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Spielin’ & Dealin’ Ep. 156: Girls Sweet 16 Preview


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Sandy’s Spiel Spring Showcase – [:29]
Class 6A – [1:17]
Class 5A – [12:57]
Class 4A – [26:30]
Class 3A – [36:28]
Class 2A – [49:36]
Class 1A D-I – [58:20]
Class 1A D-II – [1:08:10]
Class 3A-1A Private [1:15:08]

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CLASS 6A

R8 #2 Mill Creek (17-7) at R1 #1 Lowndes (21-5)
R6 #2 Lambert (20-7) at R4 #1 Grayson (27-1)

R8 #3 Central Gwinnett (20-8) at R5 #1 Cherokee (24-4)
R7 #2 Brookwood (18-11) at R3 #1 Hillgrove (21-7)

R4 #3 Archer (23-5) at R6 #1 North Forsyth (28-0)
R5 #2 North Paulding (26-2) at R2 #1 Carrollton (21-7)

R4 #2 Newton (21-5) at R7 #1 Norcross (22-5)
R5 #3 Etowah (21-8) at R8 #1 Buford (24-2)

CLASS 5A

R2 #3 Lee County (20-9) at R1 #1 Bradwell Institute (24-3)
R6 #2 Creekview (23-5) at R4 #1 Woodward Academy (22-5)

R2 #2 Veterans (19-9) at R5 #1 Alexander (20-8)
R6 #3 Lassiter (13-15) at R3 #1 Langston Hughes (26-2)

R3 #2 Morrow (23-6) at R6 #1 River Ridge (27-1)
R5 #2 New Manchester (23-5) at R2 #1 Coffee (27-1)

R4 #2 Tri-Cities (21-5) at R7 #1 Milton (22-6)
R1 #2 Brunswick (21-7) at R8 #1 Habersham Central (14-11)

CLASS 4A

R8 #2 East Forsyth (12-17) at R1 #1 Ware County (24-4)
R7 #3 Cass (14-14) at R4 #1 Creekside (28-0)

R2 #2 Stockbridge (22-6) at R5 #1 Marist (27-2)
R4 #4 Pace Academy (14-11) at R7 #2 Cartersville (19-9)

R4 #3 Maynard Jackson (17-7) at R6 #1 Kell (22-5)
R5 #2 Northview (20-9) at R2 #1 Jones County (27-1)

R4 #2 Midtown (24-5) at R7 #1 Dalton (25-3)
R1 #2 Warner Robins (25-1) at R8 #1 North Oconee (27-1)

CLASS 3A

#17 Calhoun (17-9) at #1 Pickens (26-2)
#9 Jefferson (22-5) at #8 Jenkins (18-8)

#12 Northwest Whitfield (17-8) at #5 Monroe (23-5)
#13 Dougherty (17-11) at #4 Cherokee Bluff (21-8)

#19 Gilmer (16-11) at #3 Fayette County (23-5)
#11 Sandy Creek (23-6) at #6 Luella (25-3)

#10 White County (22-7) at #7 Baldwin (22-6)
#18 Chestatee (20-8) at #2 Heritage-Catoosa (23-6)

CLASS 2A

#16 Union County (19-11) at #1 Murray County (27-1)
#9 Hart County (17-11) at #8 Sonoraville (25-3)

#21 Westside-Macon (16-10) at #5 Morgan County (19-9)
#20 Carver-Columbus (16-10) at #4 Tattnall County (20-5)

#19 Franklin County (16-12) at #3 Hardaway (22-6)
#11 Appling County (19-8) at #6 Columbia (22-5)

#10 Sumter County (19-9) at #7 Thomson (24-3)
#15 Butler (19-6) at #2 Josey (22-3)

CLASS A D-I

#16 ACE (21-4) at #1 Fannin County (25-2)
#9 Dodge County (17-12) at #8 Heard County (24-3)

#21 Bremen (17-9) at #5 East Laurens (20-5)
#13 Elbert County (24-4) at #4 Vidalia (22-6)

#14 Central-Macon (21-5) at #3 Model (22-5)
#11 Putnam County (16-9) at #6 Lamar County (22-5)

#23 Rabun County (13-12) at #7 Worth County (16-8)
#15 Washington County (19-8) at #2 Banks County (22-5)

CLASS A D-II

R2 #3 Charlton County (21-6) at R1 #1 Randolph-Clay (22-6)
R6 #2 Taylor County (21-3) at R4 #1 Wilcox County (24-1)

R1 #4 Pelham (16-11) at R2 #2 Clinch County (14-12)
R7 #2 Greenville (17-4) at R3 #1 Screven County (21-5)

R3 #2 Bryan County (24-3) at R6 #1 Macon County (20-3)
R5 #2 Johnson County (17-5) at R2 #1 Turner County (21-8)

R4 #2 Telfair County (20-5) at R7 #1 Bowdon (17-8)
R1 #2 Seminole County (21-5) at R8 #1 Washington-Wilkes (11-8)

CLASS 3A-1A PRIVATE

#16 Prince Avenue (18-11) at #1 Hebron Christian (26-1)
#9 Mt. Paran (25-4) at #8 SACA (23-2)

#12 Trinity Christian (18-9) at #5 Galloway (18-8)
#13 GAC (16-12) at #4 Athens Academy (20-8)

#19 Lovett (16-11) at #3 Holy Innocents’ (21-5)
#22 North Cobb Christian (10-14) at #6 Savannah Country Day (21-4)

#10 Providence Christian (18-10) at #7 Calvary Day (18-9)
#15 Wesleyan (12-12) at #2 St. Francis (26-2)

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Spielin’ & Dealin’ Ep. 154: Girls State Playoffs Bracketology


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Sandy’s Spiel Spring Showcase – [:45]
Class 6A – [1:37]
Class 5A – [37:40]
Class 4A – [1:12:11]
Class 3A – [1:37:40]
Class 2A – [2:04:06]
Class 1A D-I – [2:23:29]
Class 1A D-II – [2:53:20]
Class 3A-1A Private [3:12:08]

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CLASS 6A

R8 #2 Mill Creek 55, R2 #3 East Coweta 41
R1 #1 Lowndes 66, R5 #4 Marietta 62
R6 #2 Lambert 62, R7 #3 Parkview 58
R4 #1 Grayson 76, R3 #4 Harrison 31

R8 #3 Central Gwinnett 66, R2 #2 Westlake 51
R5 #1 Cherokee 77, R1 #4 Camden County 51
R7 #2 Brookwood 59, R6 #3 South Forsyth 53
R3 #1 Hillgrove 71, R4 #4 South Gwinnett 44

R4 #3 Archer 57, R3 #2 Campbell 45
R6 #1 North Forsyth 70, R7 #4 North Gwinnett 53
R5 #2 North Paulding 60, R1 #3 Richmond Hill 35
R2 #1 Carrollton 59, R8 #4 Collins Hill 45

R4 #2 Newton 59, R3 #3 Paulding County 45
R7 #1 Norcross 65, R6 #4 Denmark 30
R5 #3 Etowah 46, R1 #2 Colquitt County 40
R8 #1 Buford 83, R2 #4 Chapel Hill 36

CLASS 5A

R2 #3 Lee County 52, R8 #2 Clarke Central 33
R1 #1 Bradwell Institute 56, R5 #4 Rome 31
R6 #2 Creekview 51, R7 #3 Lanier 31
R4 #1 Woodward Academy 85, R3 #4 Dutchtown 66

R2 #2 Veterans 54, R8 #3 Jackson County 45
R5 #1 Alexander 52, R1 #4 Glynn Academy 31
R6 #3 Lassiter 60, R7 #2 Roswell 56
R3 #1 Langston Hughes 60, R4 #4 Lakeside-DeKalb 28

R3 #2 Morrow 63, R4 #3 Arabia Mountain 44
R6 #1 River Ridge 81, R7 #4 Gainesville 35
R5 #2 New Manchester 64, R1 #3 Evans 46
R2 #1 Coffee 80, R8 #4 Winder-Barrow 18

R4 #2 Tri-Cities 74, R3 #3 Newnan 50
R7 #1 Milton 54, R6 #4 Sequoyah 31
R1 #2 Brunswick 46, R5 #3 South Paulding 44 OT
R8 #1 Habersham Central 38, R2 #4 Northside-Warner Robins 27

CLASS 4A

R8 #2 East Forsyth 69, R2 #3 Union Grove 64
R1 #1 Ware County 51, R5 #4 St. Pius X 31
R7 #3 Cass 44, R6 #2 Blessed Trinity 41
R4 #1 Creekside 65, R3 #4 Griffin 24

R2 #2 Stockbridge 57, R8 #3 Eastside 49
R5 #1 Marist 62, R1 #4 Wayne County 28
R7 #2 Cartersville 56, R6 #3 Cambridge 24
R4 #4 Pace Academy 54, R3 #1 Harris County 44

R4 #3 Maynard Jackson 49, R3 #2 Starr’s Mill 33
R6 #1 Kell 53, R7 #4 Hiram 29
R5 #2 Northview 69, R1 #3 Perry 34
R2 #1 Jones County 55, R8 #4 Cedar Shoals 38

R4 #2 Midtown 71, R3 #3 Northside-Columbus 41
R7 #1 Dalton 61, R6 #4 Westminster 26
R1 #2 Warner Robins 58, R5 #3 Southwest DeKalb 51
R8 #1 North Oconee 74, R2 #4 Woodland-Stockbridge 40

CLASS 3A

#1 Pickens 68, #32 Howard 22
#17 Calhoun 56, #16 Oconee County 37
#9 Jefferson 53, #24 East Hall 35
#8 Jenkins 81, #25 Richmond Academy 14

#5 Monroe 72, #28 Liberty County 46
#12 Northwest Whitfield 51, #21 Dawson County 38
#13 Dougherty 58,  #20 LaFayette 39
#4 Cherokee Bluff 71, #29 North Clayton 45

#3 Fayette County 65, #30 Windsor Forest 23
#19 Gilmer 45, #14 Stepheson 36
#11 Sandy Creek 60, #22 Troup 39
#6 Luella 55, #27 Westover 37

#7 Baldwin 60, #26 Adairsville 52
#10 White County 74, #23 Bainbridge 34
#18 Chestatee 69, #15 Cross Creek 46
#2 Heritage-Catoosa 94, #31 Cedar Grove 27

CLASS 2A

#1 Murray County 74, #32 Salem 20
#16 Union County 48, #17 Coahulla Creek 42
#9 Hart County 65, #24 KIPP Atlanta 47
#8 Sonoraville 81, #25 Therrell 24

#5 Morgan County 64, #28 Drew Charter 31
#21 Westside-Macon 38, #12 Callaway 37
#20 Carver-Columbus 72, #13 Carver-Atlanta 38
#4 Tattnall County 57, #29 Cook 18

#3 Hardaway 76, #30 Jackson 22
#19 Franklin County 59, #14 Miller Grove 41
#11 Appling County 58, #22 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 55
#6 Columbia 52, #27 Burke County 26

#7 Thomson 64, #26 Spencer 37
#10 Sumter County 72, #23 Ringgold 60
#15 Butler 66, #18 Laney 42
#2 Josey 72, #31 Pierce County 26

CLASS A D-I

#1 Fannin County 75, #32 Jeff Davis 26
#16 ACE 57, #17 Bleckley County 47
#9 Dodge County 91, #24 Thomasville 90 OT
#8 Heard County 81, #25 Jasper County 56

#5 East Laurens 70, #28 Coosa 26
#21 Bremen 50, #12 Fitzgerald 43
#13 Elbert County 53, #20 Chattooga 37
#4 Vidalia 58, #29 Swainsboro 49

#3 Model 64, #30 Social Circle 31
#14 Central-Macon 57, #19 Temple 36
#11 Putnam County 46, #22 Gordon Lee 37
#6 Lamar County 54, #27 Northeast-Macon 48

#7 Worth County 53, #26 Bacon County 50
#23 Rabun County 48, #10 Armuchee 47
#15 Washington County 60, #18 Brantley County 48
#2 Banks County 71, #31 Oglethorpe County 36

CLASS A D-II

R2 #3 Charlton County 67, R8 #2 Lake Oconee Academy 51
R1 #1 Randolph-Clay 67, R5 #4 Wilkinson County 31
R6 #2 Taylor County 58, R7 #3 Atlanta Classical 38
R4 #1 Wilcox County 61, R3 #4 Portal 44

R2 #2 Clinch County 63, R8 #3 Lincoln County 51
R1 #4 Pelham 51, R5 #1 Hancock Central 45
R7 #2 Greenville 70, R6 #3 Marion County 65
R3 #1 Screven County 89, R4 #4 Treutlen 41

R3 #2 Bryan County 46, R4 #3 Hawkinsville 29
R6 #1 Macon County 50, R7 #4 Manchester 31
R5 #2 Johnson County 58, R1 #3 Calhoun County 50
R2 #1 Turner County 74, R8 #4 Greene County 54

R4 #2 Telfair County 67, R3 #3 Metter 63
R7 #1 Bowdon 53, R6 #4 Schley County 48
R1 #2 Seminole County 79, R5 #3 Glascock County 52
R8 #1 Washington-Wilkes 66, R2 #4 Brooks County 48

CLASS 3A-1A PRIVATE

#1 Hebron Christian — BYE
#16 Prince Avenue 54, #17 Atlanta International 49
#9 Mt. Paran 63, #24 Mt. Bethel 24
#8 SACA 70, #25 King’s Ridge 36

#5 Galloway 75, #28 Savannah Christian 11
#12 Trinity Christian 66, #21 Fellowship Christian 38
#13 GAC 65, #20 St. Vincent’s 27
#4 Athens Academy FFW, #29 Walker FFL

#3 Holy Innocents’ 96, #30 Mt. Pisgah 18
#19 Lovett 62, #14 Whitefield Academy 54
#22 North Cobb Christian 67, #11 Christian Heritage 56
#6 Savannah Country Day 67, #27 Aquinas 43

#7 Calvary Day 54, #26 Landmark Christian 25
#10 Providence Christian 60, #23 Paideia 42
#15 Wesleyan 56,  #18 Darlington 33
#2 St. Francis — BYE

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CLASS 7A

Saturday, March 2 at Georgia State

R3 #1 No. 4 North Paulding 57, R5 #1 No. 9 Cherokee 54: Marina Sippola, Kaden McCorvey and Morgan Landrum all scored 10 points to propel North Paulding (25-6) to their first-ever state title berth. McCorvey snagged 8 rebounds. Ava Andrews (9), Wheeling-signee Jayda Jackson (8) and Andrea Landrum (8) all contributed offensively.

R4 #1  No. 1 Grayson 66, R1 #1 No. 10 Lowndes 25: Grayson (31-0) continued their journey toward a perfect season, overwhelming Lowndes (22-5). Georgia Tech-signee Danielle Carnegie exploded for 25 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals. Florida Atlantic-signee Erin Rodgers posted 14 points, 18 rebounds and 3 assists. Nicholls State-signee Malaya Jones tallied 10 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Taj Hunter added 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.

CLASS 6A

Saturday, March 2 at West Georgia

R8 #1 No. 2 North Forsyth 43, R1 #2 No. 7 Veterans 33: North Forsyth’s quest for a perfect 32-0 season continues after London Weaver and Gabbie Gliatta scored 15 points apiece to eliminate Veterans (24-7). Gabby Minus led the Warhawks with 14 points and Nariah Nelson had 8.

R4 #1 No. 3 Marist 72, R6 #1 No. 1 River Ridge 69 OT: Marist (29-1) shocked the defending state champs River Ridge (26-5) in overtime as Kate Harpring carried the War Eagles, leading the comeback after trailing by 11 points in the fourth quarter with 47 points. River Ridge was led by Kayla Cleaveland’s 18 points. Allie Sweet had 16 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals in her final game. Makayla Roberson posted 12 points and 5 assists while Sophia Pearl tallied 9 points and 7 assists. Freshman Finley Parker scored 9.

CLASS 5A

Friday, March 1 at West Georgia

R5 #1 No. 2 Maynard Jackson 77, R7 #2 Cartersville 57: Maynard Jackson (28-1) raced past Cartersville (18-13) to punch their ticket to the state title game. Shakira Gresham netted 29 points while Taliah Cornish posted 21.

R5 #2 No. 4 Midtown 73, R7 #1 No. 5 Dalton 63: Midtown (27-5) will get a fourth crack at Maynard Jackson as the Knights pushed past Dalton (21-10) to make it to their first-ever state championship. Briaiah Lewis netted 22 points and Sinclair Richman had 16 to power the Knights. The Catamounts saw Emma Hefner produce 22 points while North Georgia-signee Grace Ridley pumped in 17.

CLASS 4A

Saturday, March 2 at Fort Valley State

R2 #1 No. 1 Baldwin 55, R4 #2 No. 6 Fayette County 32: Janaye Walker posted 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks as Baldwin (28-2) advanced back to Macon. Kassidy Neal had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Mount St. Mary’s-signee Madison Ruff tallied 8 points, 5 rebounds, 6 steals and 2 blocks.

R1 #1 No. 2 Hardaway 57, R8 #2 No. 9 North Oconee 44:  Mikayla Johnson dumped in 20 points for Hardaway (27-4) while Akilah Shelton added 11 and Adazha Burrell pitched in 9. Oklahoma softball-commit Kendall Wells led North Oconee (22-10) with 18 points and 16 rebounds. Lolly Willis added 15 points and 7 rebounds in defeat.

CLASS 3A

Saturday, March 2 at Savannah State

R8 #1 No. 1 Hebron Christian 97, R1 #2 No. 9 Monroe 42:  Mia James (24), Danielle Osho (17), Camryn Register (12), Ja’kerra Butler (12) and Aubrey Beckham (12) led Hebron Christian (29-2) in scoring. Freshman phenom Kie’Aundria Acree paced Monroe (21-10) with 18 points. Ciarra Lunsford added 9 points while Taylor McKinzy netted 8.

R7 #1 No. 2 Wesleyan 71, R1 #1 No. 3 Carver-Columbus 57: Johanna Potter (18), Texas-signee Bryanna Preston (16) and Georgia Tech-signee Chit-Chat Wright (13) led Wesleyan (27-3) past Carver-Columbus (23-7) to set up a long awaited showdown with Hebron Christian for the state title.  In the loss, Camryn Thomas scored 18.

CLASS 2A

Saturday, March 2 at Georgia College

R4 #2 No. 2 Josey 45, R2 #1 No. 6 Central-Macon 38: The guard play of KeAsia Henderson and Kerri Fluellen guided Josey (28-4) past Central-Macon (26-5), the Eagles also utilizing a 24-6 run to take control, starting their stretch late in the first half after trailing 17-11. Josey raced ahead 35-23 in the fourth quarter after being deadlocked at 17 at halftime. The Chargers surged back and cut the lead to 35-29 but wouldn’t get any closer as the Eagles put the game away behind their backcourt. Henderson finished with 18 points and 4 steals. Fluellen had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 4 steals. The Chargers were powered by Talladega College-signee Alaya Grane’s 14 points and Jazlyn Johnson’s 11 points and 10 rebounds.

R6 #1 No. 1 Mt. Paran 72, R7 #1 No. 7 Murray County 44: Mt. Paran (28-3) rolled past Murray County (24-7) for a chance to three-peat as state champs. Jessica Fields pumped in 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks while Campbell-signee Ciara Alexander had 20 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Jacalyn Myrthil tallied 19 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals. Katali Youmans went for 6 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. Murray County saw Callan Ledford put up 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Skyler Mahoney chipped in 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocks followed by freshman Miley McClure’s 9 points.

CLASS A D-I

Friday, March 1 at Georgia College

R6 #2 No. 2 Galloway 60, R8 #1 No. 4 Rabun County 45: Galloway (19-10) limited Rabun County (24-7) to just four threes and saw the Thompsons carry the load to advance back to the state championship. Georgia Tech-signee Tianna Thompson finished with 28 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals while Taryn Thompson recorded 15 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal. Western Carolina-signee Lucy Hood closed her illustrious career with 22 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal while Presbyterian-signee Ellie Southards netted 15 points and 3 rebounds. The LadyCats trailed 28-22 at the half and 42-35 after three following a last-second layup from Libby Abdur-Rahim. Rabun County cut the lead to 47-41 at the 4:44 mark in the fourth quarter but saw Galloway finish the game on a 13-4 stretch.

R6 #1 No. 1 St. Francis 70, R8 #2 No. 3 Athens Christian 38: St. Francis (23-7) pulled away in the second half from Athens Christian (24-5) after leading 27-16 at the half. Up 44-31 after three, the Knights put the game away with an explosive 26-7 final stanza. Nya Young posted 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Austin Peay-signee SaMya Wyatt had 13 points and 7 rebounds while Giaunni Rogers netted 11 points and Desi Taylor chipped in 10. Emmanuel-signee Natalee Goff closed her career with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks for the Eagles. Josi Vaughn had 8 points and Marlene Mbilima finished with 4 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.

CLASS A D-II

Friday, March 1 at Fort Valley State

R3 #1 No. 3 Montgomery County 61, R2 #1 No. 5 Clinch County 57: Montgomery County (30-1) got 29 points from Marley Bell and 21 from Amire Banks. Clinch County (21-5) received 24 points from Amariah Dean.

R7 #1 No. 1 Greenforest 64, R6 #1 No. 2 Taylor County 35: Greenforest (26-5) bowled over Taylor County (27-4) to clinch a berth in the state title game. Lana Koricanac posted 18 points while Ndate Ndiaye added 13 points. Central Florida-signee Arek Angui added 8 points. Trista Bennett led Taylor County with 10 points.