The Roswell Hornets girls tennis team solved the puzzle that is the Walton Raiders. Roswell eliminated Walton from the GHSA AAAAA state tennis tournament by a 3-2 score.

The loss snaps the Raiders’ 158 match-winning streak,the longest streak in Georgia history and the Raiders’ first defeat since the 2003 state quarterfinal vs. Chattahoochee. Read more >

As the top boys basketball teams in the state make their playoff pushes, teams from the metro area continue to dominate in the AJC’s weekly polls, especially in the larger classifications. Every No. 1 ranked team (with the exception of Class A) is inside or within shouting distance of I-285.

Milton remains in Class 5A’s top spot after beating No. 3 Wheeler 77-59 on Saturday night. With the emergence of Walton to the ninth spot, every Class 5A team is from metro Atlanta.

Seven ranked teams in Class 4A are locals. Miller Grove has only one loss this season, to Florida’s Dr. Krop, and remains No. 1.

Columbia lost, but was still able keep the top spot in Class 3A. Their loss came against highly regarded (but unranked) Tucker from Class 4A, 62-54. Read more >

In this week’s Class 5A rankings, Walton and Newton each were ranked for the first time this season. Brunswick made the list in Class 4A while Murray County, LaFayette and Henry County debuted in Class 3A. Milton, Miller Grove, Columbia, GAC and Whitefield Academy remained at the top of the five classes. Here are all the classification rankings for the boys: Read more >

NAPA Auto Parts would like to announce the NAPA/Larry Csonka “Blue Collar Player of The Year” Award recipients for 2010. High school varsity football players from all over Georgia were nominated for the award, but only 12 were named “Blue Collar Player of The Year.” This year’s recipients include Patrick Atwater, Tift County High School, Tifton, Ga.; Brian Chinn, Roswell High School, Roswell, GA; Brice Garrett, Fitzgerald High School, Fitzgerald, Ga.; Alan Hunn, East Paulding High School, Dallas, GA; Antwon Jackson, Appling County High School, Baxley, GA; Tevin King, Colquitt County High School, Moultrie, Ga.; Corey Lockett, Northside High School, Warner Robins, Ga.; Tanner Lords, Dublin High School, Dublin, Ga.; Chip Moore, Wheeler County High School, Alamo, Ga. Read more >

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has released the first state basketball rankings of the 2010-2011 season this week, and there are some familiar faces at the top. In Class 5A, defending state champion Milton (11-2, 3-0) is No. 1 and is ranked No. 20 in the country by Max Preps. Read more >