BOYS
AAAAAA
No. 4 Chattahoochee 82, Centennial 67: AJ White (30) and Rice-signee Cam Sheffield (27) combined for 57 points. Franklin Bailey netted 11 and David McDaniel scored 10.
No. 5 Sequoyah 82, Harrison 62: Mercer-signee Jacksen Greco finished with 28 points and 9 rebounds. Myles McGee chipped in 10 points and 7 rebounds while Ayden Watson scored 10 points.
No. 9 Allatoona 77, Creekview 48: Kevin Taylor posted 13 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists while Cam Baldwin tallied 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists in the win. Isaiah Logan scored 12 points. Cameron Charles had 10 points and 4 assists while Prentiss Church chipped in 9 points and 4 assists. Warren Williams finished with 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Kevin Malenius had 5 points and 5 rebounds.
Heritage-Conyers 73, Rockdale County 72: James White and RJ Noord scored 20 apiece to lead Heritage past Rockdale. Dash Boston (10) and Jalen Boston (8) added offensively.
Dalton 55, River Ridge 44: Franklin Almonte piled on 22 points and 19 rebounds for the Catamounts. Ashton Blackwell scored 17 points and Sam White netted 8.
AAAAA
No. 9 Lithia Springs 89, 4ANo. 10 Chapel Hill 75: Anthony Hardy poured in 34 points followed by Antonio Lewis’ 16 and Christian Bishop’s 15 to race past Chapel Hill. The Panthers were led by Micah Bell’s 34 points. KJ Doucet (17) and Mike Bell (16) combined for 33 in the loss.
Whitewater 60, McIntosh 58 OT: Cam Lyons posted 18 points and 6 assists in the loss. Shaun Nichols added 11 points and 2 blocks. Cooper Dolhancyk finished with 9 points and 4 rebounds while Evan Gillanders netted 6 points.
AAAA
No. 5 North Clayton 93, Drew 46: Jermaine Lattimore continued his hot play with 30 points. Xavier Valley had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Derrius Martin netted 10 points while Onuma Dieke posted 10 points and 15 rebounds.
Columbus 80, No. 8 Dougherty 79: 0-23 a year ago, the Blue Devils moved to 2-0 under first-year head coach Quantavias Allen. Gray Voltz went for 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals while Jaylen Leonard pumped in 27 points and 8 rebounds. Jahari Jones scored 13 points while Hayes Dykes added 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Pickens 74, Gordon Central 33: Tucker Lowe scored a game-high 25 points.
AAA
No. 1 Pace Academy 84, Redan 43: Matthew Cleveland had 26 points and 6 rebounds while Cole Middleton flirted with a double-double with 13 points and 9 rebounds. George Adams added 10 points and 4 assists. Madison Durr tallied 8 points and 9 assists.
No. 5 Johnson-Savannah 76, Beach 61: Emondre Bowles (29), Derek Edwards (22) and Larry Pounds (7) led the Atomsmashers past Beach.
Towers 79, Lovett 74: Ryan Mutombo scored 43 points in the loss.
Long County 73, South Effingham 44: Cam Johnson finished with 13 points and 8 rebounds while Xavier Carlton had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Dederick Stewart chipped in 11 points. Trajan Weatherspoon had 8 points and 6 rebounds in one half of action.
AA
No. 8 Banks County 64, Lumpkin County 45: Carl Cleveland finished with with 21 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. Dakota Orr added 14 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 5 blocks. Pierce Martin had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
A-Private
No. 3 Walker 77, No. 4 Trinity Christian 68: Chris Newell had 24 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists while Omar Cooper tacked on 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists as the Wolverines outlasted the Lions. Burke Chebuhar added 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists while Chandler Baker netted 12 points. Trinity Christian was led by Giancarlo Bastianoni’s 27 points and 13 rebounds. Raul Arias had 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. North Georgia-signee Brady Burnett scored 13 points while Isaac Brito chipped in 10 points and 7 assists.
Pinecrest Academy 80, Tallulah Falls 57: Oscar Lynch posted 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals while Josh Boeye netted 16 points. JJ Hayes collected 11 points and 5 rebounds. Hank Lynch scored 9 points and Tony Carpio finished with 8 points and 8 rebounds.
Providence Christian 80, Fellowship Christian 46: Chance Thacker finished with 25 points and 6 rebounds as Providence moved to 5-0, their best start in over a decade. Elijah Williams had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals. Cayden Johnson had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists while Skylar Jordan chipped in 4 points, 7 rebounds and 2 block.
Non-GHSA
New Creation Christian 74, Creekside Christian 56: Avante Nichols had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Bryce Ballard (10), Amon McDowell (9) and Alex Reives (8) all pitched in offensively.
GIRLS
AAAAAA
Harrison 66, Sequoyah 50: In the loss, freshman Elle Blatchford had 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Macy Williams added 13 points and 4 steals.
ML King 54, Tucker 34: Arkansas Pine-Bluff-signee Ashlynn Green scored 18 points. Victoria Nwanze had 9.
River Ridge 54, Dalton 29: Freshman Mataya Gayle poured in 20 points. Simone Goins added 11.
Heritage-Conyers 44, Rockdale County 41: Sade Harrell had a double-double of 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks while Kristyn Goshay netted 12 points to knock off their rivals. Freshman Jailyah Weekes added 11 points.
AAAAA
Fayette County 55, Jonesboro 35: Ghylissa Knowles dumped in 30 points to power the Tigers.
South Effingham 39, Long County 37: Melanie Ziegler posted 14 points and 14 rebounds while Destinee Owens scored 13 to help the Mustangs past the Blue Tide. Long County was led by Breyahn Maddox’s 8 points and 7 rebounds. CiCi Burke scored 8.
Lithia Springs 53, Chapel Hill 30: Wake Forest-signee Demeara Hinds scored 18 points. Cam Morris added 13 points.
Cass 71, Lithonia 39: Londaisha Smith scored 19 points to lead a balanced attack. Ariana Hames (16), Claire Davis (16) and Justice Bennett (12) all cracked double figures.
AAAA
Pickens 92, Gordon Central 90 OT: Emmanuel College-signee Mykenzie Weaver erupted for 50 points. In the loss, Mercedes Coleman scored 39.
Salem 45, Stockbridge 41: Kayla Taylor went for 25 points and 15 rebounds in the loss.
Stephens County 58, Jackson County 42: The Lady Indians moved to 4-0 behind Ranajah Verdell (17) and Tynajiah Eades’ (15) big scoring nights. Marielle McNeal scored 7 points while Lindsay Moore and Bre Taylor scored 6 apiece.
AAA
No. 10 Lumpkin County 53, Banks County 44: Lumpkin County stormed past Banks County behind Makenzie Caldwell’s 19 points and Isabel Davenport’s 14. Lexi Pierce (8), Madisyn Echols (7) and Kate Jackson (5) all contributed offensively. The Leopards were led by Heather Vaughan’s 15 points and Pollie Simpson’s 12. Jacy Ayers and Jenna Reeves scored 5 apiece.
Islands 53, Windsor Forest 29: Veronica Sierzant (11), Kelly Meara (10), Iyanna Kittles (10), Devin Long (8) and Hannah Butler (8) led a young Sharks team to victory.
AA
No. 2 Laney 56, Butler 47: Rocky Drayton scored 17 points while Amari Bonner netted 12. Nekiyah Booker scored 10. In the loss, Butler was led by Brianna Sims (15) and Micah Watson (12).
No. 4 Bryan County 61, Portal 19: Columbus State-signee Olonna Rawls had 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Alation Eason scored 13 points. Kelsey Leggett netted 9.
Temple 33, Paulding County 23: Esther Jacobson double-doubled with 10 points and 18 rebounds. Didi Lopez netted 8 points.
A-Private
No. 6 Lakeview Academy 44, Chattanooga Christian (TN) 28: Joelle Snyder poured in 25 points followed by Mercer-signee Eliza Snyder’s 16 points and 10 rebounds. Jackie Allen had 5 assists and Maddy Towles grabbed 5 rebounds.
Trinity Christian 50, Walker 23: Anna Denes had 18 points and 4 steals while Madison Morge added 15 points and 5 rebounds for the Lions. Brooke Wiseley collected 5 steals.
Mt. Pisgah 42, Meadowcreek 32: Freshman Monet Dance scored 15 points to pace the Patriots. Megan Messinger scored 10 points followed by Payton O’Bryant and Tiwa Daramola’s 7 apiece.
A-Public
No. 5 Central-Talbotton 75, Jordan 39: Bernyla Sparks went for 38 points in the rout.