Class AAAAAA
1. Wheeler (1-0)
2. Grayson (2-0)
3. Pebblebrook (1-0)
4. McEachern (1-0)
5. Westlake (3-1)
6. Hillgrove (1-1)
7. Buford (0-0)
8. Berkmar (1-1)
9. Cherokee (1-0)
10. Meadowcreek (3-0)
Class AAAAA
1. Tri-Cities (0-1)
2. Alexander (1-0)
3. Woodward Academy (1-0)
4. Decatur (2-1)
5. Gainesville (1-0)
6. Dutchtown (2-0)
7. Langston Hughes (1-0)
8. Chamblee (3-1)
9. Milton (0-0)
10. Bradwell Institute (1-0)
Class AAAA
1. North Oconee (1-0)
2. Jonesboro (0-0)
3. Pace Academy (0-1)
4. St. Pius X (2-0)
5. Southwest DeKalb (2-0)
6. Westminster (2-0)
7. Mays (2-1)
8. ELCA (1-0)
9. Tucker (2-1)
10. Warner Robins (1-0)
Class AAA
1. Cross Creek (1-0)
2. Sandy Creek (0-0)
3. Cedar Grove (1-1)
4. Cherokee Bluff (1-0)
5. Harlem (0-1)
6. Calhoun (0-0)
7. Westover (2-1)
8. Douglass (1-1)
9. Troup County (1-0)
10. East Hall (0-1)
Class AA
1. Columbia (2-0)
2. Butler (1-0)
3. Carver-Columbus (0-0)
4. KIPP Atlanta (1-1)
5. South Atlanta (1-0)
6. Burke County (0-0)
7. Hart County (0-0)
8. Franklin County (2-0)
9. Morgan County (0-1)
10. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (0-0)
Class A D-I
1. Putnam County (0-0)
2. Southwest-Macon (1-0)
3. Rabun County (1-0)
4. Toombs County (1-0)
5. Commerce (0-0)
6. Towers (0-2)
7. Vidalia (0-0)
8. Fannin County (0-0)
9. Jasper County (0-0)
10. BEST Academy (1-0)
Class A D-II
1. Manchester (0-0)
2. Greene County (0-1)
3. Chattahoochee County (1-0)
4. Randolph-Clay (0-0)
5. Macon County (0-0)
6. Hancock Central (0-1)
7. Towns County (0-2)
8. Warren County (0-0)
9. Clinch County (0-0)
10. Turner County (0-0)
Class 3A-1A Private
1. Holy Innocents’ (0-0)
2. Walker (3-0)
3. Mt. Vernon (2-0)
4. North Cobb Christian (2-0)
5. Mt. Bethel (1-0)
6. Greenforest (0-1)
7. Paideia (0-3)
8. Hebron Christian (2-1)
9. Darlington (0-0)
10. Calvary Day (0-0)
In-season transfers are impacting teams early on in the season.
Class 6A No. 1 Wheeler topped Class 5A No. 1 Tri-Cities 77-65 at the OTR Tip-Off Classic as UConn-signee Colben Landrew put up 32 points followed by Shamar Madden’s 16 and Kevin Savage’s 14. No. 2 Grayson crushed Winder-Barrow at OTR 76-45 behind MJ Curry’s 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Byron Lee collected 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks while freshman Austin Leonard added 13 points. No. 6 Hillgrove bounced back with a 66-55 win over Kennesaw Mountain at the Powder Springs Showcase. No. 8 Berkmar moves up a spot with a 73-68 win over Winder-Barrow before falling at OTR to Class 3A-1A Private No. 3 Mt. Vernon 59-56 as Will Gause scored 20 points. South Gwinnett (1-1) drops from the poll following a 57-48 overtime loss to Morrow. Peachtree Ridge (0-2) falls out with losses to Johns Creek 50-47 and Class 5A No. 2 Alexander 73-50 at the Powder Springs Showcase. No. 5 Westlake debuts in the middle of the poll with wins over Class 4A No. 7 Mays 74-68, Morrow 71-55 and Class 2A No. 4 KIPP Atlanta 52-49 at the South Cobb Classic. No. 10 Meadowcreek climbs in with wins at Central Gwinnett 54-50 and Discovery 70-37.
There are no changes to the Class 5A poll though many results. No. 1 Tri-Cities hangs onto to their position after a 77-65 loss to Class 6A No. 1 Wheeler at the OTR Tip-Off Classic as Georgia Tech-signee Jalan Wingfield scored 16 points. Without Colorado State-signee Pops Dunson, No. 2 Alexander defeated last week’s Class 6A No. 8 Peachtree Ridge 73-50 at the Powder Springs Showcase. No. 4 Decatur pounded Class 3A-1A Private No. 7 Paideia 84-45 on the road and smoked Class A D-I No. 6 Towers 95-49. No. 6 Dutchtown beat Central Gwinnett at OTR 65-53 as Bobby Buggs dumped in 23 points.
In Class 4A, No. 4 St. Pius X defeated GAC 63-56. No. 6 Westminster drilled Class A D-I No. 6 Towers 84-49 on the road. No. 7 Mays lost 74-68 to newly ranked Class 6A No. 5 Westlake before topping Private No. 7 Paideia 74-53 on the road. No. 8 ELCA beat St. Francis 65-50 at the PRO Southside Showdown while East Forsyth (1-1) fell to Lumpkin County 62-56 at the 400 Showdown to drop out of the Top 10, replaced by No. 10 Warner Robins who won at Houston County 50-46.
Frashad Tisby scored 24 points as Class 3A No. 1 Cross Creek defeated Grovetown 76-63. No. 3 Cedar Grove slips a spot, beaten 75-64 by Class 2A No. 1 Columbia. No. 4 Cherokee Bluff is up a spot with an 84-55 win over Rabun Gap at the 400 Showdown. No. 5 Harlem slides after a 67-48 loss to Houston County as Jayden Futrell didn’t play due to football. 6-foot-9 move-in Uzziah Morton has left the program for Bethel Academy, VA. No. 7 Westover is up after bouncing back from a 58-44 loss at Lowndes to beat Tift County 67-53. No. 8 Douglass beat East Coweta 61-43. No. 10 East Hall plummets four spots with a 66-52 loss to Cambridge.
Class 2A No. 1 Columbia won at last week’s Class 3A No. 2 Cedar Grove 75-64 as Zayd Muhammad scored 18 points and Deven Nelson had 17. No. 2 Butler climbs a position in the pole with a 73-44 win at Lakeside-Evans. Idle No. 3 Carver-Columbus lost Preseason All-State guard Jayddence Ford to Summit Academy, FL, marking the fifth high school of his career. No. 4 KIPP Atlanta fell 52-49 to Class 6A No. 5 Westlake at the South Cobb Classic. No. 9 Morgan County lost 50-40 to St. Andrew’s at the PRO Southside Showdown.
Class A D-I sees no changes. No. 3 Rabun County won at Seckinger 68-44 as Hayes Free had 22 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals and 5 blocks. No. 6 Towers was drilled by Class 4A No. 6 Westminster 84-49 and Class 5A No. 4 Decatur 95-49.
In Class A D-II, No. 2 Greene County was stomped by Kell at the OTR Tip-Off Classic 70-33. No. 3 Chattahoochee County held off Shaw 67-60. No. 6 Hancock Central fell at the Title Town Tip-Off Classic to Johnson-Savannah 54-43. No. 7 Towns County lost 68-56 at Tallulah Falls and 76-55 to Union County to drop a spot.
Class 3A-1A Private has no movement. No. 2 Walker pulled away from Johns Creek at the Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic 67-53 as Devan Fernande posted 20 points and 7 rebounds. KD Hernandez recorded 16 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. No. 3 Mt. Vernon edged Class 6A No. 8 Berkmar 59-56 at the OTR Tip-Off Classic as Darrell Dickens scored 17 points. No. 7 Paideia suffered three losses, beaten by Class 5A No. 4 Decatur 84-45, Class 4A No. 7 Mays 74-53 and Newton 63-54 at OTR as Old Dominion-signee CJ Harper scored 25 points.