In Class AAAAAAA boys, Meadowcreek comes in at No. 3 after defeating No. 4 Wheeler 70-54. Class AAA No. 1 Greater Atlanta Christian opened its season with a 73-65 loss to Peachtree Ridge on Nov. 17 but there’s little cause for concern for the AAA defending champions. The Spartans fell to Peachtree Ridge last year in an equally close game before losing only two more regular season games. Ben Sheppard a 6-6 senior returns and Hunter McIntosh, a 6-2 senior, is also back. Senior power-forward Chris Hinton, a star on the Spartan football team, also returns with championship experience.
In Class AA, top-ranked Therrell lost to Southwest-DeKalb 88-87 to open its season. Woodville-Tompkins holds the No. 2 spot. Defending-champion Thomasville is third with Washington County and Metter rounding out the top-5.
St. Francis begins the 2018 season at the top of Class A-Private with Greenforest, Eagle’s Landing Christian, Mount Bethel and Trinity Christian rounding out the top-5. In Class A-Public, Wilkinson County is the team to beat. Macon County, Georgia Military, Drew Charter and Wilcox County make up the top-5 this week.
BOYS
Class AAAAAAAA
1. McEachern
2. Grayson
3. Meadowcreek
4. Wheeler
5. Norcross
6. Discovery
7. Westlake
8. Lambert
9. Mountain View
10. Pebblebrook
Class AAAAAA
1. Tri-Cities
2. Coffee
3. Alexander
4. North Atlanta
5. Hughes
6. Tucker
7. Dacula
8. Heritage-Conyers
9. South Cobb
10. Sequoyah
Class AAAAA
1. Buford
2. Southwest DeKalb
3. Lithonia
4. Fayette County
5. Eagle's Landing
6. Cedar Shoals
7. Columbia
8. Carrollton
9. Jackson
10. Woodland-Stockbridge
Class AAAA
1. St. Pius
2. Sandy Creek
3. Upson-Lee
4. Baldwin
5. Woodward Academy
6. Henry County
7. Carver-Columbus
8. Westover
9. Americus-Sumter
10. LaFayette
Class AAA
1. Greater Atlanta Christian
2. Johnson-Savannah
3. Morgan County
4. Cedar Grove
5. Dawson County
6. Pace Academy
7. East Hall
8. Westside-Macon
9. Liberty County
10. Redan
Class AA
1. Therrell
2. Woodville-Tompkins
3. Thomasville
4. Washington County
5. Metter
6. Northeast-Macon
7. Elbert County
8. Swainsboro
9. Chattooga
10. Dublin
Class A-Private
1. St. Francis
2. Greenforest
3. Eagle's Landing Christian
4. Mount Bethel
5. Trinity Christian
6. Walker
7. Holy Innocents'
8. Lakeview Academy
9. Darlington
10. Whitefield Academy
Class A-Public
1. Wilkinson County
2. Macon County
3. Georgia Military
4. Drew Charter
5. Wilcox County
6. Treutlen
7. Lanier County
8. Pelham
9. Calhoun County
10. Greene County
In Class AAAAAAAA girls, Norcross comes in at No. 6 after suffering a massive 61-33 loss to Class AAAAAA No. 2 Forest Park. Johnson-Savannah is the team to beat in Class AAA with local rival Beach holding the No. 2 spot. Johnson is the defending state champion following its 62-50 victory over No. 6 Greater Atlanta Christian in the state playoffs last year. Peach County is in the mix at third for now with Hart County and Dawson County making up the top-5.
Swainsboro is holding off Dodge County for the top-spot in Class AA. Laney, the defending state champions, are third ahead of No. 4 Rabun County and state runner-up No. 5 Josey.
In Class A-Private, defending champion Wesleyan is at the top. Paideia, Eagle’s Landing Christian at St. Francis follow in second, third and fourth, respectively. State runner-up Holy Innocents’ is fifth this week. In Class A-Public, Telfair County is at the top with Marion County chasing. Wheeler County is third ahead of fourth-ranked Georgia Military and fifth-ranked Calhoun County
GIRLS
Class AAAAAAAA
1. Collins Hill
2. Westlake
3. Cherokee
4. Brookwood
5. Hillgrove
6. Norcross
7. McEachern
8. North Forsyth
9. Grayson
10. Pebblebrook
Class AAAAAA
1. Lovejoy
2. Forest Park
3. Douglas County
4. Northview
5. Stephenson
6. Lanier
7. Pope
8. Dacula
9. Glynn Academy
10. Valdosta
Class AAAAA
1. Buford
2. Villa Rica
3. Southwest DeKalb
4. Harris County
5. Eagle's Landing
6. Rome
7. Wayne County
8. Woodland-Stockbridge
9. Lithia Springs
10. Carrollton
Class AAAA
1. Spalding
2. Carver-Columbus
3. Madison County
4. Henry County
5. Baldwin
6. Flowery Branch
7. Westover
8. West Laurens
9. Marist
10. Burke County
Class AAA
1. Johnson-Savannah
2. Beach
3. Peach County
4. Hart County
5. Dawson County
6. Greater Atlanta Christian
7. Jefferson
8. Sonoraville
9. Morgan County
10. Cook
Class AA1. Swainsboro
2. Dodge County
3. Laney
4. Rabun County
5. Josey
6. Early County
7. Banks County
8. Fitzgerald
9. Bryan County
10. Douglass
Class A-Private1. Wesleyan
2. Paideia
3. Eagle's Landing Christian
4. St. Francis
5. Holy Innocents'
6. Stratford Academy
7. Athens Academy
8. Prince Avenue Christian
9. Lakeview Academy
10. Landmark Christian
Class A-Public
1. Telfair County
2. Marion County
3. Wheeler County
4. Georgia Military
5. Calhoun County
6. Bowdon
7. Taylor County
8. Turner County
9. Greenville
10. Pelham
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