BOYS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 2 Grayson 61, No. 7 Newton 43: Clemson-signee Ian Schieffelin posted 20 points, 20 rebounds and 6 blocks. Charleston Southern-signee Taje Kelley had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks while Kaden McArthur added 10 points. Tyrese Elliott delt out 7 assists. TJ Clark scored 12 points for Newton.
No. 6 Cherokee 43, Etowah 41: Xavier-signee Elijah Tucker poured in 20 points while Taihland Owens had 13.
No. 9 Archer 88, Duluth 59: Christian Drummer (19), Jaylen Magby (14), Damoni Harrison (13) and Major Freeman (11) all reached double digits. Mekhi Carter scored 8 points and Trenton Lee chipped in 6.
South Forsyth 73, No. 10 Gainesville 70: Brandon Stoudamire exploded for 27 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks while Devin McGlockton tallied 23 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks. Ethan Underwood scored 19 points.
North Gwinnett 69, Mountain View 43: Javon Jordan had 19 points in the loss while Chance Boothe scored 8 and Zay Wilson had 7.
Peachtree Ridge 53, Mill Creek 49: Jonathan Taylor had 19 points in the loss followed by Bryson Taylor (10) and Josh Battle (9).
Lambert 67, Forsyth Central 56: Paul Lunguana had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. Niko Wilson had 16 points while John Moreira chipped in 9 points and 12 rebounds. Mason Barnes tallied 8 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. James Tyre pitched in 8 points and 4 assists.
North Paulding 42, Walton 40: Griffin Cherry had 17 points including the go-ahead hoop while Briley Stilwell netted 15.
Class AAAAAA
No. 3 Evans 79, Lakeside-Evans 59: Brasen James (16), Rashad King (15), Josh Mincey (12), Jourdain Spann (12), Tyson Jones (10) and Devin Story (7) led the Knights.
No. 4 Chattahoochee 63, River Ridge 60: Jordan Brown scored 20 points while AJ White hit the game-winning three with 1.9 left and finished with 16 points. Keith Murray scored 12 points. Tomi Adetosoye had 8 points and 12 rebounds.
No. 7 Lanier 48, No. 6 Shiloh 46: Makai Vassell scored 16 points and James Madison-signee Andrew McConnell had 13.
No. 8 Centennial 75, Creekview 50: Kyle Duncan (16), Logan Turner (15), Wade Kahl (14), Mansir Williamson (10) and KJ Spooney (9) led a deep attack.
North Atlanta 66, Langston Hughes 65: Tyson Motton put up 22 points while K’hamani Olivacce scored 15. Montavious Myrick had 10 points and Khamani Johnson added 8.
Douglas County 76, Carrollton 38: Michael Kinnard double-doubled with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Omarion Smith recorded 16 points, 12 rebounds and 7 blocks. Jaylen Perry added 12 points and 5 rebounds. Jermicheal Mahorn tallied 10 points and 10 assists.
Sequoyah 70, Cambridge 52: Dylan Wolle pumped in 31 points while Ayden Watson had 21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Conner Harris added 8 points and 5 rebounds.
Dacula 61, Habersham Central 45: Gabe Omoregie posted 17 points and 10 rebounds while Lamariyon Jordan had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Moussa Barry scored 10 points. Taevon Lewis had 9 and Josh Mathurin added 9 points and 5 rebounds. Grant Tipton led Habersham Central with 20 points. Gunnar Bramlett scored 11 and Malachi Dooley had 10.
Statesboro 51, Glynn Academy 42: Willie Ballard scored a game-high 17 points.
Heritage-Conyers 70, Grovetown 58: Ole Miss-signee James White poured in 29 points and 8 rebounds. Elon-signee RJ Noord had 16 points and 7 steals while Courtney McBride and Dash Boston scored 10 apiece. Grovetown was led by Malik Ferguson’s 20 points and Zach Bell’s 12. Julius Brown and Markel Freeman scored 10 each.
Pope 63, Lassiter 44: Jack Dempsey finished with 14 points while Trey Kaiser scored 10. Will Kolker had 9 points and Cam Bleshoy netted 8.
Class AAAAA
No. 1 St. Pius X 57, Southwest DeKalb 41: Trey Acklin and Cal Petersen scored 17 apiece to lead the Golden Lions. Caleb Smith had 16 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks while Jordan Sanders had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals in the loss.
No. 3 Tri-Cities 91, No. 4 Woodward Academy 68: The Bulldogs hit 12 threes and led wire-to-wire. Vanderbilt-signee Peyton Daniels had 16 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Jackson Watson scored 15 points off the bench. Davon Cottle added 14 points and 3 assists while Simeon Cottle tallied 13 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals. Eli’sha King had 11 points, Chancelor Johnson 9 and Davorian Rudolph 7. Belmont-signee Will Richard powered Woodward Academy with 35 points and 6 rebounds. Logan Stephens added 19 points and 2 assists.
No. 9 Blessed Trinity 71, Calhoun 62: Flagler-commit Jax Bouknight had 25 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Jonathan Franchi scored 20 and Brigham Rogers had 13.
Starr’s Mill 73, Northgate 63: Brandon Allson and Maurice Massey scored 14 apiece.
Creekside 64, Banneker 62: PJ Murray went for 27 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Re’Marr Rasool had 10 points and Bailo Diallo added 7 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Lithia Springs 53, Grady 42: Kyle Hanson scored 16 points in the loss while Joseph Scott added 12.
Dutchtown 72, Jones County 49: Jaylen Sanford had 20 points and 3 assists. Cam Norris had 9 points and Chaydon Stone scored 7. Daethan Harris tallied 5 points, 4 assists and 3 steals.
Class AAAA
No. 10 North Oconee 94, Chestatee 49: Jace Saxton poured in a school-record 54 points and notched his 1,000th point.
Fayette County 67, Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 51: Kaleb Banks finished with 34 points.
Jefferson 78, East Hall 52: Romaine Harriott netted 17 points while Dalen Gales scored 16. JT Fulkrod had 12.
Perry 78, Howard 37: Daequan Wright scored 17 points.
Class AAA
No. 2 Hart County 88, Monroe Area 50: Shone Webb posted 30 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. JC Curry added 19 points and 4 rebounds. Tahj Johnson collected 11 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. Sean Teasley scored 9 points and Jay Heard had 8 points, 3 rebounds and 3 blocks.
No. 3 Johnson-Savannah 59, Beach 54: Emondre Bowles tallied 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Antonio Baker Jr. pitched in 14 points and 3 steals. JaHeim Robinson had 12 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Dawson County 61, No. 8 Cherokee Bluff 57: Joakeim Celestin had 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Jake Craft pitched in 15 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists while Jaden Gibson tallied 10 points and 10 assists.
No. 10 Carver-Atlanta 57, GAC 44: Lamarr Randolph had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the loss while Saiku White had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Upson-Lee 60, Peach County 53: Milique Smith (15), Jykevious Searcy (12) and TJ Searcy (11) helped Upson-Lee to an important Region 2 win.
Lumpkin County 54, West Hall 30: Jones Harris collected 16 points and 10 rebounds while Chandler Pulley added 16 points and 5 assists. Gus Faulkner had 9 points and 6 assists while Brian Cunane posted 6 points and 8 rebounds.
Mary Persons 75, Jackson 65 OT: Jamal Brown had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Jaboree Goodson had 19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists while Lamont Jones collected 10 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
Oconee County 78, East Jackson 45: Zach Oechsle led the Warriors with 24 points. RJ White paced East Jackson with 22.
Class AA
No. 1 Pace Academy 64, No. 3 Lovett 60: Cleveland State-signee Cole Middleton had 18 points and 12 rebounds while Josh Reed totaled 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Florida State-signee Matthew Cleveland had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Madison Durr had 5 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals. Jay Joshi led Lovett with 20 points while Georgetown-signee Ryan Mutombo had 15 points. Freshman Christian Anderson netted 11 points.
No. 5 Woodville-Tompkins 54, Vidalia 44: Alfonzo Ross scored 14 points followed by Zion Powers (11), Antonio Hunt (10) and Bruce Bailey (7).
Class A-Private
Walker 64, North Cobb Christian 61: Matthew Brown broke out with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Keon Smart (14), Omari Daniel (9) and Ricky McKenzie (8) helped balance the attack.
Wesleyan 60, KIPP Atlanta 47: Tate Gilley poured in 22 points. Thomas Chipman had 8 points and 9 rebounds. Beau Brown added 9 points and 7 rebounds. Brett Lloyd netted 9 points on 3 threes.
Calvary Day 65, Aquinas 45: Juwan Johnson (15), CJ Gaines (13), Jake Merklinger (10), Riley Bragg (6) and Dayyan O’Neal (6) led the Cavs.
Class A-Public
No. 5 Towns County 63, 2ANo. 8 Banks County 62: Kolby Moss scored 27 points and Jake McTaggart had 12.
Portal 79, Bryan County 44: Freshmen Joseph Thomas (24), Elijah Coleman (21) and Amir Jackson (12) powered the Panthers.
Non-GHSA
Brentwood 69, Augusta Prep 68: Jeremy Kent led the Eagles with 19 points followed by Ben Tarbutton’s 14. Preston Kent and Thomas Denton each scored 12 points.
GIRLS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 5 Cherokee 56, Etowah 37: Furman-signee Kate Johnson had 16 points while Karoline Karl netted 12 points. Etowah was led by Jada Peterson’s 21 points. Kiersten James had 9.
No. 6 North Forsyth 53, Denmark 37: Ella Holbrook scored 10 points while Anna Gliatta returned to action with 8 points. Maddie Erickson added 8 points and Abby Gravitt chipped in 7.
No. 8 Marietta 54, North Cobb 35: Michigan State-signee Lauren Walker had 17 points while Chloe Sterling added 10. MJ Harris scored 6. Freshman Erinne Giles led North Cobb with 14 points.
No. 10 North Paulding 52, Walton 42: Anna Conza scored 16 in the loss while Liz Williams had 11 and Davidson-signee Tomisin Adenupe added 10.
Newton 54, Grayson 43: Freshman Sanaa Tripp poured in 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals.
South Forsyth 52, Gainesville 48 OT: Clara Morris (16), Maggie Thompson (15) and Sharon Tolliver (14) all reached double digits. Ava McGlockton added 7 points and 8 rebounds. Gainesville was led by Lauren Teasley’s 14 points and Zaria Williams’ 11.
Class AAAAAA
No. 7 Sprayberry 70, No. 5 Kell 66: Crystal Henderson exploded for 36 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals in the loss. Amaya Moss pitched in 10 points and 12 rebounds while Jamiah Gregory tallied 9 points and 5 boards.
Grovetown 48, No. 10 Heritage-Conyers 44: Keona Curtis had 21 points in the win. Jada Porter (9), Aniyah Jones (6) and Ceci Burke (6) pitched in.
Kennesaw Mountain 48, South Cobb 28: Madi Clark (21) and Shanique Reid (14) combined for 35 points.
Dacula 50, Habersham Central 45 OT: Lazaria Spearman posted 23 points and 5 rebounds. Mekera Standridge added 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists while Emily Digby chipped in 8 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
Johns Creek 69, Riverwood 37: Nylah Nuri had 21 points while Evelina Davlakou scored 20.
Class AAAAA
No. 5 Southwest DeKalb 65, No. 4 St. Pius X 58: Pryia Thompson went 12-13 from the foul line and finished with 19 points to lead the Panthers. Taylor Christmas scored 10 points. St. Pius was led by Karis Coleman (14) and Alexa Kenah (12).
No. 7 Loganville 66, Apalachee 19: Lenoir-Rhyne-signee Rose Bone had 23 points while Janae Charles dumped in 15 and Sydney Bolden had 12. Jailin Hebert dished out 6 assists.
New Manchester 88, North Springs 29: Kamryn Bates tallied 15 points, 4 assists and 5 steals while Kharyssa Richardson had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals and Azaria Robertson pitched in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 steals. Anaya Howell scored 11 points and India Johnson had 10 points, 4 assists and 4 steals. Hannah Wright had 7 points, 7 assists and 5 steals.
Class AAAA
No. 3 Luella 61, No. 6 McDonough 48: Cortney Gardner put up 23 points, 2 assists and 4 steals. Furman-signee Jada Session collected 10 points and 12 rebounds. Ariana Dyson pitched in 9 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
No. 10 Cedar Shoals 55, 2ANo. 4 Elbert County 41: Skylar Lattimore (17), Jada David (12), Deshauna Foote (10) and Autumn Jones (9) paced the Jaguars.
Druid Hills 64, Mays 14: Anissa Brailsford finished with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals while Jadyn Bolden had 10 points and 7 steals.
Pickens 55, Cedartown 50: Caroline Mullins and Cassidy Richards scored 10 apiece. Cedartown was led by Qiana Watson (18) and KeKe Turner (13).
Northwest Whitfield 37, Central-Carrollton 35: Rachel Wilson had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. Izzy Ripatti netted 11 points.
Class AAA
No. 9 Beach 48, No. 1 Johnson-Savannah 44: North Florida-signee Kaila Rougier dominated with a game-high 22 points before a knee injury with 3:45 left forced her to watch the end of the game from the bench. Destiny Whitehead and Ameyah Dantzler scored 8 apiece to help the Bulldogs knock off their rival. K’Lya Hankerson led Johnson-Savannah with 12 points while Amani Hamilton had 10.
No. 2 Lumpkin County 99, West Hall 20: Averie Jones (23), North Georgia-signee Isabel Davenport (20), Lexi Pierce (16), Mary Mullinax (15), Emmanuel-signee Makenzie Caldwell (15) and Madi Powell (6) paced the Indians.
No. 3 Coahulla Creek 72, Murray County 44: Brinkley Kate Reed and Shorter-signee Katelyn Richards scored 19 points apiece. Jillian Poe netted 16 and Ema Turner scored 10.
No. 6 GAC 84, Carver-Atlanta 37: Kaleigh Addie poured in 40 points to beat the Panthers. Jaci Bolden scored 23 and Sydney Lucas netted 11.
No. 7 Upson-Lee 54, Peach County 41: Ja’Khia Parker (15), Ty’Keria Geiger (11) and Tyla Zellner (10) balanced the Knights.
East Jackson 51, Oconee County 34: Antonia Pittman netted 17 points and Maurissa Thomas scored 10. In the loss, Anna Niemeier scored 8 points followed by 6 apiece from Abby Dickens, Caroline Davis and Kylie Wilson.
Class AA
No. 10 Banks County 58, Towns County 32: Kamryn Grier (20), Jenna Reeves (16) and Addison Hoard (11) led the Leopards.
Class A-Private
No. 2 Mt. Paran 57, Darlington 27: Kara Dunn dumped in 31 points. Mya Perry scored 7 points followed by Caitlin Ealy (6), Katelyn Dunning (5) and Sydney Brothers (5).
No. 5 Hebron Christian 80, South Gwinnett 24: Samford-signee Nicole Azar scored 18 points followed by UNC Asheville-signee Carly Fahey’s 10 and Samford-signee Carly Heidger’s 10. Ella Heard scored 9 points while Jessie Parish posted 8 points and 8 rebounds.
No. 7 Wesleyan 63, West Forsyth 48: Freshman Eva Garabadian netted 21 points on Senior Night. Georgia State-signee Alyssa Phillip had 14 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Chit Chat Wright added 14 points and 3 assists. Sade Ojanuga scored 8 points. Cayla Cowart led West Forsyth with 27 points.
No. 9 Calvary Day 60, Aquinas 26: Hannah Cail poured in 21 points while Mahkayla Premo netted 16. Tynley Smeltzer had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Nevaeh Hamilton added 7 points and 11 rebounds.
Savannah Christian 56, New Hampstead 47: Makenzie Williams scored 15 points for New Hampstead while Adiah Gray had 10 and Raven Dunham scored 9. Taylor Cooper (6) and Makayla Gray (5) helped out offensively.
Trinity Christian 48, LaGrange 25: UAB-signee Anna Denes scored 17 points and Madison Morge netted 16.