Meadowcreek wins its first-ever championship in surprising fashion over No. 2 Norcross in Class AAAAAAA boys, and two teams that lost to Norcross in the playoffs - McEachern and Newton - follow at No. 3 and No. 4. Grayson defeated Pebblebrook by seven points at Pebblebrook in the quarterfinals,

	Meadowcreek's 7A championship team.

and the teams end up at No. 5 (Grayson) and No. 6. Peachtree Ridge, Mountain View, Wheeler and Etowah round out the Top 10.

Langston Hughes pulled off its second-straight win over Gainesville in the playoffs, this time beating the Red Elephants in the final for its second-straight title. Jonesboro and Brunswick come it at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. North Atlanta had a strong region tournament and won two games in the playoffs to zoom up to No. 6. Douglas County, Tri-Cities, Stephenson and Cambridge complete the Class AAAAAA rankings.

First-time state champion Warner Robins finishes No. 1 after defeating Miller Grove 67-64 in the Class AAAAA finals. Buford, which was ranked No. 1 in the Feb. 5 poll, comes in at No. 3 after getting edged by No. 2 Miller Grove 75-70 in the second round. Semifinalists Clarke Central and Hiram round out the top five.

Upson-Lee completed its second-straight season at No. 1 and its first wire-to-wire year as Class AAAA's top team. The Knights stamped their 63rd-straight victory on Saturday with an impressive 70-54 win over No. 2 St. Pius. Sandy Creek's run to the finals, and the Patriots' 52-51 near takedown of Upson-Lee in the semis, cements their place in the top three and Baldwin's own impressive tournament run (which ended in a 66-61 loss to St. Pius in the semis) puts the Braves at No. 4. Americus-Sumter edges Region 1 rival Carver-Columbus for No. 5 and Salem, which fell 52-44 to Upson-Lee in the second round, finishes No. 7.

Class AAA Greater Atlanta Christian outlasted No. 2 Jenkins to win its eighth boys state title in Macon after defeating Savannah's Jenkins 67-53. Jenkins is second with Morgan County, which had been to the final game four seasons in a row, finishing third.  

Thomasville's Reggie Perry, a Mississippi State commit, forced the GHSA to realign the rims following the dunk-a-thon he put on a smaller Vidalia team to earn the Class AA state title in Macon. Vidalia finishes second with Glenn Hills, Laney and Dublin rounding out the top five. 

After almost being knocked out of the semifinals, Wilkinson County claimed its third Class A-Public title in a row with a 71-68 victory over Montgomery County. Central-Talbotton jumped to the No. 3 spot after soundly defeating a strong Macon County in the quarterfinals but ended its season after a last-second loss to the eventual champs. Woodville-Tompkins ended the regular season ranked at the No. 3 spot but failed to advance past the quarterfinals after losing to Calhoun County, knocking them out of the top three.

Aquinas upset St. Francis 65-60 to claim the school's first-ever state title, placing them at the top of Class A-Private. Eagle's Landing Christian narrowly lost to the future champs and remains at the No. 3 spot. Stratford Academy dropped five spots from the Feb. 5 rankings after being eliminated by Greenforest 58-56 in the second round. Holy Innocents' jumped from No. 8 to No. 4 after an impressive postseason, including a strong victory over Christian Heritage.

Class AAAAAAA

1. Meadowcreek

2. Norcross

3. McEachern

4. Newton

5. Grayson

6. Pebblebrook

7. Peachtree Ridge

8. Mountain View

9. Wheeler

10. Etowah

Class AAAAAA

1. Langston Hughes

2. Gainesville

3. Jonesboro

4. Brunswick

5. Heritage-Conyers

6. North Atlanta

7. Douglas County

8. Tri-Cities

9. Stephenson

10. Cambridge

Class AAAAA

1. Warner Robins 

2. Miller Grove 

3. Buford 

4. Clarke Central 

5. Hiram 

6. Lithonia 

7. Eagle's Landing 

8. Stockbridge 

9. Jackson-Atlanta 

10. Starr's Mill 

Class AAAA

1. Upson-Lee 

2. St. Pius 

3. Sandy Creek 

4. Baldwin 

5. Americus-Sumter

6. Carver-Columbus 

7. Salem 

8. Cartersville 

9. Burke County 

10. Westover 

Class AAA 

1. Greater Atlanta Christian 

2. Jenkins 

3. Morgan County  

4. Johnson-Savannah 

5. Cedar Grove 

6. Westside-Macon 

7. Central-Macon 

8. Pace Academy 

9. Hart County 

10. Towers 

Class AA 

1. Thomasville  

2. Vidalia 

3. Glenn Hills 

4. Laney 

5. Dublin 

6. Therrell 

7. Swainsboro 

8. Banks County

9. South Atlanta 

10. Washington County  

Class A-Public 

1. Wilkinson County 

2. Montgomery County 

3. Central-Talbotton 

4. Calhoun County 

5. Lanier County 

6. Woodville-Tompkins 

7. Manchester 

8. Macon County 

9. Pelham 

10. Terrell County  

Class A-Private 

1. Aquinas 

2. St. Francis 

3. ELCA 

4. Holy Innocents' 

5. North Cobb Christian 

6. Christian Heritage 

7. Greenforest 

8. Brookstone 

9. Stratford Academy 

10. Lakeview Academy

There was a logjam of teams 3-7 in Class AAAAAAA, which saw Westlake go wire-to-wire for its first girls championship. Newton finishes No. 2 after a final that was close until the final minute or so. Collins Hill falls from No. 2 in

	Westlake's girls won their first state title.

our Feb. 5 rankings to No. 5 after a 25-point loss to Westlake, and North Forsyth moves up to No. 4 after an eight-point loss to Westlake in the semis. Norcross and Cherokee come in at No. 6 and No. 7, respectively.

Lovejoy handled Harrison for the title with a strong fourth quarter, and Winder-Barrow, a strong No. 2 after the regular season, is No. 3 in Class AAAAAA after an overtime loss to Lovejoy in the quarterfinals. Semifinalists Northview and Douglas County are No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. 

Buford defeated No. 2 Flowery Branch 60-49 to take the Class AAAAA title and finish the year at the top of the poll. Villa Rica and Harris County finish No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, following their runs to the Final Four and Eagle's Landing rounds out the top five.

Spalding was No. 3 in the final regular-season poll but finishes No. 1 after taking down Henry County 58-46 for the first state title in Jags' history. No. 1 from Feb. 5 Carver-Columbus comes in at No. 3 after falling 58-51 to Spalding in the semifinals and Americus-Sumter (another Region 1-AAAA squad) takes No. 4 after making a run to this year's Final Four. Madison County fell 55-53 to Spalding in the semifinals and rounds out the top five. 

Laney defeated Josey for the fifth time on the year (63-40) and earned a Class AA state championship for its efforts. It marked the third girls state basketball championship for Laney. Josey finishes second and Fitzgerald, Model and Banks County round out the top five. 

Greenville followed through on a great season by claiming the Class A-Public title after a 73-52 victory over Marion County, giving the Patriots their first state title in school history. Second-ranked Telfair was eliminated in the semifinals after a 73-62 loss to the future champs. Marion County saw the biggest change in rank, jumping from eighth to the No. 3 spot after advancing all the way to the finals.

In the Feb. 5 poll, defending champ Wesleyan found itself at the No. 3 spot in Class A-Private. In a matchup between first-ranked Holy Innocents', the Wolves fought back after trailing in the first quarter to win 61-44 and take home the school's 13th state title. Stratford Academy jumps into the top five after reaching the semifinals. Our Lady of Mercy found themselves on the bad end of a 73-39 loss against No. 8 Paideia in the second round, knocking them out of the top five.

Class AAAAAAA

1. Westlake

2. Newton

3. McEachern

4. North Forsyth

5. Collins Hill

6. Norcross

7. Cherokee

8. Hillgrove

9. South Gwinnett

10. North Cobb

Class AAAAAA

1. Lovejoy

2. Harrison

3. Winder-Barrow

4. Northview

5. Douglas County

6. Lanier

7. Valdosta

8. Coffee

9. Creekview

10. Stephenson

Class AAAAA

1. Buford

2. Flowery Branch

3. Villa Rica

4. Harris County

5. Eagle's Landing

6. Carrollton

7. Arabia Mountain

8. Dutchtown

9. Ware County

10. Fayette County

Class AAAA

1. Spalding 

2. Henry County 

3. Carver-Columbus 

4. Americus-Sumter 

5. Madison County 

6. Jefferson 

7. Marist 

8. Luella 

9. Northwest Whitfield 

10. Baldwin 

Class AAA 

1. Johnson-Savannah 

2. Greater Atlanta Christian 

3. Franklin County  

4. Tattnall County 

5. Beach 

6. Lovett 

7. Haralson County 

8. Central-Macon 

9. Peach County 

10. East Hall 

Class AA 

1. Laney 

2. Josey 

3. Fitzgerald 

4. Model 

5. Banks County 

6. Dodge County 

7. Rabun County 

8. Putnam County 

9. Swainsboro 

10. Douglass  

Class A-Public 

1. Greenville 

2. Telfair County 

3. Marion County 

4. Wheeler County 

5. Terrell County  

6. Pelham 

7. Wilcox County 

8. Bowdon 

9. Georgia Military 

10. Macon County  

Class A-Private 

1. Wesleyan 

2. Holy Innocents' 

3. St. Francis 

4. Stratford Academy 

5. Calvary Day 

6. Prince Avenue 

7. Christian Heritage 

8. Paideia 

9. Athens Academy 

10. Our Lady of Mercy