CLASS 7A

March 4 at Buford City Arena

R7 #1 No. 4  Norcross 54, R2 #1 No. 7 Campbell 51: DeNaeja Morton hit a corner three with 40.1 seconds left to clinch the win. Norcross ripped off a 20-0 run to seize control after trailing 14-2. DePaul-signee Zaria Hurston recorded 22 points and 15 rebounds. Nia Bozeman scored 17 points to pace Campbell. Laila Battle scored 11.

March 5 at Buford City Arena

R3 #1 No. 5 Harrison 59, R7 #2 No. 9 Archer 52: The Hoyas buried 12 threes. Bailey Vick scored 13 points. Alisha Foster and Anna Gernatt scored 12 apiece. Archer was led by Courtney Nesbitt’s 23 points and 6 rebounds. Taniya McGowan tacked on 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

CLASS 6A

March 5 at West Georgia

R4 #1 No. 2 Lovejoy 71, R3 #2 Rockdale County 56: In a battle of super sophomores, Region 4 Player of the Year Bryanna Preston dumped in 30 points and 7 assists to outduel Danielle Carnegie, who had 26 and 7 rebounds. In support of Preston, Shorter-signee Keyra Peterson scored 15 points and La’nya Foster added 13.

R7 #2 No. 8 Sequoyah 40, R6 #1 No. 3 Kell 38: Elle Blatchford netted 15 points. Milanni Abdus-Salaam posted 9 points and 10 rebounds. Jamiah Gregory led Kell with 11 points.

CLASS 5A

March 5 at Fort Valley State

R3 #2 No. 2 Forest Park 60, R6 #2 No. 10 New Manchester 38

R3 #1 No. 1 Woodward Academy 67, R1 #1 No. 6 Warner Robins 35: UGA-signee Sydney Bowles piled in 20 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Sara Lewis scored 16 points. Kennedie Mosley added 15 points and 5 rebounds.

CLASS 4A

March 4 at Fort Valley State

R5 #1 Luella 62, R4 #1 Baldwin 53: Milani Smith had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to lead Luella past Baldwin in a rematch of their 55-54 first meeting victory.  Jacksonville State-signee Evelina Davlakou tallied 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Trinity Layton pitched in 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

R6 #1 No. 5 Marist 38, R7 #2 No. 10 Pickens 35: Marist outscored Pickens 16-11 in the fourth quarter to end a resilient Dragonettes season. Lauren Kim scored 9 points to power Marist, who trailed 10-7, 18-15 and 24-22 at the end of each quarter. Caroline Mullins netted a game-high 19 in the loss.

CLASS 3A

March 5 at Georgia College & State

R7 #1 No. 1 Lumpkin County 64, R5 #1 No. 4 Westminster 42: Lumpkin County’s balanced attack overwhelmed Westminster as four players scored in double figures. The Indians led 21-11 after one and 37-20 at the half. Lexi Pierce netted 20 points while Region 7 Player of the Year Mary Mullinax compiled 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.  Averie Jones posted 14 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal. Kate Jackson double-doubled with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Stanford-commit Courtney Ogden led Westminster with 24 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks. Sydney Moore added 6 points and 4 rebounds while Stella Chartrand fouled out in the fourth quarter and finished with 5 points.

R5 #2 No. 3 GAC 66, R1 #1 No. 7 Pierce County 46: Xavier-signee Kaleigh Addie posted 21 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals while Trinity Thomas double-doubled with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 1 block as the Spartans are set to return to Macon for the third straight year. Jaci Bolden had 18 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Natalie Herrin powered Pierce County with 22 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.  The Bears trailed 16-7 after one and 31-22 at the half. Pierce County trimmed the lead to 38-34 midway through the third, but GAC closed on a 10-2 run to put the game away, taking a 12-point lead into the fourth. Tivona Myles recorded 11 points and 5 rebounds in the loss.

CLASS 2A

March 4 at Georgia College & State

R8 #2 No. 2 Elbert County 56, R4 #1  No. 6 Josey 40: Aaniyah Allen scored 10 of her game-high 22 points in the third quarter as the Blue Devils led wire-to-wire and officially avenged last season’s Elite 8 loss. Allen double-doubled with 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals while Niya Moon sank three threes and finished with 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals. The smaller Blue Devils outrebounded Josey 40-26. Brenasia Faust collected 3 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks. Jamia Allen had 8 points and 7 rebounds. Josey, the defending state champs, received 8 points apiece from Aqoyas Cody and Amari Bonner. Mercedes Dames scored 6 and Jacksonville-signee Ky’Shonna Brown finished her career with 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block.

R8 #1 No. 1 Rabun County 50, R3 #1 No. 3 Northeast-Macon 39: A 17-0 run after falling behind 2-0 sprung the LadyCats back to the state championship, returning for the first time since 2017. Sophie Woodard scored nine of her team-high 14 points in the first quarter and added 3 rebounds and 3 steals.  Rabun County led 27-14 at the half and 37-26 after three. Laniya Richardson scored 12 of her game-high 18 points in the second half for the Raiders and tacked on 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Carley Haban finished with 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals while Emmanuel-signee Gracie Deetz added 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, scoring 10 over the final 16 minutes. Jakia Little was held to 8 points and 9 rebounds.

CLASS A-PRIVATE

March 4 at Buford City Area

R7 #1 No. 2 Mt. Paran 53, R5 #1 No. 1 Holy Innocents’ 50: Preseason No. 1 Mt. Paran knocked off Holy Innocents’ getting redemption after being eliminated by the Golden Bears in the Sweet 16 a season ago. Freshman Jessica Fields posted 20 points and 7 rebounds. Georgia Tech-signee Kara Dunn tacked on 14 points and 11 rebounds.

March 5 at Buford City Arena

R5 #2 No. 4 Hebron Christian 49, R5 #3 No. 5 Galloway 47: Nickyia Daniel cleaned up a miss and scored the game-winner at the buzzer. Daniel had a team-high 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Aubrey Beckham tallied 10 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Wofford-signee Jesse Parish went for 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 7 blocks. Jasmine Baxter led Galloway with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Kyla Cain had 12 points and 9 rebounds.

CLASS A-PUBLIC

March 5 at Valdosta State

R7 #1 Hancock Central 50, R8 #2 Commerce 37:  Tiamber Williams (14) and Jameria Lawrence (12) paced the Bulldogs.  Jalexicia Hargrove netted 8.

R8 #1 No. 3 Lake Oconee Academy 58, R5 #2 No. 9 Taylor County 30