Preseason Girls Basketball Rankings

Eight defending champions open atop of their respective classifications as the girls basketball season begins.

Grayson (6A), River Ridge (5A), Creekside (4A), Cherokee Bluff (3A), Hardaway (2A), Fannin County (A-Division II), Wilcox County (A-Division II) and Holy Innocents’ (Private) won titles last season.

Behind Grayson in Class 6A, Buford, Newton, Cherokee and North Paulding fill the top 5. Below River Ridge in Class 5A, New Manchester, Milton, Brunswick and Hughes are chasing.

Creekside leads Class 4A but North Oconee, Kell, Marist and Warner Robins are close behind in the top 5.  Cherokee Bluff tops Monroe, Gilmer, Jenkins and Sandy Creek in the Class 3A top 5. In Class 2A, Hardaway tops Murray County, Josey, Morgan County and Thomson. Fannin County leads Banks County, Elbert County, Model and East Laurens in the Class A-Division I top 5.

In Class A-Division II, Wilcox County tops Washington-Wilkes, Taylor County, Macon County and Turner County. Holy Innocents’ leads Hebron Christian, St. Francis, Galloway and Athens Academy in the Private top 5.

The first day for the basketball season is Nov. 7 and teams must complete region play by Feb. 20 for the first round of the State Basketball Tournament on Feb. 27

Class 6A

1. Grayson

2. Newton

3. Buford

4. Cherokee

5. North Paulding

6. Archer

7. Marietta

8. North Forsyth

9. Hillgrove

10. Carrollton

Class 5A

1. River Ridge

2. New Manchester

3. Milton

4. Brunswick

5. Hughes

6. Woodward Academy

7. Coffee

8. Morrow

9. Creekview

10. Alexander

Class 4A

1. Creekside

2. North Oconee

3. Kell

4. Marist

5. Warner Robins

6. Jackson-Atlanta

7. Midtown

8. Jones County

9. Starr’s Mill

10. Dalton

Class 3A

1. Cherokee Bluff

2. Monroe

3. Gilmer

4. Jenkins

5. Sandy Creek

6. Oconee County

7. Baldwin

8. Pickens

9. Luella

10. Heritage-Catoosa

Class 2A

1. Hardaway

2. Murray County

3. Josey

4. Morgan County

5. Thomson

6. Carver-Columbus

7. Columbia

8. Hart County

9. Westside-Macon

10. Tattnall County

Class A Division-I

1. Fannin County

2. Banks County

3. Elbert County

4. Model

5. East Laurens

6. Rabun County

7. Lamar County

8. Heard County

9. ACE Charter

10. Putnam County

Class A Division-II

1. Wilcox County

2. Washington-Wilkes

3. Taylor County

4. Macon County

5. Turner County

6. Metter

7. Clinch County

8. Screven County

9. Telfair County

10. Charlton County

Class 3A-1A Private

1. Holy Innocents’

2. Hebron Christian

3. St. Francis

4. Galloway

5. Athens Academy

6. Chrisitan Heritage

7. Greater Atlanta Christian

8. Mount Paran

9. Trinity Christian

10. Whitefield Academy

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