Class AAAAAAA

1. Grayson (14-1)
2. Shiloh (15-1)
3. Norcross (15-2)
4. Milton (12-3)
5. Newton (13-3)
6. Wheeler (11-5)
7. Cherokee (16-1)
8. East Coweta (11-5)
9. Pebblebrook (9-7)
10. Archer (12-5)

Class AAAAAA

1. Tri-Cities (14-1)
2. South Cobb (15-1)
3. Tucker (13-2)
4. Evans (11-2)
5. Lanier (11-5)
6. Sequoyah (12-4)
7. Chattahoochee (11-6)
8. North Atlanta (10-3)
9. Pope (12-4)
10. Effingham County (11-3)

Class AAAAA

1. Lithonia (17-1)
2. Dutchtown (15-2)
3. Eagle’s Landing (13-1)
4. Cedar Shoals (15-1)
5. Kell (12-4)
6. Warner Robins (12-1)
7. Walnut Grove (14-1)
8. Statesboro (11-5)
9. Veterans (14-1)
10. Buford (12-4)

Class AAAA

1. Woodward Academy (14-1)
2. Sandy Creek (10-3)
3. Americus-Sumter (13-0)
4. Eastside (14-2)
5. Chapel Hill (9-5)
6. Denmark (12-4)
7. Cross Creek (12-4)
8. St. Pius X (11-4)
9. Baldwin (9-4)
10. LaGrange (15-0)

Class AAA

1. Pace Academy (12-4)
2. Johnson-Savannah (13-3)
3. Hart County (15-0)
4. Dawson County (15-2)
5. Windsor Forest (12-4)
6. Franklin County (13-4)
7. GAC (10-5)
8. Lovett (11-4)
9. Westminster (11-5)
10. Long County (13-3)

Class AA

1. Therrell (12-5)
2. Swainsboro (14-2)
3. Douglass (13-4)
4. Butler (9-4)
5. Laney (9-4)
6. Jeff Davis (10-5)
7. Glenn Hills (11-6)
8. Spencer (10-3)
9. Dublin (11-2)
10. Washington County (9-4)

Class A-Private

1. St. Francis (14-3)
2. Greenforest (6-8)
3. Walker (14-1)
4. Mt. Pisgah (13-3)
5. Trinity Christian (11-6)
6. Galloway (14-1)
7. Christian Heritage (13-0)
8. Wesleyan (7-5)
9. WD Mohammed (11-3)
10. First Presbyterian Day (11-3)

Class A-Public

1. Treutlen (15-0)
2. Wilcox County (11-0)
3. Terrell County (10-0)
4. Calhoun County (11-2)
5. Hancock Central (11-2)
6. Lanier County (13-2)
7. Wilkinson County (8-6)
8. Drew Charter (9-6)
9. Turner County (11-2)
10. Dooly County (10-4)

The No. 1 vs. No. 2 clash in Class 7A saw No. 1 Grayson use a 22-8 third quarter to blow past No. 2 Shiloh 72-60 after the Generals trailed by two at the half. Ian Schieffelin was the difference, the 6-foot-7 junior posting 20 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.

No. 5 Newton, the current Region 8 leader, moves up after beating No. 8 East Coweta 80-68. No. 7 Cherokee quietly rises another spot after winning the Pope Hounds Holiday Hoops Classic by beating Class 3A No. 9 Westminster 60-42. The Warriors followed up with a 50-22 destruction of Walton.

In Class 6A, No. 2 South Cobb continued to role, beating Allatoona (10-5) 63-52 to close the week. The Buccaneers fall out of the poll after losing three-straight. Allatoona lost 70-57 to Evangelical Christian, TN in the Lake City Classic Championship before losing to returnee No. 6 Sequoyah 68-61. No. 4 Evans climbs four spots after the wreckage in the middle of the poll. The Knights held off Grovetown 61-59 in a crucial Region 3 matchup. Christian Chambers scored 23 points including the game-winning free throws after being fouled on a three with two seconds left. New Manchester (11-5) is out of the rankings following a 58-53 loss to Langston Hughes, as is Richmond Hill (14-3) who slips out after a tight 67-64 defeat at debutant No. 10 Effingham County. The third new team in the rankings is No. 8 North Atlanta. The Warriors knocked off region frontrunner No. 9 Pope 67-57 on the road. North Atlanta has won six games by four points or less – three by a single point to open up the season. They now hold wins over No. 7 Chattahoochee (55-51) and Johns Creek (56-55) and are deadlocked at 6-2 atop Region 7 with all three teams. Costly losses to Cambridge (11-5, 5-3) and Centennial (6-10, 4-4) separate the Warriors from being atop the standings by themselves.

Region 8-AAAAA is quietly becoming a state player in Class 5A. No. 4 Cedar Shoals survived bitter rival Clarke Central 58-57 to move to 15-1 while No. 7 Walnut Grove edged No. 10 Buford 51-45 after beating Class A-Public No. 8 Drew Charter 57-50. Outside of Region 8, No. 8 Statesboro is officially rolling, winners of 10-straight. The Blue Devils have ridden unsigned senior Zarion Griffin. The 6-foot-3 scoring guard poured in 51 points in an 85-40 beat down of New Hampstead before dropping 31 points and 7 rebounds in a 62-58 win over Class 2A No. 2 Swainsboro. Over in middle Georgia, No. 9 Veterans sinks three spots with a 47-44 loss to Northside-Warner Robins. They have a chance to redeem themselves however as they host No. 6 Warner Robins on Friday in a huge Region 1 showdown. The Demons just blew out Northside-Warner Robins 60-45 on the road.

No. 5 Chapel Hill rises one position in Class 4A after surviving Troup County 77-72 behind Micah Bell’s 21 points, JuQuan Williams’ 17 and Mike Bell’s 15. The Panthers reportedly have some help coming as 6-foot-7 junior Justin Hall is expected to be eligible after moving in from Langston Hughes. No. 8 St. Pius X lost to Canisius, NY 69-56 in their Christmas Classic Championship but bounced back with a 66-44 win at Stephens County. The Golden Lions are playing good basketball even after preseason All-State pick Chase Cormier left the program recently. LaFayette (15-2) flopped after earning a Top 10 ranking, losing to Class A-Private No. 3 Walker 76-58 – not a bad loss – but a 62-59 defeat at rival Chattooga drops the Ramblers out after they beat the Indians 66-51 in their first meeting. Chattooga was at full strength this time, as Jamarious Mosteller ripped the Ramblers for 22 points after missing their first matchup. A new La enters the poll in No. 10 LaGrange. Prior to this past week, the Grangers had played one of the worst schedules in the classification. While it wasn’t in dominating fashion, the Grangers did pick up their first two region wins of the year by beating Central-Carrollton 54-52 and Cedartown 45-41. They now line up against Cartersville, Troup County and No. 2 Sandy Creek this week. The Patriots romped rival Fayette County 91-48 before dispatching of Troup 64-48.

There is some movement among the top teams in Class 3A as No. 2 Johnson-Savannah avenged a 61-56 loss to No. 5 Windsor Forest 75-72 behind Emondre Bowles’ 20 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and Derek Edwards’ 20 points and 4 assists. The loss drops the Knights three spots as No. 3 Hart County and No. 4 Dawson County have been too good to still sit behind the Savannah schools. Hart County knocked off 12-3 Wade Hampton, SC 71-59 and later took down Jefferson 48-45. Dawson County clipped Cherokee Bluff 64-61 behind Emmanuel-signee Jasper Gibson’s triple-double of 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Monroe (9-5) drops out after losing to Westover. Marius Ellis has been out for two weeks. Re-entering the poll is No. 10 Long County. The Blue Tide won a tough game at Wayne County 48-44.

Both No. 1 Therrell and No. 2 Swainsboro suffered tough losses in Class 2A, but until a fellow Class 2A team can prove they can beat either one, they will remain where they are. Therrell lost 66-63 to North Gwinnett but beat Westlake 54-44 – both Class 7A schools were as Swainsboro crushed Vidalia (11-5) 68-39 to bounce them from the Top 10 before losing 62-58 at Class 5A No. 8 Statesboro. Messy Region 4 sees No. 4 Butler hit their high-water mark after a 55-52 win at Hephzibah (8-6) dropped the Rebels from the poll. No. 5 Laney is up two spots after they beat No. 7 Glenn Hills. Into the poll are a pair of Region 3 teams: No. 9 Dublin and No. 10 Washington County. The Irish host the Golden Hawks this Tuesday. Unsigned senior point guard Jarden Maze is averaging 18.7 points per game for Washington County.

Defending Class A-Private state champion No. 1 St. Francis bowed its chest in Region 6-A play, knocking off No. 4 Mt. Pisgah 64-49 and Pinecrest Academy 79-45 following two losses at the Beach Ball Classic. The Patriots led 19-6 before the Knights surged back behind Xavier-signee Dwon Odom’s 21 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Seth Hubbard added 11 points. St. Francis’ next test comes Tuesday as they host No. 3 Walker. No. 8 Wesleyan rises up two spots thanks to a 74-59 win over Class 3A No. 8 Lovett. Micah Smith (14), Tate Gilley (13), Jalen Fulwood (11) and Druw Jones (10) balanced the Wolves’ scoring. Mt. Vernon Presbyterian (8-4) and Whitefield Academy (10-6) drop from the rankings. The Mustangs lost 65-63 to returnee No. 9 WD Mohammed and to Riverwood 78-63. Whitefield Academy was defeated by Mt. Paran 58-51. Cracking the poll for the first time this season is No. 10 First Presbyterian Day. 6-foot junior Jordan Jones has been on a scoring binge, pumping in 25 points in a 70-61 win over ELCA, 35 in a 78-68 win against Stratford Academy and 34 points against Twiggs County in a 72-69 win.

Class A-Public has no movement other than No. 10 Dooly County replacing Macon County (9-4). The Bobcats beat Macon County 70-59. Four players average double figures for Coach Towandi King led by 6-foot-3 275-pound senior Jeff Felton’s 17.9 points and 15.8 rebounds per game. He had 26 points and 21 rebounds against Macon County. No. 5 Hancock Central blitzed previously undefeated Warren County 73-52.