Boys hoops rankings: Lions top 6A, GAC guards No. 1 status

In Class AAAAAA, the duo of Tyler Williams and Raymond Saunders has Westlake off to a 12-1 start. The seniors are each scoring above 16 points per game and led the Lions to a Wild Wing Cafe Hoops Classic championship in Charlotte over the holidays. Wheeler comes in at No. 2 and holds a 9-4 record with all four losses coming to out of state opponents. Walton cracks the top four with its undefeated start and 12-1 Grayson debuts at No. 9.

Undefeated Allatoona takes over No. 1 in Class AAAAA and took home the hardware at the Bellinis Jaguar Classic and the Lake City Classic titles over the holidays. Tucker edges Miller Grove for No. 2 and Jenkins sits at No. 4 after dropping a 66-63 thriller to the No. 2 Tigers in the Chick-fil-A Invitational.

Columbia is No. 1 in Class AAAA and holds notable victories over Miller Grove, Sandy Creek and Stone Mountain. Sandy Creek topped Southwest DeKalb and Fayette County and takes the No. 2 spot.

Savannah (10-2) is at the top of the poll in Class AAA and the Blue Jackets lone in-state loss came in a 58-57 visit to Tift County. No. 2 St. Pius X is 14-1 this season and the Golden Lions loss came to No. 5 Cedar Grove 46-43. 11-2 No. 3 Cartersville has been competitive in its two close losses, a 71-70 loss to Hillgrove and a 66-60 defeat to Allatoona.

Two unbeaten squads lead Class AA. 15-0 Greater Atlanta Christian owns No. 1 in Class AA and looks as dangerous as any team in the state. At No. 2 is Vidalia, who has cruised to a 13-0 start with a 43.9 average margin of victory. No. 3 Model suffered its only loss to Class AAA Cartersville 79-73.

Class A No. 1 North Cobb Christian topped Collins Hill, Woodward Academy, Whitefield Academy, North Gwinnett and Carrollton and the its three losses came to a trio of opponents all ranked in the top two in their respective classifications (Allatoona, Tucker, GAC). No. 2 Whitefield Academy topped No. 3 St. Francis 65-51 and 11-2 Landmark Christian rounds out the top 4. No. 10 Mount Vernon Presbyterian is off to an 11-1 start and enters the hoops poll for the first time.



Class AAAAAA

1. Westlake

2. Wheeler

3. Tift County

4. Walton

5. Norcross

6. North Gwinnett

7. Marietta

8. Douglas County

9. Grayson

10. Hillgrove



Class AAAAA

1. Allatoona

2. Tucker

3. Miller Grove

4. Jenkins

5. M.L. King

6. Effingham County

7. Stephenson

8. Clarke Central

9. Sprayberry

10. Mays



Class AAAA

1. Columbia

2. Sandy Creek

3. Fayette County

4. South Atlanta

5. Jonesboro

6. Eagles Landing

7. Westover

8. Alexander

9. Statesboro

10. Rutland



Class AAA

1. Savannah

2. St. Pius X

3. Cartersville

4. Washington County

5. Cedar Grove

6. Johnson (Savannah)

7. Elbert County

8. Woodward Academy

9. Morgan County

10. Buford



Class AA

1. GAC

2. Vidalia

3. Model

4. Laney

5. Manchester

6. Jefferson

7. Calhoun

8. Hapeville Charter

9. Westminster

10. Northeast Macon



Class A

1. North Cobb Christian

2. Whitefield Academy

3. St. Francis

4. Landmark Christian

5. Greenforest Christian

6. Holy Innocents

7. Aquinas

8. Seminole County

9. Athens Christian

10. Mount Vernon Presbyterian