In Class 6A, No. 1 ranked Grayson picked up a 60-59 win over Archer and then a 46-38 victory over McEachern at the Grayson New Year’s Classic and did so without junior star Caleb Holt—who was out with the flu. After the narrow victory over the Region 4 rival Archer Tigers, Grayson showcased a championship defensive-triumph in its eight-point win over McEachern. No. 2 Wheeler scored a 67-53 win over Greenforest Christian and was led by a 31-point barrage by Mansur McClain—who drilled seven three-pointers to fuel his game-high output. McEachern moved up to No. 4 this week as Walton slid to No. 5 and Lambert jumped to No. 7 after a 13-2 start
In Class 5A, Winder-Barrow rose to No. 5 with a 60-45 win over Seckinger at the Sandy Spiel Shootout and sent the Jaguars out of the poll after dropping their record to 8-6. New Manchester replaced Seckinger at No. 10 following a thrilling 77-76 win over Class 2A No. 1 ranked Carver-Columbus in the Lemon Street Classic. Lee County dropped to No. 8 from its previous spot at No. 4 after falling 64-55 to Peachtree Ridge and dropping to 9-4.
North Oconee move up to No. 2 in Class 4A after a 69-67 win over Buford and former No. 2 ranked Kell dropped to No. 3 after falling 53-51 to Cobb rival Sprayberry. In Class 3A, Dougherty slipped out of the poll after a 60-58 loss to Monroe and was replaced at No. 10 by Windsor Forest. Morgan County topped Westside-Macon 54-50 to earn the No. 8 spot in Class 2A and make its debut in the poll. Vidalia replaced Towers in Class A-Division I at No. 9 after its 11-4 start and Towers’ 72-47 loss to Class 2A No. 2 ranked Columbia. Class A-3A Private No. 10 ranked King’s Ridge has a huge week ahead with a matchup at Walker on Tuesday and a trip to No. 9 ranked Paideia on Friday.
Class 6A
1. Grayson
2. Wheeler
3. Newton
4. McEachern
5. Walton
6. Etowah
7. Lambert
8. Hillgrove
9. Norcross
10. Grovetown
Class 5A
1. Milton
2. Woodward Academy
3. Tri-Cities
4. Habersham Central
5. Winder-Barrow
6. Dutchtown
7. Gainesville
8. Lee County
9. Alexander
10. New Manchester
Class 4A
1. Pace Academy
2. North Oconee
3. Kell
4. Southwest DeKalb
5. Jonesboro
6. McDonough
7. St. Pius X
8. Maynard Jackson
9. Tucker
10. Central-Carroll
Class 3A
1. Cedar Grove
2. Cross Creek
3. Pickens
4. Sandy Creek
5. Cherokee Bluff
6. East Hall
7. Douglass
8. Westside-Augusta
9. Baldwin
10. Dougherty
Class 2A
1. Carver-Columbus
2. Columbia
3. KIPP Atlanta
4. South Atlanta
5. Butler
6. Union County
7. Tattnall County
8. Morgan County
9. Hart County
10. Laney
Class A-Division I
1. Putnam County
2. Southwest Macon
3. Rabun County
4. B.E.S.T. Academy
5. Temple
6. Dublin
7. East Laurens
8. Model
9. Vidalia
10. Banks County
Class A-Division II
1. Savannah
2. Calhoun County
3. Randolph-Clay
4. McIntosh County Academy
5. Manchester
6. Macon County
7. Taylor County
8. Early County
9. Mt. Zion-Carroll
10. Clinch County
Class A-3A Private
1. Holy Innocents’
2. North Cobb Christian
3. Greenforest Christian
4. Darlington
5. Calvary Day
6. Mt. Bethel
7. Greater Atlanta Christian
8. Lovett
9. Paideia
10. King’s Ridge