Week 8 Boys Basketball Rankings

In Class 6A, No. 1 ranked Grayson picked up a 60-59 win over Archer and then a 46-38 victory over McEachern at the Grayson New Years Classic and did so without junior star Caleb Holtwho was out with the flu. After the narrow victory over the Region 4 rival Archer Tigers, Grayson showcased a championship defensive triumph in its eight-point win over McEachern. No. 2 Wheeler scored a 67-53 win over Greenforest Christian and was led by a 31-point barrage by Mansur McClainwho drilled seven three-pointers to fuel his game-high output. McEachern moved up to No. 4 this week as Walton slid to No. 5 and Lambert jumped to No. 7 after a 13-2 start.

In Class 5A, Winder-Barrow rose to No. 5 with a 60-45 win over Seckinger at the Sandy Spiel Shootout and sent the Jaguars out of the poll after dropping their record to 8-6. New Manchester replaced Seckinger at No. 10 following a thrilling 77-76 win over Class 2A No. 1 ranked Carver-Columbus in the Lemon Street Classic. Lee County dropped to No. 8 from its previous spot at No. 4 after following 64-55 to Peachtree Ridge and dropping to 9-4.

Class 4A saw North Oconee move up to No. 2 after a 69-67 win over Buford and former No. 2 ranked Kell dropped to No. 3 after falling 53-51 to Cobb rival Sprayberry. In Class 3A, Dougherty slipped out of the poll after a 60-58 loss to Monroe and was replaced at No. 10 by Windsor Forest. Morgan County topped Westside-Macon 54-50 to earn the No. 8 spot in Class 2A and make its debut in the poll. Vidalia replaced Towers in Class A Div. I at No. 9 after its 11-4 start and Towers 72-47 loss to Class 2A No. 2 ranked Columbia. Class A-3A Private No. 10 ranked Kings Ridge has a huge week ahead with a matchup at Walker on Tuesday, Jan. 6 and a trip to No. 9 ranked Paideia on Friday.

Class 6A

1. Grayson

2. Wheeler

3. Newton

4. McEachern

5. Walton

6. Etowah

7. Lambert

8. Hillgrove

9. Norcross

10. Grovetown

Class 5A

1. Milton

2. Woodward Academy

3. Tri-Cities

4. Habersham Central

5. Winder-Barrow

6. Dutchtown

7. Gainesville

8. Lee County

9. Alexander

10. New Manchester

Class 4A

1. Pace Academy

2. North Oconee

3. Kell

4. Southwest DeKalb

5. Jonesboro

6. McDonough

7. St. Pius

8. Maynard Jackson

9. Tucker

10. Central-Carroll

Class 3A

1. Cedar Grove

2. Cross Creek

3. Pickens

4. Sandy Creek

5. Cherokee Bluff

6. East Hall

7. Douglass

8. Westside-Augusta

9. Baldwin

10. Dougherty

Class 2A

1. Carver-Columbus

2. Columbia

3. KIPP Atlanta

4. South Atlanta

5. Butler

6. Union County

7. Tattnall County

8. Morgan County

9. Hart County

10. Laney

Class A Division I

1. Putnam County

2. Southwest Macon

3. Rabun County

4. B.E.S.T. Academy

5. Temple

6. Dublin

7. East Laurens

8. Model

9. Vidalia

10. Banks County

Class ADivision II

1. Savannah

2. Calhoun County

3. Randolph-Clay

4. McIntosh County Academy

5. Manchester

6. Macon County

7. Taylor County

8. Early County

9. Mt. Zion-Carroll

10. Clinch County

Class A-3A Private

1. Holy Innocents

2. North Cobb Christian

3. Greenforest Christian

4. Darlington

5. Calvary Day

6. Mt. Bethel

7. Greater Atlanta Christian

8. Lovett

9. Paideia

10. Kings Ridge