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Savannah Samuel stars with 23 of 29 River Ridge second half points to carry Lady Knights past Sequoyah, 54-48

River Ridge 54, Sequoyah 48

River Ridge moved into third-place in R6-AAAAAA

The War Lodge was host to an important Region 6-AAAAAA matchup between Sequoyah (16-5, 7-4) and the River Ridge Knights (15-5, 8-3). Deadlocked at 7-3 apiece in the standings, the winner would control third-place in the top-heavy region while No. 3 Harrison (16-4, 11-0) and No. 4 Creekview (13-6, 8-2) manned the top spots. The Lady Knights shook off a nightmarish opening four minutes to regain their composure and methodically chip away at an early deficit, eventually gaining control and closing out a 54-48 road win behind sophomore Savannah Samuel’s sensational night.

The Lady Chiefs jumped all over the Knights, forcing four quick turnovers and leading 8-0 at the 6:09 mark. Coach Jason Taylor laid into his players, exclaiming they were about to get ran out of the gym if they didn’t take better care of the ball. Another two minutes went by and things didn’t get much better, the Lady Chiefs up 14-4 as Sydney Rosant and AnnaLynne Bennett scored six apiece in the frame.

River Ridge would close on an 11-4 run to end the quarter down 18-15, Mary Allen Mansell sparking the Lady Knights with six early points and Samuel adding five.

The two teams traded buckets in the second quarter. Peyton Satterfield got hot with two threes for Sequoyah, but River Ridge’s size began to pose a problem as 6-foot-2 Lexi Palmer and 6-foot Faith Arthur scored four points apiece around the basket. Arthur added a contested jumper in the lane at the buzzer as the Knights entered the half trailing 28-25.

In the third quarter, Samuel took over. The 6-foot-1 wing led the charge as the Knights pounded the smaller Lady Chiefs on the boards. Samuel’s first six points of the quarter all came on put-backs as River Ridge finally got over the hump and seized their first lead of the game at 33-31 with 3:55 remaining.

At the end of three, River Ridge held a 37-36 advantage. Samuel scored 10 points in the quarter while Arthur crashed the glass alongside Samuel for second chance opportunities.

The Knights shut down senior leader Alyssa Cagle, who had only two points, both coming from the free throw line in the first quarter. With Cagle unable to find a field goal, the Lady Chiefs scrambled for baskets. Sequoyah trailed 41-40 before Samuel drilled a three in the corner to go up four with 3:33 left.

Samuel would finish with a game-high 30 points, scoring 23 of her team’s 29 second half points.

Macy Williams knocked down two free throws for the Chiefs to cut the lead to 46-44 with 2:18 to play, but Samuel continued to score at will, netting 13 points in the final frame, going 8-of-10 from the line.

Rosant floated in a tough bucket in the lane with 54 seconds remaining to make it a 50-48 game, but the Lady Chiefs were unable to keep the ball out of Samuel’s hands as she punished them from the line.

Sequoyah had a last gasp to make it a one possession game, but the Lady Knights got a crucial stop that resulted in a Leigh Codiniera rebound and two free throws at the other end with 13 seconds left to ice the game 54-48.

My Take

Cherokee County girls basketball just got that much more interesting. It would be too cliché to say a star was born, considering Savannah Samuel has averaged 20.9 points and 5.6 rebounds, but the 6-foot-1 sophomore transfer from Collins Hill has changed the outlook of an entire program. Gwinnett County’s loss is Cherokee County’s gain. Samuel was phenomenal, taking over the game against one the state’s best programs over the past four years. A lanky, fluid athlete that’s all arms and legs, Samuel can get to the hoop and finish through contact. She can stretch teams out to the three-point line and is a nuisance on the glass. She has a High Major D-I ceiling and could be one of the best players the county has seen in quite some time, a county with a rich tradition of girls basketball. River Ridge’s frontline did major damage against the Chiefs; Sequoyah’s one glaring weakness. While the entire roster took a backseat to Samuel in the second half, Faith Arthur and Lexi Palmer were relentless on the boards, taking Samuel’s lead. Arthur has a physical, sturdy frame that allows her to play inside and out. With three players standing over 6-foot, the Knights have the ability to dominate the paint. Freshman Leigh Codiniera showed promise and composure while handling the point guard duties. She went 4-of-4 from the line including the final two points of the game. Depth will be a major issue for the Knights come state tournament time. Outside of their starters, Sabrina Roberts and Emily Ruth combined for three rebounds and one steal; the only stats contributed by the bench.

Sequoyah looked like they were going to blitz the Lady Knights, coming out with intense defensive pressure, but eventually River Ridge settled in and the Lady Chiefs’ large lead evaporated by the end of the first quarter. Sydney Rosant came out firing. There’s not many shots the high-scoring junior won’t take. She was finding baskets early on and hit her season average with 13 points. The insertion of AnnaLynne Bennett into the starting lineup over tallest player, 5-foot-9 Emily Seres, paid early dividends. The engine that makes Sequoyah go, unsigned senior Alyssa Cagle, was held to two first quarter free throws. While she was unable to score, she affected the game in other ways, the 5-foot-6 bulldog leading the Lady Chiefs with eight rebounds, five assists and three steals. Her offense hasn’t been as consistent this year, but credit some of that to her deferring to Rosant. Sophomore Macy Williams had six points. She’s instant energy off the bench for Coach Derrick DeWitt. Williams is the next in a long line of tenacious Lady Chief guards. She is a major competitor on the floor.

Top Performers

River Ridge
Savannah Samuel – 30 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block
Faith Arthur – 8 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks
Lexi Palmer – 6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks
Mary Allen Mansell – 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
Leigh Codiniera – 4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal

Sequoyah
Sydney Rosant – 13 points, 2 rebounds
Peyton Satterfield – 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
Macy Williams – 6 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals
AnnaLynne Bennett – 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block
Colby Carden – 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
Alyssa Cagle – 2 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals

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Week 10 Girls Rankings

Class AAAAAAA

  1. Westlake (17-1)
  2. Collins Hill (17-2)
  3. Norcross (18-3)
  4. Newton (16-2)
  5. Cherokee (18-2)
  6. North Forsyth (19-2)
  7. South Gwinnett (17-1)
  8. Hillgrove (12-4)
  9. Colquitt County (17-4)
  10. McEachern (10-5) 

Class AAAAAA

  1. Lovejoy (18-1)
  2. Winder-Barrow (15-4)
  3. Harrison (15-4)
  4. Creekview (12-6)
  5. Lanier (17-3)
  6. Forest Park (14-3)
  7. Stephenson (13-5)
  8. Tucker (14-5)
  9. Douglas County (15-5)
  10. Alpharetta (16-3) 

Class AAAAA

  1. Buford (17-3)
  2. Flowery Branch (17-4)
  3. Harris County (19-2)
  4. Villa Rica (15-0)
  5. Arabia Mountain (15-1)
  6. Bainbridge (19-3)
  7. Ware County (17-2)
  8. Dutchtown (16-3)
  9. Carrollton (15-4)
  10. Rome (15-2)

Class AAAA

  1. Carver-Columbus (20-1)
  2. Henry County (18-1)
  3. Spalding (15-2)
  4. Northwest Whitfield (18-2)
  5. Luella (13-4)
  6. Madison County (15-5)
  7. Baldwin (19-2)
  8. Marist (15-2)
  9. Westover (17-2)
  10. Burke County (12-5)

Class AAA

  1. Greater Atlanta Christian (15-3)
  2. Beach (18-1)
  3. Franklin County (21-0)
  4. Central-Macon (16-2)
  5. Johnson-Savannah (12-5)
  6. Lovett (15-4)
  7. North Murray (14-5)
  8. Hart County (16-5)
  9. Tattnall County (16-5)
  10. Pierce County (13-4) 

Class AA

  1. Laney (20-0)
  2. Banks County (17-4)
  3. Washington County (15-4)
  4. Putnam County (17-2)
  5. Josey (18-2)
  6. Swainsboro (15-3)
  7. Rabun County (15-4)
  8. Model (15-3)
  9. Early County (15-5)
  10. Dodge County (15-3) 

Class A-Private

  1. Holy Innocents’ (18-1)
  2. Wesleyan (17-2)
  3. St. Francis (14-3)
  4. Our Lady of Mercy (16-1)
  5. Calvary Day (19-1)
  6. Stratford Academy (16-2)
  7. Christian Heritage (15-3)
  8. Landmark Christian (9-8)
  9. Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy (14-5)
  10. Athens Academy (17-3) 

Class A-Public

  1. Greenville (18-1)
  2. Pelham (18-1)
  3. Telfair County (18-2)
  4. Wilcox County (14-4)
  5. Wheeler County (15-2)
  6. Macon County (14-4)
  7. Marion County (16-4)
  8. Bowdon (14-4)
  9. Central-Talbotton (12-4)
  10. Terrell County (14-4)

 

No one in Class AAAAAAA suffered a loss this week as the rankings remain set in stone. No. 1 Westlake blitzed Campbell 80-32, No. 3 Norcross earned an outstanding 62-58 win over Class 5A No. 1 Buford at the BCB MLK Classic and No. 5 Cherokee dumped rival Sequoyah 68-53. No. 6 North Forsyth completed a season sweep of Lambert with a 46-30 win. No. 7 South Gwinnett edged Brookwood 48-45, No. 9 Colquitt County grinded out a 39-24 win over Camden County and No. 10 McEachern picked up a 65-56 victory against Wenonah (AL) at the BallN Powher Prep MLK Classic.

Preseason Class AAAAAA No. 1 Northview (16-5) drops out of the rankings. The Lady Titans have not played up to their potential yet this season and are bounced out after a 37-34 loss to Lambert, who was missing two starters. No. 2 Winder-Barrow has a big week as they visit No. 5 Lanier on Tuesday. The Lady Doggs lost 63-58 on December 15 in their first meeting with McDonald’s All-American Olivia Nelson-Ododa sidelined. No. 10 Alpharetta clings onto the final spot in the Top 10 after a disappointing 61-46 loss to Marietta at the Johns Creek MLK Showcase. Into the rankings for the first time since Week 1 is No. 9 Douglas County. The Lady Tigers have shaken off a 1-3 start to the season and have won 7-straight, including a 66-54 win over Fayette County at the J4Sports MLK Classic where All-State forward Amari Robinson poured in a career-high 41 points.

No. 1 meets No. 2 in Class AAAAA as No. 2 Flowery Branch tries to finally get the monkey off their back when they host No. 1 Buford on Tuesday. The Lady Falcons lost 58-48 in their first meeting this season after losing thrice last year. No. 3 Harris County defeated No. 6 Bainbridge 59-52 in overtime, sending the Bearcats down two spots. Undefeated No. 4 Villa Rica hosts No. 9 Carrollton in a pivotal Region 7 showdown while No. 10 Rome, back in the rankings, waits for a shot at both. Fayette County (13-5) departs after their loss to Douglas County.

Class AAAA No. 1 Carver-Columbus drilled Americus-Sumter 76-41. No. 3 Spalding earned a nice 53-49 win over Class 3A No. 5 Johnson-Savannah 53-49. No. 4 Northwest Whitfield avoided setbacks against rivals Pickens (72-61) and Dalton (52-49). No. 6 Madison County took care of business on the road at Jefferson 54-38. No. 7 Baldwin leaps No. 8 Marist after knocking Cross Creek (14-6) from the Top 10 with a 61-43 clinic and beating Class 2A No. 3 Washington County 57-47. The Braves host returnee No. 10 Burke County on Friday with a share of Region 3 first-place on the line. The Lady Bears beat the Braves 55-48 earlier this season. Burke County is coming off a 49-47 win over Cross Creek.

No. 1 GAC’s hold over Class AAA has loosened since Auburn-signee Robyn Benton re-tore her ACL. The Lady Spartans still managed wins over Union County (66-53) and Dawson County (69-52) without her. No. 3 Franklin County is sitting pretty at 21-0 while No. 5 Johnson-Savannah slips two spots, challenging themselves but coming up short with losses to Class AA No. 1 Laney 73-53 and Class 4A No. 3 Spalding. Region 2 is heating up as debutant No. 10 Pierce County beat No. 9 Tattnall County 54-51 in Blackshear. The Lady Bears replace Sonoraville (13-5) following the Lady Phoenix’s 60-51 loss to Pickens.

In Class AA, No. 1 Laney earned a 73-53 win over Class AAA No. 5 Johnson-Savannah. The rest of Top 4 all suffered losses. No. 2 Banks County retains their ranking after getting upset at Monticello 51-41. No. 3 Washington County slides up a spot thanks to wins over Evans (54-43) and East Laurens (72-52), overshadowing their tough 57-47 loss to Class 4A No. 7 Baldwin. No. 4 Putnam County climbs a position after sweeping No. 7 Rabun County, 56-47 and winning at Elbert County 52-47. No. 6 Swainsboro tumbles three spots. The Lady Tigers beat St. Vincent’s 48-45 but lost to Statesboro 52-42 after clipping the Blue Devils back on December 2. No. 5 Josey cracks the Top 5 just ahead of Swainsboro. In their lone meeting with mutual opponent Statesboro, the Lady Eagles won 55-43 in late November. No. 10 Dodge County has fallen all the way to the final rung of the rankings after losing for the second time to East Laurens, 55-47. Bryan County (16-3) was the unfortunate casualty this week, losing 50-47 at Metter. Debuting in the poll is No. 9 Early County. The Lady Bobcats are powered by 6-foot-2 freshman Mykayla Timpson. The post presence is averaging 19.1 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.3 blocks. Early County has already matched last year’s win total and four of their five losses have come in season sweeps to Class 5A No. 6 Bainbridge and Class 4A No. 9 Westover. The Bobcats’ resume is highlighted by a 68-61 win at Fitzgerald and a 66-43 rout of Class A-Public No. 10 Terrell County on Tuesday.

Class A-Private saw Prince Avenue Christian (17-2) have their 15-game winning streak snapped by No. 10 Athens Academy 51-44 and get replaced in the poll by the Spartans. The Region 8 race is tightening up as Lakeview Academy (13-7, 9-1) holds a slim lead on the Wolverines (8-1) and Athens Academy (7-2). No. 9 ELCA received 44 points from freshman phenom Weronika Hipp in their 73-42 win at Lake Oconee Academy.

Class A-Public is hotly contested in the middle of the pack, but up top, No. 1 Greenville and No. 2 Pelham are starting to separate themselves. The Lady Patriots crushed No. 6 Macon County 90-59 as the Lady Bulldogs also suffered a 56-47 loss to newly ranked No. 9 Central-Talbotton. The defending state champion Lady Hornets avenged their 61-60 loss to No. 10 Terrell County by topping the Green Wave 63-43. No. 5 Wheeler County took care of Woodville-Tompkins 62-47. No. 7 Marion County travels to Central-Talbotton on Tuesday. Georgia Military College (17-1) exits the Top 10 after a 48-43 loss at Greene County.

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Statewide Recap 1-19

 

BOYS

Class AAAAAAA

No. 7 Grayson 77, Archer 66: Unsigned senior guard Nick Edwards continued his red-hot play, going off for 27 points. Deivon Smith posted 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals. Kenyon Jackson added 4 points and 8 boards.

Lambert 82, North Forsyth 59: Jordan McIlwain drilled 6 threes en route to 26 points and 8 rebounds. Mitch Ganote had 18 points and 10 assists. Andrew Hama added 11 points and 4 steals. Damon Stoudamire Jr. collected 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Parkview 79, Central Gwinnett 75: Ahmir Langlais powered the Panthers with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks.

Berkmar 64, Brookwood 40: Tony Johnson dropped 23 points in the win.

Class AAAAAA

No. 2 Gainesville 89, Dacula 55: The Red Elephants blasted the Falcons. KJ Buffen (16), Bailey Minor (15), Griffin Nevel (12), Xavier Bledson (11) and Jarred Rosser (10) paced Gainesville. Clayton State-signee Arusha Hunter and Quincy Ademokoya led Dacula with 13 points apiece. Shayne Buckingham had 10 points and Brenden Tucker scored 8. Mekhail Bethea did not play.

No. 9 Bradwell Institute 60, No. 3 Brunswick 52: The Pirates ran out of late game magic, losing to the Tigers. Isaiah Scott scored 16 points, picking up the slack for an injured Javonte LeCounte.

Lee County 75, Northside-Warner Robins 60: TJ Harris (21) and Javian Johnson (20) combined for 41 points in the Trojan win.

Alpharetta 67, Centennial 62: Brandon Barron poured in 23 points and RJ Pass had 17. Ryan Jenei scored 16. Rodney Howard totaled 13 points in the loss for the Knights.

Lanier 70, Habersham Central 50: Sion James (18), Alex Walker (15) and Adrian Martin (14) paced the Longhorns.

Apalachee 64, Winder-Barrow 56: Derek Miller finished with 14 points, 19 rebounds and 3 steals. Jamonte Wallace had 18 points and Deron Collier tacked on 7. Brandon Bannis tallied 13 points and 8 rebounds. Parker Miller scored 6.

Chattahoochee 68, Northview 57: Will Bracknell and AJ White scored 21 points apiece while Grant VanBeveren had 9 points in the win.

Class AAAAA

No. 1 Warner Robins 68, Thomas County Central 38: Jacolbey Owens (18), Champ Dawson (15) and Keshun Houser (12) all scored double figures. Jaron Zanders added 8 points.

Flowery Branch 66, Loganville 38: Justin Quick finished with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Myles Janess had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Patsheko Lutumba added 10 points. Blake Coxworth chipped in 8 points and 5 assists. JJ Greene had 7 points.

Starr’s Mill 58, McIntosh 48: The Panthers avenged a 64-54 loss in the Battle of the Bubble round 2. Julian Lynch put up 17 points. Drew Hudson and Nate Allison each had 16.

Class AAAA

No. 1 Upson-Lee 89, No. 3 Mary Persons 58: The Knights embarrassed Mary Persons in front of a capacity crowd at The Castle. MTSU-commit Tye Fagan poured in 31 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Cameron Traylor had 17 points and Travon Walker posted 12 points and 15 rebounds. Cam Holden scored 21 in the loss.

No. 2 St. Pius X 71, Stephens County 56: Troy Stephens scored 17 points and snagged 3 steals. Kennedy Willis finished with 15 points and 8 rebounds. Matt Gonzalo had 12 points, 5 assists and 5 steals. Niko Broadway had 10 points. DeUndra Singleton piled in 21 points, Ty Nails had 14 points and Tae Thornton netted 10 points for the Indians.

No. 4 Westover 85, Hardaway 50: Jordan Brown dumped in 28 points and 7 assists. Cam Weston had 18 points, 4 assists and 3 steals. Kris Gardner posted 16 points and 8 assists. Mike Isler Jr. had 7 points and 12 rebounds.

No. 7 Cartersville 58, Cedartown 25: Furman-signee Jaylon Pugh had 17 points and Perignon Dyer netted 10 in the win.

No. 9 Carver-Columbus 51, Columbus 37: AJ Watts scored 20 points and grabbed 6 rebounds to pace the Tigers. Jalen King added 8 points and 7 rebounds. Xaiyhir Jacobs finished with 5 points and 9 rebounds. Noah Lott led Columbus with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Gray Voltz had 6 points.

Northwest Whitfield 79, Pickens 42: In the loss, Seth Bishop had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Keinyuan Hooks added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Jefferson 63, Madison County 42: Coach Kevin Morris’ reclamation project in Year 1 continued to flourish as the Dragons earned their 14th win after going 4-21 last season. Jasper Gibson (14), Jacob Radaker (11) and Donsha Gaither (10) led the way.

West Hall 60, Marist 37: Dee Buffington dropped 20 points and Noah Edmondson pitched in 15 in the Region 7 win.

LaFayette 61, Ridgeland 39: Alex Kelehear had 26 points. Jon Morgan added 13.

Class AAA

No. 1 Morgan County 66, Franklin County 49: Alec Woodard finished with 17 points to lead the Bulldogs while Anthony Cooper had 14 and Tyrin Lawrence 11. Franklin County received 14 points apiece from Titus Brown and Micah Roebuck.

No. 4 GAC 75, Union County 31: Roy Dixon scored 17 points, Chris Hinton had 13 and Ben Sheppard netted 12 for the Spartans. Hunter McIntosh finished with 11 points.3d Pierson Allison led Union County with 12. Patrick Baggett tossed in 11.

No. 5 Westside-Macon 103, Kendrick 90: Greg Holloway scored 26 points as the lead man for the Khavon Moore-less Seminoles. Javian Mosley tacked on 20 points and Des Foston scored 17.

No. 8 Windsor Forest 68, Savannah 53: Benjamin Mitchell scored 19 points and Lamon Page had 16.

No. 9 Dawson County 71, Lumpkin County 42: Cullen Reed scored 16 points to lead four double digit scorers. Ryan Gallenkamp had 13 points, Campbell Reed 13 and Jeremiah Crumley 10. Kane Pelfrey scored 7.

Monroe Area 80, Jackson County 61: Isaiah Glasper (19), Lakendric Lyles (12) and Quontarius Lackey (10) led the Hurricanes in scoring. Elijah Goodman had 9 points and 4 blocks. Michael Gray added 8 points and 5 rebounds.

Hart County 59, East Jackson 40: Elijah Robinson scored 14 points to help the Bulldogs to their fourth-straight Region 8 win. Tay Howard had a game-high 17 points in defeat.

Long County 65, Tattnall County 62: The Blue Tide is surging. Henry Blair scored 23 points followed by Terry Smith’s 16 and Christian Bass’ 10 points as Long County moved into first-place in Region 2.

Class AA

No. 4 Dublin 73, Bleckley County 59: Kam Pauldo had 28 points and 7 assists. Clarence Jackson added 20 points and 14 rebounds.

No. 5 Elbert County 54, Social Circle 31: Jamison Syphore had 17 points and 9 rebounds.

No. 10 Banks County 68, Monticello 61: Carl Cleveland pumped in 25 points and had 7 assists for the Leopards. Dylan Orr added 21 points and 10 rebounds. Gabe Martin scored 16 points and blocked 2 shots. Darius Bonds tallied 11 assists. In the loss, Ashton Bonner finished with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Malik Crawford double-doubled with 21 points and 11 rebounds. De’Ivion Lawrence had 9 points and 5 rebounds.

Gordon Central 80, Armuchee 63: Quan Curtis dropped 30 points to power the Warriors. Christian Marycz had 13 and Turner Mathis scored 11 in Gordon Central’s first win of the season.

Dodge County 67, East Laurens 17: Nick Cummings had 20 points. DeMarcus Caines scored 18 and Chris Clark netted 13.

Jeff Davis 74, Metter 57: Ja’Queze Kirby erupted for 34 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks in an important region victory.

Class A-Private

No. 5 Stratford Academy 60, Mt. de Sales 48: Jaden Harris scored 21 points and Devin Butts had 10.

Wesleyan 42, No. 6 Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 41: Wesleyan received 10 points from Micah Smith and 8 from JD Kavel in an important win. Stevie Crawford snatched 8 rebounds. In the loss, Tahj Keeton posted 18 points and 10 rebounds. Marques Frye had 10 points and Cam Bennett finished with 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

No. 7 Lakeview Academy 72, Towns County 55: Blake McIntyre had 19 points followed by Drew Cottrell’s 16 and Holden Cooper’s 10.

Darlington 65, Trion 54: JD Hull had 16 points and Sam Tackeberry netted 14 in the win. Griffin Brewster and Barrick Wade added 10 apiece.

Fellowship Christian 71, Walker 68: Walker’s struggles continued with a loss to the Paladins. The Wolverines were led by Chandler Baker’s 22 points. Darius Garvin had 11 and Omar Cooper had 10.

Class A-Public

Dooly County 78, Crawford County 43: Jarquavius Brown had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Zeff Felton added 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks.

Non-GHSA

Oak Hill, VA (B-Team) 91, Dawson Christian Academy 87 OT: Luke Chism had 32 points. Ethan Bryant scored 16 followed by Ahmad Kamara (15), Eli Burruss (13) and Seth Davis (11).
 

GIRLS

Class AAAAAAA

No. 5 Cherokee 57, Roswell 37: Sydne Watts had 15 points. Kate Johnson scored 8 and Laiken Wade, Olivia Herrera and Chatham Brown all had 6 points.

No. 6 North Forsyth 46, Lambert 30: Catherine Shope had 23 points. Caroline Martin added 7 points and 9 assists. Cassie Markle posted 6 points and 9 rebounds.

Grayson 67, Archer 63: Jazmine Robinson had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Bianca Fizouaty had 16 points and 3 rebounds.

Class AAAAAA

No. 2 Winder-Barrow 54, Apalachee 28:  UConn-commit Olivia Nelson-Ododa scored the 1,500th point of her career while College of Charleston-commit Latrice Perkins pumped in 15 points.

No. 7 Northview 71, Chattahoochee 20: Eden Sample outscored the Lady Cougars with 23 points. Ashlee Austin had 12 points. Alahna Richards and Megan Cistulli had 8 apiece.

Dacula 49, Gainesville 46: The Lady Falcons drilled five threes in the fourth quarter to beat Gainesville. Kendall Bollmer had 14 points and 4 rebounds. Aiyana Hamilton collected 11 points and 9 rebounds while Keyanna Gibbs finished with 8 points and 7 boards. Chelsey Abel contributed 8 points and 4 rebounds.

Class AAAAA

No. 2 Flowery Branch 73, Loganville 35: Lexie Sengkhammee had 16 points and 5 assists while Alabama-signee Taniyah Worth posted 14 points, 4 assists and 5 steals. Ashley Scott collected 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals. Ashley Woodroffe had 10 points and 4 rebounds. Caroline Wysocki chipped in 8 points and 4 assists.

Class AAAA

No. 1 Carver-Columbus 81, Columbus 33: Sya Hall had 18 points, Olivia Cochran posted 13 points and 6 rebounds and Mariah Igus surpassed the 1,000-point barrier with 13 points and 3 steals in the win.

No. 4 Northwest Whitfield 72, Pickens 61: The Bruins received 18 points from Holly Heath. Jada Griffin double-doubled with 16 points and 10 rebounds. MaLane Kyer had 11 points and 5 steals. Mykenzie Weaver had 32 points in a losing effort. Torie Williams put up 9 points and 7 assists. Shelby Cook chipped in 6 points and 9 rebounds.

No. 6 Madison County 54, Jefferson 38:  Jordan Bailey dropped in 17 points to pace the Red Raiders. McKenzie Tyner scored 11 to lead Jefferson.

St. Pius X 63, Stephens County 44: Nana Eades (12) and Tykia Thompson (9) paced the Lady Indians in the loss.

West Laurens 69, Perry 56: Ja’Kerra Wilbur had 22 points and 5 assists while MaKayla Murray double-doubled with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Calmela Mack pitched in 16 points and 4 steals in the win.

White County 57, Chestatee 51: Naomi Crumley and Dasha Cannon scored 14 points apiece. Madi Phillips (9) and Erin Dorsey (8) chipped in.

Class AAA

No. 1 GAC 66, Union County 53: MTSU-signee Taylor Sutton dropped 21 points and Wofford-commit MaryMartha Turner added 13 in GAC’s win over Union County. The Lady Panthers were led by Bailey Daniel’s 25 points. Brooke Dockrey scored 11 and Kait McCarter added 10.

No. 8 North Murray 52, Murray County 40: Raven Stone scored 16 points. Korbin Tipton netted 15 and Sarah Plemons had 12.

No. 9 Hart County 62, East Jackson 29: Torrion Starks poured in 30 points in the win. A’cira Teasley added 9 points while Taniya Alexander finished with 8 points and 17 rebounds. East Jackson was led by Abbie Howington’s 8.

Jenkins 36, Islands 29: Ki Gaskins had 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 1 block. Zaniyah Sealey put up 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Jessie Barre had 7 points and 4 rebounds.

Dawson County 43, Lumpkin County 22: A healthy Kaylee Sticker was a major difference, scoring 16 points in the win. Sticker did not play in their 46-39 loss to Lumpkin County in December. Anna Lowe scored 11 points and Cadey Ayers had 8.

Class AA

Monticello 51, No. 2 Banks County 41: Banks County had a chance to take a death grip on Region 8 but instead were upset by Monticello after skyrocketing in the rankings. Amber Williams had 12 points in the loss. Jaycie Bowen had 10, Allison Smith (8) and Maddie Thomas (6).

No. 5 Putnam County 56, No. 6 Rabun County 47: In the loss, Laken Stiles finished with 19 points and 5 rebounds. Georgia Stockton had 13 points and 4 rebounds while Destiny Deetz added 12 rebounds. Putnam County rallied, taking their first lead with 2:30 left in the game to close out the LadyCats.

East Laurens 55, No. 8 Dodge County 47: The Squaws continued their slide with another loss. Destanee Wright had 16 points, Europe Brown scored 13 and Zanessia Mitchell netted 12.

No. 10 Bryan County 53, Toombs County 42: Olonna Rawls went off for 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 steals. Kelsey Leggett added 11 points.

Class A-Private

No. 2 Wesleyan 77, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 17: Nicole Azar scored 14 points and Paige Lyons added 12 points and 6 assists. AC Carter had 11 points. Furman-signee Sutton West collected 8 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Athens Academy 51, No. 7 Prince Avenue Christian 44: Gabby Mastandrea had 19 points and 5 rebounds while Rose Bone posted 18 points and 6 rebounds. Maddie McCleary scored 7 points and Greer Moseley netted 7.

Galloway 65, SACA 47: Jada Ryce poured in 21 points followed by Caitlin Felts’ 16 points and Meredith Potts’ 13. Mel Hartz added 9 points.

Savannah Christian 46, Woodville-Tompkins 32: Paige Dennis scored 15 points and Keziah Goodway had 14 for the Lady Raiders.

Fellowship Christian 62, Walker 58: Colorado-signee Cameron Swartz exploded for 46 points (6 threes) on Senior Night to rally the Lady Paladins, scoring five points in the final 44 seconds to push past the Wolverines.

Lakeview Academy 58, Towns County 38: Maddy Towles had 14 points, 7 assists and 4 steals. Tori Taylor added 13 points and 7 rebounds while Sasvanna Kinsey posted 10 points and 8 rebounds.

Fitzgerald 64, Thomasville 62: Kirstin Crook had 18 points while Trinity Jones had 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the win. Hayleigh Ross added 13 points and 5 rebounds.

Class A-Public

No. 3 Telfair County 68, Echols County 46: India Wells had 29 points and Tanajawa Graham added 10. Brandy Mackey pitched in 8 points.

Girls Basketball, Girls Rankings

Week 9 Girls Rankings

Class AAAAAAA

  1. Westlake (16-1)
  2. Collins Hill (16-2)
  3. Norcross (17-3)
  4. Newton (15-2)
  5. Cherokee (16-2)
  6. North Forsyth (16-2)
  7. South Gwinnett (16-1)
  8. Hillgrove (12-4)
  9. Colquitt County (16-4)
  10. McEachern (9-5) 

Class AAAAAA

  1. Lovejoy (18-1)
  2. Winder-Barrow (13-3)
  3. Harrison (15-4)
  4. Creekview (11-6)
  5. Lanier (15-3)
  6. Forest Park (14-3)
  7. Northview (14-4)
  8. Alpharetta (14-2)
  9. Stephenson (13-5)
  10. Tucker (14-5) 

Class AAAAA

  1. Buford (15-2)
  2. Flowery Branch (16-4)
  3. Harris County (17-2)
  4. Bainbridge (18-2)
  5. Villa Rica (15-0)
  6. Arabia Mountain (15-1)
  7. Ware County (14-2)
  8. Dutchtown (15-3)
  9. Carrollton (13-4)
  10. Fayette County (12-4) 

Class AAAA

  1. Carver-Columbus (18-1)
  2. Henry County (17-1)
  3. Spalding (14-2)
  4. Northwest Whitfield (16-2)
  5. Luella (13-4)
  6. Madison County (13-5)
  7. Marist (14-2)
  8. Baldwin (16-2)
  9. Westover (15-2)
  10. Cross Creek (14-4) 

Class AAA

  1. Greater Atlanta Christian (13-3)
  2. Beach (16-1)
  3. Johnson-Savannah (11-3)
  4. Franklin County (18-0)
  5. Central-Macon (14-2)
  6. Lovett (14-4)
  7. Tattnall County (15-4)
  8. North Murray (13-5)
  9. Hart County (13-5)
  10. Sonoraville (12-4) 

Class AA

  1. Laney (16-0)
  2. Banks County (16-3)
  3. Swainsboro (13-2)
  4. Washington County (13-3)
  5. Putnam County (14-2)
  6. Rabun County (14-3)
  7. Josey (16-2)
  8. Dodge County (13-2)
  9. Model (13-3)
  10. Bryan County (15-2)

Class A-Private

  1. Holy Innocents’ (16-1)
  2. Wesleyan (15-2)
  3. St. Francis (12-3)
  4. Our Lady of Mercy (15-1)
  5. Calvary Day (16-1)
  6. Stratford Academy (13-2)
  7. Prince Avenue Christian (15-1)
  8. Christian Heritage (14-3)
  9. Landmark Christian (9-8)
  10. Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy (12-5) 

Class A-Public

  1. Greenville (16-1)
  2. Pelham (15-1)
  3. Telfair County (16-2)
  4. Macon County (13-2)
  5. Wilcox County (12-4)
  6. Wheeler County (12-2)
  7. Terrell County (12-2)
  8. Marion County (14-4)
  9. Bowdon (13-4)
  10. Georgia Military College (15-0)

Just like on the boys’ side, we have two new No. 1’s this week. In Class AAAAAAA, everything was status quo with the top seven remaining unchanged. No. 3 Norcross highlighted the action by stomping Brookwood 59-29 and beating Bearden (TN) at the Krossover Classic, 57-53. No. 5 Cherokee beat Woodstock 63-41 and No. 6 North Forsyth drilled rivals South Forsyth (59-37) and West Forsyth (78-24). No. 9 Colquitt County falls one spot after going 1-1 at the Rose Classic Super Jam. The Lady Packers defeated T.C. Williams (VA) 55-47 before losing to Rock Creek Christian Academy (MD) 75-53. No. 8 Hillgrove debuts after knocking out North Cobb (15-3). The Lady Hawks handled the Lady Warriors 51-34 and picked up wins over Marietta 66-46 and at Woodstock 58-41. Hillgrove now has its sights set on rival No. 10 McEachern. The Lady Hawks take the short eight-minute ride over on Tuesday and have a chance to take firm control of Region 3. The Lady Indians struggled to beat Marietta 62-55 last week.

No. 1 Lovejoy regains control of the top spot in Class AAAAAA for the first time since Week 4. The Lady Wildcats held off No. 6 Forest Park 52-48 on the road. No. 3 Harrison drops two places after losing to Class 5A No. 1 Buford 57-35. The Lady Hoyas survived No. 4 Creekview in double overtime 29-26 before the loss to Buford. Creekview surges up five spots after their defensive war with Harrison and their blowout of rival Sequoyah (14-3), who falls out of the Top 10. The Grizzlies sucked the life out of the Lady Chiefs winning 46-21 in the War Lodge after holding Sequoyah to a 5-point first half. Creekview has now won five consecutive meetings with their Hickory Flat foes. No. 8 Alpharetta plummets four spots after an upset 42-37 loss at Johns Creek.  New to the poll this week is No. 10 Tucker, who returns for the first time since Week 5.

Down six spots in Class AAAAA is No. 8 Dutchtown. Eagle’s Landing avenged a 49-41 loss by beating the Lady Bulldogs 54-46. The Lady Eagles (12-6) are now knocking on the door of the Top 10 and are back in the thick of things in Region 4. No. 4 Harris County had a strong week, beating Veterans 50-35 and winning at McIntosh 65-52. The Villa Rica basketball program is now a combined 31-0 as the No. 6 boys are 16-0 and the No. 5 girls are 15-0. Chasing the Wildcats in Region 7 are No. 9 Carrollton and Rome (14-2). The two meet in Carrollton on Tuesday. No. 10 Fayette County earned a hard-fought Region 3 win at Starr’s Mill in overtime, 57-50.

Class AAAA No. 1 Carver-Columbus helped send Americus-Sumter (14-3) out of the Top 10 with a 69-51 defeat. The Lady Panthers also lost to new Region 1 representative, debutant No. 9 Westover 51-45. Elsewhere, No. 2 Henry County suffered their first loss of the year at the Elite Showcase in New York City, losing to Shenendehowa (NY) 73-51 after beating No. 5 Luella 68-61 at home. No. 7 Marist beat Class A-Private No. 9 Landmark Christian in convincing fashion, 54-35. No. 8 Baldwin falls two spots after a 55-48 loss at Burke County. The Braves now have to deal with newly ranked No. 10 Cross Creek on Tuesday. The Lady Razorbacks have been powered by freshman Jordyn Dorsey, who is averaging 16.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Cross Creek replaces Jefferson (13-5) in the rankings after the Lady Dragons fell to St. Pius X, 49-39.

In Class AAA, No. 4 Franklin County made a statement behind Mya Jones’ 28 points in a 64-46 win at No. 9 Hart County. Out of the poll are Peach County (11-6) and Haralson County (13-2). Peach County was thumped by No. 5 Central-Macon 42-22 while the Rebelettes lost to returnee No. 8 North Murray 50-49. Debuting in the poll is another Region 6 team, No. 10 Sonoraville. The Lady Phoenix have been paced by youngsters Alexa Geary (2021) and Maliyah Parks (2020). Sonoraville already holds a 60-51 win over Haralson County coming back on January 5.

The race in Class AA is tightening up as No. 1 Laney withstood another scare from No. 7 Josey, 67-60 to remain perfect. No. 8 Dodge County’s troubling trend continues. Every time I’m ready to push all my chips to the middle of the table to pronounce Dodge County as a legit title contender, the Squaws flop. They sink six spots after a 71-52 blowout home loss against No. 4 Washington County, who leaps five spots after also adding a 53-42 win at Southwest-Macon. No. 3 Swainsboro climbs two positions after dropping Metter (13-4) from the Top 10 with a 59-43 loss. The hottest team in Class AA however, is none other than No. 2 Banks County. The Lady Leopards have played a gauntlet thus far and it is paying off. The winners of 10-straight shoot up six positions after winning at No. 6 Rabun County 59-49 and hammering No. 5 Putnam County 61-40. At the bottom of the rankings, No. 10 Bryan County debuts behind the play of sophomore Olonna Rawls. The Redskins host Metter on Tuesday to cement their Top 10 status.

Everyone is streaking in Class A-Private, meaning there’s not much room for movement among the top seven. No. 1 Holy Innocents’ has won 14-straight after beating Hoover (AL) at the Krossover Classic 53-48. No. 4 Our Lady of Mercy now has 15-straight victories under their belt after a 50-38 win at newly ranked No. 10 ELCA. Remember the name Weronika Hipp. The freshman from Poland is averaging 24 points per game and knocking down 45% of her three-pointers. She was named MVP of the European FIBA Championships while playing on her U16 team back in Europe.  No. 5 Calvary Day has run up 13-straight wins while No. 6 Stratford Academy beat rival Tattnall Square in overtime 50-41 to make it nine in a row. No. 7 Prince Avenue Christian knocked Athens Academy (14-3) from the Top 10 to earn their 14th straight W. No. 8 Christian Heritage scrapped out a 64-62 win at Class A-Public No. 9 Bowdon.

It will be extremely difficult for someone to take back the perch in Class A-Public from new No. 1 Greenville. Mississippi State-signee Brittany Davis is the best player in the classification and one of the best in the entire state, averaging 32.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 7 steals and 2.3 blocks. The Lady Patriots beat No. 8 Marion County 68-58 to secure their spot as the team to beat now that No. 3 Telfair County faltered against No. 5 Wilcox County and Wichita State-commit Trajata Colbert, who dumped in 24 points in the 45-30 upset. No. 4 Macon County handed Marion County their second loss of the week, 52-44. It took overtime for No. 6 Wheeler County to fend off Savannah Country Day, 55-48. No. 10 Georgia Military College sinks three spots even though they are the class’ lone unbeaten. The Lady Bulldogs won three nail-biters, beating 7-9 Hancock Central (36-33), 10-3 Glascock County (46-42) and 3-14 Aquinas (35-32).

GHSA, GHSA Basketball, Girls Recaps, Recaps

Statewide Recap 1-12

BOYS

Class AAAAAAA

Peachtree Ridge 54, No. 3 Collins Hill 49: The Eagles fell apart in the fourth quarter as Devin Vassell powered the Lions past Collins Hill for the second time this season. The Florida State-signee poured in 23 points and 8 rebounds. Hirum Maxey added 12 points. Chris Parks led Collins Hill with 22 points and Justin Lee netted 14.

No. 4 Pebblebrook 69, Westlake 59: Mervin James scored 18 points and Grant Howard had 16 in the Falcons’ balanced attack. DJ Murray added 13 and Josh Graham netted 10 points. Chase Hunter led Westlake with 18 points while D’Antaye Page tacked on 13.

No. 6 Newton 74, Archer 61: UGA-commit Ashton Hagans went off for 37 points.

No. 8 Grayson 80, Rockdale County 40: Deivon Smith showed out with 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and a monster put-back slam. Nick Edwards scored 11 points. Luol Soloman added 8 points and 5 rebounds while Ian Schiefflin had 7 points and 5 boards. DJ Williams finished with 7 points and 4 rebounds. DJ Irons collected 4 points and 10 rebounds.

Duluth 62, Discovery 51: Will Huzzie had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Adam Flagler netted 11 points while Lamont Smith had 11 points and 8 assists. Bentley Grove double-doubled with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Berkmar 59, Parkview 35: Julius Reynolds had 9 assists and drew 4 charges in the win.

Lakeside-DeKalb 65, Central Gwinnett 62: Damon Davis scored 23 points and Elwood Moore added 13.

Woodstock 57, Roswell 49: Dylin Hardeman had 23 points and 5 assists. Noah Frith added 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Christopher Carroll had 5 steals.

Class AAAAAA

No. 1 Langston Hughes 69, No. 4 Tri-Cities 58: Landers Nolley poured in 31 points. Eli Lawrence had 26 points in defeat for Tri-Cities.

No. 6 Jonesboro 68, Drew 40: Miles Black poured in 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Jamari Smith had 20 points and 10 rebounds.

No. 7 Douglas County 68, South Paulding 64: Jeremiah Smith (13), Rodney Lewis (12) and Cam Copeland (11) led a balanced offensive attack to get past South Paulding. Cam Armstrong led the Spartans with 16.

No. 9 Cambridge 60, Pope 54: Kamar Robertson finished with 21 points. Bryce Boutelle (11), Kyler Ingram (9), Noah Lucas (7) and David Banks (6) all chipped in.

No. 10 Lanier 45, Apalachee 42: Adrian Martin netted 20 points while Alex Walker put up 15 in the win.

Tucker 74, Mundy’s Mill 60: Nick Watson scored 24 points.Jevon Tatum netted 13 and Nate Ogbu had 13. Mundy’s Mill received 13 points from Rayquan Brown. Jalen Thrash had 12 while John Coats and Kirshon Thrash had 10 apiece.

Centennial 64, Northview 36: Rodney Howard led the Knights’ bounceback tonight with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Colin Khal had 13 points and 7 rebounds while Jahlen Jack scored 12 points to go along with 6 assists.

Creekview 55, Harrison 40: KJ Jenkins led Creekview with 21 points, while the Grizzlies’ defense kept Harrison to a minimum to cruise to consecutive victory number 14.

Allatoona 65, South Cobb 63: Chima Ogboi scored 18 points followed by 11 apiece from John Chester and Terrell Ard to carry the Bucs to a tight victory.

Class AAAAA

Cedar Shoals 65, No. 1 Buford 64: A big region 8 upset comes at the hands of Tyler Johnson and Keivaziay Ball’s 16 points and Quincy Canty’s 14 points and 8 rebounds.

No. 3 Miller Grove 63, No. 4 Southwest DeKalb 58 OT: Kevin Paige sealed Southwest DeKalb’s bid for a Region 5 win in overtime with two late slams. Paige finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Terrance Edwards scored 14 points and Lorenzo Anderson added 12. Jermon Clark picked up 11 points and 9 rebounds. Maurice Harvey scored 10 points. Southwest DeKalb was led by KD Johnson’s 20 points and Eugene Brown III’s 16. James Glisson III had 12.

No. 6 Villa Rica 54, Cass 43: Javonte Hart (18) and Kalil Humphreys (14) combined for 32 points in the win.

No. 9 Stockbridge 76, No. 10 Woodland-Stockbridge 69: Georgia State-signee Kavonte Ivery posted 25 points and 8 rebounds. Terryance Jackson had 16 points and 3 assists. Ocean Scott collected 7 points and 11 rebounds for the Tigers. In the loss, Curtis Purdue poured in 29 points and had 6 steals while Diallo Wilburg had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Shakeel Shaw tacked on 8 points and 12 rebounds.

Flowery Branch 52, Johnson 43: Justin Quick led with 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists for Flowery Branch. Patsheko Lutumba added 12 points and 9 rebounds while Myles Janess added 12 points and 7 rebounds.

Arabia Mountain 64, Clarkston 51: Jordan Sterling put in 19 points to pace the Rams. N’Kyzie Hawkins had 16 points and Ridge Turner scored 10.

Lithia Springs 67, Carver-Atlanta 51: Antonio Lewis and Christian Horton scored 12 points apiece followed by Terry Dew’s 10 points. Carver was led by Todrick Hunter’s game-high 16 points.

Kell 54, Carrollton 52: Enda Cummins had a tip-in at the buzzer to shock Carrollton. Savvon Delgado netted 16 points while Cameron Lockett scored 11. Jahwan Smith and Aaron Allen each finished with 10 points.

McIntosh 56, Griffin 53: Naj Ashley-Emory netted 17 points to lead the Chiefs. Bruce Carpenter had 12 and Zach Pina added 9.

Loganville 82, Ola 76: Shelton Arnold had 26 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Akil Covington finished with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Jamar Moore collected 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks.

Starr’s Mill 56, Riverdale 35: Drew Hudson scored 17 points and Julian Lynch had 11 in the win.

Eagle’s Landing 70, Dutchtown 61: Jake Dormevil, CJ Hood and Mercer-signee Brandon Thomas all scored 14 points. Rashad Elloie had 11 along with Tarrrence Evans, who also posted 5 assists.

Paulding County 71, Rome 66: Jervon Morris had 17 points and 4 assists while Tyron Summerour chipped in 16 points. Vance Anderson had 15 points and Jalen Sowells dished out 7 assists.

Class AAAA

No. 1 Upson-Lee 74, Howard 34: The Knights ran off their 50th straight win. MTSU-commit Tye Fagan had 21 points and 13 rebounds. Zyrice Scott added 19 points, 5 assists and 4 steals.

No. 2 St. Pius X 73, Jefferson 49: Kennedy Willis had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks as the Golden Lions pulled away after holding a 27-26 lead at the half. Tryston Norman led Jefferson with 13.

No. 4 Mary Persons 81, Perry 78: Cam Holden led Mary Persons’s come back, down 15 points at the half, with his 24 points and 13 rebounds. Tre Edge contributed 23 points and 5 assists while Rekia Weaver added 15 points.

No. 5 Americus-Sumter 125, No. 8 Carver-Columbus 122 6OT: In the game of the year, the Panthers survived in SIX overtimes. Eric Hall poured in 38 points followed by Joshua Lusane’s 28.

No. 6 Westover 71, Columbus 55: Jordan Brown finished with 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists to help Westover notch their 10th straight victory. Mike Isler Jr. had 14 points, 12 rebounds and 3 steals. Camryn Weston added 14 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. Kris Gardner tacked on 13 points and 4 assists.

No. 7 Salem 58, North Clayton 47: Montez Swann scored 18 points and Tehjuan Powell scored 17 points in the win for Salem. Michael Lee scored 14 points and Jaimonnie Watkins-Causey scored 10 points in the loss for North Clayton.  

Gilmer 65, Pickens 62: Zach Goss scored 24 points in the loss. Joseph Gossett had 14 points and 6 rebounds. Seth Bishop collected 10 points and 7 boards. Keinyuan Hooks had 8 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals.

Oconee County 54, Madison County 31: Tay Cooper had 12 points in the loss.

Blessed Trinity 66, White County 55: Andy Swade led Blessed Trinity with 22 points, Ben Shappard scored 12, and CJ Abrams scored 10 points. White County was led by Austin Harris’ 16, Austin Rowland’s 14 and Clay Dockery’s 10.

Hardaway 60, Shaw 58 OT: Jalen Ken had 19 points and 5 rebounds in the loss. Lincoln Smith piled on 14 points and 15 rebounds.

LaFayette 45, Northwest Whitfield 38: Jon Morgan dropped 16 points and 11 rebounds, while teammates Alex Kelehear scored 14 points and Dee Southern racked up 11 boards.

Chestatee 62, West Hall 58: Nick Lyles (15), Cameron Gwyn (14), Cooper Wilson (10) and Donovan Hernandez (10) led Chestatee. Noah Edmondson had 22 points in defeat. Dee Buffington and Tae Reid scored 9 apiece.

Class AAA

No. 1 Morgan County 68, No. 10 Monroe Area 47: In the loss, Isaiah Glasper had 14 points. Elijah Goodman netted 11 and Devin Sheats added 10.

Lovett 47, No. 4 Cedar Grove 45: Lovett stunned the Saints behind Crawford Schwieger’s 24 points and Nick Jackson’s 10.

No. 5 GAC 72, North Hall 41: Hunter McIntosh (17), Roy Dixon (16) and Ben Sheppard (13) combined for 46 points.

No. 7 Central-Macon 66, Peach County 54: Kylan Hill put up 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Tymir Robinson had 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Kanuri Williams tagged on 12 points and 10 assists.

No. 8 Windsor Forest 84, Beach 44: Zim Fields had 13 points and Benjamin Mitchell netted 10 along with Eugene Small. Lamon Page (14) and Shamer Norman (12) combined for 26 points in the win.

 Fannin County 59, Union County 44: Fannin County gets their first region win of the season behind a 18-5 run to open the second half. Payton Hold scored 26 in the win for Fannin County. Pierson Allison scored 17 and Crawford Colwell scored 12 points for Union County, accounting for almost all Union County scoring in the second half.

East Jackson 94, Jackson County 51: Xavier Clark (26) and Makayl Rakestraw (21) combined for 47 points. Jackson County was led by Kalib Clinton’s 18.

Hart County 60, Franklin County 54: Elijah Robinson scored a game-high 21 in the win.

Bremen 55, Calhoun 54: Davis Allen had 16 points, Chase Goble 15 and Porter Law 7 in the loss.

Long County 84, Brantley County 80: Nathan Francis scored 2 points while Henry Blair netted 21. Terry Smith (14), Ryheim Izzard (13), Stephen Hugley (8) and Christian Bass (4) all pitched in.

Ringgold 63, Coahulla Creek 43: Maddox Adams had 23 points in the loss while Drew Sage had 7 points and 7 rebounds.

Class AA

No. 1 Glenn Hills 67, Westside-Augusta 37: Tim Williamson had 15 points in the win. John Whiteheadadded 14, Timmy Sellers 12 and Isaiah Bauman 10.

Southwest-Macon 47, No. 3 Washington County 45: 8 players were missing tonight due to sickness for Washington County, which proved to be too great an obstacle to overcome. Freshman Kejuan Bloodsaw led the Golden Knights with 11 points, Jalen Jackson scored 9 points, and Josh Parker and Curtis Brown each added 7 points in the loss.

No. 5 Dublin 82, Northeast-Macon 67: Torian Holder scored 18 points to lead the Fightin’ Irish. Clarence Jackson and Steve Linton each scored 14 points. Kam Pauldo collected 9 points and 15 assists.

No. 6 Elbert County 82, Oglethorpe County 52: Kobe Goudelock finished with 26 points and 9  rebounds while AJ James had 20 points and 12 rebounds.

No. 7 Laney 81, Screven County 59: D’Juan Griffin netted 26 points for Laney.

No. 9 Banks County 67, Putnam County 45: Carl Cleveland poured in 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Dylan Orr tallied 15 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals and 6 blocks. Darius Bonds added 16 points, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

Benedictine 61, Jeff Davis 49: Sophomore Rico Powers pumped in 31 points in an upset of the reeling Yellow Jackets.

Class A-Private

No. 1 St. Francis 79, Mt. Pisgah 35: Dwon Odom totaled 18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. CJ Riley had 13 points, 3 assists and 2 steals. Sam Hines chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds while Chase Ellis had 8 points, 5 boards and 2 assists. Madison Durr had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Sean Paradise contributed 6 points.

No. 2 Aquinas 67, Hancock Central 44: Daniel Parrish had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists to lead the way for Aquinas. Tre Gomillion showed off his versatility coming up 2 rebounds short of a triple-double (10 points/8 rebounds/10 assists) while DaJuan Hill added a double-double of his own with 13 points and 10 rebounds for Aquinas.

No. 5 Stratford Academy 74, A-PublicNo. 7 Wilkinson County 65 OT: Nathan Hunt dropped 30 points on the Warriors. Jaden Harris added 24 points. Christian Palmer had 10 and Devin Butts netted 8.

No. 7 Walker 64, Pinecrest Academy 62: The Wolverines had a major scare, but survived another day in the Top 10. Chandler Baker had 16 points followed by Burke Chebuhar’s 12. Darius Garvin (9), Omar Cooper (8) and Lake Boyer (8) all pitched in.

No. 8 Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 71, Atlanta International 40: Tahj Keeton posted 18 points and 7 rebounds. Morgan Mulrain and Will Mitcham each had 11 points. Marques Frye had 12 points, 4 assists and 7 steals. Cole Dewey drew 3 charges.

No. 9 Lakeview Academy 69, Riverside Military 59: Jack Blackburn finished with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Adam Cottrell netted 12 points and Blake McIntyre had 11 points and 6 assists. Alec Bornhorst chipped in 8 points and 8 rebounds while KJ Millwood scored 8.

Wesleyan 55, Galloway 38: JD Kavel netted 17 points. Grant Summers added 12 and Warner Peaks chipped in 11.

Tallulah Falls 94, Commerce 82: Hayden Johnson erupted for 27 points to lead Tallulah Falls, draining 8 three-pointers. Kyre Ware had 24 points in the loss. Jamecus Cox netted 22.

North Cobb Christian 68, Darlington 47: JD Hull had 23 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks in the loss. Andrew Land added 17 points.

Savannah Christian 64, McIntosh County Academy 26: Justin Anderson had 21 points. Gavin Jeffries netted 15 as the Raiders moved to 11-3.

Class A-Public

No. 2 Manchester 69, No. 1 Central-Talbotton 59: Jah’Nile Hill finished with 17 points and 7 assists as the Blue Devils handed the Hawks their first loss of the season.

No. 4 Woodville-Tompkins 61, Portal 46: Charleston Willingham had a game-high 22 points. Preston Crisp scored 16 while Deante Green added 13 points.

No. 8 Pelham 59, Webster County 48: Pelham pulled away in the fourth quarter after being tied 29-29 following three quarters. DeMarcus Hardy had 22 points in the loss.

Dooly County 63, Taylor County 59: Jarquavius Brown finished with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Bo Lawson had 18 points and 4 rebounds. Rashad Lucas netted 10 points.


GIRLS

Class AAAAAAA

No. 3 Norcross 59, Brookwood 29: Morgan Robinson-Nwagwu and Devyn Wilson finished with 15 points and 5 rebounds apiece in the rout.

No. 5 Cherokee 71, Lassiter 28: Sydne Watts scored 15 points. Olivia Herrera had 11 along with Lacie McCoy. Ashlyn Andrus chipped in 8 points.

No. 6 North Forsyth 78, West Forsyth 24: Caroline Martin finished with 17 points and Cassie Markle dumped in 14. Kate Ware scored 11 points. Hayley Dornan led the Lady Wolverines with 9 points.

Grayson 57, Rockdale County 39: Bianca Fizouaty netted 31 points and collected 5 rebounds. Jazmine Robinson piled in 16 points and 9 rebounds.

Forsyth Central 65, Milton 25: Ansley Carver single-handedly scored more points than Milton with 26 points on eight 3-pointers.

Class AAAAAA

No. 2 Lovejoy 52, No. 6 Forest Park 48: Kayla Brown finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Anaya Boyd and Genesis Bryant each scored 14 points. Forest Park was led by freshman Sania Feagin’s 15 points and 9 rebounds. Jasmine Stevens added 11 points.

No. 3 Winder-Barrow 67, Gainesville 38: UConn-commit Olivia Nelson-Ododa piled in 30 points followed by Chellia Watson’s 16.

Johns Creek 42, No. 4 Alpharetta 37: Jill Davis scored 13 points along with Markiema Lancaster and Carson Tanguilig’s 10 points in the upset.

No. 7 Northview 49, Centennial 36: Eden Sample and Ashlee Austin scored 11 apiece to lead the Lady Titans. Megan Cistulli had 10 and Maya Richards (8) and Asjah Inniss (6) rounded out the scoring.

Pope 59, Cambridge 29: Margaret McAlpine scored 16 points, Cheyenne Holloman netted 15 and Teya Holloman and Talia Cloud chipped in 9 points apiece.

Douglas County 63, South Paulding 46: Amari Robinson went off for 31 points and 17 rebounds. Michalea Cope added 12 points. Kayla Frey led South Paulding with 18 points and Bre Mackey had 15.

Class AAAAA

Eagle’s Landing 54, No. 2 Dutchtown 46: After a quiet start to the season and a strong non-region schedule, the Lady Eagles made a statement behind Ashley Foster’s 17 points. Jaleah Storr scored 13 and Kiera Howard and Reyonna Hopkins each netted 10. Dutchtown was led by Jordan Manley’s 15 points and Mariah Holder’s 13. India Bellamy was held to 5 points.

No. 3 Flowery Branch 70, Johnson-Gainesville 23: Taniyah Worth had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals while Ashley Woodroffe added 13 points and 4 steals in the blowout. Ashlee Locke collected 9 points and 5 rebounds. Ashley Scott had 8 points and Lexie Sengkhammee chipped in 7 points and 5 assists.

No. 4 Harris County 80, Thomas County Central 35: Mississippi State-commit Jessika Carter put up 31 points and 9 rebounds.

No. 6 Villa Rica 61, Cass 19: Deasia Merrill posted 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals and 6 blocks. Aliyah Hindsman added 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 steals. Jaila Orozco chipped in 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Maynard Jackson 57, North Springs 39: Tamaria White scored 18 points. Sherrion Cooper had 11 and Jamilah Mitchell netted 10.

Woodland-Stockbridge 58, Stockbridge 34: Jenay Carroll had 18 points and Kyra Hart netted 13.

Southwest DeKalb 66, Miller Grove 45: Lanee Edwards netted 21 points and Jayla Kimbrough had 10. Keshuna Patterson powered Miller Grove with 31 points.

Class AAAA

No. 5 Northwest Whitfield 71, LaFayette 34: Holly Heath had 14 points and 6 steals. Tionna Baker added 14 points. Mikayla Ehlers put up 12 points while Jada Griffin netted 10 and Kate Burton collected 5 rebounds.

No. 7 Madison County 76, Oconee County 37: Jordan Bailey and Kayla McPherson each scored 24 points while A’Dryanna Maxwell netted 19.

Gilmer 46, Pickens 40: The Bobcats upset their rivals. In the loss, Torie Williams had 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Mackenzie Hampton had 9 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Allie Stephens and Shelby Cook each scored 7 points.

White County 50, Blessed Trinity 29: Dasha Cannon (13), Bentley Cronic (11) and Naomi Crumley (10) all reached double figures in scoring. Madi Phillips added 9 points and 12 rebounds.

Stephens County 41, North Oconee 40: Tykia Thompson had 15 points. Anaiah Wilson and Bre Taylor scored 8 apiece.

Class AAA

No. 4 Franklin County 64, No. 7 Hart County 46: Mya Jones poured in 28 points to pace the Tigers. Asia Jones added 13 points and Bailee Breedlove tossed in 12. In the loss, Torrion Starks netted 18. Shakendra Grove scored 9. Brittany Devane and Taniya Alexander scored 7 apiece.

No. 5 Central-Macon 42, No. 8 Peach County 22: ReNesha Goolsby had 15 points and 4 rebounds. Tyleia Williams added 9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists while JeNya Wilder chipped in 9 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. Jada Clowers finished with 4 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks. Kayia Greene tacked on 5 points and 5 rebounds.

North Murray 50, No. 10 Haralson County 49: Korbin Tipton led the charge for North Murray with 21 points, Raven Stone scored 15, Sarah Plemons scored 8, and Kailee Tipton added 6 in the win.

Islands 39, Savannah 33: Aaliyah Newman finished with 12 points and 7 steals. Morgan Klotz had 13 points and 7 rebounds.

East Hall 54, Lumpkin County 50: Ivey Shadburn netted 13 points, Maggie Griffin 12, Carly Winters 10 and Jenny Lopez 9 in the win.

Union County 45, Fannin County 29: Kait McCarter scored a career-high 25 points. Bailey Daniel and Andelin Hill netted 7 apiece.

East Jackson 48, Jackson County 41: Abbie Howington netted 15 points for the Eagles while Carline Anderson had 12 for the Panthers.

Calhoun 70, Bremen 69: Anna George scored 16 points to pace the Lady Jackets. Erin Davis (14), Railey Greeson (12) and Ashlyn Brzozoski (10) all cracked double digits.

Coahulla Creek 62, Ringgold 42: Lilly Snyder had 18 points. Mallory Poe netted 15 points while Rachel Walker had 11 and Maggie Linder chipped in 8 points.

Class AA

No. 8 Banks County 61, No. 3 Putnam County 40: The Lady Leopards continued their huge week in Region 8. Amber Williams scored 19 points and Allison Smith had 14 in the win. Maddie Thomas (9), Jaycie Bowen (8) and Kailynn Gilstrap (7) all pitched in.

No. 9 Washington County 53, Southwest Macon 42: Sophomore Destinee Ellison went for 22 points and 4 rebounds. Nikayona Warthen had 9 points and 14 rebounds. Taylor JAckson added 8 points.

Bryan County 67, Bacon County 32: Olonna Rawls poured in 30 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals. Alation Eason had 15 points and Alicia Fabin added 8 points.

KIPP Academy 58, Hapeville Charter 50: In the loss, Cherry Reeves had 15 points and Ja’dah Thomas netted 14. Ashley Eberhart tossed in 12.

Bleckley County 54, East Laurens 48: Jahnaria Brown tallied 17 points, 21 rebounds and 11 blocks.

Class A-Private

No. 2 Wesleyan 94, Galloway 31: Nicole Azar dropped in 20 points and Izzy Larsen had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Callie Weaver scored 12 points. AC Carter added 11 points and 5 assists while Alyssa Phillips tacked on 11 points and 9 rebounds. Paige Lyons posted 10 points and 4 assists.

No. 7 Walker 64, Pinecrest 62: Chandler Baker led the charge for Walker with 16 points, Burke Chebuhar scored 12 points, and Darius Garvin scored 9 points in the victory for Walker.

No. 10 Athens Academy 49, Athens Christian 34: Greer Moseley scored 14 points followed by Gabby Mastandrea’s 11 and Maddie McCleary’s 10.

Fellowship Christian 58, Mt. Paran 42: Colorado’s Cameron Swartz pumped in 37 points in the win.

Savannah Christian 37, McIntosh County Academy 30: Paige Dennis had 14 points while Khyra Woodbury tacked on 7 points and 8 rebounds.

Class A-Public

No. 1 Telfair County 85, Lanier County 30: Tanajawa Graham had 22 points. Ny’Asia Howard netted 20 and Brandy Mackey scored 18.