No. 2 Norcross knocked No. 3 Collins Hill from the unbeatens in AAAAAA with a 55-45 win at home on Tuesday. The Lady Blue Devils have now won eight straight and the two teams swap positions in the top three. No. 4 McEachern rolled Marietta (14-6) by a score of 63-40 in an otherwise uneventful week of action.
Glynn Academy takes over the No. 1 ranking in AAAAA following No. 5 Brunswick’s 49-43 slip up against Camden County (15-6). The Lady Pirates fall behind No. 2 Sequoyah, No. 3 Southwest DeKalb and No. 4 Flowery Branch, a tough field. Sequoyah drilled River Ridge 50-38 at the War Lodge last Tuesday. Sophomore point guard Alyssa Cagle finished with 18 points before sitting out the fourth quarter. Defending state champion Stephenson (13-7) falls out of the top ten. Stephenson has lost three straight including a 60-53 loss at Mays. The Lady Raiders (14-6) are still in search of their first top ten appearance in weeks even after winning their state title rematch with the Jaguars. No. 10 Gainesville makes the poll and are currently 10-0 in Region 8. The Red Elephants handed No. 4 Flowery Branch its only loss of the year 60-48 on Jan. 8. The two meet at Gainesville this Tuesday to decide the No. 1 seed heading into the region tournament.
No movement occurred in Class AAAA and AAA. No. 1 Buford has won 11-straight while No. 5 Mt. Zion has kept pace with 13-straight wins. Long winning streaks are in vogue in Class AAA as well with No. 1 Morgan County (14), No. 2 Jackson (17) and No. 3 Kendrick (15) all riding double digit streaks. No. 5 Laney holds its place in the top five following a 72-51 loss to 1A-Private No. 1 St. Francis.
In AA, Putnam County jumps from No. 9 to No. 5 following a 51-38 win at No. 7 Bleckley County, who falls two spots. Vidalia tumbles from No. 7 to No. 9 after a 58-57 loss to Swainsboro. The Tigers swept both the boys and girls Vidalia teams, huge wins for the program. Vidalia attempts to bounce back as they visit No. 6 Jeff Davis on Tuesday. The Lady Indians crushed Jeff Davis 70-52 in their first meeting.
Class A-Private saw ELCA (10-5) drop out of the ranking after a 41-32 loss to No. 6 Our Lady of Mercy. Replacing the Chargers is No. 9 Lakeview Academy. In Class A-Public, it is Quitman County plummeting out of the top ten following three straight losses. Replacing them is Woodville-Tompkins at No. 10. No. 5 Commerce beat A-Private’s No. 9 Lakeview 62-50. No. 4 Calhoun County lost to AA No. 4 Pelham, 64-46. No. 2 Taylor drilled No. 8 Greenville 69-45.
Class AAAAAA
1. Archer 16-3
2. Norcross 15-4
3. Collins Hill 16-1
4. McEachern 12-7
5. Harrison 17-3
6. Tucker 16-4
7. South Forsyth 16-4
8. Woodstock 17-2
9. Douglas County 17-1
10. Parkview 12-6
Class AAAAA
1. Glynn Academy 20-1
2. Sequoyah 17-3
3. Southwest DeKalb 15-5
4. Flowery Branch 19-1
5. Brunswick 20-2
6. South Effingham 19-2
7. Warner Robins 15-1
8. Grovetown 21-1
9. Gainesville 14-3
10. Carver-Columbus 17-3
Class AAAA
1. Buford 16-3
2. Marist 18-2
3. Americus-Sumter 18-1
4. Carrollton 15-4
5. Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 17-3
6. Jonesboro 14-3
7. Veterans 17-4
8. Redan 14-3
9. Henry County 15-5
10. Northwest Whitfield 17-4
Class AAA
1. Morgan County 17-3
2. Jackson-Atlanta 19-1
3. Kendrick 19-1
4. Beach 18-3
5. Laney 17-4
6. East Hall 16-4
7. Ringgold 16-2
8. Johnson-Savannah 16-5
9. Dawson County 18-2
10. Peach County 17-2
Class AA
1. Wesleyan 18-2
2. Model 20-0
3. Holy Innocents’ 16-4
4. Pelham 18-1
5. Putnam County 17-4
6. Jeff Davis 19-1
7. Bleckley County 12-4
8. Rabun County 16-3
9. Vidalia 16-3
10. Lovett 14-6
Class A-Private
1. St. Francis 20-1
2. Calvary Day 18-1
3. Greenforest 17-0
4. Stratford Academy 17-2
5. Tattnall Square Academy 17-1
6. Our Lady of Mercy 14-2
7. Mt. Paran 13-3
8. Paideia 14-5
9. Lakeview Academy 15-6
10. Savannah Country Day 14-6
Class A-Public
1. Turner County 21-0
2. Taylor County 18-2
3. Terrell County 15-3
4. Calhoun County 16-4
5. Commerce 12-4
6. Mitchell County 12-5
7. Wheeler County 15-4
8. Greenville 11-6
9. Wilcox County 14-5
10. Woodville-Tompkins 13-6