Northwest Whitfield, fresh off a 10-point win over previously top-ranked Rome, ascended to the top of the Georgia Class AAAA girls’ basketball coaches poll this week.
The Lady Bruins (24-2), the top seed in this week’s Region 7 tournament at Allatoona, were ranked fourth in the previous poll.
“The girls have worked really hard for it,” Northwest coach Margaret Stockburger said after the 41-point win over Allatoona in the tournament Thursday. “What counts, though, is where you end up.”
Rome (23-1) dropped to second, while defending state champion Southwest DeKalb is third.
Despite having just one loss, Gordon Lee remains sixth in the Class A girls’ poll, where Wesleyan is the top team. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, fresh off its subregion championship, is seventh in Class AAA.