In Class AAAAAAA, top-ranked McEachern scored a 73-55 win over North Paulding to complete a perfect 27-0 regular season and secure the top seed out of Region 3 over the weekend. Meadowcreek, Grayson, Norcross and Pebblebrook round out the top 5.
Tri-Cities enters the playoffs at No. 1 in Class AAAAAA ahead of a deep list of contenders and Class AAAAA No. 1 Buford is joined by Eagle’s Landing and Southwest DeKalb in the top 3.
The biggest shakeup comes in Class AAAA, where Sandy Creek has jumped two-time defending state champion Upson-Lee for the No. 1 spot. The Patriots have never on a state title in school history, but this year’s team is on fire with a 24-3 record.
Morgan County is the team to beat as Class AAA rolls into the state tournament. The Bulldogs will face Redan in the opening round before a chance for a meeting against No. 2 Greater Atlanta Christian in the second round. Dawson County, which beat GAC in the Region 7 title game, is third. Cedar Grove, the Region 5 No. 1 seed, is fourth with Windsor Forest rounding out the top-5.
In Class AA, Woodville-Tompkins is at the top again with South Atlanta at the No. 2 spot. Therrell is third entering the tournament and Vidalia and Elbert County are third and fourth, respectively.
In Class A-Public, Calhoun County is out in front. Treutlen holds the No. 2 spot this week with third-ranked Wilkinson County chasing. Terrell and Hancock Central round out the top-5.
St. Francis leads the way in Class A-Private this week. Greenforest is second ahead of Eagle’s Landing Christian at third. Mount Bethel is fourth this week with Holy Innocents’ chasing at fifth.
Class AAAAAAA
1. McEachern
2. Meadowcreek
3. Grayson
4. Norcross
5. Pebblebrook
6. East Coweta
7. Discovery
8. Milton
9. Westlake
10. Newton
Class AAAAAA
1. Tri-Cities
2. Alexander
3. Coffee
4. Sprayberry
5. South Cobb
6. Tucker
7. Hughes
8. Cambridge
9. Chattahoochee
10. Douglas County
Class AAAAA
1. Buford
2. Eagle’s Landing
3. Southwest DeKalb
4. Jonesboro
5. Woodland-Stockbridge
6. Fayette County
7. Kell
8. Lithonia
9. Warner Robins
10. Wayne County
Class AAAA
1. Sandy Creek
2. Upson-Lee
3. St. Pius
4. Woodward Academy
5. Henry County
6. Carver-Columbus
7. Americus-Sumter
8. Thomson
9. Denmark
10. Druid Hills
Class AAA
1. Morgan County
2. Greater Atlanta Christian
3. Dawson County
4. Cedar Grove
5. Windsor Forest
6. Pace Academy
7. Central-Macon
8. Johnson-Savannah
9. Hart County
10. Westside-Macon
Class AA
1. Woodville-Tompkins
2. South Atlanta
3. Therrell
4. Vidalia
5. Elbert County
6. Northeast
7. Washington County
8. Laney
9. Butler
10. Early County
Class A-Public
1. Calhoun County
2. Treutlen
3. Wilkinson County
4. Terrell County
5. Hancock Central
6. Greene County
7. Pelham
8. Irwin County
9. Wilcox County
10. Montgomery County
Class A-Private
1. St. Francis
2. Greenforest
3. Eagle’s Landing Christian
4. Mount Bethel
5. Holy Innocents’
6. Lakeview Academy
7. Walker
8. Wesleyan
9. Riverside Military
10. Mount Pisgah Christian