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WEEK 4 BASKETBALL RANKINGS

Today, Kyle Sandy breaks down all the movement across the state rankings in boys and girls basketball.

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Week 4 Rankings

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

WEEK 4 BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS

Class AAAAAAA

1. Norcross (8-0)

2. Newton (8-0)

3. Westlake (6-1)

4. Pebblebrook (5-3)

5. McEachern (4-0)

6. Collins Hill (8-1)

7. Wheeler (4-3)

8. Tift County (7-1)

9. Shiloh (5-3)

10. Meadowcreek (9-1)

Class AAAAAA

1. Gainesville (6-0)

2. Jonesboro (6-1)

3. South Paulding (7-0)

4. Langston Hughes (7-3)

5. Heritage-Conyers (5-2)

6. Brunswick (6-1)

7. Dacula (5-2)

8. Alpharetta (9-1)

9. South Cobb (6-2)

10. Richmond Hill (8-1)

Class AAAAA

1. Buford (7-0)

2. Eagle's Landing (6-1)

3. Fayette County (6-0)

4. Miller Grove (5-2)

5. Southwest DeKalb (7-2)

6. Cedar Shoals (6-2)

7. Columbia (5-3)

8. Riverwood (10-1)

9. New Hampstead (6-2)

10. Warner Robins (5-1)

Class AAAA

1. Sandy Creek (4-1)

2. Upson-Lee (9-0)

3. Thomson (2-1)

4. St. Pius X (5-2)

5. LaGrange (5-1)

6. Henry County (6-4)

7. Perry (8-1)

8. Westover (4-2)

9. Richmond Academy (7-2)

10. Eastside (5-1)

Class AAA

1. Westside-Macon (2-2)

2. Cedar Grove (3-1)

3. Greater Atlanta Christian (5-1)

4. Pace Academy (3-2)

5. Islands (5-2)

6. Central-Macon (3-0)

7. Calhoun (5-0)

8. Liberty County (4-4)

9. Morgan County (2-2)

10. Jenkins (4-4)

Class AA

1. South Atlanta (4-0)

2. Therrell (6-1)

3. Butler (4-1)

4. Thomasville (3-4)

5. Callaway (1-1)

6. Dublin (2-3)

7. Monticello (5-4)

8. Laney (4-1)

9. Glenn Hills (4-2)

10. KIPP Atlanta (5-1)

Class A-Private

1. Greenforest (6-2)

2. St. Francis (8-0)

3. Southwest Atlanta Christian (3-3)

4. North Cobb Christian (6-2)

5. Lakeview Academy (6-1)

6. Aquinas (3-0)

7. Holy Innocents' (3-4)

8. Tattnall Square (2-0)

9. Darlington (4-1)

10. Whitefield Academy (3-2)

Class A-Public

1. Wilkinson County (4-1)

2. Calhoun County (7-0)

3. Quitman County (8-1)

4. Taylor County (4-1)

5. Treutlen (5-0)

6. Crawford County (5-2)

7. Manchester (5-1)

8. Twiggs County (5-1)

9. Clinch County (2-0)

10. Montgomery County (6-0)

Ranked No. 2 in the nation to open the season, Wheeler now finds itself No. 7 in Class AAAAAAA after the Wildcats haven't been able to piece everything together. No. 3 Westlake greeted Wheeler rudely to Region 2 play, handing the 'Cats a 73-67 road loss, the Lions doing it without star guard Jamie Lewis. DeMatha, MD beat Wheeler 66-58 to continue the slide.

After a poor by his standards showing against Wheeler to open the season, MJ Walker has been on a tear for Class AAAAAA No. 2 Jonesboro. In their past three games, the Cardinals have hammered Tucker (69-49), Lovejoy (79-24) and Mundy's Mill (75-30), Walker averaging 28.6 points during the stretch.

In Class AAAAA, No. 1 Buford cemented its status as tops in the state after holding off No.6 Cedar Shoals. Last week's No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 teams all suffered losses, leading to shakeup. New No. 2 Eagle's Landing crushed Class AAA No. 2 Cedar Grove, 71-49. The Eagles rise three spots while No. 3 Fayette County also jumps three places. Miller Grove is on the move behind scoring machine Tae Hardy, as the Wolverines remained a thorn in the side of rival No. 5 Southwest DeKalb, beating the Panthers 51-42.

Sandy Creek picked up a major resume building win in Class AAAA by knocking off Class A-Private No. 4 North Cobb Christian 86-77 at the LakePoint Showcase. No. 6 Henry County's roller coaster season continued, losing to Julian Cameron and Woodward Academy 71-70 before bouncing back and stopping Salem 69-65.

No. 1 Westside-Macon was upset by newly ranked No. 6 Central-Macon, but the Seminoles retain their top ranking after No. 2 Cedar Grove, No. 4 Pace Academy and No. 8 Liberty County all lost. The Cedar Grove Saints made a statement, beating Pace 55-42, but were later throttled by Eagle's Landing. Liberty County plummets four spots, but hasn't been healthy as Davion Mitchell is still in a boot with a broken toe.

Even with a 65-54 loss to Class AA No. 1 South Atlanta, Therrell showed that it can play with the big boys and rises six spots to No. 2. Butler jumps four spots to No. 3 after stunning No. 9 Glenn Hills 70-69 at the buzzer.

North Cobb Christian's loss to Sandy Creek drops them to No. 4 in Class A-Private as No. 2 St. Francis remains undefeated and No. 3 Southwest Atlanta Christian drills No. 7 Holy Innocents' 88-61. Our Lady of Mercy exits the rankings following losses to Landmark Christian and No. 1 Greenforest. Darlington takes over No. 9.

Class A-Public is always fun to try and wrap my brain around and by fun I mean impossible. Calhoun County looks good at No. 2 in the state and will host No. 3 Quitman County on Tuesday to test the Hornets' legitimacy.

WEEK 4 GIRLS BASKETBALL RANKINGS

Class AAAAAAA

1. Norcross (10-0)

2. Collins Hill (7-0)

3. McEachern (4-4)

4. Mill Creek (8-1)

5. Westlake (6-1)

6. Archer (6-2)

7. Newton (6-1)

8. Colquitt County (7-0)

9. Lambert (7-0)

10. North Forsyth (8-1)

Class AAAAAA

1. Harrison (7-1)

2. Mays (3-2)

3. Winder-Barrow (5-3)

4. Douglas County (8-2)

5. Lovejoy (8-0)

6. Grovetown (6-3)

7. Sequoyah (7-0)

8. Tucker (8-1)

9. Northview (8-1)

10. Jonesboro (6-3)

Class AAAAA

1. Flowery Branch (8-1)

2. Buford (4-0)

3. Griffin (8-0)

4. Southwest DeKalb (6-2)

5. Warner Robins (8-0)

6. Villa Rica (7-0)

7. Carrollton (5-0)

8. Harris County (8-0)

9. Arabia Mountain (8-0)

10. Maynard Jackson (5-0)

Class AAAA

1. North Oconee (7-1)

2. Columbus (6-1)

3. Cross Creek (4-3)

4. Carver-Columbus (7-0)

5. West Hall (4-3)

6. Sandy Creek (6-0)

7. Jefferson (5-2)

8. Northwest Whitfield (5-3)

9. Baldwin (5-1)

10. Heritage-Catoosa (8-0)

Class AAA

1. Johnson-Savannah (9-0)

2. Beach (8-0)

3. Greater Atlanta Christian (6-4)

4. Hart County (7-0)

5. Redan (7-1)

6. Monroe (6-0)

7. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (8-1)

8. Calhoun (7-2)

9. Ringgold (6-2)

10. Haralson County (5-2)

Class AA

1. Model (5-1)

2. Laney (3-1)

3. Rabun County (7-1)

4. Fitzgerald (2-0)

5. Dodge County (4-1)

6. Vidalia (4-1)

7. Heard County (8-2)

8. Dade County (7-3)

9. Putnam County (3-3)

10. Bryan County (7-0)

Class A-Private

1. Wesleyan (8-0)

2. St. Francis (6-1)

3. Holy Innocents' (7-1)

4. Calvary Day (5-0)

5. Lakeview Academy (7-2)

6. Pinecrest Academy (6-1)

7. Landmark Christian (5-3)

8. Our Lady of Mercy (6-2)

9. Darlington (4-2)

10. Stratford Academy (5-1)

Class A-Public

1. Pelham (4-0)

2. Greenville (6-0)

3. Telfair County (7-0)

4. Terrell County (5-1)

5. Wheeler County (6-1)

6. Marion County (5-0)

7. Taylor County (4-1)

8. Wilcox County (5-2)

9. Woodville-Tompkins (6-2)

10. Treutlen (3-2)

Three straight losses, all coming out of state, forces McEachern down to No. 3 in Class AAAAAAA. The Indians went 0-2 in the She Got Game Classic in Washington, D.C. Usually playing such good competition the Indians wouldn't be punished, but No. 2 Collins Hill looks like the real deal and will just sneak ahead of the Indians for their in-state work.

Harrison looked dominant as the No. 1 team in Class AAAAAA blitzed Creekview 63-37 and Hillgrove, 72-55. No. 3 Winder-Barrow got revenge against Loganville, 31-27 in another defensive struggle. Jonesboro had a week to forget in Region 4, losing to Tucker 57-43 and to Lovejoy 33-31.

Class AAAAA's No. 2 Buford took down Loganville 56-44, and in the process dropped the Red Devils from the Top 10. Replacing Loganville is No. 10 Maynard Jackson who is undefeated to open the year. No one else in the rankings lost, but that will change this week as No. 6 Villa Rica hosts No. 7 Carrollton in a clash of Region 7 unbeatens on Tuesday.

Americus-Sumter and Henry County both depart the Class AAAA poll following Americus-Sumter's 58-41 loss to No. 2 Columbus and the Warhawks' losses to Woodward Academy (55-48) and Salem (69-63). Debuting this week are No. 9 Baldwin and No. 10 Heritage-Catoosa.

South Georgia dominates the top of the poll in Class AAA while North Georgia fills the bottom as four teams from Region 6 go spots 7 through 10. Even with a loss to Heritage-Catoosa, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe continues its rise to No. 7 after defeating region foe No. 10 Haralson County 61-54. Back into the Top 10 is No. 8 Calhoun, who handed No. 9 Ringgold a region loss, 75-67. The Tigers held fast to their No. 9 spot however thanks to a 51-48 win against Northwest Whitfield. Defending state champion Morgan County drops out after a 3-4 start.

Putnam County's slide in Class AA continues as the Eagles fall from No. 4 to No. 9 after a loss to Baldwin. Pepperell exits after being ranked No. 10. No. 1 Model beat the Dragons 58-38. Into the poll for the first time this year is No. 10 Bryan County.

Wesleyan has cruised so far this season in Class A-Private. The top-ranked Wolves crushed Morgan County 81-46 and took it to St. Pius X, 56-18. Two surprises take over the No. 6 and No. 7 spots in Pinecrest Academy and Landmark Christian.

Four players are averaging double figures for Class A-Public No. 1 Pelham. The Hornets are powered by junior Mahogany Randall's 19.8 points per game. Terrell County slips to No. 4 after a strong showing loss to Monroe, 57-51.

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