Canes up to No. 2 in Class AAAA, Woodland considered in Class AAAAA
Cartersville moved up to No. 2 in the latest high school baseball poll released by Georgia Dugout Preview Magazine.
The Canes are currently 5-1 on the year and their only loss came to the No. 3 team in Class AAAAAAA, Parkview.
Cartersville also has wins this season over the top team in the state’s largest classification, Walton, 4th-ranked Mill Creek of Class AAAAAAA, 8th-ranked Johns Creek in Class AAAAAA, and Marist who is No. 8 in Class AAAA.
The Hurricanes will play Lambert (7th-ranked in Class AAAAAAA) Tuesday and Buford (2nd-ranked in Class AAAAA) on Friday.
Woodland, who has started the season 7-1, is one of the teams considered for the Class AAAAA top ten this week.
Georgia Dugout Magazine Baseball poll
February 25, 2017
CLASS AAAAAAA
Walton (5-2)
Brookwood (4-0)
Parkview (3-0)
Mill Creek (5-2)
Woodstock (8-2)
Norcross (3-3)
Lambert (3-4)
Grayson (6-3)
Archer (3-2)
North Gwinnett (7-1)
Others considered: Etowah (4-2), South Forsyth (4-1), Lassiter (4-2), East Coweta (4-2), McEachern (5-2), Colquitt County (3-4), Lowndes (5-1), Tift County (5-3), Camden County (6-0), Forsyth Central (5-2), Roswell (6-1, North Paulding (4-1)
CLASS AAAAAA
Pope (5-0)
Winder-Barrow (5-0)
Dalton (5-0)
Allatoona (6-0)
Harrison (4-2)
Cambridge (2-3)
Valdosta (3-2)
Johns Creek (4-2)
Lee County (5-1)
Gainesville (2-1)
Others considered: Northview (6-0), Alpharetta (5-1), Greenbrier (4-2), Grovetown (5-1), Effingham County (3-4), Houston County (1-3), Richmond Hill (5-3), Alexander (3-2), Tucker (3-3)
CLASS AAAAA
Veterans (7-1)
Buford (3-4)
Locust Grove (3-2)
Loganville (1-2)
Jones County (4-2)
Starr’s Mill (1-0)
Griffin (4-1)
Wayne County (4-3)
Carrollton (5-0)
Harris County (6-1)
Others considered: Kell (5-2), McIntosh (3-1), Bainbridge (3-3), South Effingham (2-4), East Paulding (1-4), Dutchtown (8-0), Walnut Grove (5-1), Woodland-Bartow (7-1), Columbia (7-1), Union Grove (3-5)
CLASS AAAA
Blessed Trinity (5-1)
Cartersville (5-1)
Cedartown (4-0)
Heritage-Catoosa (3-1)
Eastside (5-1)
St. Pius X (2-5)
Madison County (3-3)
Marist (3-4)
Troup (5-2)
Woodward Academy (2-2)
Others considered: LaGrange (4-2), Columbus (3-2), Cairo (7-1), Perry (5-5), West Laurens (2-3), Jefferson (4-1), North Oconee (3-3), Northside-Columbus (3-4), Hardaway (1-4-1), Upson-Lee (2-3), Spalding (3-1), Stephens County (5-1), West Hall (3-1), Cross Creek (1-2)
CLASS AAA
North Hall (5-2)
Pierce County (5-1)
Lovett (2-3)
Greater Atlanta Christian (2-3)
Westminster (3-2)
Franklin County (4-2)
Redan (4-3)
Ringgold (5-1)
Calhoun (3-2)
Dawson County (5-1)
Others considered: Jackson County (8-1), Pace Academy (5-2), Appling County (3-3), Cook (3-2), Brantley County (3-5), Jackson (2-1), Worth County (5-0), Southeast Bulloch (0-2), Coahulla Creek (3-2), Pike County (3-2), Morgan County (6-2), Monroe Area (6-2)
CLASS AA
Benedictine (2-3)
Heard County (2-3)
Jeff Davis (3-3)
Elbert County (6-0)
Harlem (6-1)
Berrien (3-1)
Callaway (2-3)
Metter (4-2)
Rockmart (3-3)
Bacon County (3-3)
Others considered: Bleckley County (3-1), Toombs County (3-2), Lamar County (1-3), Westside-Augusta (4-2), Fitzgerald (3-2), Thomasville (2-3), Bryan County (7-2), Washington County (0-3), Coosa (1-5), Social Circle (2-4)
CLASS A PUBLIC
Bowdon (5-1)
Gordon Lee (4-2)
Schley County (3-1)
Charlton County (1-2)
ECI (3-0)
Trion (3-0)
Irwin County (4-1)
Taylor County (6-0)
Lanier County (5-0)
Clinch County (2-2)
Others considered: Telfair County (3-1), Miller County (6-0), Treutlen (1-3), GMC (1-4), Commerce (3-3), Baconton Charter (6-0), Seminole County (5-0)
CLASS A PRIVATE
Holy Innocents’ (7-0)
Tattnall Square (5-0)
Wesleyan (2-4)
Kings Ridge Christian (3-3)
Hebron Christian (3-1)
Savannah Christian (6-1)
George Walton (2-5)
Calvary Day (2-3)
Eagles Landing Christian (2-4)
Walker (1-2)
Others considered: Mount Paran Christian (4-3), First Presbyterian Day (4-2), Mount Pisgah Christian (2-4), Mount de Sales (5-2), Brookstone (2-5), North Cobb Christian (3-4), Pinecrest Academy (4-1), Prince Avenue Christian (4-2), Athens Christian (4-1), Strong Rock Christian (5-1)