In Class 7A, No. 1 ranked Milton survived a 66-63 overtime victory over No. 5 ranked Cherokee. The Warriors dropped their next outing to Etowah 66-52, but maintained their placement in the top 5. No. 8 Parkview, No. 9 North Gwinnett and No. 10 Norcross are all still undefeated in their respective regions and round out the depth in Georgia’s highest classification.
Class 6A is led by Wheeler, which recently ascended to No. 32 in the Maxpreps National Rankings. Richmond Hill dropped a 61-60 loss to Grovetown on Friday and fell from No. 4 to No. 6 as a result.
In Class 5A, St. Pius 18-2 is No. 1 and recently improved its Region 5 record to 10-0. No. 2 Eagle’s Landing is 21-0 with a perfect 13-0 Region 4 record and No. 3 Tri-Cities is 15-4 with a 10-0 Region 3. At No. 4 is Veterans, which is 14-0 with a perfect 5-0 Region 1 record. Elsewhere in the poll, Clarke Central replaced Cass and makes its debut at No. 10.
Spencer suffered its first loss of the year to St. Anne Pacelli on Jan. 27 and followed it with an 84-53 win over Columbus to maintain its No. 1 status in Class 4A. Also, Bainbridge replaced Arabia Mountain in the poll and debuts at No. 9.
In Class 3A, Hephzibah climbed from No. 10 to No. 6 and White County replaced Sonoraville and debuts at No. 9. The Class 2A poll experienced minor changes with Chattooga jumping up two slots to No. 6. In Class A Private, Mt. Pisgah and King’s Ridge were both beaten by St. Francis. As a result, Mt. Pisgah fell from No. 2 to No. 6, King’s Ridge dropped out of the poll and St. Francis joins the poll at No. 10 with its 3-8 overall record.
In Class A Public, Bowdon jumped from No. 6 to No. 3, and Irwin County climbed from No. 9 to No. 5 behind Hancock Central to round out the top 5. Undeated Drew Charter and one-loss Dublin lead the Class A Public poll.
Class 7A
1. Milton
2. Grayson
3. Pebblebrook
4. McEachern
5. Cherokee
6. Berkmar
7. South Forsyth
8. Parkview
9. North Gwinnett
10. Norcross
Class 6A
1. Wheeler
2. Kell
3. Chattahoochee
4. Evans
5. Lanier
6. Richmond Hill
7. Shiloh
8. Centennial
9. Tucker
10. Buford
Class 5A
1. St. Pius
2. Eagle’s Landing
3. Tri-Cities
4. Veterans
5. Woodward Academy
6. Lithonia
7. Jonesboro
8. Forest Park
9. Dutchtown
10. Clarke Central
Class 4A
1. Spencer
2. Baldwin
3. Monroe
4. Luella
5. Miller Grove
6. Stephenson
7. Westover
8. Jefferson
9. Bainbridge
10. Cedar Shoals
Class 3A
1. Sandy Creek
2. Hart County
3. Windsor Forest
4. Johnson-Savannah
5. Salem
6. Hephzibah
7. Carver-Atlanta
8. Cross Creek
9. White County
10. LaFayette
Class 2A
1. Pace Academy
2. Swainsboro
3. Washington County
4. Thomasville
5. Lovett
6. Chattooga
7. Columbia
8. Woodville-Tompkins
9. Westside-Augusta
10. Model
Class A Private
1. Providence Christian
2. Galloway
3. Greenforest Christian
4. Trinity Christian
5. St. Anne-Pacelli
6. Mt. Pisgah
7. Christian Heritage
8. First Presbyterian Day
9. Holy Innocents’
10. St. Francis
Class A Public
1. Drew Charter
2. Dublin
3. Bowdon
4. Hancock Central
5. Irwin County
6. Towns County
7. Chattahoochee County
8. Lanier County
9. Manchester
10. Warren County
Girls: Collins Hill tops Class 7A this week and is coming off a 77-63 victory over Brookwood Saturday. Campbell, Cherokee, McEachern and Marietta round out the top 5.
In Class 6A, Buford and Westlake top the poll again ahead of Carrollton, Langston Hughes and Lovejoy. Woodward Academy tops Class 5A and leads Forest Park, Cass, Jackson-Atlanta and Southwest DeKalb.
Luella leads the pack in Class 4A with Baldwin, Jefferson, Spalding and Arabia Mountain filling out the top 5. Upson-Lee is flawless at the top of Class 3A with Lumpkin County, Sonoraville, Cross Creek and Coahulla Creek chasing.
Early County is at the top of Class 2A and leading Elbert, East Laurens, Rabun and Woodville-Tompkins at the top of the class. Hebron Christian tops Class A Private with Mt. Paran Christian, Holy Innocents’, St. Francis and Eagle’s Landing Chrisitan chasing. Lake Oconee Academy is the team to beat in Class A Private public ahead of Clinch County, Greenville, Dublin and Georgia Military.
Class 7A
1. Collins Hill
2. Campbell
3. Cherokee
4. McEachern
5. Marietta
6. North Paulding
7. Norcross
8. Brookwood
9. North Forsyth
10. West Forsyth
Class 6A
1. Buford
2. Westlake
3. Carrollton
4. Langston Hughes
5. Lovejoy
6. Kell
7. Sprayberry
8. Statesboro
9. Rockdale County
10. River Ridge
Class 5A
1. Woodward Academy
2. Forest Park
3. Cass
4. Jackson-Atlanta
5. Southwest DeKalb
6. St. Pius X
7. Hiram
8. Warner Robins
9. Loganville
10. New Manchester
Class 4A
1. Luella
2. Baldwin
3. Jefferson
4. Spalding
5. Arabia Mountain
6. Marist
7. Carver-Columbus
8. Troup
9. Pickens
10. Cairo
Class 3A
1. Upson-Lee
2. Lumpkin County
3. Sonoraville
4. Cross Creek
5. Coahulla Creek
6. Johnson-Savannah
7. Beach
8. Greater Atlanta Christian
9. Americus-Sumter
10. Westminster
Class 2A
1. Early County
2. Elbert County
3. East Laurens
4. Rabun County
5. Woodville-Tompkins
6. Lamar County
7. Washington County
8. Heard County
9. Fannin County
10. Laney
Class A Private
1. Hebron Christian
2. Mount Paran Christian
3. Holy Innocents’
4. St. Francis
5. Eagle’s Landing Christian
6. Greenforest
7. Wesleyan
8. Calvary Day
9. Galloway
10. Savannah Country Day
Class A Public
1. Lake Oconee Academy
2. Clinch County
3. Greenville
4. Dublin
5. Georgia Military
6. Trion
7. Calhoun County
8. Armuchee
9. Pelham
10. Brooks County