Georgia high school basketball

Statewide Recap 1-21-20

BOYS

Class AAAAAAA

South Forsyth 58, North Forsyth 43: Devin McGlockton posted 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. Grady Arant scored 10 points. Cory Seitz led North Forsyth with 18 points.

Etowah 44, Roswell 34: The Eagles clinched a state playoff berth for the fourth straight year. Will Garvey had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Brock Rechsteiner added 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Mill Creek 74, North Gwinnett 70 OT: UAH-signee Jack Kostel scored 21 points. David Lewis II netted 18 points and Zion Wimby chipped in 13 points.

Collins Hill 66, Mountain View 61: In the loss, Sean Pierre Akers-Kennedy had 13 points and Zay Wilson scored 12. Myles Davis netted 10 while Wyatt Fricks and AJ Robertson each had 8.

Woodstock 55, Lassiter 52: Kyle Keener scored 20 points in the loss. Greg Watkins and Will Harty scored 7 points apiece.

West Forsyth 65, Forsyth Central 47: Sterling Johnson finished with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Zack Zabetakis scored 10 points while Nick Zabetakis had 8.

Class AAAAAA

No. 2 Lanier 75, Habersham Central 41: Tulane-signee Sion James and Iajah Phillips scored 18 points apiece. Andrew McConnell and Ryan Johnson each added 10 points.

No. 3 Sequoyah 80, Dalton 70: Mercer-signee Jacksen Greco finished with 23 points and 8 rebounds. DJ Robinson scored 14.

No. 7 Chattahoochee 75, Dunwoody 47: Rice-signee Cam Sheffield finished with 27 points and 8 rebounds while AJ White had 25 points and 12 assists. Franklin Bailey added 13 points. David McDaniel had 6 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Tomiwa Adetosoye scored 6.

Heritage-Conyers 100, Lakeside-Evans 66: James White tallied 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. RJ Noord poured in 25 points. Dash Boston added 10 and Chase Lackey scored 8 points. Courtney McBride had 8 points and 6 rebounds

Cambridge 69, Johns Creek 60: Cole Bearden scored 18 points in the win. Jordan Johnson had 20 in the loss.

Pope 64, Alpharetta 63: Ross Shepherd had 29 points. Cam Bleshoy netted 16 and Gannon Brown scored 10.

Alexander 69, South Paulding 61: Caleb Duncan and Jared Amritt scored 15 points apiece. Jalen Marshall posted 11 points and 16 rebounds. Grant LaSalle chipped in 10 points and 5 assists.

Class AAAAA

No. 5 Kell 74, Villa Rica 59: Xavier Presley had 17 points. Jaylon Brown posted 14 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Scooter Henderson finished with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Jones County 85, Stockbridge 65: Bryson Wooten had 18 points, 5 assists and 2 blocks. Joseph Jackson finished with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Kaleb Taylor had 12 points and 5 assists. Chavis Mathis (10) and Jaylen Sanford (10) combined for 20 points.

Grady 63, North Springs 57: Michael Stevens (17), Joshua Orr (15) and Joseph Scott (11) balanced the offense.

Fayette County 68, McIntosh 59: McIntosh was led by Burke Berry (18), Cooper Colhancyk (17) and Cam Lyons (15).

Class AAAA

No. 2 Woodward Academy 69, No. 5 North Clayton 61: UNC-signee Walker Kessler had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks. Jacorrei Turner pitched in 19 points while Davidson-signee Emory Lanier had 14 points and 6 rebounds. North Clayton was led by Jermaine Lattimore’s 22 points and Xavier Valley’s 14. Derrius Martin (9), Onuma Dieke (8) and Destin Logan (6) rounded out the Eagle offense.

No. 6 Denmark 76, Flowery Branch 40: Joseph Scott finished with 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Sutton Smith had 12 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Adonnis Tolbert had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Dougherty scored 8 points and Robert Cowherd netted 7.

Gilmer 68, Pickens 47: Brady Jenkins scored 28 points. Tucker Lowe had 14 in the loss.

LaGrange 51, Cedartown 48: DJ Burks (17) and Early Sanders (10) led the Grangers. Cedartown saw MJ Holiday score 18 points and Jayden Johnson add 15. DJ Frazier scored 12.

Class AAA

No. 1 Pace Academy 76, Towers 73: Matt Cleveland had 23 points and 9 rebounds while Cole Middleton added 19 points and 12 rebounds. Madison Durr collected 12 points, 8 assists and 3 steals. Josh Mininberg chipped in 8 points and 5 assists.

No. 5 Johnson-Savannah 83, Southeast Bulloch 71: Emondre Bowles had 30 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Derek Edwards posted 14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals while Larry Pounds pitched in 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. In the loss, Ryan Swanson (19), Khristian Clark (18) and Jordyn Bradford (15) led the way.

No. 6 GAC 74, Lumpkin County 43:
Cliff Baskerville scored 20 points. LaMarr Randolph (17) and Cole Perusek (13) combined for 30 points. Lumpkin County was led by Peyton Polk’s 14 points and 7 rebounds. Gus Faulkner had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Chandler Pulley netted 9 points.

No. 9 Lovett 63, Cedar Grove 51: William Overly scored 19 points. Ryan Mutombo had 13.

No. 10 Franklin County 52, Jackson County 36: Micah Roebuck and Keylan Rutledge scored 13 points apiece. Kalib Clinton had 27 points in the defeat.

North Murray 68, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 48: Ethan Lederer pumped in 25 points. Ladd McConkey added 18 points.

Calhoun 63, Adairsville 46: Caleb Boone scored 22 points. Gage Maffetone (19) and Jaylan Harris (17) led Calhoun.

Jefferson 75, Morgan County 55: Navy-signee Jacob Radaker had 29 points while Malaki Starks scored 12.

Class AA

No. 9 Washington County 93, Dodge County 45: Jarden Maze had 24 points and 4 rebounds. Robert Ivey had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Warren Coneway chipped in 12 points. Jeremiah Gundy finished with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Social Circle 54, Union County 49:
The Redskins hit 10 straight free throws down the stretch to overcome Union County. Tyrhell Branch scored 20 points while KJ Reid had 13. Trey Douglas scored 8 points.

Metter 66, Woodville-Tompkins 63: Bernard Pelote scored 17 points in the loss. Alfonzo Ross and Omar Starr scored 13 apiece.

Class A-Private

No. 4 Wesleyan 39, Galloway 37: Anthony Arrington had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals in the loss while Quentin Alterman had 6 points and 4 assists.

No. 5 Mt. Pisgah 69, No. 6 Walker 48: Chandler Minton and JoJo Peterson scored 18 points apiece. Nate Gordon and Nick Speros each netted 8 points while Chase Tucker added 7. In the loss, Chris Newell scored 20. Chandler Baker (5) and Burke Chebuhar (4) were held to nine combined points.

Calvary Day 68, McIntosh County Academy 58: Jordan Tolbert (19), Dayyan O’Neal (14) and Juwan Johnson (13) led the Cavs.

Class A-Public

Telfair County 64, Irwin County 56: Rashad Johnson had 22 points and 7 assists. Jailen Clemons posted 13 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Jarriel Cone Jr. finished with 8 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks.

Non-GHSA

Arlington Christian 60, Harvester Christian 56: Jonathan Hope had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 2 steals. Brandon Hamilton posted 23 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 8 steals.

New Creation Christian 92, Rock Springs Christian 38: Phillip Gaye scored 20 points. Amon McDowell and Alex Reives scored 19 points apiece. Avante Nichols and Chris Morris II had 14 points each.

 

GIRLS

Class AAAAAAA

No. 4 North Forsyth 65, South Forsyth 37: Caroline Martin scored 21 points followed by Ansley Allen’s 17.

Forsyth Central 55, West Forsyth 45: Elizabeth Pruitt scored 18 points and Jillian Bretz netted 17 to lead Forsyth Central.  Aisha Dabo added 11 points. Tese Ajorgbor had 4 points and 16 rebounds.

Class AAAAAA

No. 4 Dacula 58, Gainesville 42: Lazaria Spearman hung 22 points and 16 rebounds. Keyanna Gibbs had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Nyla Rose Moore added 10 points and 5 assists. Haneefat Adanijo posted 9 points and 4 rebounds while Jin Sileo dished out 5 assists.

No. 5 Glynn Academy 66, Richmond Hill 27: Talia Hamilton poured in 25 points. UGA-signee Zoesha Smith had 22 points and 7 rebounds. LaTrinity Best added 15 points and 6 rebounds.

Creekview 52, River Ridge 41: Kate Pridemore and Emily Wilkie scored 12 points apiece. Wilkie added 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Julia Craft had 8 points and 5 rebounds. In the loss, Mataya Gayle scored a game-high 23.

Sequoyah 59, Dalton 31: Elle Blatchford had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. A’ryn Jackson collected 12 points and 9 rebounds while Deja Rakestraw tallied 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals.

ML King 66, Drew 37: Alaija Coates had 22 points. Arkansas-Pine Bluff-signee Ashlynn Green scored 15 points. Kamora Reynolds added 7 points.

Class AAAAA

No. 2 Kell 76, No. 4 Villa Rica 51: The Longhorns blitzed Villa Rica behind Kya Williams’ 18 points.

Class AAAA

No. 8 Central-Carrollton 47, Cartersville 27: Nyah Houston scored 15 points. Rachel Wilson and Ariel Johnson scored 9 points apiece while Izzy Ripatti had 6.

No. 9 Stephens County 58, St. Pius X 56: Marielle McNeal hit a buzzer beater to stun the Golden Lions. St. Pius was led by Wylie Sheridan (19) and Kate McBride (16 points, 14 rebounds).

Chestatee 57, West Hall 31: Emma Easterwood led the War Eagles with 15 points. Danielle Bull, Bowen Corley, Maggie McNair and Logan Wiggins all scored 10 points.

Cedartown 53, LaGrange 52: Keke Turner (16), Kamryn Frazier (15), Qiana Watson (12) and Zoe Diamond Pasley (10) led the Bulldogs.

Pickens 70, Gilmer 66 OT: Emanuel-signee Mykenzie Weaver poured in 38 points. Gilmer was led by Elly Callihan’s 20 points.

Class AAA

Lumpkin County 67, No. 3 GAC 35: Isabel Davenport led the Indians with 20 points followed by Lexi Pierce (18) and Kate Jackson (16). In the loss, Laurren Randolph and Jaci Bolden scored 10 apiece.

No. 10 Sonoraville 62, No. 5 Coahulla Creek 48: Alexa Geary scored 24 points on 5 threes. Maliyah Parks added 17 points. Katelyn Richards led Coahulla Creek with 21 points. Emma Snyder had 9 and Kenley Woods scored 8.

Franklin County 50, Jackson County 44: Ellie Varner scored 17 to pace the Lions. Sydney Hayes (13), Mikenna Duffy (12) and Carson Anderson (12) led the Panthers.

Class AA

No. 1 Douglass 61, Douglass 36: A’Aliyah Clay had 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in the loss. Atoria Steele added 7 points and 5 rebounds. Ava Freemon had 6 points and 8 rebounds.

No. 5 Rabun County 69, Elbert County 55: Gracie Deetz had 18 points and 8 rebounds while Laken Stiles pitched in 13 points and 4 steals. Sophie Woodard scored 10 points.

No. 6 Union County 54, Social Circle 23: Brooke Dockrey dumped in 18 points to lead the Panthers. Ava Hunter scored 10 and Andelin Hill netted 6.

No. 10 Washington County 69, Dodge County 27: Ashley Gray posted 20 points and 13 rebounds. Miracle Parker added 21 points, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

Class A-Private

No. 2 Hebron Christian 72, Athens Academy 33: Jessie Parish had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists while Malia Fisher tacked on 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals. Nicole Azar had 13 points and 4 steals. Ella Heard added 11 points and 3 assists. Carly Fahey posted 6 points and 6 assists while Carly Heidger chipped in 6 points and 7 rebounds. The Spartans were led by Rose Bone (11) and Jaila Salley-Barnett (9).

No. 4 Wesleyan 71, No. 7 Galloway 49: Lanni Brown exploded for 19 points. Paige Lyons had 13 points and 7 assists. Alyssa Phillip had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Lauren Hill had 13 points and 5 assists. Georgia Tech-signee AC Carter collected 7 points and 14 rebounds.

No. 9 ELCA 66, Elite Scholars Academy 42: Clemson-signee Weronika Hipp hit 6 threes en route to 24 points. Jalisa Dunlap had 18 points and Keslynn Oxendine had 11 points.

Calvary Day 85, McIntosh County Academy 33: Hannah Cail netted 25 points and Mahkayla Premo added 20.