Class AAAAAA

1. Carrollton (1-1)
2. Norcross (0-2)
3. North Forsyth (3-0)
4. North Paulding (4-0)
5. Cherokee (5-1)
6. Campbell (2-0)
7. Grayson (2-1)
8. Buford (1-0)
9. Archer (5-1)
10. Etowah (4-0)

Class AAAAA

1. River Ridge (3-1)
2. Langston Hughes (2-0)
3. Woodward Academy (2-0)
4. Morrow (4-2)
5. Milton (1-0)
6. Bradwell Institute (3-0)
7. New Manchester (3-0)
8. Creekview (1-1)
9. Tri-Cities (1-1)
10. Pope (3-0)

Class AAAA

1. Creekside (4-0)
2. Maynard Jackson (3-1)
3. Marist (3-1)
4. North Oconee (4-0)
5. Midtown (6-0)
6. Dalton (2-0)
7. Kell (6-0)
8. Warner Robins (5-0)
9. Ware County (5-0)
10. Northview (3-3)

Class AAA

1. Baldwin (1-1)
2. Fayette County (1-1)
3. White County (3-0)
4. Oconee County (3-1)
5. Jefferson (1-1)
6. Pickens (2-0)
7. Luella (1-0)
8. Sandy Creek (1-0)
9. Calhoun (1-1)
10. Cherokee Bluff (2-2)

Class AA

1. Josey (2-0)
2. Hardaway (2-2)
3. Thomson (2-0)
4. Murray County (2-0)
5. Butler (3-0)
6. Carver-Columbus (2-1)
7. Columbia (4-1)
8. Union County (3-0)
9. Sonoraville (1-1)
10. Morgan County (2-3)

Class A D-I

1. Central-Macon (3-1)
2. Fannin County (0-0)
3. Dodge County (0-1)
4. Temple (3-0)
5. Rabun County (3-1)
6. East Laurens (1-0)
7. Putnam County (4-1)
8. Lamar County (1-1)
9. Elbert County (1-0)
10. Model (0-0)

Class A D-II

1. Wilcox County (0-0)
2. Taylor County (1-0)
3. Warren County (1-0)
4. Bryan County (3-0)
5. Clinch County (0-0)
6. Terrell County (1-1)
7. Early County (2-1)
8. Seminole County (1-1)
9. Screven County (2-0)
10. Macon County (0-0)

Class 3A-1A Private

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

Top-ranked teams have already been tested heading into Week 3 as three number ones lost this past week. A busy week of Thanksgiving Break basketball should lead to more mayhem in the polls.

Class 6A No. 1 Carrollton secured their first win of the season on the road defeating Cartersville 45-31. No. 4 North Paulding toppled last week’s Class 4A No. 1 Marist at the Hawks-Naismith Holiday Classic, leading for nearly 25 minutes and holding 15-point lead in the fourth quarter before settling with a 59-56 victory. Delaware-signee Ava Andrews posted 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks while freshman Kenzie Hinkson scored 13 points and Morgan Landrum double-doubled with 12 points and 12 rebounds. No. 5 Cherokee lost a shootout at Class 5A No. 1 River Ridge 83-71 before blasting last week’s Class 5A No. 7 Creekview 65-35 as Madison Moody poured in 20 points while South Florida lacrosse-signee Alex Whitecliffe collected 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. No. 8 Buford escaped round one of the Jackson EMC Tip-Off Tournament with a win, beating newly ranked Class 3A No. 10 Cherokee Bluff 55-53 behind Lydia Ledford’s 23 points and E’Miah Fields’ 18 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals and 1 block. No. 7 Grayson rises three spots, beating last week’s Class 4A No. 9 Southwest DeKalb 60-36. Lowndes (2-1) and Hillgrove (0-3) tumble out of the rankings. The Vikettes lost 46-44 at Rickards, FL while the Hawks have played a juggernaut schedule, their most recent Top 5 losses coming against Class 3A-1A Private’s No. 4 Holy Innocents’ 65-37 and No. 1 Hebron Christian 69-40. No. 9 Archer resurfaces with a 4-0 week, highlighted by a 53-41 win against Mill Creek. No. 10 Etowah breaks into the Top 10 after beating last week’s Class 5A No. 10 Sequoyah 40-33 and rival Woodstock 60-44, sophomore Savannah Aparicio averaging 14.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists during the span.

Class 5A No. 1 River Ridge pulled away from Class 6A No. 5 Cherokee 83-71 as Finley Parker (21), Georgia Southern-signee Kayla Cleaveland (20), Furman-signee Sophia Pearl (17) and Kyla Cantey (17) all reached double figures in scoring, Pearl tacking on 14 assists. The Knights suffered a loss at nationally ranked Bradley Central, TN 75-46, Makayla Roberson a bright spot with 23 points. No. 3 Woodward Academy edged Private No. 5 Galloway 63-59 behind Stony Brook-signee Delaney Cooper’s 27 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 12 steals and 4 blocks. No. 4 Morrow hangs onto their position after losing 57-51 to Private No. 3 St. Francis. No. 6 Bradwell Institute scored a 67-55 win against last week’s Private No. 8 Calvary Day. No. 8 Creekview sinks a spot with a 65-35 loss at Class 6A No. 5 Cherokee. Sequoyah (2-2) departs following a 40-33 loss at newly ranked Class 6A No. 10 Etowah. No. 10 Pope breaks into the rankings after defeating Dawson County 51-37 at the Raider Classic, setting up a bout with Class 6A No. 3 North Forsyth on Monday. The status of Abbey Bensman is in question however after hurting her hip against the Tigers.

There is a new number one in Class 4A after No. 3 Marist couldn’t rally from down 15 in the fourth quarter against Class 6A No. 4 North Paulding at the Hawks-Naismith Holiday Classic, losing 59-56 as Kate Harpring totaled 28 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. No. 1 Creekside rises after outscoring three opponents 272-15. No. 4 North Oconee leapfrogs two positions after two ranked wins. The Lady Titans beat two Class 3A Top 10 teams in last week’s No. 4 Jefferson 66-56 behind Oklahoma softball-signee Kendall Wells’ 32 points and 13 rebounds and No. 8 Calhoun 48-36, both on the road, Wells pulling down 24 points and 13 rebounds against the Yellow Jackets. No. 6 Dalton picked up a 61-51 win at newly ranked Class 2A No. 9 Sonoraville while No. 9 Ware County beat Class A D-I No. 3 Dodge County 55-48 at the Hugh McBride Tip-Off Classic. Southwest DeKalb (3-2) falls out after losing to debutant No. 10 Northview 68-64 in double overtime and to Class 6A No. 7 Grayson 60-36. The Titans almost had a perfect week, losing 46-45 to Private No. 6 Greenforest 46-45 at the Thanksgiving Classic.

A lot is going on in 3A, an uber-competitive classification which looks a little more open than expected. No. 1 Baldwin was handed a loss at the HypeSouth Hardwood Invitational, beat 64-54 by Class 2A No. 3 Thomson. No. 3 White County narrowly holds onto their spot as a shorthanded No. 4 Oconee County outplayed the Warriors in Cleveland for three quarters until Piedmont-commit Kylie Watkins sparked a comeback, helping outscore Oconee County 16-4 in the fourth to win 41-38. Oconee County played without leading scorer Emmanuel-signee Julie Azeltine (17 ppg, 5 apg, 5 spg) who is still in a boot and saw Jill Daniel (13.3 ppg) unable to finish the game with a lower body injury. The Warriors climb two spots even with the loss, battling adversity earning a 38-34 win against last week’s Class 2A No. 7 Morgan County prior to their tilt against White County. No. 5 Jefferson lost 66-56 to Class 4A No. 4 North Oconee, Michel Robbins with 16 points while No. 9 Calhoun fell to the Lady Titans 48-36 both teams victimized by the inside-out duo of Kendall Wells and Lolly Willis. Monroe (4-2) slips out of the Top 10. The Golden Tornadoes beat Class A D-II No. 6 Terrell County 72-23 and last week’s Class 2A No. 10 Sumter County 57-49, but lost 65-64 to Dacula. No. 10 Cherokee Bluff busts into the Top 10 after nearly beating Class 6A No. 8 Buford in a back-and-forth game at the Jackson EMC Tip-Off Tournament, losing 55-53. Bristol Kersh and Claire Carlson shredded the press, Kersh with 14 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals while Carlson collected 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks. The Bears’ only other loss came against North Oconee (51-34) at the Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic but were without Kersh and three other multisport players, one being Emery Jones who chipped in an important 12 points against Buford.

Class 2A No. 3 Thomson moves up a spot after defeating Class 3A No. 1 Baldwin 64-54 at the HypeSouth Hardwood Invitational, Paris Rosser tallying 19 points, 6 assists and 5 steals. No. 4 Murray County has found a way to win without reigning Freshman of the Year Miley McClure who is injured and in a knee brace. The Indians won at Gilmer 52-43 before holding off Heritage-Catoosa 53-46, Bayleigh Winkler with 17 points and 11 rebounds against the Generals. No. 10 Morgan County slips three spots with losses to Class 3A No. 4 Oconee County 38-34 and newly ranked Class A D-I No. 7 Putnam County 47-45. Coahulla Creek (0-0) is out of the poll due to inactivity while Sumter County (0-2) falls after losses to last week’s Class 3A No. 10 Monroe 57-49 and Lee County 49-46. No. 8 Union County debuts after beating Towns County for the second time, 76-34 as Regan Trlica dumped in 23 of her 25 points in the second half. No. 9 Sonoraville breaks into the poll following a strong showing against Class 4A No. 6 Dalton, losing 61-51 before bouncing back with a 65-21 win at Cass.

Class A D-I is still waiting for a frontrunner to make a statement and stand out from the field. No. 1 Central-Macon barely slipped by Jackson 45-43 and is missing the presence of Frances Anyakudo inside. No. 3 Dodge County lost 55-48 to Class 4A No. 9 Ware County at the Hugh McBride Tip-Off Classic. No. 5 Rabun County shoots up three spots after winning 52-51 at Lassiter, Emmanuel softball-signee Jacie McCall hitting a three with two seconds left to win it. Banks County (1-1) exits the Top 10 blowing a 19-point lead that was still an 11-point advantage with three minutes to play against Chestatee, defeated 44-42. Washington County (0-0) is squeezed out for being idle to make way for Region 2 rival No. 6 East Laurens, the Falcons debuting after a 60-59 win against last week’s Private No. 8 Calvary Day. No. 7 Putnam County follows their way into the rankings after winning at Class 2A No. 10 Morgan County 47-45.

In Class A D-II, No. 8 Seminole County plummets five spots with a 39-35 loss at No. 6 Terrell County who rises four spots even after a 72-23 loss to last week’s Class 3A No. 10 Monroe. Atkinson County (0-2) drops out with a 68-25 loss at Class 4A No. 9 Ware County. No. 9 Screven County enters the Top 10 after wins over Statesboro (60-45) and Long County (48-35). Sophomore Jaliah Roberts is averaging 21.5 points per game while freshman Achanti Middleton is netting 17.5.

It was a busy week in Class 3A-1A Private. No. 1 Hebron Christian hammered last week’s Class 6A No. 7 Hillgrove 69-40. No. 3 St. Francis won at 5A No. 4 Morrow 57-51 and beat Lakeview Academy 70-55 at Peach State Explosion. No. 4 Holy Innocents’ crushed Hillgrove 65-37 and beat Marietta at Hawks-Naismith 65-49 as Hailee Swain scored 22 points. No. 5 Galloway lost 63-59 at Class 5A No. 3 Woodward Academy. No. 6 Greenforest survived newly ranked Class 4A No. 10 Northview 46-45 at the Thanksgiving Classic. No. 10 Calvary Day sinks two spots after losing 67-55 at Class 5A No. 6 Bradwell Institute and at newly ranked Class A D-I No. 6 East Laurens 60-59, Destini Gooddine averaging 23.5 points.