Week 2 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings

Week 2 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings


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Class AAAAAAA

1. North Paulding (2-0)
2. Newton (1-1)
3. Campbell (0-2)
4. Etowah (3-0)
5. South Forsyth (0-1)
6. Grayson (2-0)
7. Marietta (0-0)
8. McEachern (0-1)
9. Buford (0-0)
10. Hillgrove (1-0)

Class AAAAAA

1. Milton (1-0)
2. Sequoyah (1-0)
3. Kell (1-1)
4. Creekside (1-1)
5. Creekview (1-0)
6. Morrow (1-0)
7. River Ridge (1-0)
8. Brunswick (1-0)
9. Bradwell Institute (0-0)
10. New Manchester (1-1)

Class AAAAA

1. North Oconee (1-0)
2. Dalton (2-0)
3. Cartersville (1-0)
4. Marist (1-0)
5. Jones County (1-0)
6. Starr’s Mill (0-1)
7. Northview (0-2)
8. St. Pius X (1-0)
9. Jefferson (1-0)
10. Evans (0-0)

Class AAAA

1. Sandy Creek (0-0)
2. Monroe (1-0)
3. Luella (1-0)
4. Oconee County (1-0)
5. White County (2-0)
6. Woodland-Stockbridge (0-2)
7. Baldwin (1-0)
8. North Hall (0-1)
9. Heritage-Catoosa (0-0)
10. Gilmer (0-0)

Class AAA

1. Union County (1-0)
2. Columbia (3-0)
3. Elbert County (1-0)
4. Washington County (1-0)
5. Cross Creek (1-0)
6. Sonoraville (0-0)
7. Murray County (0-0)
8. KIPP Atlanta (2-1)
9. Central-Macon (1-0)
10. Lamar County (1-0)

Class AA

1. Heard County (0-0)
2. ACE (0-0)
3. Rabun County (1-0)
4. Commerce (1-0)
5. Putnam County (0-0)
6. Bacon County (0-0)
7. Laney (1-0)
8. Model (0-0)
9. Thomasville (0-0)
10. Fannin County (0-0)

Class A

1. Wilcox County (0-0)
2. Washington-Wilkes (0-1)
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 (1-0)
9. Hancock Central (0-0)
10. Turner County (0-0)

Class 4A-2A Private

1. St. Francis (2-0)
2. Holy Innocents’ (1-0)
3. Hebron Christian (1-1)
4. Whitefield Academy (1-0)
5. Athens Academy (1-0)
6. Galloway (1-1)
7. GAC (0-0)
8. Mt. Paran (0-2)
9. Providence Christian (3-0)
10. Christian Heritage (0-1)

The Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic, Girls Night Out and The Banks County Battle provided a measuring stick for some of Georgia’s best teams in Week 2.

Class 7A No. 1 North Paulding remains atop the rankings after opening its season with a pair of Top 10 wins. The defending state champions defeated No. 8 McEachern 66-58 before beating No. 3 Campbell 77-66 at Girls Night Out, Ava Dyer erupting for 24 points. No. 2 Newton picked up a 49-36 victory against previously top-ranked Class 6A Creekside before falling to Private No. 2 Holy Innocents’ 61-59 at Girls Night Out. No. 4 Etowah climbs a spot following an impressive 3-0 start. After dispatching Lassiter 56-24 and Woodstock 48-26, the Lady Eagles cruised past Lanier 64-28 at the Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic. Freshman Grace Quiles provided a spark off the bench with 16 points while North Georgia-signee Savannah Aparicio orchestrated the offense with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists. Jaiden Graham and Reese Hall added 9 points apiece. No. 5 South Forsyth slips a position following a 72-54 loss to last week’s Class 6A No. 4 Sequoyah. The War Eagles led entering the fourth quarter before being outscored 30-8. Carib Morris posted 26 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block while Calleigh Salvador added 12 points and 4 assists. No. 6 Grayson opened with wins over Peachtree Ridge 81-38 and Collins Hill 59-36.

Class 6A has a new number one as No. 1 Milton jumps two spots following a thrilling 60-57 victory over Private No. 3 Hebron Christian at The Banks County Battle. Longwood-signee Deyva Davis erupted for 32 points while Grace Musselman added 13 to lift the Eagles. No. 2 Sequoyah also climbs two positions after a convincing 72-54 win over last week’s Class 7A No. 4 South Forsyth at the Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic. The Lady Chiefs used a dominant 30-8 fourth quarter to pull away, led by Jayden Whelchel’s 22 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Piedmont-signee Ella Casing scored 17 points and dished out 5 assists while Harper Cofer tallied 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Wofford-signee Carly Bass stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals while defending Carib Morris. No. 3 Kell slips a spot but rebounded from their season-opening loss to Private No. 1 St. Francis last week by defeating Archer 55-42. St. John’s-signee Asiah Thompson collected 15 points and 8 rebounds, Howard-signee McKenzie Green double-doubled with 13 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks and Lyric Watson contributed 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. No. 4 Creekside tumbles three positions following a 49-36 loss to Class 7A No. 2 Newton, still waiting the season debut of Auburn-signee CeCe Dennis. No. 5 Creekview opened their season with a 59-34 victory against Private No. 10 Christian Heritage. Payten Day posted 10 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks while Everley Dobson added 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. No. 7 River Ridge makes the biggest leap of the remaining teams, rising three spots after a 65-59 road victory over Carrollton at Girls Night Out. Reagan Mulligan poured in 25 points and grabbed 5 rebounds while Indiana-signee Finley Parker double-doubled with 18 points and 12 rebounds. No. 8 Brunswick dismantled Lowndes 65-37 behind Ashia Mountain’s 17 points and 5 steals. No. 10 New Manchester slides three spots after a 68-58 loss to Westlake but bounced back with a 45-26 victory over Private No. 8 Mt. Paran. Lee County (0-1) slips out of the Top 10 with a 66-52 loss at last week’s Class 4A No. 3 Monroe. No. 9 Bradwell Institute enters the rankings without tipping off their regular season yet but reportedly having beaten Coffee by double digits in a scrimmage.

Class 5A No. 1 North Oconee held off Class 4A No. 8 North Hall 63-51 at The Banks County Battle. Kallie Mashburn paced the Lady Titans with 16 points while Leah Pollack scored 12 and Mackenzie Setchel added 11. No. 2 Dalton beat Adairsville 76-7 before beating Westlake 58-45. Augusta-signee Aubriyana Camp led the Lady Catamounts against Westlake with 18 points, 6 steals and 4 assists while Emery Silvers contributed 17 points. No. 3 Cartersville rises a spot following a 63-42 victory against North Cobb. Zoe McCurry and Jaida Powell scored 16 points apiece, with Powell adding 9 rebounds and 5 steals while McCurry recorded 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Trinity Montgomery facilitated the offense with 9 points and 6 assists. No. 4 Marist climbs two places after opening its season with a 50-40 victory against Private No. 6 Galloway. No. 5 Jones County makes a three-spot jump after edging No. 7 Northview 56-55. The Titans plummet four positions after also losing 86-53 to Private No. 1 St. Francis. No. 8 St. Pius X slides a position despite routing Paideia 69-29 in its season opener. No. 9 Jefferson climbs a spot following a 67-37 win over Calhoun. Warner Robins (0-1) lost 65-32 at Veterans and is replaced by No. 10 Evans who topped North Augusta, SC in a scrimmage.

There is some movement in Class 4A as No. 2 Monroe rises a spot after defeating last week’s Class 6A No. 9 Lee County 66-52, Texas A&M-signee Kie’Aundria Acree becoming Dougherty County’s All-Time Leading Scorer with 2,657 points after dropping 28 points, 13 rebounds and 5 steals. No. 3 Luella slips one position after escaping South Gwinnett 62-57 in overtime. No. 4 Oconee County cruised past Apalachee 83-41 as Ella David set a single-game scoring record with 40 points on 8-10 shooting from beyond the arc. No. 5 White County climbs a spot after defeating Habersham Central 58-41 and hammering Shiloh 63-23. No. 6 Woodland-Stockbridge drops a position following a 45-36 loss to Class 3A No. 2 Columbia. No. 7 Baldwin held off Carver-Columbus 52-46 behind Aubree Harper’s 16 points. Alabama A&M-signee Suri Clark added 11 points and 4 rebounds while Conniya Reaves supplied 5 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. No. 8 North Hall suffered a 63-51 loss to Class 5A No. 1 North Oconee at The Banks County Battle.

Class 3A No. 1 Union County opened its season by demolishing Towns County 87-23 in a game that saw the Lady Panthers race out to an astonishing 70-0 lead. Miya Totherow led the way with 21 points while Regan Trlica scored 16 and Bristol Davis added 13. No. 2 Columbia remains undefeated following a 45-36 win over Class 4A No. 6 Woodland-Stockbridge. No. 3 Elbert County defeated Habersham Central 61-36 at The Banks County Battle behind Audrey Lunsford’s 26 points and Aaliyah Allen’s 12. No. 4 Washington County jumps two spots following a 45-43 victory against Union Grove. No. 5 Cross Creek also climbs two positions after opening with a 41-25 victory over Grovetown. No. 8 KIPP Atlanta lost 52-37 at Tri-Cities. No. 9 Central-Macon defeated Howard 55-26 while No. 10 Lamar County earned a 54-42 win against Dutchtown. Jules Gotell led the Lady Trojans with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists while Makayla Watts added 13 points and Aaliyah Kellman contributed 12 points and 7 rebounds. Ella Bleu Leverett chipped in 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks.

There is no movement in Class 2A. No. 4 Commerce defeated Pebblebrook 70-41. No. 7 Laney overwhelmed Butler 61-11.

Class 1A sees no changes in the rankings. No. 2 Washington-Wilkes lost 51-49 at Greenbrier. No. 8 Schley County picked up a 44-41 victory over Calvary Christian.

Class 4A-2A Private No. 1 St. Francis dismantled last week’s Class 5A No. 3 Northview 86-53. No. 2 Holy Innocents’ captured a 61-59 win over Class 7A No. 2 Newton 61-59 at Girls Night Out. No. 3 Hebron Christian crushed Archer 60-33 before suffering a narrow 60-57 loss to last week’s Class 6A No. 3 Milton. No. 6 Galloway fell 50-40 at Class 5A No. 4 Marist before cruising against Heritage-Conyers 61-11. No. 8 Mt. Paran remains winless after falling 45-26 to Class 6A No. 10 New Manchester. With Reese Anderson unavailable to support Columbus State-signee Madison Bennett who is averaging 37.5 points through three games, Trinity Christian (1-2) has dropped out with losses to debutant No. 9 Providence Christian 74-54 and Osborne 61-54. No. 10 Christian Heritage holds its position despite a 59-34 loss to Class 6A No. 5 Creekview at the Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic. Brinley O’Ferrall scored 12 points and grabbed 7 rebounds while Annaka Hembree added 11 points and 5 rebounds in the loss.