GIRLS
Class AAAAAA
No. 3 North Forsyth 59, No. 7 Hillgrove 56: Chattanooga-commit London Weaver netted 19 points to lead the Raiders past Hillgrove at the Forever 14 Showcase. Gabbie Gliatta and freshman Leah Bryan scored 9 points each while Emma Rose and freshman Ana Anzola provided 7 points apiece.
No. 5 Cherokee 68, Grayson 62: South Florida lacrosse-commit Alex Whitecliffe scored 18 points while Madison Moody had 17 and freshman Ansley Dunn netted 10. Tatum Brown dumped in 29 points in the loss, followed by Zoie Lofton’s 18 and Tamera Rudolph’s 7.
No. 10 Lambert 58, Collins Hill 42: Kenzie Weyer erupted for 26 points and 5 rebounds. West Florida-commit Annarose Tyre posted 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
Campbell 71, Alexander 36: Saniya Binion hit four threes on her way to 29 points. Kennedy Lee had 16 points, 4 assists and 4 steals. New Manchester transfer Gabrielle Parish had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in her high school debut. Oglethorpe-commit Marlie Battle tallied 6 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Alexander was powered by Nimah Ibidunni’s 23 points, 12 rebounds and 2 steals.
Denmark 67, Flowery Branch 39: Avery Huffman filed in 24 points and 4 steals while Ateneo de Manila-commit Hannah Lopez recorded 23 points and 6 steals.
Walton 55, Westlake 52: Chloe Nicholson (10), Leila Brawner (9), Alice Zhang (8) and Mississippi State soccer-commit Graycen Ehlen (8) powered the Raiders at the Forever 14 Showcase.
Class AAAAA
No. 4 Woodward Academy 61, No. 3 Morrow 57: Lauryn Cooper collected 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Stony Brook-commit Delaney Cooper had 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Kayla and Kami Whitner scored 10 points apiece. Mackenzee Williams finished with 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
No. 7 Creekview 57, North Gwinnett 33: Anderson-commit Amilya Taft double-doubled with 13 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. Oglethorpe-commit Callie Cavender had 11 points. Kailyn Hamby tallied 9 points and 5 assists. Anderson-commit Ashlynn Bleisath chipped in 10 points and 6 rebounds.
Paulding County 59, South Paulding 51: Alexus Wilson went for 29 points and 7 rebounds. Hope Johnson finished with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals while Lillie Harris scored 7 points and Kayla Manigault netted 6.
Class AAAA
No. 4 Midtown 60, Carver-Atlanta 37: Sinclair Richman scored 21 points followed by Hailey Wortmann’s 14. Alexia Davis totaled 10 points and 5 assists. Katy Constantinides grabbed 7 points and 7 rebounds. Devin Bockman and Anna Balsamides dished out 7 assists apiece.
No. 9 Kell 76, Wheeler 45: Kennedy Deese racked up 22 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Asiah Thompson had 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals while Maliyah Gilbert posted 12 points. McKenzie Green finished with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Freshman Lyric Watson chipped in 8 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals.
Class AAA
No. 2 Baldwin 63, No. 1 Fayette County 42: Kassidy Neal pumped in 25 points, 15 rebounds and 3 steals while Janaye Walker had 17 points, 21 rebounds and 2 assists as the Bravettes bashed a shorthanded Fayette County at Hoops4Hunger. Zuri Grant added 7 points and Suri Clark had 5 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Fayette County was led by Journy Scott’s 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals. Deyla McCoy added 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Andrea Hope pitched in 7 points.
Dawson County 52, Hart County 38: Eva Bishop scored 19 points and Ava Roberson had 15 at the Roger Slaton Memorial Classic.
North Hall 63, Lanier 59: In the loss, Jordan Johnson had 16 points and 3 assists. Freshman Jadyn Morris scored 10 points. Dare Falade pitched in 9 points along with freshman Aliyah Gillespie. Brooke Parent tossed in 6 points and 4 rebounds while Michelle Ezumah collected 5 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks.
Class AA
No. 7 Morgan County 66, Habersham Central 36: Cydney Burke had 19 points followed by Emmanuel-commit Jaden Young’s 15. Kymora Smith tallied 10 points, Madison Holcomb scored 9 and Miracle Ward chipped in 5.
Class A D-I
No. 7 Banks County 62, Winder-Barrow 32: Reese Murphy provided 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists at The Opener.
Class 3A-1A Private
No. 3 Mt. Paran 54, 4ANo. 3 Maynard Jackson 48: Michigan-commit Jessica Fields finished with 17 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks. Jacalyn Myrthil had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. McKinley Brothers scored 11 points. Kitali Youmans recorded 5 points and 8 assists.
GAC 64, McNair 14: Transfers anchored GAC in their debuts as Jaymee Carter collected 14 points, 4 assists and 5 steals, Dru Jeckewicz had 12 points and 3 steals and Jermani Govan posted 11 points and 9 rebounds. Cobi Obi had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Asia Johnson added 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Lizzy Hathaway scored 5 points.
Non-GHSA
Athens Christian 48, Griffin 20: Marlene Mbilima had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Josi Vaughn finished with 13 points and 3 assists while Voldie Basana added 10 points and 7 rebounds.
Rabun Gap 54, East Hall 36: Inga Patrzalek collected 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists at The Opener.
BOYS
Class AAAAAA
No. 1 Grayson 77, Wilson Academy 51: The Rams rolled at the Georgia Elite 8 Tip-Off Classic as Caleb Holt led with 21 points. Amir Taylor scored 19 points while UGA-commit Jacob Wilkins and Jayvon Rampersant scored 14 apiece.
No. 3 Norcross 83, Westlake 54: Connor Teasley scored 25 points on five threes while Miles Clanton posted 22 points in the blow out.
Archer 66, Central Gwinnett 62 OT: Kamal Green (14), Darius Styles (14) and Dillion Martey (10) led the Tigers past Central Gwinnett.
Hillgrove 53, Lanier 52: Freshman Bryson Jatta exploded for 24 points. Cowyn Glass had 10 points and Asa Montgomery contributed 9 points.
Class AAAAA
No. 3 Woodward Academy 74, Rabun Gap 42: Deke Cooper finished with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals while freshman Myles Haynes tacked on 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Payton Waites had 9 points and Jarvis Hayes scored 8.
No. 8 Winder-Barrow 77, Cedar Shoals 53: Jerrin Samuel tallied 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. JD Estime had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists while Jordan Samuel recorded 17 points, 14 rebounds and 9 blocks in a route at The Opener. Deston Foote led the Jaguars with 25 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals followed by DJ Hubbard’s 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
No. 9 Gainesville 58, Dutchtown 44: KJ White posted 15 points, 6 assists and 5 steals followed by Jaxson Jones’ 11 points and 5 rebounds at the Georgia Elite 8 Tip-Off Classic. Charlie Gersmehl added 8 points and 7 rebounds while Caden Jackson netted 7 points.
No. 10 Habersham Central 75, Dacula 70: Enzo Combs pumped in 26 points while Josiah McCurry added 18 points. Jalen Davis (16) and Judge Wilbanks (10) both reached double digits.
Creekview 57, North Forsyth 48: Luke Jack scored 31 points at the Roger Slaton Memorial Classic. Luke Godwin added 11.
Class AAAA
Eagle’s Landing 79, No. 4 Jonesboro 56: With four starters missing, Jonesboro fell to Eagle’s Landing. Tim Prather netted a game-high 28 for the Cardinals. The Eagles got 23 points from Tyson Moore. Micah Medley scored 16 and Hannibal Smith added 13.
Westminster 78, Alpharetta 56: Zade Elshihabi dumped in 27 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists at the Double Trouble Invitational.
Flowery Branch 61, Denmark 47: Landon Mealor (19), Brayden Lee (15) and Joell Bennett (10) led the Falcons past shorthanded Denmark at the Roger Slaton Memorial Classic. Freshman Eli Tu netted six threes en route to 20 points to pace the Danes.
Starr’s Mill 74, Utopian Academy 42: Scott Stevens scored 21 points and Tyler Griffin had 17 in a win at the Blockbuster Classic.
Class AAA
Fayette County 82, Morrow 74: Jaren Blankenship poured in 28 points, 3 rebounds and 5 steals. Jackson Rutley had 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Elijah Barksdale scored 12 points while Aj Perry tallied 5 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Morrow was led by Tim Ramey’s 18 points and 9 rebounds. Dayton Harris and Jameel Brown finished with 17 points and 4 rebounds apiece.
North Hall 89, Banks County 83: Cole Hulsey exploded at The Opener, piling in 33 points and 17 rebounds.
West Hall 50, Walnut Grove 45: Xavier Felix went for 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists at The Opener.
Class AA
No. 2 Carver-Columbus 75, Cambridge 44: Freshman TJ Woodson finished with 14 points and 6 steals. Tobiaz Tolbert posted 10 points, 15 rebounds and 6 blocks. Champ Simpson and Ace Thomas scored 9 points apiece while Troy-commit Tony Montgomery went for 8 points, 12 assists and 6 steals.
Class A D-I
No. 2 BEST Academy 47, Duluth 40: Jacob Mickell recorded 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks while Nicholas Dozier had 12 points and 4 rebounds. Josh Mickell chipped in 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.
Class 3A-1A Private
No. 6 Paideia 68, Berkmar 67: The Patriots fell at the Elite 8 Tip-Off Classic as Yousef Othman scored 23 points and Rashad Holloway posted 15. Khalil Annunziata tallied 13 points and 9 rebounds.
Wesleyan 52, No. 9 Hebron Christian 49: Connor Morehouse scored 17 points and Nathan Nketia-Gyasi netted 15.
Lovett 71, Osborne 67: Cameron Cannon finished with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Biko Rice had 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Landyn Murphy went for 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists while Ryan Cain netted 9 points and Daniel Gadsden had 4.
GAC 55, Shiloh 36: Mike Carpenter scored 17 points. Vinh Nguyen had 11 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Mario Hill finished with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. DJ Newman posted 6 points and 7 rebounds while freshman Baer Bailey added 5 points and 7 rebounds.
Providence Christian 68, Mt. Pisgah 50: At The Battle of Gwinnett, the Storm got 18 points from Brice Proctor, 16 from AJ Cantrell and 11 from Jaylon Seymour to secure the win.
Mt. Paran 60, Kennesaw Mountain 34: JT Scott led the Eagles with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals while Cameron Hewling added 13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal. Chris Park finished with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Asher Wills pitched in 8 points and 9 rebounds.