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.

Class AAAAAAA

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

Class AAAAAA

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

Class AAAAA

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

Class AAAA

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

Class AAA

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

Class AA

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

Class A D-I

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

Class A D-II

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

The 2022-22 GHSA season tipped-off this week as a handful of Top 10 teams were in action across a multitude of showcase events. This week’s summary will be abbreviated due to the flu, but here’s a look at some notable results. Continue reading Week 1 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings →

Class AAAAAAA

1. Norcross (26-6)
2. Berkmar (26-5)
3. Pebblebrook (28-3)
4. Newton (25-6)
5. North Gwinnett (26-4)
6. Milton (22-8)
7. Grayson (20-9)
8. Archer (21-10)
9. East Coweta (18-11)
10. McEachern (16-10)

Class AAAAAA

1. Grovetown (29-3)
2. Buford (25-7)
3. Sequoyah (25-7)
4. Wheeler (25-5)
5. Langston Hughes (19-13)
6. Kell (19-11)
7. Westlake (20-6)
8. Tucker (22-5)
9. Alexander (24-5)
10. River Ridge (24-6)

Class AAAAA

1. Tri-Cities (23-5)
2. Eagle’s Landing (27-4)
3. Jonesboro (21-9)
4. Calhoun (22-7)
5. Chapel Hill (25-5)
6. St. Pius X (26-4)
7. Woodland-Stockbridge (24-6)
8. Lithonia (21-9)
9. Hiram (19-10)
10. Walnut Grove (23-6)

Class AAAA

1. Spencer (30-2)
2. Westover (25-4)
3. McDonough (26-3)
4. Marist (21-10)
5. Druid Hills (25-5)
6. Monroe (24-4)
7. Jefferson (25-4)
8. Baldwin (22-4)
9. Dougherty (15-12)
10. Fayette County (21-9)

Class AAA

1. Cross Creek (26-6)
2. Windsor Forest (23-7)
3. Thomson (23-3)
4. Sumter County (27-3)
5. Sandy Creek (26-4)
6. Groves (18-6)
7. Beach (16-9)
8. GAC (23-7)
9. Johnson-Savannah (17-11)
10. LaFayette (25-1)

Class AA

1. Westside-Augusta (28-3)
2. Butler (22-7)
3. Pace Academy (25-5)
4. Columbia (25-5)
5. Northeast-Macon (21-10)
6. Vidalia (27-2)
7. Woodville-Tompkins (18-11)
8. Washington County (23-5)
9. Model (22-7)
10. Rabun County (23-6)

Class A-Private

1. Greenforest (28-4)
2. King’s Ridge (28-5)
3. Galloway (20-8)
4. Heritage School (23-8)
5. First Presbyterian Day (23-4)
6. North Cobb Christian (19-8)
7. Calvary Day (17-7)
8. Providence Christian (19-9)
9. Mt. Vernon Presbyterian (16-11)
10. Christian Heritage (19-7)

Class A-Public

T-1. Drew Charter (31-1)
T-1. Social Circle (30-1)
3. Warren County (25-4)
4. Manchester (28-3)
5. Calhoun County (26-1)
6. Dublin (28-2)
7. Wilkinson County (15-12)
8. Towns County (20-8)
9. Dooly County (18-7)
10. Portal (17-8)

State Championship Recaps

Class AAAAAAA

1. Pebblebrook (25-2)
2. Milton (20-7)
3. Berkmar (22-4)
4. Newton (22-5)
5. North Gwinnett (24-3)
6. Grayson (18-8)
7. East Coweta (17-10)
8. Norcross (21-6)
9. McEachern (16-9)
10. Archer (19-9)

Class AAAAAA

1. Wheeler (23-4)
2. Shiloh (21-5)
3. Westlake (19-5)
4. Tucker (21-4)
5. Buford (21-6)
6. Kell (17-10)
7. Alexander (23-4)
8. Statesboro (23-3)
9. River Ridge (22-5)
10. Sequoyah (22-6)

Class AAAAA

1. Eagle’s Landing (23-3)
2. St. Pius X (25-3)
3. Tri-Cities (18-5)
4. Chapel Hill (23-4)
5. Jonesboro (18-8)
6. Lithonia (20-8)
7. Hiram (17-9)
8. Calhoun (19-6)
9. Walnut Grove (22-5)
10. Woodland-Stockbridge (22-5)

Class AAAA

1. McDonough (23-2)
2. Monroe (22-3)
3. Westover (21-3)
4. Fayette County (20-8)
5. Spencer (25-2)
6. Jefferson (23-3)
7. Baldwin (21-3)
8. Druid Hills (23-4)
9. North Oconee (20-8)
10. Marist (18-9)

Class AAA

1. Sandy Creek (25-3)
2. Sumter County (25-2)
3. Windsor Forest (19-6)
4. Salem (22-5)
5. Thomson (20-2)
6. GAC (22-6)
7. Cross Creek (21-6)
8. Groves (16-5)
9. LaFayette (24-0)
10. Johnson-Savannah (15-10)

Class AA

1. Pace Academy (24-4)
2. Columbia (24-4)
3. Butler (18-6)
4. Westside-Augusta (23-3)
5. Vidalia (25-1)
6. Thomasville (22-4)
7. Washington County (21-4)
8. Northeast-Macon (18-9)
9. Rabun County (22-5)
10. Chattooga (20-6)

Class A-Private

1. Greenforest (23-4)
2. Galloway (18-7)
3. King’s Ridge (24-4)
4. North Cobb Christian (17-7)
5. Christian Heritage (19-6)
6. Darlington (20-7)
7. Mt. Pisgah (21-6)
8. Providence Christian (18-8)
9. First Presbyterian Day (20-3)
10. Walker (18-9)

Class A-Public

1. Social Circle (27-0)
2. Drew Charter (26-1)
3. Dublin (26-1)
4. Calhoun County (24-0)
5. Manchester (25-2)
6. Warren County (21-3)
7. Charlton County (21-7)
8. Lanier County (20-3)
9. Dooly County (17-6)
10. Portal (16-7)

The state playoffs are here!

The final regular season rankings reflect an emphasis on the entirety of the season more so than just region tournament results. It’s hard to beat a good team three times, which was proven in multiple championships.

Region Tournament Results

First Round State Playoffs Matchups

Sandy’s Spiel Spring Showcase Registration 

Class AAAAAAA

1. Pebblebrook (20-2)
2. Newton (19-4)
3. Milton (17-7)
4. Berkmar (18-4)
5. North Gwinnett (21-3)
6. McEachern (14-8)
7. Grayson (14-8)
8. Norcross (19-5)
9. Archer (17-7)
10. Etowah (16-9)

Class AAAAAA

1. Wheeler (19-4)
2. Westlake (18-4)
3. Alexander (20-2)
4. Shiloh (19-3)
5. Buford (18-5)
6. Tucker (17-4)
7. Osborne (18-4)
8. River Ridge (21-3)
9. Kell (14-8)
10. Statesboro (20-3)

Class AAAAA

1. Eagle’s Landing (21-3)
2. St. Pius X (20-3)
3. Tri-Cities (15-5)
4. Chapel Hill (18-4)
5. Jonesboro (15-7)
6. Walnut Grove (19-4)
7. Calhoun (16-5)
8. Southwest DeKalb (18-5)
9. Lithia Springs (17-3)
10. Woodland-Stockbridge (20-4)

Class AAAA

1. McDonough (22-1)
2. Monroe (21-2)
3. Westover (19-3)
4. Spencer (21-2)
5. Jefferson (21-2)
6. Baldwin (18-3)
7. Druid Hills (20-3)
8. Fayette County (17-8)
9. North Oconee (17-7)
10. Marist (16-7)

Class AAA

1. Sandy Creek (20-3)
2. Windsor Forest (15-5)
3. Salem (18-4)
4. Sumter County (23-2)
5. Cross Creek (18-5)
6. Thomson (15-2)
7. LaFayette (20-0)
8. GAC (17-5)
9. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (20-1)
10. Hart County (16-7)

Class AA

1. Columbia (21-3)
2. Pace Academy (21-4)
3. Butler (15-5)
4. Vidalia (23-1)
5. Westside-Augusta (18-3)
6. Thomasville (19-4)
7. Washington County (18-3)
8. Rabun County (18-5)
9. Putnam County (16-6)
10. Northeast-Macon (16-8)

Class A-Private

1. Greenforest (20-4)
2. Galloway (14-7)
3. King’s Ridge (20-3)
4. Christian Heritage (17-5)
5. Darlington (17-6)
6. Walker (17-6)
7. North Cobb Christian (14-6)
8. Mt. Pisgah (17-4)
9. Providence Christian (14-7)
10. First Presbyterian Day (16-3)

Class A-Public

1. Drew Charter (23-1)
2. Social Circle (23-0)
3. Dublin (22-1)
4. Calhoun County (18-0)
5. Manchester (22-2)
6. Lanier County (19-2)
7. Warren County (15-3)
8. Turner County (20-2)
9. Towns County (16-6)
10. Chattahoochee County (14-6)

The final week of the regular season is upon us. Some regions have already wrapped up their schedule while the majority finish up over the next few days. With that being said, please send region tournament brackets along with All-Region Teams to kylesandy355@gmail.com in order to be added to the Master Schedule which will be updated in real-time with final scores throughout the postseason.

For the first time since Week 7, there is no change to the Class 7A rankings. No. 1 Pebblebrook rallied to beat No. 6 McEachern 76-75, Jaiun Simon sinking a late free throw to complete the come back from down nearly 20 points in the third quarter. Rider-signee Kami Young scored 22 points followed by Jordan Brown’s 18 and Troy-signee Andre Young’s 14. McEachern got 17 apiece from Jalen Hilliard and Braden Sparks. No. 2 Newton held off No. 7 Grayson 70-68 withstanding 19 points from Clemson-signee Chauncey Wiggins. No. 5 North Gwinnett beat last week’s Class 6A No. 2 Shiloh 59-52 on the road, Clemson-signee RJ Godfrey collecting 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

There were some major results in Class 6A, headlined by No. 1 Wheeler surviving No. 7 Osborne in overtime 69-67, Appalachian State-signee Zocko Littleton’s last second three coming a fraction after the buzzer. Radford-signee Kyle Burns scored 20 points to pace the Wildcats. Osborne is down two more spots and has been a mirror image of No. 4 Shiloh, the last two teams to lose in the classification. Both are now riding three-game losing streaks as Osborne also fell 49-48 to Allatoona while Shiloh’s perfect season was shattered with an 0-3 week losing 59-44 at Habersham Central, 46-42 at Lanier and 59-52 to Class 7A No. 5 North Gwinnett, dropping the Generals two spots and now likely needing to beat No. 5 Buford to have a chance at the one-seed heading into the region tournament. No. 3 Alexander is red-hot, winning nine in a row with their latest a 66-59 victory over Cumberland Christian, Zion Fruster tallying 18 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals.

No. 1 Eagle’s Landing has been the most consistent team in Class 5A, recording a 71-52 win over Stockbridge to stay ahead of the pack. No. 2 St. Pius X slept walked through the first half against Northview down 28-15 at the break, but woke up for a 73-58 win behind Grant Rowe’s 20 points, 16 coming in the second half. No. 5 Jonesboro slips two places with a 70-64 loss to Creekside. Coach Omari Forts won his 300^th game after No. 3 Tri-Cities beat Drew (70-27) and Banneker (75-51).

No. 2 Monroe finished a perfect regular season in Region 1-4A, going 10-0 with wins over No. 3 Westover (60-59) and Dougherty (70-49). JT Fulkrod scored 12 points in No. 5 Jefferson’s 60-49 win over East Hall while Keshawn Evans pulled down 18 points and 21 rebounds in No. 7 Druid Hills’ 50-42 win against Stephenson. No. 9 North Oconee defeated East Hall 43-25 behind Jake Chandler’s 11 points. Bainbridge (17-7) departs from the poll with losses at Dougherty (58-42) and at Cairo (51-45). No. 10 Marist climbs back into the Top 10 after beating Mays 45-44 and edging Arabia Mountain 36-32.

In Class 3A, No. 2 Windsor Forest won at Groves 55-46. No. 5 Cross Creek got revenge with a 76-69 win at No. 6 Thomson as Jayden Pack scored 24 points.

No. 2 Pace Academy netted a 55-46 road win at Lovett in Region 6-2A, Cincinnati-signee Josh Reed posting 19 points and 13 rebounds to overcome Michigan-commit Christian Anderson’s 21 points. No. 9 Putnam County shocked No. 5 Westside-Augusta 64-63 after trailing 53-41 heading into the fourth. No. 7 Washington County outlasted Laney 80-74 in overtime thanks to Tra’Vonte Byrd’s 19 points and Quinton Knight’s 17. Chattooga (16-6) fell in overtime 60-52 at Model, dropping out of the Top 10. No. 10 Northeast-Macon resurfaces after a pair of wins over Bleckley County (64-56) and Lamar County (70-60). Mercer football-signee Travion Solomon is averaging 17 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.3 steals to lead the Raiders.

Another week, another slew of changes in Class A-Private due to the formidable Region 7. No. 4 Christian Heritage holds onto their spot, but did lose 71-65 in overtime at No. 6 Walker who jumps four places. No. 5 Darlington yo-yos back up three spots after splitting their season series with No. 7 North Cobb Christian with a resounding 81-56 win, Patrick Shelley hanging 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists while Braden Bell scored 17 to drop the Eagles four spots. Outside of the Region 7 vortex, No. 2 Galloway defeated No. 9 Providence Christian 59-54 behind Anthony Arrington’s 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals. There is good news for the Storm however as VMI-signee Chance Thacker has returned to action. He scored a team-high 9 points in a low scoring 55-47 win against Holy Innocents’ earlier in the week. No. 3 King’s Ridge bounces up three spots after three teams ahead of them lose. The Tigers beat St. Francis 75-55. No. 8 Mt. Pisgah is down three spaces following an upset loss at Lakeview Academy 71-62. No. 10 First Presbyterian Day squeaked by Tattnall Square Academy 56-55 as Jay King finished with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. King followed up his performance with 42 points in a blowout of Mt. de Sales 92-40.

The top seven in Class A-Public remains unchanged. Portal (13-7) and Mitchell County (17-6) fall out of the poll. The Panthers lost 73-70 to Bryan County then saw a lead slip away against Effingham County 50-48. Mitchell County had close wins at Terrell County (69-66) and at Randolph-Clay (44-39) before getting trounced by undefeated No. 4 Calhoun County 96-64. No. 9 Towns County is back in the rankings led by Collin Crowder, the multi-sport standout pouring in 25.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. No. 10 Chattahoochee County returns after a 1-1 week saw the Panthers lose for the second time to Macon County 52-37 but rebound with a 66-24 win at Marion County.