The East Hall boys are ranked No. 1 in the first rankings since the start of the regular season.<br>
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The Vikings (1-0) were ranked ahead of Hart County and Banneker, which comes to East Hall Tuesday night for a showdown in the Pepsi Shootout at the East Hall Gym.<br>
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The gabasketball.net rankings are released each Monday night.<br>
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East Hall is defending state champion in Class AAA.<br>
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The Gainesville boys are ranked seventh and White County 15th. In area boys teams, Stephens County is No. 9 and Elbert County 13th.<br>
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In Class A, the Jefferson boys are tied for fourth in the rankings with Heard County. S.W. Atlanta Christian, which will be playing Wednesday in the Pepsi Shootout at East Hall, is No. 1.<br>
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In the Class AA rankings, the Buford boys are ranked sixth. Mitchell-Baker, which plays East Hall later in the year, is ranked No. 1 in the boys.