The new year finds 6 Lexington County teams appearing in the most recent S.C. Basketball Coaches Association Top 10 rankings.
   Both Gray Collegiate and Lexington high schools have boys and girls’ teams positioned in the respective ranking released Dec. 19. The defending Class 2A champion War Eagles remain in the top spot, while the Lady War Eagles fell from 1st to 5th.
   Riding the best program start in 13 years, the Lexington boys crack the Top 5 of the Class 5A rankings, with archrival River Bluff a spot behind at 6th. The Lady Wildcats moved up to 7th following wins over ranked teams Dorman and Dreher. 
   In Class 3A, Pelion remained at 10th. The Panthers will play host to Lexington Jan. 10, 2 days after the release of the newest SCBCA rankings. 
S.C. BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION RANKINGS
(BOYS)

Class 5A
1. Dorman, 2. Nation Ford, 3. Blythewood, 4. Berkeley, 5. Lexington, 6. River Bluff, 7. Northwestern, 8. Ft. Mill, 9. T.L. Hanna, 10. Conway

Class 3A 
1. W.J. Keenan, 2. Ridgeland-Hardeeville, 3. Manning, 4. Georgetown, 5. Edisto, 6. Bishop England, 7. Union County, 8. Southside, 9. Camden, 10. Pelion
Class 2A

1. Gray Collegiate, 2. North Charleston, 3. Lee Central, 4. Mullins, 5. Greenville Tech, 6. Oceanside Collegiate, 7. Saluda, 8. Burke, 9. Calhoun County, 10. Silver Bluff

(GIRLS)

Class 5A
1. Spring Valley, 2. Goose Creek, 3. Fort Dorchester, 4. Dorman, 5. Sumter, 6. Woodmont, 7. Lexington, 8. T.L. Hanna, 9. Nation Ford, 10. West Ashley

Class 2A
1. Mullins, 2. Christ Church, 3. Landrum, 4. Lewisville, 5. Gray Collegiate, 6. Lee Central, 7. Saluda, 8. Barnwell, 9. Andrew Jackson, 10. Latta