Class AAAAAAA
1. Westlake (19-2)
2. Collins Hill (20-0)
3. Cherokee (20-2)
4. North Forsyth (19-2)
5. Tift County (15-4)
6. Woodstock (19-3)
7. Campbell (16-5)
8. Rockdale County (18-4)
9. North Cobb (14-6)
10. Pebblebrook (15-5)
Class AAAAAA
1. Lovejoy (19-1)
2. Forest Park (16-5)
3. Valdosta (18-2)
4. Dacula (19-2)
5. Glynn Academy (16-4)
6. Langston Hughes (13-5)
7. Alexander (17-3)
8. Stephenson (16-5)
9. Harrison (16-4)
10. Mt. Zion-Jonesboro (12-7)
Class AAAAA
1. Buford (20-0)
2. Kell (21-0)
3. Jones County (18-3)
4. Villa Rica (18-3)
5. Veterans (18-2)
6. Wayne County (17-1)
7. Statesboro (17-4)
8. Starr’s Mill (16-3)
9. Southwest DeKalb (15-6)
10. Carrollton (13-8)
Class AAAA
1. Carver-Columbus (16-4)
2. Americus-Sumter (16-1)
3. Spalding (15-4)
4. Troup County (16-0)
5. Woodward Academy (19-2)
6. Luella (16-5)
7. Marist (19-1)
8. Central-Carrollton (17-3)
9. Stephens County (16-5)
10. Baldwin (16-6)
Class AAA
1. Johnson-Savannah (15-1)
2. Jefferson (17-4)
3. GAC (11-9)
4. Beach (15-7)
5. Coahulla Creek (17-3)
6. Ringgold (13-7)
7. Pierce County (16-3)
8. Cedar Grove (12-4)
9. North Hall (15-7)
10. Sonoraville (14-6)
Class AA
1. Douglass (14-5)
2. Laney (18-2)
3. Early County (15-4)
4. Putnam County (17-2)
5. Rabun County (18-1)
6. Union County (16-4)
7. Josey (16-4)
8. Southwest-Macon (15-2)
9. Bryan County (18-3)
10. Washington County (15-3)
Class A-Private
1. St. Francis (15-3)
2. Hebron Christian (21-0)
3. Holy Innocents’ (14-5)
4. Wesleyan (14-3)
5. Greenforest (16-4)
6. Mt. Paran (16-2)
7. Galloway (14-4)
8. Darlington (17-2)
9. ELCA (12-3)
10. Stratford Academy (16-2)
Class A-Public
1. Central-Talbotton (16-1)
2. Wheeler County (19-1)
3. Clinch County (15-1)
4. Calhoun County (14-4)
5. Bowdon (17-4)
6. Greenville (14-5)
7. Turner County (13-6)
8. Macon County (12-4)
9. Dooly County (12-6)
10. Georgia Military (14-2)
The separation between No. 1 Westlake and the rest of a talented Region 2-AAAAAAA was apparent as the Lions romped No. 7 Campbell 70-36 and No. 10 Pebblebrook 73-44.
It was a bad week for both teams as the Spartans fall three spots after also losing 55-48 to Class 6A No. 6 Langston Hughes while the Falcons sink two places following a shocking 57-45 loss at Newnan. Outside of Region 2, No. 3 Cherokee defeated No. 6 Woodstock 72-58. No. 4 North Forsyth drilled West Forsyth 51-31 and sent the Wolverines (17-3) out of the Top 10. Reappearing in the rankings is No. 9 North Cobb, who impressed at the Sandy’s Spiel Showcase beating Class A-Private No. 9 ELCA 55-42. The Warriors only play five players a night but they are tough and share the ball well. Alabama A&M-signee Azonya Austin finished with 23 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals while Sydney Thomas dumped in 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals en route to scoring her 1,000th point of her career.
It took overtime for No. 1 Lovejoy to remain unbeaten in Class 6A play, outlasting No. 10 Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 44-38 behind Kaziah Terrell’s 17 points. No. 2 Forest Park didn’t have as much trouble with the Bulldogs, scoring a 53-29 win. No. 5 Glynn Academy defeated Class 5A No. 7 Statesboro 53-39. No. 6 Langston Hughes is on the move, up three spots after beating Class 7A No. 7 Campbell 55-48 on the road and then hammering Tri-Cities 78-38.
Class 5A is one of the state’s most competitive classifications, just ask Rome (15-5) who goes from No. 3 in the state to unranked after losing to Cass 51-48 and No. 2 Kell 81-32. The Longhorns host No. 4 Villa Rica on Tuesday. No. 3 Jones County picked up a huge win over Eagle’s Landing 64-42 to take control of Region 4. No. 5 Veterans climbs three spots after a 60-40 win at Houston County. No. 6 Wayne County trades places with No. 7 Statesboro after beating Class 3A No. 7 Pierce County 50-32 while the Blue Devils lost 53-39 at Class 6A No. 5 Glynn Academy. The Yellow Jackets host Statesboro on Tuesday and will try to avenge their lone loss that came back on January 7, 42-40. Replacing Rome in the Top 10 is fellow Region 7’er No. 10 Carrollton who has now won six-straight including beating Cass 65-38. The Trojans have a potential season-defining week ahead of them, hosting Rome on Tuesday before visiting Kell on Friday.
In Class 4A, No. 1 Carver-Columbus won their rematch with No. 2 Americus-Sumter 54-46 to regain pole position. Louisville-signee Olivia Cochran scored 15 points followed by Kionna Gaines’ 13 in the win while Troy-signee Jelissa Reese led the Panthers with 15 and DeAsia Ford netted 10. No. 4 Troup County moves to 16-0 after a perfect 3-0 week saw the Tigers hold off No. 8 Central-Carrollton 50-43 behind Amber Gilbert’s 22 points – 15 of which came in the fourth quarter. No. 5 Woodward Academy suffered its second loss of the season once again to Class A-Private No. 5 Greenforest 61-56. Even with top scorer Bre Taylor out for the season with a ruptured achilles, No. 9 Stephens County has refused to relent. The Indians had great wins on the road over North Oconee (61-58) and Madison County (81-79), surviving a 63-point barrage from reigning Miss Sandy’s Spiel Kayla McPherson. Burke County (10-5) couldn’t last in the poll, dropping out following losses to Cross Creek 58-50 and Class 2A No. 2 Laney 50-41. Back in the rankings is No. 10 Baldwin who beat Cross Creek 40-36 and Class 2A No. 10 Washington County 72-66.
No. 2 Jefferson represented Class 3A well in a tight 44-36 loss to Class 5A No. 1 Buford. No. 3 GAC passes No. 4 Beach to move into the Top 3 after wins over Dawson County (12-8) 71-59 and newly ranked No. 9 North Hall 49-47. The Trojans replace the Tigers in the Top 10 after also beating Fannin County 64-47 behind Ansley Smallwood’s 22 points and 7 rebounds, dropping the Rebels (13-7) to the land of the unranked after also losing to Lumpkin County 53-47, their third-straight loss and fourth out of five games, leaving just two teams from Region 7 in the Top 10. North Georgia’s focus shifts to the northwest as Region 6 now has three teams in the poll led by No. 5 Coahulla Creek, No. 6 Ringgold and returnee No. 10 Sonoraville.
Class 2A No. 1 Douglass shined at the Sandy’s Spiel Showcase, boat racing Hart County 57-31 behind 24 steals. Ashuntee Weems was named game MVP with 27 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks. Kayla Sesberry added 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 7 steals while Ikenya King chipped in 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks. No. 2 Laney defeated last week’s Class 4A No. 9 Burke County 50-41 while No. 7 Josey survived Butler 45-44. Up north, the Region 8 picture becomes a little clearer for the time being. No. 4 Putnam County avenged an early loss to Banks County by besting the Leopards 53-36 before handling No. 6 Union County 61-45. The Panthers started their week with a 49-45 win at Elbert County. No. 5 Rabun County knocked off rival Banks County 67-56 on the road. Outside of Region 8, Vidalia (16-4) is this week’s departure. The Indians were without leading scorer Josiah Jones (17 ppg) due to an ankle injury and Dresden Clark (11.5 ppg) due to strep throat in their 58-34 loss to Bacon County. No. 9 Bryan County slides in to replace them after a 3-0 week. The Redskins get their second crack at Vidalia on Friday after losing their first meeting 60-49.
Heavyweights collided in Class A-Private as No. 3 Holy Innocents’ swaps spots with No. 4 Wesleyan following a 61-50 victory. No. 5 Greenforest climbs over No. 6 Mt. Paran after the Eagles clipped Class 4A No. 5 Woodward Academy 61-56. 6-foot-3 junior L’Or Mputu posted 25 points in the win. No. 9 ELCA is down a spot after a 55-42 loss at the Sandy’s Spiel Showcase to Class 7A No. 9 North Cobb. Clemson-signee Weronika Hipp was held to 9 points while Jalisa Dunlap poured in 18.
Class A-Public sees some movement after No. 6 Greenville beat No. 8 Macon County 52-46 but was upset by Callaway 56-53 to drop two spots. No. 7 Dooly County is down two places after a 62-47 loss at Brookstone. Pelham (13-2) is all the way out of the poll following a 30-23 loss at Thomasville. No. 10 Georgia Military College jumps into the rankings led by juniors Deandria Stephens (14.2 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 3.2 apg, 3.3 spg, 1.8 bpg) and DeAisha Stephens (11.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.2 spg).