Georgia Sportswriters High School Basketball Preseason Poll
Boys
Class AAAAA
1. Wheeler (8) 89Boys
Class AAAAA
2. Milton (1) 76
3. Norcross 68
4. Westlake 66
5. McEachern 53
6. South Gwinnett 37
7. Walton 34
8. Centennial 31
9. Groves 18
10. Valdosta 9
Others receiving votes: Savannah 7, Meadowcreek 5, Tift County 3, Newton 1.
Class AAAA
1. Miller Grove (8) 892. Hillgrove (1) 72
3. Tucker 69
4. Fayette County 52
5. Marist 51
6. Lithia Springs 39
7. Richmond Academy 32
8. Sequoyah 23
9. Glynn Academy 16
(tie) Stockbridge 16
Others receiving votes: Westside-Macon 12, Mays 11, Statesboro 7, Rome 4, Butler 1.
Class AAA
1. South Atlanta (3) 822. Columbia (2) 78
3. Gainesville (4) 77
4. Elbert County 58
5. Westover 49
6. Flowery Branch 29
7. Carrollton 27
8. East Hall 23
9. Dunwoody 17
(tie) Monroe-Albany 17
Others receiving votes: Liberty County 13, Burke County 8, North Hall 8, Druid Hills 6, Ridgeland 4, Dougherty 3, Creekview 2.
Class AA
1. GAC (6) 872. Dublin (3) 63
3. Blessed Trinity 62
4. Thomasville 56
5. Dade County 54
6. Northeast-Macon 42
7. Chattooga 40
8. Laney 28
9. Swainsboro 17
10. Central-Macon 13
(tie) Heard County 13
Others receiving votes: Greene County 8, Decatur 5, Coosa 3, McIntosh County Academy 3, Callaway 2.
Class A
1. Whitefield Academy (7) 862. Wilcox County (1) 74
(tie) Wilkinson County 74
4. Turner County (1) 66
5. Greenville 41
6. Athens Christian 38
7. Terrell County 32
8. Wesleyan 31
9. Paideia 21
10. Greenforest Chr. 18
Others receiving votes: Gordon Lee 5, Lanier County 4, Eagle’s Landing Christian 2, North Cobb Christian 2.
Girls
Class AAAAA
1. Redan (8) 87Class AAAAA
2. Parkview (2) 80
3. Campbell 67
4. Norcross 64
5. Mill Creek 48
6. Westlake 42
7. Stephenson 38
8. Marietta 23
9. North Cobb 16
10. Chattahoochee 15
Others receiving votes: Bradwell Institute 6, Douglass 6, Mundy’s Mill 2, Beach 1.
Class AAAA
1. Southwest DeKalb (9) 902. Fayette County 72
3. Marist 63
4. Northwest Whitfield 61
5. Jonesboro 52
6. Mays 45
7. Bainbridge 44
8. Osborne 29
9. Butler 16
10. Madison County 8
Others receiving votes: Hephzibah 6, Rome 4, Dutchtown 3, Hillgrove 2.
Class AAA
1. Carrollton (5) 76 2. Gainesville (3) 72
3. Baldwin 70
(tie) Columbia (1) 70
5. Kendrick 56
6. Rutland 38
7. Franklin County 29
(tie) Lakeview-FO 29
9. Carver-Atlanta 27
10. Dunwoody 8
Others receiving votes: Chestatee 5, Northside-Columbus 5, Maynard Jackson 5, Spalding 4, Creekview 1.
Class AA
1. Buford (9) 902. Northeast-Macon 74
3. Laney 63
4. Greater Atlanta Christian 55
(tie) Henry County 55
6. Model 47
7. North Oconee 23
8. Dodge County 21
9. Thomasville 19
10. Westminster 18
Others receiving votes: Appling County 10, Rabun County 9, Long County 5, Armuchee 4, Brantley County 1.
Class A
1. Wesleyan (9) 902. Randolph-Clay 81
3. Calvary Day 64
4. Paideia 57
5. Southwest Atl. Chr. 48
6. Taylor County 45
7. Gordon Lee 26
8. Pace Academy 25
9. Warren County 16
10. Savannah Country Day 13
Others receiving votes: Eagle’s Landing Christian 11, Savannah Christian 11, Hancock Central 6, Turner County 1.
The Gainesville High boys basketball team received four first-place votes and a No. 3 ranking in Class AAA in the Georgia Sportswriters Association’s preseason poll, which was released Tuesday.
Flowery Branch is ranked sixth in the poll, and East Hall is No. 8.
The Lady Red Elephants received three first place votes and are second in the girls’ poll.
In Class AA, the Buford girls are a unanimous pick for the top spot in the state to start the season.