In Class AAAAAAA, No. 5 Newton swaps places with No. 6 Archer after defeating the Tigers 56-53 on the road. New to the rankings is No. 10 Tift County. Another set of Blue Devils, Tift County beat Colquitt County in overtime 56-53 and won at Camden County 40-37.
Class AAAAAA No. 1 Harrison lost to Class AAAAA No. 1 Buford 49-43, but retains their hold atop of the state. Before their non-region loss, the Hoyas defeated No. 8 Creekview 56-41. The Grizzlies debut in the poll this week after knocking rival Sequoyah from the rankings with a 62-39 victory over the Chiefs. Also out of the Top 10 is Forest Park and Gainesville.
Buford’s victory over Harrison is as good as it gets right now in Class AAAAA. The Wolves are continuing to roll and have a firm hold on the No. 1 ranking. No. 7 Warner Robins suffered its first loss of the season and slips two spots. No. 10 Bainbridge defeated the Demonettes 48-43 and their victory propels them back into the Top 10. They replace McIntosh who was beat by No. 4 Griffin, 66-46.
Class AAAA No. 1 North Oconee survived a scare from St. Pius, edging the Golden Lions 59-53. No. 2 Carver-Columbus turned back a tough No. 8 Americus-Sumter 50-47. No. 7 Heritage-Catoosa spanked rival Class AAA No. 10 Ringgold 69-53. No. 3 West Hall had a sluggish 35-32 victory over Chestatee.
No. 1 Beach over in Class AAA escaped a potential upset, winning at Glynn Academy 39-29. Hart County falls five spots after a 70-54 loss at home to Franklin County, who reenters the poll at No. 8. Ringgold tumbles four spots to No. 10 after their loss to Heritage-Catoosa and the fact that everyone behind them won out except for Central-Macon. The Chargers lost 42-40 to a surging Peach County. The Trojans are knocking at the door of busting into the Top 10.
The race for the No. 2 ranking in Class AA rages on. This week its Dodge County moving ahead of No. 3 Rabun County. The Indians have impressed out of Region 3. They went on the road and hammered Washington County 58-37, knocking the Golden Hawks from the poll.
First Presbyterian Day drops out of the Class A-Private rankings after a 37-29 loss to Wilkinson County. No. 9 Stratford Academy is back in the poll. The Eagles have rebounded from their ugly 24-13 loss to First Presbyterian Day which knocked them out of the poll. Stratford Academy defeated rival Tattnall Square Academy 42-32 and followed up with a road win over Wilkinson County 52-31.
Class A-Public No. 1 Pelham suffered its first loss of the year at Lowndes 71-70, but still remains the team to beat. No. 2 Telfair County boosted its resume with a 58-43 victory over Wilcox County, dropping the Patriots from the poll. Greenville slips two spots to No. 6 after a 56-49 loss at new No. 10 Marion County. Treutlen benefits from Greenville, Wilcox County and Taylor County all losing ahead of them and rise to No. 5.
Class AAAAAAA
1. Norcross (17-2)
2. McEachern (11-6)
3. Collins Hill (15-2)
4. Mill Creek (16-1)
5. Newton (14-2)
6. Archer (13-4)
7. Westlake (13-5)
8. Brookwood (12-5)
9. Lambert (15-2)
10. Tift County (14-5)
Class AAAAAA
1. Harrison (15-3)
2. Douglas County (16-2)
3. Winder-Barrow (11-5)
4. Lovejoy (15-2)
5. Stephenson (12-5)
6. Grovetown (12-6)
7. Northview (16-3)
8. Creekview (12-6)
9. Tucker (12-4)
10. Chattahoochee (12-3)
Class AAAAA
1. Buford (15-0)
2. Flowery Branch (14-3)
3. Southwest DeKalb (15-4)
4. Griffin (16-0)
5. Maynard Jackson (15-1)
6. Carrollton (15-1)
7. Warner Robins (15-1)
8. Villa Rica (16-1)
9. Harris County (14-2)
10. Bainbridge (12-4)
Class AAAA
1. North Oconee (14-2)
2. Carver-Columbus (15-2)
3. West Hall (14-4)
4. Cross Creek (15-4)
5. Columbus (13-3)
6. Northwest Whitfield (13-4)
7. Heritage-Catoosa (17-2)
8. Americus-Sumter (14-3)
9. Sandy Creek (11-4)
10. Henry County (13-5)
Class AAA
1. Beach (16-1)
2. Johnson-Savannah (16-1)
3. Greater Atlanta Christian (11-4)
4. Redan (11-3)
5. Calhoun (15-3)
6. Haralson County (14-3)
7. Monroe (14-3)
8. Franklin County (14-4)
9. Hart County (15-3)
10. Ringgold (13-5)
Class AA
1. Laney (16-1)
2. Dodge County (14-2)
3. Rabun County (17-1)
4. Model (13-4)
5. Vidalia (14-3)
6. Fitzgerald (11-1)
7. Bryan County (12-3)
8. Heard County (14-4)
9. Swainsboro (10-5)
10. Hapeville Charter (11-5)
Class A-Private
1. Holy Innocents’ (16-1)
2. St. Francis (13-4)
3. Wesleyan (14-3)
4. Lakeview Academy (14-4)
5. Calvary Day (13-3)
6. Pinecrest Academy (10-3)
7. Landmark Christian (13-3)
8. Darlington (11-5)
9. Stratford Academy (11-4)
10. Christian Heritage (9-5)
Class A-Public
1. Pelham (14-1)
2. Telfair County (15-1)
3. Woodville-Tompkins (15-3)
4. Wheeler County (15-2)
5. Treutlen (11-4)
6. Greenville (14-3)
7. Mitchell County (14-3)
8. Hancock Central (12-3)
9. Taylor County (12-4)
10. Marion County (13-4)