Brookwood closed 2016 with authority, winning the Deep South Classic beating three teams that have been ranked over the course of the year in North Forsyth (47-44), Franklin County (66-49) and No. 9 Lambert (55-42). Hillgrove and Colquitt County fall out and are replaced by the Longhorns and first time entry into the Top 10, Marietta. Hillgrove lost to Lambert 53-50 at the Deep South Classic while Colquitt County lost to both Valdosta and Monroe. Marietta scored a 49-39 win over Creekview at the Campbell Holiday Classic before falling to Douglas County 77-58.
Mays has lost five straight games and now sits at 5-7 an unranked in Class AAAAAA. The Raiders have played a difficult schedule, going 0-3 at the SoCal Holiday Prep Classic and will need to regain their footing once they return to Georgia which is more than doable. No. 9 Forest Park and No. 10 Gainesville crack the poll. Forest Park debuts after a 2-1 showing at the Balln Prep Invitational. The Red Elephants opened the year ranked but quickly fell out. They are back in after a 2-1 Lanierland, beating Chestatee 56-44, losing to West Hall 59-50 and defeating Lakeview Academy 65-55.
Arabia Mountain stumbled against Spalding 47-37 and beat Hapeville Charter 41-35 but it wasn’t enough to hold off No. 10 McIntosh who makes a Top 10 appearance after winning the Mary Persons Tournament Championship and beating Perry 47-37.
Class AAAA’s Perry and Jefferson don’t survive the final week of 2016. Perry lost to McIntosh while Jefferson went 1-2 at the Carolina Invitational. No. 9 Heritage-Catoosa and No. 10 Henry County climb back into the poll.
In AAA, No. 6 Ringgold went 1-2 at the Beech Christmas Tournament while No. 4 Hart County earned two wins at the 9th annual McDonald’s Shootout before falling to Greenville, SC 75-44. Monroe slips three spots following losses to Rickards, FL (51-39) and Colquitt County (67-45). Central-Macon debuts at No. 10. The Lady Chargers are 8-3 coming off a Greenville Classic Championship, beating Class A-Public No. 4 Greenville 48-42.
Class AA has seen No. 5 Model not fully hit their stride yet. They went 1-2 at the Disney KSA event, losing to Pope 49-43 in the process. Dodge County hangs tight at No. 3 after a strong showing at the Volume Hyundai Classic at GSCU, losing in the championship to Class AAAAA No. 6 Maynard Jackson 54-50. No. 4 Fitzgerald moves up two spots and No. 7 Dublin moves up three spots while Heard County drops out.
In Class A-Private, Fellowship Christian departs from the rankings after losing to Pickens and Gilmer at the Fannin County Christmas Tournament. No. 9 Stratford Academy jumps into the picture following a 50-34 win over Macon County.
Speaking of Macon County, after skyrocketing up to No. 6 last week in Class A-Public, their first week in the poll, the Bulldogs have dropped three straight and now find themselves at No. 9. They went 0-3 at the Tattnall Square tournament losing to Stratford, Fairview Christian Academy, TN and Carver-Atlanta. No. 2 Wheeler County went to Vidalia and won their tournament, beating the Class AA No. 6 in the process 68-56. Terrell County falls out after a 54-51 loss to Westover. Marion County takes a hold of No. 10.
Class AAAAAAA
1. Norcross (15-1)
2. McEachern (9-5)
3. Collins Hill (13-1)
4. Mill Creek (14-1)
5. Archer (11-3)
6. Newton (10-2)
7. Brookwood (11-4)
8. Westlake (10-5)
9. Lambert (12-2)
10. Marietta (12-3)
Class AAAAAA
1. Harrison (11-2)
2. Winder-Barrow (8-4)
3. Douglas County (13-2)
4. Lovejoy (12-2)
5. Grovetown (10-5)
6. Stephenson (10-5)
7. Sequoyah (11-2)
8. Northview (12-3)
9. Forest Park (11-4)
10. Gainesville (8-3)
Class AAAAA
1. Buford (11-0)
2. Flowery Branch (12-2)
3. Southwest DeKalb (12-4)
4. Griffin (13-0)
5. Warner Robins (13-0)
6. Maynard Jackson (11-1)
7. Carrollton (11-1)
8. Villa Rica (12-1)
9. Harris County (10-2)
10. McIntosh (10-2)
Class AAAA
1. North Oconee (12-2)
2. Carver-Columbus (13-1)
3. West Hall (11-4)
4. Cross Creek (11-4)
5. Columbus (9-3)
6. Northwest Whitfield (9-4)
7. Americus-Sumter (11-2)
8. Sandy Creek (8-3)
9. Heritage-Catoosa (14-2)
10. Henry County (11-5)
Class AAA
1. Beach (11-1)
2. Johnson-Savannah (12-1)
3. Greater Atlanta Christian (10-4)
4. Hart County (12-2)
5. Redan (9-2)
6. Ringgold (11-4)
7. Calhoun (12-3)
8. Haralson County (10-3)
9. Monroe (9-3)
10. Central-Macon (8-3)
Class AA
1. Laney (12-1)
2. Rabun County (13-1)
3. Dodge County (10-2)
4. Fitzgerald (7-0)
5. Model (9-4)
6. Vidalia (9-3)
7. Dublin (7-3)
8. Dade County (10-4)
9. Bryan County (9-2)
10. Hapeville Charter (9-4)
Class A-Private
1. Holy Innocents’ (12-1)
2. St. Francis (8-4)
3. Wesleyan (10-2)
4. Pinecrest Academy (8-2)
5. Lakeview Academy (11-4)
6. Landmark Christian (9-3)
7. Calvary Day (9-2)
8. Tattnall Square Academy (8-4)
9. Stratford Academy (8-3)
10. Christian Heritage (6-4)
Class A-Public
1. Pelham (10-0)
2. Wheeler County (12-1)
3. Telfair County (10-1)
4. Greenville (10-2)
5. Woodville-Tompkins (11-3)
6. Treutlen (8-3)
7. Wilcox County (8-4)
8. Taylor County (8-3)
9. Macon County (6-3)
10. Marion County (8-3)
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