Georgia Girls Basketball Top 25: Week 11

The big movers in the final regular-season rankings of the season were North Paulding, which moved up five spots and Buford, who dropped down five spots. The Top 6 remained intact this week and two teams moved into the Power 25 in Langston Hughes and Baldwin.

Find the complete breakdown of the SBLive Sports Georgia Girls Basketball Power 25 below.

1. Hebron Christian (24-0): The Lions are just one win away from completing a perfect regular season. They’re fresh off big wins against Monroe Area and Franklin County and they will wrap up the regular season Friday night against Stephens County. The Lions are already locked into the No. 1 seed in the upcoming region tournament.

2. River Ridge (20-5): The Knights wrapped up their regular season Tuesday night against Rome with a big 71-48 win. That gives them a 20-5 record and a perfect 12-0 record in Region 6-6A. They will be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming region tournament.

3. Brookwood (23-1): The Broncos completed the regular-season series sweep against Archer Tuesday night 65-53 to improve to 23-1 on the season. They will wrap up their regular season Friday night on the road at rival Parkview. They’ve already locked up the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Region 4-7A tournament.

4. Mt. Paran Christian (24-1): The Eagles closed out their regular season on Tuesday night with a 70-43 win against KIPP Atlanta and will head into the upcoming region tournament as the No. 1 seed out of Region 6-2A. They went a perfect 16-0 in region play and are 24-1 overall on the season.

5. Lovejoy (21-4): After losing their first Region 3-6A game of the season, the Wildcats went on to win 12 out of their final 13, tied for first place with Forest Park. The Wildcats navigated the best region in the state extremely well and will be the favorite to win the upcoming region tournament.

6. Woodward Academy (17-5): The War Eagles weren’t able to beat No. 5 Lovejoy last Friday in what was a huge regular-season finale. They lost the game 58-51 and will now enter the Region 3-6A tournament as the No. 3 seed.

7. Lumpkin County (20-3): The Indians reached the 20-win mark on the season last Friday after beating Dawson County 53-39. They have already locked up the No. 1 seed out of Region 7-3A, but they will look to head into the upcoming region tournament on a high note with a win against White County in their regular-season finale Friday night.

8. Norcross (23-2): The Blue Devils finished the regular season on a high note this week after handing Landmark Christian a 51-37 loss Thursday night. They finished off Region 7-7A play last Friday night with a 46-37 win over North Gwinnett. That gives them the No. 1 seed heading into the upcoming region tournament with a perfect 12-0 record.

9. Wesleyan (20-3): It wasn’t their best showing of the season, but the Wolves were able to beat Pickens County on the road 58-46 Tuesday night to improve to 20-3 on the season. They are locked into the No. 2 seed out of a challenging Region 7-3A and will in all likelihood face No. 7 Lumpkin County in the finals.

10. Kell (18-5): The Longhorns get into the Top 10 in this week’s Power 25 after winning their sixth game in a row. They improved to 18-5 on the season and 11-0 in Region 6-5A play. They will look to close out their regular season with a win Friday night against GAC.

11. St. Francis (17-6): The Knights remain at No. 11 in this week’s rankings after picking up an 80-12 blowout of Kings Ridge Christian last Friday. That ended the regular season for the Knights with a 17-6 record and a perfect 7-0 record in Region 6A-D1.

12. North Paulding (23-2): The big mover in this week’s rankings is the Wolfpack, who jumps up five spots to No. 12. They crushed Marietta last Friday night and got a revenge win against McEachern on Tuesday night 45-42. Those wins lock them into the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Region 3-7A Tournament.

13. Galloway (21-4): The Scots move up one spot to No. 13 after wrapping up their regular season last Friday with a big 74-40 win over Mount Pisgah to finish with a 21-4 record. A Region 6B-D1 loss to No. 11 St. Francis will keep them from getting the No. 1 seed in the upcoming region tournament, but they still put together a terrific regular season and will likely get another shot at the Knights in the region finals.

14. Archer (17-5): The Tigers fall one spot to No. 14 after suffering another loss to No. 3 Brookwood on Tuesday night. The game was more competitive this time around, but they still managed to lose by 12 points. They beat South Gwinnett Thursday night to wrap up their regular season at 17-5 and will be the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Region 4-7A tournament.

15. Buford (22-3): The Wolves fall five spots to No. 15 after getting beat by Holy Innocents 64-57 at home last Saturday. It wasn’t the worst loss in the world for the Wolves. They finish the regular season at 22-3 and 10-0 in Region 8-7A play, but the loss still stings against a team they should have beaten.

16. Forest Park (18-5): The Panthers ended their regular season with a 52-32 win against Alcovy to finish at 12-2 in Region 3-6A play. That’s good enough to earn them the No. 2 seed in the upcoming region tournament. They finished their regular season at a respectable 18-5.

17. Rockdale County (18-7): After opening up Region 3-6A play with a road win against No. 5 Lovejoy, they didn’t expect to finish the regular season with a 9-5 record, only good enough for fourth place heading into the upcoming region tournament. The Bulldogs were swept by both No. 6 Woodward Academy and No. 16 Forest Park, but anything can happen in the region tournament.

18. South Forsyth (22-3): The War Eagles move up three spots to No. 18 after ending their regular season strong. They finished Region 6-7A play with a perfect 10-0 record after dismantling Forsyth Central on Tuesday. They’re currently ranked as the No. 6 team in Class 7A heading into their region tournament.

19. Hillgrove (18-6): The Falcons are down one spot to No. 19 this week after squeaking out a 52-49 win last Friday night against Harrison. They have already clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Region 3-7A tournament behind North Paulding. They will close out the regular season Friday night against Marietta.

20. McEachern (14-8): The Indians are coming off of a close 45-42 loss, but they’re still going to move up two spots to No. 20 That’s due in large part to the Wolfpack being bumped up to No. 12 overall in the Power 25. While the Indians haven’t played the smoothest regular season by any means, they’ve still managed to build a respectable resume. They’ll close out the regular season and Region 3-7A play Friday night against Harrison.

21. Peachtree Ridge (19-5): The Lions are down one spot to No. 21 in this week’s rankings after closing out their regular season with a win against Duluth. They finish their regular season with a 19-5 record and they have locked up the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Region 7-7A tournament behind No. 1 seed Norcross.

22 Central-Macon (23-1): The Chargers had no hiccups down the stretch and are now just one win away from finishing Region 2-2A play with a perfect 14-0 record. They will face Southwest on Friday night looking to do just that.

23. Langston Hughes (20-4): The Panthers are in the Power 25 this week after finishing off their regular season with a 14-0 record in Region 5-6A play. They’re 20-4 on the season and will be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming region tournament.

24. Grayson (17-7): The Rams move up one spot to No. 24 after improving to 17-7 on the season. They will close out their regular season Friday night against Newton and a win will draw them even with Archer in the Region 4-7A standings. They will either be awarded the No. 2 or No. 3 seed in the upcoming region tournament.

25. Baldwin (18-7): The Braves make their Power 25 debut after fishing off their regular season on a 13-game winning streak. It was a bumpy start to the season for the Braves after they faced stiff competition, but it appears to have made them a better team heading into the postseason.