GHSA 7A Midseason Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Christmas has now passed and we're officially at the midway point of the 2022-2023 season. It's been a fun year full of surprises and upsets and much will change in January and February but I've taken my best shot at ranking the top teams in each classification. While Wheeler remains the frontrunner in 7A, teams like Grayson and Norcross are too talented to be counted out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>1. Wheeler (8-3)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games: </strong>vs. Grovetown (75-65 W), vs. Kimball (TX)(77-61 W), vs. Tampa Catholic (FL)(69-63 W), vs. Centennial (CA)(57-53 W)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='820278' first='Isaiah' last='Collier'], Arrinten Paige, [player_tooltip player_id='820289' first='Jelani' last='Hamilton'], [player_tooltip player_id='1559286' first='Josh' last='Hill']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>2. Grayson (7-3)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games: </strong>vs. Etowah (66-53 W), vs. Tri-Cities (95-65 W), vs. Grissom (AL)(79-53 W), vs. Alexander (64-60 W)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1131773' first='Gicarri' last='Harris'], [player_tooltip player_id='1131772' first='CJ' last='Hyland'], [player_tooltip player_id='1235067' first='Anthony' last='Alston'], [player_tooltip player_id='1045086' first='Chad' last='Moodie'], [player_tooltip player_id='1383021' first='Amir' last='Taylor']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>3. Norcross (11-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Sandy Creek (67-55 W), vs. Marist (60-45 W), vs. Newton (73-71)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> Mari Jordan, [player_tooltip player_id='1231780' first='Samarion' last='Bond'], [player_tooltip player_id='1045087' first='Mier' last='Panoam'], [player_tooltip player_id='1477719' first='Toby' last='Ojukwu'], [player_tooltip player_id='1223230' first='Bilal' last='Abdur-Rahman']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>4. McEachern (8-6)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Greenforest (69-66 W), vs. Grovetown (88-80 W), vs. Newton (58-52 W), vs. Memphis East (TN)(72-56 W)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1122508' first='Ace' last='Bailey'], [player_tooltip player_id='1559291' first='JD' last='Palm'], [player_tooltip player_id='991425' first='Moses' last='Hipps'], [player_tooltip player_id='1123934' first='Jamichael' last='Davis'] (injured)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>5. Newton (8-5)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Mays (86-58 W), vs. Grovetown (67-61 W), vs. Duncanville (TX)(76-80 L), vs. Vashon (MO)(60-50 W)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='820274' first='Stephon' last='Castle'], Marcus Whitlock, [player_tooltip player_id='1235069' first='Jabez' last='Jenkins'], [player_tooltip player_id='2633651' first='Tim' last='Prather']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>6. Milton (11-2)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Pebblebrook (84-79 W), vs. Parkview (64-54 W), vs. Gray Collegiate (SC)(55-53), </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1383022' first='Josh' last='Dixon'], [player_tooltip player_id='820284' first='Seth' last='Fitzgerald'], Avery White, Devan Rush</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>7. Pebblebrook (7-6)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Grayson (70-67 W), vs. McEachern (64-63 W), vs. Mays (66-45 W)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1231785' first='Jaiun' last='Simon'], [player_tooltip player_id='873086' first='Jase' last='McCullough'], [player_tooltip player_id='1069979' first='Prince' last='Johnson'], [player_tooltip player_id='1231779' first='Xavier' last='Bell']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>8. Buford (8-3)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Grovetown (80-56 W), vs. Rabun Gap (74-72 W), vs. Cherokee (65-63 W), vs. McDonough (57-54 W)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1337715' first='David' last='Burnett'], [player_tooltip player_id='1020694' first='Cameron' last='Kelly'], [player_tooltip player_id='820320' first='London' last='Williams'], Chase Robinson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>9. Cherokee (10-2)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Centennial (84-71 W), vs. Sequoyah (74-64 W), vs. Etowah (46-47 L), vs. Denmark (54-31 W)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='793816' first='Cameron' last='Pope'], [player_tooltip player_id='1020689' first='Tayden' last='Owens'], [player_tooltip player_id='1201526' first='Dastin' last='Hart'], [player_tooltip player_id='1534489' first='Lawrence' last='Sanford'], [player_tooltip player_id='1565018' first='Mason' last='Bennett']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>10. Parkview (8-5)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Buford (58-56 W), vs. Berkmar (68-66 W), vs. Greenforest (59-65 L), vs. Walnut Grove (74-72 W)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1444779' first='Jacob' last='Wilkins'], [player_tooltip player_id='1054800' first='Mike' last='Matthews'], [player_tooltip player_id='1453932' first='Adonai' last='Mussie'], [player_tooltip player_id='1453933' first='Chasz' last='Holmes']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->