GIRLS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 3 Norcross 73, Duluth 29: Mercer-signee Jania Akins scored 18 points, as did Mariyah Valrie. Justus Fitzgerald added 13 points followed by Markeisa Lancaster’s 12 and Cadence Peterson’s 11.
No. 6 North Paulding 68, Cartersville 51: Ava Andrews posted 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks while freshman Morgan Landrum tallied 13 points, 14 rebounds and 1 block. Kaden McCorvey finished with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks. Lillie Harris scored 10 points and Marina Sippola added 9. Cartersville was led by KK Arnold’s 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Ansley Griffin scored 12 points and Senai Camper finished with 9 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.
No. 8 Milton 64, Forsyth Central 24: Appalachian State-signee Nya Smith collected 25 points, 10 rebounds and 7 steals. Londyn Walker posted 12 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals. Payton Kozina tacked on 9 points, 4 assists and 4 steals while Caroline Young finished with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals. Chassity McCammon had 4 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks.
North Gwinnett 62, Berkmar 42: Caroline Beavin exploded for 30 points. Sydney Woyce chipped in 13 points. Jonna Snelling led Berkmar with 23 points.
Mountain View 37, Winder-Barrow 32: Jenysis Criss netted 19 points followed by Zion Borders’ 11.
Dacula 66, Meadowcreek 27: Jaliyah Benefield had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Mekera Standridge scored 13 points while Tianna Rabsatt collected 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. London Bryant-Young and Danah Nembhard scored 10 and 9 points, respectively.
Mill Creek 54, Parkview 21: Bella Ragone totaled 20 points, 11 rebounds, 4 steals and 1 block. Freshman Mia Huckaby had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Toccoa Falls-signee Sammi Spees scored 10 points. Caroline Cadena dished out 5 assists.
Denmark 47, Valor Christian 44: Emma Hempker posted 15 points and 6 rebounds. Avery Huffman had 11 points and 4 rebounds. Hannah Lopez collected 7 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.
Central Gwinnett 42, South Gwinnett 30: Coco Rudolph piled in 18 points while freshman Mariah Brown added 10 points.
Walton 65, Lassiter 61 2OT: Graycen Ehlen pumped in 23 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Kate Bagley had 11 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals. Alice Zhang scored 9 points, Allie Pekkanen had 8 and Chloe Nicholson recorded 7 points and 11 rebounds.
Class AAAAAA
No. 1 River Ridge 68, No. 8 Sequoyah 43: Kayla Cleaveland posted 19 points and 3 assists. Makayla Roberson added 15 points and 2 steals. Sophia Pearl finished with 11 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals while Allie Sweet dominated the interior with 11 points, 19 rebounds and 4 assists. Freshman Finley Parker contributed 7 points and 6 rebounds. Kyla Cantey scored 5.
No. 4 North Forsyth 63, Lambert 49: London Weaver netted 22 points. Gabbie Gliatta scored 11. Sophia Parks tossed in 4 points and 10 rebounds. Annarose Tyre led Lambert with 18 points.
No. 6 Woodward Academy 71, Mundy’s Mill 21: Kameron Herring collected 19 points and 7 rebounds. Kayla Whitner added 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Kami Whitner scored 8 points.
Rome 59, Woodstock 43: Jermiya Winston netted 20 points followed by Moe Slocum’s 12 and Breana Griffin’s 9. Emily Jacobs led Woodstock with 10 points. Ranya Oussoul had 10 and Cameron Schlichting scored 8.
Brunswick 52, Richmond Hill 48: Shania Jones posted 18 points and 6 rebounds while Cocoa Ramsey scored 16.
Alexander 42, South Paulding 40: Bella Italiano finished with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. Elon Williams scored 11 points. Freshman Nimah Ibidunni posted 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Thomas County Central 52, Brooks County 35: Vesha Giddens had 21 points, 15 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Marcy Pearson tallied 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
Class AAAAA
No. 2 Union Grove 63, Ola 16: Alexis Parson scored 13 points. Nadea Smith and Jordan Books had 10 apiece. Julia Baker netted 8 and Maegan Jenkins pitched in 7 points.
No. 3 Midtown 89, Banneker 24: Hailey Wortmann exploded for 28 points, 12 rebounds and 1 block. Devin Bockman had 15 points and 5 assists while Briaiah Lewis tallied 13 points and 7 assists. Sinclair Richman scored 13 points and Cate Barton had 6.
No. 8 Jefferson 61, 3ANo. 9 Hart County 48: Delaney DeWitt (13), freshman Michel Robbins (13) and Skyler Brady (12) led the Dragons in scoring.
Cass 49, Sonoraville 41: Olivia Woods scored 13 points while Kiana McDaniel and Zion Hayes had 9 points apiece.
Chattahoochee 41, GAC 32: Brooke Dorr scored 16 points. Grace Harris had 8 and Riley Berninger added 7. Freshman Loren Withrite scored 4.
Northview 66, North Springs 26: Tamariana Bivins had 14 points and 4 steals. Erin Hobbs had 13 points and 7 steals. Freshman Milan Johnson posted 11 points and 5 rebounds while Kelly Reynolds netted 10 points and Harmonee Jackson added 8.
Class AAAA
Cherokee Bluff 62, No. 9 East Forsyth 30: Freshman Bristol Kersh tallied 12 points, 2 assists and 5 steals. Emma Reynolds and Georgia Southern soccer-signee Kaitlin Cook scored 9 points apiece. Brooklyn Phillips, Audrey Graham and Emery Jones all netted 8 points. Claire Carlson finished with 6 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 5 blocks.
North Oconee 62, Walnut Grove 48: Oklahoma softball-commit Kendall Wells double-doubled with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Laura Frances Willis returned to action, finishing with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Aiyanna Peavy scored 10 points. Brooklyn Henderson added 8 points. Walnut Grove was led by Cameria Reed’s 21 points and Niera Ovalles’ 20.
North Hall 57, East Hall 39: Athena Vachtsevanos poured in 22 points. Braelyn McCall had 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
Class AAA
No. 2 Wesleyan 69, Lumpkin County 29: Georgia Tech-signee Chit-Chat Wright piled in 27 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Texas-signee Bryanna Preston had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 9 steals. Shayla Bahr and Georgia College-signee Eva Garabadian netted 7 points apiece.
No. 6 White County 79, Tallulah Falls 36: Emma Lightsey exploded for 30 points. Kylie Watkins had 15 and Aaliyah Anderson netted 9. Breelyn Wood scored 16 in the loss.
No. 10 Mary Persons 53, Tattnall Square 39: Samiya Morris scored a career-high 17 points. Anaja Lucear had 13 points and QuaNesha Brown pitched in 12.
Calvary Day 80, Windsor Forest 40: Destini Goddine dropped in 30 points. Zora Geiger added 14 points and 8 rebounds while Bre Jones collected 12 points and 5 assists.
Class AA
No. 4 Central-Macon 63, Kendrick 8: Jazlyn Johnson finished with 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals while Taliah Grier added 17 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Aniya Dugger had 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Alaya Grane netted 8 points.
Class A D-I
No. 2 Galloway 84, Cedar Grove 20: Georgia Tech-signee Tianna Thompson pumped in 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals. Danaya Stokes double-doubled with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals. Taryn Thompson compiled 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Libby Abdur-Rahim scored 11 points while Isalyn Calleroz-White had 10.
Franklin (NC) 73, No. 3 Rabun County 58: Western Carolina-signee Lucy Hood had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists. Presbyterian-signee Ellie Southards posted 15 points and 5 rebounds. Freshman Addy Beth Owens tallied 8 points and 5 rebounds while Winthrop softball-signee Mili Watts and Jacie McCall scored 6 each.
No. 8 Trion 58, Chattooga 38: I’Ziah McCutchins erupted for 35 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals, netting nine threes.
No. 9 Bryan County 64, Woodville-Tompkins 36: Kayley Wedlow dropped in 21 points while Ashanti Brown had 17. Jasmine Mikell scored 14 and Niyah Whitaker added 10.
Class A D-II
Wilcox County 44, 2ANo. 8 Dodge County 33: Freshman Kamiya Smith led the shorthanded Squaws with 14 points who were missing five players.
Non-GHSA
George Walton Academy 51, Commerce 46: Leila Mathis scored 18 points while Ashley Hill and Khyler Hannay added 11 apiece.
BOYS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 2 McEachern 84, Pebblebrook 64: Rutgers-signee Ace Bailey exploded for 41 points, 26 rebounds and 4 assists.
No. 3 Berkmar 64, North Gwinnett 56: Eddie Cooke finished with 17 points and 8 rebounds. Kamal Green scored 12 points while Mekhi Ragland posted 11 points and 7 rebounds. David Culbreath-Martin had 10.
No. 8 Walton 46, Lassiter 38: Caesar Burrows recorded 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals. Wofford-signee Luke Flynn had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals.
Brookwood 62, Dacula 52: Marcus Parks totaled 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. RJ Williams scored 12 points while Alex Young added 11 points and 6 rebounds.
Etowah 62, Cherokee 54: Georgia Tech baseball-signee Dimitri Angelakos netted 15 points along with Aiden Weaver. Cooper Heller had 11. Lawrence Sanford led Cherokee with 24.
Lambert 64, North Forsyth 48: Cam Bland pumped in 17 points and 5 rebounds followed by Stephen Hall’s 11 points. Brogen Casey led North Forsyth with 16 points.
Denmark 85, Horizon Christian 64: Notre Dame College-commit Josh Langefels dumped in 30 points. Swag Dean had 18 and Luke Jensen scored 12.
Central Gwinnett 52, South Gwinnett 49: Tim Smith had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Malik Rideout scored 13 points while Zay Keever-Simms netted 9.
Mill Creek 49, Parkview 48: John McIntyre scored 11 points and Julian Finch had 9. Braxton Rembert finished with 4 points, 12 rebounds, 5 steals and 7 blocks.
Class AAAAAA
No. 4 Woodward Academy 61, Mundy’s Mill 57: Deke Cooper collected 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Zac Foster scored 12 points followed by Payton Waites’ 11. Brandon Peters and Aaron Jackson had 8 points each.
Woodstock 44, Rome 36: Jackson Warren scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while Jamier Nowell had 11 and Quentin Rakestraw and freshman Taj Saragba posted 7 each. Malikhi Glover led Rome with 7 points.
Veterans 81, Swainsboro 49: Chandler Thomas posted 20 points while Antonio Scott had 19. Zeke Carswell added 11 points and Aiden Sweenor chipped in 9.
Lanier 67, South Forsyth 35: Tahai Morgan had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Dre Cowan and Amari Morgan scored 12 points each. Bruce Hart had 9 points and Brandon Lanier posted 8 points and 11 rebounds.
Newnan 63, East Paulding 55: Tae Reid scored 17 points while Wheeler Drake had 13. Jayden Morrison and Tourran Warner finished with 11 points apiece.
North Atlanta 65, Arabia Mountain 59: Josh Griffith scored 21 points. Tyler Thompson and Josiah Coleman netted 11 points each.
Sequoyah 82, River Ridge 79 OT: Cade Lomas set a school-record with 12 made threes, finishing with 36 points. Brendan Tousignaut dumped in 35 points. Blake Bracco recorded 8 assists and 8 steals.
Class AAAAA
No. 9 Winder-Barrow 75, 7ANo. 10 Mountain View 70 2OT: Jaden Baskin recorded 20 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks. Jerrin Samuel had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Jeremiah Shealey pumped in 16 points. Jordan Samuel collected 12 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Bronson Blair scored 20 points in the loss. Jah-Mel Bruce had 14 and QJ Jones netted 13.
No. 10 Jones County 73, Warner Robins 71: Jaden Stanley scored 18 points while Vontae Wade and Kaden Douglas added 16 each. Gabe Jacobs led Warner Robins with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Jay Johnson tallied 13 points and 8 rebounds while Isaiah Gibson posted 11 points and 10 rebounds. Camryn Perkins netted 8 points.
Ware County 79, Brantley County 58: Jarvis Wright netted 33 points. William Simmons scored 18 and Darius Ward had 10.
GAC 63, Chattahoochee 59: Noah Harry finished with 17 points and 5 rebounds. Mike Carpenter scored 12 points. Richard Rojas double-doubled with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Ledger Kincaid netted 9 points.
Jefferson 68, Hart County 55: Clay Owen scored 20 points on five threes. Micah Hooper double-doubled with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Tra Harrison pitched in 9 points and 11 rebounds. O’Brien Evans led Hart with 20 points. Avery Strickland had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Dalton 48, Heritage-Catoosa 33: Jermichael Craft scored 17 points while Kobi Cooper had 10 and Drew Snyder pitched in 8 points.
Class AAAA
No. 2 McDonough 75, Lovett 66: Zaiden Greene netted a school-record 7 threes en route to 25 points. Keenan Gray collected 20 points and 5 assists. Zion Greene posted 16 points and 10 rebounds. Lovett was led by Jack Rees’ 21 points and 6 rebounds. Freshman Cameron Cannon scored 16 points while Kingston Whitty tallied 15 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.
No. 3 Holy Innocents’ 64, Westminster 47: Colorado College-commit Will Hopkins had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Caleb Wilson posted 18 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks. Devin Hutcherson added 17 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.
No. 4 North Oconee 60, No. 6 Walnut Grove 51: Khamari Brooks returned from the football field and recorded a career-high 25 points and 7 rebounds. Evan Montgomery scored 14 points and Byrd Carter had 13. Justin Payne added 9 points.
No. 5 Madison County 83, No. 9 Seckinger 66: Mason Smith posted 17 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. Jay Carruth had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Grant Smith scored 11 points. Deshaun Johnson and Laderrion Walker scored 9 each. Akivo Walker (16), Carter Watkins (15), Keith Banks (14) and Alex Hepburn (8) led Seckinger.
Chestatee 69, Johnson-Gainesville 35: Colton Wilbanks went for 23 points. Jordan Harris scored 15 and Garett Selke had 11.
Hapeville Charter 63, Clarkston 47: Keith Parker (16) and Jonathan Goldson (14) powered the Hornets.
Druid Hills 73, Stone Mountain 61: Josiah Marsh scored 22 points. Austin Walker netted 13 and Elonzo Milla added 11.
Whitewater 81, Drew 43: Kaden Thomas netted 20 points followed by Kamiron Jones’ 15. Ashtain Preston scored 14 points. Seyi Daramola posted 9 points and Colton Allen had 5.
Class AAA
No. 4 Cross Creek 63, Burke County 59: Ja’Kell Dowdy led with 20 points. Quavon Henry and Frashad Tisby netted 11 each.
No. 6 Richmond Academy 81, Glenn Hills 38: Justin Mims (25), Darryl Crooms (14) and Kenny Corsey (13) led the Musketeers. Bryon Lee had 10 points and Isaiah James scored 9 for Glenn Hills.
No. 10 Long County 69, Tattnall County 34: Kaleel Anderson (16) and Keshawn Smith (15) led the Blue Tide in scoring while Chris Hatfield added 9 points and 11 rebounds.
Morgan County 59, Athens Christian 58 OT: Jaylen Elder scored 21 points. Jamauri Evans and Ryan Moore added 10 apiece while Zeki Locus had 7.
Dawson County 74, West Hall 68: Caden Reed dumped in 29 points and 9 rebounds. Trey Harvey tallied 22 points and 13 rebounds. Ethan Parker tallied 12 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.
White County 53, Tallulah Falls 50: Braxton Anderson scored 13 points while David Boman had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Tripp Nix, Dawson Oliver and Noah Futch all scored 8 points.
Gilmer 76, Pickens 71: Jackson McVey scored 31 points.
Johnson-Savanah 61, Savannah Country Day 39: Joshua Quarterman scored 21 points while Cormari Jones added 16.
Class AA
No. 4 Dodge County 70, Wilcox County 46: Kyler Johnson (17), Will Jordan (12), Ja’Boree Graham (11) and Keontez Champion (10) paced the Indians.
No. 9 Walker 48, No. 7 North Cobb Christian 3: Moustapha Diop posted 14 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks. Noah Pederson had 14 points. Tyler Pipes netted 11.
South Atlanta 60, Therrell 36: Isaac Benton (18), Bol Deng (15) and Duor Duor (10) paced the Hornets.
Providence Christian 66, Drew Charter 43: Samuel Thacker went for 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Brice Proctor finished with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Jaylon Seymour had 11 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
Landmark Christian 63, Elite Scholars 59: Blake Pollock (19), Riley Saunders (15) and Josh Harris (15) powered the War Eagles.
Class A D-I
No. 1 Mt. Vernon 91, Atlanta International 20: Sha’Yah Goba scored 20 points. Pace Bottoms (14), Simeon Montgomery (12), Cole Carroll (12) and Gabe Alterman (10) balanced the Mustangs.
No. 2 Darlington 87, Pepperell 39: Grant Hutton piled in 19 points and 7 rebounds. D’Marion Floyd scored 15 points. Jack Bell, Trustin Mercer, Brent Bell and Desmond Hall netted 10 points apiece.
Mt. Bethel 73, Weber School 46: Cole Buker piled in 28 points and 9 rebounds. Zach Rodene netted 15 points. Will Kuimjian tacked on 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
Jasper County 54, Washington-Wilkes 40: Malik Epps scored 18 points followed by Kemarion Thomas’ 17. JaMarkus Thomas scored 7 points and Randy Williams had 6.
Bleckley County 72, Northside-Warner Robins 58: Keron Milton (15) and Damien Dee (12) led Northside.
Class A D-II
Non-GHSA
George Walton Academy 59, Commerce 49: Hudson Dudish had 12 points in the loss. Freshman Tyler Sorrells scored 10 points while fellow rookie Essien Lockleer had 9.
Furtah Prep 67, Heirway Christian 47: Victor Julio netted 18 points while Rauan Rodrigues and Deniz Kimyoncuoglu scored 12 apiece.
Cumberland Christian 60, Arlington Christian 56: In the loss, Jaylen Taylor scored 18 points, Davon Aikens had 16 and Shamar Madden netted 10.
Lakeview Academy 92, Pinecrest Academy 48: Mekhi Barber (22), Brock Graham (14), Justyce Sadler (14) and Ricky Brown (10) led the Lions.
Tattnall Square 55, Mary Persons 46: Antone Johnson poured in 20 points while Drew Bacchus had 15.