Archive for January, 2013

Borrowing from my colleague Chip Towers on the UGA beat, here’s 10@10, Class AAAAAA basketball style –

1. The Maxwell Ratings, which were a regular feature during the football season, were published this morning with rankings of every boys team in the state. Girls rankings will be published later. Below is the Top 10 for AAAAAA. Click on Maxwell Ratings above to see all the rankings.

1. Tift County (15-4) SOS:  81.39 Rating:  94.84

2. North Cobb (17-3) SOS:  79.58 Rating:  90.81

3. Hillgrove (19-3) SOS:  75.8 Rating:  89.4

4. Norcross (13-6) SOS:  79.83 Rating:  87.41

5. Peachtree Ridge (13-6) SOS:  82.08 Rating:  87.41

6. Shiloh (14-5) SOS:  78.26 Rating:  86.07

7. North Gwinnett (16-5) SOS:  75.53 Rating:  85.69

8. Westlake (18-4) SOS:  72.91 Rating:  84.34

9. Archer (17-5) SOS:  77.49 Rating:  83.68

10. Morrow (15-5) SOS:  74.11 Rating:  82.43

2. Notice that Wheeler is ranked as low as No. 14 in the Maxwell Ratings. Most close observers would say this …

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They’ve played twice and settled nothing. But Johnson and Savannah can both make a claim that it’s the best team in Class AAA.

In the second meeting of the season, Johnson prevailed 54-48 before 4,000 fans at the Savannah State University gym. That means the two squads are tied with one loss in Region 1. Should they finish that way, as expected, a coin flip would be used to determine first place and the site of the region tournament.

Johnson won this time thanks to the play of Tim Quarterman, who scored the game’s first points on an emphatic dunk and wound up with 23 points. Quarterman, who will play next season at LSU, missed the first meeting because of a suspension.

But the Atom Smashers (13-5) were not at full strength in this one, either. Saadiq Muhammad, considered Johnson’s second-best team, missed the game because of a suspension he was required to serve after being ejected from a game.

Savannah (15-3) was at full strength, as three players who had missed a …

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Below are computer rankings of Georgia’s more than 400 boys high school basketball teams.

The ratings are compiled by Loren Maxwell, who provide the Maxwell Ratings each week during football season. This is his first release of basketball rankings.

AJC.com, MaxPreps and Georgia Prep County are the sources for all scores and schedules. No alterations are made to the data except to eliminate duplicate scores, so we encourage readers to double check and submit updates and corrections to those websites directly. Any changes will be subsequently reflected in the ratings. Games reported after 10 a.m. on Sunday are not included.

Rating can be used to estimate the strength of one team over another. For example, on a neutral floor, Tift County would be about a 4-point favorite over North Cobb. Also note that No. 4 Norcross and No. 5 Peachtree Ridge are rated dead even. The two play Friday in a Region 7-AAAAAA game.

SOS = strength of schedule.

Class AAAAAA

1. Tift County (15-4) …

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The Gilmer boys have the pretty overall record, but the Region 7-AAAA Division A race could get ugly down the stretch. The Bobcats (18-3, 3-1 in sub-region play), have games left against eveyrone in the sub-region. Their one sub-region loss was against Cass, whom they play Feb. 7. Before that, though, they face River Ridge (whom they beat 59-54 in the first meeting, and with whom the Bobcats are tied for first place in the sub-region) and Pickens (against whom the Bobcats also won 59-54 in the first meeting).

Two games separate the top four teams in the sub-region standings, though River Ridge, Cass and Pickens will all finish the regular season with losing records.

Top seed in sight: Mary Persons girls (16-2, 9-1) can clinch the top spot in 2-AAAA with wins this week over Howard and Baldwin, and as a bonus they can avenge one of their two losses by beating Howard, which took a 48-47 win over the Lady Bulldogs back on Dec. 14. They’ve also squared their other loss with a …

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Below is a list of former Georgia high school football players from Class A schools who were on college rosters in 2012.

This list is the work of Tucker Tigers fan Steve Slay, a researcher with the Georgia High School Football Historians Association whose hobby is providing hard-to-find, fascinating information of all sorts about high school players and teams in the state. He’s compiled this information for the past four years, at least. It’s a remarkable effort. AJC.com is giving him a forum to share his work.

Here are the links to the lists for each classifications:

AAAAAA

AAAAA

AAAA

AAA

AA

A

College players by A school:

12 – Savannah Christian

11 – Landmark Christian

11 – Marion County

9 – Darlington

8 – Eagles Landing Christian

7 – Charlton County

7 – Lincoln County

7 – Miller County

7 – Mitchell County

7 – Our Lady Of Mercy

7 – Seminole County

6 – Aquinas

6 – Holy Innocents

6 – Twiggs County

6 – Whitefield Academy

6 – Wilcox County

5 – Emanuel County Institute

4 – …

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Below is a list of former Georgia high school football players from Class AA schools who were on college rosters in 2012.

This list is the work of Tucker Tigers fan Steve Slay, a researcher with the Georgia High School Football Historians Association whose hobby is providing hard-to-find, fascinating information of all sorts about high school players and teams in the state. He’s compiled this information for the past four years, at least. It’s a remarkable effort. AJC.com is giving him a forum to share his work.

Here are the links to the lists for each classifications:

AAAAAA

AAAAA

AAAA

AAA

AA

A

College players by AA school:

25 – Calhoun

18 – Thomasville

17 – Westminster (Atlanta)

16 – Dublin

14 – Wesleyan

13 – Greater Atlanta Christian

10 – McIntosh County Academy

8 – Fitzgerald

8 – Pepperell

8 – Washington-Wilkes

7 – Lovett

6 – Bremen

6 – Vidalia

5 – Armuchee

5 – Cook

5 – Early County

5 – Lamar County

5 – Putnam County

5 – Rabun County

5 – Taylor County

5 – Toombs …

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Below is a list of former Georgia high school football players from Class AAA schools who were on college rosters in 2012.

This list is the work of Tucker Tigers fan Steve Slay, a researcher with the Georgia High School Football Historians Association whose hobby is providing hard-to-find, fascinating information of all sorts about high school players and teams in the state. He’s compiled this information for the past four years, at least. It’s a remarkable effort. AJC.com is giving him a forum to share his work.

Here are the links to the lists for each classifications:

AAAAAA

AAAAA

AAAA

AAA

AA

A

College players by AAA school:

37 – Buford

33 – Carver (Columbus)

29 – Cedar Grove

23 – St. Pius

20 – Henry County

18 – Douglass

17 – Woodward Academy

16 – Callaway

15 – North Oconee

15 – Peach County

14 – Adairsville

13 – Cartersville

9 – Blessed Trinity

9 – Decatur

8 – Thomson

7 – Towers

6 – Appling County

6 – Chapel Hill

6 – Elbert County

6 – Maynard Jackson

6 – McNair

6 – Pike …

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Below is a list of former Georgia high school football players from Class AAAA schools who were on college rosters in 2012.

This list is the work of Tucker Tigers fan Steve Slay, a researcher with the Georgia High School Football Historians Association whose hobby is providing hard-to-find, fascinating information of all sorts about high school players and teams in the state. He’s compiled this information for the past four years, at least. It’s a remarkable effort. AJC.com is giving him a forum to share his work.

Here are the links to the lists for each classifications:

AAAAAA

AAAAA

AAAA

AAA

AA

A

College players by AAAA school:

32 – Sandy Creek

25 – Banneker

22 – Fayette County

19 – Carrollton

19 – Grady

19 – Marist

18 – Cairo

17 – Redan

17 – Stone Mountain

16 – Stockbridge

16 – Woodland (Stockbridge)

14 – Columbia

14 – Eastside

14 – Griffin

14 – Troup

13 – Chamblee

13 – Lithonia

13 – North Clayton

13 – Riverdale

12 – Carver (Atlanta)

11 – Alexander

11 – Burke County

11 – …

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Below is a list of former Georgia high school football players from Class AAAAA schools who were on college rosters in 2012.

This list is the work of Tucker Tigers fan Steve Slay, a researcher with the Georgia High School Football Historians Association whose hobby is providing hard-to-find, fascinating information of all sorts about high school players and teams in the state. He’s compiled this information for the past four years, at least. It’s a remarkable effort. AJC.com is giving him a forum to share his work.

Here are the links to the lists for each classifications:

AAAAAA

AAAAA

AAAA

AAA

AA

A

College players by AAAAA school:

58 – Stephenson

39 – Tucker

38 – M.L. King

26 – Southwest DeKalb

23 – Whitewater

22 – Dunwoody

21 – Starr’s Mill

19 – Mays

19 – Sprayberry

17 – Clarke Central

17 – East Paulding

17 – Kell

17 – Pope

16 – Gainesville

16 – Miller Grove

16 – Mundy’s Mill

16 – Northside (Warner Robins)

15 – Creekside

13 – Heritage (Conyers)

13 – Houston County

13 – …

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By Fletcher Proctor

Score Atlanta

Parkview stayed atop the Class AAAAAA boys poll after dominating at the 2013 Gwinnett County swimming championships. New No. 8 Collins Hill finished second, just beating out No. 5 North Gwinnett. No. 9 Brookwood finished fourth. Dacula slipped from the rankings after finishing ninth. The win for Parkview was the program’s 19th in the last 22 county meets.

In the AAAAAA girls poll, Walton moved into the top spot after ending Lassiter’s reign at the Cobb County championships. No. 3 Lassiter finished second to move past Kennesaw Mountain, who finished third at the Cobb County meet despite missing one of the team’s best swimmers. Brookwood fell to No. 2 after finishing behind No. 5 Mill Creek at the Gwinnett County championships.

In the boys A-AAAAA, Chamblee moved into the top 10 at No. 6 after winning the DeKalb County championships. Lakeside-DeKalb is also new to the poll at No. 10. Lakeside-DeKalb’s girls moved into the girls poll at …

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Below is a list of former Georgia high school football players from Class AAAAAA schools who were on college rosters in 2012. It’s almost 1,000 names, so get your coffee and find a comfortable seat. Also below are links to players from the other classifications.

This list is the work of Tucker Tigers fan Steve Slay, a researcher with the Georgia High School Football Historians Association whose hobby is provoding hard-to-find, fascinating information of all sorts about high school players and teams in the state. He’s compiled this information for the past four years, at least. It’s a remarkable effort. AJC.com is giving him a forum to share his work.

By Slay’s count, there were 3,462 former Georgia high school players on college rosters for the 2012 season. That’s enough for 144 teams of 24 (offense, defense, special teams) made up entirely of former Georgia high schoolers playing at the next level. Some players are missing. Not every school provides accurate …

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By Fletcher Proctor

Score Atlanta

Chestatee moved up in the Class AAAA rankings from No. 7 to No. 4 after winning the program’s first-ever Hall County Duals Championship. Chestatee took out Class AAAAA No. 8 Flowery Branch and North Hall en route to the crown.

Class AAAAAA No. 10 Meadowcreek remained in the rankings after three Mustangs took first place in the recent Tara Classic Invitational at Jonesboro High School. Meanwhile, it was quite the weekend for a team ranked just outside the polls as Mountain View knocked off Peachtree Ridge before topping No. 9 Wheeler and Woodland. Class AA No. 8 Greater Atlanta Christian topped Mountain View Saturday. The Spartans of GAC moved up one spot with the victory while Wheeler slipped two spots.

Class AAAAAA

1. Archer

2. Camden County

3. Collins Hill

4. Brookwood

5. North Gwinnett

6. Rockdale

7. North Forsyth

8. Roswell

9. Wheeler

10. Meadowcreek

Class AAAAA

1. Pope

2. Woodland-Cartersville

3. Whitewater

4. Ware County

5. Ola

6. …

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Rough week for ranked boys teams.

- Six lost in Class AAAAAA, including Nos. 1-2-3-4.

- Five lost in AAAAA, including Nos. 2-3.

- Four lost in AAAA, including Nos. 1-2.

Below are the rankings and notes, but first this week’s schedule of games between ranked teams:

Tuesday

No. 4 Peachtree Ridge at No. 6 North Gwinnett (AAAAAA)

No. 4 Bleckley County at No. 10 Taylor County (AA)

Friday

No. 2 Mays at No. 1 Miller Grove (AAAAA)

No. 4 Peachtree Ridge at No. 5 Norcross (AAAAAA)

No. 7 Laney at No. 5 Westside (AA)

No. 7 Seminole County at No. 4 Mitchell County (A)

Class AAAAAA

1. Tift County (16-4)

2. North Cobb (17-4)

3. Shiloh (14-5)

4. Peachtree Ridge (15-6)

5. Norcross (14-6)

6. North Gwinnett (16-5)

7. Archer (17-4)

8. Hillgrove (18-3)

9. Wheeler (12-6)

10. Westlake (17-4)

Notes: The top four teams from the Jan. 20 rankings were beaten last week, two of them twice. Previous No. 1 North Cobb lost to Carver of Montgomery (defending Class 6A champion in Alabama). North Cobb …

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Tucker reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the Class AAAAA girls basketball rankings this week after knocking off previous No. 1 Stephenson 46-45 in a Region 6-AAAAA game on Tuesday.

It was Tucker’s second victory of the season against Stephenson, which fell to No. 2. Tucker was ranked No. 1 earlier this season before losing consecutive games against Miller Grove and Westlake in the Peach State Classic during the first week of January. Fellow Region 6 team Miller Grove remains No. 3.

The other five No. 1 teams – North Gwinnett in AAAAAA, Columbia in AAAA, Buford in AAA, Wesleyan in AA and Southwest Atlanta Christian in A – held their positions for another week, despite losses by two of them.

North Gwinnett lost 46-29 on Tuesday to Norcross, which moved up from No. 3 to No. 2. North Gwinnett and Norcross split two regular-season meetings, but North Gwinnett has fared a bit better than Norcross against an equally challenging schedule. That was enough to keep the top spot.

Parkview …

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Compiled by Score Atlanta

Alpharetta 58, North Forsyth 40

Bleckley County 85, Macon County 56

Blessed Trinity 62, Dunwoody 18

Cambridge 36, Lakeside DeKalb 27

Cedar Shoals 45, Newton 32

Centennial 52, Walton 35

Chapel Hill 57, New Manchester 46

Dutchtown 64, Henry County 45

Elbert County 58, Morgan County 30

First Presbyterian Day 51, ELCA 36

Galloway 31, Mt. Pisgah Christian 30

Grovetown 41, Jefferson County 27

Habersham Central 37, Chestatee 36

Hephzibah 52, Thomson 32

Hillgrove 66, Allatoona 61

Lakeview Academy 40, Lumpkin County 37

Laney 59, Josey 21

Lassiter 52, Pope 44 (2OT)

Lithia Springs 52, South Cobb 46

McIntosh 48, East Coweta 42

Monroe 71, Crisp County 34

North Oconee 53, Madison County 42

Northeast Macon 43, Taylor County 39

Northside WR 44, Warner Robins 41

Paideia 26, Our Lady of Mercy 19

Providence Christian 39, Prince Avenue Christian 28

Redan 67, Marist 58

Sandy Creek 52, Troup 25

Savannah 45, Johnson Savannah 42

South Paulding 61, Cedartown 21

Southwest …

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