GHSA, GHSA Basketball, Schedules

2019 Boys Region Tournaments Master Schedule

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Class AAAAAAA

Region 1

Tuesday (2/5)
At Lowndes
#3 Lowndes 64, #4 Colquitt County 57
Thursday (2/7)
At Camden County
#3 Lowndes 61, #2 Camden County 55
Friday (2/8)
At Camden County
Championship: #1 Tift County 54, #3 Lowndes 39

Region 2

Tuesday (2/5)
At East Coweta
#4 Wheeler 60, #5 Campbell 46
#3 Westlake 68, #6 Newnan 55
Friday (2/8)
At Campbell
#4 Wheeler 75, #1 East Coweta 49
#3 Westlake 76, #2 Pebblebrook 52
Saturday (2/9)
At Campbell
Consolation: #2 Pebblebrook 61, #1 East Coweta 45
Championship: #3 Westlake 55, #4 Wheeler 46

Region 3

At North Cobb
Wednesday (2/6)
#5 Hillgrove 52, #4 North Cobb 45
#3 Marietta 57, #6 Kennesaw Mountain 53
Friday (2/8)
#2 North Paulding 38, #3 Marietta 35
#1 McEachern 72, #5 Hillgrove 51
Saturday (2/9)
Consolation: #5 Hillgrove 61, #3 Marietta 56 OT
Championship: #1 McEachern 73, #2 North Paulding 55

Region 4

At Cherokee
Tuesday (2/5)
#3 Walton 49, #6 Lassiter 45
#5 Cherokee 65, #4 Woodstock 53
Thursday (2/7)
#5 Cherokee 60, #1 Roswell 58
#2 Etowah 48, #3 Walton 37
Friday (2/8)
Consolation: #1 Roswell 60, #3 Walton 43
Championship: #2 Etowah 44, #5 Cherokee 39

Region 5 

At North Forsyth
Tuesday (2/5)
#3 West Forsyth 58, #6 North Forsyth 39
#5 Forsyth Central 53, #4 South Forsyth 39
Wednesday (2/6)
#3 West Forsyth 80, #2 Lambert 71
#1 Milton 83, #5 Forsyth Central 54
Friday (2/8)
Consolation: #2 Lambert 75, #5 Forsyth Central 70
Championship: #1 Milton 64, #3 West Forsyth 42

Region 6

At Peachtree Ridge
Monday (2/4)
#6 Duluth 49, #7 Collins Hill 47
Tuesday (2/5)
#5 Mountain View 74, #4 North Gwinnett 53
#6 Duluth, 53, #3 Mill Creek 48
Thursday (2/7)
#2 Peachtree Ridge 47, #6 Duluth 34
#1 Discovery 61, #5 Mountain View 53
Friday (2/8)
Consolation: #5 Mountain View 59, #6 Duluth 51
Championship: #1 Discovery 64, #2 Peachtree Ridge 46

Region 7

At Meadowcreek
Monday (2/4)
#7 Lakeside-DeKalb 65, #6 Central Gwinnett 54
Tuesday (2/5)
#3 Berkmar 55, #7 Lakeside-DeKalb 32
#4 Parkview 57, #5 Brookwood 44
Wednesday (2/6)
#2 Meadowcreek 53, #3 Berkmar 35
#1 Norcross 89, #4 Parkview 65
Friday (2/8)
Consolation: #3 Berkmar 65, #4 Parkview 43
Championship: #2 Meadowcreek 46, #1 Norcross, 44 OT

Region 8

At Grayson
Wednesday (2/6)
#5 Archer 50, #4 South Gwinnett 49
#3 Newton 60, #6 Rockdale 51
Friday (2/8)
#3 Newton 65, #2 Shiloh 57
#1 Grayson 79, #5 Archer 61
Saturday (2/9)
Consolation: #2 Shiloh 61, #5 Archer 39
Championship: #1 Grayson 64, #3 Newton 54

Class AAAAAA

Region 1

Tuesday (2/5)
At Northside-Warner Robins
#5 Valdosta 67, #4 Northside-Warner Robins 63
Thursday (2/7)
At Coffee
#3 Houston County 54, #2 Lee County 52 OT
#1 Coffee 59, #5 Valdosta 35
Friday (2/8)
At Coffee
Consolation: #2 Lee County 56, #5 Valdosta 54
Championship: #3 Houston County 61, #1 Coffee 57

Region 2

Monday (2/4)
At Glynn Academy
#4 Glynn Academy 62, #5 Effingham County 46
Wednesday (2/6)
At Brunswick
#2 Richmond Hill 60, #3 Bradwell Institute 49
#1 Brunswick 77, #4 Glynn Academy 46
Friday (2/8)
At Brunswick
Consolation: #4 Glynn Academy 63, #3 Bradwell Institute 61
Championship: #1 Brunswick 64, #2 Richmond Hill 62

Region 3

At Greenbrier
Tuesday (2/5)
#4 Greenbrier 61, #5 Alcovy 46
#3 Evans 75, #6 Grovetown 57
Thursday (2/7)
#3 Evans 60, #2 Heritage-Conyers 53
#4 Greenbrier 62, #1 Lakeside-Evans 37
Friday (2/8)
Consolation: #2 Heritage-Conyers 79, #1 Lakeside-Evans 73 OT
Championship: #4 Greenbrier 64, #3 Evans 56

Region 4 

At Stephenson
Monday (2/4)
#8 Forest Park 58, #9 Drew 48
Tuesday (2/5)
#3 Morrow 66, #6 Lovejoy 45
#2 Mundy’s Mill 64, #7 ML King 49
Wednesday (2/6)
#5 Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 53, #4 Stephenson 47
#1 Tucker 55, #8 Forest Park 31
Friday (2/8)
#2 Mundy’s Mill 66, #3 Morrow 51
#1 Tucker 64, #5 Mt. Zion 47
Saturday (2/9)
Consolation: #3 Morrow W,  #5 Mt. Zion L
Championship: #1 Tucker 52, #2 Mundy’s Mill 39

Region 5

At New Manchester
Monday (2/4)
#8 Creekside 79, #9 Northgate 73
#7 New Manchester 56, #6 Mays 44
Wednesday (2/6)
#4 Langston Hughes 51, #5 South Paulding 45
#3 Alexander 63, #7 New Manchester 42
#2 Douglas County 72, #8 Creekside 57
Friday (2/8)
#3 Alexander 58, #2 Douglas County 54
#1 Tri-Cities 79, #4 Langston Hughes 70
Saturday (2/9)
Consolation: #4 Langston Hughes 64, #2 Douglas County 54
Championship: #1 Tri-Cities 58, #3 Alexander 57

Region 6

Monday (2/4)
At Allatoona
#6 Harrison 63, #7 Osborne 56
#5 Creekview 80, #8 Dalton 61
#4 Allatoona 70, #9 River Ridge 50
Wednesday (2/6)
At Sequoyah
#5 Creekview 71, #4 Allatoona 61
#3 Sequoyah 92, #6 Harrison 55
Friday (2/8)
At South Cobb
#2 South Cobb 97, #3 Sequoyah 86
#1 Sprayberry 96, #5 Creekview 91 3OT
Saturday (2/9)
At South Cobb
Consolation: #3 Sequoyah 59, # 5 Creekview 56
Championship: #2 South Cobb 75, #1 Sprayberry 68

Region 7

At Pope
Monday (2/4)
#6 Centennial 60, #9 Northview 44
#8 Johns Creek 72, #7 Dunwoody 37
Wednesday (2/6)
#2 Chattahoochee 79, #8 Johns Creek 68
#3 North Atlanta 68, #6 Centennial 50
#4 Pope 83, #5 Alpharetta 65
Friday (2/8)
#1 Cambridge 73, #4 Pope 49
#3 North Atlanta 72, #2 Chattahoochee 70
Saturday (2/9)
Consolation: #2 Chattahoochee 76, #4 Pope 59
Championship: #1 Cambridge 87, #3 North Atlanta 63

Region 8

At Winder-Barrow
Thursday (2/7)
#3 Dacula 82, #6 Habersham Central 57
#5 Apalachee 59, #4 Winder-Barrow 52
Friday (2/8)
#2 Gainesville 74, #3 Dacula 65
#5 Apalachee 57, #1 Lanier 56
Saturday (2/9)
Consolation: #3 Dacula 62, #1 Lanier 54
Championship: #5 Apalachee 51, #2 Gainesville 47

Class AAAAA

Region 1

Tuesday (2/5)
At Bainbridge
#4 Bainbridge 59, #5 Thomas County Central 50
Friday (2/8)
At Veterans
#2 Veterans 52, #3 Harris County 34
#1 Warner Robins 66, #4 Bainbridge 53
Saturday (2/9)
At Veterans
Consolation: #3 Harris County 69, #4 Bainbridge 68
Championship: #1 Warner Robins 67, #2 Veterans 59

Region 2

At South Effingham
Monday (2/4)
#4 Ware County 71, #5 South Effingham 63
Wednesday (2/6)
At Wayne County
#3 Statesboro 46, #2 New Hampstead 36
#1 Wayne County 80, #4 Ware County 64
Friday (2/8)
At Wayne County
Consolation: #2 New Hampstead vs. #4 Ware County, 5:00
Championship: #1 Wayne County 56, #3 Statesboro 52 OT

Region 3

At Griffin
Wednesday (2/6)
#5 Whitewater 42, #4 McIntosh 39
#3 Starr’s Mill 45, #6 Griffin 41
#2 Jonesboro 42, #7 Riverdale 34
Thursday (2/7)
#1 Fayette County 72, #5 Whitewater 52
#2 Jonesboro 42, #3 Starr’s Mill 35
Friday (2/8)
Consolation: #3 Starr’s Mill 55, #5 Whitewater 49
Championship: #2 Jonesboro 70, #1 Fayette County 52

Region 4

At Eagle’s Landing
Saturday (2/2)
#8 Ola 53, #7 Locust Grove 49
Monday (2/4)
#5 Union Grove 61, #4 Stockbridge 45
#6 Dutchtown 61, #3 Jones County 55
#2 Woodland-Stockbridge 63, #8 Ola 20
Thursday (2/7)
#2 Woodland-Stockbridge 61, #6 Dutchtown 35
#1 Eagle’s Landing 57, #5 Union Grove 29
Friday (2/8)
Consolation:  #6 Dutchtown 39, #5 Union Grove 35
Championship: #1 Eagle’s Landing 65, #2 Woodland-Stockbridge 56

Region 5

At Columbia
Tuesday (2/5)
#4 Miller Grove 61, #5 Chamblee 58
Wednesday (2/6)
#3 Columbia 56, #6 Arabia Mountain 47
#2 Lithonia 59, #7 Clarkston 44
Friday (2/8)
#2 Lithonia 68, #3 Columbia 43
#1 Southwest DeKalb 54, #4 Miller Grove 44
Saturday (2/9)
Consolation: #3 Columbia 50, #4 Miller Grove 42
Championship: #1 Southwest DeKalb 61, #2 Lithonia 59

Region 6

At Decatur
Monday (2/4)
#5 Banneker 58, #8 Decatur 35
#7 Grady 73, #6 Carver-Atlanta 48
Wednesday (2/6)
#5 Banneker 71, #4 North Springs 57
#3 Riverwood 67, #7 Grady 40
Friday (2/8)
#3 Riverwood 64, #2 Lithia Springs 49
#5 Banneker 73, #1 Maynard Jackson 72
Saturday (2/9)
Consolation: #1 Maynard Jackson 69, #2 Lithia Springs 51
Championship: #3 Riverwood 54, #5 Banneker 43

Region 7

Monday (2/4)
At Hiram
#8 Hiram 82, #9 Woodland-Cartersville 72
Tuesday (2/5)
At Kell
#4 Rome 70, #5 Cass 69
#1 Kell 74, #8 Hiram 70
At Carrollton
#6 Villa Rica 67, #3 Paulding County 44
#2 Carrollton 87, #7 East Paulding 79 OT
Thursday (2/7)
At Villa Rica
#6 Villa Rica 68, #2 Carrollton 61
#1 Kell 77, #4 Rome 66
Friday (2/8)
At Villa Rica
Consolation: #2 Carrollton 78, #4 Rome 69
Championship: #1 Kell 54, #6 Villa Rica 51

Region 8

Tuesday (2/5)
At Loganville
#4 Loganville 51, #5 Walnut Grove 49
#3 Clarke Central 67, #6 Johnson-Gainesville 44
Thursday (2/7)
At Walnut Grove
#1 Buford 71, #4 Loganville 45
#2 Cedar Shoals 59, #3 Clarke Central 45
Friday (2/8)
At Walnut Grove
Consolation: #4 Loganville 61, #3 Clarke Central 60
Championship:  #1 Buford 73, #2 Cedar Shoals 52

Class AAAA

Region 1

Monday (2/4)
At Cairo
#8 Cairo 68, #5 Hardaway 66
At Americus-Sumter
#7 Northside-Columbus 79, #6 Shaw 74
Tuesday (2/5)
At Shaw
#4 Westover 86, #7 Northside-Columbus 51
At Hardaway
#3 Dougherty 74, #8 Cairo 49
Thursday (2/7)
At Carver-Columbus
#2 Americus-Sumter 76, #3 Dougherty 62
#1 Carver-Columbus 77, #4 Westover 64
Friday (2/8)
At Carver-Columbus
Consolation: #3 Dougherty 74, #4 Westover 68
Championship: #1 Carver-Columbus 55, #2 Americus-Sumter 54

Region 2

At Mary Persons
Monday (2/4)
#3 Howard 68, #6 Perry 67
#5 Mary Persons 83, #4 Spalding 71
Wednesday (2/6)
#3 Howard 79, #2 West Laurens 71
#1 Upson-Lee 63, #5 Mary Persons 48
Friday (2/8)
Consolation: #5 Mary Persons 69, #2 West Laurens 60
Championship: #1 Upson-Lee 72, #3 Howard 31

Region 3

Tuesday (2/5)
At Thomson
#4 Cross Creek 81, #5 Burke County 67
Thursday (2/7)
At Burke County
#3 Thomson 39, #2 Richmond Academy 35
#4 Cross Creek 75, #1 Baldwin 61
Friday (2/8)
At Burke County
Consolation: #1 Baldwin 59, #2 Richmond Academy 47
Championship: #3 Thomson 53, #4 Cross Creek 50

Region 4

At North Clayton
Tuesday (2/5)
#5 Druid Hills 65, #4 Eastside 53
#2 Woodward Academy 72, #7 Hampton 46
#3 Salem 71, #6 North Clayton 50
#1 Henry County 79, #8 Luella 54
Thursday (2/7)
#2 Woodward Academy 68, #3 Salem 66
#1 Henry County 61, #5 Druid Hills 47
Friday (2/8)
Consolation: #3 Salem 70, #5 Druid Hills 63
Championship: #2 Woodward Academy 67, #1 Henry County 51

Region 5

Monday (2/4)
At LaGrange
#6 LaGrange 57, #7 Central-Carrollton 39
Wednesday (2/6)
At Cartersville
#4 Cedartown 58, #5 Chapel Hill 55
#3 Cartersville 61, #6 LaGrange 55
Friday (2/8)
At Sandy Creek
#3 Cartersville 53, #2 Troup County 43
#1 Sandy Creek 90, #4 Cedartown 26
Saturday (2/9)
At Sandy Creek
Consolation: #2 Troup County 72, #4 Cedartown 46
Championship: #1 Sandy Creek 78, #3 Cartersville 64

Region 6

At Southeast Whitfield
Tuesday (2/5)
#5 SE Whitfield 62, #4 NW Whitfield 55
#3 Heritage-Catoosa 63, #6 Pickens 48
#7 Ridgeland 57, #2 Gilmer 53
Thursday (2/7)
#3 Heritage-Catoosa 59, #7 Ridgeland 47
#5 SE Whitfield 68, #1 LaFayette 55
Friday (2/8)
Consolation:  #1 LaFayette 76, #7 Ridgeland 35
Championship: #5 Southeast Whitfield 47, #3 Heritage-Catoosa 41

Region 7

Tuesday (2/5)
At Blessed Trinity
#4 West Hall 55, #5 Chestatee 53 OT
#3 Denmark 44, #6 White County 25
#2 Blessed Trinity 53, #7 Flowery Branch 32
Thursday (2/7)
At Chestatee
#3 Denmark 46, #2 Blessed Trinity 43
#1 Marist 66, #4 West Hall 40
Saturday (2/9)
At Chestatee
Consolation: #2 Blessed Trinity 65, #4 West Hall 50
Championship: #3 Denmark 57, #1 Marist 45

Region 8

Tuesday (2/5)
At Oconee County
#5 North Oconee 65, #4 Oconee County 55
Thursday (2/7)
At Stephens County
#2 Stephens County 55, #3 Madison County 52
#1 St. Pius X 82, #5 North Oconee 40
Friday (2/8)
At Stephens County
Consolation: #3 Madison County 66, #5 North Oconee 56
Championship: #1 St. Pius X 77, #2 Stephens County, 51

Class AAA

Region 2

Tuesday (2/5)
At Brantley County
#5 Long County 62, #4 Pierce County 53
#3 Brantley County 66, #6 Appling County 55
Thursday (2/7)
At Tattnall County
#2 Tattnall County 65, #3 Brantley County 45
#1 Liberty County 68, #5 Long County 57
Friday (2/8)
At Tattnall County
Consolation: #3 Brantley County 65, #5 Long County 60
Championship: #2 Tattnall County 71, #1 Liberty County 68

Region 3

Monday (2/4)
At Jenkins
#9 Islands 82, #8 Jenkins 78
Tuesday (2/5)
At Jenkins
#6 Southeast Bulloch 43, #7 Savannah 40
#5 Beach 58, #9 Islands 52
Wednesday (2/6)
At Beach
#5 Beach 57, #4 Benedictine 52
#3 Groves 69, #6 Southeast Bulloch 57
Thursday (2/7)
At Beach
#2 Windsor Forest 85, #3 Groves 56
#5 Beach 71, #1 Johnson-Savannah 64
Friday (2/8)
At Beach
Consolation: #1 Johnson-Savannah 68, #3 Groves 63
Championship: #2 Windsor Forest 69, #5 Beach 63

Region 4

At Westside-Macon
Tuesday (2/5)
#5 Jackson 62, #4 Rutland 58 OT
#3 Kendrick 79, #6 Peach County 65
#2 Westside-Macon 86, #7 Pike County 31
Thursday (2/7)
#2 Westside-Macon 71, #3 Kendrick 48
#1 Central-Macon 71, #5 Jackson 63
Friday (2/8)
Consolation: #5 Jackson 69, #3 Kendrick 62
Championship: #1 Central-Macon 84, #2 Westside-Macon 79 3OT

Region 5

At Pace Academy
Tuesday (2/5)
#5 Westminster 57, #4 Lovett 54 3OT
#3 Redan 60, #6 Stone Mountain 47
#2 Pace Academy 57, #7 Towers 43
Wednesday (2/6)
#1 Cedar Grove 61, #5 Wesminster 51
#2 Pace Academy 51, #3 Redan 37
Friday (2/8)
Consolation: #5 Westminster 63, #3 Redan 60
Championship: #1 Cedar Grove 48, #2 Pace Academy 46 OT

Region 6

At Ringgold
Monday (2/4)
#8 Adairsville 60, #9 Haralson County 28
Tuesday (2/5)
#6 Sonoraville 43, #7 Murray County 40
#5 Ringgold 50, #8 Adairsville 42
Thursday (2/7)
#3 Coahulla Creek 51, #6 Sonoraville 46
#5 Ringgold 55, #4 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 49
Friday (2/8)
#2 Calhoun 61, #3 Coahulla Creek 36
#1 North Murray 61, #5 Ringgold 52
Saturday (2/9)
Consolation: #3 Coahulla Creek 40, #5 Ringgold 39
Championship: #1 North Murray 56, #2 Calhoun 51

Region 7

Wednesday (2/6)
At Dawson County
#4 East Hall 64, #5 Cherokee Bluff 63
#6 Lumpkin County 42, #3 North Hall 39
#2 Dawson County 81, #7 Fannin County 38
Friday (2/8)
At North Hall
#2 Dawson County 86, #6 Lumpkin County 53
#1 GAC 99, #4 East Hall 48
Saturday (2/9)
At North Hall
Consolation: #4 East Hall 83, #6 Lumpkin County 81
Championship: #2 Dawson County 86, #1 GAC 76

Region 8

Monday (2/4)
At East Jackson
#7 Jackson County 71, #6 East Jackson 55
Tuesday (2/5)
At Hart County
#5 Monroe Area 69, #4 Franklin County 48
#3 Jefferson 55, #7 Jackson County 33
Thursday (2/7)
At Hart County
#3 Jefferson 36, #2 Hart County 34
#1 Morgan County 65, #5 Monroe Area 42
Saturday (2/9)
At Hart County
Consolation: #2 Hart County 54, #5 Monroe Area 40
Championship: #1 Morgan County 58, #3 Jefferson 51

Class AA

Region 1

Tuesday (2/4)
At Brooks County
#4 Brooks County 51, #5 Fitzgerald 45
Thursday (2/7)
At Early County
#2 Thomasville 53, #3 Berrien 48
#1 Early County 77, #4 Brooks County 44
Friday (2/8)
At Early County
Consolation: #3 Berrien 56, #4 Brooks County 52
Championship: #1 Early County 68, #2 Thomasville 40

Region 2

At Vidalia
Tuesday (2/5)
#6 Toombs County 60, #7 Bacon County 52
#5 Jeff Davis 72, #8 Bryan County 43
Wednesday (2/6)
#6 Toombs County 58, #3 Swainsboro 52
#4 Metter 61, #5 Jeff Davis 44
Friday (2/8)
#2 Vidalia 60, #6 Toombs County 39
#1 Woodville-Tompkins 76, #4 Metter 28
Saturday (2/9)
Consolation: #4 Metter 78, #6 Toombs County 26
Championship: #1 Woodville-Tompkins 59, #2 Vidalia 46

Region 3

Monday (2/4)
At East Laurens
#7 Dodge County 63, #6 East Laurens 49
Tuesday (2/5)
At Dublin
#5 Southwest-Macon 46, #4 Bleckley County 35
#3 Dublin 72, #7 Dodge County 67
Thursday (2/7)
At Southwest-Macon
#2 Washington County 74, #3 Dublin 73
#1 Northeast-Macon 48, #5 Southwest-Macon 43
Friday (2/8)
At Southwest-Macon
Consolation: #5 Southwest-Macon 64, #3 Dublin 54
Championship: #1 Northeast-Macon 55, #2 Washington County 53

Region 4

Tuesday (2/5)
At Butler
#7 Jefferson County 65, #6 Westside-Augusta 60
At Harlem
#5 Josey , #8 Harlem
Wednesday (2/6)
At Butler
#4 Hephzibah 51, #5 Josey 42
#3 Laney 61, #7 Jefferson County 53
Thursday (2/7)
At Butler
#3 Laney 65, #2 Butler 56
#4 Hephzibah 63, #1 Glenn Hills 60
Friday (2/8)
Consolation:  #2 Butler 72, #1 Glenn Hills 63
Championship: #3 Laney 57, #4 Hephzibah 52

Region 5

Monday (2/4)
At Jordan
#7 Temple 55, #6 Jordan 50
Tuesday (2/5)
At Bremen
#4 Heard County 60, #5 Lamar County 52
#3 Bremen 34, #7 Temple 27
Thursday (2/7)
At Lamar County
#3 Bremen 45, #2 Callaway 43
#1 Spencer 56, #4 Heard County 44
Saturday (2/9)
At Lamar County
Consolation: #2 Callaway 52, #4 Heard County 49
Championship: #3 Bremen 53, #1 Spencer 51

Region 6

At Douglass
Wednesday (2/6)
#5 Hapeville 59, #4 KIPP 57
#3 Douglass vs. #6 Washington, 5:30
#2 Therrell 89, #7 McNair 59
#1 South Atlanta 68, #8 BEST 37
Thursday (2/7)
#2 Therrell 65, #3 Douglass 56
#1 South Atlanta 55, #5 Hapeville 40
Friday (2/8)
Consolation: #5 Hapeville 61, #3 Douglass 40
Championship: #1 South Atlanta 61, #2 Therrell 58

Region 7

At Rockmart
Monday (2/4)
#8 Dade County 86, #5 Pepperell 83
#6 Armuchee 60, #7 Gordon Central 52 OT
Tuesday (2/5)
#4 Model 82, #8 Dade County 51
#3 Coosa 75, #6 Armuchee 58
Friday (2/8)
#1 Rockmart 53, #4 Model 51
#2 Chattooga 93, #3 Coosa 66
Saturday (2/9)
Consolation: #4 Model 62, #3 Coosa 59
Championship: #2 Chattooga 61, #1 Rockmart 52 OT

Region 8

At Elbert County
Monday (2/4)
#6 Rabun County 65, #3 Social Circle 53
#2 Banks County 48, #7 Monticello 40
#4 Union County 57, #5 Putnam County 43
#1 Elbert County 73, #8 Oglethorpe County 28
Thursday (2/7)
#2 Banks County 65, #6 Rabun County 61
#1 Elbert County 52, #4 Union County 41
Friday (2/8)
Consolation: #4 Union County 57, #6 Rabun County 37
Championship: #1 Elbert County 63, #2 Banks County 51

Class A

Region 1

Monday (2/4)
At Terrell County
#5N Randolph-Clay 51, #6N Quitman County 24
#4N Stewart County 84, #7N Webster County 53
Tuesday (2/5)
At Terrell County
#4N Stewart County 80, #5N Randolph-Clay 70
At Seminole County
#4S Seminole County 85, #5S Baker County 31
Wednesday (2/6)
At Albany State-East
#1S Pelham 71, #4N Stewart County 55
#1N Calhoun County 75, #4S Seminole County 43
Thursday (2/7)
At Albany State-East
#3N Chattahoochee County 55, #2S Miller County 51
#2N Terrell County 50, #3S Mitchell County 42
Friday (2/8)
Albany State-East
#1S Pelham 67, #2N Terrell County 55
#1N Calhoun County 75, #3N Chattahoochee County 62
Saturday (2/9)
Albany State-East
Championship: #1N Calhoun County 72, #1S Pelham 53

Region 2

Monday (2/4)
At Charlton County
#8 Charlton County 64, #9 Echols County 54
Tuesday (2/5)
At Turner County
#6 Telfair County 60, #7 Atkinson County 51
#5 Turner County 51, #8 Charlton County 39
Wednesday (2/6)
At Lanier County
#4 Clinch County 78, #5 Turner County 56
#6 Telfair County 57, #3 Lanier County 50
Friday (2/8)
At Wilcox County
#2 Irwin County 69, #6 Telfair County 48
#4 Clinch County 74, #1 Wilcox County 69
Saturday (2/9)
At Wilcox County
Championship: #2 Irwin County 60, #4 Clinch County 58

Region 3

Tuesday (2/5)
At ECI
#4E Calvary Day 53, #5W Wheeler County 51
#3W ECI 57, #6E McIntosh County Academy 43
At Portal
#5E Savannah Christian 63, #4W Jenkins County 37
#3E Portal 55, #6W Johnson County 17
Thursday (2/7)
At Treutlen
#2E Claxton 58, #3W ECI 54
#1W Treutlen 73, #4E Calvary Day 50
At Savannah Country Day
#2W Montgomery County 50, #3E Portal 40
#5E Savannah Christian 39, #1E Savannah Country Day 33
Friday (2/8)
At Savannah Christian
#1W Treutlen 69, #2E Claxton 67 OT
#2W Montgomery County 50, #5E Savannah Christian 44
Saturday (2/9)
At Savannah Christian
Championship: #1W Treutlen 67, #2W Montgomery County 48

Region 4

Monday (2/4)
At #3E Schley County
#5E Crawford County, #4E Taylor County
#3E Schley County 67, #6E Hawkinsville 34
At #3W Central-Talbotton
#5W St. Anne-Pacelli 48, #4W Brookstone 45
#3W Greenville 105, #6W Central-Talbotton 76
Tuesday (2/5)
At  #3E Schley County
#3E Schley County 71, #5E Crawford County 57
At #3W Central-Talbotton
#3W Greenville 82, #5W St. Anne-Pacelli 47
Thursday (2/7)
At #2E Dooly County
#2W Manchester 55, #3E Schley County 42
#3W Greenville 61, #2E Dooly County 54
Friday (2/8)
At #1W Marion County
#1E Macon County 84, #2W Manchester 81
#1W Marion County 87, #3W Greenville 79
Saturday (2/9)
At #1W Marion County
Championship: #1W Marion County 76, #1E Macon County 75

Region 5

Monday (2/4)
At Galloway
#5N Galloway 67, #8N Weber 37
#6N Paideia 54, #7N AIS 37
At Landmark Christian
#8S Landmark Christian 59, #5S Trinity Christian 57
#7S Elite Scholars 79, #6S Our Lady of Mercy 63
Tuesday (2/5)
At Galloway
#5N Galloway 55, #4N Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 54
#3N WD Mohammed 47, #6N Paideia 27
At Landmark Christian
#8S Landmark Christian 77, #4S SACA 66
#3S Drew Charter 64, #7S Elite Scholars 55
Wednesday (2/6)
At Wesleyan
#1N Holy Innocents’ 65, #8S Landmark 63
#2S ELCA 52, #3N WD Mohammed 32
#1S Greenforest 62, #5N Galloway 38
#3S Drew Charter 37, #2N Wesleyan 36
Friday (2/8)
At Wesleyan
#2S ELCA 67, #1N HIES 55
#1S Greenforest 68, #3S Drew Charter 48
Saturday (2/9)
Championship: #2S ELCA 73, #1S Greenforest 57

Region 6

Monday (2/4)
At Excel Christian
#7A Trion 60, #6A Bowdon 45
#5A Mt. Zion-Carroll 91, #8A Excel Christian 67
At King’s Ridge
#6B Whitefield Academy 76, #9B Fellowship Christian 59
#7B Pinecrest Academy 51, #8B King’s Ridge 41
Tuesday (2/5)
At Trion
#3A Darlington 77, #7A Trion 44
#5A Mt. Zion 59, #4A Gordon Lee 49
At King’s Ridge
#4B Mt. Pisgah 56, #5B Mt. Paran 50
#2B Mt. Bethel 49, #7B Pinecrest Academy 36
#3B  Walker 66, #6B Whitefield Academy 51
Wednesday (2/6)
At Trion
#2B Mt. Bethel 59, #3A Darlington 41
#4B Mt. Pisgah 70, #1A North Cobb Christian 46
At Christian Heritage
#3B Walker 59, #2A Christian Heritage 45
#1B St. Francis 94, #5A Mt. Zion 62
Friday (2/8)
At Trion
#2B Mt. Bethel 56, #4B Mt. Pisgah 43
#1B St. Francis 77, #3B Walker 66
Saturday (2/9)
At Trion
Championship: #1B St. Francis 65, #2B Mt. Bethel 56

Region 7

At Wilkinson County
Wednesday (2/6)
#2E Greene County 62, #3W Tattnall Square 49
#3E Georgia Military 67, #2W Stratford Academy 57
#1E Hancock Central 83, #4W First Presbyterian Day 36
#1W Wilkinson County 61, #4E Aquinas 44
Friday (2/8)
#3E GMC 54, #1E Hancock Central 49
#1W Wilkinson County 70, #2E Greene County 59
Saturday (2/9)
Consolation: #2E Greene County 43, #1E Hancock Central 40
Championship: #1 Wilkinson County 76, #3E GMC 69

Region 8

At Commerce
Monday (2/4)
#7 George Walton 58, #10 Providence 34
#8 Towns County 46, #9 Athens Christian 44
Tuesday (2/5)
#3 Lakeview Academy 65, #6 Tallulah Falls 42
#4 Prince Avenue 70, #5 Hebron Christian 50
Wednesday (2/6)
#2 Athens Academy 51, #7 George Walton 37
#1 Riverside Military 80, #8 Towns County 53
Friday (2/8)
#3 Lakeview Academy 37, #2 Athens Academy 32
#1 Riverside Military 60, #4 Prince Avenue 51
Saturday (2/9)
Championship: #3 Lakeview Academy 79, #1 Riverside Military 73

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Whitehead triple-double, 12-0 run sends No. 5 Woodland-Stockbridge past Jones County on Senior Night

No. 5 Woodland-Stockbridge 65, Jones County 58

Woodland-Stockbridge vs. Jones County

Rescheduled due to a phantom snow storm, No. 5 Woodland-Stockbridge (20-4, 11-2) held Senior Night on Thursday as the Wolfpack welcomed in Region 4-AAAAA foe Jones County (16-8, 8-5). Having their 17-game winning streak snapped on Monday against No. 2 Eagle’s Landing, Woodland looked for a season sweep of the Greyhounds and in the process, ignite a new streak.

A slow pace set the tone early as both teams looked to be patient when finding their offense. Woodland took a 4-0 lead before Jameson Bryant attacked the basket and got Jones County on the board.

Jalen Mason helped the Wolfpack to a 9-2 lead, hitting a three then assisting to Curtis Perdue on a fast break. Woodland finished the quarter with a flurry, scoring seven points in a minute with Jalen Crawl hitting a three, Dewayne Chester a layup and Perdue a tip-in to push Woodland ahead 19-7 at the end of the first quarter.

Trying to weather Woodland’s storm, Bryant continued to assault the paint and scored six of his team-high 14 points in the quarter but the Wolfpack still maintained control.

Unsigned 6-foot-8 senior Rahim “Sincere” Whitehead dominated the paint and cleaned up misses inside as one of his numerous put-backs gave Woodland a 21-14 lead at the 4:41 mark.

Off the bench, Joe Jackson sparked Jones County with 10 of his 14 points coming in the second quarter as he knocked down two threes and was active on the offensive glass.

Woodland closed the half up 31-27 as Mason’s defensive prowess caused issues for the Greyhounds, picking up four steals over the first 16 minutes including a late pilfer and assist to Tyrek Washington.

Eager to make his mark, DeArco Pitts carried Jones County during the third quarter with his ability to create his own shot off the dribble. Pitts knocked down two mid-range jumpers and Bryant finished inside to give the Greyhounds a 33-31 advantage at the 6:49 mark.

Minutes later, Marquis Jackson collected a rejected shot and wriggled around the baseline for a jumper to make it 35-34 with 3:50 remaining in the third quarter.

Pitts struck with his playmaking ability and hit Jackson for a bucket to extend Jones County’s lead to 40-36 with 2:30 left to play and saw the lead grow to 44-38 but Mason nailed a pull-up three at the buzzer to bring Woodland to within 44-41 at the end of three.

Back-and-forth the Wolfpack and Greyhounds went in the fourth quarter as Jackson stopped on a dime at the 5:23 mark to give Jones County a narrow 50-48 lead.

But from that point on, Whitehead took over the game. Finishing with a triple-double of 10 points, 16 rebounds and 10 blocks, Whitehead scored inside to make it 54-50 then scored on a put-back, blocked a shot and advanced the ball to Chester for a spinning layup to cap a 12-0 run that surged the Wolfpack ahead 60-50 with 2:33 remaining.

Down but not out, Coach Dennis Woolfolk’s group responded.

Chavis Mathis found Tre Dean for a three to make it 60-55 with 2 minutes left before Jackson cashed in from deep to cut the lead to 60-58 with 1:19 remaining on the clock.

In the midst of an 8-0 run, Perdue answered the bell on his Senior Night to put a close to Jones County’s comeback bid, canning a three in the corner with 61 seconds left to make it 63-58, giving Perdue a game-high 20 points as Woodland closed it out 65-58 after a Chester bucket.

My Take

Region 4-AAAAA has proven to be one of the deepest and most competitive regions in the state over the past few years. Both teams chase No. 2 Eagle’s Landing (19-3, 13-0) in the standings but both teams will be dangerous come state tournament time. Woodland-Stockbridge has quick guards that have some explosion to the hoop. Jalen Mason did some of his best work defensively and showed he could knock down the long-range shot by hitting two threes. Dewayne Chester was lightning quick with the ball in his hands and finished with 4 assists. Curtis Perdue netted nine points in the first quarter and was steady throughout. He’s a solid shooter that has some quick twitch when getting to the rim. The most impressive player however was 6-foot-8 unsigned senior Rahim “Sincere” Whitehead. Though it might sound crazy to say, Whitehead played every inch of his frame and let his size and presence impact the game. While some posts can play smaller than listed, Whitehead had no problem attacking rebounds and defending the rim. He isn’t a high-flying athlete but Whitehead has a sturdy build and moves well. He knows what he is best at and does everything you want out of a big man. He posted up well with a strong base and had his hands on every rebound in his area. With 10 points, 16 rebounds and 10 blocks, Whitehead was dominant. He didn’t have to display a ton of offense on the block as the majority of his points came on put-backs or dump offs though he had one strong move from the left block heading into the lane. Whitehead should be viewed as a valid D-II option for programs looking for a hardnosed throwback low post presence.

A lack of size hurt Jones County tonight along with Bryson Wooten still recovering from a foot fracture. I loved how hard 6-foot-2 senior Jameson Bryant played for the Greyhounds. It was to no surprise that I found out he was a football player. He had a tenacity when putting his head down and getting to the rim and when attacking rebounds. He’s got an explosion to the basket and can finish amongst the trees. Bryant tallied 14 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block while Joe Jackson had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 1 block off the bench. Jackson shined in the second and third quarter by being at the right place at the right time while knocking down shots and helping on the glass. Senior guard DeArco Pitts really flashed in the third quarter with his ability to create space and hit the mid-range. He also made plays for his teammates and finished with 5 assists. He’s a quality guard that is a winning piece.

Top Performers

Woodland-Stockbridge
Curtis Perdue – 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
Jalen Mason – 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals
Dewayne Chester – 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
Sincere Whitehead – 10 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 10 blocks

Jones County
Jameson Bryant – 14 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
Joe Jackson – 14 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block
DeArco Pitts – 12 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists
Marquis Jackson – 12 points, 3 rebounds

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Statewide Recap 1-30-19

BOYS

AAAAAAA

No. 3 Meadowcreek 60, Berkmar 51: USF-signee Jamir Chaplin went for 26 points and 4 rebounds. Temple-signee Damian Dunn had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. UAB-signee Jalen Benjamin and Kedrick Green scored 7 points apiece.

No. 9 Shiloh 72, No. 7 Newton 65: Toneari Lane powered in 21 points while Josiah Agnew netted 17 in the win. Armani Harris (22) and Tyrease Brown (19) paced the Rams.

Campbell 63, Newnan 55: Terrell Burden had 25 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Brandon Deravine chipped in 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals. Drew Thomas added 8 points and 8 rebounds. Derreon Martin netted 8 points and grabbed 3 steals. Newnan was led by Tay Watson’s 20 points and Harrison Drake’s 14.

AAAAAA

No. 7 Sprayberry 103, Sequoyah 101 OT: Sequoyah closed on a 14-2 run to force overtime but the Chiefs fell short after a late Myles McGee turnover. Jaylin Galloway led Sprayberry with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Matt Jenkins had 20 points and 11 assists. Saigon Kitt scored 15 points. DJ Patrick had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals while Justin Day had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Shamar Joseph hit 4 threes en route to 12 points. Donovan Shipp led Sequoyah with 30 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. McGee had 29 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals but went 2-of-9 from the foul line. Jacksen Greco dumped in 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. DJ King collected 6 points, 5 rebounds, 6 steals and 2 blocks.

Alcovy 72, Grovetown 68: Oliver Gerard had 26 points in the win. Terrel Steele netted 11.

Greenbrier 57, Heritage-Conyers 51: Josh Guilford (16) and Trelan Scott (14) led the Patriots in their upset loss.

AAAAA

No. 1 Buford 70, Loganville 54: Oklahoma State-signee Marcus Watson had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Wingate-signee Donell Nixon scored 12 points along with Bobby Miller.

Cedar Shoals 60, Johnson-Gainesville 27: Tyler Johnson (13), Quincy Canty (12) and Quintyis Dillard (11) paced the Jaguars.

Hiram 61, Cass 58: The Hornets finally won back-to-back games for the first time since December 1st behind Nathan Presnell’s 26 points, 15 rebounds and 2 steals. Javyen Brown scored 14 points. In the loss, Jacquez Fountain had 21 points. Justice Hayes and Ethan Carter scored 13 points apiece.

Stockbridge 80, Locust Grove 47: Trillis Brown and Khobe Comer scored 15 points apiece. Jasier Golatt (13) and Quinton Brown (11) both cracked double digits.

AAAA

No. 2 Sandy Creek 84, LaGrange 53: Drexel-signee TJ Bickerstaff had 26 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists while Julian Alexander had 21 points and 4 steals. DeShone Proctor added 11 points and 7 rebounds. Jabari Smith had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Keith Williams finished with 8 points and 5 assists.

No. 3 St. Pius X 69, North Oconee 48: Matt Gonzalo returned to action with 23 points.

No. 5 Americus-Sumter 73, Shaw 53: In the loss, Dylan Harris had 14 points. Greg Grant and Darnell Morgan had 8 points apiece. Brandon Murphy scored 6 points. Rod Winfrey had 5 points and 6 assists. Jhalil Parker had 4 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

Cartersville 79, Chapel Hill 75: Isaac Gridley had 15 points and 16 rebounds. Perignon Dyer posted 29 points and 4 steals.

AAA

No. 7 Westside-Macon 86, Jackson 71: Javian Mosley had 24 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. Des Foston posted 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Kowacie Reeves Jr. scored 15 points while Zaylon Carey had 10. Rico Campbell had 7 points and 6 rebounds while Jonta Balkcom had 6 points and 5 rebounds.

Cedar Grove 51, Lovett 44: Kanaris Cummings led the Saints with 11 points. Jakeem Faulkner (8), Chris Carter (6), Jamarcus Glover (6) and Devon Barnes (5) balanced the offense. Lovett was led by Lance Beck’s 16 points and Nick Jackson’s 9.

AA

Banks County 71, Union County 63: Carl Cleveland had 29 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Pierce Martin had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Wes Ledford (9) and Clay Gosnell (8) chipped in on offense.

A-Private

No. 4 Mt. Bethel 82, King’s Ridge 56: Coleman Boyd had 26 points, 7 assists and 5 steals. Alex Langford scored 19 points. Jordan Meka netted 15.

No. 5 Walker 91, George Walton Academy 78: Unsigned senior Brelan Holston pumped in 35 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals in the loss.

No. 9 Lakeview Academy 59, Athens Academy 56: Blake McIntyre had 21 points and 7 rebounds on Senior Night. Adam Cottrell posted 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. KJ Millwood contributed 11 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Bryce Blackwell had 3 points and 3 assists.

Non-GHSA

New Creation 92, Cumberland Christian 77: Alex Reives had a career-high 28 points.

 

GIRLS

AAAAAAA

No. 5 Grayson 78, South Gwinnett 27: Nyelle Lee had 12 points while Jazmin Robinson posted 11 points and 6 assists. Catherine Alben finished with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Marietta 57, Hillgrove 53: Charlay Conway scored 17 points while Lauren Walker and Eva Knox scored 10 apiece in the win over Hillgrove. Breah McGrady led the Hawks with 17 points while Georgia College-commit Michelle Smith scored 12.

AAAAAA

Sequoyah 72, Sprayberry 47: Brown-signee Sydney Rosant finished with 15 points. Tatum Dondanville had a season-high 14 points. Aryn Jackson contributed 11 points and 4 steals while Deja Rakestraw tabbed 5 steals.

Heritage-Conyers 65, Greenbrier 34: Sade Harrell scored a game-high 19 points while Jayla Jeffries and Ashley Roberts had 11 points apiece.

Grovetown 56, Alcovy 45: Liana Poole scored 16 points in the loss.

AAAAA

No. 2 Villa Rica 76, Rome 39: Kentucky-signee Deasia Merrill and Dekyia Cofield scored 19 points apiece. Tee Windom added 12.

Cass 63, Hiram 45: The Colonels recorded their 20th win behind Amber Brittian’s 16 points and Londaisha Smith’s 12. Sharia Wade (11), Payton Stoddard (8) and Alexis Ware (8) all chipped in.

AAAA

North Oconee 42, St. Pius X 40: Jenna Tulenko scored 14 points including the buzzer beater to edge St. Pius X. Ansley Hall had 4 assists. Tatum Thompson scored 10 points and Bella Ripley posted 7 points and 7 rebounds.

Cartersville 43, Chapel Hill 31: A’mya Davis and London Shaw scored 11 and 8 points, respectively.

AAA

No. 8 GAC 83, East Hall 43: Kayleigh Addie poured in 34 points. Liberty-signee Kennedi Williams had 11 assists and 8 steals.

AA

Union County 39, No. 8 Banks County 36: Ava Hunter scored 15 points followed by Kait McCarter’s 11 and Brooke Dockrey’s 10 in an upset of Banks County. The Leopards were led by Georgia College-signee Jaycie Bowen. Amber Williams scored 7 points while Heather Vaughan, Kennedy Smith and Pollie Simpson all added 6.

Temple 42, Heard County 37: Temple clinched their first winning season since 2006-07 under Coach Jake Shirley. Ruby Collins (11), Tori Chivers (9), Amiya McDaniel (9) led the way.

A-Private

No. 5 Lakeview Academy 72, Athens Academy 52: Eliza Snyder poured in 21 points while Joelle Snyder had 12 in the win. Maddy Towles (8), Jasmine Howard (7), Jackie Allen (6) and Savannah Kinsey (6) all chipped in. Sadie Thrailkill added 5 points and 5 rebounds. Athens Academy got 26 points and 14 rebounds from Ali Rumpel in the loss. Betul Arpinar scored 7 points.

No. 7 Mt. Paran 77, Whitefield Academy 28: Kara Dunn (20), Jasiah Washington (13) and Sydnee Brothers (11) paced the Eagles.

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No. 7 Sprayberry survives OT shootout at Sequoyah, 103-101

No. 7 Sprayberry 103, Sequoyah 101 OT

Sequoyah Sprayberry

Following an explosive 96-88 first meeting back on January 5th, No. 7 Sprayberry (21-3, 14-1) and Sequoyah (18-6, 11-4) met in the War Lodge for an important Region 6-AAAAAA bout. With temperatures dropping to below freezing, the two offensive-minded clubs set Hickory Flat ablaze with one of the most entertaining games of the season.

The Chiefs got off to a quick start, leading 4-0 behind a Myles McGee breakaway slam, but Sprayberry saw DJ Patrick hit his first of the team’s 11 threes to get the Yellow Jackets on the board.

Sequoyah and Sprayberry traded baskets at a breakneck pace, but there was some defense sprinkled in as Patrick erased a DJ King layup attempt.

Justin Day ignited an 11-2 run with an offensive rebound and put-back which helped the Jackets push their lead to 27-19.

At the end of one, Sprayberry held a 27-21 lead as Patrick scored nine of his 14 points in the opening frame to pace the Yellow Jackets.

The Chiefs kept close as the trio of McGee, Donovan Shipp and Jacksen Greco attacked the basket, Greco floating in a shot in traffic to cut the Sprayberry lead to 42-36 with 2:28 left in the second.

But while Sequoyah slashed into the lane, Sprayberry bombed from deep with Shamar Joseph coming off the bench to nail three three-pointers in a row, building the Jacket advantage to 48-38. Sprayberry sank seven trifectas in the first half, but McGee buried a buzzer beater to send the Chiefs into the break down 50-41.

Sequoyah came out and trimmed the deficit to 52-46 but, but Sprayberry answered with a 9-2 run to extend the lead back to 61-48 at the 6:05 mark of the third quarter. 6-foot-5 sophomore Jaylin Galloway, younger brother of former Buford/Milton post Kyrin Galloway (UNCG), started to make his presence felt around the rim, balancing Sprayberry’s perimeter orientated offense by scoring eight points in the paint. Galloway’s bucket with 2:50 left gave Sprayberry a 69-56 lead before Sequoyah turned the tables.

The Chiefs ripped off an 8-0 run in a span of 1:36 to close the gap to 69-64 as Shipp and McGee carried the offense, scoring 10 and 9 points, respectively, while King brought his trademark high energy and athleticism on defense.

Sprayberry regained momentum after a defensive break down led to Joseph’s fourth three of the night as the Yellow Jackets took a 75-66 lead into the fourth.

The Yellow Jackets saw Matt Jenkins score six points in the quarter to help Sprayberry build an 85-73 lead with 4:14 remaining as the Jackets were on the verge of running Sequoyah out of the gym but over the final 254 seconds, the Chiefs’ aggressive press finally cracked Sprayberry.

A wild 14-2 run saw Sequoyah tie the game at 87 at the 1:18 mark after McGee cashed in on an And-1 but missed his free throw and saw Greco swoop in for the offensive rebound and game-tying put-back.

Sequoyah came away with a steal from McGee but he and King botched point-blank layup attempts with only one Sprayberry defender in initial position. The Chiefs missed another bunny up close but retained possession after a loose ball scramble with the arrow pointing in favor of the home team with 19.1 seconds remaining.

Shipp sliced to the basket with under 10 seconds to play and was denied by Galloway who collected the block and pitched ahead to Day who airmailed an outlet pass to a wide-open Jenkins, the ball sailing out of bounds as the Chiefs breathed a sigh of relief with 2.1 seconds left in regulation.

The Chiefs’ ensuing inbounds was stolen away but a tumbling Yellow Jacket couldn’t establish his footing and his falling down unbalanced heave at the buzzer fell well short from just 15 feet away, sending the game to overtime tied at 87.

Galloway’s interior presence loomed large in overtime as he scored seven of his team-high 27 points in the quarter to go along with his 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks on the night.

With 1:08 left to play, McGee slashed to the basket for an And-1 and knotted the game up at 99, but again, missed the free throw as the Chiefs failed to take the lead.

McGee got momentary redemption, hitting a tough shot in the lane for his 29th point of the night to tie the game at 101, but the Chiefs failed to get back in transition after the made bucket as the Yellow Jackets tossed ahead to Day for a layup to make it 103-101 with 14.1 seconds remaining.

The Chiefs had a final possession to tie the game and got the ball down low to McGee on a cutting post up, but as he pivoted toward the middle of the lane he was met with traffic and fumbled the ball away allowing Sprayberry to collect it and clear the ball out of harm’s way and tick off the final 3 seconds to secure the number one seed in Region 6-AAAAAA as No. 6 South Cobb fell to Allatoona 69-63.

My Take

It was a wildly entertaining game to watch. Both teams put on a good show offensively but lack state championship caliber defense. Sprayberry seems to have a higher ceiling than Sequoyah with their envious offensive depth as six players scored 12 points or more, five of them knocking down at least one three. When they are hot, Sprayberry can do damage from deep but it was the emergence of 6-foot-5 sophomore Jaylin Galloway who really carried the Yellow Jackets in the second half scoring 17 of his game-high 27 in the final three periods. He has nice length and a calm touch around the rim in traffic. He and 6-foot-5 senior DJ Patrick killed Sequoyah on the glass combining for 21 rebounds, dominating their matchup with 6-foot-4 Ayden Watson who grabbed just two rebounds for the Chiefs.  Shamar Joseph provided instant offense off the bench with four threes while Saigon Kitt and Justin Day chose their spots when to attack the defense. Senior Matt Jenkins was the engine for Sprayberry finishing with 20 points and 11 assists. Sprayberry has the guard play to play extremely fast but defensively, they have a lot of work to do if they want to make a deep run at state.

Donovan Shipp and the Chiefs sliced up Sprayberry’s on-ball defense, getting into the paint at an alarming rate. In fact, it was the most aggressive I’ve seen Shipp play in three years, attacking the basket at will finishing with a game-high 30 points and 6 assists. Shipp has grown tremendously over his first three seasons and should be a D-II target for schools looking for a heady assist-man that can score when he needs to. Myles McGee had 29 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals, but his night ended on a sour note with his 2-of-9 free throw shooting and turnover to end the game. Even with his shortcomings tonight, his gladiator mentality on the floor paired with the football toughness of gridiron teammate DJ King makes the athletic duo the most important pieces to Sequoyah’s full court press. King netted just 6 points but had 5 rebounds, 6 steals and 2 blocks, making his biggest impact defensively. Jacksen Greco had a strong 25-point outing, nailing 3 threes and collecting 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the process. His passing has improved year to year as he is developing into a well-rounded player breaking the mold of just a three-point specialist. Ayden Watson disappointed tonight against Sprayberry’s frontline. Watson has been integral to the Chiefs’ success this year providing size, energy and athleticism in the paint but he was a non-factor with 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 block. While Sprayberry struggled defending drives, Sequoyah’s bugaboo was poor rotations leading to too many wide-open three-point shooters. Both teams showed their strengths and weaknesses and in a classification void of a true favorite, both teams could see an Elite Eight berth as a real possibility depending on how the brackets and region tournaments play out.

Top Performers

Sprayberry
Jaylin Galloway – 27 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks
Matt Jenkins – 20 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal
Saigon Kitt – 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
DJ Patrick – 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block
Justin Day – 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals
Shamar Joseph – 12 points (4 threes), 1 rebound

Sequoyah
Donovan Shipp – 30 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals
Myles McGee – 29 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals
Jacksen Greco – 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
DJ King – 6 points, 5 rebounds, 6 steals, 2 blocks

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Week 11 Girls Rankings

The Sidelines

Class AAAAAAA

1. Westlake (21-0)
2. Collins Hill (22-1)
3. Cherokee (21-3)
4. North Cobb (21-2)
5. Grayson (21-2)
6. North Forsyth (19-4)
7. Norcross (15-9)
8. Brookwood (16-6)
9. Pebblebrook (19-3)
10. Colquitt County (19-2)

Class AAAAAA

1. Lovejoy (20-3)
2. Forest Park (21-2)
3. Northview (19-4)
4. Douglas County (19-4)
5. Stephenson (15-9)
6. Valdosta (20-2)
7. Glynn Academy (20-3)
8. Lanier (20-3)
9. Creekview (19-4)
10. New Manchester (21-3)

Class AAAAA

1. Buford (20-2)
2. Villa Rica (23-0)
3. Veterans (22-2)
4. Southwest DeKalb (17-6)
5. Jones County (19-4)
6. Harris County (17-5)
7. Eagle’s Landing (17-5)
8. Wayne County (19-3)
9. Carrollton (17-6)
10. Arabia Mountain (17-3) 

Class AAAA

1. Carver-Columbus (24-0)
2. Henry County (22-2)
3. Flowery Branch (21-3)
4. Spalding (17-4)
5. Madison County (21-2)
6. West Laurens (17-5)
7. Luella (18-4)
8. Sandy Creek (18-4)
9. Northwest Whitfield (20-4)
10. Baldwin (17-6)

Class AAA

1. Jefferson (20-2)
2. Beach (20-4)
3. Johnson-Savannah (14-7)
4. Hart County (18-5)
5. Peach County (17-4)
6. Morgan County (17-6)
7. Dawson County (16-7)
8. GAC (12-11)
9. Tattnall County (18-5)
10. North Murray (17-7)

Class AA

1. Dodge County (21-1)
2. Douglass (18-5)
3. Fitzgerald (21-0)
4. Bryan County (22-0)
5. Rabun County (21-1)
6. Laney (21-2)
7. Swainsboro (19-3)
8. Banks County (19-4)
9. Early County (19-3)
10. Southwest-Macon (16-4)

Class A-Private

1. Holy Innocents’ (16-7)
2. St. Francis (18-3)
3. Wesleyan (22-2)
4. ELCA (17-3)
5. Lakeview Academy (19-4)
6. Stratford Academy (21-1)
7. Mt. Paran (18-2)
8. Paideia (18-3)
9. Calvary Day (20-3)
10. Greenforest (16-4)

Class A-Public

1. Marion County (22-0)
2. Georgia Military College (15-1)
3. Wheeler County (17-4)
4. Telfair County (17-4)
5. Greenville (21-2)
6. Calhoun County (20-2)
7. Mitchell County (17-4)
8. Dooly County (17-4)
9. Bowdon (19-4)
10. Central-Talbotton (13-6)
 

Don’t look now, but unranked McEachern (12-9) is starting to climb the Region 3-AAAAAAA standings with five-straight wins highlighted by a 36-30 grudge match victory over Marietta then stunning No. 4 North Cobb 63-40, giving the Warriors their first region loss of the season after winning at Marietta 54-47 and dropping one spot. The Indians can rise all the way to the number two seed if they knock off Kennesaw Mountain and Hillgrove (15-7) this week. The Hawks lost 73-61 to North Cobb and fall from the poll. They are replaced by No. 10 Colquitt County who has won 12-straight.

The long-awaited Class AAAAAA showdown between No. 1 Lovejoy and No. 2 Forest Park takes place this Tuesday at Lovejoy. The Panthers dominated the second half to rally from down 35-13 at the half to force overtime before falling 58-56 back on December 8th. No. 3 Northview held off Pope 67-56 and went to Savannah to edge defending state champion Class 3A No. 3 Johnson-Savannah 50-44 as Rice-signee Ashlee Austin led the way with 18 points. No. 7 Glynn Academy tumbles three spots after a bad 44-37 loss to rival Brunswick (11-10). No. 6 Valdosta survived Northside-Warner Robins 50-49 while No. 8 Lanier clinched a state playoff berth by sweeping Dacula 53-42, Kalen Surles scoring 17 points and Nala Lawrence adding 16.

There is a changing of the guard in Class AAAAA. It is just too difficult to ignore what No. 1 Buford has done this season without a star player after graduating Class 5A Player of the Year Tory Ozment (Michigan State) and Audrey Weiner (Air Force). The Wolves replace undefeated No. 2 Villa Rica atop the poll after beating last week’s Class A-Private No. 1 Wesleyan 54-52 on Sara Viti’s put-back with seconds left to hold off a Wesleyan comeback. Viti scored 15 points followed by Ebony Grant’s 10 and 8 apiece from Tate Walters and Tatum Ozment. The Wolves now have wins over Class 6A No. 6 Valdosta (70-46), Class 7A No. 5 Grayson (67-58), Class 3A No. 6 Morgan County (62-36), Class 6A No. 3 Northview (58-40), Class A-Private No. 1 Holy Innocents’ (48-45) and Class 2A No. 8 Banks County (63-33). Villa Rica has mauled opponents for the most part behind Kentucky-signee Deasia Merrill, but they just haven’t seen the same level of competition. The Wildcats have a respectable resume with wins over Class 3A No. 3 Johnson-Savannah (53-43), No. 9 Carrollton (58-51; 66-58), Class 6A No. 10 New Manchester (57-37) and Rome (51-45), who has been in and out of the Top 10 this season and will travel to play Villa Rica this week. At the bottom of the poll, No. 7 Eagle’s Landing sinks four spots after losing 59-52 against Class 4A No. 8 Sandy Creek and failing to impress in a 53-48 win in OT against St. Pius X. Statesboro (21-3) and Woodland-Stockbridge (17-6) drop out. Ranked No. 6 last week, Statesboro lost 52-48 to returnee No. 8 Wayne County and at Ware County 49-47 while the Wolfpack stumbled at Locust Grove 61-52. No. 10 Arabia Mountain cracks back into the rankings and hosts No. 4 Southwest DeKalb on Tuesday looking to avenge a 50-36 loss.

No. 1 Carver-Columbus finally met some resistance in Class AAAA, but eventually put away Westover 72-61, their closest win since a 48-46 victory over Bishop O’Connell (VA) in December. The Tigers now host the Patriots on Friday. No. 4 Spalding defeated No. 6 West Laurens 50-44 while No. 8 Sandy Creek climbs four spots after beating Class 5A No. 7 Eagle’s Landing 59-52 and running their winning streak up to 13 after three subsequent wins. No. 10 Baldwin is down two spots after beating Warner Robins 63-56 but losing 55-46 at Burke County. No. 3 Flowery Branch blasted Marist (16-6) out of the poll, 77-48. The War Eagles are replaced by No. 9 Northwest Whitfield who resurfaces after a 65-34 win over Pickens. The Bruins will try to clinch the number one seed in Region 6 as they host 19-5 Gilmer sometime this week depending on the weather (initially scheduled for Tuesday).

Region 8-AAA provided more interesting results as a Lou Reid-less No. 6 Morgan County lost at No. 1 Jefferson 68-55 and to No. 4 Hart County 71-64. The same merry-go-round of wins and losses in Region 7 raged on as unranked Lumpkin County (17-7) finally got their signature win, 61-57 over No. 8 GAC, but the Indians couldn’t crack the Top 10 after losing 56-53 to No. 7 Dawson County and 41-31 to Gilmer. GAC ended their week with a 70-27 loss at Class A-Private No. 1 Holy Innocents’ while Dawson County earned a 68-59 win over North Hall on Tuesday and have trimmed the Spartans’ lead in the region to a single game heading into the final week. Coahulla Creek (17-6) departs after two weeks in the Top 10, beating Sonoraville 56-52 but getting flattened by Ringgold 54-31. Fellow Region 6’er No. 10 North Murray debuts in the poll riding a seven-game winning streak which has seen the Mountaineers score wins over Coahulla Creek (51-46), Darlington (47-43) and most recently, at Ringgold 34-32 as Korbin Tipton finished with 13 points and 6 rebounds and the following night, senior guard Sarah Plemons committing to Georgia College.

There finally is some movement in the stalemate of Class AA. No. 6 Laney slips two spots after a 60-55 loss to Grovetown, giving way to undefeated No. 4 Bryan County and No. 5 Rabun County. The Redskins won at No. 7 Swainsboro 66-63 as junior Olonna Rawls obliterated the Tigers with 35 points which led to Kennesaw State trekking down south to watch Rawls’ encore performance of 30 points, 6 assists and 4 steals in a 66-43 win over Vidalia. Bryan County’s final hurdle to a perfect regular season comes this Tuesday at 18-5 Woodville-Tompkins. Rabun County won their 19th straight game thanks to two Destiny Deetz free throws with a second left to survive Monticello 61-59. Brooke Henricks led the way with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists while Presbyterian-signee Georgia Stockton returned to action working her way back into shape for a playoff push. No. 3 Fitzgerald swept No. 9 Early County 75-65 as Hayleigh Ross (23), Trinity Jones (21) and Kyah Crook (15) combined for 59 points and helped ignite an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter to put the game away. Washington County (16-6) drops out of the poll after getting whipped by No. 1 Dodge County 74-48 and losing to debutant No. 10 Southwest-Macon 54-44. For the Patriots to stick in the rankings, they will have to win at East Laurens on Tuesday, the Falcons beating Southwest-Macon 72-58 in their first meeting.

Following a rocky 1-3 start to the season and uncharacteristic disappointing losses to Top 10 competition throughout the year, No. 1 Holy Innocents’ has finally found its groove and has taken over the top spot in Class A-Private. Already holding a win over former No. 1 Wesleyan 68-63, the Golden Bears went back to work and destroyed Class 3A No. 8 GAC 70-37 on Saturday. No. 3 Wesleyan falls two spots after losing 54-52 to Class 5A No. 1 Buford. No. 2 St. Francis earned wins over Auburn (AL) 59-51, King’s Ridge Christian 65-56 and No. 7 Mt. Paran 72-56. No. 6 Stratford Academy is up a spot after beating Elite Scholars Academy 60-43 to atone for their lone 56-49 loss back on December 4th. No. 10 Greenforest ran over Strong Rock Christian 52-27.

Class A-Public belongs to No. 1 Marion County as the Eagles swept No. 5 Greenville 73-63 and dispatched of No. 8 Dooly County 62-39. No. 3 Wheeler County busts into the Top 3 thanks to a 64-54 win at No. 4 Telfair County. No. 7 Mitchell County beat rival Pelham in two nail-biters, 61-50 in OT and 45-44. Clinch County (15-5) and Wilcox County (14-7) exit the poll after the Panthers lost 40-32 to 8-15 Brooks County while the Patriots fell 47-45 to 6-12 Monroe. No. 9 Bowdon and No. 10 Central-Talbotton reappear. Bowdon completed a 3-0 week with wins over Christian Heritage 61-36, at Darlington 61-58 and at Gordon Lee 52-30 while Central-Talbotton’s week was highlighted by a 56-42 win over Kendrick.

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