GHSA Basketball State Championship Recaps

2025-26 GHSA Basketball State Championship Recaps


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Wednesday, March 11

Class 3A-1A Private

#1 No. 1 Hebron Christian (29-1) vs. #3 No. 3 Holy Innocents’ (24-6), 1:00

#2 No. 1 Holy Innocents’ (26-3) vs. #1 No. 7 Darlington (29-2), 3:00

Boys Three-Point Contest

Andrew Connell – Tift County
Trace Adcock – Rabun County
Ryan McCord – Chamblee

Class 3A

#4 No. 2 Sandy Creek (25-6) vs. #2 No. 7 Heritage-Catoosa (27-4), 5:30

#2 No. 1 Cross Creek (26-5) vs. #17 No. 6 Harlem (23-9), 7:30

Thursday. March 12

Class 1A D-II

R4 #1 No. 1 Wilcox County (28-1) vs. R8 #1 No. 2 Washington-Wilkes (21-7), 1:00

R2 #1 No. 5 Clinch County (28-4) vs. R3 #1 No. 7 Portal (26-5), 3:00

Girls Three-Point Contest

Madison Bennett – Trinity Christian
Courtney Bray – Warren County
Ava Thompson – Towns County

Class 4A

R5 #1 No. 1 Marist (29-2) vs. R6 #1 No. 2 Kell (25-5), 5:30 

R5 #1 No. 1 St. Pius X (32-0) vs. R4 #1 No. 3 Pace Academy (24-7), 7:30

Friday, March 13

Class 1A D-I

#12 No. 9 Elbert County (22-8) vs. #3 No. 8 East Laurens (27-4), 1:00

#2 No. 1 Rabun County (29-2) vs. #4 No. 2 Southwest-Macon (27-6), 3:00 

Co-Ed Three-Point Contest

Ben Holland & Karina Barton – Walton
Brandon Flint & Reagan Mulligan – River Ridge
Trace Adcock & Millie Southards – Rabun County
Maki Mitchell & Kenyanna Jackson – Commerce

Class 5A

R7 #1 No. 1 Milton (27-4) vs. R6 #3 No. 7 Creekview (26-5), 5:30

R5 #1 No. 2 Alexander (29-2) vs. R4 #1 No. 3 Woodward Academy (25-6), 7:30

Saturday, March 14

Class 2A

#2 No. 4 Murray County (26-4) vs. #5 No. 5 Hardaway (23-8), 11:00

#2 No. 2 Butler (25-4) vs. #5 No. 7 Morgan County (25-6), 1:00

Slam Dunk Contest

Kolton Kaylor – Fannin County
Oluremi Guerrero – Druid Hills
Cordell Simmons – Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe

Class 6A

R5 #1 No. 1 North Paulding (29-2) vs. R4 #4 Grayson (22-10), 5:30

R5 #1 No. 1 Wheeler (26-6) vs. R3 #3 No. 5 Pebblebrook (23-8), 7:30