BOYS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 2 Norcross 80, Parkview 59: Ahmir Langlais put up 23 points and 8 rebounds in the losing effort for Parkview.
No. 3 Collins Hill 67, Mill Creek 54: The Eagles shook off an early 11-point deficit on the road. Queens-commit Chris Parks piled in 24 points while Elijah Wilson had 13 points and Northern Illinois-signee Justin Lee added 12. Kendall Latney scored 15 points and Chris Birch had 10 to lead the Hawks.
No. 4 Pebblebrook 63, Edgewater (FL) 60: Seniors Grant Howard and Mervin James led Pebblebrook in scoring with 15 points apiece.
No. 7 Newton 73, Rockdale County 52: UGA-commit Ashton Hagans went 9-of-11 from the field for 19 points. Dre Butler posted 21 points and Tyrease Brown knocked down three threes.
No. 10 Meadowcreek 80, Central Gwinnett 49: Jamir Chaplin had 23 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals. Detroit-commit Cory Hightower had 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists while Dequarius Nicholas had 10 points and 5 assists.
North Cobb 59, Marietta 57: Kevin Hester Jr. collected 18 points in the win.
Brookwood 61, Lakeside-DeKalb 50: Justin Randle scored 18 points followed by Toju Etiwe’s 12 and Jamison Collier’s 11.
Duluth 59, North Gwinnett 43: Adam Flagler netted 19 points and the electric Will Huzzie posted 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Kennesaw Mountain 82, Hillgrove 78: Joshua Strong led Kennesaw Mountain with 17 points, followed by Jaylen McCreary’s 13 points and Gabe Armstead’s 12 points. Christian Ramsey and John Barnes each scored 11 points (Ramsey also had 8 assists). Head Coach Jesse Bonner won his 500th game.
Woodstock 59, Lassiter 56: Josh Hardeman scored 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 steals. Will Allen scored Woodstock’s first 14 team points en route to 18 points and 6 rebounds on the night. Will Okonta led Lassiter with 19 points; Christian Jackson scored 11 points.
Class AAAAAA
No. 1 Langston Hughes 78, No. 4 Douglas County 67: Virginia Tech-signee Landers Nolley collected 24 points and 9 rebounds before being ejected. Tyler Smith helped with 15 points and 6 assists. Patrick Carter added 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Douglas County was paced by Rickey Clark’s 17 points and 7 rebounds and Malik Battle’s 16 points and 4 assists.
No. 5 Gainesville 96, No. 6 Dacula 74: The Red Elephants pounded the Falcons in Region 8. KJ Buffen (24) and Xavier Bledson (17) led Gainesville. Brenden Tucker netted a game-high 30 for Dacula while Arusha Hunter put up 12.
Creekview 68, River Ridge 29: KJ Jenkins scored 13 points and Ty Allen netted 12 in the win. Paxton Nayman added 9 points and 9 rebounds.
South Paulding 52, Northgate 39: Cam Armstrong recorded 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals. Shane Gibson tallied 14 points, 25 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals.
Mundy’s Mill 71, ML King 63: Jordan Black scored 24 points. John Coats had 17 and Rayquan Brown netted 10.
Alexander 75, Creekside 71: Brady Spence led Alexander with 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Chris Lunsford scored 17 points to go along with 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Jaylon Brown had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Sidni White filled the stat sheet with 8 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals for the Cougars.
Class AAAAA
No. 2 Warner Robins 80, Harris County 55: Georgia State-signee Nelson Phillips poured in 27 points. Keshaun Houser added 13.
Chamblee 81, No. 3 Columbia 75: Chamblee threw a monkey wrench into the Region 5 picture with an upset of Columbia. Rodney Smith went for 23 points followed by Anathony Frazier (17), Zack Mackson (16) and Chance Moore (15).
No. 6 Miller Grove 47, No. 4 Lithonia 34: TJ Stargell had 6 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals for the Wolverines.
No. 7 Southwest DeKalb 61, Arabia Mountain 52: James Glisson III had 16 points for the Panthers. Jaden Cyril added 12 points followed by Eugene Brown III (10) and Myles Lowe (8). Jordan Sterling led Arabia Mountain with 22 points and N’Kyzie Hawkins added 12 points in the loss.
No. 8 Villa Rica 67, Paulding County 59: Javonte Hart scored 20 points and Latrell Swanigan had 15. JJ Franklin scored 9 points, Kalil Humphreys netted 9 and took 5 charges and Phillip Zachery tallied 7 points and 7 assists.
Woodland-Stockbridge 63, Union Grove 60: Jalen Mason dropped in 20 points.
Carrollton 56, Cass 50: Cass received 11 points apiece from Carter Hedden and Ethan Carter in the loss.
Clarke Central 53, Flowery Branch 45: Justin Quick posted an 18 point/7 rebound/4 assist/ 3 steal statline to go along with Joey Nidoy’s 11 points in the loss for Flowery Branch.
Class AAAA
No. 3 Sandy Creek 63, Troup County 56: The Patriots withstood Jay Jefferson’s 31 points for a Region 5 win. Xavier Brewer had 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks. Julian Alexander added 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jarred Godfrey collected 10 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Kam Miller went for 7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
No. 6 Westover 78, Shaw 74 OT: Kris Gardner broke out with 32 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals.. Jordan Brown added 17 points, 4 assists and 3 steals. Ikenine Ochie posted 13 points and 5 rebounds. Shaw got 19 points and 6 rebounds from Jalen Ken. Rod Winfrey added 14 points and Lincoln Smith double-doubled with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Woodward Academy 50, Luella 27: Jacorrei Turner, Will Demorest and Walker Kessler all scored 9 points. Kevin Powell gobbled up 14 rebounds.
North Clayton 49, Eastside 46: North Clayton pulled out a close win against Region 4 foe Eastside behind balanced scoring: 9 points each from Joseph Wimbley, Xavier Valley, and Jaimonnie Watkins-Causwell, and 8 points from Derrius Martin.
Southeast Whitfield 58, Pickens 52: Zach Goss had 18 points, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Seth Bishop posted 16 points. Keinyuan Hooks finished with 7 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals.
Blessed Trinity 57, West Hall 48: Noah Edmondson scored 19 points and Dee Buffington had 12 in the loss.
Class AAA
No. 1 Morgan County 63, Hart County 54: The shorthanded Bulldogs escaped Hartwell with a hard fought win. Alec Woodard had 22 points and Quin Williams added 16. Anthony Cooper finished with 13. Rex McCord had a team-high 11 for Hart County.
No. 4 Cedar Grove 69, Westminster 38: Jamari Dean shot lights out from the field to score 20 points to go along with 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Devon Barnes scored 12 points and Tworn Seals added 8 in the victory for Cedar Grove.
No. 6 Westside-Macon 89, Jackson 60: Khavon Moore hung 25 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Greg Holloway double-doubled with 21 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists. Kowacie Reeves Jr. tallied 9 points, 2 assists and 5 steals. JayShawn Booker scored 10 points and Javian Mosley added 6.
No. 8 Dawson County 94, East Hall 91 OT: Dawson County’s magical season continued, rallying from down 20 points in the second quarter to stun East Hall. Jeremiah Crumley dropped 26 points and 8 rebounds followed by Cullen Reed’s 21 points and 8 rebounds. Campbell Reed netted 21 points and Kane Pelfrey chipped in 14.
Lovett 53, Towers 44: Birthday boy Nick Jackson dumped in 21 points in the win.
Union County 76, Lumpkin County 54: Sawyer Drake scored 12 points early, but saw his night come to a premature end after suffering an ankle injury in the first quarter. Crawford Colwell scored 21 and Pierson Allison added 11 in the win for Union County that saw them leading by as many as 29 points in the second half. Austin Black had 10 points for Lumpkin County.
Class AA
No. 10 Washington County 73, No. 3 Dublin 72: The Golden Hawks defended home court. Curtis Brown paced a wildly balanced attack with 10 points. Jarden Maze (9 points 5 assists), Conner Frazier (9 points), Shemor Robinson (9 points), Keith Foster (9 points 7 rebounds 3 blocks), Jawan Dukes (8 points 6 rebounds), Lazerionta Taylor (8 points) and Jamarius Dixon (8 points 9 rebounds) all came up huge.
No. 8 Jeff Davis 70, Bryan County 43: Jaqueze Kirby led the way for Jeff Davis with 25 points, Tae Thomas scored 16, and Kirese Manley scored 10 points.
Lamar County 60, Callaway 54: Dallas Ogletree powered the Trojans with 21 points, going 11-of-12 from the free throw line. Quay Parks pitched in 10 points.
Monticello 83, Rabun County 64: Malik Crawford posted 26 points and 11 rebounds while Ashton Bonner had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists.
Class A-Private
No. 1 St. Francis 70, Whitefield 45: Dwon Odom led the charge for St. Francis with 14 points and 6 assists, CJ Riley scored 13 points, Sam Hines posted 12 points and 7 rebounds, and Chase Ellis scored 12 points to stay unbeaten in the region.
Lakeview Academy 76, Tallulah Falls 60: Blake McIntyre posted 20 points and 11 assists while Adam Cottrell had 17 points. Arturo Varela scored 14.
Walker 67, Mt. Paran Christian 42: Burke Chebuhar led Walker with 14 points, Lake Boyer added 11 points, and Chandler Baker scored 8 points. All 11 players scored in the victory for Walker.
GIRLS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 6 North Forsyth 55, Forsyth Central 32: Caroline Martin scored 21 points and Catherine Shope netted 10. Cassie Markle finished with 8 rebounds and 7 steals.
South Forsyth 48, Milton 18: North Florida-commit Sara Idris collected 16 points and 6 rebounds. Olivia Woodison had 11 points. Milton was led by Grace Armfield’s 5 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block.
Class AAAAAA
No. 3 Winder-Barrow 57, Apalachee 23: UConn-commit Olivia Nelson-Ododa totaled 21 points and 12 rebounds. College of Charleston-commit Latrice Perkins netted 20 points.
Class AAAAA
No. 1 Buford 75, Walnut Grove 27: CJ Johnson scored 15 points and Tate Walters had 11 for the Lady Wolves. Mary Walters and Ebony Grant each scored 9.
No. 2 Flowery Branch 83, Clarke Central 50: Ashley Scott scored 17 points and Caroline Wysocki tossed in 16 points and 4 rebounds. Ashley Woodroffe had 13 points and 3 steals while Taniyah Worth added 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Carly Shaw picked up 8 points and 6 rebounds. Lexie Sengkhammee notched 7 points, 9 assists and 3 steals.
No. 6 Villa Rica 74, Paulding County 25: Emmy Parham finished with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists while Deasia Merrill posted 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals. Aliyah Hindsman had 10 points and 5 steals. Lexi Cooley produced 9 points and 3 rebounds.
Union Grove 48, Woodland-Stockbridge 45: Amia Brown netted 14 points in the defeat.
Eagle’s Landing 68, Locust Grove 58: Ashley Foster exploded for 25 points.Kiera Howard and Jasmine Atkins each scored 9 points. Reyonna Hopkins added 8 points and Briana Madison netted 7.
Class AAAA
No. 4 Luella 67, Woodward Academy 43: Shakira Lowery finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Pickens 69, Southeast Whitfield 36: Torie Williams put up 20 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Mykenzie Weaver added 14 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Shelby Cook tacked on 7 points and 7 rebounds.
Stephens County 54, Oconee County 49: Keke Latner (16), Tykia Thompson (14) and Anaiah Wilson (12) paced the Lady Indians.
North Clayton 67, Eastside 62: Jasmine Holcombe was 2 steals short of a triple-double for North Clayton finishing the night with 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 steals.
Class AAA
No. 6 Lovett 66, Towers 22: Stanford-commit Jenna Brown went for 30 points and 8 rebounds to pace the Lady Lions. Ellie McCollam and Sydney Johnson scored 14 apiece.
No. 8 Hart County 56, Morgan County 53 OT: Torrion Starks had a game-high 23 points in the win. Taniya Alexander scored 18. Lou Reid powered Morgan County with 18 points.
Murray County 35, Coahulla Creek 27: Allison Weaver netted 10 points and 8 rebounds in the win. Kasey Beavers had 9 points. Lily Snyder led the Colts with 11 points and Allie Young had 9 rebounds.
East Hall 64, Dawson County 61: Georgia State-signee Carly Winters paced the Vikingettes with 14 points. Jenny Lopez scored 12 and Maggie Griffin added 10. Tessa Rider (9), Ivey Shadburn (8) and Summer Lindsey (6) all got involved.
North Murray 50, Ringgold 48: Raven Stone scored 19 points and Sarah Plemons had 17 in the win.
Monroe Area 44, East Jackson 34: Jemelah Jones scored 9 points for Monroe Area. In the loss, East Jackson received 13 and 12 points respectively, from Maurissa Thomas and Kenzie Whitehead.
Union County 53, Lumpkin County 34: Bailey Daniel scored 19 points and Kait McCarter posted 18. Lumpkin County was led by Isabel Davenport’s 19.
Jackson 66, Westside-Macon 65: Freshman Kenyata Smith sunk 34 points and Gabbi Cartegena hit the game-winner and finished with 23 points.
Class AA
No. 4 Rabun County 72, Monticello 54: Georgia Stockton’s breakout season carried over into 2018, going for 29 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals. Kaitlin Coleman added 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. Laken Stiles chipped in 11 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 steals.
No. 6 Josey 57, Glenn Hills 16: Rhykeria Rolland scored 13 points and Tykedra Rolland had 12.
No. 8 Banks County 49, Elbert County 38: Jaycie Bowen scored 13 points to lead a balanced Lady Leopard attack. Allison Smith (11), Kailynn Gilstrap (8) and Amber Williams (7) all got in the scorebook.
Bleckley County 44, West Laurens 43: Jahnaria Brown finished with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 6 blocks including the game-winning basket.
Bryan County 40, Jeff Davis 39: Olonna Rawls led Bryan County with 23 points and 6 rebounds. Jay Black netted a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Class A-Private
No. 10 Athens Academy 52, Providence Christian 35: Gabby Mastandrea finished with 17 points while Greer Moseley had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Maddie McCleary tossed in a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Lakeview Academy 44, Tallulah Falls 30: Tori Taylor had 13 points and 6 rebounds while Sadie Thrailkill double-doubled with 12 points and 11 rebounds.