BOYS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 1 Newton 63, Rockdale County 44: JD Notae scored 19 points and Isaiah Miller had 13 in the Rams’ Region 8 victory. Ashton Hagans added 9 points. Sayvon Traylor led Rockdale County with 15 points and 7 rebounds.
No. 2 McEachern 66, Hillgrove 54: The Indians received 28 points from Isaac Okoro in their win over crosstown rival Hillgrove.
No. 3 Westlake 67, Campbell 63: Chuma Okeke scored 26 points and Danny Lewis had 16 to withstand an upset minded Campbell team led by Tyree Crankfield’s 24 points.
No. 6 Pebblebrook 121, East Coweta 87: Elias Harden led the Falcons with 25 points. Collin Sexton finished with 23 points and 6 assists. Jared Jones posted 16 points and 11 rebounds. Drue Drinnon added 11 points and 9 assists. Messiah Thompson finished with 15 points and 6 assists.
Roswell 67, Lassiter 41: James Anderson scored 16 points and Jordan Merriman netted 12 as the Hornets remained perfect in Region 4.
Grayson 71, North Gwinnett 53: Travis Anderson torched North Gwinnett with 29 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Gerald Buncum added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks. Nick Edwards finished with 9 points, 5 assists and 2 steals. Terrell Greene tacked on 8 points and 5 rebounds.
Central Gwinnett 59, Archer 57: Jalen Hillery scored 20 while Bernard Kasanda added 10 points to rally the Black Knights to a victory.
Brookwood 69, Mill Creek 65: Bubba Parham dropped in 28 points followed by Trae Higginbotham’s 20 to lead the Broncos past the Hawks. Markus Smith tallied 14 points.
Lambert 82, Forsyth Central 47: Jordan McIlwain finished with 19 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. Andrew Melms chipped in 14 points and 5 assists. The Longhorns handed out 23 assists on the night.
Woodstock 55, Etowah 50: Dylin Hardeman led the Wolverines with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists while Tyreke Johnson posted 16 points and 7 rebounds and Noah Frith netted 14 to complete the season sweep of crosstown rival Etowah. Kameron Hickey and Jaxon Etter scored 14 apiece in the loss.
Class AAAAAA
No. 1 South Paulding 79, Creekside 50: Ja’Cori Wilson’s monster senior season continued with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Kane Williams finished with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
No. 2 Gainesville 79, Apalachee 53: Jarred Rosser scored 15 points, Michael White had 14 and KJ Buffen tossed in 13 in the win.
No. 3 Jonesboro 66, Tucker 64: MJ Walker carried Jonesboro with 16 of his game-high 31 points coming in the fourth quarter to avoid a Region 4 upset. Walker also totaled 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Jaylon Terrell had 10 points.
No. 5 Langston Hughes 57, No. 7 Alexander 50: The Panthers survived the Cougars behind Derrick Cook’s 17 points and 12 rebounds. Landers Nolley also posted a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds. Khalil Cuffee netted 16. Grant Howard finished with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for Alexander while Zeek Copeland tagged on 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
No. 6 Alpharetta 61, Pope 55: The Raiders rallied from down 33-24 at the half to beat Pope at the Dog Pound. Sophomore Brandon Barron went off for 17 of his 25 points in the second half. Carlos Carriere posted a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double. Ryan Jenei finished with 15 points and 8 rebounds.
No. 8 South Cobb 72, Creekview 70 OT: The Grizzlies ran out of gas in overtime. Chandler Wright had 21 points while Weber Sandlin added 19 and KJ Jenkins scored 16.
No. 10 Heritage-Conyers 65, Greenbrier 24: Isaiah Banks finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Byron Abrams scored 10 points and collected 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Trelan Scott had 11 points and 6 steals. Jordan Thomas netted 10 points.
Allatoona 59, Osborne 46: Trey Doomes went for 19 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. TJ Goodrum had 12 points and 3 rebounds. Mike Johnson totaled 11 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. LaTrell Tate netted a team-high 17 in the loss for Osborne.
Chattahoochee 61, North Atlanta 59: Will Bracknell scored a game-high 22 points and Grant Van Beveran dropped in 15 points.
Cambridge 68, Northview 49: Kyler Ingram finished with 22 points as the Bears outscored the Titans 22-5 in the fourth quarter and advanced to 13-6 overall and 7-3 in Region 7.
Dacula 64, Lanier 60 OT: Justin Goodson and Mekhail Bethea both netted 15 points to lead the Falcons past the Longhorns.
Douglas County 73, New Manchester 69: Malik Battle led the Tigers with 20 points while Jahorie Copeland netted 15 and Rickey Clark added 13.
Class AAAAA
No. 1 Buford 57, Loganville 42: It was Dawson Wehunt’s turn to carry the load, scoring a team-high 18 points for the Wolves. David Viti added 11 points and 5 rebounds. Alex Jones had 9 points and 7 assists. Tobi Obasanya chipped in 9 points. Jamar Moore finished with 5 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 5 blocks in the loss while Akil Covington posted 10 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
No. 2 Cedar Shoals 72, No. 10 Flowery Branch 44: A 25-0 third quarter close buried the Falcons after Flowery Branch trailed 36-26 at the half. Phlan Fleming led the Jaguars with 15 points. Snipe Hall (14), AJ Jones (13) and Stavion Stevenson (11) rounded out the Cedar Shoals scoring. Myles Janess scored 10 points in the loss while John Mills added 9 points and 4 assists and Fred Johnson chipped in 8 points. Blake Coxworth tallied 6 points and 4 rebounds.
No. 4 Fayette County 81, Griffin 48: Austin Nesmith only played the first half but still managed to post 20 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. Noah Gurley finished with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Phillip Young had 12 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jaylen Holloway chipped in 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Kahmonnie Willis added 10 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
No. 5 Miller Grove 63, Arabia Mountain 59: Tae Hardy netted 20 points to hold off the Mustangs. Jermon Clark posted 15 points and Lorenzo Anderson added 13. Darius Giles scored 22 points while Cameron Robinson netted 14 and Jordan Sterling had 12 in the loss.
Starr’s Mill 63, Northgate 34: Drew Hudson led the Panthers with 21 points.
Johnson-Gainesville 63, Clarke Central 53: Marcus and Chan Jones scored 17 and 12 points respectively for the Knights in a big Region 8 victory.
Southwest DeKalb 46, Lithonia 40: Mandarius Dickerson netted a team-high 22 points for the Panthers. Kemon Williams and Quincy Carter scored 7 apiece.
Chamblee 53, Dunwoody 52: Glenn Robinson scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half. Rodney Smith finished with 12 points. In the loss Dunwoody received 16 points and 11 rebounds from Jared Whitehurst. Turner Nims had 12 points.
Villa Rica 54, Hiram 52: Rodney Thomas helped the Wildcats to another win with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Nigel Taylor had 10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Latrell Swanigan added 10 points and 4 rebounds.
Stockbridge 77, Locust Grove 42: Kelton Dawson scored 15 points to lead the Tigers.
Lithia Springs 56, North Springs 48: Ceaunte Zachery led the Lions with 15 points. Marcuez Dix added 12 points. Terry Dew had 11. North Springs received 16 points from Vinnie Viana.
Paulding County 60, Woodland-Cartersville 57: Sophomore Josh Broughton scored 14 points and Tyron Summerour had 12 points in the win. Justice Hayes led Woodland with 19 points.
Class AAAA
No. 1 Upson-Lee 58, No. 7 Perry 52: The Knights passed one of their biggest tests left on their schedule, holding off the Panthers. Upson-Lee led 45-24 before the Panthers stormed back. Tye Fagan led the Knights with 16 points while Michael Smith and Zyrice Scott added 10 apiece. Travon Walker had 8 points and 9 rebounds. Kentrez Traylor scored 8 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. The Panthers were led by Keyioviore Whitlock’s 12 points and Damion Bagley’s 11.
No. 3 Richmond Academy 79, Thomson 53: Jason Weaver scored 25 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. DT Stephens had 20 points and 7 assists. Moses Williams posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
No. 5 Sandy Creek 91, Central-Carroll 72: Chris Porter sank six three-pointers en route to 22 points to pace the Patriots. Evan Jester double-doubled with 20 points and 10 rebounds. TJ Bickerstaff had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Jarred Godfrey finished with 11 points and 7 assists. KJ Wilkins added 7 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Matthew Williams scored 5 points.
No. 10 Cartersville 60, Troup 51: Jaylon Pugh paced the Cartersville attack with 29 points. TJ Horton added 15 points.
North Clayton 62, Druid Hills 52: Junior Michael Lee went for 31 points in the Eagles’ victory.
Westover 67, Cairo 62: Kris Gardner powered in 28 points to go with 4 assists and 2 steals to carry the Patriots. Montravious Richardson posted 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Northwest Whitfield 79, Ridgeland 56: Grant Terrell poured in 25 points to power the Bruins. Luke Shiflett flirted with a quadruple-double, posting 18 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 steals. Corbin Blakenship scored 10 points.
Adairsville 82, Pickens 76: Ronald Hardin and Hunter Hice scored 20 apiece to power the Tigers. Cody Henderson added 14 points and Ethan Belcher had 8. Pickens was led by Blake Gorth’s 20 points. Seth Bishop and Avery Luke scored 13 and 11, respectively.
Americus-Sumter 62, Shaw 50: Shaw fell short against the Panthers. Larrie Scott scored 15 points in the loss. Chris Hicks had 12. Lincoln Smith added 11 points and 8 rebounds while Devan Porter-Wilson went for 10 points and 9 rebounds.
Class AAA
No. 1 Westside-Macon 60, No. 9 Central-Macon 55: The Seminoles got their revenge behind Khavon Moore’s 17 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists. Trey Foster added 17 points and 4 rebounds. Greg Holloway had 7 points and 6 rebounds. Antarius McCoy led the Chargers with 20 points and Kylan Hill finished with 11 points and 8 rebounds.
No. 3 Liberty County 121, No. 10 Long County 82: Revenge is a dish best served cold. After losing to the Blue Tide 73-72 without Davion Mitchell, the now healthy Panthers steamrolled Long County. Will Richardson poured in 40 points while Jyaunti Haggray added 22 and Mitchell finished with 21. Tyreon Freeman dropped in 15.
No. 5 Pace Academy 75, McNair 37: Isaiah Kelly posted 15 points and 12 rebounds in the rout.
No. 6 Jenkins 105, Groves 73: Tre Mays led the Warriors with 26 points coming off a school-record nine three-pointers.
Southeast Bulloch 77, No. 7 Islands 58: In the upset of the night, Pierless Brown dropped 32 points to stun Islands.
No. 8 Cedar Grove 60, Towers 55: Devon Barnes finished with 19 points and 6 rebounds. Malik Johnson tallied 11 points and 6 steals. Jamari Dean battled for 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. Omar Davis ended his night with 6 points and 8 rebounds.
Lovett 56, Redan 46: Ryan Greer led the Lions with 23 points while Crawford Schwieger netted 10.
Calhoun 62, Sonoraville 51: The Yellow Jackets grabbed control of Region 6 behind Chapin Rierson’s 24 points and 11 rebounds and a 15-4 run to close. Malik Lawrence scored 13 points while Porter Law finished with 7 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Kaylan Aker and Rhett Abernathy scored 7 points apiece. In the loss, Wil Walraven had 21 points. Brad Wilson hit four three-pointers and finished with 13 points. Bryce Waters added 10 points.
East Hall 73, North Hall 54: Luke Cooper led the Vikings with 18 points as East Hall advanced to 6-1 in Region 7. Sedrion Morse added on 15 points.
Class AA
No. 10 Butler 67, No. 8 Glenn Hills 60 OT: Keith Littles scored 17 points and DeAndre Barton had 14 in Butler’s overtime thriller. Christian Robinson and Mardrez McBride both scored 10 points. Glenn Hills was led by Timmy Seller’s 12 points and CJ Bowers’ 11.
Monticello 57, Elbert County 31: Ashton Bonner scored a team-high 23 points to lift the Hurricanes. Malik Crawford added 11 points and 17 rebounds. AJ James had 13 points for Elbert county.
Putnam County 79, Social Circle 72: Prolific scorer Carl Johnson got his groove back, erupting for 51 points, 11 rebounds and 10 steals while canning nine three-pointers.
Northeast-Macon 62, Bleckley County 55: Darius Dunn dropped 24 points while Ty’ree Gilbert netted 20 to carry the Raiders to a big road victory.
Dodge County 74, Southwest-Macon 63: Nick Cummings led the Indians with 25 points. Demarcus Caines scored 15 points while Demonte Ivey (12) and Maurice McCoy (10) also cracked double digits.
Class A-Private
No. 4 St. Francis 83, Walker 35: Dwon Odom had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. CJ Riley scored 13 points and Wallace Tucker tacked on 10 points and 6 assists. Sam Hines contributed 7 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
No. 7 Lakeview Academy 83, Hebron Christian 63: Tre Gober (19), Evan Pitts (14), Drew Cottrell (14) and Josh Randolph (13) led an always balanced attack. Jack Blackburn dished out 5 assists.
Wesleyan 53, WD Mohammed 46: The Wolves picked up their fourth straight win behind Christian McLean’s 22 points. Sean McDonough netted 13 and Grant Frerking pitched in 12.
Providence Christian Academy 67, The Weber School 59: Sophomore Parker Trump exploded for a career-high 37 points in the win.
Class A-Public
No. 5 Wilkinson County 73, Mt. de Sales 43: Clarence Jackson finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists in the win.
Bowdon 69, Gordon Lee 62: Octavius Meadows hung 28 points while Zach Ledbetter added 13 points and 8 assists.
Lincoln County 98, Glascock County 30: Maciah Gunby overwhelmed the Panthers with 38 points. JJ Elam added 14 points and 5 steals. Ahmad Rand scored 13 in the win.
GIRLS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 8 Brookwood 54, No. 4 Mill Creek 47: Texas A&M-signee N’dea Jones dominated the paint with 22 points, 21 rebounds and 6 blocks. Kiki Adams scored 14 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Mariah Callway chipped in 6 points and 7 rebounds.
North Forsyth 55, Milton 18: Amber Jones scored 17 points, Cassie Markle had 12 and Caroline Martin chipped in 11 in the win for the Lady Raiders.
Grayson 50, North Gwinnett 41: Bianca Fizouaty had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Jonnise Poole netted 13 points and dished out 3 assists. Jazmin Robinson had a 10-point 10-rebound double-double in the win.
Class AAAAAA
No. 2 Douglas County 61, New Manchester 46: Arsula Clark led the Tigers with 18 points. Taylor Donelson and Amari Robinson scored 14 points apiece.
No. 6 Grovetown 69, Alcovy 29: Destiny Marshall scored 20 points and Destiny Lucas added 10. Elizabeth Metress and Ayanna Collins scored 9 apiece.
No. 8 Creekview 55, South Cobb 20: Kennedy Cater netted 15 points and Emily Wilkie scored 9 in the win for the newly ranked Grizzlies.
No. 9 Tucker 43, Jonesboro 40: Saadia Munford finished with 19 points, 6 assists and 6 steals in the loss.
No. 10 Chattahoochee 52, North Atlanta 23: Siena Gore scored 14 points and Alayna Ford posted 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Johns Creek 54, Centennial 28: Sydney Tanguilig scored a team-high 17 points followed by Ashley Alexander’s 15.
Alpharetta 53, Pope 47: JuJu Maduka posted a 14-point 11-rebound double-double for Alpharetta. Freshman Chandler Davis added 15 points, 4 assists and 4 steals. Sophomores Croix Bethune and Jalyn Tillerson also had big games. Bethune finished with 9 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Tillerson tallied 9 points and 8 rebounds.
Sequoyah 51, River Ridge 36: The Lady Chiefs got back on track behind Peyton Satterfield’s 14 points. Alyssa Cagle had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Lauren Schletty had 9 points and 4 rebounds while Emily Seres posted 9 points and 8 rebounds.
Class AAAAA
No. 2 Flowery Branch 51, Cedar Shoals 31: Caroline Wysocki posted 10 points and 4 steals while Lexie Sengkhammee had 10 points and 4 assists. Ashley Woodroffe scored 12 points. Julianne Sutton had 6 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals. Taniyah Worth finished with 7 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
No. 4 Griffin 59, Fayette County 40: Cincinnati-commit Andeija Puckett posted 16 points and 10 rebounds while Daisya Reed scored 14 points to keep the Bears undefeated.
No. 7 Warner Robins 51, No. 9 Harris County 49: Kezia Holmes netted 19 points for the Demonettes. Victoria Brown scored 11 points. Jordan Thomas and Aniya Clay scored 6 and 4 points, respectively. Kishara Howard grabbed 9 rebounds.
No. 8 Villa Rica 72, Hiram 29: Deasia Merrill pumped in 25 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jaila Orozco netted 21 points. Emerald Parham added 8 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Aliyah Hindsman scored 6 points.
Cass 64, East Paulding 43: Sharia Wade led the Colonels with 17 points and Chanel Clemmons added 13. Jana Morning and Payton Stoddard scored 8 apiece.
McIntosh 50, Whitewater 23: Savannah Soles scored 15 points to lead the Chiefs. DeLayne Rotolo and Rylee Calhoun added 10 apiece.
Paulding County 37, Woodland-Cartersville 38: Lexie Robinson scored 14 points and Carli Clymer had 10 in the loss.
Dunwoody 44, Chamblee 36: Ariel Lawrence finished with 15 points and 9 rebounds to pace Dunwoody. Kayla Blaise added 10 points. In the loss, Trinity Edwards scored 16 points. Teri Syphoe had 14 points and 8 rebounds. Serena Robinson pulled down 16 rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Class AAAA
No. 1 North Oconee 50, Madison County 43: Emma Weynand (13) and Camryn Williams (12) led the Lady Titans.
No. 3 West Hall 62, White County 58: Macy Passmore dropped in 22 points. Avery Prather scored 10 points while Megan English (8) and Danielle Hinkelman (7) both contributed.
No. 6 Northwest Whitfield 63, Ridgeland 28: Nicole Bates finished with 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Rylee Maret added 11 points and 4 steals. Bria Clemmons pitched in 8 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
Pickens 69, Adairsville 52: Torie Williams scored 15 points and had 3 assists in the win. Mykenzie Weaver added 13 points and Ashley Nelson had 9 points and 12 rebounds. Josie Summerville scored a game-high 19 for Adairsville.
Burke County 57, Hephzibah 55: Asia Harden scored 21 points and hit the game-winner with 3.4 seconds left to sneak past Hephzibah.
St. Pius X 44, Oconee County 43: Kathryn McKenzie scored 9 points including a basket with 10 seconds left to lead Pius to a 44-43 win over Oconee County. Emma Drash had 9 points and Nina Burwell scored 7 in the win. Katie McCarley and Julia Peroni both had 12 for the Warriors.
Troup 59, Cartersville 36: Madison McKinney scored 11 points in the loss.
Class AAA
No. 2 Johnson-Savannah 71, Windsor Forest 19: Alexis Pierce went for 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. J’mya Cutter tacked on 12 points and 5 steals.
No. 3 Greater Atlanta Christian 63, Dawson County 34: Cadey Ayers and Marlie Twonley scored 6 apiece in the loss.
No. 5 Calhoun 64, Sonoraville 32: Jana Johns poured in 16 points to pace the Yellow Jackets. Cassie Henderson scored 10 and Ryan Brzozoski, Ashlyn Barnes and Erin Hyatt all scored 8. Maliyah Parks led Sonoraville with 12 points.
Central-Macon 62, Westside-Macon 39: Jada Clowers posted a triple-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks. Tyleia Williams had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. JeNya Wilder double-doubled with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Class AA
No. 2 Dodge County 60, Southwest-Macon 38: Europe Brown had 17 points and Jurnee Powell added 13. Bresha Carr chipped in 11 points.
No. 3 Rabun County 64, Oglethorpe County 17: Georgia Stockton had 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals while Jordan Haban added 10 points and 2 rebounds in the win.
No. 7 Bryan County 64, Metter 37: Julianne Brown powered the Redskins with 19 points. Olanna Rawls added 14. Alayna Williams and Yasmine Crawford both scored 10 points. Jay Black and Shelby Gunn scored 6 and 4 points, respectively.
Class A-Private
No. 6 Pinecrest Academy 59, Fellowship Christian 47: Margaret Metz exploded for 42 points to carry the Paladins.
No. 10 Christian Heritage 55, Excel Christian 32: Kelsey Schneller netted 16 points while Madison Brown (15) and Meghan Schneller (12) also chipped in. Rylie Boston led Excel Christian with 11 points.
George Walton Academy 47, Athens Academy 46: Jarrett Kemp finished with 14 points and 8 rebounds while Katie Williams added 10 points in the loss. Gabby Mastandrea chipped in 8 points for the Spartans.
Class A-Public
No. 3 Woodville-Tompkins 55, Savannah Country Day 38: Antalazia Baker powered the Wolverines with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals and 2 blocks. Jazmin Grayson added 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals. Savanna Walker pitched in 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals.