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GHSA Basketball

Boys First Round State Playoffs

Class 7A

R4 #3 Parkview 75, R1 #2 Camden County 49
R2 #4 Newnan 50, R3 #1 Walton 48
R7 #2 Archer 63, R6 #3 Gainesville 61 OT
R5 #1 Milton 89, R8 #4 Mill Creek 47

R7 #3 Norcross 57, R6 #2 Denmark 44
R8 #1 North Gwinnett 55, R5 #4 Roswell 50
R4 #2 Newton 82, R1 #3 Colquitt County 32
R2 #1 Pebblebrook 84, R3 #4 North Cobb 45

R5 #2 Cherokee 65, R8 #3 Peachtree Ridge 51
R7 #1 Berkmar 81, R6 #4  Lambert 55
R3 #2 North Paulding 69, R2 #3 East Coweta 56
R1 #1 Tift County 54, R4 #4 South Gwinnett 49

R2 #2 McEachern 79, R3 #3 Marietta 41
R4 #1 Grayson 58, R1 #4  Lowndes 28
R8 #2 Collins Hill 75, R5 #3 Etowah 67
R7 #4 Discovery 56, R6 #1 South Forsyth 52

Class 6A

R4 #3 Tucker 60, R1 #2 Valdosta 56
R3 #1 Evans 67, R2 #4 Effingham County 64
R7 #2 Centennial 72, R6 #3 South Cobb 59
R8 #4 Winder-Barrow 64, R5 #1 Douglas County 56 OT

R6 #2 Wheeler 75, R7 #3 Sequoyah 59
R8 #1 Lanier 71, R5 #4 South Paulding 43
R4 #2 North Atlanta 53, R1 #3 Houston County 44
R2 #1 Richmond Hill 76, R3 #4 Rockdale County 58

R8 #3 Buford 66, R5 #2 Alexander 64
R7 #1 Chattahoochee 68, R6 #4 Pope 60
R2 #3 Brunswick 77, R3 #2 Grovetown 70 OT
R1 #1 Lee County 67, R4 #4 Langston Hughes 52

R3 #3 Heritage-Conyers 81, R2 #2 Statesboro 57
R4 #1 Westlake 66, R1 #4 Northside-Warner Robins 50
R8 #2 Shiloh 67, R5 #3 Dalton 47
R6 #1 Kell 58, R7 #4 River Ridge 56

Class 5A

R4 #3 Locust Grove 59, R1 #2 Warner Robins 57
R3 #1 Tri-Cities 91, R2 #4 Northside-Columbus 77
R7 #2 Blessed Trinity 78, R6 #3 Lithia Springs 55
R5 #1 St. Pius X 81, R8 #4 Walnut Grove 58

R6 #2 Villa Rica 72, R7 #3 Cass 67
R8 #1 Clarke Central 73, R5 #4 ML King 45
R4 #2 Dutchtown 63, R1 #3 Coffee 46
R3 #4 Jonesboro 50, R2 #1 Harris County 43

R5 #2 Lithonia 62, R8 #3 Greenbrier 53
R6 #4 Chapel Hill 56, R7 #1 Calhoun 36
R3 #2 Woodward Academy 55, R2 #3 Griffin 50
R1 #1 Veterans 64, R4 #4 Union Grove 54

R3 #3 Forest Park 66, R2 #2 Whitewater 64 OT
R4 #1 Eagle’s Landing 53, R1 #4 Wayne County 36
R5 #3 Decatur 55, R8 #2 Eastside 48
R6 #1 New Manchester 49, R7 #4 Hiram 47

Class 4A

R1 #2 Dougherty 70, R4 #3 Perry 31
R3 #1 New Hampstead 81, R2 #4 LaGrange 43
R7 #2 Cedartown 42, R6 #3 Marist 38
R5 #1 Fayette County 73, R8 #4 Madison County 46

R6 #2 Stephenson 72 ,R7 #3 Pickens 62
R8 #1 Cedar Shoals 66, R5 #4  Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 43
R1 #3 Westover 66, R4 #2 Westside-Macon 62
R2 #1 Spencer 87, R3 #4 Islands 41

R5 #2 McDonough 54, R8 #3 Jefferson 53 2OT
R6 #4 Mays 60, R7 #1 Heritage-Catoosa 43
R2 #3 Carver-Columbus 57, R3 #2 Benedictine 51
R1 #1 Monroe 69, R4 #4 West Laurens 30

R2 #2 Hardaway 49, R3 #3 Jenkins 47
R4 #1 Baldwin 64, R1 #4 Bainbridge 50
R5 #3 Luella 74, R8 #2 North Oconee 57
R6 #1 Miller Grove 54, R7 #4 Central-Carrollton 40

Class 3A

R1 #2 Long County 54, R4 #3 Hephzibah 51
R3 #1 Johnson-Savannah 67, R2 #4 Crisp County 55,
R7 #2 White County 54, R6 #3 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 52
R5 #1 Sandy Creek 78, R8 #4 Franklin County 50

R7 #3 Cherokee Bluff 57, R6 #2 Sonoraville 39
R8 #1 Hart County 60, R5 #4 Carver-Atlanta 46
R4 #2 Thomson 78, R1 #3 Pierce County 55
R2 #1 Peach County 88, R3 #4 Southeast Bulloch 43

R5 #2 Salem 56, R8 #3 Oconee County 49
R7 #1 Dawson County 56, R6 #4 North Murray 35
R3 #2 Windsor Forest 58, R2 #3 Upson-Lee 52
R1 #1 Appling County 78, R4 #4 Harlem 50

R2 #2 Americus-Sumter 55, R3 #3 Groves 50
R4 #1 Cross Creek 92, R1 #4 Tattnall County 55
R5 #3 GAC 59, R8 #2 Monroe Area 53
R6 #1 LaFayette 71, R7 #4 North Hall 37

Class 2A

R4 #3 Westside-Augusta 65, R1 #2 Fitzgerald 55
R3 #1 Washington County 62, R2 #4 Jeff Davis 33
R6 #3 Columbia 74, R7 #2 Chattooga 67
R5 #1 Callaway 65, R8 #4 Union County 42

R6 #2 Lovett 64, R7 #3 Coosa 49
R8 #1 Elbert County 64, R5 #4 Bremen 37
R4 #2 Laney 69, R1 #3 Berrien 47
R2 #1 Swainsboro 65, R3 #4 Bleckley County 36

R8 #3 Rabun County 70, R5 #2 Heard County 50
R7 #1 Model 45, R6 #4 KIPP Atlanta 40
R2 #3 Woodville-Tompkins 66, R3 #2 Northeast-Macon 56
R1 #1 Thomasville 71, R4 #4 Putnam County 56

R2 #2 Toombs County 64, R3 #3 Jasper County 43
R4 #1 Butler 63, R1 #4 Cook 41
R8 #2 Banks County 69, R5 #3 Temple 40
R6 #1 Pace Academy 95, R7 #4 Dade County 25

Class A-Private

R1 #2 Stratford Academy 79, R4 #3 Brookstone 38
R3 #1 Savannah Country Day 64, R2 #4 WD Mohammed 43
R7 #2 Darlington 55, R6 #3 King’s Ridge 47
R5 #1 Holy Innocents’ 63, R8 #4 Athens Christian 45

R6 #2 St. Francis 67, R7 #3 Walker 58
R5 #4 Galloway 66, R8 #1 Tallulah Falls 57
R4 #2 Trinity Christian 54, R1 #3 Mount de Sales 30
R2 #1 Greenforest 76, R3 #4 Calvary Day 51

R8 #3 Athens Academy 65, R5 #2 Hebron Christian 52
R7 #1 Christian Heritage 54, R6 #4 Lakeview Academy 36
R3 #2 Savannah Christian 58, R2 #3 Whitefield Academy 50
R1 #1 First Presbyterian Day FWW, R4 #4 Heritage-Newnan  FFL

R2 #2 SACA 70, R3 #3 Aquinas 66
R4 #1 St. Anne-Pacelli 70, R1 #4 Deerfield-Windsor 43
R5 #3 Providence Christian 71, R8 #2 George Walton 58
R6 #1 Mt. Pisgah 63, R7 #4 North Cobb Christian 41

Class A-Public

R1 #2 Pelham 57, R4 #3 Telfair County 32
R3 #1 Portal 61, R2 #4 Clinch County 37
R6 #3 BEST Academy 77, R7 #2 Wilkinson County 70
R5 #1 Chattahoochee County 64, R8 #4 Commerce 56

R7 #3 Warren County 80, R6 #2 Bowdon 70
R8 #1 Towns County 78, R5 #4 Manchester 67
R1 #3 Mitchell County 67, R4 #2 Dooly County 60
R2 #1 Irwin County 82, R3 #4 ECI 49

R8 #3 Social Circle 55, R5 #2 Taylor County 52
R7 #1 Hancock Central 73, R6 #4 Fulton Leadership Academy 52
R2 #3 Lanier County 72, R3 #2 Metter 58
R1 #1 Terrell County 89, R4 #4 Montgomery County 66

R2 #2 Turner County 57, R3 #3 Claxton 54
R4 #1 Dublin 71, R1 #4 Quitman County 39
R8 #2 Lincoln County 71, R5 #3 Macon County 47
R6 #1 Drew Charter 76, R7 #4 Crawford County 49

Girls Basketball

Girls First Round State Playoffs

Class 7A

R4 #3 Parkview 58, R1 #2 Colquitt County 57
R3 #1 Marietta 52, R2 #4 Pebblebrook 49
R7 #2 Norcross 50, R6 #3 West Forsyth 40
R5 #1 Cherokee 55, R8 #4 Mill Creek 19

R6 #2 South Forsyth 53, R7 #3 Discovery 50 OT
R8 #1 Collins Hill 71, R5 #4 Etowah 42
R4 #2 Grayson 65, R1 #3 Lowndes 45
R2 #1 McEachern 84, R3 #4 Hillgrove 32

R5 #2 Woodstock 65, R8 #3 North Gwinnett 48
R7 #1 Archer 53, R6 #4 Denmark 39
R3 #2 North Paulding 62, R2 #3 East Coweta 43
R4 #4 Newton 50, R1 #1 Tift County 38

R2 #2 Campbell 48, R3 #3 Harrison 44
R4 #1 Brookwood 61, R1 #4 Camden County 37
R5 #3 Roswell 50, R8 #2 Peachtree Ridge 47
R6 #1 North Forsyth 52, R7 #4 Duluth 28

Class 6A

R4 #3 Langston Hughes 45, R1 #2 Houston County 30
R3 #1 Rockdale County 72, R2 #4 Glynn Academy 31
R7 #2 Sequoyah 68, R6 #3 Pope 61
R5 #1 Carrollton 68, R8 #4 Lanier 33

R6 #2 Sprayberry 76, R7 #3 Cambridge 63
R8 #1 Buford 81, R5 #4 Alexander 45
R4 #2 Lovejoy 60, R1 #3 Valdosta 25
R2 #1 Statesboro 59, R3 #4 Heritage-Conyers 34

R5 #2 Rome 68, R8 #3 Dacula 42
R7 #1 River Ridge 72, R6 #4 Kennesaw Mountain 39
R3 #2 Grovetown 54, R2 #3 Richmond Hill 36
R1 #1 Lee County 40, R4 #4 Lakeside-DeKalb 31

R2 #2 Brunswick 68, R3 #3 Evans 39
R4 #1 Westlake 85, R1 #4 Northside-Warner Robins 30
R8 #2 Habersham Central 52, R5 #3 Douglas County 45
R6 #1 Kell 51, R7 #4 Creekview 37

Class 5A

R1 #2 Coffee 57, R4 #3 Union Grove 53
R3 #1 Woodward Academy 75, R2 #4 Harris County 30
R7 #2 Cass 83, R6 #3 Grady 57
R5 #1 Southwest DeKalb 77, R8 #4 Walnut Grove 3

R6 #2 Maynard Jackson 66, R7 #3 Calhoun 48
R8 #1 Loganville 47, R5 #4 Decatur 23
R4 #2 Eagle’s Landing 37,  R1 #3 Wayne County 23
R2 #1 Griffin 59, R3 #4 Jonesboro 39

R5 #2 St. Pius X 52, R8 #3 Clarke Central 24
R7 #1 Hiram 64, R6 #4 Lithia Springs 32
R3 #2 Forest Park 81, R2 #3 Northside-Columbus 37
R1 #1 Warner Robins 49, R4 #4 Jones County 34

R2 #2 McIntosh 43, R3 #3 Mundy’s Mill 25
R4 #1 Dutchtown 70, R1 #4 Ware County 43
R8 #2 Greenbrier 81, R5 #3 ML King 41
R6 #1 New Manchester 63, R7 #4 Cartersville 31

Class 4A

R4 #3 Spalding 42, R1 #2 Dougherty 38
R2 #4 Kendrick 52, R3 #1 Jenkins 34
R7 #2 Northwest Whitfield 41, R6 #3 Druid Hills 22
R8 #4 Cedar Shoals 51, R5 #1 Luella 50

R6 #2 Arabia Mountain 71, R7 #3 Heritage-Catoosa 36
R8 #1 Jefferson 82, R5 #4 North Clayton 20
R4 #2 Westside-Macon 46, R1 #3 Monroe 43
R2 #1 Carver-Columbus, R3 #4 BYE

R8 #3 North Oconee 63, R5 #2 Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 31
R7 #1 Pickens 62, R6 #4 Stephenson 59
R2 #3 Hardaway 57, R3 #2 Islands 50
R1 #1 Cairo 55, R4 #4 West Laurens 43

R2 #2 Troup County 80, R3 #3 New Hampstead 38
R1 #4 Bainbridge 40, R4 #1 Baldwin 34
R8 #2 Flowery Branch 59, R5 #3 McDonough 34
R6 #1 Marist 57, R7 #4 Cedartown 24

Class 3A

R1 #2 Tattnall County 57, R4 #3 Burke County 53
R3 #1 Johnson-Savannah 79, R2 #4 Pike County 46
R7 #2 Gilmer 67, R6 #3 Ringgold 39
R5 #1 GAC 40, R8 #4 Oconee County 36

R6 #2 Coahulla Creek 64, R7 #3 White County 60
R8 #1 Stephens County 67, R5 #4 Redan 49
R4 #2 Morgan County 37, R1 #3 Brantley County 33
R2 #1 Upson-Lee, R3 #4 BYE

R5 #2 Westminster 59, R8 #3 Franklin County 45
R7 #1 Lumpkin County 58, R6 #4 Rockmart 49
R2 #3 Jackson 47, R3 #2 Liberty County 45
R1 #1 Pierce County 64, R4 #4 Hephzibah 36

R2 #2 Americus-Sumter 48, R3 #3 Southeast Bulloch 28
R4 #1 Cross Creek 64, R1 #4 Appling County 21
R5 #3 Sandy Creek 48, R8 #2 East Jackson 41
R6 #1 Sonoraville 69, R7 #4 North Hall 48

Class 2A

R4 #3 Laney 53, R1 #2 Thomasville 46
R3 #1 Washington County 75, R2 #4 Toombs County 45
R7 #2 Chattooga 62, R6 #3 Pace Academy 29
R5 #1 Callaway 72, R8 #4 Union County 45

R6 #2 South Atlanta 31, R7 #3 Dade County 29
R8 #1 Elbert County 52, R5 #4 Temple 14
R4 #2 Josey 70, R1 #3 Fitzgerald 49
R2 #1 East Laurens 52, R3 #4 Northeast-Macon 39

R5 #2 Heard County 49, R8 #3 Banks County 42
R7 #1 Fannin County 65, R6 #4 Lovett 47
R2 #3 Swainsboro 51, R3 #2 Lamar County 48
R1 #1 Early County 61, R4 #4 Putnam County 54

R2 #2 Woodville-Tompkins 48, R3 #3 Dodge County 36
R4 #1 Butler 47, R1 #4 Berrien 37
R8 #2 Rabun County 71, R5 #3 Haralson County 38
R6 #1 Columbia 51, R7 #4 Gordon Central 38

Class A-Private

R1 #2 Stratford Academy, R4 #3 BYE
R3 #1 Savannah Country Day, R2 #4 BYE
R7 #2 Christian Heritage 56, R6 #3 Mt. Pisgah 51
R5 #1 Hebron Christian 83, R8 #4 George Walton 12

R7 #3 Darlington 40, R6 #2 Fellowship Christian 37
R5 #4 Galloway 45, R8 #1 Athens Academy 24
R4 #2 Brookstone 60, R1 #3 Mount de Sales 32
R2 #1 Greenforest 85, R3 #4 St. Vincent’s 35

R5 #2 Holy Innocents’ 68, R8 #3 Prince Avenue 29
R7 #1 Mt. Paran 72, R6 #4 Lakeview Academy 15
R3 #2 Calvary Day 87, R2 #3 Landmark Christian 53
R1 #1 Deerfield-Windsor 55, R4 #4  St. Anne-Pacelli 13

R2 #2 ELCA 66, R3 #3 Savannah Christian 46
R4 #1 Trinity Christian 77, R1 #4 First Presbyterian Day 36
R5 #3 Wesleyan 63, R8 #2 Tallulah Falls 42
R6 #1 St. Francis 68, R7 #4 North Cobb Christian 41

Class A-Public

R1 #2 Pelham 50, R4 #3 Wilcox County 45
R3 #1 ECI 71, R2 #4 Charlton County 57
R6 #3 Mt. Zion-Carrollton 62, R7 #2 Hancock Central 34
R5 #1 Greenville 60, R8 #4 Greene County 32

R6 #2 Trion 62, R7 #3 Wilkinson County 21
R8 #1 Lake Oconee Academy 68, R5 #4 Macon County 19
R4 #2 Montgomery County 70, R1 #3 Terrell County 47
R2 #1 Clinch County 70, R3 #4 Jenkins County 38

R8 #3 Towns County 45, R5 #2 Central-Talbotton 37
R7 #1 Georgia Military College 54, R6 #4 Bowdon 52 OT
R2 #3 Brooks County 56, R3 #2 Claxton 55
R1 #1 Calhoun County 64, R4 #4 Telfair County 32

R2 #2 Turner County 61, R3 #3 Screven County 42
R4 #1 Dublin 63, R1 #4 Seminole County 23
R8 #2 Commerce 48, R5 #3 Taylor County  46
R6 #1 Armuchee 57, R7 #4 ACE 35

Girls Recaps

Girls Final 4 Recaps

Class 7A

(Feb 29 at  Buford City Arena)

R2 #1 Westlake 62, R4 #1 Cherokee 33: Ta’Niya Latson scored 17 points and Raven Johnson had 16 as the Lions broke open the game after leading 10-9 after the first quarter. Furman-commit Kate Johnson led Cherokee with 9 points.

R6 #1 Collins Hill 54, R2 #2 Campbell 37: Northview transfers Eden Sample (18) and Asjah Inniss (11) led Collins Hill. Parkview transfer Purdue-commit Sacha Washington had 9. Sarah Taub, Nia Bozeman and Laila Battle all scored 9 points for Campbell.

Class 6A

(Feb 28 at  Buford City Arena)

R2 #1 Glynn Academy 59, R5 #1 Langston Hughes 38: UGA-signee Zoesha Smith dominated with 35 points and 18 rebounds. Francis Marion-signee La’Trinity Best added 12 points.

R4 #2 Forest Park 54, R1 #1 Valdosta 38: Sania Feagin finished with 14 points, 14 rebounds and 3 steals while Western Carolina-signee Joi Reid had 10 points and Janya Jones scored 7. Valdosta was led by Mikeria Carter’s 10 points. Jayla Cody had 11 points and Ja’Mya Johnson netted 8.

Class 5A

(Feb 29 at  Fort Valley State)

R8 #1 Buford 52, R4 #2 Woodland-Stockbridge 30: Furman-signee Tate Walters broke out with 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Blair Wallis netted 11 points. Ashyia Willis tallied 5 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals.

R7 #1 Kell 60, R4 #1 Eagle’s Landing 55: Kell kept its dream season alive, surviving a veteran Eagle’s Landing team. Freshman Crystal Henderson poured in 25 points to lead the Longhorns. The Eagles were led by Mariah Fletcher (15), Jasmine Atkins (12) and Jaleah Storr (9).

Class 4A

(Feb 28 at  Fort Valley State)

R5 #2 Troup County 56, R1 #1 Carver-Columbus 47: Without All-American Louisville-signee Olivia Cochran, Carver couldn’t handle burgeoning star, 6-foot sophomore Aniya Palmer. The high-motor athletic wing posted 13 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 9 blocks. 5-foot-9 freshman Alexcia Murphy added 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steals and 1 blocks. Jada Green chipped in 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists while Samarria Weldon scored 6 points. Carver was led by Kionna Gaines’ 14 points and 5 rebounds. Khamya Edmonds and Enyshuan Jones hurt the Tigers in the first quarter but couldn’t sustain their production. Edmonds finished with 11 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks while Jones collected 8 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.

R1 #2 Americus-Sumter 56, R4 #1 Luella 51 OT: Trailing 26-16 at the half after a 20-5 second quarter put Americus-Sumter in front, the Lions stormed back to tie the game at 36 heading into the fourth quarter after Fresno State-signee Keely Brown scored 12 of her game-high 24 points in the third. In the fourth the Panthers held a 49-47 lead before Paris Miller hit a runner in the lane with 7 seconds left after sitting on the bench the vast majority of the second half, sending the Lions to overtime on her first points of the game. In overtime, the Panthers made it a point to keep the ball out of Brown’s hands as Troy-signee Jelissa Reese face guarded her and kept the star scoreless in the extra period. Reese finished with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals and 1 block. Trinity Jones had 15 points before fouling out in overtime. Tiffani Goodman added 12 points. In the loss, Tajinique Williams had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Class 3A

(Feb 29 at  Valdosta State)

R3 #2 Beach 52, R7 #1 North Hall 31: Kaila Rougier went for 14 points while Madison Evans and Ameyah Dantzler scored 13 apiece in the rout.

R7 #2 GAC 52, R3 #1 Johnson-Savannah 50: GAC came back by down as many as nine points to dethrone the two-time defending state champs. Kaleigh Addie led GAC with 22 points and 3 steals, while Irvin had 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals. Jaci Bolden added 13 points and Molly Pritchard gabbed 12 rebounds.

Class 2A

(Feb 29 at  Georgia College & State)

R3 #2 Southwest-Macon 54, R7 #1 Rockmart 52: Southwest-Macon pressed throughout the game and got burnt throughout by Keyarah Berry but somehow the Patriots closed on a 19-6 run to stun the Yellow Jackets as Stangious Alford hit a runner at the buzzer to advance Southwest to the state championship. The Patriots led 12-11 after one but trailed 24-18 at the half and 43-35 after three before falling behind 46-35 with 6:58 remaining. Before fouling out, Ja’Khyla Johnson hit Shygeria Williams on a behind the back pass to ignite the unforeseen comeback. With :26 seconds left, Alford, who mauled the Yellow Jackets on the glass with 23 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks, scored to give the Patriots their first lead of the second half at 52-51. Berry, who finished with 27 points, 19 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, was fouled and split a pair of free throws to tie the game. The Yellow Jackets failed to keep the ball in her hands throughout the fourth quarter as they became careless slinging the ball against the press. On the other side, Avrie Grayer pounded the boards alongside Alford finishing with 15 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 6 blocks.  In the win, Shygeria Williams had 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals.  In the loss, Megan Little tallied 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 steals.

R6 #1 Douglass 53, R1 #1 Early County 49: The defending state champion Astros won their rematch of last year’s title game behind 7 threes, one of their best shooting nights of the season. Kayla Sesberry hit 4 threes and finished with 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Ashley McKee netted 15 points and grabbed 3 steals. Ashuntee Weems posted 12 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Makayla Timpson piled in a triple-double for Early County with 18 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 11 blocks. Jordan Eafford finished with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals while Ta’Ziaya Jones added 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Class A-Private

(Feb 28 at  Georgia College & State)

#1 St. Francis 75, #5 Wesleyan 61: Mia Moore scored 30 points while Oregon State-signee Savannah Samuel posted 22 points and 11 rebounds. Notre Dame-bound forward Amirah Abdur-Rahim added 14 points. Wesleyan was led by Lauren Hill’s 21. Georgia Tech-signee AC Carter finished wit 16 points and 10 rebounds. Paige Lyons had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

#2 Holy Innocents’ 52, #3 Hebron Christian 48: Jillian Hollingshead had 20 points in the win while Jessie Parish scored 13 in the loss. A controversial travel was called on Carly Fahey right before she hit a late game-tying three.

Class A-Public

(Feb 28 at  Valdosta State)

#1 Central-Talbotton 63, #4 Calhoun County 44: Central-Talbotton trailed 18-9 after the first quarter but stepped on the accelerator in the second half and closed out the game with a 27-9 fourth quarter to capture a 63-44 win. Sparks went for 28 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Shakemia Marshall had 4 points, 20 rebounds and 8 assists while Renijua Johnson (14) and Ty’Shemia Bunkley (12) lifted the offense.

#3 Wheeler County 81, #10 Turner County 66: Wheeler County put away Turner County 81-66 behind their trademark balanced scoring. Keyona Mincey had 21 points and 8 assists. Sameria Bryant tallied 17 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals and 1 block while Lela Wright contributed 17 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Keleiyah Harris pitched in 16 points and 8 rebounds.

Recaps

Boys Final 4 Recaps

Class 7A

(Feb 29 at  Buford City Arena)

R2 #1 Wheeler 59, R5 #1 Milton 47: Bruce Thornton scored 28 points but Denver-signee Sam Hines scored 19 points as the Wildcats advanced to the state finals.

R8 #1 Grayson 82, R3 #1 McEachern 76: McEachern led 29-27 at the half, but USF-signee Caleb Murphy came to life in the second half, finishing with 17 points. Mississippi State-signee Deivon Smith had 21 points and Winthrop-signee Toneari Lane netted 15. McEachern was led by Auburn-signee Sharife Cooper’s 21 points. Israel Palmer netted 20 and Cam McDowell had 15.

Class 6A

(Feb 28 at  Buford City Arena)

R8 #1 Lanier 63, R6 #1 South Cobb 57 OT: South Cobb blew a 45-30 lead heading into the fourth quarter to fall in stunning fashion. Lanier’s first lead came at 51-49 with :7 seconds left before South Cobb got a Robert Dix tip-in at the buzzer to force overtime. Tulane-signee Sion James led Lanier with 25 points.

R7 #1 Chattahoochee 78, R5 #1 Tri-Cities 72: AJ White dropped in 29 points including 10 in the fourth quarter to ice out the defending state champs. David McDaniel came up big 19 points. Tri-Cities was led by Demetrius Rives (21), Simeon Cottle (19) and Peyton Daniels (14).

Class 5A

(Feb 29 at  Fort Valley State)

R4 #2 Dutchtown 62, R7 #2 Kell 56 OT: Gardner-Webb-signee Jamaine Mann scored 16 points before fouling out and Cam Bryant posted 15 as the Bulldogs came back to force overtime and win in the extra period. Xavier Presley (12) and Najhae Colon (11) paced the Longhorns.

R8 #2 Cedar Shoals 73, R5 #1 Southwest DeKalb 72 4OT: USC-Aiken-commit Tyler Johnson hit a three at the buzzer to lift Cedar Shoals after trailing by as many as 11. USC-Aiken-commit Quincy Canty posted 27 points while Jerdavian Colbert added 12. Ohio State-signee Eugene Brown III led Southwest DeKalb with 26 points.

Class 4A

(Feb 28 at  Fort Valley State)

R4 #1 Woodward Academy 64, R7 #1 Denmark 43: After trailing 25-23 at the half, the War Eagles blew past Denmark. UNC-signee All-American Walker Kessler struggled mightily but still finished with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 7 blocks. Jacorrei Turner had 12 points and 7 rebounds while Will Richard chipped in 11 points and 6 rebounds. Davidson-signee Emory Lanier had 9 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Michael Whitmore tallied 8 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Denmark was led by Sutton Smith’s 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. Robert Cowherd had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

R3 #1 Cross Creek 51, R8 #1 St. Pius X 36: Cross Creek’s momentum from the second half of their Elite Eight victory over LaFayette carried over into the Final Four as the Razorbacks led nearly wire-to-wire over St. Pius. Presbyterian-signee Kobe Stewart posted 20 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block while Corey Trotter had 11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocks as the Razorbacks were too big inside and limited any opportunities for the Golden Lions to get to the rim. Makhi Climons added 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Dayvion Simms scored 4 points to go with his 2 assists and 2 steals but his presence was felt predominately on defense as he chased Brookes Kahlert the entire game and held the point guard to 5 points. Devin Portee led the Golden Lions with 11 points.

Class 3A

(Feb 29 at  Valdosta State)

R5 #1 Pace Academy 75, R3 #3 Johnson-Savannah 46: The Knights blitzed the smaller Atomsmashers behind Matthew Cleveland’s 26 points and Cole Middleton’s 18. Emondre Bowles led Johnson with 18 points. Derek Edwards netted 11.

R8 #1 Jefferson 66, R4 #2 Central-Macon 58: Jefferson’s fantastic run continued as Navy-signee Jacob Radaker scored 16 points followed by Kam Robinson’s 13 and Owen Parker’s 12. Central-Macon was paced by Quay Primas (26) and Antonio Card (11).

Class 2A

(Feb 29 at  Georgia College & State)

R2 #1 Swainsboro 79, R4 #1 Glenn Hills 62: In a chippy game, Swainsboro pulled away late to earn their 30th win of the season. The Tigers led 29-27 at the half and 44-35 after three before tempers got the best of Glenn Hills. The quarter began with a long delay which resulted in a bookkeeping technical on the Spartans which would be a sign for things to come. Coach William Cunningham lost his cool at the 4:45 mark with the score 53-40 and it would only get uglier as two Spartans would get ejected later on. Swainsboro was powered by Fred Seabrough’s 21 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 4 blocks. AJ Kingsbury scored 14 of his 21 in the fourth quarter including hitting 7-8 free throws. Immanuel Hackett had 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals while Derrick Jones set the tone early with his defense, blocking five shots to go with his 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. Emmanuel Jones scored 10 points in the second quarter for Glenn Hills but was quiet until the score got out of reach in the fourth. He poured in 28 points, 15 rebounds, 1 steal and 3 blocks. Tre Whitehead had 10 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Octavious Walton had 9 points and 4 rebounds and was the first casualty of ejection.

R6 #1 Therrell 54, R7 #2 Chattooga 37: Outside of a brief 6-5 lead, the Indians never threatened the defending state champs who overpowered the Cinderella story. Ra’Sean Frederick finished with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Roman Son added 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals . Cameron Fortson provided 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Chattooga was led by  Malachi Jackson’s 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.  Damien Smith, Cash Allen and Jatorrian Williams each scored 7 points.

Class A-Private

(Feb 28 at  Georgia College & State)

#1 St. Francis 63, #5 Mt. Pisgah 58: Xavier-signee Dwon Odom had 23 points and 7 rebounds as the Knights held off a late rally from the Patriots. Seth Hubbard scored 14 points and Jusuan Holt had 13 points and 6 rebounds. The Knights went 11-14 from the line in the fourth. Mt. Pisgah got 17 points off 4 threes from Chase Tucker.

#2 Greenforest 52, #11 Trinity Christian 47: Jalen Forrest led Greenforest with 17 points In the loss, Isaac Brito scored 18 points and Raul Arias had 11. North Georgia-signee Brady Burnett netted 8.

Class A-Public

(Feb 28 at  Valdosta State)

#1 Treutlen 68, #4 Terrell County 63:
#3 Hancock Central 83, #2 Wilcox County 59:

Schedules

Girls Elite Eight Matchups

Class 7A

R4 #1 Cherokee 53, R5 #1 North Forsyth 47
R7 #1 Westlake 63, R7 #1 Norcross 34

R2 #2 Campbell 53, R7 #2 Brookwood 50
R6 #1 Collins Hill 61,  R3 #1 McEachern 40

Class 6A

R5 #1 Langston Hughes 59, R4 #1 Lovejoy 55
R2 #1 Glynn Academy 47, R7 #1 Johns Creek 36

R1 #1 Valdosta 57, R8 #1 Dacula 46
R4 #2 Forest Park 62, R5 #2 Douglas County 21

Class 5A

R4 #1 Eagle’s Landing 57, R1 #3 Veterans 43
R7 #1 Kell 64, R4 #4 Jones County 54

R8 #1 Buford 58, R7 #2 Carrollton 47
R4 #2 Woodland-Stockbridge 60, R5 #2 Arabia Mountain 53 OT

Class 4A

R4 #1 Luella 66, R5 #1 Sandy Creek 48
R1 #2 Americus-Sumter 47, R2 #1 Spalding 42

R1 #1 Carver-Columbus 70, R4 #3 Woodward Academy 63
R5 #2 Troup County 58, R4 #2 McDonough 48

Class 3A

R3 #2 Beach 47, R6 #2 Ringgold 31
R7 #1 North Hall 57, R8 #2 Morgan County 41

R7 #2 GAC 54, R8 #1 Jefferson 51
R3 #1 Johnson-Savannah 58, R6 #1 Sonoraville 49

Class 2A

R3 #2 Southwest-Macon 50, R4 #1 Laney 47
R7 #1 Rockmart 62, R2 #1 Vidalia 57

R1 #1 Early County 60, R8 #1 Union County 58
R6 #1 Douglass 56, R3 #1 Washington County 53 OT

Class A-Private

#1 St. Francis 72, #8 Mt. Paran 66
#5 Wesleyan 51, #4 Stratford Academy 38

#2 Holy Innocents’ 81, #10 ELCA 39
#3 Hebron Christian 63, #6 Greenforest 53

Class A-Public

#1 Central-Talbotton 56, #8 GMC 23
#4 Calhoun County 54, #5 Greenville 39

#10 Turner County 65, #2 Clinch County 54
#3 Wheeler County 55, #11 Wilcox County 41