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GHSA Girls Basketball Final 4 Matchups


CLASS 7A

March 4 at Buford City Arena

R7 #1 No. 4  Norcross 54, R2 #1 No. 7 Campbell 51: DeNaeja Morton hit a corner three with 40.1 seconds left to clinch the win. Norcross ripped off a 20-0 run to seize control after trailing 14-2. DePaul-signee Zaria Hurston recorded 22 points and 15 rebounds. Nia Bozeman scored 17 points to pace Campbell. Laila Battle scored 11.

March 5 at Buford City Arena

R3 #1 No. 5 Harrison 59, R7 #2 No. 9 Archer 52: The Hoyas buried 12 threes. Bailey Vick scored 13 points. Alisha Foster and Anna Gernatt scored 12 apiece. Archer was led by Courtney Nesbitt’s 23 points and 6 rebounds. Taniya McGowan tacked on 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

CLASS 6A

March 5 at West Georgia

R4 #1 No. 2 Lovejoy 71, R3 #2 Rockdale County 56: In a battle of super sophomores, Region 4 Player of the Year Bryanna Preston dumped in 30 points and 7 assists to outduel Danielle Carnegie, who had 26 and 7 rebounds. In support of Preston, Shorter-signee Keyra Peterson scored 15 points and La’nya Foster added 13.

R7 #2 No. 8 Sequoyah 40, R6 #1 No. 3 Kell 38: Elle Blatchford netted 15 points. Milanni Abdus-Salaam posted 9 points and 10 rebounds. Jamiah Gregory led Kell with 11 points.

CLASS 5A

March 5 at Fort Valley State

R3 #2 No. 2 Forest Park 60, R6 #2 No. 10 New Manchester 38

R3 #1 No. 1 Woodward Academy 67, R1 #1 No. 6 Warner Robins 35: UGA-signee Sydney Bowles piled in 20 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Sara Lewis scored 16 points. Kennedie Mosley added 15 points and 5 rebounds.

CLASS 4A

March 4 at Fort Valley State

R5 #1 Luella 62, R4 #1 Baldwin 53: Milani Smith had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to lead Luella past Baldwin in a rematch of their 55-54 first meeting victory.  Jacksonville State-signee Evelina Davlakou tallied 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Trinity Layton pitched in 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

R6 #1 No. 5 Marist 38, R7 #2 No. 10 Pickens 35: Marist outscored Pickens 16-11 in the fourth quarter to end a resilient Dragonettes season. Lauren Kim scored 9 points to power Marist, who trailed 10-7, 18-15 and 24-22 at the end of each quarter. Caroline Mullins netted a game-high 19 in the loss.

CLASS 3A

March 5 at Georgia College & State

R7 #1 No. 1 Lumpkin County 64, R5 #1 No. 4 Westminster 42: Lumpkin County’s balanced attack overwhelmed Westminster as four players scored in double figures. The Indians led 21-11 after one and 37-20 at the half. Lexi Pierce netted 20 points while Region 7 Player of the Year Mary Mullinax compiled 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.  Averie Jones posted 14 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal. Kate Jackson double-doubled with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Stanford-commit Courtney Ogden led Westminster with 24 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks. Sydney Moore added 6 points and 4 rebounds while Stella Chartrand fouled out in the fourth quarter and finished with 5 points.

R5 #2 No. 3 GAC 66, R1 #1 No. 7 Pierce County 46: Xavier-signee Kaleigh Addie posted 21 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals while Trinity Thomas double-doubled with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 1 block as the Spartans are set to return to Macon for the third straight year. Jaci Bolden had 18 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Natalie Herrin powered Pierce County with 22 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.  The Bears trailed 16-7 after one and 31-22 at the half. Pierce County trimmed the lead to 38-34 midway through the third, but GAC closed on a 10-2 run to put the game away, taking a 12-point lead into the fourth. Tivona Myles recorded 11 points and 5 rebounds in the loss.

CLASS 2A

March 4 at Georgia College & State

R8 #2 No. 2 Elbert County 56, R4 #1  No. 6 Josey 40: Aaniyah Allen scored 10 of her game-high 22 points in the third quarter as the Blue Devils led wire-to-wire and officially avenged last season’s Elite 8 loss. Allen double-doubled with 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals while Niya Moon sank three threes and finished with 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals. The smaller Blue Devils outrebounded Josey 40-26. Brenasia Faust collected 3 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks. Jamia Allen had 8 points and 7 rebounds. Josey, the defending state champs, received 8 points apiece from Aqoyas Cody and Amari Bonner. Mercedes Dames scored 6 and Jacksonville-signee Ky’Shonna Brown finished her career with 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block.

R8 #1 No. 1 Rabun County 50, R3 #1 No. 3 Northeast-Macon 39: A 17-0 run after falling behind 2-0 sprung the LadyCats back to the state championship, returning for the first time since 2017. Sophie Woodard scored nine of her team-high 14 points in the first quarter and added 3 rebounds and 3 steals.  Rabun County led 27-14 at the half and 37-26 after three. Laniya Richardson scored 12 of her game-high 18 points in the second half for the Raiders and tacked on 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Carley Haban finished with 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals while Emmanuel-signee Gracie Deetz added 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, scoring 10 over the final 16 minutes. Jakia Little was held to 8 points and 9 rebounds.

CLASS A-PRIVATE

March 4 at Buford City Area

R7 #1 No. 2 Mt. Paran 53, R5 #1 No. 1 Holy Innocents’ 50: Preseason No. 1 Mt. Paran knocked off Holy Innocents’ getting redemption after being eliminated by the Golden Bears in the Sweet 16 a season ago. Freshman Jessica Fields posted 20 points and 7 rebounds. Georgia Tech-signee Kara Dunn tacked on 14 points and 11 rebounds.

March 5 at Buford City Arena

R5 #2 No. 4 Hebron Christian 49, R5 #3 No. 5 Galloway 47: Nickyia Daniel cleaned up a miss and scored the game-winner at the buzzer. Daniel had a team-high 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Aubrey Beckham tallied 10 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Wofford-signee Jesse Parish went for 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 7 blocks. Jasmine Baxter led Galloway with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Kyla Cain had 12 points and 9 rebounds.

CLASS A-PUBLIC

March 5 at Valdosta State

R7 #1 Hancock Central 50, R8 #2 Commerce 37:  Tiamber Williams (14) and Jameria Lawrence (12) paced the Bulldogs.  Jalexicia Hargrove netted 8.

R8 #1 No. 3 Lake Oconee Academy 58, R5 #2 No. 9 Taylor County 30

GHSA Basketball, Schedules

GHSA Boys Basketball Final 4 Matchups


CLASS 7A

March 4 at Buford City Arena

R7 #1 No. 4 Berkmar 72, R2 #1 No. 1 Pebblebrook 58: Jameel Rideout poured in 22 points and Ole Miss-signee Malique Ewin scored 19.

March 5 at Buford City Arena

R7 #2 No. 8 Norcross 75, R4 #2 No. 4 Newton 72: Jerry Deng poured in 24 points and London Johnson had 20.

CLASS 6A

March 5 at West Georgia

R8 #2 No. 5  Buford 73, R7 #1 No. 10  Sequoyah 72: Behind Alahn Sumler’s 19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Buford survived Sequoyah. Malachi Brown scored a team-high 20 and Jaylon Taylor added 18 points and 7 rebounds. Rollins-signee Dylan Wolle poured in a game-high 25 points for the Chiefs.  Preston Parker scored 20 and Fisher Mitchell netted 15 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.

R3 #1 Grovetown 68, R4 #3 Langston Hughes 63

CLASS 5A

March 5 at Fort Valley State

 No. 1 R4 #1 Eagle’s Landing 67, R3 #2 No. 5 Jonesboro 60 OT:  In the loss, Devon Rainey had 21 points and 5 rebounds while Kaymen Brown totaled 17 points and 5 rebounds. Malcolm Simmons chipped in 10 points and 7 rebounds.

R3 #1 No. 3 Tri-Cities 71, R7 #2 No. 8 Calhoun 68 OT: Kennesaw State-signee Simeon Cottle erupted for 36 points. Kory Mincy added 14. Calhoun was led by Freed-Hardeman-signee Peyton Law’s 24 points and Dylan Faulkner’s 21.

CLASS 4A

March 4 at Fort Valley State

R2 #1 Spencer 44, R6 #2 Marist 38: Randall Dixon scored 12 points to pace Spencer.

R1 #1 No. 3  Westover 42, R5 #2 No. 1 McDonough 39: Kavon Johnson was ejected but Westover rallied to win after trailing 23-13 at the half. Westover outscored the War Hawks 17-8 in the fourth. Kemari Leverette and Effrin Smith scored 12 apiece to lead the comeback.

CLASS 3A

March 5 at Georgia College & State

R3 #2 No. 3 Windsor Forest 60, R4 #1 No. 5 Thomson 53: Javonte Landy scored five points including a timely left-handed floater off the glass that helped the Knights secure a trip to Macon. Georgetown-signee D’ante Bass led Windsor Forest with 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Thomson led 25-20 after one and 34-32 at the half following a Jaquan Hart putback at the buzzer. Windsor Forest pulled ahead 48-46 heading into the fourth quarter as Michael Cabellero scored seven of his 9 points in the frame. Landy scored 11 points total for the Knights while Abasi Scott added 9 points and 5 rebounds after battling early foul trouble.  Donte Dorman scored 8. Thomson was led by Lavonta Ivery who scored 18 points to go with his 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Tydrekis Braswell had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Jahkiaus Jones did not return to action for the Bulldogs after getting hit in the eye in the third quarter.

R4 #2 No. 7 Cross Creek 55, R3 #4 Beach 43: The Razorbacks survived a 13-point third quarter from Larry Johnson and punched their ticket back to Macon for the third straight year with a chance to repeat as state champions. Up 21-14 at the half, the Razorbacks found themselves down 33-32 to the Cinderella story Bulldogs as Johnson broke out. Johnson finished with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Tied at 41 with 4:18 remaining in the fourth, Shamarrie Hugie fouled out for the Bulldogs with 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 2 blocks, picking up his final two fouls over a 12-second span. With Hugie on the bench, Cross Creek held Johnson scoreless in the forth quarter and outscored the Bulldogs 11-2 to close the game. Antoine Lorick finished with 20 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 blocks. Terrenice Streetman tallied 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Jaquez Ellison added 8 points and 4 rebounds.

CLASS 2A

March 4 at Georgia College & State

R4 #1 No. 4 Westside-Augusta 73, R3 #2 Northeast-Macon 55: The Patriots raced out to a 45-23 halftime lead behind Khalon Hudson’s first half double-double and closed with a 14-4 run after Mercer-signee Travion Solomon fouled out to put an end to Northeast-Macon’s comeback bid. Hudson totaled 27 points, 19 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks followed by Xavier Goss’ 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. With Solomon picking up his fourth foul midway through the third quarter, the Raiders managed to tread water and trail 54-37 heading into the fourth. Solomon would score nine of his 20 points in the final period, but fouled out at the 4:57 mark in the midst of a comeback with the score at 59-51. In the win, Westside got 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks from Jalexs Ewing. AuMauri Tillman scored 9. Milandre Pettigrew posted 14 points and 7 rebounds for the Raiders while Zion Odoms, a Marshall football-signee, tallied 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 3 blocks.

R4 #2 No. 3 Butler 66, R2 #2 Woodville-Tompkins 45: The Bulldogs used a 22-6 third quarter to balloon a 27-21 halftime lead into a 49-27 advantage after 24 minutes. Kendrell Glanton had 13 points and 7 rebounds followed by Elijah Martinez’ 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. The balance of Butler also saw Malik Smith post 11 points and 5 rebounds. Chance Finklin came off the bench to produce 11 points. Zyquan Grant tallied 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Lukas Platauna led Woodville-Tompkins with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. Alfonzo Ross and Julles Spruill netted 11 each.

CLASS A-PRIVATE

March 4 at Buford City

R2 #1 Greenforest 68, R4 #1 Heritage School 40: Florian Tenebay scored 15 points to lead Greenforest.

March 5 at Buford City 
R6 #1 No. 3 King’s Ridge 59, R1 #1 No. 9 First Presbyterian Day 57 OT: King’s Ridge withstood three late free throws from Jay King that sent the game to overtime and his 38 total points to clinch a berth in the state championship for the first time in school history. Jack Thomas coolly sank a pair of free throws with 1.5 seconds left in overtime to send the Tigers to Macon. Isaac Martin scored 18 points to lead King’s Ridge while Liam Thomas and Micah Hoover scored 8 apiece.

CLASS A-PUBLIC

March 5 at Valdosta State

R7 #1 No. 6 Warren County 49, R5 #1 No. 5 Manchester 48

R6 #1 No. 2 Drew Charter 70, R8 #1 No. 1 Social Circle 66 OT: Cedric Taylor III scored 23 points. Cam Johnson and Ja’Kobe Strozier scored 13 apiece. BJ Tripplett netted 10. KJ Reid led Social Circle with 22 points. Cam Gaither (12), Phillip Baynes (11) and Tyrhell Branch (10) all reached double figures.

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