. Upson-Lee
9. Cherokee Bluff
10. Johnson-Savannah

Class AA

1. Columbia
2. Carver-Columbus
3. Butler
4. South Atlanta
5. Spencer
6. Westside-Macon
7. Thomson
8. Hart County
9. Union County
10. Franklin County

Class A D-I

1. Southwest-Macon
2. BEST Academy
3. Model
4. Jasper County
5. Toombs County
6. Temple
7. Rabun County
8. Woodville-Tompkins
9. Swainsboro
10. Banks County

Class A D-II

1. Savannah
2. Warren County
3. Manchester
4. Calhoun County
5. McIntosh County Academy
6. Early County
7. Randolph-Clay
8. Macon County
9. Jenkins County
10. Mt. Zion-Carrollton

Class 3A-1A Private

1. Holy Innocents’
2. Greenforest
3. North Cobb Christian
4. Darlington
5. St. Francis
6. Paideia
7. Mt. Bethel
8. King’s Ridge
9. Hebron Christian
10. Mt. Vernon

The 2024-25 GHSA Boys Basketball season is upon us. With the crunch of seven classifications into six, expect winning a state title to become even harder, unless you are a smaller public school. With private schools from Class 3A to 1A all vying for just one championship, tiny county schools have an opportunity to make history. Tracking the power ratings system will be interesting in Year 1 of implementation as gamesmanship as far as scheduling goes will come back into play for the smaller classifications over the next few years. Continue reading 2024-25 Preseason GHSA Boys State Rankings

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