Week 10 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings
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Week 10 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings


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Class AAAAAAA

1. Newton (14-3)
2. Pebblebrook (15-2)
3. Milton (12-6)
4. Berkmar (9-4)
5. McEachern (10-5)
6. North Gwinnett (14-3)
7. Norcross (13-4)
8. Grayson (11-5)
9. East Coweta (12-4)
10. Archer (11-7)

Class AAAAAA

1. Wheeler (11-3)
2. Shiloh (15-0)
3. Osborne (14-0)
4. Buford (14-3)
5. Westlake (10-4)
6. Tucker (12-3)
7. Kell (9-7)
8. River Ridge (15-3)
9. Centennial (14-2)
10. Habersham Central (10-6)

Class AAAAA

1. Eagle’s Landing (15-3)
2. St. Pius X (14-2)
3. Jonesboro (9-4)
4. Tri-Cities (10-3)
5. Chapel Hill (13-2)
6. Southwest DeKalb (13-3)
7. Lithia Springs (13-1)
8. Woodland-Stockbridge (14-3)
9. Walnut Grove (13-4)
10. Jones County (12-7)

Class AAAA

1. McDonough (16-1)
2. Jefferson (16-1)
3. Monroe (14-2)
4. Spencer (13-2)
5. Westover (14-2)
6. Baldwin (10-3)
7. Druid Hills (16-2)
8. Bainbridge (16-3)
9. Marist (11-4)
10. Fayette County (11-8)

Class AAA

1. Windsor Forest (11-4)
2. Sandy Creek (13-3)
3. Sumter County (18-1)
4. Salem (13-3)
5. Cross Creek (12-4)
6. LaFayette (15-0)
7. Thomson (9-1)
8. GAC (9-3)
9. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (15-1)
10. Groves (7-3)

Class AA

1. Columbia (14-3)
2. Pace Academy (13-4)
3. Westside-Augusta (13-1)
4. Washington County (12-2)
5. Butler (9-5)
6. Vidalia (17-1)
7. Thomasville (13-3)
8. Rabun County (13-5)
9. Chattooga (12-5)
10. Northeast-Macon (10-6)

Class A-Private

1. Greenforest (13-4)
2. King’s Ridge (13-2)
3. Christian Heritage (12-3)
4. Galloway (10-5)
5. North Cobb Christian (10-5)
6. Mt. Pisgah (12-3)
7. Darlington (11-4)
8. Walker (12-3)
9. Providence Christian (10-6)
10. First Presbyterian Day (10-3)

Class A-Public

1. Drew Charter (13-1)
2. Social Circle (17-0)
3. Dublin (14-1)
4. Manchester (17-1)
5. Calhoun County (11-0)
6. Lanier County (15-1)
7. Warren County (8-2)
8. Portal (8-4)
9. Turner County (15-1)
10. Mitchell County (10-4)

A snow storm has hit the state of Georgia, so today’s analysis will be short, but there were some big results across the GHSA this past week.No. 1 Newton dropped back-to-back games at the Georgia Hardwood Classic after beating Parkview 76-68. The Rams lost 59-48 to Cumberland Christian and 80-59 to No. 2 Pebblebrook, but all that can be taken away from the results is an asterisk as Stephon Castle (UConn), Jakai Newton (Indiana), Miokaye Grant and MJ Whitlock did not play, leaving the Rams with a barebones roster. Still undefeated at full strength in the state of Georgia, the Rams maintain their top position even after Pebblebrook’s impressive week saw three wins against ranked teams, also beating returnee No. 9 East Coweta 71-65 and No. 5 McEachern 85-74 on the road. No. 4 Berkmar slips a spot after losing 80-60 at the St. James MLK Classic to St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, VA. No. 3 Milton climbs with a 63-55 win at Etowah and a 2-1 showing at the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions. No. 7 Norcross won at No. 10 Archer 71-67. South Gwinnett (15-3) drops out with a 53-51 loss to Parkview.

In Class 6A, No. 1 Wheeler topped No. 7 Kell 68-64. No. 2 Shiloh beat No. 10 Habersham Central 65-61. No. 3 Osborne knocked off last week’s Class 3A No. 1 Sandy Creek 70-67 at the Georgia Hardwood Classic. No. 4 Buford sinks two spots with a 76-49 loss to Rabun Gap albeit without Alahn Sumler.  Alexander (11-2) falls all the way out after losing 78-52 to Rome, who hit 15 threes. No. 8 River Ridge breaks through, gracing the rankings for the first time after outlasting No. 9 Centennial 56-55.

No. 2 St. Pius X knocked Lithonia (12-6) out of the Class 5A rankings 46-40. No. 3 Jonesboro got 27 points from Devon Rainey in a 79-76 win at No. 4 Tri-Cities who received 31 points from Kennesaw State-signee Simeon Cottle. No. 10 Jones County resurfaces in the Top 10 on a four-game winning streak, their latest a 64-40 win over Stockbridge.

Class 4A sees a ton of movement. No. 1 McDonough beat No. 10 Fayette County 73-65, dropping the Tigers two more spots. No. 5 Westover lost back-to-back games to sink them three spots. The Patriots fell 64-51 at No. 8 Bainbridge and 61-49 to No. 3 Monroe. No. 6 Baldwin lost 70-66 to Class 2A No. 4 Washington County, slipping three places. Region 6 swaps teams in the Top 10 as Mays (9-6) and Miller Grove (12-6) drop out of the poll. The Raiders are on a four-game losing streak, losing 66-49 to debutant No. 7 Druid Hills. Miller Grove lost 65-48 to Etowah. No. 9 Marist is back in after taking down last week’s Class A-Private No. 2 Galloway 72-63.

No. 1 Windsor Forest is back atop Class 3A after beating No. 10 Groves 69-66 while No. 2 Sandy Creek ran out of gas against Class 6A No. 3 Osborne 70-67 at the Georgia Hardwood Classic. No. 6 LaFayette closed on a 16-2 run to race past No. 9 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 82-69 on the road. Ohio-signee Aidan Hadaway dumped in 43 points, 18 rebounds and 5 blocks while Junior Barber scored 19 of his 25 points in the fourth.

In Class 2A, No. 1 Columbia held off Lovett 65-60. No. 4 Washington County beat last week’s Class 4A No. 3 Baldwin 70-66 in Milledgeville. No. 7 Thomasville lost 55-54 at Lowndes while No. 8 Rabun County dropped 73-66 to Rabun Gap, Lander-signee Connor McKay scoring 35. Putnam County (11-5) lost twice as they await the return of Eren Banks. The War Eagles are out of the rankings after losing to No. 3 Westside-Augusta 80-65 and Josey 68-61. No. 10 Northeast-Macon is back in the poll for the first time since Week 4 riding a six-game win streak.

Region 7 has shifted the polls in Class A-Private. No. 3 Christian Heritage is up two spots after surviving No. 7 Darlington 75-68 in overtime and beating Mt. Paran 57-51. Darlington slips three spots after also losing 68-65 at No. 5 North Cobb Christian. The Eagles are up two slots. They hit 11 threes and went 10-10 from the foul line in their win over Darlington. Albert Wilson tallied 19 points and 8 rebounds while freshman Josh Dixon scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half. No. 8 Walker climbs a position with a 60-53 win at Mt. Paran. Outside of Region 7, No. 4 Galloway fell 72-63 to Class 4A No. 9 Marist, losing two spots in the poll. Heritage School (12-4) departs with a 67-65 loss to St. Anne-Pacelli. No. 10 First Presbyterian Day is back in the rankings for the first time since Week 2. The Vikings have reeled off seven-straight wins. Jay King is averaging 28.2 points per game.

The Top 5 remains unchanged in Class A-Public. No. 4 Manchester overpowered a shorthanded Chattahoochee County 75-42 behind Travion Jackson’s 19 points. No. 8 Portal is down two spots with a 62-59 loss at Southeast Bulloch. Towns County (10-5) is out with a 70-68 buzzer-beating loss to Commerce.  No. 10 Mitchell County debuts after a trio of wins. Seniors Xzavier Wilcher (16 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.4 spg, 1.7 bpg) and Desmeyan Daniels (12.6 ppg, 9.9 rpg) lead the way.