Greenlee will sign with Georgia

Hardaway offensive tackle Antwane Greenlee has maintained for the last few months that he was going to Georgia.
Despite that, Greenlee continued to flirt with other schools -- mainly Florida State. He even took an official visit to Florida State on Jan. 12.
But the 6-foot-6, 315-pound lineman reconfirmed his decision Wednesday.
"He called Florida State and told them he wasn't interested," Hardaway coach Morgan Ingram said. "He's solid on Georgia."
Greenlee, who is ranked the fifth-best offensive tackle in the country by Rivals.com, met with some of the Georgia coaches on Wednesday afternoon.
Greenlee's teammate Kelcie McCray has verbally committed to Arkansas State and will sign with the Indians on national signing day -- next Wednesay.

THIS WEEK'S POLL

It's pretty much the same as last week, even though a couple of Bi-City teams lost some games. Carver is ranked fourth and Jordan is sixth. Northside has moved up to seventh. Still three teams ranked.

Who is the best of the group?

Here is the poll.

Georgia Sportswriters Association Basketball polls

Numbers in parenthesis represent first place votes

Girls

Class AAAAA

1. Collins Hill (9)
2. Stephenson
3. South Gwinnett
4. Mill Creek
5. McEachern
6. Campbell
7. Marietta
8. Berkmar
9. North Cobb
10. Warner Robins

Others receiving votes: Etowah, Camden, Morrow, Beach, Sprayberry.

Class AAAA

1. St. Pius (6)
2. Greenbrier (2)
3. Northside-Warner Robins (1)
4. Mays
5. Marist
6. Clarke Central
7. Dalton
8. Westlake
9. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
10. Cherokee

Others receiving votes: Westside-Macon, North Clayton, Sequoyah, Jonesboro, Jones County.

Class AAA

1. Southwest-Macon (7)
2. Carrollton (2)
3. Kendrick
4. East Hall
5. Hephzibah
6. Hardaway
7. Worth County
8. Towers
9. Franklin County
10. Sandy Creek

Others receiving votes: Northeast-Macon, Dougherty, Liberty County, West Laurens.

Class AA

1. Greater Atlanta Christian (8)
2. Avondale
3. Randolph-Clay (1)
4. McIntosh County Academy
5. Wesleyan
6. Laney
7. Rutland
8. Screven County
9. Paideia
10. Armuchee

Others receiving votes: Model, Dodge County, Lafayette, Greenville.

Class A

1. Landmark Christian (9)
2. Southwest Atlanta Christian
3. Calhoun County
4. Calvary Day
5. Bowdon
6. Hancock Central
7. Truetlen
8. Hebron Christian
9. Savannah Country Day
10. Hawkinsville

Others receiving votes: St. Francis, Greenville, Towns County, Gordon Lee, Jefferson, Lincoln County, Echols County, Portal.

Boys

Class AAAAA

1. Norcross (9)
2. Meadowcreek
3. Beach
4. Peachtree Ridge
5. Wheeler
6. McEachern
7. Tri-Cities
8. Marietta
9. Centennial
10. Camden County

Others receiving votes: Johnson-Savannah, Chattahoochee.

Class AAAA

1. Columbia (9)
2. Cedar Shoals
3. Tucker
4. Cherokee
5. Lithia Springs
6. Stone Mountain
7. Riverdale
8. Fayette County
9. North Clayton
10. Stockbridge

Class AAA

1. Dunwoody (9)
2. East Hall
3. Southside
4. Carver-Columbus
5. Hart County
6. Jordan
7. Northside-Columbus
8. Glenn Hills and South Atlanta (tie)
9. Washington County and Westover (tie)

Class AA

1. Thomasville (9)
2. Buford
3. Swainsboro
4. Randolph-Clay
5. Decatur
6. Wesleyan
7. Coosa
8. Dodge County
9. Darlington
10. Manchester

Others receiving votes: Dawson County, Appling County, Tattnall County, Josey, Union County.

Class A

1. Wilkinson County (9)
2. Calvary Day
3. Whitefield Academy
4. Turner County
5. Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
6. Wilcox County
7. Providence Christian
8. Taylor County
9. Jefferson
10. St. Francis

Others receiving votes: Bremen, Hancock Central, Trion, Chattahoochee County, Portal, Aquinas, Hawkinsville.

Power polls

Boys basketball

1. Carver (16-1) The Tigers haven’t lost a game in about two months.
2. Jordan (16-3) The Red Jackets continued to roll along with a 60-53 victory against Shaw on Tuesday.
3. Northside (12-5) The Patriots snapped a three-game losing streak with a win against Harris County on Tuesday.
4. Shaw (12-6) The Raiders take on Kendrick tonight at 7:30 p.m.
5. Glenwood (24-0) The Gators are the only unbeaten boys team in the Bi-City.

Girls

1. Kendrick (18-1) The Lady Cherokees lost to Hardaway 64-57 last Friday.
2. Hardaway (17-2) The Lady Hawks have lost twice to Kendrick this season.
3. Glenwood (24-0) The Lady Gators are getting closer to an unbeaten regular season.
4. Columbus High (11-6) The Lady Blue Devils has won three straight games since losing to LaGrange.
5. Smiths Station (10-4) The Lady Panthers are led by forward Danielle Anderson.

Here is this week's high school poll. With the loss to Hardaway, Kendrick has fallen from the top spot to No. 3. Hardaway moves up to No. 6. On the boys side, Carver is still No. 3. The Red Jackets has now ranked No. 4 and Northside is No. 10.


Georgia Sportswriters Association Basketball Poll

Number in parenthesis is first place votes

Girls

Class AAAAA

1. Collins Hill (10)
2. Stephenson
3. South Gwinnett
4. Mill Creek
5. Campbell
6. Berkmar
7. McEachern
8. Warner Robins
9. Etowah
10. Marietta

Others receiving votes: Houston County, Beach, Sprayberry, Redan Camden County.

Class AAAA

1. St. Pius (9)
2. Greenbrier (1)
3. Northside-Warner Robins
4. Mays
5. Marist
6. Clarke Central
7. Dalton
8. Westside-Macon
9. Lakeview-Fort Olgethorpe
10. North Clayton and Cherokee (tie)

Others receiving votes: Salem, Jonesboro, Southwest DeKalb, Jones County, Westlake, Sequoyah.

Class AAA

1. Southwest-Macon (7)
2. Carrollton (2)
3. Kendrick
4. East Hall
5. Hephzibah (1)
6. Hardaway
7. Franklin County
8. Worth County
9. Towers
10. Sandy Creek

Others receiving votes: Northeast-Macon, Liberty County, Pickens County, Doughtery, West Laurens.

Class AA

1. Avondale (6)
2. Greater Atlanta Christian (1)
3. Randolph-Clay (3)
4. Wesleyan
5. McIntosh County Academy
6. Laney
7. Rutland
8. Model
9. Screven County
10. Paideia

Others receiving votes: Dodge County, Swainsboro, Armuchee, Lafayette.

Class A

1. Landmark Christian (10)
2. Southwest Atlanta Christian
3. Calhoun County
4. Calvary Day
5. Bowdon
6. Hancock Central
7. Savannah Country Day
8. Hebron Christian
9. Treutlen
10. Towns County

Others receiving votes: Hawkinsville, Gordon Lee, Echols County, Jefferson, Trion, St. Francis.


Boys

Class AAAAA

1. Norcross (10)
2. Peachtree Ridge
3. Meadowcreek
4. Wheeler
5. Beach
6. McEachern
7. Tri-Cities
8. Camden County and Milton (tie)
10 Chattahoochee

Others receiving votes: Johnson-Savannah, Centennial, Coffee,

Class AAAA

1. Columbia (10)
2. Cherokee
3. Cedar Shoals
4. Tucker
5. Stone Mountain
6. Riverdale
7. Lithia Springs
8. Stockbridge
9. North Clayton
10. Pebblebrook

Others receiving votes: Westlake, Jonesboro, Greenbrier, Ware County.

Class AAA

1. Dunwoody (10)
2. East Hall
3. Carver-Columbus
4. Jordan
5. South Atlanta
6. Hart County
7. Southside
8. Glenn Hills
9. Westover-Albany
10. Northside-Columbus

Others receiving votes: Washington County, Northeast-Macon, Burke County, Monroe-Albany, Franklin County, Central-Macon, Perry.

Class AA

1. Thomasville (10)
2. Decatur
3. Buford
4. Randolph-Clay
5. Darlington
6. Swainsboro
7. Dodge County
8. Coosa
9. Manchester
10. Wesleyan

Others receiving votes: Josey, Bleckley County, Tattnall County, Appling County, Union County, Dawson County.

Class A

1. Wilkinson County (10)
2. Turner County
3. Southwest Atlanta Christian
4. Calvary Day
5. Whitefield Academy
6. Taylor County
7. Wilcox County
8. Providence Christian
9. Hancock Central
10. Jefferson

Others receiving votes: W.D. Mohammed, Bremen, St. Francis, Portal, Hawkinsville. Trion.

POWER RANKINGS

Boys basketball

1. Carver (11-1) Since the football season ended and the Tigers have their full squad, they haven’t lost. The Tigers’ only loss was to Troup on Dec. 8.
2. Jordan (12-3) Two of Jordan’s three losses have come against Carver. The most recent one was a 60-58 loss last Friday.
3. Northside (10-2) The Patriots will be tested when they play Carver on Saturday night.
4. Shaw (9-4) The Raiders lost 90-85 in overtime to Northside on Tuesday evening.
5. Glenwood (19-0) The Gators will take on region rival Lee-Scott (12-2) tonight.

Girls basketball

1. Kendrick (14-0) The Lady Cherokees have lost just one game in the last two seasons. Since the start of the 2004-2005 season, Kendrick has 74 of its 77 games.
2. Hardaway (12-2) Both of Hardaway’s losses have come against Kendrick. The Lady Hawks knocked off Carver 77-37 on Tuesday.
3. Smiths Station (9-4) The Lady Panthers defeated Loachapoka 67-34 last Friday.
4. Glenwood (19-0) The Lady Gators beat Northside Methodist 77-45 on Saturday.
5. Columbus (8-4) The Lady Blue Devils knocked off Harris County 60-43 last Friday.

Kedrick safety commits

Kendrick safety Jermaine Richardson has verbally committed to Memphis.

The 6-foot-2, 195-pound safety selected the Conference USA school over Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Indiana and UCLA.

“The coaching staff at Memphis really impressed him,” Kendrick coach Ahmand Tinker said. “He likes what they do defensively and the atmosphere of the city.”

Richardson, who visited Memphis on Dec. 8, suffered a handful of nagging injuries throughout his senior season. Despite those injuries, he finished with 89 tackles and four interceptions.

WELL REPRESENTED

The Muscogee County schools were well represented in this week's basketball poll. Two girls teams and four boys teams were ranked in the top 10.
Over the last two seasons, the Lady Cherokees have been the best team in the Bi-City. This year, they are still strong. Even with a 14-0 start, Kendrick will likely lose before the playoffs -- but only once.
Kendrick coach Sterling Hicks will have them ready for the playoffs and the Cherokees are likely headed for another trip to Macon.
The Lady Hawks are talented enough to make the trip to Macon with Kendrick. Their only two losses came to Kendrick. Sequoyah Griffin, Jessica Edwards and Kelly Ellison make up a talented trio that gives them a chance in every game.
On the boys side, Carver is the most talented team. With the Jarvis Jones and Jarmon Fortson the Tigers have two difficult matchups for opposing teams. The Tigers survived a scare -- 60-58 on Friday night against Jordan.
Jordan is the second-best team in Region 2-AAA and will make run in the playoffs. Jordan coach Gerald Turner has his team ready for every game. Depending on the draw, Jordan could play in Macon this season.

Georgia Sports Writers Association Basketball Poll
Girls
Class AAA

1. Kendrick (8)
2. Carrollton
3. Southwest-Macon
4. Hephzibah
5. East Hall
6. Worth County
7. Franklin County
8. Hardaway
9. Westminster
10. West Laurens

Others receiving votes: Northeast-Macon, Westover-Albany, Monroe Area, North Hall, Liberty County.

Boys
Class AAA

1. Dunwoody (7)
2. Glenn Hills
3. Carver (1)
4. East Hall
5. Jordan
6. Hart County
7. South Atlanta & Northside
9 Monroe-Albany
10 Shaw

Others receiving votes: Gilmer, Burke County, Central-Macon, Sandy Creek, Franklin County, Westover-Albany