BOYS
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No. 2 McEachern 71, No. 8 Westlake 65: Sharife Cooper had 25 points and 5 assists while Auburn-signee Isaac Okoro posted 25 points and 10 rebounds. Northwestern-signee Jared Jones collected 11 points and 12 rebounds. Rice-signee Quincy Olivari led Westlake with 18 points and 7 rebounds. D’Antaye Page had 12 points and 5 rebounds while Kaleb Wallace had 10 points and 5 rebounds.
No. 4 Grayson 66, 6ANo. 2 Dacula 54: Deivon Smith finished with 22 points and 9 rebounds while Jevon Tatum scored 10 to lead the Rams. Reco Hallmon (8 points, 4 rebounds), Josh Smith (7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 blocks) and Ian Schieffelin (6 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks) provided production. Dacula was led by College of Charleston-signee Brenden Tucker (21) and Mekhail Bethea (15).
No. 5 Discovery 70, 5ANo. 1 Southwest DeKalb 68 OT: Without Miller Grove transfers Maurice Harvey and Terrence Edwards, Discovery outlasted the shorthanded Panthers. Hashann Reynolds had 18 points and 6 rebounds while Longwood-signee Leslie Nkereuwem hung 15 points and 21 rebounds. Jaden Walker hit the game-winner, finishing with 16 points – 14 in the second half. James Glisson III had a game-high 25 points in the defeat while KD Johnson scored 16. Eugene Brown III scored 8 points and Myles Love added 7.
No. 6 Wheeler 62, No. 1 Norcross 55: Bucknell-signee Malachi Rhodes (16), Denver-signee Roscoe Eastmond (15), Cal-signee Charles Smith IV (10) and Sam Hines (10) led the Wildcats. Norcross got 17 points apiece from Brandon Boston and Southern California-signee Kyle Sturdivant.
No. 7 Mountain View 66, 3ANo. 8 East Hall 61: Cam Rowland netted 25 points. Nahiem Alleyne had 7 points and 6 rebounds. Emmanuel-signee Eric Jones added 12 points and Noah Scales had 9.
No. 9 Lambert 71, 4ANo. 5 Woodward Academy 64: Luke Champion (22 – 6 threes) and Colin Granger (15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals) powered the Longhorns. Braxton Beaty added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Mitch Ganote dealt 9 assists and picked up 4 steals. Walker Kessler posted 22 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks in the loss. Logan Stephens and Will Demorest scored 10 and 9 points, respectively. Michael Whitmore picked up 7 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Kevin Powell added 6 points and 10 rebounds.
No. 10 Pebblebrook 65, 5ANo. 5 Cedar Shoals 48: Jalen Harper scored 21 points. Jamall Clyce (15) and Tyler Shirley (11) chipped in. Quincy Canty led Cedar Shoals with 16 points. Tyler Johnson and Demetrius Glenn were held to 9 points.
Peachtree Ridge 73, 3ANo. 1 GAC 65: Kamerron Oyala (17) and Christian Williams (14) led the Lions to a statement win. Hunter McIntosh scored 25 points and Belmont-signee Ben Sheppard had 12 in the loss. Roy Dixon had 11 points and Cliff Baskerville netted 10.
Duluth 74, A-PrivateNo. 5 Holy Innocents’ 69: Trent Gordon double-doubled with 16 points and 10 rebounds as did Devin Evans who posted 14 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists. Jordan Blue tossed in 14 points, 4 assists and 3 steals. In the loss Chance Moore had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Garrison Powell scored 18. Chad McPherson and Alex Hyatt netted 12 apiece.
Shiloh 60, 6ANo. 6 Langston Hughes 54: Toneari Lane (21) and Kendall Lewis (19) combined for 40 points to edge Langston Hughes.
Newton 76, 6ANo. 7 Heritage-Conyers 53: Tre Clark (18), Armani Harris (13) and Tyrease Brown (12) carried the Rams. Josh Guilford had 17 points in the loss.
South Gwinnett 50, 6ANo. 8 Tucker 43: Jaheim Hudson had 16 points and 9 rebounds in the win. Max Harris scored 11 points and Zawdie Jackson finished with 8 points and 8 assists. Jimall Crump grabbed 7 rebounds. In the loss, Jermontae Hill had 13 points along with Nicholas Watson. Braelon Seals added 8 points.
Berkmar 73, Hart County 59: Loi Axem exploded for 30 points. Dara Olonade finished with 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Campbell 60, Tift County 58: Terrell Burden had 28 points and 6 rebounds to ice the win. Brandon Deravine added 14 points. Marquavious Johnson led Tift County with 18 points.
Brookwood 62, Warren County 30: CJ Walker (11), Varun Danak (10), Calon Seymour (8) and Chris Smalls (8) balanced the attack.
Mill Creek 73, Milton 58: Kendall Latney had 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Bernard Battle and Sebastian Augustave netted 11 apiece. Jack Kostel finished with 10 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. Milton received 17 points and 5 assists from freshman Bruce Thornton and 14 points from Donaven Hairston.
Roswell 61, 3ANo. 10 Redan 57: George Pridgett went for 25 points to lead Roswell.
Walton 74, Harrison 62 : Jordan Kruger paced Walton with 20 points. David Sickles chipped in 15. Harrison saw freshman Avery Marshall score a team-high 16 points along with Jonathan Gernatt, who grabbed 7 rebounds. Jason Porter scored 14.
Parkview 73, Douglass 65: Greg Blackwell netted a game-high 25 points. Antoine Thompson posted 16 points and 8 rebounds. Miles Kelly added 13 points, while Jamiel Wright chipped in 12 points, 6 assists and 4 steals.
North Gwinnett 61, Etowah 52: Connor McCormick scored 18 points and Chandler Johnston chipped in 16. Jaxon Etter had 21 points in the loss while Alexander Forde had 9 points.
AAAAAA
No. 5 North Atlanta 60, Chamblee 59: Chamblee fell short behind Rodney Smith’s 26 points and Zachery Mackson’s 15.
No. 9 South Cobb 73, Northridge (AL) 57: Jaiden Diamond scored 20 points.
No. 10 Sequoyah 69, Lovett 52: Minus key football players, the Chiefs handled Lovett. DJ Robinson stepped up with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Arthur Parker hit 4 threes en route to 12 points while Donovan Shipp tallied 12 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals. Jacksen Greco had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Myron Gibson chipped in 8 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, Zack Minetola had 14 points and Michael Hardee scored 10. Ryan Mutombo recorded 8 points and 8 rebounds.
Lee County 61, 4ANo. 4 Westover 52: Javian Johnson torched Westover with 29 points, 7 assists and 4 steals. The Patriots got 19 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks from Mike Isler and 12 points, 7 assists and 2 steals from Jordan Brown in the loss.
Brunswick 75, Jenkins 47: Kelani Walker scored 21 points and Joyful Hawkins posted 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks. Shaheen Baggs scored 11 points and Justin Wilson grabbed 20 rebounds.
Cambridge 85, Walnut Grove 72: Bryce Boutelle scored 22 points, Matt Cleveland 21 and Kamar Robertson 18 to become the school’s all-time leading scorer. Avante Lederer led Walnut Grove with 21.
Habersham Central 52, Flowery Branch 47: Caleb Gaines netted 17 points and Sean Cunningham had 11.
Centennial 72, South Forsyth 60: Logan Turner scored 30 points and Colin Kahl had 16 points and 7 rebounds in the win. KJ Spooney finished with 12 points and 7 assists.
Glynn Academy 67, Fitzgerald 42: In the loss, Tyrese Powers recorded 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks.
Lakeside-Evans 97, Westside-Augusta 85: Kalen Williams dropped in 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Tyshun Briscoe scored 25 points to go with his 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Dykese King added 19 points, 3 assists and 3 steals. Tucker Gilbert posted 11 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals.
Chattahoochee 72, West Ashley (SC) 64: AJ White poured in 29 points followed by Cameron Sheffield’s 20 points. Grant Van Beveren tossed in 8 points and 12 rebounds.
AAAAA
No. 2 Buford 66, No. 8 Woodland-Stockbridge 55: Oklahoma State-signee Marcus Watson finished with 33 points and 5 rebounds. Wingate-signee Donell Nixon scored 10 points. Ashton Young chipped in 9 points and 6 rebounds.
Hiram 67, Stockbridge 52: JaVyen Brown posted 20 points and Nathan Presnell had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Jordon Parlier netted 12. Khobe Comer powered Stockbridge with 20 points and 9 rebounds. Trillis Brown had 10 points.
Riverwood 71, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 60: In the loss, Jordan Wicker had 26 points. Alex Morge (13) and Morgan Mulrain (10) both reached double figures.
Paulding County 102, Central-Carrollton 53: Jervon Morris went off for 42 points and 6 steals, burying 8 threes. Trell Evans had 14 points and 3 steals. Keon Sedgwick added 12 points and 5 steals. Kevin Brown pitched in 14 points and 9 rebounds.
North Springs 76, Galloway 73 OT: Will Winn scored 17 points while Wyatt Duncan and Anthony Arlington scored 13 apiece in the loss.
AAAA
No. 3 Sandy Creek 65, 5ANo. 4 Lithonia 61: Drexel-signee TJ Bickerstaff hung 27 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists while Jabari Smith added 13 points and 9 rebounds as the Patriots clipped the Bulldogs. Julian Alexander netted 12 points. Eric Gaines led Lithonia with 23 points followed by Brison Rockcliffe’s 14.
No. 8 Henry County 59, No. 7 Carver-Columbus 56: Josh Steele had 16 points and 4 rebounds while Wisdom Uboh tallied 12 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in the early Top 10 showdown. Jeqhuan Carter notched 12 points and 4 rebounds in the win.
Shaw 52, A-PrivateNo. 8 North Cobb Christian 44: Rod Winfrey scored 12 points. Dylan Harris (9), Trey Lee (8) and Darnell Moran (8) all helped offensively. Brandon Murphy had 8 rebounds.
Marist 58, Northview 39: John Treanor posted 16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists while Sam Neel added 13 points, 3 assists and 3 steals. Cody Gaynes cracked double figures with 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.
Chestatee 69, Loganville 60: Cameron Gwyn went for 29 points. Ethan Popham chipped in 14.
Blessed Trinity 74, Alpharetta 66: Justin Zimmer (22), Jack Stephens (17) and Jax Bouknight (16) carried the Titans. Blessed Trinity drilled 11 threes, paced by Stephens’ five and Zimmer’s four.
Jefferson 74, George Walton 38: Daniel Parker (14), Tryston Norman (11) and Owen Parker (10) led a balanced Dragon attack.
AAA
No. 5 Pace Academy 82, Creekview 61: Cole Middleton double-doubled with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. Reign Watkins added 13 points and 6 steals while Myles Todd had 11 points and 5 steals. Josh Mininberg collected 10 points and 5 assists. George Adams chipped in 9 points and 3 assists.
Fannin County 59, Pickens 54: In the loss, the Dragons got 18 points from Seth Bishop and 16 from Zach Goss. Noah Sutton added 7.
Southeast Bulloch 74, Bryan County 49: Jordyn Bradford (15), Bryce Stephens (12), Ryan Swanson (11), Jontrell Wells (10), AJ Williams (9) and Amari Hill (9) led the charge.
AA
No. 2 Woodville-Tompkins 89, Groves 45: Preston Crisp (28), Alfred Coaxum (20), Charleston Willingham (18) and Bernard Pelote (11) overwhelmed Groves.
A-Private
No. 1 St. Francis 94, Brewbaker Tech (AL) 70: Xavier-commit Dwon Odom posted 34 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. CJ Riley chipped in 15 points and 4 assists while Chase Ellis continued his strong play with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Jusaun Holt recorded a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan Brown scored 9 points.
No. 2 Mt. Bethel 50, No. 4 ELCA 49: A late turnover with 10 seconds left gave Mt. Bethel an opportunity with 2.6 seconds left to find Stanley Eze for the game-winning layup. Eze finished with 16 points. Jordan Meka had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks. Jayce Harrison scored 14 and Coleman Boyd added 6. In the loss, Mekhi Cameron had a team-high 15. Kelvin Jones netted 12 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. College of Charleston-signee Trevon Reddish tallied 7 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
No. 6 Trinity Christian 58, Southwest Atlanta Christian 47: Maclean Hoekwater led the Lions with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Brady Burnett chipped in 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Giancarlo Bastianoni-Sanchez double-doubled with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Lakeview Academy 56, 5ANo. 9 Starr’s Mill 55: Blake McIntyre filled it up for the Lions with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Adam Cottrell scored 13 points and Holden Cooper added 11 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. KJ Millwood grabbed 7 rebounds and picked up 5 steals in the win. Starr’s Mill saw Daryl Rice, Reese Clevenger and Nick Wiest all score 14 points in the loss.
Excel Christian 50, Gordon Central 48: Kalil Holley finished with 17 points and 5 rebounds. Rayshawn Womack posted 16 points and 7 rebounds including the game-winner at the buzzer. Josiah Mosley totaled 11 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
Riverside Military 70, Madison County 55: Isaac Teasley posted 19 points in the win.
Tallulah Falls 64, King’s Ridge 63: Matthew Weidner hung 34 points inside while Jake Carver hit the game-winning three at the buzzer for the Indians.
A-Public
No. 4 Drew Charter 73, The King’s Academy 53: Asher McGee scored 18 points followed by Furman-signee Marcus Foster’s 17. King’s Academy got 20 points and 5 threes from Hamilton Walker. Trey Watson (12) and Brock Hoover (11) both cracked double figures.
GIRLS
AAAAAAA
No. 4 Cherokee 55, Archer 38: Ashlyn Andrus led a balanced attack with 13 points. Sydne Watts scored 9 points and Gracie Mixon had 7.
Grayson 58, 4ANo. 10 Luella 54: Victoria Dames finished with 16 points and 4 rebounds while Jazmin Robinson double-doubled with 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Discovery 52, Franklin County 43: Akaya Chaney scored a team-high 16 points. Kyasia Overstreet tacked on 14 points and 8 rebounds.
Rockdale County 60, Eastside 44: Desiree Ellison (16), Kourtlan Carter (13) and Diamond Swift (12) powered the Bulldogs. The Eagles got 15 points from Alysee Dobbs.
Woodstock 64, Marietta 52: Freshman Bridget Utberg posted 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
Lakeside-DeKalb 51, Miller Grove 19: Diamond Jackson finished with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 7 steals and 4 blocks.
Mountain View 55, 3ANo. 8 Morgan County 46: Miranda Powell scored 18 in the loss.
Mill Creek 69, Central Gwinnett 63: The Lady Hawks cooled off a hot Central Gwinnett team behind Madison Riley’s 20 points. Bryanne Buchanan-Cummings tacked on 15 points and 10 rebounds. Kayla Mulkey scored 14 point and Adrianna Morse grabbed 10 boards.
AAAAAA
No. 1 Lovejoy 66, Campbell 37: J’Auana Robinson scored 20 points and Genesis Bryant tacked on 19 points and 7 rebounds.
No. 5 Northview 45, A-PrivateNo. 3 Holy Innocents’ 39: Northview took advantage of a Jill Hollingshead and Rachell Suttle-less Golden Bears team. Charleston Southern-signee Maya Richards posted 14 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists. Rice-signee Ashlee Austin tallied 11 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks. Asjah Inniss chipped in 10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals.
New Manchester 80, South Paulding 3: Makaila Cange finished with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals while Hannah Wright posted 13 points, 4 steals and 1 assist. Anaya Cone (8 points, 3 rebounds, 7 steals) and Kamryn Bates (8 points, 3 assists, 6 steals) also contributed.
Alpharetta 56, Kennesaw Mountain 39: Gardner-Webb-signee Grace Knutsen finished with 22 points. Mahima Sangtani (11) and Kendall Phillips (10) reached double digits. Jalyn Tillerson netted 7 points.
Habersham Central 66, Milton 48: Freshman Hailey Triaga scored 25 points and Hannah Edwards chipped in 18 in the loss.
Centennial 43, South Forsyth 26: Divine Guthrie scored 14 points and Aerial Nathan added 12 in the win.
Heritage-Conyers 46, Newton 37: Sade Harrell scored a game-high 16 points for the Patriots.
AAAAA
Loganville 50, Duluth 35: Alerriya Butler and Summer Bruner scored 16 points apiece. Sydney Bolden netted 11.
Fayette County 64, Newnan 61 2OT: The Tigers rallied to stun Newnan. In the loss Noelle Butts had 13 points, 18 rebounds and 3 assists. Ashira Brown had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Aniya Carter added 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Deyja Melson had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Joy Butts pitched in 6 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals.
Riverwood 34, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 32: In the loss, Katieanne Peterson scored 17 points and Jessicka Woods had 7.
AAAA
Pickens 50, Fannin County 46: Mykenzie Weaver exploded for 27 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 steals and 1 block. Olivia Simmons had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
Northwest Whitfield 53, Ringgold 36: Jada Griffin posted 23 points and 9 rebounds. Tionna Baker added 13 points and 4 assists. Kate Burton earned 3 steals.
North Oconee 76, Allatoona 55: Ansley Hall netted 23 points and Jenna Tulenko scored 20. Tatum Thompson had 3 assists and 5 blocks.
TL Hanna (SC) 56, Chestatee 52: Maggie McNair had 21 in the loss. Beth Eddins netted 14 points and drew three charges.
Jefferson 70, Berkmar 4: Livi Blackstock, Natalia Bolden and Keosha Sims all scored 10 points apiece.
AAA
No. 3 Hart County 72, East Hall 50: Western Kentucky-signee Torrion Starks poured in 27 points. Nesha Alexander added 23 points.
Cherokee Bluff 54, West Forsyth 49: Brenau-signee Maddie Thomas netted 15 points along with Timber Gaither. Madi Phillips scored 14.
AA
No. 7 Fitzgerald 62, Pierce County 54: Trinity Jones had 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals for the Lady Canes. Hayleigh Ross collected 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Keyara Boone added 13 points, 9 rebounds and 2 steals. Kyah Crook had 7 points and 10 rebounds.
No. 8 Banks County 66, Clarke Central 38: GCSU-signee Jaycie Bowen had 13 points along with Heather Vaughan. Layna Parson and Amber Williams each scored 12 points while Kailynn Gilstrap and Pollie Simpson netted 8 apiece.
No. 9 Douglass 61, 5ANo. 10 Starr’s Mill 49: In the loss, Starr’s Mill got 23 points from Ashytn Lally. Jaclyn Hester scored 8 and Alyssa Angelo netted 7.
No. 10 Bryan County 52, Southeast Bulloch 29: Olonna Rawls had 15 points and 4 steals. Alation Eason scored 10 points. Kelsey Leggett added 9 points, Alisha Fabin netted 6 points and Jay Black totaled 6 points and 10 rebounds.
Hapeville Charter 41, Grady 35 OT: Jada Hardison double-doubled with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Jer’maya Moore had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Kamaryah Rucker forced 10 turnovers.
Woodville-Tompkins 60, Groves 11: Freshman Janiah Castle scored 15 points and Jazmin Grayson netted 13 in her return to Georgia.
A-Private
No. 1 Wesleyan 66, Sequoyah 51: AC Carter collected 26 points and 11 rebounds while Izzy Larsen double-doubled with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Callie Weaver and Paige Lyons each netted 11 points.
Pinecrest Academy 54, Denmark 49: Hank Lynch led Pinecrest Academy with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Adonnis Tolbert had 18 points in the loss. Karson Kinnevy (9) and Maksim Vinogradov (7) chipped in.
A-Public
No. 1 Telfair County 65, No. 2 Wheeler County 60: Brandy Mackey poured in 25 points followed by 22 from India Wells. Shalon Nelson added 10 points. Wheeler County was powered by Keonya Mincey’s 27 points. Samerriah Bryant netted 13 and Lela Wright had 12.