It was a seismic week of upsets in the state of Georgia. At the Peachtree Corners Invitational held at Norcross High School, the Peach State went 0-5. To make matters worse, a whopping seven Top 10 ranked Class AAAAAAA teams lost leading to the biggest shakeup in the poll to date. Gone are Tift County (19-2), Collins Hill (15-5) and Discovery (14-7). The Blue Devils were upset at home by new No. 6 Lowndes, 60-58, behind Octavious Fudge’s 29 points.
In Class AAAAAA, No. 1 South Paulding had two scares, rallying to beat Douglas County on the road in overtime 96-94 after trailing by eight with 40 seconds left in regulation. The Spartans then edged Tri-Cities 54-50 on the road. Langston Hughes regains the No. 4 spot as they jump No. 5 Richmond Hill. The Panthers picked up two big wins against ranked opponents, beating Class AAA No. 5 Jenkins 77-70 at the BCB MLK Classic and No. 10 Alexander, 57-50. No. 2 Gainesville rolled Dacula 79-53 to take a commanding hold of Region 8.
Union Grove (16-5) and Flowery Branch (16-4) exit the Class AAAAA rankings. The Wolverines were stopped by Dutchtown 65-52 while the Falcons saw No. 2 Cedar Shoals rip off a 25-0 run to put them away, 72-44. No. 7 Stockbridge debuts after winning 7-straight including a Jan. 3 road win at Union Grove 74-67 and yesterday’s 65-61 statement victory against No. 10 Eagle’s Landing, who is starting to leak oil in Region 4. Maynard Jackson resurfaces at No. 9. They beat Riverwood 69-51.
Class AAAA almost saw a devastating loss for No. 1 Upson-Lee. The Knights had to use three overtimes to survive 3-win Griffin 75-68. Before the Bears game, the Knights stopped No. 9 Perry 58-52. No. 2 Henry County hosts No. 10 Salem on Tuesday after blitzing Eastside 76-45. Salem lost at Woodward Academy 58-50. Richmond Academy tumbles four spots to No. 7 after getting blown out by No. 6 Baldwin, 52-31. The Braves are back in the Top 10 and are joined by fellow returnee, No. 5 Americus-Sumter after the Panthers blew out Carver-Columbus 76-55, dropping the Tigers from No. 6 to unranked.
It was revenge week in Class AAA. Khavon Moore put on a show for No. 1 Westside-Macon. The star point-forward dropped a school-record 53 points along with 13 rebounds and 7 assists in front of Ohio State. Before his historic game against Kendrick, the Seminoles got payback against rival No. 7 Central-Macon, beating the Chargers 60-55. No. 3 Liberty County got revenge as well, destroying Long County and kicking the Blue Tide from the Top 10 with a 121-82 victory. No. 4 Pace Academy did the same, avenging an earlier loss to No. 8 Cedar Grove (without Wendell Carter) 69-52 now at full strength.
Region 4-AA goes spots 4 through 6 with No. 4 Laney, No. 5 Butler and No. 6 Josey. Laney handed Glenn Hills (13-7) a 59-55 home loss after Butler edged the Spartans 67-60 and dropped them from the poll. The Bulldogs took a bite out of Josey as well, beating the Eagles 67-61, defending their home court.
Class A-Private No. 1 Greenforest couldn’t get over the hump in a 46-43 loss to DeMatha, MD at PTC. No. 2 North Cobb Christian knocked Darlington out of the Top 10 with a 76-54 loss. No. 3 Southwest Atlanta Christian almost slayed the dragon known as Newton, but fell short. The Warriors did however hold off No. 6 Holy Innocents’ 71-68. No. 7 Lakeview Academy and No. 8 Tallulah Falls finally do battle in Region 8 as the undefeated Indians host the Lions on Tuesday. No. 9 Tattnall Square Academy completed a sweep of Class A-Public No. 5 Wilkinson County, beating the Warriors 56-55 at The Palace to cement themselves as a Top 10 player in Class A-Private.
Class A-Public’s No. 4 Turner County jumps six spots after beating Crisp County 63-55 on the road, dropping Irwin County from the rankings with a 74-68 loss and beating No. 10 Clinch County 76-74. Macon County creeps back into the rankings at No. 7 after picking up three wins against ranked opponents.
Class AAAAAAA
1. Newton (21-0)
2. McEachern (18-0)
3. Pebblebrook (12-6)
4. Norcross (16-5)
5. Westlake (13-8)
6. Lowndes (17-3)
7. Berkmar (16-6)
8. Wheeler (15-5)
9. Lambert (18-3)
10. Roswell (17-3)
Class AAAAAA
1. South Paulding (19-1)
2. Gainesville (19-1)
3. Jonesboro (16-4)
4. Langston Hughes (15-5)
5. Richmond Hill (17-3)
6. Alpharetta (21-1)
7. South Cobb (15-4)
8. Lakeside-Evans (15-4)
9. Heritage-Conyers (13-4)
10. Alexander (15-5)
Class AAAAA
1. Buford (17-2)
2. Cedar Shoals (18-3)
3. Warner Robins (17-3)
4. Fayette County (16-5)
5. Columbia (13-5)
6. Miller Grove (12-7)
7. Stockbridge (15-6)
8. New Hampstead (14-5)
9. Maynard Jackson (15-5)
10. Eagle’s Landing (15-5)
Class AAAA
1. Upson-Lee (20-0)
2. Henry County (15-5)
3. LaGrange (18-2)
4. Sandy Creek (13-5)
5. Americus-Sumter (15-4)
6. Baldwin (14-6)
7. Richmond Academy (17-4)
8. Cartersville (14-3)
9. Perry (16-4)
10. Salem (14-5)
Class AAA
1. Westside-Macon (15-3)
2. Greater Atlanta Christian (15-4)
3. Liberty County (13-5)
4. Pace Academy (10-8)
5. Jenkins (15-7)
6. Morgan County (14-5)
7. Central-Macon (15-4)
8. Cedar Grove (10-5)
9. East Hall (13-6)
10. Dougherty (14-5)
Class AA
1. South Atlanta (18-1)
2. Dublin (15-4)
3. Thomasville (12-6)
4. Laney (14-4)
5. Butler (13-5)
6. Josey (15-5)
7. Banks County (15-4)
8. Chattooga (18-1)
9. Putnam County (15-5)
10. Heard County (16-4)
Class A-Private
1. Greenforest (15-5)
2. North Cobb Christian (18-3)
3. Southwest Atlanta Christian (12-6)
4. St. Francis (19-3)
5. Aquinas (17-1)
6. Holy Innocents’ (13-5)
7. Lakeview Academy (14-5)
8. Tallulah Falls (19-0)
9. Tattnall Square Academy (12-5)
10. Whitefield Academy (12-7)
Class A-Public
1. Calhoun County (15-1)
2. Quitman County (15-1)
3. Treutlen (18-0)
4. Turner County (16-5)
5. Wilkinson County (14-5)
6. Randolph-Clay (13-3)
7. Macon County (14-5)
8. Taylor County (13-3)
9. Hawkinsville (13-8)
10. Clinch County (15-4)
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