Week 10 Boys Basketball Rankings

In Class 6A, No. 1 Grayson was defeated 60-46 to Californias Sierra Canyon in the Hoophall Classicexperiencing its second out-of-state loss of the season to a national powerhouse and dropped to 17-2 on the season. No. 2 Wheeler responded strongly from its 81-77 win over Etowah by topping Newton 77-64. The aftermath opened up an opportunity for McEachern to climb to No. 3 this week, while Newton slid slightly to No. 5. Norcross also returned to the poll at No. 9 with a big win 71-64 over Meadowcreekwhich had replaced the Blue Devils in last weeks poll at No. 9.

Class 5A shifted with Winder-Barrow moving up to No. 4 after defeating previous No. 4 Habersham Central 67-59. Central-Carroll moved up from No. 8 to No. 6 this week in Class 4A and St. Pius slid to No. 9 after falling 70-61 to Tuckerwhich moved up to No. 8. In Class 3A, Sandy Creek moved up one spot to No. 4.

In Class 2A, No. 2 Columbia defeated South Atlanta 55-51 in overtime and South Atlanta moved up to No. 4 after that narrow loss and wins over Salem (66-53) and Bible Baptist (62-57). In Class A Div. II, Randolph-Clay defeated previous No. 3 ranked Calhoun County 56-41 and moved up to this weeks No. 3 with the victory. Trion also used wins over Mt. Zion-Carroll and Class A Div. I No. 9 Model to replace Mt. Zion-Carroll in the Class A Div. II poll at No. 10. Mt. Vernon replaced Darlington at No. 10 in Class A-3A Private after a 71-63 win over the Tigerswho also fell to Model last week.

Class 6A
1. Grayson
2. Wheeler
3. McEachern
4. Walton
5. Newton
6. Etowah
7. Lambert
8. Buford
9. Norcross
10. Hillgrove

Class 5A
1. Milton
2. Woodward Academy
3. Tri-Cities
4. Winder-Barrow
5. Habersham Central
6. Dutchtown
7. Gainesville
8. Alexander
9. Lee County
10. New Manchester

Class 4A
1. Pace Academy
2. North Oconee
3. Kell
4. Southwest DeKalb
5. McDonough
6. Central-Carroll
7. Jonesboro
8. Tucker
9. St. Pius
10. Maynard Jackson

Class 3A
1. Cedar Grove
2. Cross Creek
3. Pickens
4. Sandy Creek
5. Cherokee Bluff
6. East Hall
7. Douglass
8. Windsor Forest
9. Westside-Augusta
10. Baldwin

Class 2A
1. Carver-Columbus
2. Columbia
3. KIPP Atlanta
4. South Atlanta
5. Tattnall County
6. Union County
7. Laney
8. Butler
9. Morgan County
10. Spencer

Class A Div. I
1. Putnam County
2. Southwest Macon
3. B.E.S.T. Academy
4. Temple
5. Rabun County
6. East Laurens
7. Vidalia
8. Dublin
9. Model
10. Towers

Class A Div. II
1. McIntosh County Academy
2. Savannah
3. Randolph-Clay
4. Calhoun County
5. Manchester
6. Taylor County
7. Macon County
8. Early County
9. Clinch County
10. Trion

Class A-3A Private
1. Holy Innocents
2. North Cobb Christian
3. Greenforest Christian
4. Mt. Bethel
5. Calvary Day
6. Greater Atlanta Christian
7. Lovett
8. Paideia
9. Walker
10. Mt. Vernon