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Week 4 Boys Rankings

Class AAAAAAA

  1. McEachern (4-0)
  2. Norcross (6-1)
  3. Wheeler (5-2)
  4. Newton (7-0)
  5. Grayson (4-1)
  6. Meadowcreek (6-1)
  7. Mountain View (5-1)
  8. Duluth (6-1)
  9. Peachtree Ridge (7-0)
  10. Collins Hill (6-1) 

Class AAAAAA

  1. Langston Hughes (4-2)
  2. Dacula (3-3)
  3. Gainesville (2-4)
  4. Brunswick (7-0)
  5. Bradwell Institute (6-2)
  6. Jonesboro (3-1)
  7. Tri-Cities (5-2)
  8. Coffee (1-2)
  9. Tucker (5-2)
  10. Douglas County (2-2) 

Class AAAAA

  1. Warner Robins (6-0)
  2. Buford (4-2)
  3. Miller Grove (4-2)
  4. Columbia (4-1)
  5. Southwest DeKalb (5-2)
  6. McIntosh (5-0)
  7. Statesboro (6-1)
  8. Maynard Jackson (8-0)
  9. Lithia Springs (7-0)
  10. Lithonia (6-2) 

Class AAAA

  1. Upson-Lee (8-0)
  2. St. Pius X (7-1)
  3. Sandy Creek (4-1)
  4. Carver-Columbus (6-0)
  5. Americus-Sumter (7-0)
  6. Mary Persons (6-1)
  7. Stephens County (4-0)
  8. Cartersville (0-0)
  9. Baldwin (4-3)
  10. Westover (4-4)

Class AAA

  1. Morgan County (7-0)
  2. Greater Atlanta Christian (5-1)
  3. Johnson-Savannah (5-1)
  4. Cedar Grove (2-2)
  5. Jenkins (4-2)
  6. Calhoun (0-0)
  7. Westside-Macon (1-3)
  8. Dougherty (6-2)
  9. Windsor Forest (6-1)
  10. Pace Academy (2-2) 

Class AA

  1. Glenn Hills (4-0)
  2. Banks County (4-0)
  3. South Atlanta (5-1)
  4. Jeff Davis (6-0)
  5. Dublin (5-1)
  6. Thomasville (7-1)
  7. Swainsboro (3-2)
  8. Berrien (6-2)
  9. Monticello (4-1)
  10. Washington County (2-1)

Class A-Private

  1. St. Francis (5-1)
  2. Aquinas (3-1)
  3. Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy (6-1)
  4. North Cobb Christian (5-1)
  5. Landmark Christian (6-1)
  6. Wesleyan (2-1)
  7. WD Mohammed (5-0)
  8. King’s Ridge Christian (3-1)
  9. Stratford Academy (2-1)
  10. Mt. Vernon Presbyterian (3-1)

Class A-Public

  1. Calhoun County (7-0)
  2. Central-Talbotton (8-0)
  3. Macon County (2-0)
  4. Woodville-Tompkins (6-1)
  5. Montgomery County (5-1)
  6. Wilkinson County (3-2)
  7. Lanier County (4-1)
  8. Hancock Central (3-3)
  9. Wilcox County (6-2)
  10. Manchester (2-0)

 

Snow crippled most of the week’s slate of GHSA basketball with areas surrounding Metro Atlanta accumulating up to seven inches of snow. The state’s higher classifications up north mostly squeezed in one game at best, meaning there weren’t many changes in Class AAAAAAA except for No. 7 Mountain View knocking No. 8 Duluth down three spots with a 54-46 win on Tuesday behind Naheim Alleyne’s game-high 24 points.

In Class AAAAAA, No. 3 Gainesville picked up their first two wins of the season at the Memphis vs. Atlanta Roundball Classic, beating Tennessee’s Cordova 66-57 and Mitchell 61-50. Brent Kelly paced the offense averaging 10 points and 5.5 assists per game. Jarred Rosser scored 19 points and was named MVP in the Red Elephants’ win over Mitchell. No. 4 Brunswick continues to gain momentum down on the coast in Region 2. The Pirates edged No. 5 Bradwell Institute in overtime, 71-69. Brunswick’s next test will be a rematch with No. 8 Coffee, who still won’t have their football players due to the football state championships getting pushed back another week. Region 2’s Effingham County (5-2) exits the poll after their second loss to red-hot Statesboro, 53-50 in double overtime. They are replaced by No. 10 Douglas County who reenters.

No. 7 Statesboro crashes into the Class AAAAA Top 10 following yet another impressive win over Effingham County, sweeping the season series. The Blue Devils claim wins over Class 2A No. 7 Swainsboro 71-36 and Class 6A No. 5 Bradwell Institute 52-44, giving them four wins over ranked opponents already. Their next test comes at the U-Save-It Basketball Classic against Class 4A No. 10 Westover. Also into the poll is No. 9 Lithia Springs. Sophomore guard Anthony Hardy is leading the Lions with over 14 points per game. Lithia Springs doesn’t have a standout victory on its resume yet, but they will have a chance to grab one on Wednesday as they host Region 6 foe No. 8 Maynard Jackson in a battle of unbeatens. Dropping out of the rankings to make way for Statesboro and Lithia Springs is Cedar Shoals (2-4) and Eagle’s Landing (3-1). The Jaguars suffered a 74-48 loss to No. 2 Buford while the Eagles fell in overtime to Stockbridge 70-69, the Tigers climbing up the ranks as a potential Top 10 team. No. 10 Lithonia holds onto the final spot after a 42-41 loss against No. 5 Southwest DeKalb. The Bulldogs’ two losses have come by a combined two points. Elsewhere, No. 6 McIntosh won its Battle of the Bubble over rival Starr’s Mill 64-54.

The Class AAAA showdown between No. 1 Upson-Lee and No. 6 Mary Persons never materialized as Cam Holden was forced to miss the game. The Knights ran all over the Bulldogs, 76-46. No. 2 St. Pius rallied to beat their fourth defending state champion, the GICAA’s Mt. Bethel in overtime 71-70 before splitting at the Memphis vs. Atlanta Roundball Classic, holding off Christian Brothers 53-50 and falling to Lausanne Collegiate, 66-60. Everett Lane dropped 27 against Mt. Bethel and was named MVP in the Golden Lions’ win over Christian Brothers. Region 1 continues to creep up in the poll with No. 4 Carver-Columbus and No. 5 Americus-Sumter while No. 10 Westover crawls back in after Northside-Columbus (5-4) faltered against Hardaway 80-71 and Carver 64-53.

No. 3 Johnson-Savannah and No. 4 Cedar Grove flexed their muscles in their respective wins over Class AAA region rivals. Even with UGA-signee Amanze Ngumezi getting ejected in the first quarter, the Atomsmashers still raced past No. 5 Jenkins 67-54 behind the Bowles boys. The Saints hammered away at No. 10 Pace Academy 48-33, the Knights struggling to score this season. No. 7 Westside-Macon got blown out again by Class 5A No. 1 Warner Robins 86-62, but rebounded with a win over Northeast-Macon 78-68, knocking the Raiders from the Top 10 in Class AA. Dawson County (3-2) departs from the poll after blowing a 17-point halftime lead against Blessed Trinity and losing 68-63. Debuting is Savannah/Region 3’s third team, No. 9 Windsor Forest, who is coming off a 61-59 win at Richmond Hill. The Knights are powered by the backcourt of Benjamin Mitchell, Lamon Page and Zimbabwe Fields.

No. 6 Thomasville suffers their first setback of the season in Class AA, getting knocked off by Top 10 debutant No. 8 Berrien, 65-64 on a Chris Jennings buzzer-beating three, the 5-foot-8 sophomore netting all 18 of his points from beyond the arc. The Rebels are off to a 6-2 start behind Jennings (19.3 ppg), 6-foot-4 senior Darius Tisby (15.1 ppg, 8 rpg) and 6-foot-4 sophomore Jamarquis Johnson (12.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg).  Tisby collected 27 points and 5 steals in the win while draining five of the Rebels’ 14 three-pointers. Berrien replaces Northeast-Macon (4-4) who has now lost three straight. No. 1 Glenn Hills has their biggest test yet in Region 4 as they host Laney on Tuesday. The Wildcats have owned Augusta and will provide a measuring stick for the Spartans’ legitimacy.

Class A-Private No. 1 St. Francis blitzed a quality Walker team 83-44. The biggest upset was No. 6 Wesleyan, who falls two spots, losing to No. 7 WD Mohammed 55-47. The Caliphs enter the poll unbeaten behind guards Taqueer Tyler (16.8 ppg, 4 apg) and Ahmad Abdurrahman (16 ppg, 3.4 apg) along with 6-foot-6 senior Siraj Harris inside, who averages 10.6 points, 11 rebounds and 2.8 blocks. Mt. Pisgah (4-3) exits following a 73-66 loss to No. 8 King’s Ridge, the Tigers taking the Patriots’ place.

No. 4 Woodville-Tompkins is officially the team to beat in Region 3 in Class A-Public after taking down No. 5 Montgomery County 67-63. Preston Crisp piled in 25 points in the win. No. 6 Wilkinson County scored a 75-71 win against Class 2A Washington County while No. 8 Hancock Central lost at WaCo 75-71 and fell at Class 4A No. 9 Baldwin 53-40. Treutlen (2-3) departs from the Top 10 after a 109-91 loss to Class 2A No. 5 Dublin. The Vikings are replaced by No. 10 Manchester.