Milton is back on top of the Class 5A boys basketball rankings with help from Tri-Cities, the team that is now No. 2.

Tri-Cities defeated previous No. 1 Woodward Academy 74-69 last week. Point guard Tre Keith, a top-100 national sophomore prospect, scored 30 points and had eight rebounds and eight assists. Sean Van Dorn had 20 points and 11 rebounds.

Tri-Cities and Woodward, now ranked No. 3, will play again Monday night at Woodward in a Region 4-5A game. Both are 18-4.

Milton (16-7) has more losses than either, but only two of them have been in state - to No. 1 Grayson and No. 2 Wheeler of Class 6A.

One week remains before region tournaments.

Class 6A

1. Grayson (21-2)

2. Wheeler (20-3)

3. McEachern (19-4)

4. Newton (16-7)

5. Etowah (18-4)

6. Walton (18-4)

7. Lambert (22-2)

8. Buford (20-3)

9. Norcross (17-7)

10. Westlake (17-6)

Class 5A

1. Milton (17-6)

2. Tri-Cities (18-4)

3. Woodward Academy (18-4)

4. Winder-Barrow (21-2)

5. Gainesville (16-6)

6. Habersham Central (20-3)

7. Dutchtown (20-2)

8. Alexander (16-7)

9. Hughes (16-8)

10. Lee County (16-5)

Class 4A

1. Pace Academy (20-4)

2. North Oconee (22-2)

3. Kell (18-5)

4. Southwest DeKalb (21-2)

5. Maynard Jackson (16-4)

6. McDonough (19-4)

7. Mays (17-7)

8. Tucker (18-5)

9. Jonesboro (15-7)

10. Central-Carrollton (19-3)

Class 3A

1. Cedar Grove (20-3)

2. Pickens (23-0)

3. Cross Creek (21-1)

4. Sandy Creek (19-3)

5. East Hall (19-4)

6. Cherokee Bluff (20-3)

7. Douglass (15-6)

8. Jefferson (16-5)

9. Windsor Forest (16-5)

10. Baldwin (16-5)

Class 2A

1. Carver-Columbus (18-2)

2. Columbia (18-3)

3. KIPP Atlanta (17-5)

4. South Atlanta (16-7)

5. Union County (19-4)

6. Burke County (14-3)

7. Butler (11-8)

8. Laney (16-6)

9. Morgan County (17-6)

10. Sumter County (12-9)

Class A Division I

1. Putnam County (22-1)

2. Southwest-Macon (18-2)

3. B.E.S.T. Academy (16-6)

4. Rabun County (19-4)

5. East Laurens (14-4)

6. Temple (17-4)

7. Model (16-5)

8. Vidalia (16-5)

9. Towers (13-7)

10. Dublin (17-4)

Class A Division II

1. McIntosh County Academy (19-3)

2. Savannah (17-4)

3. Randolph-Clay (19-2)

4. Calhoun County (18-2)

5. Manchester (14-2)

6. Greene County (15-7)

7. Taylor County (18-3)

8. Clinch County (16-2)

9. Early County (13-7)

10. Trion (11-5)

Class 3A-A private

1. Holy Innocents' (18-4)

2. Greenforest Christian (14-5)

3. North Cobb Christian (20-3)

4. Walker (19-3)

5. Greater Atlanta Christian (17-6)

6. Christian Heritage (20-1)

7. Calvary Day (13-6)

8. Mount Bethel Christian (13-8)

9. Lovett (13-8)

10. Paideia (12-10)

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