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Preseason cross country polls feature local high schools
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The Georgia High School Preseason Cross Country rankings were released Monday. Ten local teams were represented in the polls.

The West Hall girls are ranked No. 2, which is the highest ranking of any local team.

In Class AA, the boys and girls teams from Buford and Dawson County were ranked in the Georigia high school cross country top 10.

The Buford girls are at No. 4, while the Buford boys came in at No. 6. The Dawson County boys and girls are both ranked No. 10.

The North Hall boys are ranked No. 3, while the girls come in at No. 7. Both Trojan teams finished second in Class AAA a year ago.

Also in Class AAA, the West Hall boys and the Chestatee girls both start out the season in the top ten, at No. 5 and No. 9, respectively.

The Flowery Branch boys are ranked No. 3 in Class AAAA to start off the season.

Class AAAAA Boys

1) Brookwood
2) Marietta
3) Peachtree Ridge
4) Walton
5) Mill Creek
6) Woodstock
7) Roswell
8) Milton
9) Collins Hill
10) Wheeler

Class AAAAA Girls 

1) Walton
2) Harrison
3) Brookwood
4) tie - Peachtree Ridge/North Gwinnett
6) Milton
7) Collins Hill
8) Roswell
9) Lassiter
10) tie - Parkview/Alpharetta

Class AAAA Boys
1) Marist
2) McIntosh
3) Flowery Branch
4) Chapel Hill
5) Lakeside-Evans
6) Lakeside-DeKalb
7) Greenbrier
8) Creekview
9) Union Grove
10) Pope

Class AAAA Girls
1) Marist
2) Lakeside-DeKalb
3) McIntosh
4) Dunwoody
5) Lakeside-Evans
6) Chapel Hill
7) Pope
8) Winder-Barrow
9) Creekview
10) Whitewater

Class AAA Boys
1) St. Pius
2) Riverwood
3) North Hall
4) Woodward
5) West Hall
6) Allatoona
7) Columbus
8) Eagle’s Landing
9) Oconee
10) Druid Hills

Class AAA Girls
1) Columbus
2) West Hall
3) St. Pius
4) Heritage – Catoosa
5) Allatoona
6) Woodward
7) North Hall
8) Riverwood
9) Chestatee
10) Westover

Class AA Boys
1) Westminster
2) Lovett
3) Blessed Trinity
4) North Oconee
5) Cross Keys
6) Buford
7) River Ridge
8) Greater Atlanta Christian
9) Bleckley County
10) Dawson County

Class AA Girls
1) Westminster
2) Blessed Trinity
3) Lovett
4) Buford
5) Therrell
6) Jackson County
7) Bleckley County
8) North Oconee
9) Greater Atlanta Christian
10) Dawson County

Class A Boys
1) Wesleyan
2) Athens Christian
3) Galloway
4) Mt. Paran
5) Darlington
6) First Presbyterian Day
7) Landmark Christian
8) Athens Academy
9) Pace Academy
10) Atlanta International

Class A Girls
1) Darlington
2) First Presbyterian Day
3) Landmark Christian
4) Athens Christian
5) Providence Christian
6) Wesleyan
7) Pinecrest Academy
8) Our Lady of Mercy
9) Athens Academy
10) Galloway

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