In Class AAAAAA, North Gwinnett beat Norcross 59-48 on Wednesday for the Region 7 championship and replaced the Blue Devils at No. 2 in this week’s poll. Wheeler reclaimed No. 1 in Class AAAAAA with its Region 5 title and former No. 1 Westlake’s loss to Newnan in the Region semifinals. Pebblebrook debuts in the top 5 after claiming the top seed out of Region 4 on Wednesday over South Cobb. McEachern fell out of the top 10 and was replaced with Berkmar, who debuts at No. 8 after its Region 8 crown.
In Class AAAAA, Clarke Central and Warner Robins earned spots in the top 5 after region titles. Sprayberry fell to No. 10 after a second-place finish in Region 7 and Osborne debuts at No. 9 after topping the Yellow Jackets for the Region 7 championship.
Class AAAA got a makeover as South Atlanta, Eastside, Statesboro and Riverdale were bumped out of the top 10 after the region tournament. Region champions Johnson-Gainesville, Jonesboro, Rutland and River Ridge are the newest members of the poll.
In Class AAA, Cedar Grove jumped three spots to No. 7 with its Region 6 title and in Class AA, Crawford County replaced Taylor County in the poll and sits at No. 10.
Greenforest Christian took over No. 1 in Class A and Region 6 champion St. Francis moved up a spot to No. 2. Treutlen, Portal and Wilkinson County replaced Aquinas, Mount Vernon and Calhoun County in the Class A top 10.
PRE-PLAYOFF POLL
Class AAAAAA
1. Wheeler
2. North Gwinnett
3. Tift County
4. Norcross
5. Pebblebrook
6. Westlake
7. Douglas County
8. Berkmar
9. Walton
10. Luella
Class AAAAA
1. Allatoona
2. Miller Grove
3. Jenkins
4. Clarke Central
5. Warner Robins
6. Stephenson
7. Tucker
8. Drew
9. Osborne
10. Sprayberry
Class AAAA
1. Columbia
2. Alexander
3. Glenn Hills
4. Westover
5. Johnson-Gainesville
6. Jonesboro
7. Rutland
8. Fayette County
9. Eagle’s Landing
10. River Ridge
Class AAA
1. Johnson-Savannah
2. Savannah
3. Washington County
4. Cartersville
5. Buford
6. Morgan County
7. Cedar Grove
8. St. Pius X
9. Blessed Trinity
10. Elbert County
Class AA
1. Greater Atlanta Christian
2. Vidalia
3. Laney
4. Calhoun
5. Northeast-Macon
6. Jefferson
7. Pelham
8. Manchester
9. Model
10. Crawford County
Class A
1. Greenforest Christian
2. St. Francis
3. Landmark Christian
4. North Cobb Christian
5. Whitefield Academy
6. Treutlen
7. Athens Christian
8. Portal
9. Wilkinson County
10. Holy Innocents’
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