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Buford girls remain atop Class AA
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Georgia prep Top 10
By The Associated Press

Georgia Sportswriters Association boys and girls basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, total points, and record.

Boys

Class AAAAA

1. Norcross (7) 70
2. McEachern 62
3. Centennial 56
4. Wheeler 48
5. Valdosta 37
6. Meadowcreek 29
7. Walton 26
8. Lassiter 23
9. Milton 19
10. Westlake 7

Others receiving votes: Savannah 4, Groves 2, Newnan 2.

Class AAAA
1. Miller Grove (6) 69
2. Hillgrove (1) 64
3. Chamblee 45
4. Richmond Academy 43
5. Statesboro 37
6. Fayette County 29
(tie) Marist 29
8. Bainbridge 26
9. Tucker 13
10. Lithia Springs 10
(tie) McIntosh 10
Others receiving votes: Evans 5, Cass 2, Osborne 2.

Class AAA
1. South Atlanta (7) 70
2. Columbia 63
3. Shaw 51
4. Ridgeland 40
5. Washington County 37
6. Carrollton 36
7. Liberty County 25
8. Franklin County 18
9. Elbert County 13
10. Spalding 12

Others receiving votes: Westover 11, Richmond Hill 5, West Hall 2, Druid Hills 1, Northside-Columbus 1.

Class AA
1. Dublin (7) 70
2. Greater Atlanta Christian 63
3. Laney 46
4. Dade County 45
5. Blessed Trinity 41
6. Chattooga 28
7. Northeast-Macon 25
8. Heard County 22
9. Mitchell County 12
10. Manchester 10

Others receiving votes: Long County 8, Thomasville 6, Greene County 5, Jefferson 3, Jordan 1.

Class A
1. Turner County (5) 68
2. Wilkinson County (2) 62
3. Hancock Central 46
4. Whitefield Academy 43
5. Darlington 39
6. Metter 35
7. North Cobb Christian 27
8. Paideia 22
9. Greenforest Christian 18
10. Terrell County 9

Others receiving votes: Montgomery County 5, Athens Christian 4, Wilcox County 4, Johnson County 2, Wesleyan 1.

Girls

Class AAAAA
1. Redan (4) 63
2. Parkview (2) 62
3. Berkmar (1) 50
4. Mill Creek 45
(tie) Westlake 45
6. Norcross 29
7. Cherokee 25
8. Stephenson 16
9. Campbell 14
(tie) North Cobb 14

Others receiving votes: McEachern 11, Marietta 9.

Class AAAA
1. Fayette County (7) 70
2. Marist 59
(tie) Mays 59
4. Jonesboro 35
(tie) Northwest Whitfield 35
6. Salem 31
7. Hardaway 30
8. Southwest DeKalb 29
9. Bainbridge 12
10. Osborne 11

Others receiving votes: Madison County 9, Rome 5.

Class AAA
1. Carrollton (6) 69
2. Baldwin (1) 60
3. Franklin County 58
4. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 41
5. Rutland 38
6. Gilmer 25
7. Woodward Academy 23
8. Washington County 22
9. Carver-Atlanta 17
10. Kendrick 11

Others receiving votes: Dougherty 10, Gainesville 6, Peach County 2, Creekview 1, Pickens 1, Spalding 1.

Class AA
1. Buford (5) 67
2. Model (1) 64
3. Dodge County (1) 49
4. Laney 46
5. Armuchee 32
6. Rabun County 31
7. Jordan 27
8. Screven County 15
(tie) Northeast-Macon 10

Others receiving votes: Brantley County 9, Albany 8, Coosa 7, Henry County 6, Pepperell 2, Lovett 1, North Oconee 1.

Class A
1. Wesleyan (7) 70
2. Calvary Day 63
3. Taylor County 55
4. Gordon Lee 39
5. Seminole County 36
6. Savannah Country Day 33
7. Holy Innocents' 31
8. Randolph-Clay 23
9. Towns County 21
10. Jenkins County 6

Others receiving votes: Hancock Central 5, Savannah Christian 5, Paideia 4, ECI 2, Providence Christian 1.

The following newspapers voted in this poll: The Albany Herald, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, The Gwinnett Daily Post, The Marietta Daily Journal, The News-Tribune (Rome) and The Telegraph (Macon).

The Buford girls basketball team remained ranked first in Class AA in a Georgia basketball poll released Monday by the Georgia Sportswriters Association.

The Lady Wolves, who have won 23 straight games, received five of the six first-place votes.

Area teams that are not ranked but received votes are the Jefferson and West Hall boys and the Gainesville girls.

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