Class AAAAAAA
1. North Paulding (0-0)
2. Newton (0-0)
3. Campbell (0-1)
4. South Forsyth (0-0)
5. Etowah (0-0)
6. Grayson (0-0)
7. Marietta (0-0)
8. McEachern (0-0)
9. Buford (0-0)
10. Hillgrove (1-0)
Class AAAAAA
1. Creekside (1-0)
2. Kell (0-1)
3. Milton (0-0)
4. Sequoyah (0-0)
5. Creekview (0-0)
6. Morrow (1-0)
7. New Manchester (0-0)
8. Brunswick (0-0)
9. Lee County (0-0)
10. River Ridge (0-0)
Class AAAAA
1. North Oconee (0-0)
2. Dalton (0-0)
3. Northview (0-0)
4. Cartersville (0-0)
5. Starr’s Mill (0-1)
6. Marist (0-0)
7. St. Pius X (0-0)
8. Jones County (0-0)
9. Warner Robins (0-0)
10. Jefferson (0-0)
Class AAAA
1. Sandy Creek (0-0)
2. Luella (0-0)
3. Monroe (0-0)
4. Oconee County (0-0)
5. Woodland-Stockbridge (0-1)
6. White County (0-0)
7. Baldwin (0-0)
8. North Hall (0-0)
9. Heritage-Catoosa (0-0)
10. Gilmer (0-0)
Class AAA
1. Union County (0-0)
2. Columbia (1-0)
3. Elbert County (0-0)
4. Sonoraville (0-0)
5. Murray County (0-0)
6. Washington County (0-0)
7. Cross Creek (0-0)
8. KIPP Atlanta (1-0)
9. Central-Macon (0-0)
10. Lamar County (0-0)
Class AA
1. Heard County (0-0)
2. ACE (0-0)
3. Rabun County (1-0)
4. Commerce (0-0)
5. Putnam County (0-0)
6. Bacon County (0-0)
7. Laney (0-0)
8. Model (0-0)
9. Thomasville (0-0)
10. Fannin County (0-0)
Class A
1. Wilcox County (0-0)
2. Washington-Wilkes (0-0)
3. Bowdon (0-0)
4. Telfair County (0-0)
5. Terrell County (0-0)
6. ECI (0-0)
7. Pelham (0-0)
8. Schley County (0-0)
9. Hancock Central (0-0)
10. Turner County (0-0)
Class 4A-2A Private
1. St. Francis (1-0)
2. Holy Innocents’ (0-0)
3. Hebron Christian (0-0)
4. Whitefield Academy (1-0)
5. Athens Academy (1-0)
6. Galloway (0-0)
7. GAC (0-0)
8. Mt. Paran (0-1)
9. Trinity Christian (1-0)
10. Christian Heritage (0-0)
Not many, but a few Top 10 teams across Georgia were in action to open Week 1 with Hoops4Hunger and the Forever 14 Showcase among top events in play.
There is no change in Class 7A. No. 3 Campbell was walloped by national powerhouse Hoover, AL at Hoops4Hunger 86-62 as Aleigha Parish posted 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. No. 10 Hillgrove steamrolled South Gwinnett at their Forever 14 Showcase 71-46.
Without Auburn-commit C’India Dennis available, Class 6A No. 1 Creekside raced past Class 5A No. 5 Starr’s Mill 58-37 at Hoops4Hunger, shaking off a sluggish first half after Sydnee Hunter and Jacy Mitchell did not start. Maliha Harris tallied 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals while Mitchell tacked on 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 8 steals. No. 2 Kell also played at Hoops4Hunger, losing to Private No. 1 St. Francis 75-54 without North Carolina A&T-commit Maliyah Gilbert who was in a right boot and Elle Sellers who was in street clothes. St. John’s-commit Asiah Thompson poured in 29 points and 7 rebounds to lead the way, while Lyric Watson collected 13 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. No. 6 Morrow defeated Class 4A No. 5 Woodland-Stockbridge 80-67 at Hoops4Hunger while Woodward Academy (0-1) lost to previously unranked Class 3A No. 8 KIPP Atlanta 60-57 spoiling a 24-point, 12-rebound, 3-assist, 5-steal, 1-block effort from MacKenzee Williams to drop out of the rankings. No. 10 River Ridge enters the Top 10 having yet to play their season opener but scoring a promising 53-49 scrimmage victory against No. 7 New Manchester.
Only No. 5 Starr’s Mill was in action in Class 5A, losing to Class 6A No. 1 Creekside 58-37 at Hoops4Hunger, overwhelmed by the Seminoles’ team speed and unable to fully establish Tennessee Tech-commit Lindsey Kopacek inside who finished with 11 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 5 blocks. Ava Glover was a major bright spot, hitting four threes en route to 19 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocks.
Not much happened in Class 4A other than No. 5 Woodland-Stockbridge losing to Class 6A No. 6 Morrow 80-67 at Hoops4Hunger.
Hoops4Hunger was a big stage for Class 3A as No. 2 Columbia boat raced Villa Rica 74-44, cranking up the pressure in the second half behind Janise McCoy who had 7 points, 7 assists and 6 steals. Faith Andrews scored 17 points, Avantey Gilreath hung 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks, Londynn Nolley double-doubled with 12 points and 10 rebounds and freshman Jessica Morton contributed 11 points and 9 rebounds off the bench. Hart County (0-0) gets pushed out of the rankings to make room for No. 8 KIPP Atlanta fresh off their 60-57 win against Preseason Class 6A No. 10 Woodward Academy. The Warriors played together and played harder than their opposition led by Ava Raford who had 21 points and 9 rebounds after picking up two early fouls in the opening moments of the game. The Warriors pulled ahead 52-41 at the 4:41 mark before Woodward Academy woke up and began to apply full court pressure to make things interesting.
In Class 2A, only No. 3 Rabun County took the floor, beating West Hall 55-24 at the North Georgia Report Tip-Off Classic led by Addy Beth Owens’ 19 points while the LadyCats await the return of All-State point guard Millie Southards.
No one in Class 1A played.
Private No. 1 St. Francis pulled away from Class 6A No. 2 Kell 75-54 at Hoops4Hunger behind a dominant Aila Courtenay performance, the Florida-commit pumping in 29 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals while Emon Stephens finished with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. Peyton Mann was the final Knight in double figures, recording 13 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 steals. No. 4 Whitefield Academy thumped Paulding County 72-37 at Forever 14. No. 5 Athens Academy swaps places with No. 8 Mt. Paran, leaping three spots with a statement 75-53 win over the Eagles at the Meadowcreek Tip-Off Classic, Kendall Lawson exploding for 26 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals while Millie Pugmire contributed 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. No. 9 Trinity Christian slipped past Decatur 47-36.