Final Regular-Season Baseball, Soccer Rankings

WEEK 10 BASEBALL AND SOCCER RANKINGS

Today we check in with baseball, boys soccer and girls soccer for the final regular-season rankings in each sport. Which teams are poised for championship runs as the playoffs start this week? Scroll down for all the Top 10s.

Follow along Tuesday through Friday night this week as Score Atlanta tracks spring sports playoffs scores across the state on ScoreAtl.com and AJC.com. We will bring you every result in baseball and soccer in every classification. Visit ScoreAtl.com and the AJC's High School Sports page for more coverage.

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WEEK 10 BASEBALL AND SOCCER RANKINGS

Monday, April 23, 2018

BASEBALL RANKINGS

By Alex Ewalt

Mill Creek solidifies 7A No. 1 status heading into playoffs

Class AAAAAAA Mill Creek finishes the regular season strong with four wins over teams ranked in last week's poll, including three over previous No. 10 Peachtree Ridge and one over current No. 5 Hillgrove. Parkview


	Courtesy of Parkview HS

split with Brookwood in its final series before the playoffs to wrap up a region title and hold onto No. 2. In Class AAAAAA, the top nine stayed the same with Pope at No. 1 despite a loss to Cambridge; Greenbrier takes Alexander's place at No. 10. Ola falls from No. 3 to No. 8 after losing two games last week to Locust Grove, which reenters the Class AAAAA rankings at No. 7; Arabia Mountain debuts at No. 10. Class AAAA No. 1 Blessed Trinity finishes the regular season 28-2 and undefeated in Georgia, and Madison County comes back into the rankings after taking two of three from No. 6 Jefferson.

Ringgold remains No. 1 in Class AAA, and North Hall and Westminster come back into the rankings at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively. Westside-Augusta jumps one place over Callaway to No. 2 in Class AA, and Dade County moves up from eighth to sixth. In Class A-Public, Gordon Lee falls from No. 1 to No. 4 after suffering a three-game sweep at the hands of Mount Paran, the Class A-Private No. 8 this week; Schley County, at 22-2 overall, takes over the top spot. And Tattnall Square survived two tough tests to remain No. 1 in Class A-Private, defeating First Presbyterian (No. 6) and Stratford Academy (No. 7).

Class AAAAAAA

1. Mill Creek (26-4)

2. Parkview (25-5)

3. Woodstock (25-5)

4. South Forsyth (24-6)

5. Hillgrove (23-7)

6. Brookwood (22-8)

7. North Gwinnett (22-8)

8. Mountain View (20-9)

9. Walton (18-11)

10. Newnan (22-8)

Class AAAAAA

1. Pope (24-5)

2. River Ridge (25-5)

3. Allatoona (25-5)

4. Lee County (22-7)

5. Winder-Barrow (19-10)

6. Effingham County (21-9)

7. Houston County (23-7)

8. Glynn Academy (24-5)

9. Heritage-Conyers (19-9)

10. Greenbrier (20-7)

Class AAAAA

1. Wayne County (26-4)

2. Loganville (25-6)

3. Veterans (23-7)

4. Buford (19-11)

5. Decatur (24-5)

6. Starr's Mill (20-8)

7. Locust Grove (19-10)

8. Ola (23-7)

9. Carrollton (24-6)

10. Arabia Mountain (20-6)

Class AAAA

1. Blessed Trinity (28-2)

2. Cartersville (23-7)

3. Heritage-Ringgold (23-6)

4. Woodward Academy (23-4)

5. Troup County (23-7)

6. Jefferson (18-9)

7. North Oconee (20-7-1)

8. Columbus (22-5)

9. Eastside (24-4)

10. Madison County (16-12)

Class AAA

1. Ringgold (26-4)

2. Cook (24-6)

3. Pike County (22-6)

4. Appling County (23-7)

5. Morgan County (20-9)

6. Lovett (18-8)

7. Redan (21-7)

8. Jackson (24-3)

9. North Hall (21-5)

10. Westminster (16-11)

Class AA

1. Thomasville (25-4)

2. Westside-Augusta (24-4)

3. Callaway (20-9)

4. Dodge County (23-4)

5. Benedictine (21-6)

6. Dade County (18-6)

7. Rockmart (20-8)

8. Social Circle (18-9)

9. Elbert County (19-10)

10. Berrien (19-11)

Class A-Public

1. Schley County (22-2)

2. Charlton County (21-7)

3. Irwin County (21-4)

4. Gordon Lee (20-8)

5. Telfair County (18-8)

6. Bowdon (21-7)

7. Johnson County (21-5)

8. Taylor County (14-6)

9. Emanuel County Institute (15-9)

10. Commerce (17-11)

Class A-Private

1. Tattnall Square (25-4)

2. Savannah Christian (23-2)

3. Aquinas (22-2)

4. Holy Innocents' (18-8)

5. Wesleyan (22-3)

6. First Presbyterian (20-6)

7. Stratford Academy (19-8)

8. Mount Paran (21-3)

9. Strong Rock Christian (21-8)

10. Brookstone (24-5)

BOYS SOCCER RANKINGS

By Seth Ellerbee

Walton still leading 7A in Week 10 rankings

Walton leads the state's highest classification and is riding an eight-game winning streak into the playoffs. No. 2 Norcross took a 2-0 victory over Duluth to close its regular season ahead of No. 3 Grayson, No. 4 Lambert and No. 5 Collins Hill.

Top-ranked Cambridge has not lost since March 16, and since then the Bears have won five straight including a 3-1 victory over Chattahoochee to close their regular season. No. 2 Dalton is coming off a 4-0 victory over Southeast Whitfield on April 20 as it moves into the playoffs.

Cross Keys takes the No. 1 ranking this week as it hasn't lost since its opening game on Feb. 9. Since then Cross Keys has tied once, on Feb. 13, before reeling off 15 victories in a row. No. 2 Decatur got back on track with a 2-1 victory over Woodward Academy after a 1-1 tie with Blessed Trinity. Carrollton, Johnson-Gainesville and McIntosh round out the top five.

Top-ranked Marist is the team to beat entering the playoffs. Following its 2-1 loss to Woodward Academy on April 6, Marist has won two games, a 7-2 victory over Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit and a 3-1 victory over St. Pius. No. 2 Woodward, No. 3 Chestatee, No. 4 Druid Hills and No. 5 Southeast Whitfield round out the top five.

Westminster is poised for yet another soccer title as the Wildcats lead Class AAA again this week. Westminster has won 17 games, lost none and tied once on the season. No. 2 Windsor Forest, No. 3 East Hall, No. 4 North Murray and No. 5 Savannah Arts are chasing.

Putnam County is No. 1 in Class AA with defending champion Benedictine a close second. Putnam has won eight games in a row following its 2-2 tie to First Presbyterian on Feb 28. No. 2 Benedictine is coming off a 2-0 victory over Effingham County to close its regular season. Harlem, Thomasville and Model round out the top five.

Top-ranked Atlanta International has not lost since falling to Whitefield Academy on Feb. 22. Since then, Atlanta International tied once before winning 10 games in a row. No. 2 Paideia is coming off a 6-0 victory over Holy Innocents' and a 5-0 victory over Weber. Defending champion Whitefield Academy is ranked third with Pinecrest Academy and Athens Academy rounding out the top five.

Class AAAAAAA

1. Walton

2. Norcross

3. Grayson

4. Lambert

5. Collins Hill

6. South Forsyth

7. Lakeside-DeKalb

8. Roswell

9. Hillgrove

10. Pebblebrook

Class AAAAAA

1. Cambridge

2. Dalton

3. Gainesville

4. Chattahoochee

5. Alpharetta

6. Sprayberry

7. Dacula

8. Greenbrier

9. Allatoona

10. Glynn Academy

Class AAAAA

1. Cross Keys

2. Decatur

3. Carrollton

4. Johnson-Gainesville

5. McIntosh

6. Clarkston

7. Clarke Central

8. Rome

9. Veterans

10. Starr's Mill

Class AAAA

1. Marist

2. Woodward Academy

3. Chestatee

4. Druid Hills

5. Southeast Whitfield

6. Blessed Trinity

7. Upson-Lee

8. Columbus

9. Northwest Whitfield

10. Richmond Academy

Class AAA

1. Westminster

2. Windsor Forest

3. East Hall

4. North Murray

5. Savannah Arts

6. Greater Atlanta Christian

7. Lovett

8. Stone Mountain

9. Coahulla Creek

10. Calhoun

Class AA

1. Putnam County

2. Benedictine

3. Harlem

4. Thomasville

5. Model

6. Jefferson County

7. Pepperell

8. Westside-Augusta

9. Lamar County

10. Callaway

Class A

1. Atlanta International

2. Paideia

3. Whitefield Academy

4. Pinecrest Academy

5. Athens Academy

6. Wesleyan

7. Savannah Country Day

8. Brookstone

9. St. Anne-Pacelli

10. Fellowship Christian

GIRLS SOCCER RANKINGS

By Seth Ellerbee

Top teams stay strong moving into playoffs

The playoffs begin on Tuesday for girls Classes AAAAAAA-AAAAA and on Thursday for Classes AAAA-A. In the final week of the regular season, few things changed across the state.

In Class AAAAAAA, Lassiter takes its No. 1 ranking into the first round of the playoffs following a 3-2 victory over Hillgrove on April 20. Parkview is again a close second as it is riding a streak of six consecutive shutouts capped off by a 5-0 victory over Etowah on April 18. Milton is third this week with Peachtree Ridge and Mill Creek rounding out the top five.

Johns Creek has yet to drop a game this season but has three ties to its record. Since its latest tie on April 10 to Roswell (1-1), Johns Creek has compiled three victories over Northview, Centennial and Pope to close its season with the No. 1 ranking in AAAAAA. Harrison, at No. 2 this week, moved up from No. 3 last week following Creekview's fall from second to fourth. Dacula is third this week, and Pope rounds out the top five at fifth.

Top-ranked McIntosh is poised for a repeat as the Lady Chiefs closed their season with a 2-1 victory over Oak Mountain (Ala.) on April 20. Decatur is second with Flowery Branch following close behind. Veterans and Whitewater round out the top five at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

Blessed Trinity and Marist are again the two top teams in the class as the regular season gives way to the playoffs. Blessed Trinity is coming off a 2-0 victory over Chattahoochee on April 19, which capped off a streak of five consecutive shutouts. Marist is second again this week and a new No. 3, Spalding, climbed up following St. Pius's slide to fourth. Northside-Columbus rounds out the top five.

Westminster claims the No. 1 ranking on both the boys and the girls side of Class AAA. Last season, the Wildcats, boys and girls, took the state title, and this season could produce the same results. The Lady Wildcats had not dropped a game to a team from Georgia all season before losing to Decatur on April 20, 2-1. No. 2 Lovett is coming of a 2-1 loss to top-ranked Westminster as it enters the playoffs.

In Class AA, defending champion St. Vincent's is holding off state runner-up East Laurens again this week. If the playoffs go anything like last season's, look for a rematch at the top. Class A is led by Athens Academy with First Presbyterian Day at the No. 2 spot.

Class AAAAAAA

1. Lassiter

2. Parkview

3. Milton

4. Peachtree Ridge

5. Mill Creek

6. Walton

7. Forsyth Central

8. Roswell

9. Hillgrove

10. Brookwood

Class AAAAAA

1. Johns Creek

2. Harrison

3. Dacula

4. Creekview

5. Pope

6. Sequoyah

7. Glynn Academy

8. Apalachee

9. Lanier

10. Alexander

Class AAAAA

1. McIntosh

2. Decatur

3. Flowery Branch

4. Veterans

5. Whitewater

6. Starr's Mill

7. Riverwood

8. Chamblee

9. Grady

10. Harris County

Class AAAA

1. Blessed Trinity

2. Marist

3. St. Pius X

4. Northside-Columbus

5. Columbus

6. Spalding

7. North Oconee

8. Northwest Whitfield

9. LaGrange

10. Woodward Academy

Class AAA

1. Westminster

2. Lovett

3. Greater Atlanta Christian

4. Bremen

5. Lumpkin County

6. Dawson County

7. Savannah Arts

8. Islands

9. Pike County

10. Jackson County

Class AA

1. St. Vincent's

2. East Laurens

3. Lamar County

4. Harlem

5. Fitzgerald

6. Model

7. Screven County

8. Berrien County

9. Vidalia

10. Dade County

Class A

1. Athens Academy

2. First Presbyterian Day

3. Holy Innocents'

4. Savannah Country Day

5. Walker

6. Brookstone

7. Eagle's Landing Christian

8. Calvary Day

9. Mount Pisgah

10. Paideia

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