Courtesy of Walter Pinion

As schools come back from holiday break, high school basketball kicks into high gear with region play. Several schools hope to use deep holiday tournament runs to build momentum for a strong region schedule. Shiloh suffered its first loss of the year to Alabama power Carver (Ala.) at the Centennial Hoops In Overdrive Shootout. The Milton Eagles, meanwhile, are back at full strength and have put three forfeits due to an ineligible player behind them. Milton seems to be clicking now and has thus slipped past Shiloh to recapture the top spot in boys Class AAAAA. Early County moves into the Class AA poll after averaging 88 points per game thus far this year. The Wesleyan girls, meanwhile, defeated St. Pius X just after New Year’s Day, and the Lady Wolves are hoping that history repeats itself. Last year a victory over Pius kick-started a 21-game winning streak en route to the state title.

Boys Basketball Rankings

CLASS AAAAA

1. Milton

2. Shiloh

3. Wheeler

4. Harrison

5. Mill Creek

6. Tift County

7. Westlake

8. Valdosta

9. North Cobb

10. Archer

CLASS AAAA

1. Miller Grove

2. Fayette County

3. Chattahoochee

4. Southwest DeKalb

5. Lovejoy

6. Jonesboro

7. North Clayton

8. Osborne

9. Douglas County

10. Chamblee

CLASS AAA

1. Columbia

2. Thomson

3. Eagles Landing

4. Washington County

5. Shaw

6. Woodward Academy

7. Franklin County

8. Carrollton

9. Gainesville

10. Walnut Grove

CLASS AA

1. Buford

2. Thomasville

3. Greater Atlanta Christian

4. Rabun County

5. Morgan County

6. Jordan

7. Vidalia

8. Dublin

9. South Atlanta

10. Early County

CLASS A

1. Wilkinson County

2. Whitefield Academy

3. North Cobb Christian

4. Wilcox County

5. Lanier County

6. Hancock Central

7. Terrell County

8. Athens Christian

9. Mount Paran Christian

10. Wesleyan

Girls Basketball Rankings

CLASS AAAAA

1. McEachern

2. Norcross

3. North Gwinnett

4. Parkview

5. Hillgrove

6. North Cobb

7. Marietta

8. Alpharetta

9. Lowndes

10. Mill Creek

CLASS AAAA

1. Chamblee

2. Forest Park

3. Statesboro

4. Fayette County

5. Alcovy

6. Douglas County

7. Miller Grove

8. Creekview

9. Starr’s Mill

10. Warner Robins

CLASS AAA

1. Washington County

2. Columbia

3. Carrollton

4. St. Pius X

5. Westover

6. Americus-Sumter

7. Allatoona

8. Cartersville

9. Oconee County

10. Westside-Macon

CLASS AA

1. Buford

2. Greater Atlanta Christian

3. East Hall

4. Morgan County

5. Rabun County

6. Lovett

7. Decatur

8. Dade County

9. Laney

10. Model

CLASS A

1. Wesleyan

2. Pace Academy

3. Southwest Atlanta Christian

4. Calvary Day

5. Darlington

6. St. Francis

7. Holy Innocents’

8. Charlton County

9. Bryan County

10. Turner County