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Saturday, March 7 at Georgia State
R3 #3 No. 5 Pebblebrook 70, R3 #2 No. 4 Hillgrove 57: Jaylen Humphrey netted 21 points.
R5 #1 No. 1 Wheeler 56, R3 #1 No. 2 McEachern 52: UConn-signee Colben Landrew finished with 22 points. Chase Lumpkin had 22 points for McEachern.
Friday, March 6 at Georgia State
R4 #1 No. 3 Woodward Academy 62, R7 #1 No. 1 Gainesville 61: Myles Hayes hit a three in the corner with seconds left to knock off Gainesville (30-1). Hayes finished with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks for Woodward Academy (25-6) while Jarvis Hayes Jr. had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Donovan Johnson netted 12 points and Bentley Lusakueno added 10 points. Gainesville received 14 points from Brandon Nelson. Kevin White and Belmont-signee Charlie Gersmehl scored 12 apiece.
R5 #1 No. 2 Alexander 85, R4 #3 Tri-Cities 76: Charleston Southern-signee Marquise Leslie poured in 27 points. Georgia Southern-signee Jayden Crawford finished with 17 points. Torian Greene tossed in 14 points and Colorado State-signee Pops Dunson recorded 11 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Georgia Tech-signee Jalan Wingfield powered Tri-Cities with 27 points and 6 rebounds.
Saturday, March 7 at Akins Arena (Athens)
R4 #1 No. 3 Pace Academy 60, R6 #1 Cambridge 55: Pace Academy (24-7) outscored Cambridge (18-13) 28-12 in the fourth quarter to stun the Bears amid multiple stoppages in the fourth quarter due to court conditions. The Knights trailed 43-32 after three quarters after struggling to score in the period, stuck on two points for roughly the first five minutes of the third quarter. Gavin Fountain took over in the fourth quarter with 15 points including three threes as he finished with 23 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. The Knights got back in the game with their press and ability to play bully-ball in the post. Brian Clark made key plays defensively and racked up 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals and 2 blocks including sinking two free throws at the 3:24 mark to give Pace their first lead of the second half at 51-50. Penn football-signee Jaydon Avery had 11 points and 6 assists, eight points in the first quarter. Cambridge was led by Navy-signee Carter Higdon who tallied 22 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Bryson O’Kelley had 11 points.
R5 #1 No. 1 St. Pius X 79, R3 #1 No. 4 Jonesboro 63: St. Pius X (32-0) extinguished their boogeyman, beating Jonesboro (23-8) after losing in their previous four meetings in the postseason dating back to 2015. The Golden Lions drilled 12 threes — eight in the first half — and connected on 25-28 from the foul line to overwhelm the Cardinals. Clemson-signee Harris Reynolds shot 15-16 from the line and sunk four deep threes as he piled in 33 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 7 blocks. Max Etienne scored 16 points, Westin Keppen had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists and Thomas Rogers supplied 8 points. Columbus State-signee D’Marley Elliott contributed 7 points and 7 assists. In the loss, Jonesboro was led by Calvin Goss’ 28 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Frank Jackson added 15 points and 10 rebounds while Tenaje Freeman had 10 points off the bench.
Saturday, March 7 at Legacy Arena (Douglasville)
#17 No. 6 Harlem 63, #12 No. 8 Douglass 50: Harlem (23-9) rode AJ Williams to 25 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Ty Shine scored 14 points and Jayden Futrell added 11. Malachi Edgell led Douglass with 20 points and 7 rebounds.
#2 No. 1 Cross Creek 78, #6 East Hall 59: Cross Creek (26-5) got 23 points from Frashad Tisby in the win after leading 42-18 at the half.
Friday, March 6 at Legacy Arena (Douglasville)
#5 No. 7 Morgan County 69, #16 No. 6 Therrell 62: Zeki Locus had 17 points, 15 points in the second half. Garrett Ward scored 14 points while freshman Trey Carter and Jacoby Simmons scored 10 apiece.
#2 No. 2 Butler 50, #6 No. 1 KIPP Atlanta 41: Coming in averaging around four points per game, Lajerry Wright exploded for a game-high 17 points as Butler (25-4) eliminated KIPP Atlanta (24-6) setting up an opportunity to repeat as state champs. Kwamane Bridges netted 15 points.
Saturday, March 7 at Fort Valley State
#4 No. 2 Southwest-Macon 62, #1 No. 5 Vidalia 51: Alex Butts drilled five threes in the second half to propel Southwest-Macon (27-6) past Vidalia (26-3) in a heated game which saw a kerfuffle late which resulted in heavy police presence.
#2 No. 1 Rabun County 70, #3 No. 6 Fitzgerald 59: Navy-signee Huey Blalock dominated with 27 points and 13 assists as Rabun County (29-2) clinched a spot in the state championship.
Friday, March 6 at Fort Valley State
R2 #1 No. 5 Clinch County 53, R6 #1 No. 1 Chattahoochee County 44: Clinch County (28-4) is heading to Macon for the first time in 37 years after Kamarion Johnson led the way with 22 points followed by Traviian Miller’s 15.
R3 #1 No. 7 Portal 60, R8 #1 No. 9 Washington-Wilkes 48:
Friday, March 6 at Akins Arena (Athens)
#1 No. 7 Darlington 57, #4 No. 2 Mt. Vernon 48: Cam Selig poured in 26 points and 7 rebounds while DJ Hall battled foul trouble to orchestrate 6 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals to life Darlington (29-2) past Mt. Vernon (28-4) who defeated the Tigers in January 70-57. Freshman Joseph Ogunyemi had 11 points, 11 rebounds and 1 block. In the loss, the Mustangs got 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists from Gabe Alterman. Chase Daniels scored 11 points.
#2 No. 1 Holy Innocents’ 63, #11 No. 6 Walker 47: Smothering defense built a 31-13 halftime lead for Holy Innocents’ (26-3) as the Golden Bears cruised back to Macon for a chance to repeat. Jaden McCullough finished with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 1 block. Belmont-signee Devin Hutcherson tallied 18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Khalid Worthy contributed 13 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks. Walker was led by Anderson Carey’s 11 points. Devan Fernande had 10 points. Lorenzo McCorvey recorded 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks. Sean Nalls racked up 8 points, 2 rebounds and 4 steals.
Saturday, March 7 at Georgia State
R4 #4 Grayson 68, R3 #2 No. 8 Hillgrove 56: Kennesaw State-signee CoCo Rudolph exploded for 40 points to guide Grayson (22-10) back to the state title game for the third consecutive season. Hillgrove (24-7) saw Aeris Macon score 17 points followed by Tori Thompson’s 12 and Shelby McCall’s 11.
R5 #1 No. 1 North Paulding 69, R3 #1 No. 7 Campbell 54: North Paulding (29-2) punched their ticket back to Macon for a 2023/24 rematch with Grayson as Kenzie and Kalee Hinkson scored 17 points each while Morgan Landrum added 16. Gabrielle (13) and Aleigha (10) Parish combined for 23 points for Campbell.
Friday, March 6 at Georgia State
R7 #1 No. 1 Milton 59, R2 #1 Coffee 48: Grace Musselman, Berry-signee Caroline Young, Tamia Tomlinson and Brooklyn Brunetti all scored 13 points to pace Milton (27-4). Jasmine Porter led Coffee (28-3) with 27 points.
R6 #3 No. 7 Creekview 57, R6 #2 No. 2 River Ridge 50 OT: Brenley Matthews (15), Kentucky softball-commit Lili Beal (13), Brenau-signee KK Hamby (11) and Kylee Herrick (10) led Creekview (26-5) past River Ridge (23-8) after losing twice before. UNC Greensboro-signee Kyla Cantey paced River Ridge with 12 points. Finley Parker had 11 points.
Saturday, March 7 at Akins Arena (Athens)
R6 #1 No. 2 Kell 69, R2 #1 No. 8 Jones County 49: Kell (25-5) shot 26-34 from the foul line compared to the Greyhounds’ 13-27. The Longhorns received 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals from Maliyah Gilbert while Asiah Thompson added 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Howard-signee Kennedy Deese collected 10 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks. Jones County (25-6) led 26-25 at the half but were outscored 24-11 in the third. Aubrey Norris paced the Hounds with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. Georgia Southwestern-signee Kamiyah Adams finished with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 block.
R5 #1 No. 1 Marist 77, R7 #2 No. 7 Cartersville 41: UNC-signee Kate Harpring finished five points away from breaking the all-time career scoring record in the state of Georgia, pouring in 37 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. Katie Elder filled up the box score with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks for Marist (29-2). Cartersville (24-6) was led by Trinity Montgomery’s 13 points, Zoe McCurry’s 11 and Columbus State-signee KK Arnold’s 9 points and 4 assists.
Saturday, March 7 at Legacy Arena (Douglasville)
#4 No. 2 Sandy Creek 85, #1 No. 3 Monroe 69: Sandy Creek (25-6) saw Morghan Reckley dump in 46 points in a battle of five-star prospects.
#2 No. 7 Heritage-Catoosa 46, #6 No. 8 Pickens 35: Tori Epps scored 18 points and Paisley Collins had 11 as Heritage-Catoosa (27-4) clamped down on Pickens (22-10) holding North Georgia-signee Ellison Steinhauer to 12 points, 11 in the fourth.
Friday, March 6 at Legacy Arena (Douglasville)
#5 No. 5 Hardaway 61, #1 No. 1 Josey 59 OT: Hardaway (23-8) saw Josey (25-4) rally from down 16-points to force overtime but the Hawks survived thanks to Rhianna Boynton’s 29 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks. Jaylah Todd added 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals while Marlana White pitched in 8 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Freshman Amerria Crowley posted 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. Nicole Baldwin had 5 points.
#2 No. 4 Murray County 61, #3 No. 2 Columbia 47: Callan Ledford piled in 27 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 steals while Blaklee Ledford had 18 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals and 1 block as Murray County (26-4) clinched a rematch with Hardaway in the state title.
Saturday, March 7 at Fort Valley State
#12 No. 9 Elbert County 48, #8 No. 2 Putnam County 45: Elbert County (22-8) got 12 points from Audrey Lunsford as the Blue Devils knocked off Putnam County (21-3).
#3 No. 8 East Laurens 55, #2 No. 7 Thomasville 45: Deanna Lowther posted 20 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks. Jameria Bing scored 12 points, Zahmaria Robinson had 10 and freshman Garyunna Mitchell collected 6 points and 19 rebounds.
Friday, March 6 at Fort Valley State
R4 #1 No. 1 Wilcox County 71, R7 #1 Bowdon 45: In the loss, Bowdon freshman Meg Robinson scored all 14 of her points in the first half. Melaya Andrews added 13 points.
R8 #1 No. 2 Washington-Wilkes 57, R3 #1 No. 4 Metter 37: Samaria Young scored 16 points and Bugg Porter added 14.
Friday, March 6 at Akins Arena (Athens)
#1 No. 1 Hebron Christian 71, #4 No. 2 St. Francis 62: Hebron Christian (29-1) rode a balanced attack to pull away from St. Francis (27-5). Tennessee-signee Gabby Minus dumped in 21 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Michel Robbins provided 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steal while UGA-signee Alanna Beckham finished with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, scoring 13 points in the first half. Nariah Nelson came on strong to close the game with 13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, 10 points coming after the half. St. Francis was led by Giaunni Rogers’ 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. South Alabama-signee Cam Golston scored eight points in the fourth quarter, part of her 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Aila Courtenay was effective, with 10 of her 15 points coming in the first half to go along with her 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.
#3 No. 3 Holy Innocents’ 49, #7 No. 8 GAC 44: With their twin towers saddled with foul trouble sitting nearly the entire first half, Holy Innocents’ (24-6) found a way to sneak past GAC (23-9) as Makayla Weaver scored nine of her 15 points in the first half to finish with her 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 5 steals. Loriel Murray had just two points at half time but took over down the stretch with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 1 block while Elana McMasters added 11 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. GAC was tied at 6 after one quarter and down 17-16 at the half before heading into the fourth deadlocked at 27. Milan Johnson led the Spartans with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Dru Jeckewicz had 10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. Freshman Peyton Frazier collected 10 points, 10 rebounds and 8 blocks.
Saturday, March 1 at Georgia State
R5 #1 No. 2 Wheeler 68, R4 #1 No. 1 Grayson 53: Wheeler (28-3) avenged a 77-68 loss to Grayson (28-3), stunning the Rams holding them to 21 points in the second half. Kevin Savage (18), Mansur McClain (16) and Ole Miss-signee Tylis Jordan (14) paced the Wildcats. Grayson received 18 points from Caleb Holt, 13 from Cal State Fullerton-signee Kiwane Garris and 6 points from UGA-singee Jacob Wilkins.
R4 #2 No. 6 Newton 56, R3 #2 No. 9 Pebblebrook 53: Dead in the water, Pebblebrook (22-9) went on an 8-0 run over a 31-second span to trim the Newton (22-9) lead to 53-51 with 20 seconds left on Zyree Brown’s fifth three-pointer of the game but Newton was able to hit just enough free throws to ice it as a halfcourt heave rimmed off the front iron. Jordan Green led Newton with 15 points. App State-signee Ted Neal netted 13 points and Marcus Smith II had 10. Brown led the Falcons with 16 points. Jaylen Humphrey scored 12 and Jayvion Nurse chipped in 10.
Friday, February 28 at Georgia State
R4 #1 No. 1 Woodward Academy 63, R3 #1 No. 9 Langston Hughes 58: Jarvis Hayes Jr. posted 18 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists while Clemson-signee Zac Foster recorded 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block to lead Woodward Academy (27-4). Ethan Carter led Langston Hughes (24-9) with 20 points before fouling out. Jaron LaMelle added 10.
R4 #2 No. 2 Tri-Cities 75, R2 #1 No. 10 Lee County 63: Tri-Cities (25-6) advanced to the state championship for the fifth time in the past nine years, setting up a fourth meeting with region rival Woodward Academy. Georgia Southern-signee Sean Van Dorn and Tre Keith combined for 52 points.
Saturday, March 1 at Fort Valley State
R4 #1 No. 1 Pace Academy 76, R5 #1 No. 4 Tucker 40: Pace Academy (27-4) jumped out to a 9-0 lead and never trailed against Tucker (25-7), overwhelming the Tigers with their size and aggressive full court pressure. Chandler Bing posted 24 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists followed by Georgia Tech-signee Eric Chatfield’s 20 points and 5 rebounds. Hayden Clay scored 11 points. Freshman Bentley Lusakueno pitched in 9 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. Jakobe Williams led Tucker with 13 points.
R8 #1 No. 2 North Oconee 70, R2 #1 No. 9 McDonough 60: North Oconee (29-2) staved off McDonough (25-6) to advance back to the state title game. Khamari Brooks posted 22 points followed by Justin Wise’s 20. Banks Pourchier tallied 17 points.
Friday, February 28 at Fort Valley State
#1 No. 3 Sandy Creek 71, #5 No. 8 Windsor Forest 42: Sandy Creek (28-3) advanced back to Macon with a chance for a three-peat. The Patriots led 14-0 to start. Kingston Hawkins scored 18 points followed by Jared White’s 15 and Avohn Florence’s 14. Amari Latimer chipped in 10.
#3 No. 1 Cedar Grove 53, #7 No. 10 Monroe 45: Cedar Grove (28-3) held off Monroe (21-10) to set up a 2023 state championship rematch with former region rival Sandy Creek. Manny Green led the Saints with 18 points and 9 rebounds while Yusef Bower netted 13 points, 9 assists and 4 steals. Keith Gillespie and Javonte Floyd scored 8 points each. Brayden Burns (17) and Lorenzo Still (13) paced Monroe.
Friday, February 28 at Georgia Southwestern
#4 No. 4 Butler 78, #1 No. 1 Carver-Columbus 73 OT: Butler (20-8) held down 27-3 Carver-Columbus’ high-powered offense just enough to clinch a berth in the state championship. After missing two free throws late in regulation, Carver’s Tony Mongomery, a Troy-signee, drilled a three with 7 seconds left to force overtime. The tandem of Denver-signee Marcus Scurry and Kwamane Bridges anchored the Bulldogs.
#6 No. 7 Union County 54, #2 Tattnall County 38: Union County (26-5) outscored Tattnall County (25-5) 22-10 in the third quarter behind Hayden Hughes’ four three-pointers in the frame. The Panthers held the Warriors to just 20 points in the second half. Houston Henry poured in 24 points while Hayden Hughes had 15. Maddox Young added 9. Justin McMillian powered Tattnall County with 21 points.
Saturday, March 1 at Georgia College
#15 No. 3 BEST Academy 73, #14 No. 10 East Laurens 58: BEST Academy (24-7) took control in the second half to eliminate East Laurens (20-8) to advance to their first ever trip to the state championship. Nick Dozier (20), Jacob Mickell (17), Xion Evans (16) and Josh Mickell (14) all reached double digits.
#1 No. 2 Southwest-Macon 65, #5 Toombs County 54: Southwest-Macon (27-2) will have a home game at the Macon Centreplex in search of their seventh state title, first since 1989. The Patriots slowly extended their lead against Toombs County (18-12), who got hot at the end of the season and falls one game short of a return to the state title game. CJ Howard (23), Chase Dupree (21) and Brandon Ashley (17) carried the load. Mike Polke scored 19 for the Bulldogs.
Friday, February 28 at Georgia College
R3 #1 No. 1 Savannah 64, R8 #2 Warren County 55: Savannah (26-4) held off a furious comeback attempt from Warren County (21-10), closing on a 10-5 run to advance to the state title game after seeing a double digit lead trimmed to four points.
R3 #2 No. 3 McIntosh County Academy 49, R8 #1 No. 10 Greene County 41: The Buccaneers (26-5) took down Greene County (22-8) to set up a fourth meeting with Region 3 foe Savannah for the state title.
Friday, February 28 at North Georgia
#1 No. 3 North Cobb Christian 57, #4 No. 2 Greenforest 51: North Cobb Christian (28-3) punched their ticket to the GHSA state championship for the first time in program history. Xavier Butler scored 20 points on five threes and Brock Bass-Bonner poured in 17 points. Grant Robich and Isaiah Chandler each scored 9 points. Orion Wilson led Greenforest (23-6) with a game-high 22 points. Kyree Taylor tossed in 12.
#3 No. 1 Holy Innocents’ 84, #7 No. 6 Mt. Paran 42: Holy Innocents’ (26-4) used an overpowering 27-3 second quarter to race away from Mt. Paran (20-14). North Carolina-signee Caleb Wilson poured in 19 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks. Devin Hutcherson posted 17 points and 4 rebounds. Jordan Mays pitched in 12 points and freshman Jaden McCullough had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.
Saturday, March 1 at Georgia State
R4 #1 No. 2 Grayson 53, R5 #1 No. 6 Cherokee 48: Grayson (30-1) rallied from down nine points in the third quarter to topple Cherokee (26-5), avenging their lone loss of the year which came in the season opener. Jacksonville-signee Tatum Brown poured in 21 points to lead the comeback. Zoie Lofton scored 11 points and Jayla Bennett added 8. South Florida-lacrosse signee Alex Whitecliffe scored 16 points while Lyla Griffith added 14 for the Warriors.
R4 #2 No. 7 Newton 55, R6 #1 No. 3 North Forsyth 47: The young Rams rode sophomore London Smith to storm past North Forsyth (30-1). Smith poured in 15 points in the third quarter to give Newton (24-5) a 37-36 lead heading into the fourth quarter after trailing 23-18 at the half. Smith finished with a game-high 28 points. Mya Perry scored 10 points and Zoey Jackson added 7. Chattanooga-signee London Weaver finished her career with 22 points for the Raiders. Gabbie Gliatta netted 10 points.
Friday, February 28 at Georgia State
R3 #1 No. 2 Langston Hughes 66, R1 #1 No. 8 Bradwell Institute 46: Karrell Greene came off the bench to pour in a game-high 24 points to power Langston Hughes (29-2). UGA-signee Jocelyn Faison scored 12 points while Georgia State-signee Savannah Robinson-Holmes tacked on 10. Kylar Rae Johnson (9) and Cornelia Ellington (8) balanced the attack. West Georgia-signee Parris Parham paced Bradwell Institute (26-4) with 20 points.
R6 #1 No. 1 River Ridge 91, R7 #1 No. 4 Milton 64: River Ridge (30-1) advanced to their second state championship in three years. The Knights led 33-7 early in the second quarter before Milton (24-7) cut the lead to 11. Finley Parker (22), Georgia Southern-signee Kayla Cleaveland (20), Kyla Cantey (16), Makayla Roberson (15) and Furman-signee Sophia Pearl (11) balanced the attack. Milton was led by Londyn Walker’s 20 points. Florida A&M-signee Zana Justice had 14 points and Deyva Davis added 11.
Saturday, March 1 at Fort Valley State
R4 #1 No. 1 Creekside 54, R7 R5 #1 No. 3 Marist 43: The dream of a perfect season is still alive for Creekside (31-0) after the Seminoles withstood star guard C’India Dennis fouling out at the 3:50 mark with 32 points and the Noles up 49-36, knocking off defending state champion Marist (29-3). Kate Harpring scored 28 in the loss.
R4 #3 No. 10 Maynard Jackson 80, R8 #1 No. 5 North Oconee 79 3OT: A wild marathon of a game was decided by a controversial whistle as Aaliyah Weaver baited a foul and coolly sank two free throws with three seconds left to lift Maynard Jackson (20-7) back to Macon for a chance to repeat as state champs, surviving Oklahoma-signee Kendall Wells’ 30 points. Missed free throws plagued the Lady Titans in the loss who took the lead with 12 seconds left on a Lolly Willis baseline wrap-around pass to freshman Leah Pollack after Cayden Cornish sank a pair of free throws to give the Jaguars the lead, part of her 23 points. Weaver finished with 29 points to power the Jaguars while Willis netted 28 for the Titans. Journey Conley double-doubled for Maynard Jackson with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
F/3OT Class 4A Girls Final 4
R4 #3 No. 10 @mjjaguars 80
R8 #1 No. 5 North Oconee 79Aaliyah Weaver gets a foul called on this drive with 3 seconds left and sinks both FT to win it. pic.twitter.com/DkbPeoSqm9
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) March 2, 2025
Friday, February 28 at Fort Valley State
#4 No. 8 Cherokee Bluff 56, #8 Jenkins 54: Bristol Kersh netted 17 points including the game-winning banked in runner at the buzzer to lift Cherokee Bluff (24-8) to the state championship. Claire Carlson scored 23 points and hit a corner three late in the game to take a one-point lead before Jenkins (20-9) answered with a go-ahead bucket. I’Yarna Lee led the Warriors with 23 points.
F/Class 3A Girls Final Four
#4 No. 8 @CBluff_WBB 56
#8 Jenkins 552027 5-7 G @BristolKersh9 sends Cherokee Bluff to the state title game. pic.twitter.com/45r1Uasnnl
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) February 28, 2025
#7 No. 1 Baldwin 62, #3 No. 3 Fayette County 55: Baldwin (25-6) received 20 points and 18 rebounds from Janaye Walker. Georgia Southwestern-signee Kassidy Neal piled in 20 points and 8 rebounds to top Fayette County (25-6) for the second time this season. Suri Clark double-doubled with 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Tigers saw Journy Scott score 17 points. USC Upstate-soccer commit Deyla McCoy netted 15 points while New York-signee Megan Ohonde had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 steals. BriAnn Freeman chipped in 9 points and 8 rebounds.
Friday, February 28 at Georgia Southwestern
#1 No. 3 Murray County 71, #5 No. 8 Morgan County 66: Murray County (30-1) advanced to the state championship for the first time since 1966 behind freshman Blaklee Ledford’s 21 points and 5 assists. Montreat-commit Bayleigh Winkler posted 17 points and 8 rebounds while Callan Ledford collected 12 points and 10 rebounds. In the loss, Morgan County (21-10) was led by Emmanuel-signee Jaden Young’s 29 points. Kymora Smith and Cydney Burke each scored 14 points.
#3 No. 4 Hardaway 65, #2 No. 1 Josey 45: Hardaway (25-6) advanced back to the state championship, pulling away from Josey (24-4) in the fourth quarter.
Saturday, March 1 at Georgia College
#1 No. 3 Fannin County 72, #5 No. 2 East Laurens 63: Fannin County (28-2) punched their ticket back to Macon for the first time since 2021 as the Rebels pulled away from East Laurens (22-6) in the second half.
#2 No. 1 Banks County 51, #3 No. 5 Model 44 OT: Model (24-6) melted down against the Leopards’ pressure, squandering a 44-38 lead with 66 seconds to play in regulation, losing in overtime as Banks County (25-5) finished the game on an 13-0 run. The Lady Blue Devils had upwards of 30+ turnovers allowing the Leopards to stay within striking distance as they trailed for a significant portion of the second half.
Friday, February 28 at Georgia College
R4 #1 No. 1 Wilcox County 75, R3 #1 No. 5 Screven County 47: Jaliah Roberts had 22 points and 7 rebounds in the loss for Screven County (23-6) while Olivia Jackson had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
R8 #1 Washington-Wilkes 66, R6 #1 No. 2 Macon County 55: Washington-Wilkes (14-8) clinched a berth in the state title game by beating Macon County (22-4).
Friday, February 28 at North Georgia
#1 No. 1 Hebron Christian 74, #5 No. 4 Galloway 32: Auburn-signee Ja’Kerra Butler scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while George Washington-signee Mia James pitched in 17 for Hebron Christian (29-1). Miami-signee Danielle Osho had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Alanna Beckham scored 10. Taryn Thompson scored 15 points for Galloway (20-9).
#3 No. 3 Holy Innocents’ 63, #2 No. 2 St. Francis 61: Freshman Loriel Murray scored 18 points, 16 in the second half including the game-winner with 10 seconds left to advance Holy Innocents’ (24-5) to the state title game. Stanford-signee and All-American Hailee Swain had the steal and assist to win the game, finishing with a game-high 23 points. Nakhai Worthy added 14 points. Giaunni Rogers netted 16 points and Camryn Golston powered St. Francis (28-3) with 15 points.
