2022 6-0 PG Ja’Quez Thornton – Drew Charter
One of the most criminally underrecruited playmakers in the state, Ja’Quez Thornton should be on Low Major radars and at the very top of D-II wish lists. Continue reading Sandy’s Spiel Showcase: Top Boys Performers
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Week 4 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings
Class AAAAAAA
1. Newton (6-0)
2. Pebblebrook (5-1)
3. Milton (1-1)
4. Grayson (4-1)
5. North Gwinnett (5-2)
6. Norcross (5-1)
7. Berkmar (0-1)
8. Archer (7-2)
9. Etowah (4-2)
10. South Gwinnett (8-0)
Class AAAAAA
1. Buford (4-1)
2. Wheeler (3-3)
3. Osborne (6-0)
4. Westlake (4-3)
5. Shiloh (4-0)
6. Centennial (7-0)
7. Kell (1-3)
8. Statesboro (4-0)
9. Lanier (2-2)
10. Alexander (3-0)
Class AAAAA
1. Eagle’s Landing (3-0)
2. Tri-Cities (3-1)
3. St. Pius X (4-1)
4. Chapel Hill (5-1)
5. Jonesboro (1-3)
6. Southwest DeKalb (3-1)
7. Walnut Grove (2-2)
8. Jones County (6-2)
9. Mundy’s Mill (5-1)
10. Calhoun (1-1)
Class AAAA
1. Baldwin (4-0)
2. McDonough (5-1)
3. Mays (5-1)
4. Jefferson (6-0)
5. Fayette County (1-3)
6. Monroe (3-1)
7. Spencer (3-2)
8. North Oconee (5-0)
9. Westover (4-0)
10. Cedar Shoals (1-2)
Class AAA
1. Sandy Creek (5-0)
2. Windsor Forest (2-1)
3. Salem (2-1)
4. LaFayette (2-0)
5. Thomson (3-0)
6. Cross Creek (5-1)
7. Johnson-Savannah (1-1)
8. GAC (4-1)
9. Groves (4-1)
10. Monroe Area (1-1)
Class AA
1. Pace Academy (5-1)
2. Westside-Augusta (5-0)
3. Columbia (4-1)
4. Butler (2-3)
5. Thomasville (4-1)
6. Woodville-Tompkins (3-4)
7. Putnam County (2-1)
8. Northeast-Macon (1-3)
9. Washington County (0-0)
10. Rabun County (3-3)
Class A-Private
1. Greenforest (3-3)
2. North Cobb Christian (4-1)
3. Galloway (6-2)
4. Providence Christian (4-3)
5. WD Mohammed (4-2)
6. Christian Heritage (5-2)
7. King’s Ridge (5-1)
8. Darlington (3-0)
9. Mt. Pisgah (3-1)
10. George Walton Academy (4-1)
Class A-Public
1. Drew Charter (5-1)
2. Social Circle (4-0)
3. Portal (2-0)
4. Chattahoochee County (1-0)
5. Dublin (3-0)
6. Lanier County (5-0)
7. Warren County (1-1)
8. Bowdon (5-0)
9. Manchester (1-0)
10. Turner County (3-0)
Shifting in the rankings has begun as events like the Sandy’s Spiel Showcase and Tournament of Champions featured multiple Top 10 matchups. Continue reading Week 4 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings
Game Night Recap 12-3
BOYS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 9 Archer 64, Mountain View 52: Damoni Harrison finished with 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Major Freeman had 11 points and 7 assists. Mark Peah netted 11 points and Seth Means scored 9. The Bears were led by CJ Johnson’s 15 points and AJ Cheeks’ 9.
Etowah 70, A-PrivateNo. 3 Galloway 44: Dimitri Angelakos had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals while Josh Hughes produced 14 points and 7 rebounds. Brandon Rechsteiner (12), Jonah Hamilton (12) and Mason Etter (10) all reached double figures. Dajaun Devonish tallied 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Galloway got 21 points and 10 rebounds from Anthony Arrington. Bradley Banner scored 9 points and Quentin Alterman posted 6 points and 5 assists.
Discovery 51, Dunwoody 47: Zailan Blue hit 5 threes and finished with 16 points. DeCourey McGowan netted 14 points. Byron Martin had 10 points and 5 steals. Darryl Walton chipped in 4 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks.
Forsyth Central 47, Denmark 34: Eli Chol posted 20 points while Aidan Nutty (9) and Cade Chitty (8) provided support.
South Forsyth 63, Lambert 59: Teddy Toth scored 13 points while Gabe Mullis had 10. Caleb Underwood and Brock Ferrell scored 7 each. Lambert received 15 points from Kennan Gagen and 14 from Niko Wilson. James Tyre (13) and Jack Whipple (10) chipped in.
Hillgrove 57, Holy Innocents’ 49: Bryce Chinn had 20 points in the loss while freshman Caleb Wilson collected 12 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks.
Newnan 60, Midtown 57: Zion Brown poured in 29 points. Derrius Teagle scored 10 and Wheeler Drake had 8 while Jayden Morrison chipped in 7 points. Continue reading Game Night Recap 12-3
Game Night Recap 11-30
BOYS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 1 Newton 61, No. 9 Archer 60: Marcus Whitlock (18), UConn-commit Stephon Castle (17) and Miokaye Grant (11) led the Rams. Archer received 15 points apiece from Christian Drummer and Carl Anderson.
No. 5 North Gwinnett 70, Gainesville 42: Thomas Allard posted 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists while Dylan Gary scored 13 points. Duke Clayton had 11 points and Julian Walker recorded 8 points and 10 rebounds. Amaru Grosvenor chipped in 8 points.
Harrison 68, 5ANo. 5 Calhoun 64: Dylan Faulkner had 26 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in the loss as Calhoun awaits the return of their football players. Jaylan Harris scored 18 points and Caden Schild netted 7.
Etowah 61, North Cobb 40: Brandon Rechsteiner led the Eagles with 19 points. Dajaun Devonish (10), Dimitri Angelakos (9) and Jonah Hamilton (9) balanced the offense.
South Gwinnett 51, Chattahoochee 42: Maalik Leitch (14), Kamren Heathington (13) and Jacob Washington (6) led the Comets. Tomiwa Adetosoye scored 11 points for the Cougars.
Discovery 73, Collins Hill 70: DeCourey McGowan had 24 points and 8 rebounds. Danu Baker chipped in 17 points and 7 rebounds while Bryon Martin scored 9 points and Zailan Blue had 8.
South Forsyth 45, Walton 44: Teddy Toth hit 6 threes and finished with 18 points. Gabe Mullis had 8 points and 5 rebounds off the bench. Luke Flynn had 21 points and 5 rebounds for Walton. Harrison Morris added 8 points and 6 rebounds.
Lambert 69, Mill Creek 63: James Tyre exploded for 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Niko Wilson added 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Forsyth Central 54, Mountain View 53: Eli Chol recorded a triple-double with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks. Cade Chitty scored 13 points and Aidan Nutty had 9. Richard Rojas (13), Chance Boothe (11) and Mike White (11) led the Bears. Continue reading Game Night Recap 11-30
Week 3 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings
Class AAAAAAA
1. Newton (4-0)
2. Milton (1-0)
3. Pebblebrook (4-1)
4. Grayson (4-1)
5. North Gwinnett (3-1)
6. Norcross (5-1)
7. Berkmar (0-1)
8. Parkview (4-0)
9. Archer (5-1)
10. East Coweta (4-0)
Class AAAAAA
1. Wheeler (1-2)
2. Buford (3-1)
3. Kell (0-1)
4. Osborne (3-0)
5. Westlake (1-3)
6. Shiloh (4-0)
7. Statesboro (2-0)
8. Centennial (5-0)
9. Lanier (1-2)
10. Tucker (4-1)
Class AAAAA
1. Eagle’s Landing (0-0)
2. Tri-Cities (2-1)
3. St. Pius X (2-1)
4. Jonesboro (0-2)
5. Calhoun (0-0)
6. Southwest DeKalb (2-0)
7. Chapel Hill (4-1)
8. Mundy’s Mill (3-1)
9. Jones County (3-2)
10. Walnut Grove (1-2)
Class AAAA
1. Baldwin (2-0)
2. McDonough (3-0)
3. Fayette County (1-1)
4. Mays (4-1)
5. Jefferson (4-0)
6. Monroe (2-1)
7. Spencer (2-2)
8. North Oconee (3-0)
9. Westover (2-0)
10. Cedar Shoals (1-2)
Class AAA
1. Sandy Creek (3-0)
2. Windsor Forest (2-1)
3. Salem (1-1)
4. LaFayette (0-0)
5. Thomson (2-0)
6. Cross Creek (4-0)
7. Peach County (0-1)
8. Johnson-Savannah (1-1)
9. GAC (3-1)
10. Monroe Area (0-0)
Class AA
1. Pace Academy (2-1)
2. Westside-Augusta (3-0)
3. Columbia (1-1)
4. Butler (1-2)
5. Thomasville (2-1)
6. Woodville-Tompkins (2-3)
7. Chattooga (0-1)
8. Northeast-Macon (0-2)
9. Washington County (0-0)
10. Rabun County (2-2)
Class A-Private
1. Greenforest (2-3)
2. Providence Christian (4-1)
3. Galloway (5-1)
4. North Cobb Christian (2-1)
5. Christian Heritage (3-1)
6. WD Mohammed (3-1)
7. King’s Ridge (2-1)
8. Darlington (0-0)
9. Mt. Pisgah (1-1)
10. Mt. Vernon Presbyterian (2-1)
Class A-Public
1. Drew Charter (2-1)
2. Social Circle (1-0)
3. Portal (1-0)
4. Chattahoochee County (0-0)
5. Dublin (1-0)
6. Warren County (0-0)
7. Lanier County (2-0)
8. Bowdon (2-0)
9. Manchester (0-0)
10. Turner County (0-0)
High-level tournaments across the state of Georgia have helped shake up the rankings with Holiday Hoopsgiving, Hard in the Paint, HypeSouth Hardwood Invitational, Jared Cook Classic and North Georgia Showcase all providing Top 10 matchups that have started to sort the pretenders from the contenders heading into the final month of 2021. Continue reading Week 3 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings