Week 12 Boys Basketball Rankings

In Class 6A, No. 1 ranked Grayson improved to 21-2 with an 84-56 win over South Gwinnettwhich had previously defeated Newton 61-59 last week. Those results kept Grayson at the top at No. 1 and Newton slid slightly to No. 5 from its previous position at No. 4. No. 2 Wheeler cruised past Walton 67-44 and McEachern did not drop following a 64-63 loss to South Cobb. Etowah moved up to No. 5 this week after improving to 18-4. No. 10 ranked Westlake is one of the hottest teams in Class 6A right now and has won five straightincluding a 74-41 win over Carrollton that avenged a previous 58-55 loss to the Trojans.

In Class 5A, Tri-Cities seized the No. 1 spot with a 74-69 win over previous No. 1 ranked Woodward Academy; the two teams have identical 18-4 records now. Similarly, Lee County defeated Jonesboro 63-50 and Houston County 64-61 this past week to move up to No. 9 and send Houston County to No. 10. St. Pius slid to No. 10 in the Class 4A poll after dropping a 58-49 loss to No. 4 Southwest DeKalb and a 62-53 loss to rival Marist.

The Class 3A poll shifted at No. 8 following Baldwins 72-65 win over previously No. 8 ranked Westside-Augusta. The Patriots moved down to No. 9 and that pushed Windsor Forest from No. 9 to No. 10 after the Knights dropped a 75-67 loss to Johnson-Savannah. Class 2A No. 1 Carver-Columbus scored an 84-56 win over Spencer last week. South Atlanta went toe-to-toe with No. 2 Columbia 49-48 and moved up one spot to No. 3 after that narrow defeat. Butlers 48-43 win over Laney moved Butler up to No. 5 and sent Laney down to No. 6 this week.

In Class A Div. I, Dublin replaced Rabun County at No. 5 and the Wildcats fell to No. 8 after dropping a 67-49 loss to Commercewhich replaced Towers at No. 10 this week. Trion moved up to No. 6 in Class A Div. II after a 75-61 win over Manchester. Walker moved up to No. 4 this week in Class A-3A Private after extending its win-streak to 11-straight and Calvary Day moved up No. 5 after scoring a 59-48 win over Johnson-Savannah.

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Class 6A

1. Grayson

2. Wheeler

3. McEachern

4. Etowah

5. Newton

6. Walton

7. Lambert

8. Buford

9. Norcross

10. Westlake

Class 5A

1. Tri-Cities

2. Woodward Academy

3. Milton

4. Winder-Barrow

5. Habersham Central

6. Dutchtown

7. Gainesville

8. Alexander

9. Lee County

10. Houston County

Class 4A

1. Pace Academy

2. North Oconee

3. Kell

4. Southwest DeKalb

5. Central-Carroll

6. Jonesboro

7. Tucker

8. McDonough

9. Maynard Jackson

10. St. Pius

Class 3A

1. Cedar Grove

2. Cross Creek

3. Pickens

4. Sandy Creek

5. Cherokee Bluff

6. East Hall

7. Douglass

8. Baldwin

9. Westside-Augusta

10. Windsor Forest

Class 2A

1. Carver-Columbus

2. Columbia

3. South Atlanta

4. KIPP Atlanta

5. Butler

6. Laney

7. Union County

8. Tattnall County

9. Morgan County

10. Burke County

Class A Div. I

1. Putnam County

2. Southwest Macon

3. Temple

4. B.E.S.T. Academy

5. Dublin

6. Model

7. East Laurens

8. Rabun County

9. Vidalia

10. Commerce

Class A Div. II

1. McIntosh County Academy

2. Savannah

3. Randolph-Clay

4. Calhoun County

5. Taylor County

6. Trion

7. Manchester

8. Macon County

9. Clinch County

10. Warren County

Class A-3A Private

1. Holy Innocents

2. North Cobb Christian

3. Greenforest Christian

4. Walker

5. Calvary Day

6. Mt. Bethel

7. Paideia

8. Greater Atlanta Christian

9. Christian Heritage

10. Lovett