Class AAAAAAA

Norcross (17-2)
McEachern (11-6)
Collins Hill (15-2)
Mill Creek (16-1)
Newton (14-2)
Archer (13-4)
Westlake (13-5)
Brookwood (12-5)
Lambert (15-2)
Tift County (14-5)

Class AAAAAA

Harrison (15-3)
Douglas County (16-2)
Winder-Barrow (11-5)
Lovejoy (15-2)
Stephenson (12-5)
Grovetown (12-6)
Northview (16-3)
Creekview (12-6)
Tucker (12-4)
Chattahoochee (12-3)

Class AAAAA

Buford (15-0)
Flowery Branch (14-3)
Southwest DeKalb (15-4)
Griffin (16-0)
Maynard Jackson (15-1)
Carrollton (15-1)
Warner Robins (15-1)
Villa Rica (16-1)
Harris County (14-2)
Bainbridge (12-4)

Class AAAA

North Oconee (14-2)
Carver-Columbus (15-2)
West Hall (14-4)
Cross Creek (15-4)
Columbus (13-3)
Northwest Whitfield (13-4)
Heritage-Catoosa (17-2)
Americus-Sumter (14-3)
Sandy Creek (11-4)
Henry County (13-5)

Class AAA

Beach (16-1)
Johnson-Savannah (16-1)
Greater Atlanta Christian (11-4)
Redan (11-3)
Calhoun (15-3)
Haralson County (14-3)
Monroe (14-3)
Franklin County (14-4)
Hart County (15-3)
Ringgold (13-5)

Class AA

Laney (16-1)
Dodge County (14-2)
Rabun County (17-1)
Model (13-4)
Vidalia (14-3)
Fitzgerald (11-1)
Bryan County (12-3)
Heard County (14-4)
Swainsboro (10-5)
Hapeville Charter (11-5)

Class A-Private

Holy Innocents’ (16-1)
St. Francis (13-4)
Wesleyan (14-3)
Lakeview Academy (14-4)
Calvary Day (13-3)
Pinecrest Academy (10-3)
Landmark Christian (13-3)
Darlington (11-5)
Stratford Academy (11-4)
Christian Heritage (9-5)

Class A-Public

Pelham (14-1)
Telfair County (15-1)
Woodville-Tompkins (15-3)
Wheeler County (15-2)
Treutlen (11-4)
Greenville (14-3)
Mitchell County (14-3)
Hancock Central (12-3)
Taylor County (12-4)
Marion County (13-4)

Each of the top three teams in Class AAAAAAA lost, but there is no change as Norcross, McEachern and Collins Hill go 1-2-3. The Blue Devils defeated No. 8 Brookwood on the road 48-40, but dropped to national power Riverdale, TN 69-50 at the Krossover Classic. McEachern blew out Marietta 70-38 and in the process knocked the Blue Devils from the Top 10. The Indians proceeded to lose to National Christian Academy, MD 57-48. Collins Hill’s loss came to Class A-Private No. 2 St. Francis 45-33. No. 5 Newton swaps places with No. 6 Archer after defeating the Tigers 56-53 on the road. New to the rankings is No. 10 Tift County. Another set of Blue Devils, Tift County beat Colquitt County in overtime 56-53 and won at Camden County 40-37.

Class AAAAAA No. 1 Harrison lost to Class AAAAA No. 1 Buford 49-43, but retains their hold atop of the state. Before their non-region loss, the Hoyas defeated No. 8 Creekview 56-41. The Grizzlies debut in the poll this week after knocking rival Sequoyah from the rankings with a 62-39 victory over the Chiefs. Also out of the Top 10 is Forest Park and Gainesville. Forest Park was crushed by No. 4 Lovejoy 57-16 while the Red Elephants lost at No. 3 Winder-Barrow 66-59 and to Class AAAAAAA No. 7 Westlake 57-43. Winder-Barrow drops a spot after they were crushed by Class A-Private No. 1 Holy Innocents’ 68-33. New to the rankings this week is No. 9 Tucker and No. 10 Chattahoochee. The Cougars are in the statewide picture for the first time this season. They visit No. 7 Northview this Friday with a chance to cement themselves in the poll.

Buford’s victory over Harrison is as good as it gets right now in Class AAAAA. The Wolves are continuing to roll and have a firm hold on the No. 1 ranking. No. 7 Warner Robins suffered its first loss of the season and slips two spots. No. 10 Bainbridge defeated the Demonettes 48-43 and their victory propels them back into the Top 10. They replace McIntosh who was beat by No. 4 Griffin, 66-46. Villa Rica has been stuck at the No. 8 position, but the Wildcats are playing extremely well. They trounced Cass on the road 75-37. Region 7 will come down to Villa Rica’s rematch January 7 rematch at No. 6 Carrollton.

Class AAAA No. 1 North Oconee survived a scare from St. Pius, edging the Golden Lions 59-53. No. 2 Carver-Columbus turned back a tough No. 8 Americus-Sumter 50-47. No. 7 Heritage-Catoosa spanked rival Class AAA No. 10 Ringgold 69-53. No. 3 West Hall had a sluggish 35-32 victory over Chestatee.

No. 1 Beach over in Class AAA escaped a potential upset, winning at Glynn Academy 39-29. Hart County falls five spots after a 70-54 loss at home to Franklin County, who reenters the poll at No. 8. Ringgold tumbles four spots to No. 10 after their loss to Heritage-Catoosa and the fact that everyone behind them won out except for Central-Macon. The Chargers lost 42-40 to a surging Peach County. The Trojans are knocking at the door of busting into the Top 10.

The race for the No. 2 ranking in Class AA rages on. This week its Dodge County moving ahead of No. 3 Rabun County. The Indians have impressed out of Region 3. They went on the road and hammered Washington County 58-37, knocking the Golden Hawks from the poll. Dodge County also took it to Dublin on the road, 67-41. Fitzgerald was upset by Berrien 71-57 and falls two spots to No. 6. No. 4 Model is starting to regain their form, getting revenge against Class A-Private No. 10 Christian Heritage, beating the Lions 68-42 on the road after losing 63-52 earlier in the season. Dade County exits the poll after Model clipped them 63-48. Replacing the Wolverines is No. 9 Swainsboro. The Tigers have been playing sneaky good basketball and could play spoiler down the road in Region 2 as they are housed with No. 5 Vidalia who they split with and also No. 7 Bryan County who beat them by 12.

Both No. 1 Holy Innocents’ and No. 2 St. Francis made statements to not only the rest of Class A-Private, but the entire state. The Golden Bears crushed Winder-Barrow 68-33 while the Knights handled No. 6 Pinecrest Academy 71-53 and dispatched of host Collins Hill 45-33. First Presbyterian Day drops out of the rankings after a 37-29 loss to Wilkinson County. No. 9 Stratford Academy is back in the poll. The Eagles have rebounded from their ugly 24-13 loss to First Presbyterian Day which knocked them out of the poll. Stratford Academy defeated rival Tattnall Square Academy 42-32 and followed up with a road win over Wilkinson County 52-31.

Class A-Public No. 1 Pelham suffered its first loss of the year at Lowndes 71-70, but still remains the team to beat. No. 2 Telfair County boosted its resume with a 58-43 victory over Wilcox County, dropping the Patriots from the poll. Greenville slips two spots to No. 6 after a 56-49 loss at new No. 10 Marion County. Treutlen benefits from Greenville, Wilcox County and Taylor County all losing ahead of them and rise to No. 5.

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Week 9 Girls Rankings