KSUOwlHowl.com‘s Jon Finer (@KSUOwlHowl) joins Kyle Sandy for an honest assessment of both the Kennesaw State Men’s & Women’s Basketball programs after watching their exhibition double-header on Sunday. Finer and Sandy give their takeaways from WBB’s 68-40 victory over Thomas University (1:03) and MBB’s 96-76 win against West Georgia (15:01).
At Lowndes
Tuesday
#4 Lowndes 61, #3 Camden County 53
Thursday
#4 Lowndes 66, #2 Tift County 65
Friday
#1 Colquitt County 78,#4 Lowndes 52
At Wheeler
Monday
#5 Campbell 44, #4 Newnan 28
#3 Wheeler 66, #6 East Coweta 29
Thursday
#1 Westlake 59, #5 Campbell 34
#2 Pebblebrook 48, #3 Wheeler 36
Saturday
Consolation: #3 Wheeler 54, #5 Campbell 47
Championship: #1 Westlake 53, #2 Pebblebrook 46
At North Paulding
Tuesday
#5 North Cobb 45, #4 North Paulding 32
#3 Hillgrove 36, #6 Kennesaw Mountain 26
Friday
#1 McEachern 75, #5 North Cobb 32
#3 Hillgrove 63, #2 Marietta 55
Saturday
Consolation: #2 Marietta 58, #5 North Cobb 39
Championship: #1 McEachern 69, #3 Hillgrove 40
At Woodstock
Tuesday
#3 Etowah 62, #6 Walton 40
#4 Roswell 34, #5 Lassiter 26
Thursday
#1 Cherokee 56, #4 Roswell 42
#3 Etowah 53, #2 Woodstock 41
Friday
Consolation: #2 Woodstock 48, #4 Roswell 37
Championship: #1 Cherokee 57, #3 Etowah 46
At Milton
Tuesday
#3 North Forsyth 65, #6 Milton 31
#4 West Forsyth 39, #5 Forsyth Central 23
Wednesday
#3 North Forsyth 63, #2 South Forsyth 36
#1 Lambert 49, #4 West Forsyth 36
Friday
Consolation: #2 South Forsyth 51, #4 West Forsyth 33
Championship: #1 Lambert 59, #3 North Forsyth 58
At Mill Creek
Tuesday
#4 Mountain View 55, #5 North Gwinnett 42
#3 Duluth 53, #6 Peachtree Ridge 21
#2 Mill Creek 76, #7 Discovery 32
Thursday
#2 Mill Creek 54, #3 Duluth 51 OT
#1 Collins Hill 56, #4 Mountain View, 16
Saturday
Consolation: #3 Duluth 35, #4 Mountain View 31
Championship: #2 Mill Creek 57, #1 Collins Hill 56 OT
At Brookwood
Monday
#6 Meadowcreek vs. #7 Berkmar, 6 p.m.
Tuesday
#4 Central Gwinnett 56, #5 Lakeside-DeKalb 42
#3 Parkview 38, #6 Meadowcreek 19
Wednesday
#2 Brookwood 39, #3 Parkview 33
#1 Norcross 69, #4 Central Gwinnett 40
Friday
Consolation: #3 Parkview 49, #4 Central Gwinnett 43
Championship: #1 Norcross 61, #2 Brookwood 32
At Archer
Wednesday
#4 Grayson 60, #5 Shiloh 46
#6 Rockdale County 55, #3 South Gwinnett 49
Friday
#2 Newton 58, #6 Rockdale 48
#1 Archer 53, #4 Grayson 26
Saturday
Consolation: #4 Grayson 64, #6 Rockdale 47
Championship: #1 Archer 73, #2 Newton 70 2OT
At Coffee
Tuesday
#5 Coffee 53, #4 Lee County 50
Thursday
#1 Northside-Warner Robins 59, #5 Coffee 39
#2 Valdosta 42, #3 Houston County 31
Friday
Consolation: #3 Houston County 41, #5 Coffee 39
Championship: #1 Northside-Warner Robins 51, #2 Valdosta 46
Monday
At Richmond Hill
#4 Richmond Hill 34, #5 Effingham County 28
Wednesday
At Richmond Hill
#2 Glynn Academy 47, #3 Bradwell Institute 37
#1 Brunswick 44, #4 Richmond Hill 30
Friday
At Richmond Hill
Consolation: #4 Richmond Hill 37, #3 Bradwell Institute 34
Championship: #1 Brunswick 35, #2 Glynn Academy 32
At Evans
Tuesday
#3 Heritage-Conyers 37, #6 Alcovy 33
#4 Evans 50, #5 Lakeside-Evans 49
Thursday
#3 Heritage-Conyers 49, #2 Greenbrier 42
#1 Grovetown 67, #4 Evans 44
Friday
Consolation: #4 Evans 45, #2 Greenbrier 41
Championship: #1 Grovetown 69, #3 Heritage-Conyers 32
At Tucker
Monday
#8 M.L. King 49, #9 Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 36
Tuesday
#3 Stephenson 50, #6 Mundy’s Mill 40
#2 Tucker 63, #7 Drew 37
Wednesday
#4 Jonesboro 57, #5 Forest Park 31
#1 Lovejoy 62, #8 M.L. King 33
Friday
#2 Tucker 68, #3 Stephenson 51
#1 Lovejoy 38, #4 Jonesboro 33
Saturday
Consolation: #4 Jonesboro 52, #3 Stephenson 33
Championship: #2 Tucker 53, #1 Lovejoy 48
Monday
At Creekside
#6 Creekside 40, #7 Tri-Cities 34
#8 Langston Hughes 45, #9 Northgate 42
Tuesday
At Mays
#4 South Paulding 53, #5 Alexander 45
#3 New Manchester 68, #6 Creekside 64 OT
#2 Mays 60, #8 Langston Hughes 17
Friday
At Creekside
#3 New Manchester 55, #2 Mays 54
#1 Douglas County 79, #4 South Paulding 54
Saturday
At Creekside
Consolation: #2 Mays 75, #4 South Paulding 45
Championship: #1 Douglas County 66, #3 New Manchester 45
At Allatoona
Monday
#4 River Ridge 58, #9 Osborne 37
#5 Dalton 50, #8 Sprayberry 34
#6 South Cobb 47, #7 Allatoona 41
Wednesday
#4 River Ridge 55, #5 Dalton 35
#3 Sequoyah 54, #6 South Cobb 37
Friday
#2 Creekview 42, #3 Sequoyah 28
#1 Harrison 66, #4 River Ridge 54
Saturday
Consolation: #4 River Ridge 40, #3 Sequoyah 36
Championship: #2 Creekview 54, #1 Harrison 38
At Johns Creek
Monday
#8 Dunwoody 52, #9 North Atlanta 37
Tuesday
#1 Northview 76, #8 Dunwoody 43
#2 Chattahoochee 51, #7 Centennial 37
#5 Pope 55, #4 Johns Creek 54
#3 Alpharetta 53, #6 Cambridge 35
Friday
#1 Northview 56, #5 Pope 35
#3 Alpharetta 57, #2 Chattahoochee 46
Saturday
Consolation: #2 Chattahoochee 48, #5 Pope 38
Championship: #1 Northview 58, #3 Alpharetta 38
Wednesday
At Dacula
#5 Habersham Central 48, #4 Lanier 46
#3 Dacula 61, #6 Apalachee 43
Friday
At Apalachee
#2 Gainesville 49, #3 Dacula 40
#1 Winder-Barrow 53, #5 Habersham Central 49
Saturday
At Apalachee
Consolation: #3 Dacula 51, #5 Habersham Central 44
Championship: #1 Winder-Barrow 55, #2 Gainesville 47
Tuesday
At Veterans
#4 Veterans 53, #5 Thomas County Central 50
Friday
At Warner Robins
#2 Bainbridge 60, #3 Harris County 36
#1 Warner Robins 67, #4 Veterans 62 OT
Saturday
At Warner Robins
Consolation: #3 Harris County 50, #4 Veterans 36
Championship: #1 Warner Robins 56, #2 Bainbridge 51
Tuesday
At South Effingham
#4 South Effingham 51, #5 New Hampstead 37
Thursday
At Ware County
#3 Statesboro 48, #2 Wayne County 39
#1 Ware County 59, #4 South Effingham 29
Saturday
At Ware County
Consolation #2 Wayne County 47, #4 South Effingham 33
Championship: #3 Statesboro 33, #1 Ware County 27
At Starr’s Mill
Tuesday
#5 Morrow 39, #4 Starr’s Mill 38
#3 McIntosh 50, #6 Whitewater 28
#2 Fayette County 65, #7 Riverdale 24
Thursday
#1 Griffin 78, #5 Morrow 46
#3 McIntosh 54, #2 Fayette County 42
Friday
Consolation: #2 Fayette County 50, #5 Morrow 34
Championship: #1 Griffin 61, #3 McIntosh 34
Saturday
At Locust Grove
#8 Hampton vs. # 9 Ola
Tuesday
At Locust Grove
#4 Locust Grove 39, #5 Union Grove 37
#3 Dutchtown 57, #6 Stockbridge 31
#2 Woodland-Stockbridge 53, #7 Jones County 42
#1 Eagle’s Landing 61, #8 Hampton 25
Thursday
At Eagle’s Landing
#3 Dutchtown 50, #2 Woodland 38
#1 Eagle’s Landing 66, #4 Locust Grove 32
Friday
At Eagle’s Landing
Consolation: #2 Woodland-Stockbridge 43, #4 Locust Grove 26
Championship: #1 Eagle’s Landing 53, #3 Dutchtown 29
Tuesday
At Miller Grove
#5 Chamblee 47, #4 Miller Grove 38
Wednesday
#3 Columbia 63, #6 Lithonia 25
#2 Arabia Mountain 65, #7 Clarkston 21
Friday
#2 Arabia Mountain 55, #3 Columbia 53
#1 Southwest DeKalb 66, #5 Chamblee 21
Saturday
Consolation: #3 Columbia 56, #5 Chamblee 42
Championship: #1 Southwest DeKalb 53, #2 Arabia Mountain 39
At Maynard Jackson
Monday
#5 North Springs 32, #8 Riverwood 22
#6 Banneker 66, #7 Grady 39
Wednesday
#5 North Springs 55, #4 Carver-Atlanta 45
#3 Lithia Springs 57, #6 Banneker 32
Friday
#3 Lithia Springs 59, #2 Decatur 54
#1 Maynard Jackson 65, #5 North Springs 45
Saturday
Consolation: #5 North Springs 42, #2 Decatur 40
Championship: #1 Maynard Jackson 55, #3 Lithia Springs 39
Monday
At Woodland-Cartersville
#8 Woodland-Cartersville 52, #9 East Paulding 44
Tuesday
At Carrollton
#5 Kell 62, #4 Rome 46
#1 Carrollton 57, #8 Woodland 33
At Villa Rica
#3 Cass 55, #6 Hiram 24
#2 Villa Rica 66, #7 Paulding County 35
Thursday
At Villa Rica
#3 Cass 74, #2 Villa Rica 69 OT
#1 Carrollton 55, #5 Kell 38
Friday
At Villa Rica
Consolation: #2 Villa Rica 68, #5 Kell 62
Championship: #1 Carrollton 60, #3 Cass 36
Wednesday
At Flowery Branch
#4 Clarke Central 54, #5 Cedar Shoals 47
#3 Loganville 65, #6 Walnut Grove 40
#2 Flowery Branch 69, #7 Johnson-Gainesville 10
Friday
At Cedar Shoals
#1 Buford 69, #4 Clarke Central 36
#2 Flowery Branch 47, #3 Loganville 34
Saturday
At Cedar Shoals
Consolation: #3 Loganville 53, #4 Clarke Central 32
Championship: #1 Buford 53, #2 Flowery Branch 38
Monday
At Cairo
#6 Cairo 55, #7 Westover 37
At Hardaway
#5 Hardaway 65, #8 Northside-Columbus 61
Tuesday
At Shaw
#4 Shaw 63, #5 Hardaway 57
At Americus-Sumter
#3 Americus-Sumter 77, #6 Cairo 37
Thursday
At Carver-Columbus
#2 Columbus 63, #3 Americus-Sumter 44
#1 Carver-Columbus 71, #4 Shaw 65
Friday
At Carver-Columbus
Consolation: #4 Shaw 60, #3 Americus-Sumter 54
Championship: #1 Carver-Columbus 54, #2 Columbus 53
At Mary Persons
Monday
#3 West Laurens 46, #6 Mary Persons 32
#4 Upson-Lee 52, #5 Howard 21
Wednesday
#2 Perry 42, #3 West Laurens 35
#1 Spalding 65, #4 Upson-Lee 40
Friday
Consolation: #3 West Laurens 59, #4 Upson-Lee 57 OT
Championship: #1 Spalding 54, #2 Perry 37
Tuesday
At Baldwin
#4 Burke County 64, #5 Hephzibah 53
#3 Baldwin 54, #6 Thomson 39
Thursday
At Cross Creek
#2 Richmond Academy 54, #3 Baldwin 33
#1 Cross Creek 60, #4 Burke County 29
Friday
Consolation: #4 Burke County 51, #3 Baldwin 42
Championship: #1 Cross Creek 66, #2 Richmond Academy 49
Tuesday
At North Clayton
#5 Luella 60, #4 Woodward Academy 38
#3 Salem 48, #6 Eastside 35
#2 North Clayton 82, #7 Druid Hills 30
Thursday
At Woodward Academy
#1 Henry County 57, #5 Luella 54
#2 North Clayton 53, #3 Salem 44
Friday
At Woodward Academy
Consolation: #5 Luella 53, #3 Salem 35
Championship: #2 North Clayton 66, #1 Henry County 43
Monday
At Chapel Hill
#6 Cedartown vs. #7 Central-Carroll
Tuesday
At LaGrange
#4 Troup 43, #5 Cartersville 35
#3 LaGrange 52, #7 Central-Carroll 28
Friday
At Sandy Creek
#3 LaGrange 55, #2 Chapel Hill 53
#1 Sandy Creek 44, #4 Troup 40 OT
Saturday
At LaGrange
Consolation: #2 Chapel Hill 66, #4 Troup 62 OT
Championship: #1 Sandy Creek 62, #3 LaGrange 45
At SE Whitfield
Monday
#5 Ridgeland 41 vs. #4 Pickens 62
#6 Gilmer 40, #3 SE Whitfield 33
#7 Lafayette 30 vs. #2 Heritage-Catoosa 65
Thursday
#2 Heritage-Catoosa 64, #6 Gilmer 43
#1 Northwest Whitfield 53, #4 Pickens 33
Friday
Consolation: #4 Pickens 72, #6 Gilmer 53
Championship: #1 Northwest Whitfield 72, #2 Heritage-Catoosa 49
At Chestatee
Friday
#2 Chestatee 46, #3 Blessed Trinity 43
#1 West Hall 45, #4 Marist 32
Saturday
Consolation: #4 Marist d. #3 Blessed Trinity
Championship: #1 West Hall 48, #2 Chestatee 38
At Jefferson
Tuesday
#4 Madison County 48, #5 Stephens County 32
#3 St. Pius 36, #6 Oconee County 31
Friday
#2 North Oconee 44, #3 St. Pius 30
#1 Jefferson 48, #4 Madison County 37
Saturday
Consolation: #4 Madison County 48, #3 St. Pius 39
Championship: #1 Jefferson 42, #2 North Oconee 29
At Cook
Tuesday
#4 Crisp County 55, #5 Worth County 34
Thursday
#2 Monroe 52, #3 Dougherty 49
#1 Cook 58, #4 Crisp County 41
Friday
Consolation: #3 Dougherty 59, #4 Crisp County 30
Championship: #2 Monroe 44, #1 Cook 35
Tuesday
At Liberty County
#4 Long County 40, #5 Brantley County 36
#3 Liberty County 57, #6 Appling County 33
Thursday
At Tattnall County
#2 Pierce County 49, #3 Liberty County 33
#1 Tattnall County 63, #4 Long County 54
Friday
At Tattnall County
Consolation: #4 Long County d. #3 Liberty County
Championship: #1 Tattnall County 39, #2 Pierce County 38
Tuesday
At Southeast Bulloch
#6 Windsor Forest vs. #7 Groves, 4 p.m.
#5 Southeast Bulloch 49, #8 Islands 37
Wednesday
At Johnson
#5 Southeast Bulloch 42, #4 Savannah 38
#3 Jenkins 54, #6 Windsor Forest 45
Thursday
At Johnson
#2 Beach 40, #3 Jenkins 32
#1 Johnson 76, #4 Southeast Bulloch 21
Friday
At Armstrong State University
Consolation: #3 Jenkins 71, #4 Southeast Bulloch 35
Championship: #1 Johnson-Savannah 61, #2 Beach 57
Monday
At Rutland
#4 Kendrick 70, #5 Pike County 33
#3 Westside-Macon 57, #6 Rutland 49
#2 Central-Macon 72,#7 Jackson 28
Thursday
At Central-Macon
#2 Central-Macon 44, #3 Westside-Macon 32
#1 Peach County 58, #4 Kendrick 42
Friday
At Central-Macon
Consolation: #4 Kendrick 47, #3 Westside-Macon 43
Championship: #2 Central-Macon 47, #1 Peach County 46
At Redan
Tuesday
#5 Pace Academy 47, #4 Westminster 38
#3 Redan vs. #6 Towers, 5:30 p.m.
#2 Lovett vs. #7 Stone Mountain, 7 p.m.
#1 Cedar Grove 53, #8 McNair 30
Wednesday
#3 Redan 58, #2 Lovett 37
#5 Pace Academy 47, #1 Cedar Grove 44
Friday
Consolation: #2 Lovett 70, #1 Cedar Grove 65 OT
Championship: #3 Redan 55, #5 Pace 39
Monday
At Calhoun
#2N North Murray 46, #5S Adairsville 30
#3S Sonoraville 44, #4N Murray County 41
#2S Haralson County 56, #5N Coahulla Creek 38
#3N Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 62, #4S Bremen 47
Wednesday
At Calhoun
#3S Sonoraville 35, #2N North Murray 33
#2S Haralson 50, #3N LFO 42
Friday
At Calhoun
#1S Calhoun 63, #3S Sonoraville 42
#2S Haralson County 46, #1N Ringgold 36
Saturday
Consolation: #1N Ringgold 53, #3S Sonoraville 39
Championship: #2S Haralson County 53, #1S Calhoun 45
Tuesday
At Greater Atlanta Christian
#4 Dawson County 50, #5 Union County 23
#3 North Hall 69, #6 Lumpkin County 41
#2 Greater Atlanta Christian 79, #7 Fannin County 25
Friday
At Union County
#2 GAC 59, #3 North Hall 50
#4 Dawson County 58, #1 East Hall 42
Saturday
At Union County
Consolation: #3 North Hall 67, #1 East Hall 53
Championship: #2 GAC 63, #4 Dawson County 34
Tuesday
At Morgan County
#4 Jackson County 53, #5 Monroe Area 35
#3 Morgan County 62, #6 East Jackson 25
Thursday
At Emmanuel College
#3 Morgan County 50, #2 Hart County 43
#1 Franklin County 62, #4 Jackson County 34
Saturday
At Emmanuel College
Consolation: #2 Hart County 62, #4 Jackson County 34
Championship: #3 Morgan County 57, #1 Franklin County 37
Tuesday
At Early County
#5 Thomasville 49, #4 Brooks County 39
#3 Early County 59, #6 Albany 41
Thursday
At Thomasville
#2 Berrien 59, #3 Early County 44
#1 Fitzgerald 61, #5 Thomasville 49
Friday
At Thomasville
Consolation: #3 Early County d. #5 Thomasville
Championship: #1 Fitzgerald 62, #2 Berrien 48
At Toombs County
Tuesday
#6 Metter 51, #7 St. Vincent’s 41
#5 Toombs County 44, #8 Bacon County 20
Wednesday
#3 Bryan County 55, #6 Metter 42
#4 Jeff Davis 40, #5 Toombs 39
Friday
#3 Bryan County 50, #2 Swainsboro 44
#1 Vidalia 61, #4 Jeff Davis 55
Saturday
Consolation: #4 Jeff Davis 38, #2 Swainsboro 36
Championship: #3 Bryan County 52, #1 Vidalia 49
Monday
At Northeast-Macon
#6 Northeast 50, #7 Southwest-Macon 34
Tuesday
At Bleckley County
#4 Dublin 66, #5 East Laurens 54
#3 Bleckley County 56, #6 Northeast 31
Friday
At Dublin
#3 Bleckley County 54, #2 Washington County 43
#1 Dodge County 70, #4 Dublin 59
Saturday
Consolation: #2 Washington County 72, #4 Dublin 36
Championship: #3 Bleckley County 61, #1 Dodge County 54
At Laney
Tuesday
#4 Westside-Augusta 51, #5 Glenn Hills 40
#3 Jefferson County 47, #6 Butler 34
#2 Josey 57, #7 Harlem 31
Friday
#2 Josey 51, #3 Jefferson County 35
#1 Laney 80, #4 Westside 34
Saturday
Consolation: #3 Jefferson County 56, #4 Westside-Augusta 51
Championship: #1 Laney 76, #2 Josey 33
Tuesday
At Callaway
#5 Lamar County 59, #4 Jordan 50
#3 Temple 48, #6 Spencer 32
Thursday
At Heard County
#2 Callaway 60, #3 Temple 54
#1 Heard County 50, #5 Lamar County 33
Friday
Consolation: #5 Lamar County 56, #3 Temple 54
Championship: #1 Heard County 58, #2 Callaway 31
At Douglass
Tuesday
#4 Therrell 65, #5 Washington 54
#3 South Atlanta 82, #6 KIPP Atlanta 45
#2 Douglass 65, #7 Coretta Scott 21
Thursday
#2 Douglass 64, #3 South Atlanta 61
#1 Hapeville 56, #4 Therrell 34
Friday
Consolation: #3 South Atlanta 65, #4 Therrell 60
Championship: #1 Hapeville 55, #2 Douglass 46
At Chattooga
Monday
#5 Coosa 50, #8 Gordon Central 45
#6 Rockmart 51, #7 Chattooga 46
Tuesday
#4 Pepperell 41, #5 Coosa 27
#3 Armuchee 55, #6 Rockmart 31
Friday
#1 Model 51, #4 Pepperell 36
#3 Armuchee 45, #2 Dade County 35
Saturday
Consolation: #2 Dade County 51, #4 Pepperell 41
Championship: #1 Model 73, #3 Armuchee 47
At Banks County
Tuesday
#5 Elbert County 59, #4 Monticello 50
#3 Putnam County 58, #6 Social Circle 50
#2 Banks County 61, #7 Oglethorpe County 33
Thursday
#2 Banks County 57, #3 Putnam County 46
#1 Rabun County 85, #5 Elbert County 52
Friday
Consolation: #3 Putnam County 47, #5 Elbert County 30
Championship: #1 Rabun County 78, #2 Banks County 67
At Stewart County
Monday
#5W Randolph-Clay 21, #6W Chattahoochee County 16
Tuesday
#4W Stewart County 42, #5W Randolph-Clay, 21
At Baker County
#5E Miller County 53, #4E Baker County 38
Wednesday
At Albany State West Campus
#3E Seminole County 46, #2W Calhoun County 39
#2E Mitchell County 57, #3W Quitman County 37
#1E Pelham 62, #4W Stewart County 18
#1W Terrell County 50, #5E Miller County 22
Friday
#1E Pelham 67, #3E Seminole County 20
#1W Terrell County 50, #2E Mitchell County 49
Saturday
Championship: #1E Pelham 54, #1W Terrell County 20
Monday
At Charlton County
#8 Clinch 33, #9 Irwin 27
Tuesday
At Lanier County
#6 Atkinson County 39, #7 Charlton County 35
#8 Clinch County 41, #5 Echols County 39
Wednesday
At Wilcox County
#4 Lanier County 64, #8 Clinch County 36
#3 Turner County 50, #6 Atkinson 39
Friday
At Clinch County
#3 Turner County 40, #2 Wilcox County 37
#1 Telfair County 65, #4 Lanier County 19
Saturday
At Clinch County
Championship: #1 Telfair County 54, #3 Turner County 35
At McIntosh County Academy
Monday
#5E MCA vs. #6W Montgomery County
#6E Claxton vs. #7E Portal
Tuesday
#4W Jenkins County 37, #5E MCA 36
#4E Savannah Country Day 37, #6E Claxton 18
At Jenkins County
#3W Johnson County 75, #5W ECI, 41
Wednesday
#1W Wheeler County 59, #4E Savannah Country Day 38
#1E Calvary Day 70, #4W Jenkins County 30
Thursday
#2W Treutlen 46, #3E Savannah Christian 22
#2E Woodville-Tompkins 70, #3W Johnson County 30
Friday
#1W Wheeler County 47, #2E Woodville-Tompkins 41
#1E Calvary Day 63, #2W Treutlen 48
Saturday
Championship: #1W Wheeler County 50, #1E Calvary Day 46
Monday
At Schley County
#3E Hawkinsville 55, #6E Schley County 32
#5E Crawford County 47, #4E Dooly County 44
At Brookstone
#3W Manchester vs. #6W St. Anne-Pacelli
#4W Talbotton 43, #5W Brookstone 25
Tuesday
At Schley County
#3E Hawkinsville 57, #5E Crawford County 20
At Brookstone
#3W Manchester 49, #4W Central-Talbotton 37
Thursday
At Taylor County
#2W Marion County 56, #3E Hawkinsville 38
#2E Taylor County 57, #3W Manchester 36
Friday
At Central-Talbotton
#2W Marion County 52, #1E Macon County 47
#2E Taylor County 38, #1W Greenville 37
Saturday
At Central-Talbotton
Championship: #2W Marion County 43, #2E Taylor County 40
Monday
At Southwest Atlanta Christian
#5N Galloway 46, #8N WD Mohammed 33
#7N AIS 42, #6N Mt. Vernon 35
At Landmark
#6S Drew Charter vs. #7S Elite Scholars
Tuesday
At SACA
#4N SACA 50, #5N Galloway 43
#3N Paideia 45, #7N AIS 15
At Landmark
#4S OLM 42, #5S Strong Rock 37
#3S ELCA 42, #6S Drew Charter 34
Wednesday
At Wesleyan
#1N Holy Innocents 76, #4S OLM 30
#2S Greenforest 60, #3N Paideia 28
#2N Wesleyan 68,#3S ELCA 28
#1S Landmark 61, #4N SACA 46
Friday
At Wesleyan
#1N Holy Innocents’ 67, #2S Greenforest 40
#2N Wesleyan 84, #1S Landmark Christian 45
Saturday
At Wesleyan
Championship: #2N Wesleyan 59, #1N Holy Innocents’ 50
At Darlington School
Tuesday
#1A Darlington 58, #4B Mt. Pisgah 29
#2B Pinecrest Academy 57, #3A Christian Heritage 50
#3B Fellowship Christian 39, #2A Gordon Lee 38
#1B St. Francis 81, #4A Excel Christian 18
Friday
#2B Pinecrest Academy 70, #1A Darlington 60
#1 St. Francis 85, #3B Fellowship Christian 35
Saturday
Championship: #1 St. Francis 91, #2B Pinecrest 40
At Stratford
Tuesday
#3W Wilkinson 46, #2E Aquinas 44
#2W FPD 37, #3E GMC 28
#4W Tattnall 53, #1E Hancock 42
#1W Stratford 51, #4E Greene 41
Friday
#2W FPD 41, #4W Tattnall Square 33
#1W Stratford 50, #3W Wilkinson County 28
Saturday
Consolation: #4W Tattnall Square vs #3W Wilkinson County, 4:00 PM
Championship: #1W Stratford 33, #2W FPD 31
At Lakeview Academy
Monday
#4S Athens Christian 55, #5N Hebron 18
#5S Providence 53, #4N Commerce 47
Tuesday
#1S Prince Avenue 44, #5S Providence 13
#1N Lakeview Academy 61, #4S Athens Christian 39
Wednesday
#2S George Walton 51, #3N Towns County 24
#2N Tallulah Falls 54, #3S Athens Academy 46
Friday
#1S Prince Avenue 41, 2N Tallulah Falls 32
#1N Lakeview Academy 63, #2S George Walton 45
Saturday
Championship: #1N Lakeview Academy 41, #1S Prince Avenue 34
A FINAL check up on how some of last season’s top GHSA players faired as freshmen at their respective D-1 schools:
Jaylen Brown (Wheeler to Cal)
14.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.0 apg, 43.1 FG%
Shembari Phillips (Wheeler to Tennessee)
5.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg
Derek Ogbeide (Pebblebrook to UGA)
4.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Ty Hudson (Pebblebrook to Clemson)
2.4 ppg
Trhae Mitchell (Pebblebrook to South Alabama)
N/A
Bryce Brown (Tucker to Auburn)
10.1 ppg, 33.9 FG%
Devontae Cacok (Alpharetta to UNC-Wilmington)
3.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 65.2 FG%
Marcus Sheffield (Chattahoochee to Stanford)
6.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.0 apg, 38.9 FG%
Ricky Madison (Norcross to High Point)
4.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg
K’Ja Johnson (Douglas County to Florida A&M)
7.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.1 spg
Lamont West (Miller Grove to West Virginia)
N/A
Tracy Hector (Jonesboro to Kennesaw State)
1.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.2 apg
Austin Donaldson (Jonesboro to Georgia State)
2.4 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.0 apg
Malik Benlevi (Jenkins to Georgia State)
1.8 ppg, 1.1 rpg
Montae Glenn (Carrollton to Georgia Southern)
4.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 59% FG
Ty Cockfield (Johnson-Gainesville to Stetson)
7.1 ppg, 0.9 apg, 1.9 rpg – TRANSFERRED TO GA HIGHLANDS
Tookie Brown (Morgan County to Georgia Southern)
17.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.6 spg
Austin Venable (Banks County to Presbyterian)
3.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 51.6% FG
Antwan Maxwell (Johnson-Savannah to Charleston Southern)
N/A
Reggie Reid (Harlem to FGCU)
3.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 3.1 apg, 0.7 spg, 36.2% FG
Trevon Scott (McIntosh County Academy to Cincinnati)
N/A
Eric Jamison (GAC to Gardner-Webb)
N/A
Malik Beasley (St. Francis to FSU)
15.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.5 apg, 0.9 spg, 47.1 FG%, 38.7 3PT% – DECLARED FOR NBA DRAFT
Kaiser Gates (St. Francis to Xavier)
3.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Josh Coleman (St. Francis to Coastal Carolina)
30 minutes
‘Turtle’ Jackson (Athens Christian to UGA)
1.6 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 0.6 apg
Justin Ravenel (Greenforest to Florida A&M)
8.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Courtney Alexander (Whitefield Academy to Tennessee Tech)
1.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 51.2 FG%
Trey Kalina (North Cobb Christian to UTC)
N/A
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Last year it was in the Class AAAAAA state championship with Wheeler down one with 0.5 seconds left. This time it’s in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with leading scoring Tyrone Wallace sidelined. The spotlight has always found a way to shine brightest on Jaylen Brown, the consensus No. 2 ranked player coming out of high school last year and a presumed lotto pick in the upcoming NBA Draft if/when he decides to go pro.
So can Brown come up big one more time? He buried two free throws to break Pebblebrook’s heart 59-58 and posted 22 points, nine rebounds and was a perfect 12-of-12 from the line. Now he has a chance to carry Cal deep into the postseason. Brown averaged 15 points and 5.5 rebounds per game during the regular season and is the team’s leading scorer now that Wallace, a senior, broke his hand.
With the catalyst of the Golden Bears offense down, expect the offense to run through Brown even more. The NBA-bodied swingman is best in transition, slashing to the rack in the open floor. Hawaii will need to limit fast breaks to keep Brown in check. In the half court game, Brown will be tested with his jump shot. Top shooters Jordan Mathews and Jabari Bird remain available on the perimeter but with their top assist man out, threes might not be as easy to come by.
It will be on Brown’s shoulders to create more when the ball is in his hands and become a playmaker to open up looks for his snipers. The Rainbow Warriors would be wise to force Brown into becoming a jump shooter. The one area of the NBA bound forward’s game that needs the most work is his outside shot. He shot 30 percent from beyond the arc but struggled even more so down the stretch.
Through his final four games of the regular season, Brown averaged just 8.75 points and shot only 9-of-42 from the field, good for 21 percent. But Brown always finds a way to produce when put on the big stage. Against the toughest defense the Golden Bears have faced all year, Brown shot 5-of-11 and went 8-of-9 from the line for 18 points and six rebounds in a 63-62 loss at Virginia. He is a 65 percent foul shooter but seems to make them when they matter most.
So will Brown leave a lasting legacy at Cal and help his Bears to a deep March Madness run as a four seed? Or for the first time of his career, will the moment be too much for the five-star prospect? Either way history will be made and Jaylen Brown will be in the middle of it…again.
A monthly check up on how some of last season’s top GHSA players are faring as freshmen at their respective D-1 schools:
Jaylen Brown (Wheeler to Cal)
15.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.9 apg, 46.4 FG%
Shembari Phillips (Wheeler to Tennessee)
3.2 ppg, 1.0 rpg
Derek Ogbeide (Pebblebrook to UGA)
3.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Ty Hudson (Pebblebrook to Clemson)
2.0 ppg
Trhae Mitchell (Pebblebrook to South Alabama)
N/A
Bryce Brown (Tucker to Auburn)
8.7 ppg, 35.1 FG%
Devontae Cacok (Alpharetta to UNC-Wilmington)
4.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 66.7 FG%
Marcus Sheffield (Chattahoochee to Stanford)
7.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Ricky Madison (Norcross to High Point)
3.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Lamont West (Miller Grove to West Virginia)
N/A
Tracy Hector (Jonesboro to Kennesaw State)
1.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.5 apg
Austin Donaldson (Jonesboro to Georgia State)
10 minutes
Malik Benlevi (Jenkins to Georgia State)
2.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg
Montae Glenn (Carrollton to Georgia Southern)
5.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 60% FG
Ty Cockfield (Johnson-Gainesville to Stetson)
7.1 ppg, 0.9 apg, 1.9 rpg
Tookie Brown (Morgan County to Georgia Southern)
17.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.3 apg, 2.0 spg
Austin Venable (Banks County to Presbyterian)
3.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 48.5% FG
Antwan Maxwell (Johnson-Savannah to Charleston Southern)
N/A
Reggie Reid (Harlem to FGCU)
4.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 3.7 apg, 0.7 spg, 34.8% FG
Trevon Scott (McIntosh County Academy to Cincinnati)
N/A
Eric Jamison (GAC to Gardner-Webb)
N/A
Malik Beasley (St. Francis to FSU)
17.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.0 spg, 51.8 FG%, 41.9 3PT%
Kaiser Gates (St. Francis to Xavier)
2.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Josh Coleman (St. Francis to Coastal Carolina)
27 minutes
‘Turtle’ Jackson (Athens Christian to UGA)
1.5 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 0.8 apg
Justin Ravenel (Greenforest to Florida A&M)
8.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Courtney Alexander (Whitefield Academy to Tennessee Tech)
2.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 50 FG%
Trey Kalina (North Cobb Christian to UTC)
N/A
