BOYS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 5 McEachern 84, 6ANo. 6 Kell 43: Jalen Hilliard led the Indians with 16 points. Braden Sparks added 14 points and Mike Jacobs pitched in 10.
No. 8 Grayson 65, Carmel Christian (NC) 58: Clemson-signee Chauncey Wiggins piled in 18 points and 17 rebounds while North Carolina A&T-signee Tyrese Elliott collected a game-high 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists at the Chick-fil-A Classic. Caleb Blackwell scored 14 points.
Morristown-East (TN) 66, West Forsyth 58: Georgia College-signee Jake Mooney tallied 19 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. Caleb Lesch added 10 points and 5 rebounds.
Archer 60, TD Prep 50: AJ Hopkins scored 13 points for TD Prep.
North Cobb 53, Cass 48: Evan Daniel posted 12 points and 8 rebounds while Alex Acosta and Benjamin Hall scored 10 each in a win at the Campbell Holiday Classic. Cass was led by Sacovie White’s 17 points.
Newnan 53, Carrollton 41: Zion Brown scored 21 points and Wesley Drake netted 12. Derrius Teagle scored 7 points while freshman Jayden Morrison added 6.
Walton 67, Wesleyan 42: Parker Mayo (16) and Luke Flynn (15) led the Raiders at the Hounds Holiday Classic. Tate Gilley paced Wesleyan with 15.
Roswell 73, Lincoln Park (PA) 60: Quinton Partee and Mason Kemp each scored 23 points. Jackson Kemp netted 13.
Cherokee 64, TL Hanna (SC) 48: Cameron Pope (20), Braylin Giddens (11) and Caleb Richardson (10) paced the Warriors.
Mill Creek 65, Johns Creek 34: Stephen Jackson and John McIntyre scored 12 apiece at the Kelly King Classic followed by Jonathan Taylor’s 11.
Class AAAAAA
No. 4 Shiloh 56, Sequoyah 55: Trevon Payton scored 23 points to lead the comeback while Seryl Slater won the game with three free throws at the buzzer. Rollins-signee Dylan Wolle scored 17 points and Preston Parker added 13 points and 5 rebounds.
No. 8 Statesboro 43, 3ANo. 9 Groves 36: Tremaine Johnson had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks while Jerald Colonel tacked on 12 rebounds and 11 blocks in the loss.
Creekview 74, Gilmer 48: Drew Vajada finished with 18 points and 5 rebounds. Cole Sackman scored 9 points and Tristan Summers added 8. Trent Jackson tallied 7 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists.
Habersham Central 74, West Oak (SC) 39: Malachi Dooley (20), Mekhi Mawdesley (19) and Brannon Gaines (10) led the Raiders.
Effingham County 58, Central-Carrollton 41: Rashad Scott scored 16 points and Jordan Goldwire had 14 at the Big Blue Classic. JoJo Bell led Central with 13.
East Paulding 70, Kennesaw Mountain 43: Daniel Cottrill (16), Sebastian Tidor (14) and Carter Pengelly (12) powered the Raiders.
Pope 85, Mt. Paran 47: Trey Kaiser scored 16 points and Cam Bleshoy tallied 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals at the Hounds Holiday Classic. Zach Bleshoy added 11 points.
Class AAAAA
No. 2 St. Pius X 66, Cardinal Newman (SC) 50: Eamonn Kenah finished with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Spencer Elliott posted 11 points and 7 rebounds.
No. 9 Walnut Grove 71, Lakeshore (LA) 56: DeMyron Williams (16), Tyler Jewell (13), Shawn Walker (12) and Marcus Smith (10) all reached double digits. Valdy Zephir scored 9 points.
Calhoun 91, Excel Christian 53: Peyton Law went for 20 points. Brooks Crawford (17), Brendan Gray (10) and Jaylan Harris (10) all reached double figures. Freshman Emaree Winston added 9 points and Bryant Arnold scored 6.
Blessed Trinity 84, Sprayberry 60: Brigham Rogers exploded for 30 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 9 blocks. Ty Harpring scored 17 points and Cole Weaver recorded 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.
Class AAAA
No. 4 Fayette County 67, Cumberland Christian 58: Indiana-signee Kaleb Banks poured in 31 points at Tournament of Champions. Freshman Sean Van Dorn erupted for 19. Jelani Hamilton led Cumberland Christian with 23.
No. 5 Jefferson 57, Daniel (SC) 53: JT Fulkrod finished with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists at the McDonald’s Shootout. Kadin Bailey tallied 14 points and 8 rebounds while Dalen Gales went for 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
East Hall 64, North Hall 50: Christian Torres recorded 21 points and 10 rebounds at Lanierland. Levi Holtzclaw had 15 points and 4 assists while CJ Agborsangaya accounted for 14 points and 8 rebounds. Clete Cooper pitched in 9 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Robert Terry scored 18 in the loss.
Druid Hills 51, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 38: Keshawn Evans double-doubled with 17 points and 12 rebounds. KaRon Strickland and Harry Gewirtz scored 12 apiece.
Class AAA
East Forsyth 72, Polk County (NC) 70: Matthew Rouse finished with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists at the Battle of the States. Davey Hyams collected 18 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals. Ryan Sanders scored 15 points and Bryce Bracco netted 9.
Tattnall County 68, Jefferson County 50: Malcolm Addison had 15 points and 4 rebounds while Shavar Carter added 13 points and 7 rebounds. Matthew Mobley scored 12 points and Nook Prigeon chipped in 9.
Monroe Area 69, Duluth 65: Jeremy Anderson had a career day with 27 points at the Kelly King Classic. Greg Cooper scored 16 points followed by 10 apiece from Dre Newell and Dre Ross.
Douglass 50, Westminster (GISA) 38: Joshua Patterson (18) and Kendall Brown (13) powered the Astros at the Big Blue Classic. Westminster got 20 points from Benji Lynch.
Class AA
No. 3 Washington County 66, A-PublicNo. 6 Portal 34: Willie Henderson had 11 points and 9 rebounds while Caleb Moore posted 11 points, 4 assists and 5 steals as the Golden Hawks took down a Portal team still decimated by suspensions. Omari Brown had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists while Tra’Vonte Byrd netted 10.
No. 8 Rabun County 67, Strom Thurmond (SC) 42: Lander-signee Connor McKay posted 22 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Gus Hood had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Grayson Carver pitched in 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
No. 10 Lovett 85, Woodstock 84: Christian Anderson poured in 49 points and added the game-winning assist at the buzzer at the Hounds Holiday Classic. Landon Stubblefield had 27 points in the loss.
Northeast-Macon 51, Upson-Lee 48: Travion Solomon pumped in 25 points. Zye Walker led Upson-Lee with 11 points.
Chattooga 61, Hebron Christian 50: MaTaj Glover scored 14 points in the loss followed by Gabriel Selagea’s 12 and Justin Bartleson’s 11.
Model 61, Wilson Academy 50: Dane Fisher (22) and Jakenes Heard (17) led Model at the Big Blue Classic.
Class A-Private
No. 1 Greenforest 51, 3ANo. 7 Cross Creek 43: Jalen Forrest scored 15 points and Florian Tenebay had 10 at the Tournament of Champions. Jayden Pack led Cross Creek with 12.
No. 2 Galloway 73, Dacula 47: Anthony Arrington scored 20 points and Bradley Banner and Amir Arrington hit 5 threes apiece for 15 points each. Quentin Alterman netted 13 points.
No. 3 King’s Ridge 68, Calvary Day 43: Micah Hoover scored 18 points and Zak Thomas netted 14. Isaac Martin went for 9 points and Jack Thomas tossed in 7.
No. 6 Darlington 73, Franklin County (FL) 37: Szymon Paluch and D’Marion Floyd scored 19 apiece at Holiday Hoopfest. Patrick Shelley totaled 11 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals.
No. 10 Heritage School 62, Woodville-Tompkins 57: Shaun Nichols scored 25 points and Max Skidmore had 20 in the win at Tournament of Champions. Woodville-Tompkins was led by Alfonzo Ross’ 19 points and Lukas Platauna’s 10.
FPD 72, Chattanooga Christian (TN) 35: Jay King piled in 37 points. Jaylun Goodrum added 21.
Class A-Public
No. 2 Social Circle 65, South Forsyth 54: KJ Reid netted 16 points while twins Lamarius and Quindarius Jackson scored 13 apiece in the win at the Hounds Holiday Classic. Ethan Underwood led South Forsyth with 15 points.
GIRLS
Class AAAAAAA
Reynoldsburg (OH) 62, No. 1 North Forsyth 60: Anna Gliatta scored 15 points and Ali Jones had 13 in the loss.
No. 6 South Forsyth 57, Berkley (SC) 23: Sharon Tolliver scored 15 points at the Carolina Invitational.
Marietta 57, Harrison 51: Chole Sterling piled in 32 points at the Campbell Holiday Classic.
Mill Creek 43, Banks County 39: Kayla Harper had 11 points, 8 rebounds and 6 steals at the Kelly King Classic. Sammi Spees scored 10 points and Bree Orellana collected 8 points, 5 assists and 5 steals. Lauren Dobbs chipped in with 7 points. Banks County was led by Carley Seagars’ 15 points, Addison Hoard’s12 and Kamryn Grier’s 7.
Class AAAAAA
No. 1 Kell 78, Shiloh 17: Jada Peterson poured in 29 points at the Campbell Holiday Classic. Crystal Henderson added 20 points and 9 steals while Amaya Moss tallied 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
No. 2 River Ridge 75, Walton 32: Freshman Sophia Pearl dropped 23 points followed by Mataya Gayle’s 18 at the Hounds Holiday Classic. Niara Gayle added 10 points.
No. 9 Langston Hughes 71, Roswell 35: Raven Thompson scored 19 points and Taylor Caldwell added 14 at the Campbell Holiday Classic. Tamia Stargell netted 11. Maren Cline led Roswell with 11 points.
Douglas County 53, Newton 37: Freshman Daija Preston scored 13 points. La’rekia Terrell led a shorthanded Newton with 12.
Pope 48, Chattahoochee 26: Riley Bensman (11), Katie Ward (10), Caroline Heintzelman (9) and Emily Ryan (8) balanced the attack at the Hounds Holiday Classic.
Class AAAAA
No. 7 Cass 50, Parkview 28: Freshman Jermiya Winston scored 9 points while Haley Johnson compiled 8 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 steals. Claire Davis had 8 points and 10 rebounds. Kianna McDaniel added 8 points and 4 steals at the Adairsville Christmas Clash.
Ola 41, Spalding 31: Emma Leonard and Leilani Ward scored 9 apiece at the Mary Persons Christmas Tournament. Jasmin Stewart scored 8 points Jasmine Watson netted 7.
Stockbridge 64, No. 9 Warner Robins 58: Carrington Wilson poured in 21 points followed by Kahli Ingram (14), Janiyah Jones (12) and Mikayla Jamison (10) at the Oscar Wimberly Classic. Warner Robins was led by Neveah Mack’s 16 points, Jada Morgan’s 15 and Tasia Agee’s 13.
Calhoun 49, Morgan County 33: Britiya Curtis dumped in 21 points. Saniah Dorsey scored 10 and Lauren Watson added 8.
Class AAAA
No. 4 Carver-Columbus 71, No. 3 Baldwin 67: Caylee Simpson had 18 points while Mikayah Webb scored 16 and Jakayla Geiger added 15. Jasmine Chaney chipped in 9. Baldwin got 18 points, 5 assists and 5 steals from Madison Ruff. Tamia Smith posted 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals while Jasmine Williams tacked on 14 points, 2 rebounds and 4 steals. Freshman Janaye Walker recorded 10 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks.
Rutherford (FL) 74, No. 8 North Oconee 70: In the loss, Berry-signee Callie Jackson had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists while Annika Bonds chipped in 22 points and 9 rebounds. Aiyanna Peavy finished with 10 points and 4 assists. Piedmont-signee Maddy Dickens netted 10 points.
No. 10 Thomas County Central 67, Raines (FL) 61: Amaya Simon dumped in 28 points and Vesha Giddens scored 16.
Flowery Branch 49, Chestatee 44: Shorter-signee Shaina Kriews poured in 33 points at Lanierland.
Colquitt County 56, Bainbridge 35: Angel Peterson had 13 points in the loss while Mercer-signee Detavia Salter scored 7.
Class AAA
White County 38, Sonoraville 24: Chesnee Freeman (8) and Kinsey Dockery (7) powered the Warriors.
Class AA
No. 1 Elbert County 66, Dacula 42: Aaniyah Allen netted 26 points and Niya Moon scored 14 at the McDonald’s Shootout. Terrace Hester chipped in 9 points followed by 6 apiece from Brenasia Faust and Haely Umble.
No. 2 Fannin County 50, North Gwinnett 42: West Georgia-signee Becca Ledford scored 13 points while Courtney Davis and Reagan York added 12 apiece in the win at the Kelly King Classic. Ellie Cook tossed in 9 points. Ava Watson led North Gwinnett with 15 points. Jada Monroe scored 10 points and Marisa Miller finished with 9.
No. 4 Rabun County 68, Strom Thurmond (SC) 34: Emmanuel-signee Gracie Deetz recorded 13 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks in an opening win at Battle of the States. Carley Haban scored 12 points, Mili Watts netted 9 and Sophie Woodard collected 8 points and 6 steals.
Class A-Private
No. 3 Mt. Paran 50, 7ANo. 10 Cherokee 41: Jessica Fields piled in 18 points, 13 rebounds and 6 blocks at the Deep South Classic. Georgia Tech-signee Kara Dunn added 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 steals while Shamaria Jennings grabbed 5 points and 5 rebounds.
Brookstone 46, Fayette County 34: Taiylor Williams scored 20 points and Emma Clark netted 10.
Lakeview Academy 58, East Hall 52: Anderson-signee Joelle Snyder scored 25 points in an upset at Lanierland. Audrey Griffin had 31 in defeat.
Class A-Public
No. 7 Trion 66, Ridgeland 34: I’ziah McCutchins (20), Jenna Mosley (18) and Jada Martin (10) led the way at the Gordon Lee Christmas Tournament.