In Class AAAAAA, the Lambert boys debut at No. 1. The Longhorns are 3-0 on the year and have outscored their opponents by a combined 53-6. Last year’s runner-up Pope comes in at No. 2 and Area 6 neighbor Lassiter opens the year at No. 3. Last year’s state champion Roswell dropped a 7-6 opener to Alpharetta and comes in at No. 7.
On the girls side, 10-time state champion Milton returns to No. 1 and last year’s runner-up Walton takes No. 2 with a roster full of Division I signees. Harrison opened its season with a 17-5 win over Pope and debuts at No. 5.
In Class A-AAAAA defending champion and No. 1 Westminster boys are off to a 2-0 start with a 13-5 win over Whitefield Academy and an 18-7 victory over Sprayberry. No. 3 Allatoona scored a 13-11 win over No. 4 Lovett, which handled Starr’s Mill 15-3 on Thursday.
The Kell girls and two-time defending champs retain their No. 1 status in Class A-AAAAA with Westminster coming in at No. 2. Cambridge, Blessed Trinity and Creekview round out the top 6.
BOYS
Class AAAAAA
1. Lambert
2. Pope
3. Lassiter
4. Centennial
5. Etowah
6. North Gwinnett
7. Roswell
8. Alpharetta
9. Johns Creek
10. Mill Creek
Class A-AAAAA
1. Westminster
2. Wesleyan
3. Allatoona
4. Lovett
5. Marist
6. McIntosh
7. Greater Atlanta Christian
8. Cambridge
9. St. Pius
10. Blessed Trinity
GIRLS
Class AAAAAA
1. Milton
2. Walton
3. Lassiter
4. Chattahoochee
5. Harrison
6. North Gwinnett
7. Mill Creek
8. West Forsyth
9. Lambert
10. Norcross
Class A-AAAAA
1. Kell
2. Westminster
3. Cambridge
4. Blessed Trinity
5. Creekview
6. Marist
7. Wesleyan
8. Lovett
9. St. Pius
10. McIntosh