Class AAAAAA

1. Grayson (7-0)
2. Wheeler (6-2)
3. Newton (6-3)
4. Walton (8-0)
5. Norcross (5-2)
6. McEachern (5-2)
7. Etowah (6-0)
8. South Gwinnett (7-1)
9. Pebblebrook (3-4)
10. Lambert (7-1)

Class AAAAA

1. Milton (3-1)
2. Woodward Academy (5-2)
3. Tri-Cities (5-2)
4. Winder-Barrow (8-1)
5. Lee County (4-1)
6. Habersham Central (6-1)
7. Gainesville (4-3)
8. Alexander (3-3)
9. Seckinger (5-1)
10. New Manchester (7-0)

Class AAAA

1. Pace Academy (7-0)
2. Kell (6-1)
3. North Oconee (5-2)
4. Eagle’s Landing (4-0)
5. Maynard Jackson (7-1)
6. Southwest DeKalb (8-0)
7. McDonough (4-1)
8. Westminster (6-1)
9. Marist (5-2)
10. St. Pius X (3-3)

Class AAA

1. Cedar Grove (6-2)
2. Cross Creek (6-1)
3. Pickens (6-0)
4. Sandy Creek (3-0)
5. Westside-Augusta (4-5)
6. Cherokee Bluff (6-1)
7. Douglass (6-1)
8. Dougherty (4-3)
9. Baldwin (4-1)
10. Upson-Lee (3-0)

Class AA

1. Carver-Columbus (2-0)
2. Columbia (7-3)
3. Butler (3-2)
4. South Atlanta (5-2)
5. KIPP Atlanta (3-3)
6. Salem (5-4)
7. Laney (5-2)
8. Spencer (4-2)
9. Union County (5-1)
10. Hart County (5-1)

Class A D-I

1. Southwest-Macon (8-0)
2. Putnam County (10-0)
3. BEST Academy (6-2)
4. Rabun County (5-2)
5. Towers (7-2)
6. Model (1-2)
7. East Laurens (3-0)
8. Temple (3-2)
9. Dublin (5-0)
10. Vidalia (3-1)

Class A D-II

1. Savannah (2-1)
2. Calhoun County (6-0)
3. Randolph-Clay (6-0)
4. McIntosh County Academy (3-1)
5. Manchester (0-0)
6. Mitchell County (3-1)
7. Warren County (2-1)
8. Macon County (2-2)
9. Mt. Zion-Carrollton (3-0)
10. Taylor County (3-1)

Class 3A-1A Private

1. Holy Innocents’ (5-2)
2. Greenforest (5-0)
3. North Cobb Christian (4-1)
4. Darlington (5-0)
5. Calvary Day (4-2)
6. Mt. Vernon (3-2)
7. St. Francis (3-4)
8. Mt. Paran (5-3)
9. GAC (4-3)
10. Lovett (5-3)

Some classifications are starting to narrow while others are beginning to widen. A strong weekend of basketball was headlined by the Tournament of Champions and the On The Radar Hoops North Georgia Showcase. Ineligibility and injury are helping shape the rankings heading into Week 5.

A potential future Final Four showdown with state title implications took place at the Tournament of Champions as Class 6A No. 1 Grayson won at No. 2 Wheeler 77-68 as UGA-signee Jacob Wilkins piled in 23 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks while Cal State Fullerton-signee Kiwane Garris scored 20 points and Caleb Holt racked up 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. No. 3 Newton inches up a spot with a 55-50 win at No. 8 South Gwinnett who slips one position. No. 4 Walton is on the climb, beating Mays 69-59 at the Sandy’s Spiel Showdown after holding nearly a 30-point second half lead as Wofford football and baseball-signee Kaeden Gilstrap collected 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. No. 5 Norcross is down two spots after edging Peachtree Ridge 64-58 and splitting at the Marshall County HoopFest, losing 66-56 to Huntsville, AL. The playing status of All-State guard Connor Teasley is in question after missing the last few games. No. 6 McEachern had a big week, moving up two spots with signature wins at No. 9 Pebblebrook 55-49 and drilling Class 4A No. 2 Kell 84-59 at the Tournament of Champions. No. 10 Lambert defeated Class 3A No. 6 Cherokee Bluff 78-67 at the On The Radar Hoops North Georgia Showcase as Samford football-signee Cameron Bland dropped in 40 points and became the all-time leading scorer in school history. The Longhorns received bad news earlier in the week however, losing 6-foot-7 senior Taj McLeod for the season after severe self-inflicted injuries to both arms against Forsyth Central.

In Class 5A, No. 1 Milton topped newly ranked No. 9 Seckinger 74-52. The Jaguars climb into the rankings by ending the week with a 74-55 win over Dacula. No. 2 Woodward Academy went 0-2 at the Marshall County HoopFest, losing to Huntsville, AL 65-58 and Cathedral, IN 71-59. No. 4 Winder-Barrow leapfrogs into the Top 4 following a 62-49 win at No. 7 Gainesville at the OTR North Georgia Showcase, Jerrin Samuel pouring in 26 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals helping Coach Travis McDaniel win his 100th career game. No. 8 Alexander is up two spots, beating South Paulding 79-70 before falling to Private No. 1 Holy Innocents’ 72-58 at the Tournament of Champions. Out of the poll are Bradwell Institute (6-1) and Riverwood (4-4). The Tigers lasted just one week in the rankings, bounced out with a 62-44 loss at newly ranked Private No. 5 Calvary Day. Riverwood, the defending state champs, lost 56-49 at Pope and fell 72-62 at Westlake. No. 10 New Manchester gets their first crack at the Top 10 under first-year Head Coach Chris Hollomon, the Jaguars going 3-0 on the road this past week.

Class 4A saw No. 2 Kell get blown out by Class 6A No. 6 McEachern 84-59 at the Tournament of Champions. No. 3 North Oconee went 3-0 as Justin Wise averaged 25.7 points per game. No. 6 Southwest DeKalb springs up four spots with a terrific week, winning at Class 2A No. 2 Columbia 65-48, beating No. 10 St. Pius X 54-50 to drop the Golden Lions two spots and ending the week with a 75-62 win against Central, AL at the Columbia Shootout.

Things are getting shaken up in Class 3A as three-time defending state champ No. 5 Westside-Augusta’s slide continues, falling two more spots with a 95-86 loss at Augusta Christian, the Patriots waiting for Jarius Adkinson to get 100% healthy. No. 4 Sandy Creek opened their season with a trio of wins, bookended by a 49-47 win against Langston Hughes as Jacobi Robinson scored 15 points while Avohn Florence, Jared White and Kingston Hawkins all scored 10 apiece. No. 6 Cherokee Bluff suffered a 78-67 loss to Class 6A No. 10 Lambert at OTR while No. 7 Douglass fell 54-46 to Dutchtown at the Columbia Shootout. No. 8 Dougherty is down four spots with a 64-43 loss to Private No. 2 Greenforest, but more significantly their ceiling lowered as offseason additions Jes’Us Daniels (Randolph-Clay) and Braylon Chaney (Sherwood Christian Academy) didn’t end up with the team.

Class 2A No. 2 Columbia lost 65-48 to Class 4A No. 6 Southwest DeKalb but rebounded with an overtime win at the Columbia Shootout against Johnson-Savannah 73-62. No. 5 KIPP Atlanta made a statement in a loss, edged by Private No. 1 Holy Innocents’ 63-62, Chane Bynum exploding for 25 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block while netting three three-pointers. No. 7 Laney holds onto their spot as well, after losing 73-64 at home to Class A D-I No. 2 Putnam County. No. 8 Spencer is up two spots with a 51-42 win against Westside-Macon (1-2) at the Tasha Butts Invitational, knocking the Seminoles from the Top 10. No. 6 Salem quickly resurfaces after a week out, scoring strong wins at Alcovy in overtime 62-60 and against Class A D-I No. 5 Towers 49-47.

It is was a quieter week in Class A D-I as No. 1 Southwest-Macon survived Worth County 57-54 at the PRO South Georgia vs. Middle Georgia Classic while No. 2 Putnam County won at Class 2A No. 7 Laney 73-64. No. 3 BEST Academy netted a pair of wins against previously ranked private schools, winning on the road twice against No. 10 Mt. Bethel 50-48 and No. 9 King’s Ridge 69-55. No. 4 Rabun County defeated Lakeview Academy 68-64 on the road but lost at East Hall 73-63. No. 5 Towers took a 49-47 loss at Class 2A No. 6 Salem while No. 6 Model fell at rival Private No. 4 Darlington 66-56. No. 8 Temple is down three spots after getting blasted by Central-Carrollton 79-44 and losing to Furtah Prep 72-71 at the Wood Elite Classic. Banks County (4-4) is back out of the poll again, beaten 74-39 at Morgan County. No. 9 Dublin debuts after a 3-0 week with wins at Bleckley County 52-42, at Central-Macon 65-54 and against Wilkinson County 56-49.

Class A D-II looks different as No. 7 Warren County (2-1) tumbles five spaces with a 62-61 loss at Towns County. No. 2 Calhoun County climbs two spots with a 68-44 win against No. 6 Mitchell County. No. 3 Randolph-Clay rises four spots with a 3-0 week while No. 4 McIntosh County Academy floats up a position even after a 60-54 overtime loss at Brunswick. No. 8 Macon County holds tight with losses to Bainbridge (56-53) and at Northside-Warner Robins (53-47). No. 10 Taylor County enters the Top 10 with narrow wins over Wilkinson County (45-44) and Peach County (61-59). Jenkins County (1-1) exits with an overtime loss at Jefferson County, shorthanded with James Allen injured.

Class 3A-1A Private No. 1 Holy Innocents’ escaped Class 2A No. 5 KIPP Atlanta 63-62 before taking care of Class 5A No. 8 Alexander 72-58. No. 2 Greenforest defeated last week’s Class 3A No. 4 Dougherty 64-43 at the Columbia Shootout. No. 4 Darlington beat Class A D-I No. 6 Model 66-56 behind Brent Bell’s 29 points and 10 rebounds. No. 7 St. Francis is down two spots with an 83-81 triple overtime loss at returnee No. 6 Mt. Vernon. No. 8 Mt. Paran hangs onto their spot after beating Paideia at the buzzer 73-70 before losing at Pope at the Sandy’s Spiel Showdown 58-50, Andric Parent and Cam Hewling scoring 16 apiece. No. 9 GAC falls three positions with a 68-66 loss to Lumpkin County while No. 10 Lovett does the same, defeated by Central-Carrollton 64-49. King’s Ridge (4-4) and Mt. Bethel (3-4) both exit the Top 10 after losing to Class A D-I No. 3 BEST Academy, the Tigers beat 69-55 and the Eagles ousted 50-48. No. 5 Calvary Day splashes into the Top 10 with their football players finally off the gridiron. The Cavaliers made a statement with a 62-44 win against last week’s Class 5A No. 7 Bradwell Institute, Demetrius Brown scoring 20 points and Kuol Deng adding 18.