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GHSA, Girls Basketball, Girls Rankings

Week 12 Girls Rankings (Pre-Region Tournament)

Class AAAAAAA

  1. Westlake (23-1)
  2. Collins Hill (22-2)
  3. Norcross (22-3)
  4. Cherokee (22-2)
  5. North Forsyth (23-2)
  6. Newton (22-3)
  7. McEachern (16-5)
  8. Lowndes (19-6)
  9. South Gwinnett (21-2)
  10. Colquitt County (19-6)

Class AAAAAA

  1. Lovejoy (24-1)
  2. Winder-Barrow (19-4)
  3. Harrison (20-4)
  4. Forest Park (21-4)
  5. Creekview (17-7)
  6. Lanier (20-5)
  7. Douglas County (19-6)
  8. Brunswick (17-8)
  9. Valdosta (18-7)
  10. Alpharetta (19-4)

Class AAAAA

  1. Buford (22-3)
  2. Harris County (23-2)
  3. Arabia Mountain (19-1)
  4. Flowery Branch (20-5)
  5. Ware County (22-2)
  6. Villa Rica (20-1)
  7. Carrollton (20-5)
  8. Eagle’s Landing (18-6)
  9. Bainbridge (21-4)
  10. Rome (21-4)

Class AAAA

  1. Carver-Columbus (24-1)
  2. Henry County (23-1)
  3. Spalding (21-2)
  4. Luella (19-4)
  5. Northwest Whitfield (22-3)
  6. Madison County (19-5)
  7. Baldwin (23-2)
  8. Marist (19-2)
  9. Burke County (15-6)
  10. Americus-Sumter (19-6)

Class AAA

  1. Greater Atlanta Christian (19-4)
  2. Franklin County (25-0)
  3. Johnson-Savannah (17-5)
  4. Beach (23-2)
  5. Central-Macon (21-2)
  6. Lovett (20-4)
  7. Tattnall County (20-5)
  8. Haralson County (21-2)
  9. Peach County (17-7)
  10. Pierce County (19-6) 

Class AA

  1. Laney (25-0)
  2. Putnam County (20-2)
  3. Josey (22-3)
  4. Banks County (20-5)
  5. Swainsboro (21-3)
  6. Model (20-3)
  7. Washington County (18-6)
  8. Dodge County (20-4)
  9. Rabun County (20-5)
  10. Early County (19-6) 

Class A-Private

  1. Holy Innocents’ (23-1)
  2. St. Francis (21-4)
  3. Wesleyan (21-3)
  4. Stratford Academy (21-2)
  5. Our Lady of Mercy (20-2)
  6. Calvary Day (24-2)
  7. Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy (18-6)
  8. Athens Academy (21-3)
  9. Prince Avenue Christian (22-2)
  10. Landmark Christian (14-10)

Class A-Public

  1. Greenville (24-1)
  2. Pelham (24-1)
  3. Telfair County (23-2)
  4. Wilcox County (21-4)
  5. Macon County (19-4)
  6. Wheeler County (19-3)
  7. Bowdon (20-4)
  8. Terrell County (20-4)
  9. Marion County (18-5)
  10. Georgia Military (22-1)
GHSA, Girls Basketball, Girls Rankings

Week 11 Girls Rankings

Class AAAAAAA

  1. Westlake (21-1)
  2. Collins Hill (20-2)
  3. Norcross (20-3)
  4. Cherokee (21-2)
  5. North Forsyth (21-2)
  6. Newton (18-3)
  7. McEachern (14-5)
  8. Lowndes (17-5)
  9. South Gwinnett (19-2)
  10. Colquitt County (18-5) 

Class AAAAAA

  1. Lovejoy (21-1)
  2. Winder-Barrow (17-4)
  3. Harrison (17-4)
  4. Creekview (15-6)
  5. Northview (17-5)
  6. Coffee (14-7)
  7. Tucker (16-6)
  8. Forest Park (17-4)
  9. Lanier (18-5)
  10. Douglas County (16-6) 

Class AAAAA

  1. Buford (20-3)
  2. Harris County (21-2)
  3. Arabia Mountain (17-1)
  4. Flowery Branch (18-5)
  5. Ware County (19-2)
  6. Villa Rica (17-1)
  7. Rome (19-2)
  8. Carrollton (17-5)
  9. Eagle’s Landing (16-6)
  10. Bainbridge (20-4)

Class AAAA

  1. Carver-Columbus (23-1)
  2. Henry County (20-1)
  3. Spalding (18-2)
  4. Luella (16-4)
  5. Northwest Whitfield (20-3)
  6. Madison County (17-5)
  7. Baldwin (21-2)
  8. Marist (18-2)
  9. Burke County (13-6)
  10. Westover (19-3) 

Class AAA

  1. Greater Atlanta Christian (18-3)
  2. Franklin County (23-0)
  3. Johnson-Savannah (14-5)
  4. Beach (20-2)
  5. Central-Macon (19-2)
  6. Lovett (17-4)
  7. Tattnall County (19-5)
  8. Haralson County (18-2)
  9. Peach County (15-7)
  10. Hart County (17-6)

Class AA

  1. Laney (23-0)
  2. Banks County (19-4)
  3. Putnam County (18-2)
  4. Josey (20-2)
  5. Swainsboro (18-3)
  6. Model (18-3)
  7. Washington County (16-6)
  8. Early County (18-5)
  9. Dodge County (18-4)
  10. Rabun County (17-5) 

Class A-Private

  1. Holy Innocents’ (20-1)
  2. Wesleyan (19-3)
  3. St. Francis (18-4)
  4. Stratford Academy (19-2)
  5. Our Lady of Mercy (17-2)
  6. Calvary Day (21-2)
  7. Landmark Christian (12-9)
  8. Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy (17-5)
  9. Athens Academy (19-3)
  10. Prince Avenue Christian (21-2) 

Class A-Public

  1. Greenville (22-1)
  2. Pelham (21-1)
  3. Telfair County (20-2)
  4. Wilcox County (18-4)
  5. Wheeler County (17-2)
  6. Macon County (17-4)
  7. Marion County (18-4)
  8. Bowdon (18-4)
  9. Terrell County (14-4)
  10. Calhoun County (14-8)

 

There’s finally some shakeup in Class AAAAAAA after weeks of stalemate. No. 2 Collins Hill has built up one of the state’s most impressive resumes and now adds a 64-57 win at Class A-Private No. 3 St. Francis to their ledger. No. 1 Westlake is still holding strong, but had to work hard to put away Wheeler 68-64. No. 6 Newton falls two spots after a loss to No. 9 South Gwinnett 66-61. The Lady Comets have also sunk two places after failing to capitalize on their momentum in Region 8, getting upset by Archer 48-40. No. 7 McEachern creeps up three spots after knocking Hillgrove (14-5) from the Top 10, 43-33, and scoring wins over Marietta (58-42) and North Cobb (52-48). Debuting in the rankings is No. 8 Lowndes. The Lady Vikings clipped No. 10 Colquitt County 55-49 and are now all of a sudden in the driver’s seat in Region 1 at a perfect 5-0.

With multiple Top 10 matchups last week, Class AAAAAA looks much different. No. 1 Lovejoy crushed No. 7 Tucker 68-33, but the Lady Tigers move up a spot thanks to their 45-43 overtime win against Stephenson (14-7) who drops out. The Lady Jaguars also lost to No. 8 Forest Park 49-48, but the Panthers fall two spots due to a surprising 53-47 loss to Drew. No. 2 Winder-Barrow got revenge with a 60-39 win at No. 9 Lanier and then had to hold on for dear life against Dacula, 53-52. The Longhorns weren’t as lucky, losing to Dacula 49-37 and tumbling four spots. No. 9 Douglas County is fortunate to remain in the rankings after a 53-48 loss at Mays. Alpharetta (18-4) departs after a 44-38 loss to Pope, meaning No. 5 Northview is back in command of Region 7, shooting all the way into the Top 5 after a turbulent week for the rest of the classification. Following the Lady Titans is new face, No. 6 Coffee. The Lady Trojans are surging in South Georgia, winning 9-straight including a thrilling 53-51 overtime victory on Senior Night against Tift County. During their winning streak, the Trojans have beaten Class 7A No. 8 Lowndes (40-37), Northside-Warner Robins (57-46) and Valdosta (38-36). Coffee has quick guards and physical post presences in seniors Yasha Merritt and Aerieonna Tucker. Merritt had 14 points and 21 rebounds while Tucker added 11 points and 9 rebounds in their win over Tift.

No. 1 Buford punished No. 4 Flowery Branch in Class AAAAA, 69-38. The Lady Wolves followed up with a 52-34 win in Tunnel Hill against Class 4A No. 5 Northwest Whitfield. No. 5 Ware County is up two spots. The Lady Gators have now won 19-straight since their 0-2 start. They cruised by Bradwell Institute 61-36. Region 7 has been turned upside down with No. 6 Villa Rica’s 58-46 loss to No. 8 Carrollton. Just when it looked like Carrollton could take the lead in the region, No. 7 Rome answered the call and edged the Lady Trojans 64-63. Entering the final week of regular season play, Villa Rica sits at 12-1 followed by Rome at 11-1 and Carrollton at 11-2. The Lady Wolves visit Villa Rica on Friday and Carrollton on Saturday. Elsewhere in the state, Dutchtown (18-4) exits the poll with a 49-44 loss to Woodland-Stockbridge. Back into the rankings is Region 4 frontrunner No. 9 Eagle’s Landing.

So much for anyone challenging No. 1 Carver-Columbus in Region 1-AAAA. The Tigers swatted away No. 10 Westover 67-37. No. 2 Henry County went to overtime to survive Woodward Academy 71-60. No. 3 Spalding had a scare as well, winning at Perry 54-50. Continuing the theme of close games, No. 6 Madison County was seconds away from losing to St. Pius X, but instead snatched a 46-43 win. No. 7 Baldwin defended homecourt against No. 9 Burke County 47-44. The Lady Bears move ahead of Westover with their respectable defeat.

In Class AAA, both of No. 4 Beach’s losses have come against No. 3 Johnson-Savannah, just like last year. The Atomsmashers rallied to win 50-45 at Beach and now jump into the Top 3. No. 6 Lovett took care of rival Pace Academy 48-30. North Murray (16-6) and Pierce County (16-6) both exit the rankings. The Mountaineers were upset at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 37-36 while the Bears lost to Class 5A No. 5 Ware County 52-38 and at Wayne County 52-50. No. 8 Haralson County is back in the Top 10 and now hosts 21-2 Spring Garden, AL, who the Rebelettes drilled 71-52 on January 2 in Alabama. No. 9 Peach County returns as well, just ahead of No. 10 Hart County, who drops two spots after losing at Morgan County 67-54.

Class AA rages on as No. 2 Banks County swept No. 10 Rabun County with a 62-43 decision. The Lady Leopards head to No. 3 Putnam County on Tuesday. The War Eagles will try to avenge a 61-40 throttling. No. 7 Washington County tumbles four spots after losing to No. 9 Dodge County 62-58 and at dangerous East Laurens, 63-56. No. 5 Swainsboro hammered Bryan County 63-35 on the road. No. 8 EarlyCounty is rolling in Region 1, dispatching of Fitzgerald 60-49.

Class A-Private is officially No. 1 Holy Innocents’ to lose. The Golden Bears pounded rival No. 2 Wesleyan 69-49 to send a statement. No. 3 St. Francis missed their chance to move up a slot with a 64-57 loss to Class 7A No. 2 Collins Hill. No. 5 Our Lady of Mercy falls a spot after a 65-56 loss at No. 7 Landmark Christian. The War Eagles could have soared higher than just one spot, but they were defeated at Pinecrest Academy 47-38. Christian Heritage (17-4) drops out after a 66-64 loss at Rockmart, unable to slowdown freshman phenom Keyarah Berry, who poured in 25 points. Returning to the Top 10 is No. 10 Prince Avenue Christian.

No. 1 Greenville won 62-55 at debutant No. 10 Calhoun County and knocked Central-Talbotton (13-6) from the rankings, 75-58 in Class A-Public. The Cougars don’t have the sexiest record at 14-8, but they have played almost every elite team tough, losing at No. 2 Pelham 45-41 and to No. 5 Wheeler County 51-49. Speaking of No. 5 Wheeler County, the Bulldogs clawed out a huge 56-45 win at Class A-Private No. 6 Calvary Day after winning at Emanuel County Institute 48-40. No. 3 Telfair County won at Class 2A No. 9 Dodge County 58-52, to avenge their November 28th 62-57 loss. No. 7 Marion County took care of Central-Talbotton 54-45. No. 8 Bowdon and No. 9 Terrell County have big games coming up. The Red Devils host Christian Heritage, who beat them 64-62 in their first meeting, while the Green Wave welcome Class 2A No. 8 Early County, who drilled them 66-43 two weeks ago.

GHSA, Girls Basketball, Girls Rankings

Week 10 Girls Rankings

Class AAAAAAA

  1. Westlake (17-1)
  2. Collins Hill (17-2)
  3. Norcross (18-3)
  4. Newton (16-2)
  5. Cherokee (18-2)
  6. North Forsyth (19-2)
  7. South Gwinnett (17-1)
  8. Hillgrove (12-4)
  9. Colquitt County (17-4)
  10. McEachern (10-5) 

Class AAAAAA

  1. Lovejoy (18-1)
  2. Winder-Barrow (15-4)
  3. Harrison (15-4)
  4. Creekview (12-6)
  5. Lanier (17-3)
  6. Forest Park (14-3)
  7. Stephenson (13-5)
  8. Tucker (14-5)
  9. Douglas County (15-5)
  10. Alpharetta (16-3) 

Class AAAAA

  1. Buford (17-3)
  2. Flowery Branch (17-4)
  3. Harris County (19-2)
  4. Villa Rica (15-0)
  5. Arabia Mountain (15-1)
  6. Bainbridge (19-3)
  7. Ware County (17-2)
  8. Dutchtown (16-3)
  9. Carrollton (15-4)
  10. Rome (15-2)

Class AAAA

  1. Carver-Columbus (20-1)
  2. Henry County (18-1)
  3. Spalding (15-2)
  4. Northwest Whitfield (18-2)
  5. Luella (13-4)
  6. Madison County (15-5)
  7. Baldwin (19-2)
  8. Marist (15-2)
  9. Westover (17-2)
  10. Burke County (12-5)

Class AAA

  1. Greater Atlanta Christian (15-3)
  2. Beach (18-1)
  3. Franklin County (21-0)
  4. Central-Macon (16-2)
  5. Johnson-Savannah (12-5)
  6. Lovett (15-4)
  7. North Murray (14-5)
  8. Hart County (16-5)
  9. Tattnall County (16-5)
  10. Pierce County (13-4) 

Class AA

  1. Laney (20-0)
  2. Banks County (17-4)
  3. Washington County (15-4)
  4. Putnam County (17-2)
  5. Josey (18-2)
  6. Swainsboro (15-3)
  7. Rabun County (15-4)
  8. Model (15-3)
  9. Early County (15-5)
  10. Dodge County (15-3) 

Class A-Private

  1. Holy Innocents’ (18-1)
  2. Wesleyan (17-2)
  3. St. Francis (14-3)
  4. Our Lady of Mercy (16-1)
  5. Calvary Day (19-1)
  6. Stratford Academy (16-2)
  7. Christian Heritage (15-3)
  8. Landmark Christian (9-8)
  9. Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy (14-5)
  10. Athens Academy (17-3) 

Class A-Public

  1. Greenville (18-1)
  2. Pelham (18-1)
  3. Telfair County (18-2)
  4. Wilcox County (14-4)
  5. Wheeler County (15-2)
  6. Macon County (14-4)
  7. Marion County (16-4)
  8. Bowdon (14-4)
  9. Central-Talbotton (12-4)
  10. Terrell County (14-4)

 

No one in Class AAAAAAA suffered a loss this week as the rankings remain set in stone. No. 1 Westlake blitzed Campbell 80-32, No. 3 Norcross earned an outstanding 62-58 win over Class 5A No. 1 Buford at the BCB MLK Classic and No. 5 Cherokee dumped rival Sequoyah 68-53. No. 6 North Forsyth completed a season sweep of Lambert with a 46-30 win. No. 7 South Gwinnett edged Brookwood 48-45, No. 9 Colquitt County grinded out a 39-24 win over Camden County and No. 10 McEachern picked up a 65-56 victory against Wenonah (AL) at the BallN Powher Prep MLK Classic.

Preseason Class AAAAAA No. 1 Northview (16-5) drops out of the rankings. The Lady Titans have not played up to their potential yet this season and are bounced out after a 37-34 loss to Lambert, who was missing two starters. No. 2 Winder-Barrow has a big week as they visit No. 5 Lanier on Tuesday. The Lady Doggs lost 63-58 on December 15 in their first meeting with McDonald’s All-American Olivia Nelson-Ododa sidelined. No. 10 Alpharetta clings onto the final spot in the Top 10 after a disappointing 61-46 loss to Marietta at the Johns Creek MLK Showcase. Into the rankings for the first time since Week 1 is No. 9 Douglas County. The Lady Tigers have shaken off a 1-3 start to the season and have won 7-straight, including a 66-54 win over Fayette County at the J4Sports MLK Classic where All-State forward Amari Robinson poured in a career-high 41 points.

No. 1 meets No. 2 in Class AAAAA as No. 2 Flowery Branch tries to finally get the monkey off their back when they host No. 1 Buford on Tuesday. The Lady Falcons lost 58-48 in their first meeting this season after losing thrice last year. No. 3 Harris County defeated No. 6 Bainbridge 59-52 in overtime, sending the Bearcats down two spots. Undefeated No. 4 Villa Rica hosts No. 9 Carrollton in a pivotal Region 7 showdown while No. 10 Rome, back in the rankings, waits for a shot at both. Fayette County (13-5) departs after their loss to Douglas County.

Class AAAA No. 1 Carver-Columbus drilled Americus-Sumter 76-41. No. 3 Spalding earned a nice 53-49 win over Class 3A No. 5 Johnson-Savannah 53-49. No. 4 Northwest Whitfield avoided setbacks against rivals Pickens (72-61) and Dalton (52-49). No. 6 Madison County took care of business on the road at Jefferson 54-38. No. 7 Baldwin leaps No. 8 Marist after knocking Cross Creek (14-6) from the Top 10 with a 61-43 clinic and beating Class 2A No. 3 Washington County 57-47. The Braves host returnee No. 10 Burke County on Friday with a share of Region 3 first-place on the line. The Lady Bears beat the Braves 55-48 earlier this season. Burke County is coming off a 49-47 win over Cross Creek.

No. 1 GAC’s hold over Class AAA has loosened since Auburn-signee Robyn Benton re-tore her ACL. The Lady Spartans still managed wins over Union County (66-53) and Dawson County (69-52) without her. No. 3 Franklin County is sitting pretty at 21-0 while No. 5 Johnson-Savannah slips two spots, challenging themselves but coming up short with losses to Class AA No. 1 Laney 73-53 and Class 4A No. 3 Spalding. Region 2 is heating up as debutant No. 10 Pierce County beat No. 9 Tattnall County 54-51 in Blackshear. The Lady Bears replace Sonoraville (13-5) following the Lady Phoenix’s 60-51 loss to Pickens.

In Class AA, No. 1 Laney earned a 73-53 win over Class AAA No. 5 Johnson-Savannah. The rest of Top 4 all suffered losses. No. 2 Banks County retains their ranking after getting upset at Monticello 51-41. No. 3 Washington County slides up a spot thanks to wins over Evans (54-43) and East Laurens (72-52), overshadowing their tough 57-47 loss to Class 4A No. 7 Baldwin. No. 4 Putnam County climbs a position after sweeping No. 7 Rabun County, 56-47 and winning at Elbert County 52-47. No. 6 Swainsboro tumbles three spots. The Lady Tigers beat St. Vincent’s 48-45 but lost to Statesboro 52-42 after clipping the Blue Devils back on December 2. No. 5 Josey cracks the Top 5 just ahead of Swainsboro. In their lone meeting with mutual opponent Statesboro, the Lady Eagles won 55-43 in late November. No. 10 Dodge County has fallen all the way to the final rung of the rankings after losing for the second time to East Laurens, 55-47. Bryan County (16-3) was the unfortunate casualty this week, losing 50-47 at Metter. Debuting in the poll is No. 9 Early County. The Lady Bobcats are powered by 6-foot-2 freshman Mykayla Timpson. The post presence is averaging 19.1 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.3 blocks. Early County has already matched last year’s win total and four of their five losses have come in season sweeps to Class 5A No. 6 Bainbridge and Class 4A No. 9 Westover. The Bobcats’ resume is highlighted by a 68-61 win at Fitzgerald and a 66-43 rout of Class A-Public No. 10 Terrell County on Tuesday.

Class A-Private saw Prince Avenue Christian (17-2) have their 15-game winning streak snapped by No. 10 Athens Academy 51-44 and get replaced in the poll by the Spartans. The Region 8 race is tightening up as Lakeview Academy (13-7, 9-1) holds a slim lead on the Wolverines (8-1) and Athens Academy (7-2). No. 9 ELCA received 44 points from freshman phenom Weronika Hipp in their 73-42 win at Lake Oconee Academy.

Class A-Public is hotly contested in the middle of the pack, but up top, No. 1 Greenville and No. 2 Pelham are starting to separate themselves. The Lady Patriots crushed No. 6 Macon County 90-59 as the Lady Bulldogs also suffered a 56-47 loss to newly ranked No. 9 Central-Talbotton. The defending state champion Lady Hornets avenged their 61-60 loss to No. 10 Terrell County by topping the Green Wave 63-43. No. 5 Wheeler County took care of Woodville-Tompkins 62-47. No. 7 Marion County travels to Central-Talbotton on Tuesday. Georgia Military College (17-1) exits the Top 10 after a 48-43 loss at Greene County.

Girls Basketball, Girls Rankings

Week 9 Girls Rankings

Class AAAAAAA

  1. Westlake (16-1)
  2. Collins Hill (16-2)
  3. Norcross (17-3)
  4. Newton (15-2)
  5. Cherokee (16-2)
  6. North Forsyth (16-2)
  7. South Gwinnett (16-1)
  8. Hillgrove (12-4)
  9. Colquitt County (16-4)
  10. McEachern (9-5) 

Class AAAAAA

  1. Lovejoy (18-1)
  2. Winder-Barrow (13-3)
  3. Harrison (15-4)
  4. Creekview (11-6)
  5. Lanier (15-3)
  6. Forest Park (14-3)
  7. Northview (14-4)
  8. Alpharetta (14-2)
  9. Stephenson (13-5)
  10. Tucker (14-5) 

Class AAAAA

  1. Buford (15-2)
  2. Flowery Branch (16-4)
  3. Harris County (17-2)
  4. Bainbridge (18-2)
  5. Villa Rica (15-0)
  6. Arabia Mountain (15-1)
  7. Ware County (14-2)
  8. Dutchtown (15-3)
  9. Carrollton (13-4)
  10. Fayette County (12-4) 

Class AAAA

  1. Carver-Columbus (18-1)
  2. Henry County (17-1)
  3. Spalding (14-2)
  4. Northwest Whitfield (16-2)
  5. Luella (13-4)
  6. Madison County (13-5)
  7. Marist (14-2)
  8. Baldwin (16-2)
  9. Westover (15-2)
  10. Cross Creek (14-4) 

Class AAA

  1. Greater Atlanta Christian (13-3)
  2. Beach (16-1)
  3. Johnson-Savannah (11-3)
  4. Franklin County (18-0)
  5. Central-Macon (14-2)
  6. Lovett (14-4)
  7. Tattnall County (15-4)
  8. North Murray (13-5)
  9. Hart County (13-5)
  10. Sonoraville (12-4) 

Class AA

  1. Laney (16-0)
  2. Banks County (16-3)
  3. Swainsboro (13-2)
  4. Washington County (13-3)
  5. Putnam County (14-2)
  6. Rabun County (14-3)
  7. Josey (16-2)
  8. Dodge County (13-2)
  9. Model (13-3)
  10. Bryan County (15-2)

Class A-Private

  1. Holy Innocents’ (16-1)
  2. Wesleyan (15-2)
  3. St. Francis (12-3)
  4. Our Lady of Mercy (15-1)
  5. Calvary Day (16-1)
  6. Stratford Academy (13-2)
  7. Prince Avenue Christian (15-1)
  8. Christian Heritage (14-3)
  9. Landmark Christian (9-8)
  10. Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy (12-5) 

Class A-Public

  1. Greenville (16-1)
  2. Pelham (15-1)
  3. Telfair County (16-2)
  4. Macon County (13-2)
  5. Wilcox County (12-4)
  6. Wheeler County (12-2)
  7. Terrell County (12-2)
  8. Marion County (14-4)
  9. Bowdon (13-4)
  10. Georgia Military College (15-0)

Just like on the boys’ side, we have two new No. 1’s this week. In Class AAAAAAA, everything was status quo with the top seven remaining unchanged. No. 3 Norcross highlighted the action by stomping Brookwood 59-29 and beating Bearden (TN) at the Krossover Classic, 57-53. No. 5 Cherokee beat Woodstock 63-41 and No. 6 North Forsyth drilled rivals South Forsyth (59-37) and West Forsyth (78-24). No. 9 Colquitt County falls one spot after going 1-1 at the Rose Classic Super Jam. The Lady Packers defeated T.C. Williams (VA) 55-47 before losing to Rock Creek Christian Academy (MD) 75-53. No. 8 Hillgrove debuts after knocking out North Cobb (15-3). The Lady Hawks handled the Lady Warriors 51-34 and picked up wins over Marietta 66-46 and at Woodstock 58-41. Hillgrove now has its sights set on rival No. 10 McEachern. The Lady Hawks take the short eight-minute ride over on Tuesday and have a chance to take firm control of Region 3. The Lady Indians struggled to beat Marietta 62-55 last week.

No. 1 Lovejoy regains control of the top spot in Class AAAAAA for the first time since Week 4. The Lady Wildcats held off No. 6 Forest Park 52-48 on the road. No. 3 Harrison drops two places after losing to Class 5A No. 1 Buford 57-35. The Lady Hoyas survived No. 4 Creekview in double overtime 29-26 before the loss to Buford. Creekview surges up five spots after their defensive war with Harrison and their blowout of rival Sequoyah (14-3), who falls out of the Top 10. The Grizzlies sucked the life out of the Lady Chiefs winning 46-21 in the War Lodge after holding Sequoyah to a 5-point first half. Creekview has now won five consecutive meetings with their Hickory Flat foes. No. 8 Alpharetta plummets four spots after an upset 42-37 loss at Johns Creek.  New to the poll this week is No. 10 Tucker, who returns for the first time since Week 5.

Down six spots in Class AAAAA is No. 8 Dutchtown. Eagle’s Landing avenged a 49-41 loss by beating the Lady Bulldogs 54-46. The Lady Eagles (12-6) are now knocking on the door of the Top 10 and are back in the thick of things in Region 4. No. 4 Harris County had a strong week, beating Veterans 50-35 and winning at McIntosh 65-52. The Villa Rica basketball program is now a combined 31-0 as the No. 6 boys are 16-0 and the No. 5 girls are 15-0. Chasing the Wildcats in Region 7 are No. 9 Carrollton and Rome (14-2). The two meet in Carrollton on Tuesday. No. 10 Fayette County earned a hard-fought Region 3 win at Starr’s Mill in overtime, 57-50.

Class AAAA No. 1 Carver-Columbus helped send Americus-Sumter (14-3) out of the Top 10 with a 69-51 defeat. The Lady Panthers also lost to new Region 1 representative, debutant No. 9 Westover 51-45. Elsewhere, No. 2 Henry County suffered their first loss of the year at the Elite Showcase in New York City, losing to Shenendehowa (NY) 73-51 after beating No. 5 Luella 68-61 at home. No. 7 Marist beat Class A-Private No. 9 Landmark Christian in convincing fashion, 54-35. No. 8 Baldwin falls two spots after a 55-48 loss at Burke County. The Braves now have to deal with newly ranked No. 10 Cross Creek on Tuesday. The Lady Razorbacks have been powered by freshman Jordyn Dorsey, who is averaging 16.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Cross Creek replaces Jefferson (13-5) in the rankings after the Lady Dragons fell to St. Pius X, 49-39.

In Class AAA, No. 4 Franklin County made a statement behind Mya Jones’ 28 points in a 64-46 win at No. 9 Hart County. Out of the poll are Peach County (11-6) and Haralson County (13-2). Peach County was thumped by No. 5 Central-Macon 42-22 while the Rebelettes lost to returnee No. 8 North Murray 50-49. Debuting in the poll is another Region 6 team, No. 10 Sonoraville. The Lady Phoenix have been paced by youngsters Alexa Geary (2021) and Maliyah Parks (2020). Sonoraville already holds a 60-51 win over Haralson County coming back on January 5.

The race in Class AA is tightening up as No. 1 Laney withstood another scare from No. 7 Josey, 67-60 to remain perfect. No. 8 Dodge County’s troubling trend continues. Every time I’m ready to push all my chips to the middle of the table to pronounce Dodge County as a legit title contender, the Squaws flop. They sink six spots after a 71-52 blowout home loss against No. 4 Washington County, who leaps five spots after also adding a 53-42 win at Southwest-Macon. No. 3 Swainsboro climbs two positions after dropping Metter (13-4) from the Top 10 with a 59-43 loss. The hottest team in Class AA however, is none other than No. 2 Banks County. The Lady Leopards have played a gauntlet thus far and it is paying off. The winners of 10-straight shoot up six positions after winning at No. 6 Rabun County 59-49 and hammering No. 5 Putnam County 61-40. At the bottom of the rankings, No. 10 Bryan County debuts behind the play of sophomore Olonna Rawls. The Redskins host Metter on Tuesday to cement their Top 10 status.

Everyone is streaking in Class A-Private, meaning there’s not much room for movement among the top seven. No. 1 Holy Innocents’ has won 14-straight after beating Hoover (AL) at the Krossover Classic 53-48. No. 4 Our Lady of Mercy now has 15-straight victories under their belt after a 50-38 win at newly ranked No. 10 ELCA. Remember the name Weronika Hipp. The freshman from Poland is averaging 24 points per game and knocking down 45% of her three-pointers. She was named MVP of the European FIBA Championships while playing on her U16 team back in Europe.  No. 5 Calvary Day has run up 13-straight wins while No. 6 Stratford Academy beat rival Tattnall Square in overtime 50-41 to make it nine in a row. No. 7 Prince Avenue Christian knocked Athens Academy (14-3) from the Top 10 to earn their 14th straight W. No. 8 Christian Heritage scrapped out a 64-62 win at Class A-Public No. 9 Bowdon.

It will be extremely difficult for someone to take back the perch in Class A-Public from new No. 1 Greenville. Mississippi State-signee Brittany Davis is the best player in the classification and one of the best in the entire state, averaging 32.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 7 steals and 2.3 blocks. The Lady Patriots beat No. 8 Marion County 68-58 to secure their spot as the team to beat now that No. 3 Telfair County faltered against No. 5 Wilcox County and Wichita State-commit Trajata Colbert, who dumped in 24 points in the 45-30 upset. No. 4 Macon County handed Marion County their second loss of the week, 52-44. It took overtime for No. 6 Wheeler County to fend off Savannah Country Day, 55-48. No. 10 Georgia Military College sinks three spots even though they are the class’ lone unbeaten. The Lady Bulldogs won three nail-biters, beating 7-9 Hancock Central (36-33), 10-3 Glascock County (46-42) and 3-14 Aquinas (35-32).

GHSA, Girls Basketball, Girls Rankings

Week 8 Girls Rankings

Class AAAAAAA

  1. Westlake (13-1)
  2. Collins Hill (14-2)
  3. Norcross (14-3)
  4. Newton (13-2)
  5. Cherokee (13-2)
  6. North Forsyth (14-2)
  7. South Gwinnett (14-1)
  8. Colquitt County (14-3)
  9. North Cobb (13-2)
  10. McEachern (7-5)

Class AAAAAA

  1. Harrison (13-3)
  2. Lovejoy (15-1)
  3. Winder-Barrow (11-3)
  4. Alpharetta (13-1)
  5. Sequoyah (12-2)
  6. Forest Park (13-2)
  7. Northview (11-4)
  8. Lanier (13-3)
  9. Creekview (9-5)
  10. Stephenson (10-5)

Class AAAAA

  1. Buford (11-2)
  2. Dutchtown (14-2)
  3. Flowery Branch (13-4)
  4. Harris County (13-2)
  5. Bainbridge (16-2)
  6. Villa Rica (12-0)
  7. Arabia Mountain (13-1)
  8. Ware County (11-2)
  9. Carrollton (11-4)
  10. Fayette County (10-4)

Class AAAA

  1. Carver-Columbus (16-1)
  2. Henry County (15-0)
  3. Spalding (12-2)
  4. Luella (13-3)
  5. Northwest Whitfield (13-2)
  6. Baldwin (14-1)
  7. Madison County (10-5)
  8. Marist (12-2)
  9. Americus-Sumter (13-1)
  10. Jefferson (11-4)

Class AAA

  1. Greater Atlanta Christian (11-3)
  2. Beach (13-1)
  3. Johnson-Savannah (9-3)
  4. Franklin County (16-0)
  5. Central-Macon (12-2)
  6. Lovett (12-4)
  7. Hart County (11-4)
  8. Peach County (11-4)
  9. Tattnall County (12-4)
  10. Haralson County (11-1)

Class AA

  1. Laney (14-0)
  2. Dodge County (12-1)
  3. Putnam County (12-1)
  4. Rabun County (12-2)
  5. Swainsboro (11-2)
  6. Josey (15-1)
  7. Model (11-3)
  8. Banks County (13-3)
  9. Washington County (10-3)
  10. Metter (11-3)

Class A-Private

  1. Holy Innocents’ (14-1)
  2. Wesleyan (12-2)
  3. St. Francis (9-3)
  4. Our Lady of Mercy (13-1)
  5. Calvary Day (14-1)
  6. Stratford Academy (11-2)
  7. Prince Avenue Christian (12-1)
  8. Landmark Christian (7-7)
  9. Christian Heritage (12-3)
  10. Athens Academy (12-2)

Class A-Public

  1. Telfair County (14-1)
  2. Greenville (13-1)
  3. Pelham (12-1)
  4. Wheeler County (10-2)
  5. Macon County (10-2)
  6. Terrell County (10-2)
  7. Georgia Military College (12-0)
  8. Wilcox County (9-4)
  9. Marion County (13-2)
  10. Bowdon (11-3)

 

Yet again, there is no movement in Class AAAAAAA, but No. 10 McEachern is on the verge of dropping out if they suffer an in-state loss. Their saving grace with their 7-5 record is that three losses have come in national tournaments. The Lady Indians’ listed results keep changing on MaxPreps, making it even harder to follow. A team that has been easy to track however has been No. 1 Westlake. The Lady Lions steam-rolled Wheeler 68-43 and Eagle’s Landing 78-51. No. 4 Newton beat rival Rockdale County 70-44 on the road. No. 8 Colquitt County has won 8-straight since their 55-46 loss to Westlake. The Lady Packers went into Camden County and earned a 51-42 win followed by a 55-34 thumping of Tift County.

No. 1 Harrison holds firm atop Class AAAAAA with No. 2 Lovejoy and No. 3 Winder-Barrow scoring great wins, close behind. The Lady Hoyas beat No. 5 Sequoyah in Hickory Flat 60-51. Lovejoy sent shockwaves through the state with a wildly impressive 55-49 win over Class 5A No. 1 Buford at the Big South Shootout. The Lady Doggs edged their evenly matched rivals, Class 5A No. 3 Flowery Branch, 50-49 in Hall County, Olivia Nelson-Ododa with 29 points and the game-winning free throw. No. 4 Alpharetta made a statement in Region 7 with their 59-53 win over the bipolar No. 7 Northview Lady Titans. River Ridge (11-4) and Northside-Warner Robins (11-3) exit the Top 10 after the Knights lost 54-36 to newly ranked No. 9 Creekview while the Eagles dropped in overtime at Valdosta 54-52. No. 10 Stephenson reenters the poll with a 38-36 win at Grayson.

In Class AAAAA, No. 1 Buford still has the target on their back even after their loss to Lovejoy. No. 3 Flowery Branch finally slips a spot, giving way to No. 2 Dutchtown. Region 1 places No. 4 Harris County and No. 5 Bainbridge. The Lady Tigers drilled Warner Robins 64-33 while the Bearcats took out Veterans 61-38. No. 6 Villa Rica can officially say they are the team to beat in Region 7. The Wildcats knocked Rome (10-2) from the Top 10 with a 66-51 victory and now sit at 7-0 in the region, with No. 9 Carrollton in second-place at 5-1, their lone loss to Villa Rica. Replacing Rome is No. 10 Fayette County. The Lady Tigers beat McIntosh 55-37 and travel to Starr’s Mill (11-4) on Tuesday with first-place in Region 3 up for grabs.

There were no changes in Class AAAA.  No. 2 Henry County blasted Locust Grove 81-49. No. 3 Spalding dispatched of Southwest DeKalb 66-52. No. 6 Baldwin holds onto their spot in the middle of the rankings even after suffering their first loss of the season at the Big South Shootout to Class 3A No. 2 Beach, 66-47.  No. 7 Madison County grinded out a 60-55 win at St. Pius X. No. 8 Marist did the same, beating the Golden Lions 28-26.

Class AAA No. 2 Beach looked good at Duluth, beating Baldwin and taking care of Duluth 53-33 at the Big South Shootout. No. 4 Franklin County has quietly run their record up to 16-0. They beat Stephens County at Currahee Arena 67-23. The Lady Lions will see a major test on Friday as they travel to No. 7 Hart County. No. 5 Central-Macon beat Southwest-Macon 61-46 and sent the Patriots out of the Class 2A Top 10. No. 10 Haralson County sinks three spots after losing to Sonoraville 60-51.

Region 8-AA has been one of the best groupings in the classification this year with No. 3 Putnam County, No. 4 Rabun County and No. 8 Banks County. The top five teams in the region (Elbert County & Monticello included) have a combined 57-18 record. Putnam County drops one position this week after Elbert County defeated them 54-52. Banks County took care of Elbert County 49-38 at Elbert and now the Lady Leopards have a Region 8 championship rematch at Rabun County on Tuesday to further sort out the logjam atop of the standings. Region 2 has some talent as well with No. 5 Swainsboro and newly ranked No. 10 Metter, who replaces Southwest-Macon after the Patriots lost to Central-Macon and Westside-Macon. Swainsboro won at St. Vincent’s 59-46, the much-improved Saints dropping to 10-2 after a 12-16 season. Metter gets a chance to prove their worth as they visit Swainsboro on Tuesday for a crucial region bout.

The trusty Sandy’s Spiel Rankings survived a coin-flip game in Class A-Private as No. 1 Holy Innocents’ defeated their bitter rival No. 2 Wesleyan 48-34 at Wesleyan, leading to no changes in the poll this week. No. 5 Calvary Day earned a nice 60-49 win over Woodville-Tompkins while No. 7 Prince Avenue Christian dispatched of prestigious Region 8 foe Lakeview Academy 54-34 at Lakeview.

In Class A-Public, Turner County (9-4) was bounced from the poll with a 71-56 loss at No. 8 Wilcox County. No. 9 Marion County slips two spots after an upset loss to Manchester, 55-46. Things don’t get easier for the Eagles as they travel to No. 2 Greenville on Tuesday.  The same goes for Turner County, as they host No. 1 Telfair County on Tuesday. Debuting in the Top 10 is No. 10 Bowdon. Over in the predominately private Region 6, the Red Devils have been sneaky good, sitting at 11-3 after a 9-16 campaign. Bowdon has strong wins over Class 7A 9-6 Kennesaw Mountain (43-42), Class 2A 10-4 Rockmart (66-49), Class A-Private 8-3 Mt. Paran (51-44) and Class 4A 9-5 Central-Carroll (50-39). Their three losses have come against No. 2 Greenville 78-55, at rival Bremen 64-43 (who they beat 62-47 in the rematch) and to Class 5A No. 6 Villa Rica 61-46.