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CLASS 7A

R1 #2 Colquitt County 50, R4 #3 Archer 43
R2 #1 Campbell 68, R3 #4 Marietta 45
R6 #2 Lambert 62, R7 #3 Duluth 40
R5 #1 Cherokee 72, R8 #4 Central Gwinnett 52

R4 #2 Newton 50, R1 #3 Camden County 43
R3 #1 North Paulding 68, R2 #4 East Coweta 33
R7 #2 North Gwinnett 60, R6 #3 West Forsyth 53
R8 #1 Buford 66, R5 #4 Wheeler 21

R5 #3 North Cobb 45, R8 #2 Mill Creek 40
R7 #1 Norcross 54, R6 #4 South Forsyth 44
R3 #2 McEachern 60, R2 #3 Westlake 47
R4 #1 Grayson 74, R1 #4 Richmond Hill 50

R5 #2 Walton 55, R8 #3 Dacula 49
R6 #1 Milton 80, R7 #4 Discovery 41
R2 #2 Carrollton 49, R3 #3 Hillgrove 41
R1 #1 Lowndes 52, R4 #4 Brookwood 42

CLASS 6A

R1 #2 Veterans 63, R4 #3 Lakeside-DeKalb 41
R2 #1 Brunswick 50, R3 #4 Mundy’s Mill 19
R6 #2 Rome 37, R7 #3 Sprayberry 32
R5 #1 Langston Hughes 64, R8 #4 Gainesville 37

R4 #2 St. Pius X 64, R1 #3 Thomas County Central 42
R3 #1 Woodward Academy 82, R2 #4 South Effingham 37
R6 #3 Sequoyah 51, R7 #2 Lassiter 35
R8 #1 North Forsyth 49, R5 #4 Alexander 16

R5 #3 South Paulding 58, R8 #2 Habersham Central 29
R7 #1 Pope 53, R6 #4 Etowah 44
R2 #3 Lakeside-Evans 52, R3 #2 Rockdale County 41
R4 #1 Marist 76, R1 #4 Houston County 22

R5 #2 New Manchester 53, R8 #3 Lanier 23
R6 #1 River Ridge 57, R7 #4 Blessed Trinity 45
R2 #2 Glynn Academy 63, R3 #3 Morrow 59
R1 #1 Tift County 64, R4 #4 Riverwood 22

CLASS 5A

R1 #2 Statesboro 70, R4 #3 Chamblee 24
R2 #1 Union Grove 65, R3 #4 Northgate 50
R6 #2 Kell 56, R7 #3 Hiram 47
R5 #1 Maynard Jackson 80, R8 #4 Flowery Branch 27

R1 #3 Bradwell Institute 58, R4 #2 Decatur 24
R3 #1 Harris County 76, R2 #4 Warner Robins 71
R7 #2 Cartersville 64, R6 #3 Cambridge 48
R8 #1 Jefferson 56, R5 #4 Tri-Cities 49

R5 #3 Creekside 52, R8 #2 Eastside 39
R7 #1 Dalton 55, R6 #4 Northview 32
R2 #3 Eagle’s Landing 76, R3 #2 Northside-Columbus 66
R4 #1 Arabia Mountain 62, R1 #4 Jenkins 42

R5 #2 Midtown 60, R8 #3 Loganville 33
R6 #1 GAC 58, R7 #4 Calhoun 46
R2 #2 Jones County 62, R3 #3 McIntosh 32
R1 #1 Ware County 54, R4 #4 Lithonia 19

CLASS 4A

R4 #3 Trinity Christian 64, R1 #2 Bainbridge 44
R2 #1 Baldwin 84, R3 #4 Southeast Bulloch 5
R6 #2 Southwest DeKalb 71, R7 #3 Northwest Whitfield 68
R5 #1 Stockbridge 73, R8 #4 Cherokee Bluff 49

R4 #2 Fayette County 53, R1 #3 Shaw 36
R3 #1 Burke County 41, R2 #4 West Laurens 40
R7 #2 Heritage-Catoosa 61, R6 #3 Stephenson 40
R8 #1 Chestatee 75, R5 #4 Woodland-Stockbridge 52

R8 #2 North Oconee 88, R5 #3 Pace Academy 65
R7 #1 Sonoraville 72, R6 #4 Westminster 53
R2 #3 Spalding FFL,  R3 #2 Wayne County FFL
R4 #1 Starr’s Mill 66, R1 #4 Westover 34

R5 #2 Luella 55, R8 #3 Walnut Grove 51
R6 #1 Holy Innocents’ 88, R7 #4 Cedartown 23
R2 #2 Griffin 57, R3 #3 New Hampstead 18
R1 #1 Hardaway 79, R4 #4 Troup County 29

CLASS 3A

R1 #2 Monroe 70, R4 #3 Richmond Academy 29
R2 #1 Mary Persons 56, R3 #4 Liberty County 33
R7 #3 White County 70, R6 #2 Ringgold 38
R8 #4 Franklin County 71, R5 #1 Carver-Atlanta 57

R4 #2 Morgan County 49, R1 #3 Dougherty 41
R3 #1 Calvary Day 70, R2 #4 Pike County 37
R7 #2 Pickens 71, R6 #3 Coahulla Creek 46
R8 #1 Hebron Christian 89, R5 #4 Cedar Grove 12

R8 #2 Oconee County 53, R5 #3 Sandy Creek 40
R7 #1 Wesleyan 72, R6 #4 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 45
R3 #2 Savannah Country Day 49, R2 #3 Upson-Lee 38
R4 #1 Cross Creek 60, R1 #4 Thomasville 32

R8 #3 Hart County 64, R5 #2 Douglass 44
R7 #4 Dawson County 59, R6 #1 Adairsville 28
R2 #2 Peach County 61, R3 #3 Beach 46
R1 #1 Carver-Columbus 88, R4 #4 Harlem 25

CLASS 2A

R1 #2 Sumter County 51, R4 #3 Thomson 41
R2 #1 Central-Macon 61, R3 #4 Toombs County 31
R7 #3 Fannin County 65, R6 #2 North Cobb Christian 37
R5 #1 Columbia 62, R8 #4 Providence Christian 35

R4 #2 Josey 71, R1 #3 Worth County 32
R3 #1 Brantley County 75, R2 #4 Jordan 35
R7 #2 Model 67, R6 #3 Therrell 37
R8 #1 Banks County 73, R5 #4 McNair 17

R8 #2 Union County 62, R5 #3 Landmark Christian 35
R7 #1 Murray County 70, R6 #4 Washington 34
R3 #2 Tattnall County 54, R2 #3 Southwest-Macon 29
R4 #1 Butler 57, R1 #4 Fitzgerald 42

R8 #3 Athens Academy 55, R5 #2 Callaway 52
R6 #1 Mt. Paran 76, R7 #4 Rockmart 29
R2 #2 Spencer 72, R3 #3 Vidalia 56
R1 #1 Dodge County 56, R4 #4 Washington County 40

CLASS A D-I

R4 #3 Temple 79, R1 #2 Brooks County 56
R2 #1 Swainsboro 68, R3 #4 Savannah 18
R6 #2 Galloway 62, R7 #3 Armuchee 18
R8 #4 Elbert County 57, R5 #1 Oglethorpe County 40

R4 #2 Heard County 51, R1 #3 Bacon County 43
R3 #1 Bryan County 56, R2 #4 Bleckley County 38
R6 #3 Mt. Pisgah 69, R7 #2 Darlington 49
R8 #1 Rabun County 63, R5 #4 Jasper County 32

R8 #2 Athens Christian 66, R5 #3 Social Circle 14
R7 #1 Trion 48, R6 #4 Paideia 29
R2 #3 Dublin 51, R3 #2 Metter 37
R4 #1 Lamar County 81, R1 #4 Irwin County 33

R8 #3 Commerce 60, R5 #2 Prince Avenue 58 OT
R6 #1 St. Francis 62, R7 #4 Dade County 21
R2 #2 East Laurens 62, R3 #3 Screven County 38
R1 #1 Pelham 52, R4 #4 Crawford County 31

CLASS A D-II

R1 #2 Randolph-Clay 55, R4 #3 Telfair County 39
R2 #1 Clinch County 72, R3 #4 ECI 40
R6 #2 Chattahoochee County 57, R7 #3 Bowdon 35
R5 #1 Johnson County 52, R8 #4 Towns County 50

R1 #3 Early County 62, R4 #2 Treutlen 30
R3 #1 Montgomery County 71, R2 #4 Charlton County 45
R7 #2 Christian Heritage 57, R6 #3 Macon County 50
R8 #1 Lake Oconee Academy 59, R5 #4 Twiggs County 27

R8 #2 Warren County 61, R5 #3 Wilkinson County 32
R7 #1 Greenforest 59, R6 #4 Schley County 45
R3 #2 Portal 51, R2 #3 Turner County 40
R4 #1 Wilcox County 52, R1 #4 Terrell County 50

R8 #3 Greene County 77, R5 #2 Glascock County 61
R6 #1 Taylor County 74, R7 #4 Mt. Zion-Carrollton 20
R2 #2 Atkinson County 68, R3 #3 Jenkins County 54
R1 #1 Seminole County 58, R4 #4 Hawkinsville 38

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CLASS 7A

R1 #2 Valdosta 59, R4 #3 Brookwood 50
R2 #1 Campbell 69, R3 #4 Marietta 36
R7 #3 Berkmar 70, R6 #2 Lambert 35
R5 #1 Wheeler 84, R8 #4  Collins Hill 48

R4 #2 Newton 74, R1 #3 Lowndes 40
R3 #1 McEachern 105, R2 #4 Westlake 72
R7 #2 Norcross 74, R6 #3 West Forsyth 49
R8 #1 Buford 52, R5 #4 Osborne 49

R8 #2 Mountain View 78, R5 #3 Cherokee 46
R7 #1 Peachtree Ridge 67, R6 #4 South Forsyth 46
R2 #3 Carrollton 71, R3 #2 Hillgrove 58
R4 #1 Grayson 88, R1 #4 Colquitt County 44

R5 #2 Walton 43, R8 #3 Dacula 40
R6 #1 Milton 67, R7 #4 North Gwinnett 54
R2 #2 Pebblebrook 75, R3 #3 Harrison 48
R4 #4 Archer 53, R1 #1 Camden County 46

CLASS 6A

R4 #3 North Atlanta 58, R1 #2 Houston County 44
R2 #1 Grovetown 55, R3 #4 Rockdale County 43
R7 #3 Alpharetta 56, R6 #2 Etowah 50
R5 #1 Alexander 70, R8 #4 Gainesville 47

R4 #2 Marist 36, R1 #3 Tift County 31
R3 #1 Woodward Academy 80, R2 #4 Brunswick 47
R7 #2 Pope 72, R6 #3 Sequoyah 50
R5 #4 Douglas County 54, R8 #1 Shiloh 41

R5 #3 Langston Hughes 52, R8 #2 Habersham Central 45
R7 #1 Sprayberry 58, R6 #4 Allatoona 56
R3 #2 Jonesboro 61, R2 #3 Glynn Academy 52
R4 #1 St. Pius X 79, R1 #4 Veterans 65

R5 #2 South Paulding 57, R8 #3 Lanier 45
R6 #1 Woodstock 49, R7 #4 Blessed Trinity 42
R2 #2 Evans 81, R3 #3 Mundy’s Mill 65
R4 #4 Riverwood 87, R1 #1 Lee County 84 OT

CLASS 5A

R1 #2 Bradwell Institute 42, R4 #3 Lithonia 41
R2 #1 Eagle’s Landing 100, R3 #4 Northside-Columbus 39
R7 #3 Hiram 72, R6 #2 Chattahoochee 68
R5 #1 Tri-Cities 59, R8 #4 Heritage-Conyers 57

R4 #2 Tucker 79, R1 #3 Ware County 55
R2 #4 Jones County 57, R3 #1 McIntosh 49
R6 #3 GAC 60, R7 #2 Calhoun 53
R5 #4 Maynard Jackson 77, R8 #1 Clarke Central 60

R8 #2 Winder-Barrow 74, R5 #3 Mays 60
R6 #4 North Springs 78, R7 #1 Cartersville 48
R2 #3 Warner Robins 85, R3 #2 Northgate 63
R4 #1 Decatur 60, R1 #4 Greenbrier 42

R5 #2 Chapel Hill 48, R8 #3 Eastside 44
R6 #1 Kell 90, R7 #4 Dalton 41
R2 #2 Dutchtown 78, R3 #3 Harris County 16
R1 #1 Statesboro 56, R4 #4 ML King 37

CLASS 4A

R4 #3 Riverdale 46, R1 #2 Hardaway 43
R2 #1 Baldwin 59, R3 #4 Southeast Bulloch 54
R6 #2 Westminster 64, R7 #3 Heritage-Catoosa 32
R5 #1 McDonough 84, R8 #4 North Hall 53

R1 #3 Cairo 78, R4 #2 Troup County 71
R3 #1 New Hampstead 82, R2 #4 Westside-Macon 55
R7 #2 Central-Carrollton 55, R6 #3 Southwest DeKalb 45
R8 #1 North Oconee 71, R5 #4 Lovett 49

R8 #2 Seckinger 59, R5 #3 Woodland-Stockbridge 50
R7 #1 Sonoraville 78, R6 #4 Hapeville Charter 61
R3 #2 Benedictine 53, R2 #3 Griffin 51
R1 #4 Westover 63, R4 #1 Fayette County 60

R5 #2 Pace Academy 69, R8 #3 Walnut Grove 52
R6 #1 Holy Innocents’ 84, R7 #4 Cedartown 37
R2 #2 Spalding 69, R3 #3 Burke County 62
R4 #4 Whitewater 61, R1 #1 Bainbridge 60

CLASS 3A

R1 #2 Monroe 47, R4 #3 Harlem 39
R3 #4 Calvary Day 54, R2 #1 Peach County 53
R7 #3 Lumpkin County 57, R6 #2 Ridgeland 37
R5 #1 Sandy Creek 97, R8 #4 Stephens County 42

R1 #3 Carver-Columbus 67, R4 #2 Richmond Academy 54
R3 #1 Savannah Country Day 58, R2 #4 Mary Persons 45
R7 #2 Pickens 67, R6 #3 Coahulla Creek 53
R8 #1 Hart County 81, R5 #4 Carver-Atlanta 45

R8 #2 Hebron Christian 55, R5 #3 Cedar Grove 49
R7 #1 Gilmer 70, R6 #4 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 44
R3 #2 Johnson-Savannah 76, R2 #3 Jackson 50
R4 #1 Cross Creek 63, R1 #4 Columbus 37

R5 #2 Douglass 67, R8 #3 Monroe Area 44
R7 #4 Dawson County 56, R6 #1 Adairsville 48
R2 #2 Upson-Lee 53, R3 #3 Long County 49
R1 #1 Dougherty 96, R4 #4 Salem 81

CLASS 2A

R4 #3 Butler 49, R1 #2 Dodge County 45 OT
R2 #1 Spencer 71, R3 #4 Windsor Forest 61
R6 #2 South Atlanta 66, R7 #3 Fannin County 50
R5 #1 Callaway 68, R8 #4 East Jackson 57

R4 #2 Thomson 88, R1 #3 Fitzgerald 65
R3 #1 Toombs County 79, R2 #4 Central-Macon 35
R6 #3 Walker 63, R7 #2 Rockmart 50
R8 #1 Athens Academy 67, R5 #4 Towers 60

R5 #3 ELCA 66, R8 #2 Union County 60
R7 #1 Model 49, R6 #4 Drew Charter 43
R3 #2 Vidalia 71,  R2 #3 Rutland 31
R4 #1 Westside-Augusta 98, R1 #4 Cook 28

R5 #2 Columbia 77, R8 #3 Providence Christian 48
R6 #1 North Cobb Christian 77, R7 #4 North Murray 56
R2 #2 Southwest-Macon 71, R3 #3 Brantley County 47
R1 #1 Sumter County 50, R4 #4 Laney 47

CLASS A D-I

R1 #2 Pelham 65, R4 #3 Lamar County 53
R3 #4 Screven County 62,  R2 #1 Swainsboro 49
R6 #2 Paideia 66, R7 #3 Chattooga 41
R5 #1 Jasper County 73, R8 #4 Tallulah Falls 35

R4 #2 Heard County 78, R1 #3 Brooks County 58
R3 #1 Savannah 66, R2 #4 Dublin 44
R7 #2 Darlington 61, R6 #3 St. Francis 52
R8 #1 Athens Christian 74, R5 #4 Social Circle 42

R8 #2 Rabun County 81, R5 #3 Prince Avenue 57
R6 #4 Mt. Pisgah 61, R7 #1 Trion 48
R2 #3 Bleckley County 46, R3 #2 Woodville-Tompkins 44
R4 #1 Temple 58, R1 #4 Bacon County 51

R5 #2 Oglethorpe County 62, R8 #3 Elbert County 57
R6 #1 Mt. Vernon 104, R7 #4 Coosa 47
R2 #2 East Laurens 67, R3 #3 Bryan County 62
R1 #1 Irwin County 61, R4 #4 Crawford County 57

CLASS A D-II

R1 #2 Calhoun County 95, R4 #3 Wheeler County 49
R2 #1 Lanier County 58, R3 #4 Montgomery County 36
R6 #2 Manchester 68, R7 #3 Mt. Zion-Carrollton 45
R8 #4 Towns County 54, R5 #1 Twiggs County 48

R1 #3 Early County 57, R4 #2 Wilcox County 46
R3 #1 Portal 85, R2 #4 Charlton County 41
R7 #2 Christian Heritage 71, R6 #3 Taylor County 51
R8 #1 Warren County 67, R5 #4 Wilkinson County 44

R8 #2 Greene County 75, R5 #3 Johnson County 60
R7 #1 Greenforest 103, R6 #4 Chattahoochee County 33
R3 #2 McIntosh County Academy 53, R2 #3 Turner County 40
R1 #4 Randolph-Clay 68, R4 #1 Treutlen 46

R5 #2 Hancock Central 85, R8 #3 Lincoln County 53
R6 #1 Macon County 74, R7 #4 Atlanta Classical 61
R2 #2 Clinch County 60, R3 #3 Jenkins County 54
R1 #1 Mitchell County 75, R4 #4 Dooly County 67

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CLASS 7A

March 4 at Georgia State

R7 #1 Norcross 58, R8 #1 Buford 46: Veronaye Charlton scored 19 points followed by Jania Akins’ 12 points, Markiesa Lancaster’s 10 and Kayla Lindsey’s 8 points. Ava Grace Watson paced Buford with 23 points.

R4 #1 Brookwood 58, R3 #1 McEachern 53: Ohio State-signee Diana Collins tallied 19 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. UAB-signee Jade Weathersby had 17 points and 10 rebounds while Danielle Osho pitched in 12 points and 5 rebounds. Kalise Hill led McEachern with a game-high 20 points.

CLASS 6A

March 4 at West Georgia

R3 #3 Lovejoy 73, R2 #1 Brunswick 62: Bryanna Preston scored 31 points and Austin Peay-signee La’Nya Foster had 25 points.

R6 #1 River Ridge 60, R5 #1 Langston Hughes 46: Sophia Pearl poured in 21 points and Kayla Cleaveland added 11 as the Knights advanced to their first-ever title game appearance. Penn-signee Mataya Gayle recorded 10 points, 7 assists and 8 steals. Avery Gaw netted 3 threes for 9 points.

CLASS 5A

March 3 at West Georgia

R2 #1 Warner Robins 62, R7 #1 Calhoun 53: Tasia Agee poured in 18 points and  11 assists while Tori Davis had 20 points off six threes as the Demonettes erased a 31-26 deficit at the half. Lauren Watson had 14 points for Calhoun followed by 11 apiece from Britiya Curtis, Kat Atha and Sa’Niah Dorsey.

R6 #1 Kell 56, R5 #1 Maynard Jackson 37: Georgia State-signee Crystal Henderson piled in 22 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Jamiah Gregory added 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals. Jada Green pitched in 13 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. Taliah Cornish led Maynard Jackson with 18 points while Shakira Gresham and Aliyah Weaver each had 8.

CLASS 4A

March 4 at Fort Valley State

R2 #1 Griffin 59, R1 #1 Hardaway 54: Mississippi Valley State-signees Aaliyah Duranham (26) and Leah Turner (11) did damage offensively. Zy Thompson scored 15 points. Mikayla Johnson led Hardaway with 23 points. Akilah Shelton, Adazha Burrell and Jenaiya Hardy all scored 8 points apiece.

R2 #2 Baldwin 58, R6 #1 Holy Innocents’ 45: Kassidy Neal had 23 points and 6 rebounds while Madison Ruff tallied 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Zykeria Paschal netted 8 points and Janaye Walker contributed 6 points and 11 rebounds.

CLASS 3A

March 3 at Fort Valley State

 R8 #1 Hebron Christian 65, R7 #1 Wesleyan 58: Aubrey Beckham finished with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists while Kayla Lane pitched in 14 points. Amiya Porter chipped in 8 points for Hebron Christian (31-0) who advances back to the state championship. Chit-Chat Wright led Wesleyan with 31 points.

R7 #2 Lumpkin County 78, R3 #1 Calvary Day 31: Averie Jones scored 21 points while Emory-signee Mary Mullinax and North Georgia-signee Lexi Pierce netted 18 points each. Emmanuel-signee Kate Jackson had 12 points. Georgia College-signee Hannah Cail led the Cavaliers with 15 points.

CLASS 2A

March 4 at Georgia College

R8 #1 Banks County 48, R4 #2 Josey 44: Banks County (28-3) ran their winning streak to 21 games as they withstood a late rally from Josey (25-5) behind the Eagles’ fourth quarter full court press. Banks led nearly the entire game, up 21-12 at the half and 32-21 with 2:03 to play in the third quarter before Josey began to press. The Eagles went on a 14-5 run to trim the lead to two with 2:44 to play, but Banks would stave off the comeback bid by hitting just enough free throws. Addison Hoard went 6-10 from the line in the final quarter and finished with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals. Ryleigh Murphy hit four threes in the first half and ended with 15 points while Emmanuel-signee Kamryn Grier came to life in the final stanza, netting eight of her 14 points, all of which came in the second half. Grier went 4-4 from the line in the fourth quarter and collected 10 rebounds. Josey was led by Arieonna Booker’s 13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals, eight points in the fourth quarter. Shaniya Sanders had 13 points and 5 rebounds while freshman Kerri Fluellen tallied 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks.

R6 #1 Mt. Paran 58, R5 #1 Landmark Christian 51: Mt. Paran (30-1) advanced back to the state title game behind a dominant Jessica Fields performance after picking up her third foul at the 5:02 mark of the second quarter. With Fields on the bench, Landmark Christian (23-9) surged ahead to take a 27-25 halftime lead on a 13-7 run with Fields sidelined. In the third quarter, Fields reasserted herself, scoring nine of her 15 points in the frame. The sophomore finished with 11 rebounds and 8 blocks, six which came in the first half. Jacalyn Myrthil had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists while Isabella Ramirez tallied 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.  Landmark Christian trailed 44-37 after three quarters but were still in the fight thanks to Georgia Tech-commit Gabbie Grooms who dumped in 29 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Ivona Djikanovic  was a crucial second scorer for the War Eagles with 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, but Ciara Alexander was equally effective for Mt. Paran posting 8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.

CLASS A D-I

March 3 at Georgia College

R6 #2 Galloway 70, R8 #1 Elbert County 57: The Scots (27-5) trailed 8-2 early and 30-27 at the half before Tianna Thompson and North Florida-signee Kyla Cain took over combining for 28 points in the second half. Thompson tallied 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals while Cain scored 13 of her 15 points over the final 16 minutes while adding 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and 1 block. Taryn Thompson added 10 points, 2 assists, 5 steals and 1 block off the bench. Kennesaw State-signee Kailyn Fields posted 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Elbert County (26-5) was paced by Aaniyah Allen’s 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Niya Moon got hot in the second quarter, netting 12 of her 14 points while Terrace Hester finished with 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. Brenasia Faust was a factor inside with 6 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocks.

R6 #1 St. Francis 76, R3 #1 Woodville-Tompkins 36: The Knights (26-6) overwhelmed Woodville-Tompkins (25-6) as five players reached double figures. Desi Taylor led the way with 16 points and 5 assists while freshman Camryn Golston came off the bench to collect 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 steals. Nya Young, Sa’Mya Wyatt and Alli White each scored 11 points. The Wolverines saw Sanai Chisholm finish with 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. Dyquria Taylor scored 7 points and Janiyah Heyward had 6 points. Brianna Pelote controlled the paint defensively with 3 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal and 8 blocks before fouling out.

CLASS A D-II

March 4 at Valdosta State

R8 #1 Lake Oconee Academy 34 ,R7 #1 Mt. Zion-Carrollton 14: Jada Williams outscored Mt. Zion-Carrollton with 18 points.

R2 #2 Clinch County 63, R6 #1 Taylor County 55: Ameyion Grady scored 30 points — 25 in the second half to advance the Panthers back to the state title game after a one-year hiatus.

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CLASS 7A

March 4 at Georgia State

R5 #2 Cherokee 63, R7 #1 Norcross 60 OT: Homegrown Cherokee got 19 points from Braylin Giddens in a thrilling overtime victory of the defending state champs. Lawrence Sanford scored 15 points, Tayden Owens had 14 and Cameron Pope added 9.  Mier Panoam led Norcross with 18 points while UGA-signee Mari Jordan and Samarion Bond pitched in 13 points apiece.

R5 #1 Wheeler 67, R4 #1 Grayson 55: USC-signee Arrinten Page had 19 points, 11 rebounds and 7 blocks while McDonald’s All-American Isaiah Collier and fellow Trojan scored 19 points.  Gicarri Harris had 15 points to lead Grayson.

CLASS 6A

March 4 at West Georgia

R1 #1 Lee County 49, R8 #1 Lanier 48: Josiah Parker scored 16 points and Harrison Skinner added 9.

R5 #1 Alexander 56, R6 #1 Etowah 53: Braeden Lue pitched in 22 points and 8 rebounds while Marvin McGhee netted 11. Virginia Tech-signee Brandon Rechsteiner led Etowah with 15 points followed by Dimitri Angelakos’ 13 and Aidan Weaver’s 10.

CLASS 5A

March 3 at West Georgia

R2 #1 Eagle’s Landing 66, R2 #4 Jones County 54: Mercer-signee David Thomas scored 20 points and Kenny Brayboy added 17. Chris Morris added 16 points and Khylan McKennie had 11. Jaylen Sanford powered Jones County with 15 points followed by Kaden Douglas’ 11 and Judd Anderson’s 10.

R6 #1 Kell 54, R5 #1 Chapel Hill 33: CJ Brown scored 24 points while Cannnon Richards scored 10. Young Harris-commit Kelvin Hunter led Chapel Hill with 8 points.

CLASS 4A

March 4 at Fort Valley State

R5 #2 Pace Academy 57, R1 #1 Westover 49: Kyle Greene scored 16 points to lead Pace Academy while Kemari Leverette netted 16 for Westover.

R4 #1 Fayette County 73, R3 #1 Benedictine 67: RJ Kennedy scored 21 points followed by Keith Gillespie’s 17 points and Sean Van Dorn’s 15. Caleb Jones powered the Cadets with 27 points while Stephon Frazier netted 14 and Ladon Bryant chipped in 8.

CLASS 3A

March 3 at Fort Valley State

R5 #2 Cedar Grove 61, R5 #3 Douglass 45: Jaylen Adside posted 18 points and 5 assists. Darius Reynolds posted 12 points and 12 rebounds. EJ Colson scored 11 points and Manny Green tacked on 10 points and 8 rebounds.  Josh Mickell paced Douglass with 11 points.

R5 #1 Sandy Creek 62, R4 #1 Cross Creek 44: The Patriots ended the Razorbacks’ quest for a three-peat behind Micah Smith’s 16 points and 9 blocks. PJ Green added 13 points and Vic Newsom contributed 10. Antoine Lorick led Cross Creek with 15 points.

CLASS 2A

March 4 at Georgia College

R8 #1 Providence Christian 59, R7 #1 Model 49: The Storm (27-4)  punched their ticket to state, using their defense to power the attack. Jeremias Heard scored seven of his eight points in the first half to go with 8 rebounds and 5 blocks but Chandler Dunn made it tough to receive any clean post entries in the second half.  Covenant College-signee Thomas Malcolm got the Storm off to a quick start scoring 12 of his 14 points in the first quarter. Devin McClain paced Providence Christian with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 1 block. The Storm, who hit 250 threes on the season were held to seven. Samuel Thacker, the school’s all-time single-season leader with 114 this year, hit a crucial late three from the corner to extend the lead, only his second of the night as he finished with 10 points and 6 assists. Jakenes Heard led Model (23-5) with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block. Stevie Dallas and Noah Travis scored 9 points each.

R4 #1 Westside-Augusta 55, R5 #1 Columbia 52: Westside-Augusta (24-7) grinded out a victory against Columbia (30-2) in what turned into a defensive war as the Eagles rallied from down 36-27 at the half to make things interesting before ultimately falling short. Khalon Hudson had two crucial offensive rebounds late in the fourth quarter to extend possessions for the Patriots. Hudson recorded 12 points and 21 rebounds while battling 6-foot-9 Region 5 Player of the Year Terrell Wright, who posted 11 points, 15 rebounds, 2 steals and 6 blocks. Westside’s balanced attack saw DeMarco Middleton finish with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists while battling cramps. AuMauri Tillman netted 11 points including two late free throws while Jalexs Ewing had 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and 1 block. Columbia, made just one jump shot all game, was powered by Kevin Bruce’s 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Jada Baugh, who fouled out with the game tied at 49 with 2:29 to play, had 10 points and 7 rebounds.

CLASS A D-I

March 3 at Georgia College

R6 #2 Mt. Pisgah 53, R2 #1 Swainsboro 49:  The Patriots (23-8) jumped out to a 14-1 lead and led 43-24 after three quarters before surviving a 25-10 Swainsboro (15-10) fourth quarter to advance to the state title game. Micah Tucker piled in 23 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals while Tyson Pittman provided 17 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 3 steals. Grant Randall posted 6 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist and 5 blocks to anchor the Patriot backline which had a size advantage. Swainsboro finally turned to the press in the fourth quarter after sitting in a 2-3 zone and saw success, but also saw Demello Jones foul out at the 4:06 mark with the Tigers down 47-36. Jones, a four-star athlete on the gridiron, finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 4 blocks. Freshman LJ Morgan ignited the comeback, scoring 13 of his team-high 15 points in the fourth quarter to go with his 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. Ka’Voyea Williams pitched in 11 points and 7 rebounds in the loss.

R6 #4 King’s Ridge 53, R6 #1 Mt. Vernon 48: Preseason No. 1 King’s Ridge (22-10) punched their ticket back to the state championship after holding off Mt. Vernon (23-9) in an exciting finish. The Mustangs were able to establish their size advantage in spurts as Xavier Shegog posted 18 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block while Maryville-signee Keith Williams pounded away for 14 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, but King’s Ridge’s perimeter balance was the difference as four players reached double digits, the Tigers nailing seven threes. Isaac Martin scored six of his 12 points in the fourth quarter including a pair of three throws with 3.6 seconds left to ice the game. Martin also added 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. Jaydon Cole netted 12 points followed by 10 apiece from Zak Thomas and Jack Thomas.

CLASS A D-II

March 4 at Valdosta State

R2 #1 Charlton County 50, R7 #1 Greenforest  49:  Three-point sniper Jarvis Wright banked a three at the buzzer to stun Greenforest, finishing with 14 points.  Jamari Hamilton paced the Indians 16 points while Elyiss Williams posted 11 points, 18 rebounds and 1 block. Isaiah Lloyd led Greenforest with 12 points. Georgia State-signee DK Manyiel scored 11 points and Mississippi State-signee Gai Chol had 10.

R5 #1 Wilkinson County 85, R6 #1 Macon County, 63: Region 5 Player of the Year Justin Stanley poured in 25 points.

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CLASS 7A

R7 #1 Norcross 61, R4 #2 Archer 53
R8 #1 Buford 66, R3 #2 North Paulding 42

R3 #1 McEachern 64, R8 #2 Central Gwinnett 47
R4 #1 Brookwood 74, R6 #1 South Forsyth 58

CLASS 6A

R3 #3 Lovejoy 79, R8 #4 Gainesville 34
R2 #1 Brunswick 59, R6 #3 Sequoyah 47

R5 #1 Langston Hughes 61, R3 #1 Rockdale County 53
R6 #1 River Ridge 61, R4 #1 Marist 43

CLASS 5A

R7 #1 Calhoun 62, R4 #2 Arabia Mountain 52
R2 #1 Warner Robins 73, R5 #2 Midtown 62

R5 #1 Maynard Jackson 54, R2#2 Union Grove 47
R6 #1 Kell 68, R1 #2 Bradwell Institute 54

CLASS 4A

R1 #1 Hardaway 48, R7 #1 Northwest Whitfield 42
R2 #1 Griffin 66, R8 #1 Chestatee 47

R2 #2 Baldwin 58, R5 #1 Luella 51
R6 #1 Holy Innocents’ 63, R4 #1 Trinity Christian 32

CLASS 3A

R7 #1 Wesleyan 78, R1 #1 Carver-Columbus 71
R8 #1 Hebron Christian 98, R2 #1 Mary Persons 25

R3 #1 Calvary Day 59, R7 #3 Dawson County 32
R7 #2 Lumpkin County 63, R4 #1 Cross Creek 48

CLASS 2A

R4 #2 Josey 47, R7 #1 Murray County 38
R8 #1 Banks County 61, R2 #1 Central-Macon 56

R5 #1 Landmark Christian 66, R4 #4 Butler 42
R6 #1 Mt. Paran 54, R4 #1 Thomson 43

CLASS A D-I

R6 #2 Galloway71. R1 #1 Pelham 36
R8 #1 Elbert County 63, R2 #1 Swainsboro 49

R3 #1 Woodville-Tompkins 64, R5 #1 Oglethorpe County 44
R6 #1 St. Francis 84, R4 #1 Lamar County 45

CLASS A D-II

R7 #1 Mt. Zion-Carrollton 46, R4 #2 Wilcox County 38
R8 #1 Lake Oconee Academy 58, R2 #1 Turner County 23

R2 #2 Clinch County 56, R8 #2 Towns County 41
R6 #1 Taylor County 64, R1 #2 Randolph-Clay 35