Power Rankings will come out twice a month and will rank teams regardless of classification and regardless of where they currently sit in their respective classifications.
CTC Classic Top Performers
2023 6-1 C Kamryn Grier – Banks County
Playing at less than 100% with a bad back, Kamryn Grier was impressive before an injured ankle sidelined her in the third quarter. Continue reading CTC Classic Top Performers
Week 5 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings
Class AAAAAAA
1. North Forsyth (10-0)
2. Grayson (8-1)
3. Archer (8-2)
4. Brookwood (7-3)
5. Woodstock (6-3)
6. Cherokee (7-3)
7. South Forsyth (7-2)
8. West Forsyth (7-2)
9. Campbell (7-3)
10. Norcross (7-1)
Class AAAAAA
1. Kell (7-0)
2. River Ridge (7-1)
3. Buford (6-2)
4. Carrollton (6-0)
5. Lovejoy (5-1)
6. Statesboro (9-0)
7. Rockdale County (5-3)
8. Langston Hughes (6-3)
9. Sequoyah (5-3)
10. Habersham Central (6-1)
Class AAAAA
1. Woodward Academy (8-1)
2. Maynard Jackson (4-2)
3. Forest Park (6-1)
4. Union Grove (10-2)
5. Griffin (7-3)
6. Greenbrier (6-2)
7. Northside-Columbus (8-1)
8. McIntosh (7-1)
9. Warner Robins (6-3)
10. Cass (6-1)
Class AAAA
1. Luella (9-1)
2. Jefferson (9-0)
3. Baldwin (7-1)
4. Carver-Columbus (5-1)
5. Marist (7-2)
6. Arabia Mountain (6-2)
7. Cedar Shoals (6-1)
8. Bainbridge (6-1)
9. North Oconee (6-2)
10. Chestatee (5-1)
Class AAA
1. Lumpkin County (7-1)
2. GAC (6-2)
3. Pierce County (6-0)
4. Cross Creek (6-0)
5. Tattnall County (3-1)
6. Redan (5-2)
7. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (7-0)
8. Burke County (4-1)
9. Oconee County (7-2)
10. Murray County (6-1)
Class AA
1. Elbert County (8-1)
2. Josey (3-3)
3. Fannin County (6-1)
4. Rabun County (6-2)
5. Washington County (2-0)
6. Lamar County (7-2)
7. Callaway (3-0)
8. Heard County (7-2)
9. Dodge County (3-0)
10. Thomasville (4-2)
Class A-Private
1. Holy Innocents’ (9-0)
2. St. Francis (7-2)
3. Mt. Paran (6-2)
4. Galloway (6-2)
5. Wesleyan (4-2)
6. Hebron Christian (8-1)
7. Deerfield-Windsor (6-1)
8. Trinity Christian (4-4)
9. Calvary Day (3-1)
10. Tallulah Falls (5-2)
Class A-Public
1. Montgomery County (5-0)
2. Mt. Zion-Carrollton (8-2)
3. Claxton (3-1)
4. Lake Oconee Academy (6-1)
5. Screven County (6-1)
6. Pelham (2-1)
7. Taylor County (6-1)
8. Trion (4-1)
9. Dublin (3-2)
10. Schley County (5-1)
Showcase season is nearly over, with a few more events left on the calendar until focus switches to region play. The CTC Classic, Hawks-Naismith Holiday Classic, Queens of the Hardwood Classic and BCB Cherokee vs. Forsyth Challenge gave the state terrific Top 10 matchups across Georgia, leading to two new number ones. Continue reading Week 5 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings
Week 5 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings
Class AAAAAAA
1. Newton (9-0)
2. Pebblebrook (6-1)
3. Berkmar (3-1)
4. Grayson (5-1)
5. Milton (3-2)
6. North Gwinnett (7-3)
7. Norcross (6-3)
8. South Gwinnett (10-0)
9. McEachern (4-4)
10. East Coweta (7-1)
Class AAAAAA
1. Buford (5-1)
2. Wheeler (5-3)
3. Osborne (7-0)
4. Westlake (6-3)
5. Shiloh (5-0)
6. Centennial (9-0)
7. Kell (3-3)
8. Statesboro (6-0)
9. Alexander (4-0)
10. Grovetown (9-1)
Class AAAAA
1. Eagle’s Landing (6-0)
2. Tri-Cities (6-1)
3. St. Pius X (6-1)
4. Southwest DeKalb (6-1)
5. Jonesboro (4-3)
6. Chapel Hill (7-2)
7. Walnut Grove (4-2)
8. Jones County (6-4)
9. Lithia Springs (7-0)
10. Calhoun (2-2)
Class AAAA
1. Baldwin (7-0)
2. McDonough (7-1)
3. Fayette County (4-3)
4. Monroe (5-1)
5. Mays (6-2)
6. Jefferson (7-1)
7. Spencer (3-2)
8. Westover (6-0)
9. North Oconee (6-1)
10. Marist (6-2)
Class AAA
1. Windsor Forest (4-1)
2. Sandy Creek (7-1)
3. Salem (4-2)
4. LaFayette (5-0)
5. Cross Creek (6-1)
6. Thomson (4-1)
7. Johnson-Savannah (2-2)
8. GAC (5-2)
9. Groves (5-1)
10. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (7-0)
Class AA
1. Columbia (7-1)
2. Pace Academy (6-3)
3. Westside-Augusta (6-0)
4. Butler (2-3)
5. Thomasville (4-2)
6. Putnam County (4-1)
7. Washington County (1-0)
8. Vidalia (6-1)
9. Rabun County (6-3)
10. Lovett (5-4)
Class A-Private
1. Greenforest (5-4)
2. Galloway (8-2)
3. North Cobb Christian (5-2)
4. Providence Christian (7-3)
5. WD Mohammed (5-2)
6. King’s Ridge (7-2)
7. Christian Heritage (5-2)
8. Darlington (4-0)
9. Mt. Pisgah (4-2)
10. George Walton Academy (5-1)
Class A-Public
1. Drew Charter (7-1)
2. Social Circle (7-0)
3. Portal (4-0)
4. Chattahoochee County (3-0)
5. Dublin (6-1)
6. Lanier County (6-0)
7. Warren County (3-1)
8. Bowdon (8-0)
9. Manchester (4-0)
10. Turner County (5-0)
Georgia beat up on Alabama in Huntsville at Braggin’ Rights, sweeping the 6-game slate while the Hawks-Naismith Holiday Classic provided us with some shuffling in the Top 10. Two new number ones have risen. As region play nears, a lot is yet to be decided. Continue reading Week 5 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings
Game Night Recap 12-10
BOYS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 1 Newton 85, A-PrivateNo. 1 Greenforest 62: Indiana-commit Jakai Newton scored 21 points followed by Auburn-commit Stephon Castle and Katayvon Jefferies’ 17 apiece.
McEachern 64, No. 5 North Gwinnett 54: Freshman Rhys Cotton dumped in 22 points at the Hawks-Naismith Holiday Classic while Braden Sparks added 19. Clemson-signee RJ Godfrey led North Gwinnett with 19 points.
No. 7 Berkmar 68, No. 6 Norcorss 67 OT: Jameel Rideout scored 19 points including 10 in the fourth. Bryce Blaine and Malique Ewin scored 15 each. Ahmed Soumahoro netted 10. Norcross was led by Jerry Deng’s 18 points. Aiden Sherrell scored 12 points. Samarion Bond, Mier Panoam and Michael Zhang scored 11 each.
Roswell 65, No. 9 Etowah 62: Mason Kemp (22), Jackson Kemp (17), Quinton Partee (10) and Jackson Pruitt (9) stunned the Eagles.
No. 10 South Gwinnett 56, Discovery 55: In the loss, Zailan Blue scored 17 points followed by Danu Baker’s 10. DeCourey McGowan (9) and Byron Martin (8) chipped in offensively. Continue reading Game Night Recap 12-10