Class AAAAAA

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

Class AAAAA

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

Class AAAA

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

Class AAA

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

Class AA

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

Class A D-I

1. Putnam County (12-0)
2. BEST Academy (9-2)
3. Southwest-Macon (10-1)
4. Rabun County (8-2)
5. East Laurens (5-1)
6. Temple (5-2)
7. Dublin (6-1)
8. Towers (8-3)
9. Model (4-2)
10. Vidalia (5-2)

Class A D-II

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

Class 3A-1A Private

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

Region play has begun across much of the state but a few marquee showcases are still helping shape the rankings. Following a slew of overtime thrillers, four teams are making their first appearance in their respective Top 10s.

There were multiple Top 10 showdowns in Class 6A. No. 1 Grayson went on the road to beat newly ranked No. 10 Grovetown 70-53 after the Warriors clawed into the poll with a 59-57 victory at South Gwinnett (8-3) knocking the Comets out who also lost 52-40 to Class 4A No. 4 Southwest DeKalb at Battle at Big Red. No. 2 Wheeler held off No. 3 Walton 55-52, the Raiders rising a spot with the hard-fought road loss where Sewanee-signee Nikolas Avaliani scored 19 points after beating No. 7 Etowah 58-53 earlier in the week. No. 4 Newton took a 68-65 loss to North Mecklenburg, NC in overtime at the FCA I-85 Showcase. No. 5 Norcross got walloped by Class 5A No. 1 Milton 78-45 at Hawks-Naismith as Josh Smith was the only Blue Devil in double digits with 11 points. No. 6 McEachern defeated rival and previously unbeaten Hillgrove 84-60 on the road before beating Class 3A No. 5 Westside-Augusta 64-50 at Battle at Big Red.

Class 5A No. 1 Milton shook off a 46-43 trap game at Chattahoochee to hammer Class 6A No. 5 Norcross at the House of Blue in the Hawks-Naismith Holiday Classic. The Eagles shot 13-31 from beyond the arc paced by Jaydon Cole’s 7-13 shooting for 23 points while Milwaukee-signee Josh Dixon tallied 19 points and 11 assists. No. 3 Tri-Cities beat Private No. 2 Greenforest 58-44 but was blown out at the Battle in the Peach by Private No. 1 Holy Innocents’ 73-43. No. 4 Habersham Central ascends two spots after a huge week saw the Raiders beat No. 5 Winder-Barrow 80-77 in overtime, win at Alcovy 68-55 and top Dorman, SC 62-60 at the FCA I-85 Showcase. No. 6 Lee County gutted out a 62-57 win over Class 3A No. 10 Dougherty. No. 7 Gainesville edged Pinson Valley, AL 60-57 in overtime at Battle at Big Red. No. 8 Alexander won at New Manchester (8-1) 69-59 to bounce the Jaguars from the Top 10 before surviving Central, AL 90-85 in overtime at the Larry Davidson Invitational.  No. 10 Seckinger clings onto a spot in the poll after losing 93-89 in overtime to Class 3A No. 6 Cherokee Bluff at the North Georgia Report Showcase, spoiling a 38-point outburst from Keith Banks. No. 9 Dutchtown debuts after winning at Chattanooga Prep, TN 59-57. The Bulldogs have not lost since adding Bobby Buggs to the roster, the well-traveled D-I caliber guard bounced from Eagle’s Landing to ELCA back to Eagle’s Landing to Legacy Early College, SC to Dutchtown all in the span of a few months.

Class 4A No. 1 Pace Academy beat No. 9 Westminster 80-63 after the Wildcats had scored an 85-56 win against last week’s Class A D-I No. 5 Towers. No. 3 North Oconee held off No. 6 McDonough 51-48 at Battle at Big Red, Justin Wise scoring 21 points. No. 4 Southwest DeKalb’s climb continues, up two more spots following a 2-1 week. The Panthers helped knock Marist (5-4) out of the Top 10 with a 54-34 victory and closed the week with a 52-40 win over last week’s Class 6A No. 8 South Gwinnett at Battle at Big Red with a 59-51 loss at rival Tucker sandwiched in between. Kelvin Peek III averaged 16.5 points and 9 rebounds in the two wins. Marist also lost to No. 8 St. Pius X 71-51 to help seal their fate. No. 7 Eagle’s Landing falls three spots with losses against Ola (66-62) and Union Grove (66-65). No. 10 Central-Carrollton rolls back into the rankings after dispatching of Mundy’s Mill 68-48.

In Class 3A, No. 1 Cedar Grove lost 68-58 in overtime to The Villages Charter, FL at the Battle in the Peach. No. 2 Cross Creek scored a big 45-42 win at home against No. 8 Baldwin, playing without an injured Frashad Tisby as Derrick Shine stepped up with 11 points. No. 4 Sandy Creek broke off the rust with three blowout wins highlighted by a 75-49 destruction of Upson-Lee (5-1) to drop the Knights from the Top 10. No. 5 Westside-Augusta hangs onto their spot after a 64-50 loss to Class 6A No. 6 McEachern at Battle at Big Red. No. 6 Cherokee Bluff outlasted Class 5A No. 10 Seckinger at the North Georgia Report Showcase, winning 93-89 in overtime after Connor Robinson drilled a three at the buzzer to force the extra period. Boston Kersh piled in 37 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals while Cooper Glover collected 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. No. 10 Dougherty is down two more spots with two more losses, beat 71-58 at Valdosta and 62-57 at Class 5A No. 6 Lee County. No. 9 East Hall makes their first appearance in the Top 10 in years, riding a 6-1 start to the season fresh off a 76-65 win against New Faith Christian Academy as Chasen Jones scored 28 points, Jordan Richerson 18 and Braydon Langston 17.

After a long layoff, Class 2A No. 1 Carver-Columbus was back in action with three romps, winning by an average of 59.3 points per game. No. 2 Columbia pounded the enigma known as No. 10 Salem, beating the up-and-down Seminoles 76-49 before they also lost to New Faith Christian Academy 55-50 to sink four spots. No. 5 Butler loses ground with a 75-57 loss at North Augusta, SC. No. 6 Union County rises three spots, pushing Private No. 3 North Cobb Christian to the brink before losing 76-65 in what was a three-point game with 1:50 left to play. Houston Henry scored 21 points in the loss. Laney (6-3) exits with an 82-50 loss at Class A D-I No. 1 Putnam County and is replaced by debutant No. 9 Drew Charter.

Class A D-I shuffles the deck again as No. 1 Putnam County has completed their climb from unranked in the preseason to number one, pounding last week’s Class 2A No. 7 Laney 82-50. The War Eagles were a bit of a question mark heading into this season, coming off a 16-10 campaign without a playoff berth and losing their All-State leading scorer Landon Bonner (24 ppg). Now outside of the juggernaut CSRA region which tested them last year, the War Eagles have nearly the entirety of their roster back from last season and have seen multiple players step up in their newfound roles, using a high-octane balanced attack to overwhelm opponents as the War Eagles are averaging 77.6 points per game with three players averaging double digits led by J’Mari Greene’s 18 points a night while a total of eight players average 5.5 points or more. No. 2 BEST Academy added to their list of wins against Top 10 Private schools, beating last week’s No. 6 Mt. Vernon 49-48 as Alexander Barrett scored at the buzzer and Jacob Mickell netted a team-high 18 points. No. 3 Southwest-Macon drops two spots after beating No. 5 East Laurens 76-71 but losing 57-48 at No. 7 Dublin. East Laurens is up two spots with a 62-58 win at Private No. 5 Calvary Day while Dublin also climbs two positions although they followed up their upset win with a 72-59 loss to West Laurens. No. 6 Temple jumps two spaces with a signature 58-54 win over Private No. 4 Darlington as Alexander Banks dumped in 29 points. No. 10 Vidalia hangs onto their spot after losing 38-36 at Savannah Country Day but bouncing back with wins against Swainsboro 81-36 and Dodge County 60-51.

Class A D-II saw No. 3 Randolph-Clay suffer a 50-41 loss at returnee No. 10 Early County after winning at No. 5 Mitchell County 48-45 earlier in the week. For the second time this season No. 4 McIntosh County Academy fell in overtime to Brunswick, this time by a score of 72-68. No. 6 Warren County lost 70-63 at Augusta Christian but ended the week with a 58-47 win against Hancock Central. No. 8 Mt. Zion-Carrollton rode Payton Waters’ 26 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals to a 73-63 win over Atlanta Classical. Out of the poll to make room for Early County is Manchester (0-0) who will finally tip-off their season this Friday.

Outside of the top two, maybe three, there is immense parity in Class 3A-1A Private. In the driver’s seat, No. 1 Holy Innocents’ blew past No. 8 Lovett 67-41 and Class 5A No. 3 Tri-Cities 73-43. Lovett is actually up two spots however after they secured a key 64-61 win against Tucker at the Battle in the Peach as Cameron Cannon poured in 23 points. No. 2 Greenforest lost 58-44 to 5A No. 3 Tri-Cities while No. 3 North Cobb Christian pulled away from Class 2A No. 6 Union County on the road over the final two minutes to secure a 76-65 win as Brock Bass-Bonner scored 30 points and Xavier Butler added 24. No. 4 Darlington was upset by Class A D-I No. 6 Temple 58-54 on the road before bouncing back with a 57-51 win over Hiram at the Larry Davidson Invitational, Trustin Mercer scoring 22 points. No. 5 Calvary Day suffered a 62-58 loss at home against Class A D-I No. 5 East Laurens after holding a lead for the majority of the game including a five-point advantage after three quarters. No. 6 Mt. Bethel returns to the Top 10 in fashion, beating fellow returnee No. 9 Paideia 57-50 before thumping No. 10 Mt. Vernon 74-50 on the road. Paideia is back in the poll thanks to their 82-77 win over St. Francis (5-5) who falls from the Top 10. Mt. Vernon is down four spots as they also lost at the buzzer at Class A D-I No. 2 BEST Academy 49-48. Mt. Paran (6-5) drops out of the rankings with losses to Landmark Christian (78-59) and King’s Ridge (82-74).