For the third straight week, the North Hall girls cross country team is ranked No. 1 in Class AAA in the Coaches Association Rankings, released Friday. The Lady Trojans finished first in the Hall County championships held Thursday at Riverside Military Academy.
The West Hall girls team also stayed put this week, coming in at No. 3 for the third straight week after a second place finish Thursday.
The North Hall boys team moved up one spot to No. 2, while the West Hall boys remained at No. 5. The Chestatee girls team is ranked No. 6 for the second straight week.
In Class AAAA, Flowery Branch boys remain at No. 7. The Falcons won the Class AAA state championship last season and will race today in the Aubrae Gunderson race at the Conyers International Horse Park.
In Class AA, the Buford girls remain No. 6 for the third straight week, while the boys team makes its first appearance of the season at No. 9. The Lady Dragons of Jefferson are also ranked No. 9, as they have been all season. Also for the third straight week, the Dawson County boys are No. 8 and the Jackson County girls are No. 5.
Week 3 Coaches Association Cross Country Rankings
Class AAAAA
Boys
1 Brookwood
2 Parkview
3 Mill Creek
4 Peachtree Ridge
5 Collins Hill
6 Woodstock
7 Walton
8 Norcross
9 Wheeler
10 Marietta
Girls
1 North Gwinnett
2 Brookwood
3 Collins Hill
4 Milton
5 Walton
6 Harrison
7 Roswell
8 Peachtree Ridge
9 Norcross
10 Northview
Class AAAA
Boys
1. Chapel Hill
2. Marist
3. Lakeside-DeKalb
4. Lakeside-Evans
5. McIntosh
6. Pope
7. Flowery Branch
8. Creekview
9. Union Grove
10. Greenbrier
Girls
1. Lakeside-Evans
2. Marist
3. Lakeside-DeKalb
4. McIntosh
5. Whitewater
6. Pope
7. Lambert
8. East Paulding
9. Rome
10.Winder-Barrow
Class AAA
Girls
1. North Hall
2. St. Pius
3. West Hall
4. Columbus
5. Allatoona
6. Chestatee
7. Dalton
8. Heritage-Catoosa
9. Woodward Academy
10. Riverwood
Boys
1. St. Pius
2. North Hall
3. Eagle’s Landing
4. Woodward
5. West Hall
6. Riverwood
7. Grady
8. Oconee
9. Allatoona
10.Washington County
Class AA
Boys
1. Westminster
2. Lovett
3. North Oconee
4. Blessed Trinity
5. Cross Keys
6. Bleckley County
7. Pike County
8. Dawson County
9. Buford
10.Greater Atlanta Christian
Girls
1. Blessed Trinity
2. Westminster
3. Lovett
4. Greater Atlanta Christian
6. Buford
5. Jackson County
8. East Jackson
7. Bleckley County
8. Pike County
9. Jefferson
10.North Oconee
Class A
Boys
1. Wesleyan
2. Athens Christian
3. Mt. Paran
4. Darlington
5. Pace Academy
6. Providence Christian
7. Galloway
8. First Presbyterian Day
9. Athens Academy
10. Our Lady of Mercy
Girls
1. First Presbyterian Day
2. Darlington
3. Athens Christian
4. Wesleyan
5. Our Lady of Mercy
6. Galloway
7. Pinecrest Academy
8. Providence Christain
9. Athens Academy
10. Pace Academy