BOYS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 1 Newton 91, Grayson 65: Ashton Hagans finished with 15 points, 11 assists and 4 rebounds as Newton sliced and diced Grayson. JD Notae piled in 27 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists. Isaiah Miller had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. Josh Tukes added 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 4 blocks. Darvin Jones and Dante Johnson scored 7 apiece. In the loss Grayson received 12 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block from Kenyon Jackson. Gerald Buncum had 4 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks. Travis Anderson was held to 9 points on 10 shot attempts.
No. 3 Pebblebrook 104, Campbell 88: Collin Sexton poured in 53 points in the Falcons’ shootout. Campbell received 27 points from Donovan Grant, 23 from Tyree Crankfield and 14 from Kiya Randolph.
No. 4 Norcross 63, Lakeside-DeKalb 27: Kyle Sturdivant had 17 points and Lance Thomas added 11 points. Malachi Martin chipped in 9 points and Brandon Boston finished with 8. Cameron Starkes led the Vikings with 9 points.
No. 8 Wheeler 78, No. 5 Westlake 63: Wheeler bowed up and dominated from the opening tip, racing out to a 31-10 first quarter lead. Darius Perry led the way with 23 points.
No. 7 Berkmar 68, Central Gwinnett 56: Zach Cooks tallied 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Jay Estime netted 15 points.
No. 10 Roswell 66, Walton 59: Sophomore Miles Herron scored 20 points and senior James Anderson chipped in 18 as the newly ranked Hornets survived a scare from Walton.
Hillgrove 82, Kennesaw Mountain 62: Demierre Black powered the Hawks with 23 points. Antoine Jones added 15 points while Justin Davidson (12) and Miles Jaynes (11) cracked double digits.
Milton 69, South Forsyth 64: Milton overcame Evan Cole’s 29 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks to earn a Region 5 victory. Santhosh Saravanan added 17 in the loss. Alex O’Connell had 21 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists in the win. Christian Wright had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Jordan Yates scored 12. Ulryic Linton had 11 poitns and 6 rebounds.
North Forsyth 60, Forsyth Central 48: Connor Stephenson netted 17 points to lead the Raiders. CJ Smith had 25 points in the loss.
Brookwood 56, Meadowcreek 51: The Broncos rallied from down eight in the fourth quarter to capture their fourth win in a row. Bubba Parham dropped in 24 points and Trae Higginbotham added 16.
Mill Creek 50, North Gwinnett 33: Mill Creek’s strong play of late continued as Christian Mancillas and Chris Birch each scored 13 points. Freshman Kendall Latney added 10 points.
Woodstock 64, Lassiter 50: Tyreke Johnson finished with 22 points and 5 assists. Cameron Crowe added 10 points and Dylin Hardeman went for 9 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. Noah Frith chipped in 8 points. Christian Jackson led Lassiter with 17 points.
Class AAAAAA
No. 1 South Paulding 72, Mays 61: Ja’Cori Wilson hung 19 points and 13 rebounds while Kane Williams finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Drew Shepherd added 13 points and 6 steals.
No. 2 Gainesville 82, Habersham Central 28: Twins Jarred and Jarrel Rosser scored 15 apiece to lead the Red Elephants. Mike White had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Maurice Hector pitched in 11 points. Bailey Minor returned to the lineup with 5 points.
No. 3 Jonesboro 58, Stephenson 54: The Cardinals won a nailbiter at Stephenson behind MJ Walker’s 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Jaylon Terrell added 11 points. Dashaun Ellerbe had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
No. 6 Alpharetta 56, Chattahoochee 54: Brandon Barron led the Raiders with 14 points and Ellis Merriweather added 12 points in the win. Ryan Jenei and Carlos Carierre netted 10 apiece.
No. 9 Heritage-Conyers 73, Greenbrier 45: Jordan Thomas scored 15 points while Isaiah Banks added 12 points and 3 rebounds. Byron Abrams finished with 9 points, 6 assists and 3 steals. Avante Lederer had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals while JaQuez Hicks added 4 points and 12 rebounds.
No. 10 Alexander 85, Northgate 41: Rod Rapley finished with 14 points and 7 assists while Damion Howell posted a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds. Grant Howard had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Chris Lunsford and Cameron Armstrong scored 12 apiece.
Allatoona 59, Harrison 58: Trey Doomes finished with 20 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists and 2 steals to survive the upset-minded Hoyas. Tobi Adeyeye posted 13 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Cambridge 40, North Atlanta 38: Sophomores Bryce Boutelle and Kamar Robertson led the Bears past North Atlanta. Boutelle scored 12 points followed by Robertson’s 11.
Osborne 65, Sprayberry 50: LaTrell Tate went off, going for 34 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals to power the Cardinals.
Class AAAAA
No. 1 Buford 74, Flowery Branch 61: Slick junior guard Alex Jones carried Buford, exploding for 37 points (18 in 4Q; 14-14 FT), 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Donell Nixon added 16 points and Tobi Obasanya had 12. The Wolves shot 25-of-27 from the line to ice the game after leading 63-59 late. Flowery Branch went 6-of-7 from the line. Brannon Clark had 20 points and 4 rebounds. John Mills pumped in 21 in the loss. Justin Quick contributed 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals.
No. 2 Cedar Shoals 61, Walnut Grove 38: Jai’Vanni McDavis led the Jags with 16 points. Stavion Stevenson pitched in 14 points and Phlan Fleming added 10. Dashun Smith netted 13 points in the loss.
No. 3 Warner Robins 76, Harris County 67: Jacolbey Owens scored 18 points to lead the Demons. Jaydon Norman and Jam’l Dillard both scored 12 points. Nelson Phillips added 10. Riqueito Leonard scored a game-high 21 for the Tigers followed by Tailique Williams’ 18.
No. 4 Fayette County 61, McIntosh 49: Kahmonnie Willis had 18 points, 3 assists and 2 steals. Phillip Young posted 15 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Noah Gurley added 10 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocks. Jaylen Holloway produced 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Austin Nesmith finished with 8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
No. 5 Columbia 67, Lithonia 55: Jalen Cobb finished with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists to lead the Eagles. Kevon Eskridge had 15 points and 3 assists. Reyhan Cobb added 7 points and 9 rebounds. Joshua Taylor chipped in 6 points and 11 rebounds.
Bainbridge 62, 2ANo. 3 Thomasville 45: Jeremiah Davis scored 14 points while Maleke Lurry added 13 and Milton Gayle netted 12 to upset the Bulldogs. Arkansas-commit Reggie Perry was held to 12 points in the loss.
Southwest DeKalb 41, Chamblee 40: The Panthers survived the Bulldogs on Senior Night. Kadarius Johnson scored 13 points to lead the way. Jalen Lee added 7 and James Glisson scored 6.
Druid Hills 65, Arabia Mountain 60: In the loss the Rams were paced by Jamal Middleton’s 16 points. Jaelin Simpson had 11 and Jordan Sterling scored 10.
Starr’s Mill 69, Morrow 43: Drew Hudson scored a team-high 23 points in the win.
Kell 100, East Paulding 57: Caelon Ball (18), Savvon Delgado (16), Cameron Marshall (15) and Wayne Bryant (13) all scored in double figures.
Riverwood 65, Grady 56: Elijah Jenkins poured in 20 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Josh Brown had a big double-double of 15 points and 16 rebounds. Rudy Fitzgibbons added 9 points and 2 steals. Charnchai Chantha finished with 4 points and 6 assists.
Decatur 57, North Springs 43: Chalen Hippe led the Bulldogs with 15 points. Uriah Pickens-Roberts (12), Mikhail Johnson (11) and TJ Myrick (11) all cracked double digits.
Lithia Springs 76, Banneker 44: Anthony Hardy paced the Lions with 21 points followed by Ceaunte Zachery’s 16. Brandon Trowel led Banneker with 14.
Loganville 60, Clarke Central 56: Jamar Moore had 7 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block while Akil Covington netted 8 points to help the Red Devils to a region victory.
Class AAAA
No. 1 Upson-Lee 70, West Laurens 37: The Knights used a balanced offense to overwhelm West Laurens. Four players scored in double figures led by Tye Fagan’s 13. Travon Walker (12), Zyrice Scott (12) and Mikey Smith (10) all did damage.
No. 2 Henry County 55, No. 10 Salem 52: Javon Greene had 17 points and Damion Rosser scored 12 as the Warhawks picked up their 10th straight win. Kovi Tate added 10 points. Salem was led by Brandon Smith’s 19 and Denzel Bryan’s 12.
No. 3 LaGrange 67, No. 8 Cartersville 52: Laperion Perry produced 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to carry the Grangers to a massive Region 5 victory. Bo Russell added 13 points and 7 rebounds. Gabe Duckett dropped in 14 points. Cartersville received 16 points from Jaylon Pugh and 12 from Isaac Gridley.
No. 4 Sandy Creek 103, Chapel Hill 77: Evan Jester posted 28 points and 10 rebounds. Jarred Godfrey had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. TJ Bickerstaff pumped in 16 points, 5 steals and 2 blocks. Chris Porter finished with 11 points and Eric Williams scored 10. KJ Wilkins collected 8 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
No. 7 Richmond Academy 66, Burke County 65: Moses Williams scored 21 points followed by DT Stephens’ 19 and Jason Weaver’s 13.
North Clayton 66, Luella 55: Ahsan Asadullah scored 20 points and Yaya Diaby added 12. Alex Quaynor netted 11 in the win. Luella was led by KJ Jones’ 25 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.
Westover 66, Carver-Columbus 62: Kris Gardner had 20 points. Jamarea Grier added 14 points and 3 assists.
North Oconee 49, Jefferson 32: Jasper Gibson scored 11 points in the loss.
Heritage-Catoosa 80, Pickens 61: Hunter Hermann posted 17 points and 5 rebounds for the Dragons. Zach Goss had 9 points and 4 rebounds. Keinyuan Hooks tallied 7 points, 6 assists, 4 steals and 1 block in the loss.
Blessed Trinity 52, West Hall 38: Coach Patrick Hughes picked up win No. 51 at Blessed Trinity. Sophomore CJ Abrams netted a game-high 24 points while senior Kyle Swade pitched in 14 points. West Hall was led by Xzavier Reed’s 20 points.
St. Pius X 58, Madison County 44: Carson Seramur scored 13 points and Matt Gonzalo added 13 points and 5 assists.
Central, AL 82, Shaw 64: Lincoln Smith powered in 25 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. Chris Hicks scored 12 points and both Larrie Scott and Devan Porter-Wilson netted 10 apiece.
Class AAA
No. 1 Westside-Macon 72, Peach County 35: Khavon Moore finished with 27 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Samone Reed added 13 points and 4 steals. Gregory Holloway pitched in 12 points and 9 rebounds.
East Hall 74, No. 2 Greater Atlanta Christian 57: Luke Cooper drained 24 points, Sedrion Morse dropped 17 and Mahki Brown added 16 as the Vikings stunned the Spartans in Rabbittown to take a share of first place in Region7.
No. 8 Cedar Grove 63, Stone Mountain 59: Devon Barnes collected 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. Jamari Dean had 8 points and 12 rebounds. Blake Austin added 12 points and 2 steals. Jadon Hazelwood chipped in 8 points and 5 rebounds. Marcus Reid had 8 points, 7 assists and 5 steals.
Lovett 73, McNair 54: Lance Beck splashed in 6-of-9 three-pointers off the bench for 18 points to lift the Lions to a road victory. Lovett trailed 2-0 to start the game and never trailed again. The Lions led 45-20 at the half. Lovett hit 11-19 from 3-point range. Ryan Greer added 17 points as nine different Lovett players scored.
Calhoun 60, Adairsville 48: Chapin Rierson scored a team-high 14 points. Rhett Abernathy and Malik Lawrence scored 13 apiece. Kaylan Aker added 12 points and 6 rebounds. Porter Law tallied 11 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals.
Dawson County 73, Fannin County 48: Cullen Reed and Joseph Cronin both scored 14 points for the Tigers. Jeremiah Crumley added 13 points and Ryan Gallenkamp posted 7 points and 7 rebounds.
North Hall 66, Union County 52: Alden Lewallen scored 19 points in the win.
Monroe Area 74, East Jackson 60: Kobe Haley had 25 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block in the loss.
Class AA
No. 4 Laney 67, No. 5 Butler 64 OT: Donald Henley Jr. scored 25 points to pace the Wildcats while Butler received 15 points apiece from Will Lambert and DeAndre Barton.
Monticello 73, Rabun County 66: Ashton Bonner went for 32 points and 7 rebounds while CJ Adams added 20 points and 4 assists to Monticello’s explosive backcourt. Malik Crawford posted 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Washington County 71, Dodge County 49: Nick Cummings scored 16 points in the loss while RJ Carr added 11.
Glenn Hills 59, Jefferson County 58: Jeff Cabarrus scored 18 points and Timmy Sellers produced a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Spartans.
Class A-Private
No. 1 Greenforest 78, Elite Scholars 43: Justin Forrest had 16 points while Victor Enoh added 15.
No. 2 North Cobb Christian 83, Mt. Zion-Carroll 81 2OT: North Cobb Christian somehow survived the visiting Eagles. CJ Ackles dropped in 28 points and TJ Cagle had 24 in the loss. Jace Jordan netted 10.
No. 3 Southwest Atlanta Christian 64, Wesleyan 59: Christian McLean went off for 36 points as the visiting Wolves nearly scored their biggest win of the season. JD Kavel netted 9 points and Grant Frerking pitched in 8.
No. 5 Aquinas 83, Taliaferro County 35: Jelani Shakir finished with 18 points, 11 assists and 6 steals while Tre Gomillion added 18 points, 15 rebounds and 3 steals. Dajuan Hill had 13 points and 7 rebounds. George Welch chipped in 9 points and 5 rebounds.
No. 7 Lakeview Academy 59, No. 8 Tallulah Falls 51: The Lions handed the Indians their first loss of the season and in the process cemented themselves as still the team to beat in Region 8. Josh Randolph went for 15 points and 8 rebounds. Adam Cottrell scored 13 points. Evan Pitts grabbed 8 rebounds.
No. 10 Whitefield Academy 60, Fellowship Christian 59: Cody Frazer scored 22 points in the loss.
Paideia 47, WD Mohammed 35: Sam Smith had 7 points in the win for the Pythons.
Class A-Public
Bowdon 72, Excel Christian 34: Octavius Meadows poured in 24 points. Chris Parker added 12 and Zach Ledbetter chipped in 11.
Lincoln County 83, Lake Oconee Academy 33: Everyone scored for the Red Devils led by Ahmad Rand’s 18 points and 7 blocks. Maciah Gunby had 16 points and Javon Reid totaled 14 points and 4 steals. Zae Gartell tacked on 12 points and 4 steals.
GIRLS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 5 Brookwood 40, Meadowcreek 35: Kierra Adams had 15 points and 5 rebounds while Hunter Thacker added 9 points and 6 rebounds in the win.
No. 6 Lambert 58, West Forsyth 35: Jaleah Greene finished with 11 points and 6 rebounds for the Longhorns. M.E. Craven had 9 points and 5 steals. Mandy Clarke added 8 points, 3 assists and 3 steals. Molly Williams pitched in 8 points. In the loss Ella Madson scored 8 points. Kalie Schlegel finished with 8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Carsen Parker had 5 steals to go with her 4 points.
No. 10 Newton 71, Grayson 50: Jurnee Smith dropped in 26 points to steer Newton to a Region 8 victory.
North Forsyth 58, Central Forsyth 20: Ansley Allen poured in 15 points and 3 steals off the bench for the Raiders. Cassie Markle posted 13 points and 7 rebounds.
South Forsyth 61, Milton 39: Zoe Maisel scored 14 points and Emily Dreslinski had 12 for the War Eagles. Mari Jonassen chipped in 10.
Class AAAAAA
No. 3 Lovejoy 42, No. 7 Tucker 37: Amber Thornton scored 15 points and Genesis Bryant pitched in 13 points to keep the Wildcats undefeated in Region 4 play.
Johns Creek 65, Pope 59: Samantha Breslow and Ashley Alexander scored 16 apiece to carry a balanced scoring attack for the Gladiators. Sydney Tanguilig added 14 points and Jillian Davis netted 12.
Alexander 70, Northgate 27: Shacara Clark and Andria Thomas dropped in 13 points apiece in the win.
Class AAAAA
No. 1 Buford 51, No. 2 Flowery Branch 46: Taniyah Worth finished with 16 points and 17 rebounds and Ashley Woodroofe netted 10 points but it wasn’t enough to overcome Buford.
No. 6 Carrollton 58, No. 8 Villa Rica 52: For the second time this season, the Wildcats couldn’t solve Carrollton in Region 7. Deasia Merrill finished with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in the loss. Emerald Parham had 12 points and 5 assists. Jaila Orozco was held to 10 points. April Battle posted 15 rebounds and 6 blocks in defeat.
No. 9 Eagle’s Landing 52, Jones County 37: Ashley Foster led the newly ranked Eagles with 15 points. Jaleah Storr and Kiera Howard both finished with 7 points.
Cass 55, Hiram 33: Jana Morning scored 14 points followed by Chanel Clemmons and Kyla Michienzi’s 12 apiece. Esmeralda Thomas added 7.
Starr’s Mill 61, Morrow 58: Kelly Kozusko posted 8 points, 12 rebounds and 11 blocks while Alice Anne Hudson dropped in a team-high 21 points to lead the Panthers.
Class AAAA
Jefferson 55, No. 1 North Oconee 48: Abbie Franklin and McKenzie Tyner scored 20 points apiece to power the Dragons into sole possession of first place in Region 8 and a statement victory over the top ranked Titans. In the loss Camryn Williams had 19 points and Emma Weynand scored 13.
No. 4 West Hall 55, Blessed Trinity 31: Macy Passmore scored the 1,000th point of her career in the Spartans victory. Anna McKendree netted 18 and Avery Prather scored 16. Kinsey Wilson tacked on 7 points.
No. 7 Heritage-Catoosa 76, Pickens 54: Mykenzie Weaver had 26 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. Torie Williams chipped in 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
St. Pius X 44, Madison County 40: Macey Carson scored a go-ahead basket with under a minute and Leah Middleton hit two free throws with seven seconds left to beat Madison County 44-40. Carson scored 14 and Kathryn Mckenzie added 11 in the win. Madison County’s Jordan Bailey tied the game at 40 with two of her 18 points with two minutes to play. Adryana Maxwell scored 11 for the Red Raiders.
Class AAA
No. 1 Beach 66, Southeast Bulloch 37: Judasia Hills finished with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Freshman Madison Evans pitched in 12 points and 6 steals. Maryyana Page chipped in 12 points and 5 rebounds.
No. 8 Calhoun 56, Adairsville 33: Jana Johns double-doubled with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Ryan Brzozoski had 15 points and Ashlyn Barnes notched 14 points and 7 steals.
Westminster 41, Pace Academy 31: Maya Longacre recorded 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Wildcats.
Dawson County 69, Fannin County 47: Kaylee Sticker scored 21 points to lead the Tigers. Abi Chatham netted 16, Anna Lowe scored 13 and Marlie Townley chipped in 9.
Class AA
No. 2 Dodge County 66, Washington 34: Jurnee Powell scored 20 points and Haley Holloway hit three three-pointers en route to 13 points.
No. 3 Rabun County 80, Monticello 39: Georgia Stockton finished with 20 points and 3 steals to pace the Wildcats. Savanna Scott had 16 points, 7 assists and 6 steals. Tessa Matheson added 10 points and 5 rebounds while Brooke Henricks posted 10 points and 4 rebounds.
No. 4 Model 75, Gordon Central 37: Victaria Saxton scored 19 points while Bailey Upton added 14 and Taylor Owens, Libby Upton and Natalie Davis all scored 8 to power the Blue Devils. Gordon Central was led by Cara Crump’s 10 points and Chloe Ferguson’s 8.
Class A-Private
Athens Academy 53, Providence Christian Academy 31: Gabby Mastandrea netted a game-high 18 points for the Spartans. Jarrett Kemp finished with 11 points and 16 rebounds. Kate Williams pitched in 10 points.
Fellowship Christian 63, Whitefield Academy 48: Junior Cameron Swartz surpassed the 1,000-point barrier by pouring in 43 points.
Class A-Public
No. 2 Telfair County 70, No. 9 Treutlen 46: India Wells pumped in 24 points and NyAsia Howard netted 14 in the Trojans win.
No. 3 Woodville-Tompkins 74, Claxton 24: Savanna Walker scored 21 points and Jasmine Grayson added 14 points, 5 assists and 5 steals. Algeria Scott and Antalazia Baker chipped in 11 and 10 points respectively.