GHSA 5A 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. 5A is very strong at the top with Kell, Eagle's Landing, and Hiram all tough and talented. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>1. Kell (11-1)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Greenforest (67-63 W), vs. Pebblebrook (74-72 W), vs. McEachern (67-62 W), vs. Calvary Christian (FL)(67-65 W)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1201615' first='Peyton' last='Marshall'], [player_tooltip player_id='1201630' first='CJ' last='Brown'], [player_tooltip player_id='1215446' first='Jaylen' last='Colon'], [player_tooltip player_id='820314' first='Aaron' last='Smith'], [player_tooltip player_id='1617660' first='Parrish' last='Johnson']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>2. Eagle's Landing (14-0)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Westside (Augusta)(85-72 W), vs. Jones County (69-62 W), vs. Riviera Prep (FL)(50-45 W), vs. St. Pius (58-55 W)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='598781' first='David' last='Thomas'], [player_tooltip player_id='1300685' first='Chris' last='Morris'], Kenneth Brayboy, Khylan McKennie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>3. Hiram (10-2)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Carrolton (62-57 W), vs. Osborne (63-53 W), vs Johnson (Savannah)(61-62 L), vs. Cross Creek (59-39 W)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1501793' first='Chase' last='Tyler'], [player_tooltip player_id='1444755' first='Jay' last='Boyd'], [player_tooltip player_id='1442610' first='Walter' last='Matthews'], [player_tooltip player_id='1383021' first='Amir' last='Taylor'] </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>4. Jones County (12-2)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games: </strong>vs. Grovetown (64-61 W), vs. Westside (Macon)(66-54 W), vs. Eagle's Landing (62-69 L)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='820312' first='Jaylen' last='Sanford'], [player_tooltip player_id='1131542' first='Daethan' last='Harris'], [player_tooltip player_id='2324416' first='Jaden' last='Stanley'], [player_tooltip player_id='1359921' first='Judd' last='Anderson']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>5. Mays (6-4)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Berkmar (54-44 W), vs. [player_tooltip player_id='2297280' first='Maynard' last='Jackson'] (77-67 W), vs. Creekside (69-74 L), vs. Westlake (67-64 W)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1201768' first='Roc' last='Lee'], [player_tooltip player_id='957136' first='Saulamon' last='Evans'], [player_tooltip player_id='1967600' first='Derron' last='Lindsey'], Mikel Williams, JaQorian Wiggles</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>6. Dutchtown (11-5)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. [player_tooltip player_id='2297280' first='Maynard' last='Jackson'] (64-58 W), vs. The Rock (FL)(54-59 L), vs. Calhoun (64-44 W), vs. Warner Robins (59-48 W)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1300745' first='Matthew' last='Hinton'], [player_tooltip player_id='1231782' first='Jeremiah' last='Edwards'], Braxton Cooley, [player_tooltip player_id='1300761' first='Davarri' last='Barthell'], Josh Chapelle</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>7. Chapel Hill (6-4)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Tri-Cities (78-63 W), vs. Riverwood (86-70 W), vs. Shiloh (59-56 W), vs. Milton (61-67 L)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1377475' first='Khirus' last='Doucet'], [player_tooltip player_id='1348526' first='Oray' last='Towns'] III, [player_tooltip player_id='820298' first='Kelvin' last='Hunter'], [player_tooltip player_id='1054791' first='Jaiden' last='Glenn'], CJ Winters</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>8. [player_tooltip player_id='2297280' first='Maynard' last='Jackson'] (6-4)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Washington (72-67 W), vs. Dutchtown (58-64 L), vs. Centennial (66-59 W), vs. Mays (67-77 L)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1967644' first='Cassius' last='Watkins'], [player_tooltip player_id='1654188' first='Yusef' last='Bowyer'], [player_tooltip player_id='1223239' first='Mekhi' last='Turner'], Tyquan O'neal</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>9. Tri-Cities (4-6)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Grovetown (74-72 W), vs. Walnut Grove (62-60 W), vs. Chapel Hill (63-78 L)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='948820' first='Kory' last='Mincy'], [player_tooltip player_id='1382011' first='Malique' last='Johnson'], [player_tooltip player_id='820310' first='Dayton' last='Richardson'], [player_tooltip player_id='1131528' first='Noricco' last='Danner']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>10. Creekside (7-3)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noteworthy Games:</strong> vs. Mays (74-69 W), vs. Washington (74-72 W), vs. Sandy Creek (57-68 L)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players: </strong>Davion Brown, Caleb Jackson, Dwayne Patterson, Carter Hicks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->