MaxPreps 2015-16 Georgia preseason high school girls basketball Fab 5, presented by the Army National Guard

1. St. Francis (Alpharetta)
Head coach: Aisha Kennedy
2014-15 record: 27-3

The Knights closed out the 2014-15 season with 14 wins in a row en route to the Class A state title. A pair of all-staters return from that run in Kasiyahna Kushkituah (6-3, Jr., F/C) and Nichel Tampa (5-4, Jr., G). Fellow juniors Taja Cumming (5-3, G) and Maya Dodson (6-1, F) were also major contributors a year ago, and watch out for sister twin towers Yasmine (6-4, Sr.) and Alexis Ratliff (6-3, So.).

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2. Holy Innocents Episcopal (Atlanta)
Head coach: Tony Watkins
2014-15 record: 31-1

The Golden Bears' only loss a year ago came in the AA state title game and they look primed to take the final step in 2015-16. The top nine scorers are back, headlined by all-state picks Erika Cassell (6-2, Sr., F) and Khayla Pointer (5-9, Jr., G). Kaila Hubbard (5-10, So., G/F) also returns after averaging nearly 10 points per game as a freshman. Holy Innocents is 60-2 over the past two seasons.

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3. Archer (Lawrenceville)
Head coach: Ryan Lesniak
2014-15 record: 26-6

The Tigers had their hearts broken in last year's AAAAAA semifinals, losing by two points to eventual champ McEachern. Seven key contributors are back, including double-figures scorers Autumn Newby (6-2, Jr., F) and Linsey Marchese (6-3, Jr., F).

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4. Parkview (Lilburn)
Head coach: Kirk Call
2014-15 record: 26-4

The AAAAAA semifinalists lost 6-3 post Victoria Harris to Rutgers but return six players who saw significant action. Included in that bunch is the team's leading scorer in Raven Johnson (5-10, Sr., F), who posted 15.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game.

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5. West Forsyth (Cumming)
Head coach: David May
2014-15 record: 22-6

Three schools in Cumming – North, South and West Forsyth – all garnered preseason top five consideration, but we like West for one big reason. Six-foot-5 Maryland commit Jenna Staiti is the only returning first team all-state pick in AAAAAA after averaging 22.5 points and over 14 rebounds per game as a junior.