Defending-champion Marietta tops the state’s highest class entering the season with Cherokee, Campbell, Grayson and Archer in the top 5. Last season’s championship was the second for the Blue Devils but first since a 2A title in 1951.
Buford tops Class 6A and leads Lovejoy, Kell, Carrollton and River Ridge in the top 5. Defending-champion Westlake opens the season at No. 9. Defending-champion Woodward Academy tops Class 5A entering the year and leads Jackson-Atlanta, Griffin, Forest Park and Greenbrier in the top 5. Luella is the team to beat in Class 4A with defending-champion Carver-Columbus at No. 2. Troup, Arabia Mountain and Baldwin round out the top 5.
Lumpkin County leads Class 3A ahead of Westminster, Johnson-Savannah, GAC and Pierce County in the top 5. Defending-champion Cross Creek opens at No. 8. In Class 2A, Elbert County leads Rabun County, Fannin County, defending-champion Josey and Lamar County in the top 5. In Class A Public, Montgomery County opens at the top with Mt. Zion-Carroll, Pelham, Claxton and Central-Talbotton in the top 5.
Preseason Girls Basketball Rankings
Class AAAAAAA
1. Marietta
2. Cherokee
3. Campbell
4. Grayson
5. Archer
6. Woodstock
7. Brookwood
8. Norcross
9. South Forsyth
10. North Forsyth
Class AAAAAA
1. Buford
2. Lovejoy
3. Kell
4. Carrollton
5. River Ridge
6. Langston Hughes
7. Sprayberry
8. Sequoyah
9. Westlake
10. Rome
Class AAAAA
1. Woodward Academy
2. Jackson-Atlanta
3. Griffin
4. Forest Park
5. Greenbrier
6. St. Pius X
7. Warner Robins
8. McIntosh
9. Hiram
10. New Manchester
Class AAAA
1. Luella
2. Carver-Columbus
3. Troup
4. Arabia Mountain
5. Baldwin
6. Marist
7. Jefferson
8. Bainbridge
9. North Oconee
10. Pickens
Class AAA
1. Lumpkin County
2. Westminster
3. Johnson-Savannah
4. Greater Atlanta Christian
5. Pierce County
6. Sumter County
7. Redan
8. Cross Creek
9. Tattnall County
10. White County
Class AA
1. Elbert County
2. Rabun County
3. Fannin County
4. Josey
5. Lamar County
6. Laney
7. Woodville-Tompkins
8. Heard County
9. Callaway
10. Washington County
Class A-Private
1. St. Francis
2. Galloway
3. Holy Innocents’
4. Wesleyan
5. Hebron Christian
6. Mount Paran
7. Deerfield-Windsor
8. Calvary Day
9. Trinity Christian
10. Athens Academy
Class A-Public
1. Montgomery County
2. Mt. Zion-Carroll
3. Pelham
4. Claxton
5. Central-Talbotton
6. Lake Oconee Academy
7. Commerce
8. Dublin
9. Trion
10. Calhoun County
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