Class AAAAAA
1. Carrollton (3-1)
2. Norcross (2-2)
3. North Forsyth (6-0)
4. North Paulding (5-0)
5. Cherokee (7-1)
6. Campbell (4-0)
7. Grayson (3-1)
8. Buford (4-0)
9. Archer (5-1)
10. Etowah (5-0)
Class AAAAA
1. River Ridge (3-1)
2. Langston Hughes (3-0)
3. Woodward Academy (3-0)
4. Morrow (4-2)
5. Milton (3-0)
6. Bradwell Institute (4-1)
7. New Manchester (3-0)
8. Creekview (3-1)
9. Arabia Mountain (5-2)
10. Sequoyah (3-3)
Class AAAA
1. Creekside (7-0)
2. Maynard Jackson (4-2)
3. Marist (3-1)
4. North Oconee (6-0)
5. Midtown (6-0)
6. Kell (7-1)
7. Dalton (2-1)
8. Warner Robins (5-0)
9. Ware County (5-0)
10. Northview (4-3)
Class AAA
1. Baldwin (2-2)
2. Fayette County (1-3)
3. Jefferson (2-2)
4. Pickens (4-0)
5. White County (4-2)
6. Oconee County (4-2)
7. Luella (1-2)
8. Sandy Creek (2-1)
9. Cherokee Bluff (4-2)
10. Monroe (6-2)
Class AA
1. Josey (4-0)
2. Thomson (6-0)
3. Hardaway (2-3)
4. Butler (5-0)
5. Murray County (4-0)
6. Union County (4-0)
7. Carver-Columbus (2-3)
8. Columbia (5-2)
9. Sonoraville (3-1)
10. Coahulla Creek (2-0)
Class A D-I
1. Model (2-0)
2. Fannin County (1-1)
3. Rabun County (3-1)
4. Temple (4-0)
5. Central-Macon (3-2)
6. Dodge County (1-1)
7. Putnam County (6-1)
8. Elbert County (3-0)
9. East Laurens (1-0)
10. Banks County (2-2)
Class A D-II
1. Wilcox County (0-0)
2. Taylor County (2-0)
3. Warren County (2-0)
4. Bryan County (3-0)
5. Clinch County (0-0)
6. Terrell County (1-1)
7. Early County (3-1)
8. Seminole County (2-1)
9. Screven County (2-1)
10. Macon County (0-1)
Class 3A-1A Private
1. Hebron Christian (4-0)
2. Mt. Paran (5-1)
3. St. Francis (4-0)
4. Holy Innocents’ (4-2)
5. Galloway (1-2)
6. SACA (7-0)
7. Greenforest (4-1)
8. GAC (6-1)
9. Athens Academy (4-0)
10. Whitefield Academy (4-3)
Entering Week 4, some classifications have begun to solidify themselves while others are trying to identify front runners for the title. Three classes have little to no movement while others are completely changing week to week. Hoops4Hunger highlighted the week with multiple Top 10 matchups.
There is no movement in Class 6A. No. 1 Carrollton ripped off a pair of wins at Hoops4Hunger, beating last week’s Class 2A No. 2 Hardaway 43-38 and Class 3A No. 2 Fayette County 49-31. No. 2 Norcross identified a weakness in the backcourt and welcomed freshman Gabby Thomas in from Pace Academy with offers from Furman and Winthrop in tow. No. 3 North Forsyth won the Raider Classic by beating last week’s Class 5A No. 10 Pope 48-35 and replacement No. 10 Sequoyah 66-51. The Raiders closed their week with a 73-67 win over Hewitt-Trussville, AL at Hoops4Hunger as Chattanooga-signee London Weaver scored 24 points and Gabbie Gliatta added 22. No. 4 North Paulding defeated Pope as well, 59-39 at the Wood Elite Thanksgiving Showcase. No. 5 Cherokee beat Cartersville 65-42 at Wood Elite, Madison Moody scoring 22 points. No. 6 Campbell defeated Hewitt-Trussville 46-41 while No. 7 Grayson escaped Hillgrove in overtime 66-59. No. 8 Buford won the Jackson EMC Tip-Off Championship, erasing a 29-12 deficit to beat host Class 3A No. 3 Jefferson 57-55 as E’Miah Fields collected 25 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 steals and 1 block while Lydia Ledford poured in 24 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 block before closing the week with 30 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in a 71-39 win against Walnut Grove at FeastGiving.
Class 5A No. 2 Langston Hughes scored a nice 52-45 win against Hoover, AL at Hoops4Hunger. No. 6 Bradwell Institute holds onto their spot following a 58-50 loss to Class 2A No. 2 Thomson at the Joe Greene Tournament. No. 8 Creekview crushed last week’s Class 3A No. 3 White County 63-31 at Peach State Explosion. Tri-Cities (2-2) slips out of the rankings after losing to Class 3A No. 8 Sandy Creek 53-41 at the AEBL Classic. Pope (4-2) departs with losses to Class 6A’s No. 3 North Forsyth 48-35 and No. 4 North Paulding 59-39 with a nice 60-58 overtime win against Walton sandwiched in between as Abbey Bensman piled in 27 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. No. 9 Arabia Mountain debuts in the poll after splitting at the Billy Wade Classic, losing 56-49 in overtime to Athens Christian but beating Heritage-Conyers 65-43. No. 10 Sequoyah climbs back in with a second-place finish at the Raider Classic, beating Walton 71-56 before losing to host Class 6A No. 3 North Forsyth 66-51.
In a showdown of star underclassmen, Class 4A No. 1 Creekside romped Class 3A No. 8 Sandy Creek 77-53 at the AEBL Classic, sophomore C’India Dennis stuffing 20 points, 3 rebounds, 13 assists and 6 steals to top freshman Morghan Reckley’s 32 points. No. 2 Maynard Jackson beat Class 3A No. 1 Baldwin 54-40 at Hard In The Paint as Cayden Cornish erupted for 25 points. The Jaguars then fell to Hillgrove at Hoops4Hunger 55-52. No. 4 North Oconee pummeled last week’s Class 3A No. 4 Oconee County 56-31, Laura Frances Willis scoring 18 points to top the shorthanded Warriors at the North Oconee Thanksgiving Classic. No. 6 Kell lost 53-46 to Class 2A No. 1 Josey but moves up a spot after No. 7 Dalton lost 57-42 to Class 2A No. 4 Butler, both games at Hoops4Hunger.
Class 3A is becoming one of the most entertaining classifications to follow as the field continues to widen. No. 1 Baldwin lost 54-40 at Class 4A No. 2 Maynard Jackson at Hard In The Paint. No. 2 Fayette County suffered a pair of losses at Hoops4Hunger, beat 52-50 by Class 2A No. 2 Thomson and 49-31 by Class 6A No. 1 Carrollton. No. 3 Jefferson rises two spots after a tough 57-55 loss to Class 6A No. 8 Buford at the Jackson EMC Tip-Off Classic, the Dragons squandering a 29-12 first half lead but having to play the second half without star Michel Robbins who got sick, finishing the game with 4 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks. Coastal Georgia-signee Skyler Brady paced Jefferson with 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block. No. 5 White County slips two spots with a 63-41 loss to Class 5A No. 8 Creekview at Peach State Explosion and a 61-55 defeat at the hands of Lakeview Academy at the Truett McConnell ProSports Showcase. No. 6 Oconee County loses two positions in the poll as they tread water awaiting the return of Emmanuel-signee Julie Azeltine. The Warriors lost 56-31 at Class 4A No. 4 North Oconee in the North Oconee Thanksgiving Classic. No. 7 Luella was swept at the Insider Exposure Thanksgiving Classic, beat by Gainesville, FL 45-42 and Lake Highland Prep, FL 56-46. No. 8 Sandy Creek hangs onto their spot after losing 77-53 to Class 4A No. 1 Creekside as freshman Morghan Reckley scored 32 points but bounced back at the AEBL Classic, beating last week’s Class 5A No. 9 Tri-Cities 53-41. Calhoun (1-2) drops out with a 54-45 loss to Lambert at Creekview Holiday Hoopsgiving. No. 10 Monroe (6-2) is back in the rankings after a pair of dominant wins at the Joe Greene Tournament.
There are some changes near the top of Class 2A, but No. 1 Josey continues to hold strong, going 2-0 at Hoops4Hunger beating Hillgrove 48-35 and Class 4A No. 6 Kell 53-45, Kerri Fluellen with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 8 steals. Region 4 rival No. 2 Thomson rises a spot after three strong wins. The Bulldogs beat Class 5A No. 6 Bradwell Institute 58-50 at Joe Greene before netting a pair of wins at Hoops4Hunger, defeating Class 3A No. 2 Fayette County 52-50 and No. 8 Columbia 49-26. Just three full weeks into the season, Thomson already has four wins against Top 10 opponents as four Bulldogs are averaging double figures between Paris Rosser (13.3), Ty’leishiah Latimore (11.2), Howard-signee Jada Kendrick (11.2) and Janiya Scott (10.5). No. 3 Hardaway falls a spot with a 43-38 loss to Class 6A No. 1 Carrollton at Hoops4Hunger while No. 4 Butler moves up, becoming the third team from Region 4 to grace the Top 4 as the Bulldogs beat last week’s Class 4A No. 6 Dalton 57-42 at Hoops4Hunger. No. 6 Union County climbs two spots with a 66-58 win against Class A D-I No. 2 Fannin County, Ariel McCarter scoring 19 points followed by Regan Trlica’s 18. No. 7 Carver-Columbus went 0-2 at Hoops4Hunger, losing 59-38 to Athens Christian and 55-39 to Rabun Gap. Morgan Coutny (2-4) departs following a 52-45 loss to Mill Creek at the Big Dogg Showcase. No. 10 Coahulla Creek is back in after two wins at the Ridgeland Thanksgiving Tournament.
Class A D-I will drastically change from week to week until teams start to separate themselves from the pack. A new top team emerges with No. 1 Model jumping nine spots after securing their first two wins of the season – the best two wins in the classification thus far – beating a pair of Class 6A schools in North Cobb (38-30) and Lassiter (55-53). Sadie Raughton shot 6-7 from beyond the arc to score 20 points while Javia Samples added 13 and Kamri Sanders had 9 in the Blue Devils’ win against the Trojans at the Wood Elite Thanksgiving Showcase. No. 2 Fannin County holds onto their spot after losing 66-58 at Class 2A No. 6 Union County but bouncing back to win at Lumpkin County 67-62. No. 4 Temple won at Armuchee 52-40 while No. 5 Central-Macon tumbles four spots with a 49-37 loss to Discovery at the North Thanksgiving Classic. No. 6 Dodge County is down three spots but did notch a 42-39 win against Wayne County at the Hugh McBride Tip-Off Classic. No. 8 Elbert County is up a spot with a 48-40 win at Madison County. Idle Lamar County (1-1) gets squeezed out of the poll to make room for No. 10 Banks County who won 44-42 at George Walton Academy before losing 48-45 to Starr’s Mill at the Truett McConnell ProSports Showcase.
There is no movement in Class A D-II. No. 2 Taylor County won at Upson-Lee 50-43 while No. 3 Warren County won at Jefferson County 51-46. No. 7 Early County defeated No. 10 Macon County 42-35 at the Cam Sports Classic as Ty’Jerrica Russell posted 15 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 1 block while Nekevah Brown had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals to outduel Morgan Cochran’s 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 5 blocks. No. 9 Screven County endured a 51-37 loss at Vidalia at the STC Tip-Off Classic.
There is big news in Class 3A-1A Private as UGA-signee Aubrey Beckham tore her ACL in No. 1 Hebron Christian’s 55-50 come from behind win over IMG Academy, FL at the Insider Exposure Thanksgiving Classic. No. 2 Mt. Paran lost 47-44 to Hoover, AL at Hoops4Hunger while No. 4 Holy Innocents’ split at Insider Exposure, beating Bolles, FL 68-46 but losing 53-45 to Miami Country Day, FL. No. 7 Greenforest slides a spot with a 52-44 loss to Stockbridge at Hoops4Hunger. No. 8 GAC holds tight after getting blown out by Athens Christian 64-34 at Hoops4Hunger. Calvary Day (1-3) exits the Top 10 with a 65-55 loss to Central Fellowship Academy at the Savannah Hoops Shootout. No. 10 Whitefield Academy resurfaces after a pair of close losses at the Insider Exposure Thanksgiving Classic.