In Class 7A, No. 1 Grayson extended its win-streak to five-straight games and rose to No. 16 in the latest Maxpreps National Rankings. The Rams held off rival Newton 76-70 in overtime last week and then defeated Brookwood (79-57) and Archer (76-47) to improve to 7-0 in Region 4. No. 5 Archer and No. 6 Newton will face on Feb. 2 at Newton and Archer won that previous matchup on Jan. 12 61-54.
In Class 6A, Pope jumped out to a 19-0 lead before cruising past rival Lassiter and moved up to No. 5 in this week’s poll. Lee County shifted up to No. 6 after improving to 18-3 and Hughes slid to No. 9 after dropping to 14-6. Eagle’s Landing replaced Greater Atlanta Christian at No. 8 in Class 5A and Pace Academy reclaimed No. 1 in Class 4A after avenging its previous loss to McDonough. In Class 4A, Benedictine replaced Cherokee Bluff at No. 10 after bouncing back from its last-second loss to rival New Hampstead.
In Class 2A, Westside-Augusta replaced Thomson at No. 1 and Toombs County moved up to No. 4 after improving to 18-2. Additionally, Seminole County (13-5) replaced Jenkins at No. 8 in Class A Division II.
Class 7A
1. Grayson
2. McEachern
3. Walton
4. Wheeler
5. Archer
6. Newton
7. Buford
8. Berkmar
9. Peachtree Ridge
10. Dacula
Class 6A
1. Alexander
2. Shiloh
3. St. Pius
4. Riverwood
5. Pope
6. Lee County
7. Jonesboro
8. Woodward Academy
9. Hughes
10. Glynn Academy
Class 5A
1. Kell
2. Tucker
3. Maynard Jackson
4. Dutchtown
5. Chapel Hill
6. Tri-Cities
7. Winder-Barrow
8. Eagle’s Landing
9. Cambridge
10. Warner Robins
Class 4A
1. Pace Academy
2. McDonough
3. North Oconee
4. Holy Innocents’
5. Baldwin
6. New Hampstead
7. Seckinger
8. Madison County
9. Central-Carroll
10. Benedictine
Class 3A
1. Sandy Creek
2. Cedar Grove
3. Hebron Christian
4. Monroe
5. Douglass
6. Cross Creek
7. Carver-Columbus
8. Monroe Area
9. Dougherty
10. Richmond Academy
Class 2A
1. Westside-Augusta
2. Thomson
3. Columbia
4. Toombs County
5. Dodge County
6. Butler
7. ELCA
8. Spencer
9. Union County
10. Athens Academy
Class A Division I
1. Mt. Vernon
2. Darlington
3. Savannah
4. Mt. Bethel
5. Woodville-Tompkins
6. Paideia
7. St. Francis
8. Athens Christian
9. King’s Ridge
10. East Laurens
Class A Division II
1. Greenforest Christian
2. Portal
3. Christian Heritage
4. Macon County
5. Calhoun County
6. Mitchell County
7. Clinch County
8. Seminole County
9. Truetlen
10. Hawkinsville