’s 17-3 girls are ranked sixth in Class AA in polls released Tuesday afternoon by the state’s coaches and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The Lady Bulldogs, who’ve won five in a row, and eight of their last nine, play at Therrell this afternoon in a 5:30 p.m. tipoff (the boys play at 7 p.m.).
The Decatur girls have won 17 games with an average margin of victory of 39.7 points.
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Region 6-AA rival Buford returned to No. 1 in the AJC after its punishing 58-44 victory Saturday over last week’s No. 1 Lovett. Last week marked the return to Buford’s lineup of point guard Andraya Carter, the 2011 Class AA player of the year, who’s missed most of the season with a torn ACL.
It was rumored that the University of Tennessee, to which Carter verbally committed, wanted the star player to sit out her senior year so she could completely heal. But now that she’s returned, Carter will play next Tuesday when Buford hosts a rematch against Decatur. Buford won the first meeting 45-41 on Jan. 6.
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Decatur has five regular-season games remaining, but most importantly will host the Feb. 13-18 Region 6-AA tournament where a third meeting with Buford is probable.
Here are the two polls:
AJC
1. Buford (12-6); 2. Morgan County (15-0); 3. Model (19-1); 4. Laney (18-1); 5. Lovett (16-4);6. Decatur (17-3); 7. Greater Atlanta Christian (14-5); 8. North Oconee (16-3); 9. East Hall (14-2); 10. Dade County (17-1)
Georgia Prep Country Coaches Poll
1 Model; 2 Morgan County; 3 Laney; 4 Buford; 5 East Hall; 6 Decatur; 7 Dade County; 8 Rabun County; 9 Lovett; 10 Greater Atlanta Christian
