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.
Newnan 79, Heard County 47: Wesley Drake led the Cougars with 19 points followed by Justyn Reid’s 12. Zion Brown added 11 points and Jayden Morrison scored 10.
Lowndes 74, Cook 38: JC Riley hung 18 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Alpharetta 55, Dunwoody 41: Matt Hopkins had 13 points and 8 steals. Noel Asiedu produced 12 points and 9 rebounds.
Cherokee 89, Sequoyah 66: Tayden Owens caught fire with 37 points. Cameron Pope scored 23 and Braylin Gidden netted 17.
Class AAAAAA
No. 2 Buford 92, 7ANo. 8 Parkview 52: Jaylon Taylor scored 22 points and Alahn Sumler tallied 19 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.
No. 4 Osborne 81, Pope 74 OT: In the loss, Will Kuimjian scored 26 points and Cam Bleshoy added 20. Trey Kaiser scored 12.
No. 8 Centennial 80, Roswell 67: Cameron Jasper hit 5 threes and had 17 points to pace the Knights. Wade Kahl had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Abdulh Diaby posted 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks while Darion Galloway chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Mansir Williamson finished with 7 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals. Jackson Kemp poured in 36 points in the loss while Mason Kemp had 17.
No. 9 Lanier 61, Denmark 48: Jayce Nathaniel (18), Tahai Morgan (13) and Conner Marcantel (10) led the Longhorns.
Brunswick 83, 2ANo. 6 Woodville-Tompkins 67: Alfonzo Ross had 30 points for the Wolverines while Zion Powers added 22 in the loss.
Paulding County 59, Marietta 51: Elijah Fisher posted 25 points, 3 rebounds and 4 steals. Frantzyr Chardavoine had 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals. Khalil Jones added 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 steals.
Winder-Barrow 73, Clarke Central 64: Tim Loud went for 30 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals while Jeremiah Holloway filed in 29 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
Effingham County 60, Groves 53: Groves got 16 points and 5 steals from Ikeen Johnson. Tremaine Johnson had 9 points and 4 steals. Chipola-signee Jerald Colonel posted 8 points, 12 rebounds and 8 blocks while Sidney Flaggs chipped in 7 points and 6 steals.
Heritage-Conyers 91, Midtown 78: Jalen Boston double-doubled with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Gabe Guilford and Jamil Aleem scored 11 apiece. Anthony Reid had 10 points.
Class AAAAA
No. 8 Mundy’s Mill 65, Cedar Grove 60: Antonio Johnson had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Bryson Ogletree had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Ja’son Kemp added 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks. Fred Umeano posted 8 points, 13 rebounds and 1 block. Eric Cousin scored 8 points.
No. 9 Jones County 69, Union Grove 52: Jaylen Sanford scored 24 points while Chaydon Stone and Matthew Wold scored 13 points each. Daethan Harris netted 11 points.
Apalachee 55, Prince Avenue 50: Tushyne Johnson had 15 points and 3 steals. Prince Avenue was led 18 points apiece from Robert Skaggs and James Robach.
Class AAAA
No. 2 McDonough 63, No. 3 Fayette County 49: Da’Avion Thomas continued his brilliance with 22 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Demauriye Gasque scored 15 points and Amon McDowell had 10.
No. 4 Mays 77, SACA 55: Saulamon Evans contributed 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists while Derron Lindsey and Jaylen Weems scored 13 apiece. Mykel Williams tacked on 11 points, 5 assists and 3 steals. Jaqorian Wiggles finished with 9 points and 10 rebounds
No. 5 Jefferson 63, Stephens County 52: JT Fulkrod finished with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Drew Williamson scored 11 points and Dalen Gales had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
East Hall 62, Jackson County 55: Christian Torres totaled 22 points and 13 rebounds to move the Vikings to 5-0. Luke Barton scored 15 points. Zach Kinsey had 8 points and CJ Agborsangaya tacked on 8 points and 9 rebounds. Jackson County was led by Brice Rogers’ 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Isaiah Maxey had 13 points and 6 assists. Riley Baugh scored 12 points.
Upson-Lee 103, Pike County 42: Kemarion Alston poured in 33 points. Nemo Scott had 14 points and TJ Searcy netted 11.
Druid Hills 72, Stone Mountain 39: Keshawn Evans (25), Harry Gewirtz (14), Nicholas Majors (13) and David Sledge (10) paced Druid Hills.
Madison County 53, Elbert County 44: Jamarcus Carruth had 19 points and 10 rebounds while Mason Smith chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. Deshaun Johnson grabbed 10 rebounds.
Class AAA
No. 4 LaFayette 89, Ridgeland 52: Ohio-signee Aidan Hadaway piled in a school-record 48 points. Junior Barber scored 18 points and Jaylon Ramsey added 9 points.
No. 5 Thomson 71, Midland Valley (SC) 51: Lavonta Ivery scored 18 points and Tydrekis Braswell added 13. JC Brooks (8), Tramon D’Antignac (7) and DJ Jackson (7) balanced the offense.
Mary Persons 61, No. 7 Peach County 55: Khamren Little had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Johona Braswell tacked on 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals while Maury Lowe netted 11 points. Jake LaVinka finished with 8 points and 13 rebounds. Ty Dumas scored 7 points.
TL Hanna (SC) 57, Hart County 53: Tahj Johnson finished with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks in the loss. JC Curry added 16 points and 4 rebounds. Terrance Mitchell had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.
East Forsyth 69, Johnson-Gainesville 42: Matthew Rouse went for 24 points, 5 assists and 3 steals. Bryce Bracco finished with 15 points, 3 assists and 4 steals. Louie Koulouvaris netted 10 points.
Cherokee Bluff 88, Banks County 70: Cade Simmons exploded for 31 points, 4 assists and 3 steals. Carlos Marlow had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Boston Kersh scored 10 points and Justyce Sadler tallied 6 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals.
Class AA
No. 1 Pace Academy 80, South Atlanta 44: Cincinnati-signee Josh Reed posted 26 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Kyle Greene scored 23 points. LJ Moore netted 9.
No. 2 Westside-Augusta 86, Augusta Christian 77 OT: Jalexs Ewing pumped in 29 points and Khalon Hudson had 27 as Westside remained unbeaten.
No. 3 Columbia 64, Miller Grove 58: Daquavious Harrison drilled 5 threes and scored 21 points. Mason Lockhart added 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks. Miller Grove was led by Jahmil Barber’s 20 points.
Southwest-Macon 53, Westside-Macon 50: Tray Searcy (15) and Evan Tharpe (12) powered the Patriots. Westside was led by Daveon Henderson and Shannon Fountain’s 9 points apiece.
Class A-Private
No. 4 North Cobb Christian 88, No. 2 Providence Christian 83 OT: The Storm got 32 points from Sam Witt in the loss. Citadel-signee Tony Carpio posted 26 points and 16 rebounds. VMI-signee Chance Thacker had 13 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
No. 5 Christian Heritage 68, Cass 53: Sophomores Jax Abernathy (23) and Zundra Jackson (20) powered the Lions.
No. 9 Mt. Pisgah 56, Pinecrest Academy 48: Freshman Micah Tucker netted 19 points. MJ Winter scored 15. Michael Rosser added 9 points. Pinecrest was led by Johnny Lynch’s 19 points. Georgia College-signee Oscar Lynch finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 3 steals.
Walker 61, Whitefield Academy 57: CJ Brown finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block. Rickey McKenzie had 21 points and 6 rebounds. DJ Dennis chipped in 7 points and 5 rebounds. Whitefield Academy was led by John Johnson’s 22 points. RJ Simmons posted 19 points and 12 rebounds. Drew Phillips scored 10 points.
Heritage School 50, Wesleyan 34: Malachi Townsend had 13 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Max Skidmore tallied 10 points and 6 rebounds while Emanuel Melvin scored 10 points. Owen Markel had 8 points while Shaun Nichols finished with 5 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Athens Academy 69, Westminster Christian 45: Kymel Williams poured in a career-high 33 points to go with 7 rebounds and 5 assists. John Hays posted 20 points and 18 rebounds. Westbrook Adams had 9 points and 8 rebounds.
Class A-Public
No. 2 Social Circle 90, Alcovy 53: Cam Gaither hit 5 threes and finished with 22 points. KJ Reid scored 16 and Amarion Russell had 13. Phillip Baynes contributed 10 points.
No. 8 Bowdon 99, Fulton Leadership 43: Authur Johnson erupted with 42 points. Will Huggins scored 13 and Kolton Drummond had 10. Andrew Hopson and Keshaun Ridley each scored 9 points.
Trion 59, Atlanta Classical 57: Brandon Dover (17) and Jase Mason (16) led the Bulldogs.
Greene County 40, GMC 24: Sariah Armour had 12 points and Osi West scored 8.
GMC 59, Greene County 26: Javian Longo scored 23 points. The Tigers were led by Laryous Burt’s 10 points.
Mt. Zion-Carrollton 50, Pepperell 41: Christian Terrell dumped in 26 points and CamRon Collins scored 10.
Non-GHSA
Bethlehem Christian 75, Loganville Christian 65: Ben Reed finished with 21 points and 4 assists. Timmy Doolittle had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Johnny Dickinson tacked on 15 points and 5 assists while Dylan Shafer recorded 6 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.
GIRLS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 9 Rockdale County 44, No. 2 Brookwood 43: In the loss, Tori Delk scored 10 points. Diana Collins (8), Nekaya Williams (8) and Kate Phelan (7) balanced the offense.
No. 3 Archer 56, Newton 44: Freshman Mearah Whitehead posted 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Kyndall Collins had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks. Ashanti Bryant, Courtney Nesbitt and Taniya McGowan scored 7 apiece. Sanaa Tripp led Newton with 18 points. Freshman Tania Bailey scored 11.
No. 4 Grayson 73, Marietta 67 OT: Charleston Southern-signee Catherine Alben scored 20 points as Coach Tim Slater won his 100th game. Kayla Day led Marietta with 23 points.
No. 6 Cherokee 57, 6ANo. 8 Sequoyah 50: Toni Warren led the Warriors with 18 points. Karoline Karl scored 15 and Oglethorpe-signee Keimarya Rivera pitched in 12 points. Elle Blatchford had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals in the loss. LaGrange-signee Amy Singh had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Susanna Rogers tallied 9 points and 6 assists. Cornell College-signee A’ryn Jackson scored 7 points.
North Cobb 53, Etowah 41: Dayuna Colvin recorded 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Abigail Taylor and Mahassen Thomas netted 10 points each. Erinne Giles pitched in 8 points.
Mountain View W, Forsyth Central L: Ali Drake (12), Jenysis Criss (9) and Sydni Arnold (7) balanced the Bears.
Mill Creek 48, Lambert 39: Bree Orellana tallied 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Andreonia Doe posted 11 points and 7 rebounds. Caroline Cadena scored 6 points and Kayla Harper finished with 4 points and 8 rebounds.
Discovery 47, Collins Hill 38: Taylor Watkins scored 20 points and Kahmill Lee had 10. Kaylon Jackson and Jalani Johnson added 7 points each.
North Gwinnett 53, Gainesville 49: Jada Monroe posted 16 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals. Ava Watson tacked on 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Rocio Pascual chipped in 9 points and 6 rebounds while Neva Drane finished with 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
Denmark 50, Lanier 41: Ajanae Jones scored 16 points in the loss while Gamyzhae Williams had 15 points and 9 rebounds.
Roswell 74, Centennial 33: Ciara Ware had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and 5 blocks in the loss. Summer Hinkle netted 9 points.
Harrison 80, Calhoun 35: Bailey Vick recorded 9 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
Class AAAAAA
No. 1 Kell 84, Allatoona 18: Jada Peterson scored 25 points and Amaya Moss collected 24 points and 15 rebounds. All-Time Leading Scorer Crystal Henderson added 11 points, 7 assists and 5 steals. Sydney Moss had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jada Green finished with 9 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks.
No. 3 Buford 80, Parkview 33: Ava Grace Watson scored 24 points while Tamori Plantin and Mackenzie Pickens added 10 apiece.
Effingham County 41, Groves 20: Roneisha Goss scored 11 points. Jania Taylor had 7. Mallory Johnson, Rachel Reagan and Kyjana Jordan netted 6 apiece.
Cambridge 61, Creekview 50: In the loss Abby Martin scored 17 points and Amilya Taft had 14.
Class AAAAA
No. 9 Cass 54, Christian Heritage 15: Claire Davis and Jermiya Winston scored 12 apiece. Mikaela Jackson, Justice Bennett and Zion Hayes all added 6 points.
No. 10 St. Pius X 49, Lithonia 14: Kelly Stephenson led the Golden Lions with 10 points. Alex Umpierre, Alexa Kenah and Angelina Planas scored 7 apiece.
Harris County 76, Northgate 28: Brooke Bass (23), Jherni Carter (14) and Princess Robinson (12) led the Tigers.
Apalachee 56, Prince Avenue 45: Averie Akin poured in 27 points and Jasmine Williams scored 11.
Class AAAA
No. 2 Jefferson 76, Stephens County 25: Ellie Kinlaw set a school-record with 10 threes en route to 32 points. Jyesha Butts and Hailey Triaga scored 10 apiece.
No. 9 North Oconee 54, Oconee County 42: Piedmont-signee Maddy Dickens scored 16 points followed by 15 apiece from Annika Bonds and Aiyanna Peavy. Berry-signee Callie Jackson netted 8 points.
Islands 72, Savannah Christian 44: Marlee Burner dumped in 29 points followed by Veronica Sierzant’s 28.
Upson-Lee 64, Pike County 32: Kiara Marshall (22) and Aziyah Perry (18) led the Knights. Jamie Corbin scored 26 to pace Pike County.
Fayette County 66, McDonough 18: Kylah Hall scored 19 points and Andrea Hope pitched in 17. Megan Ohonde and Akinah Rivers added 8 points apiece.
Mays 75, Jonesboro 52: Freshman Chloe Evans had 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals while Savoya Howard added 19 points and 6 assists. Jada Deadwyler netted 16 points.
Class AAA
North Hall 78, 2ANo. 7 Union County 49: Kristina Peach poured in 26 points while Rylee McCall had 18.
Class AA
No. 1 Elbert County 67, Madison County 28: Niya Moon (24) and Aaniyah Allen (20) led the charge. Jameria Allen, Jamia Allen and Terrace Hester scored 6 points apiece.
No. 2 Josey 49, 5ANo. 5 Greenbrier 47: Arieonna Booker and Aqoyas Cody scored 11 each while freshman Ke’Asia Henderson added 10 points.
No. 4 Rabun County 72, Franklin (NC) 31: Emmanuel-signee Gracie Deetz broke out with 19 points, 11 rebounds, 5 steals and 4 blocks. Sophie Woodard had 19 points, 2 assists and 4 steals. Lucy Hood tallied 12 points.
No. 8 Lamar County 73, Greenville 44: Tamya Blasingame piled in 28 points. Shakiria Foster scored 14.
Temple 41, Bowdon 24:Jayda Smith led the Tigers with 18 points.
Toombs County 54, Southeast Bulloch 50: KayKay Mobley scored 22 points while Alexa Ledford added 15 points.
Banks County 56, Cherokee Bluff 48: Kamryn Grier posted 23 points and 20 rebounds. Addison Hoard netted 20 points. Carley Segars scored 8.
Class A-Private
No. 3 St. Francis 57, No. 2 Mt. Paran 54 OT: Georgia Tech-signee Kara Dunn had 20 points and 13 rebounds in the loss. West Georgia-signee Katelyn Dunning tacked on 16 points and 5 assists. Jessica Fields had 8 points and 8 rebounds.
No. 6 Hebron Christian 46, 3ANo. 2 GAC 33: Wofford-signee Jessie Parish double-doubled with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Aubrey Beckham finished with 14 points, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Malia Melton had 4 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
Athens Academy 45, Westminster Christian 38: Maddy Wicker posted 12 points and 17 rebounds. Jaila Salley-Barnett had 10 points, 5 assists and 6 steals. Sally Bullard pulled down 10 rebounds.
Brookstone 59, Columbus 26: Taiylor Williams posted 27 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 steals and 3 blocks.
Class A-Public
Handley (AL) 60, No. 2 Mt. Zion-Carrollton 59: Zoey Holland blew up for 28 points and Jordan Kierbow scored 20 in the defeat.
Non-GHSA
Westminster Academy 37, Alleluia 35: Wellsley Fuller scored 17 points and Aimee Spurlock had 10.
Augusta Christian 66, Westside-Augusta 46: Flagler-signee Jessica Dowdy netted 25 points while Rania Curry and Kaylee Jackson scored 13 apiece.