The Georgia state tournaments have started and we will keep you updated on the notable action around the GHSA state tournament. Here is a look at which teams, players and games to look for in this years state tournament.
The FINAL HILLSMAN HEAVY TOP 10 GA will be released on TUESDAY MARCH 12TH, after the championships have been decided.
In addition to those teams in the latest Hillsman Heavy Top 10 GA, here are those teams that we will continue to keep tabs on throughout the state tournament.
Archer (eliminated in 2ndRd), Baldwin (eliminated in Final Four), Berkmar (eliminated in 2ndRd), Buford (eliminated in 2ndRd), Butler (eliminated in Final Four),
Calhoun County (eliminated in Elite Eight), Camden County (eliminated in 1stRd), Chapel Hill (eliminated in 2ndRd), Christian Heritage (eliminated in 2ndRd), Columbia (eliminates in Final Four), Cross Creek (eliminated in 2ndRd), Dougherty (advanced to Final Four),Douglass-Atlanta (eliminated in Elite Eight), Dutchtown (eliminated in Elite Eight),
Etowah (eliminated in 1stRd), Fayette County (eliminated in 1stRd), Glynn Academy (eliminated in 1stRd), Grovetown (eliminated in Elite Eight), Hebron Christian (eliminated in Elite Eight), Holy Innocents (4A Runner Up),
Jones County (eliminated in 2ndRd), Jonesboro (eliminated in Final Four), Langston Hughes (eliminated in Elite Eight), Lee County (eliminated in 1st Rd), Madison County (did not make state), Maynard Jackson (eliminated in Final Four), Mays (eliminated in 1stRd), Mitchell County (eliminated in 2nd Rd), Monroe-Albany (eliminated in Elite Eight), Mt. Vernon (1A DI State Champs),
Newton (eliminated in 2ndRd), Norcross (eliminated in Elite Eight), North Oconee (4A Champs),
Paideia (1A DI Runner Up), Peachtree Ridge (eliminated in Elite Eight), Portal (eliminated in Elite Eight), Riverwood (6A State Champs),
Salem (eliminated in 1st Rd), Savannah (eliminated in Final Four), Shiloh (eliminated in 1st Rd), Spencer (eliminated in 2ndRd), St. Pius X (eliminated 2ndRd), South Atlanta (eliminated in Elite Eight),
Thomson (eliminated in 2ndRd), Tri-Cities (eliminated in Elite Eight), Tucker (eliminated in Elite Eight), Valdosta (eliminated in 2ndRd), Walker School (eliminated in 2ndRd), Ware County (eliminated in 1st Rd), Warner Robins (eliminated in Elite Eight), Westside-Augusta (advanced to Finals), Winder Barrow (eliminated in Final Four), Woodward Academy (eliminated in Final Four)
ELITE EIGHT TEAMS WE MISSED: These are teams that made it to the Elite Eight that we didn’t keep tabs on or as close a tab on as maybe we should have and they were not included in our “Keeping Tabs On” entering the state tournament.
7A: Woodstock, Milton, Pebblebrook; 6A: Douglass County (4-seed); 5A: None; 4A: Westminster, New Hampstead (was a sleeper pick), Seckinger, Benedictine, Whitewater (4-seed); 3A: Johnson-Savannah, Hart County; 2A: Carver-Columbus, Toombs County, Athens Academy, Model, Southwest Macon; 1ADI: Pelham, Darlington, Mt. Pisgah (4-seed), Bleckley County, East Laurens (was a sleeper pick); 1ADII: Manchester, Warren County, McIntosh County Academy, and Clinch County.
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS:
FINALS:
Elijah Lewis 18p in a Greenforest win over Manchester. Caleb Kawela 11p 11r 2a in a Greenforest win over Manchester. Justin Wise 19p (5/10 3PT) in a North Oconee win over Holy Innocents. Byrd Carter 20p 6r in a North Oconee win over Holy Innocents. CJ Brown 21p 6r 3a in a Kell win over Eagle’s Landing. Micah Smith 15p 13 4a in a Sandy Creek win over Johnson-Savannah. Jacobi Robinson 18p 3r 2a in a Sandy Creek win over Johnson-Savannah. JR Leonard 31p (19/23 FT) 5r in a Riverwood win over Alexander. Karris Bilal 17p 12r 4a in a Riverwood win over Alexander. Xavier Shegog 18p 7r 3b in a Mt. Vernon win over Paideia. Jacob Wilkins 14p 12r in a Grayson win over McEachern.
FINAL FOUR:
Ace Bailey 32p 15r in a McEachern win over Wheeler. Khamari Brooks 28p in a North Oconee win over Baldwin. Mike Robinson 22p (6-3PTM) in a Greenforest win over Macon County; Sha’yah Goba 23p 8r 4b in a Mt. Vernon win over Mt. Pisgah. Caleb Wilson 18p 20r 8b 3a in a Holy Innocents’ win over Benedictine.
ELITE EIGHT:
Ace Bailey 32p 16r in a McEachern win over Norcross; CJ Brown 26p 8r 3a in a Kell win over Dutchtown; Frank Jackson 29p in a Paideia win over Pelham; Caleb Wilson 18p 12r 4a 7b in a Holy Innocents’ win over Whitewater; Favion Kirkwood 27p 7r in a Johnson-Savannah win over Hebron Christian; Gicarri Harris 23p 8r 4a 2s in a Grayson win over Peachtree Ridge; Anthony Gause 24p 6r 9a 4s in a Milton win over Pebblebrook; Montez Redding 24p 7r in a Jonesboro win over Langston Hughes; KJ Garris 30p 5r 3a in Mt. Vernon win over East Laurens.
SECOND ROUND:
JR Leonard 51p 8r 3a in a Riverwood win over Evans; Ace Bailey 33p 14r 3a in a McEachern win over Newton; Devin Hutcherson 27p 8r in a Holy Innocents win over Pace Academy; Caleb Wilson 19p 21r 7a 5b in a Holy Innocents win over Pace Academy; CJ Brown 29p 4r 3a 4s in a Kell win over Chapel Hill; Sha’Yah Goba 27p 7r in a Mt. Vernon win over Oglethorpe County; Blake Wilson 28p 7r 4b in a Hebron Christian win over Gilmer.
FIRST ROUND:
Karris Bilal 47 points in a Riverwood overtime win over at Lee County; Ace Bailey 32p 17r 6a 4s 4b in a McEachern win over Westlake; Tre Keith 33p 8r in a Tri-Cities win over Heritage-Conyers; Toland Daughtry 29 points in a New Hampstead win over Westside-Macon. Kamiron Jones 28p in a Whitewater win over Bainbridge. Jaylen Colon 26p in a Kell win over Dalton. Braedan Lue 25p 8r in an Alexander win over Gainesville.
CENTURY MARK SCORING: McEachern (105), Mt. Vernon (104), Greenforest (103) and Eagle’s Landing (100) all scored 100 or more points in their first round games.
NINETY-PLUS POINTS: Westside-Augusta (98), Sandy Creek (97), Dougherty (96), Calhoun County (95) and Kell (90) all scored 90 or more points in their first round games.
Riverwood (95), Winder-Barrow (94), Sandy Creek (92), and North Oconee (91) all scored 90 or more points in their second round games.
Sandy Creek is the only team to score 90 or more points in each of its first two state tournament games.
No teams scored in the 90s in the Elite Eight round.
Alexander (93) is the only team to score 90 or more points in the Final Four semifinals.
FOURTEEN: 4-seeds defeated 1-seeds in all classifications combined in the first round. (Archer, Riverwood, Douglass County, Jones County, Maynard Jackson, North Springs, Westover, Whitewater, Calvary Day, Dawson County, Screven County, Mt. Pisgah, Towns County, and Randolph-Clay). Class 2A was the only classification where a 4-seed did not beat a 1-seed.
ELITE EIGHT 4-SEEDS: Of the 14 4-seeds that advanced to the second round, 5 have advanced to the Elite Eight. Riverwood, Douglass County, Maynard Jackson, Whitewater, and Mt. Pisgah advanced to the Elite Eight. Riverwood and Douglas County are both in class 6A and the only class to have more than one 4-seed in the Elite Eight.
FINAL FOUR 4-SEEDS: Of the 5 4-seeds that advanced to the Elite Eight, three have advanced to the Final Four. Riverwood, Maynard Jackson and Mt. Pisgah.
FINALS 4-SEEDS: Riverwood was the only 4-seed to advance to the finals and they won defeating Alexander 67-63. Riverwood is the only 4-seed to win a state championship this season across all classifications.
FIVE POINTS OR LESS GAMES: Through the first two rounds of the state tournament, 37 games have been decided by 5 points or less. 22 games in the first round and 15 games in the second round, total across all classifications. Class 5A has the most with 7 games. Class 7A and 1ADII each have the least with 3 games. Class 4A had the most in the first round with 5 games. Class 5A, 3A, and 1A DII each had 3 games in the second round.
In the Elite Eight there were a total of five games decided by 5 points or less. Classes 7A, 6A, 4A and 3A did not have any in the Elite Eight. Through the first three rounds the overall total is 41.
In the Final Four so far there have been three games decided by 5 points or less.
FIRST ROUND REGION SWEEPS:
Only four regions in all classifications had first round sweeps. Region 4 (St. Pius X, Marist, North Atlanta, Riverwood) and Region 5 (Alexander, Langston Hughes, South Paulding Douglas County) in class 6A, Region 2 (Eagle’s Landing, Dutchtown, Warner Robins, Jones County) in class 5A (Region 2 has swept the first round the last two seasons with different teams) and Region 1 (Mitchell County, Calhoun County, Early County and Randolph-Clay) in class 1A-DII.
SECOND ROUND REGION SWEEPS:
Of the three regions that swept the first round, none swept the second round. Region 5-6A has three teams in the Elite Eight (Alexander, Langston Hughes and Douglas County). Region 2-5A has three teams in the Elite Eight (Eagle’s Landing, Ducthtown and Warner Robins). Riverwood is the only team from Region 4-6A to advance to the Elite Eight.
Region 6-1ADI is the only other region to have three teams in the Elite Eight (Mt. Vernon, Paideia and Mt. Pisgah). All three of these teams advanced to the Final Four as well. This is the only region to have three teams in the Final Four across all classifications.
CLASSIFICATION BRACKETS:
7A: Valdosta defeated Brookwood 59-50; Campbell defeated Marietta 69-36; Berkmar defeated Lambert 70-35 behind 12p and 8r from Mekhi Ragland and 17 points from Kamal Green; Wheeler defeated Collins Hill 84-48.
Campbell defeated Valdosta 75-49; Wheeler defeated Berkmar 63-51 behind 20p from Josh Hill.
Wheeler defeated Campbell 62-56 behind 18p from Josh Hill;
Newton defeated Lowndes 74-40; McEachern defeated Westlake 105-72 behind 32p 17r 6a from Ace Bailey; Norcross defeated West Forysth 74-49 behind 24p and 7r from Jaron Saulsberry and 17p 11r from Casey Williams; Buford came from down six in the final two minutes to fend off a pesky Osborne to win 52-49.
McEachern defeated Newton 67-64 behind 33p 14r 3a from Ace Bailey; Norcross defeated Buford 54-48
McEachern defeated Norcross 72-57 behind 33p 16r from Ace Bailey.
McEachern defeated Wheeler 63-56 behind 32p from Ace Bailey.
Mountain View used 19 points from Jah’Mel Bruce, all in the second half, to defeat Cherokee 78-46; Peachtree Ridge defeated South Forsyth 67-46; Carrollton defeated Hillgrove 71-58; Grayson defeated Colquitt County 88-44
Peachtree Ridge defeated Mountain View 50-41;Grayson defeated Carrollton 57-44 behind 16p from Gicarri Harris.
Grayson defeated Peachtree Ridge 87-59 behind 23p 8r 4a 2s from Gicarri Harris.
Walton held off pesky Dacula 43-40 behind 17p from Kaeden Gilstrap; Milton defeated North Gwinnett 67-54 behind 20p from Braxton Giesler and 16p 13r from Daniel Ogunyemi; Pebblebrook defeated Harrison 75-49; Archer knocked off Camden County 53-46 behind 18p from Darrian Joseph.
Milton defeated Walton 57-49; Pebblebrook defeated Archer 72-53.
Milton defeated Pebblebrook 79-65 behind 24p 9a from Anthony Gause and 19p from Josh Dixon.
Grayson eliminates Milton 57-40 behind a balances team effprt pf 13p from Amir Taylor and 12p from Gicarri Harris;
Grayson defeated McEachern 51-41 behind 14p 12r from Jacob Wilkins, 9p 5r from Gicarri Harris, 8p 9r 3a from CJ Hyland, and 8p 6r 2a from Ahmad Clark. Ace Bailey had 18p 6r while Dozie Onyirimba had 10p 6r for McEachern. Grayson wins their first state championship in school history.
6A: North Atlanta used 24p 5r 4a from Josh Griffith to defeat Houston County 58-44; Grovetown defeated Rockdale County 55-43; Alpharetta defeated Etowah 56-50; Alexander defeated Gainesville 70-47 behind 25p 8r from Braedan Lue
Warren County defeated Portal 76-74 in overtime on a Cosa Pender game-winning field goal.
Grovetown defeated North Atlanta 59-36; Alexander defeated Alpharetta 68-53
Alexander defeated Grovetown 62-47 behind 15p from Chris Hutchinson and 14p 13r from Braeden Lue.
Marist defeated Tift in a defensive battle 36-31;Woodward Academy defeated Brunswick 80-47 behind 19p from Brandon Peters (5-3PTM) and 15p from Zac Foster; Pope defeated Sequoyah 70-52 behind 24p from Zach Bleshoy; Douglas County upset Shiloh 54-41
Woodward Academy defeated Marist 54-39; Douglas County defeated Pope 53-50 in overtime
Woodward Academy defeated Douglas County 51-42 behind 15p from Deke Cooper and 12p 8r 3a from Zac Foster.
Alexander defeated Woodward Academy 93-64.
Langston Hughes defeated Habersham Central 52-44; Sprayberry defeated Allatoona 58-56; Jonesboro defeated Glynn Academy 61-52 behind 22p 13r from Montez Redding and 19p 8r from Chris Jones; St. Pius X defeated Veterans 79-65 behind 16p 4a from Aiden Portee and 16p from Tobias Brinkley.
Langston Hughes defeated Sprayberry 58-51; Jonesboro defeated St. Pius X 54-55 behind 24p and 8r from Montez Redding and 14p 8a from Cortez Redding 14pts and 8 assists.
Jonesboro defeated Langston Hughes 62-51 behind 24p 7r from Montez Redding and 15p 7r 6a from Cortez Redding.
South Paulding defeated Lanier 79-45; Woodstock defeated Blessed Trinity 49-42; Evans defeated Mundy’s Mill 81-65; Riverwood upset Lee County 87-84 in overtime behind 47 points from Karris Bilal.
Woodstock defeated South Paulding 65-54; Riverwood defeated Evans 95-71 behind 51p 8r 3a from JR Leonard.
Riverwood defeated Woodstock 70-64.
Riverwood defeated Jonesboro 79-63.
Riverwood defeated Alexander 67-63 in overtime behind 31p 5r from JR Leonard, 17p 12r 4a from Karris Bilal and 6p 9r 3a 3s from Calvin Lindsay to win their first state title in school history. Braedan Lue led Alexander with 26p 13r. Riverwood is the only 4-seed to win a state championship in this years state tournament across all classifications.
5A: Bradwell Institute held off Lithonia 42-41 as Tashaun Frasier split a pair of free throws with 3.9 left.; Eagle’s Landing defeated Northside-Columbus 100-39; Hiram defeated Chattahoochee 72-68; Tri-Cities defeated Heritage Conyers behind 33p from Tre Keith
Eagle’s Landing defeated Bradwell Institute 52-51 behind 16p from Chris Morris II; Tri-Cities defeated Hiram 45-41 behind Tre Keith’s go-ahead basket with 41 seconds remaining, and 12p 13r from Ja’Shun London.
Eagle’s Landing defeated Tri-Cities 66-51;
Tucker defeated Ware County 79-55; Jones County defeated McIntosh 57-49; Greater Atlanta Christian defeated Calhoun; Maynard Jackson defeated Clarke Central 77-60.
Tucker defeated Jones County 71-40; Maynard Jackson defeated Greater Atlanta Christian 67-64.
Maynard Jackson defeated Tucker 77-69 behind 18p from Yusef Bowyer Jr.
Eagle’s Landing defeated Maynard Jackson 69-51; Eagle’s Landing advabces to the Finals for the fourth straight season.
Winder-Barrow defeated Mays 74-60; North Springs shocked Cartersville 78-48; Warner Robins defeated Northgate 85-63; Decatur defeated Greenbrier 60-42 behind 16p from John Carreker.
Winder-Barrow defeated North Springs 94-78 behind 20p from Brian Arnold and 17p 7r from Jerrin Samuel; Warner Robins defeated Decatur 76-69 behind 23p from Jay Johnson and 13p from Cam Perkins.
Winder-Barrow defeated Warner Robins 66-64 on a game-winning field goal by JD Estime. Winder-Barrow was led by Jerrin Samuel‘s 15p and advances to the Final Foul for the first time in the 68-year history of the school.
Chapel Hill held off Eastside 48-44; Kell defeated Dalton 90-41 behind 26p from Jaylen Colon; Dutchtown defeated Harris County 78-16; Statesboro defeated M.L. King 56-37
Kell defeated Chapel Hill behind 29p from CJ Brown; Dutchtown defeated Statesboro 56-42.
Kell defeated Dutchtown 60-46 behind 26p from CJ Brown.
Kell defeated Winder-Barrow 66-34 behind 14p from Cannon Richards and 13p 9r from CJ Brown; Kell advances to the Finals for the second straight season.
Kell defeated Eagle’s Landing in the finals for the second straight season, 62-51 to repeat as 5A state champions behind 21p 6r 3a from CJ Brown and 14p 6r 2a from Jaylen Colon while Connor Staphylaris tallied 9p on three three-pointers. Kell ends the season on a 27-game winning streak.
4A: Riverdale defeated Hardaway 45-43; Baldwin got 27 points from Isaiah Dennis in 59-54 win over Southeast Bulloch; Westminster defeated Heritage-Catoosa 64-32 behind 17p from Kyle Coleman; McDonough Zion Greene (25p) led McDonough 84-53 win over North Hall.
Baldwin defeated Riverdale 66-46 behind 20p from Isaiah Dennis; Westminster defeated McDonough 58-50.
Baldwin defeated Westminster 68-58 behind 20p from Isaiah Dennis and 17p from Omari Woodard.
Cairo defeated Troup County 78-71; New Hampstead defeated Westside-Macon 84-55 behind 29 points from Toland Daughtry; Central-Carrollton defeated Southwest Dekalb 56-45; North Oconee defeated Lovett 71-49 behind 19p from Justin Wise and 17p 14r from Evan Montgomery.
New Hampstead defeated Cario 66-46 behind 16p from Ja’Cari Glover and 15p from AJ Williams; North Oconee defeated Central-Carrollton 91-66 behind 21p 7a from Justin Payne and 19p from Justin Wise.
North Oconee defeated New Hampstead 78-58 and used a 31-point fourth quarter to blow open a one point game. Byrd Carter had 20p while Khamari Brooks added 17p.
North Oconee defeated Baldwin 65-64 behind 28p from Khamari Brooks and the game-winning field goal.
Seckinger defeated Woodland Stockbridge 59-50 ; Sonoraville defeated Hapeville Charter 78-61; Benedictine held off Griffin 53-51; Westover held off Fayette County 63-60 for the upset win.
Seckinger defeated Sonoraville 62-49; Benedictine defeated Westover 66-52 behind 26p from Caleb Jones.
Benedictine defeated Seckinger 65-58 in overtime.
Pace Academy defeated Walnut Grove 69-52; Holy Innocents defeated Cedartown 84-37 behind 18p from Will Hopkins and 15p 11r from Caleb Wilson; Spalding defeated Burke County 69-62; Whitewater upset Bainbridge 61-60 as Ashtain Preston hit the go-ahead basket with 38 seconds remaining.
Holy Innocents defeats Lace Academy behind 27p 8r from Devin Hutcherson and 19p 21r 7a 5b from Caleb Wilson; Whitewater defeats Spalding 73-61 behind 23p from Kamiron Jones and 20p from Ashtain Preston.
Holy Innocents defeated Whitewater63-49 behind 18p 12r 4a 7b from Caleb Wilson and 18p 12r from Devin Hutcherson.
Holy Innocents defeats Benedictine 52-45 behind 18p 20r 8b from Caleb Wilson ;
North Oconee defeated Holy Innocents 65-60 and win their first state title in school basketball history. Justin Wise powered the effort with 19p on 5-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc. Byrd Carter tallied 20p 6r while Khamari Brooks played through foul trouble to finish with 14p 6r. Caleb Wilson led Holy Innocents with 26p 18r 3a while Devin Huctherson finished with 23p 13r for Holy Innocents.
3A: Monroe-Albany defeated Harlem 47-39; Calvary Day defeated Peach County 54-53; Lumpkin County defeated Ridgeland 57-37; Sandy Creek defeated Stephens County 97-42 behind 21p from Amari Brown and 18p from Micah Smith
Monroe-Albany defeated Calvary Day 61-41; Sandy Creek defeated Lumpkin County 92-22 behind 21p from Amari Brown and 15p from Micah Smith.
Sandy Creek defeated Monroe-Albany 75-44 behind 21p from Amari Brown and 21p from Jacobi Robinson and 19p from Micah Smith.
Carver-Columbus defeated Richmond Academy 66-54; Savannah Country Day defeated Mary Persons 58-45; Pickens defeated Coahulla Creek 67-53; Hart County defeated Carver-Atlanta 81-45
Carver-Columbus defeated Savannah Country Day 52-47; Hart County defeated Pickens 64-62
Carver-Columbus defeated Hart County 76-53.
Sandy Creek defeated Carver-Columbus 66-32.
Hebron Christian defeated Cedar Grove 55-49; Gilmer defeated Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe 70-44; Johnson-Savannah defeated Jackson 76-50; Cross Creek defeated Columbus 63-37
Hebron Christian defeated Gilmer 63-59 behind 28p 7r 4b from Blake Wilson; Johnson-Savannah defeated Cross Creek 61-56 behind 15p 5r 3a from Favion Kirkwood and 12p 6r 2b from Josh Quarterman.
Johnson-Savannah defeated Hebron Christian 57-50;
Douglass-Atlanta used a 12-1 run to start the second half to open it up against Monroe Area in a 67-44 win; Dawson County defeated Adairsville 56-48; Upson Lee defeated Long County 53-49 ; Dougherty defeated Salem 96-81.
Douglass-Atlanta jumped out 17-4 and never trailed defeating Dawson County 79-42 behind 19p from Noah Treadwell; Dougherty defeated Upson Lee 73-57.
Dougherty defeated Douglass-Atlanta 71-64 behind 16p from Jaion Burns.
Johnson-Savannah defeated Dougherty 55-51.
Sandy Creek defeated Johnson-Savannah 74-49 behind 18p from Jacobi Robinson and 15p 13r 4a from Micah Smith to win their second straight state title.
2A: Butler got by Dodge County 49-45; Spencer defeated Windsor Forest 71-61; South Atlanta defeated Fannin County 66-50; East Callaway defeated East Jackson 68-57
Butler defeated Spencer 58-49; South Atlanta defeated Callaway 47-43.
Butler defeated South Atlanta 51-47.
Thomson defeated Fitzgerald 88-65 behind Jakaius Jones (25p) and Markevion Jones (19p); Toombs County defeated Central-Macon 79-35; The Walker School defeated Rockmart 64-52 behind Mustapha Diop’s 18p 13r 5b; Athens Academy defeated Towers 67-60
Toombs County defeated Thomson 53-44; Athens Academy defeated The Walker School 65-51.
Toombs County defeated Athens Academy 67-41.
Toombs County defeated Butler 47-42
Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy defeated Union County 66-60; Model defeated Drew Charter 49-43; Vidalia defeated Rutland 71-32; Westside-Augusta raced out to a 14-0 lead and never looked back in 98-28 win over Cook.
Model defeated Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy 63-40; Westside-Augusta held Vidalia to six points in the first quarter and four points in the fourth quarter in a 67-37 win.
Westside-Augusta defeated Model78-40 behind 20p from Javan Webb
Columbia defeated Providence Christian 77-49; North Cobb Christian defeated North Murray 77-56; Southwest Macon defeated Brantley County 78-58; Sumter County defeated Laney 50-47.
Columbia defeated North Cobb Christian 62-58; Southwest Macon defeated Sumter County 46-40.
Columbia defeated Southwest Macon 55-37
Westside-Augusta defeated Columbia 70-59
Westside-Augusta defeated Toombs County 64-29, wins 2A State Title and win third straight state title behind 14p from Lavonta Ivery and 11p from Jarious Adkinson.
1ADI:Pelham defeated Lamar County 65-53 ; Screven County defeated Swainsboro 62-49; Paideia defeated Chattooga 65-41 behind 17p from Frank Jackson; Jasper County defeated Tallulah Falls 73-35 behind 16p from JaMarkus Thomas.
Pelham defeated Screven County 50-47; Paideia defeated Jasper County 56-47.
Paideia defeated Pelham 69-54 behind 29p from Frank Jackson;
Heard County defeated Brooks County 78-58; Savannah defeated Dublin 66-44; Darlington defeated St. Francis 61-52 ; Athens Christian defeated Social Circle 66-14.
Savannah defeated Heard County 75-61 behind 24p from Maki Joyner; Darlington defeated Athens Christian 64-54 behind 25p 6r from Brent Bell.
Savannah defeated Darlington 53-49
Paideia defeats Savannah 56-39 behind 17p from CJ Harper including nine points in the fourter quarter.Paideia is in the Finals for the first time under fourth-year head coach Eddie Johnson and for the second time in school history.
Rabun County defeated Prince Avenue Christian 81-57 behind 26p 9a from Huey Blalock and 20p 6a from Cooper Welch; Mt. Pisgah defeated Trion 61-48 behind 15p from Jackson Williams ; Bleckley County defeated Woodville-Tompkins 46-44; Temple defeated Bacon County 58-51;
Mt. Pisgah defeated Rabun County 71-54 behind 16p from Jackson Williams; Bleckley County defeated Temple 68-48.
Mt. Pisgah defeated Bleckley County behind 21p from Jackson Williams and 19p from O’Neill Connolly.
Oglethorpe County defeated Elbert County 62-57; Mt. Vernon defeated Coosa 104-47 behind 20p 11r from Sha’Yah Goba; East Laurens defeated Bryan County 67-62; Irwin County defeated Crawford County 61-57.
Mt. Vernon defeated Oglethorpe County 89-61 behind 27p 7r from Sha’Yah Goba and 16p 10r from Dennis Scott III; East Laurens defeated Irwin County 68-60.
Mt. Vernon defeated East Laurens 73-57 behind 30p from KJ Garris.
Mt. Vernon defeated Mt. Pisgah 77-39 behind 23p from Sha’yah Goba.
Mt. Vernon defeated Paideia 48-40 to win its first state title in school history behind 18p 7r from Xavier Shegog and 10p each from KJ Garris and Sha’Yah Goba.
1ADII: Calhoun County defeated Wheeler County 95-49; Lanier County defeated Montgomery County 58-36; Manchester defeated Mt. Zion-Carrollton 68-45; Towns County defeated Twiggs County 54-48.
Calhoun County defeated Lanier County 72-61; Manchester defeated Towns County 72-58.
Manchester defeated Calhoun County 61-46.
Early County defeated Wilcox County 57-46; Portal defeated Charlton County 85-41; Christian Heritage defeated Taylor County 71-51; Warren County defeated Wilkinson County 67-44.
Portal defeated Early County 54-50 behind 24p from Elijah Coleman and 17p from Joseph Thomas; Warren County defeated Christian Heritage 64-56.
Manchester defeated Warren County 62-60 behind 24p from Jayden Terry.
Greene County defeated Johnson County 75-41; Greenforest defeated Chattahoochee County 103-33; McIntosh County Academy defeated Tuner County 53-40; Randolph-Clay defeated Treutlen 68-48.
Greenforest defeated Greene County 73-32; McIntosh County Academy defeated Randolph-Clay 43-42 on a MJ Quarterman game-winning offensive rebound and putback.
Greenforest defeated McIntosh County Academy 87-62 behind 21p from Elijah Lewis
Hancock Central defeated Lincoln County 85-53; Macon County defeated Atlanta Classical Academy 74-61; Clinch County defeated Jenkins County 60-54; Mitchell County sealed their victory over Dooly County 75-67 from the foul line in the fourth quarter.
Macon County defeated Hancock Central 79-59; Clinch County defeated Mitchell County 55-50.
Macon County defeated Clinch County 69-53.
Greenforest defeated Macon County 68-44 behind 22p from Mike Robinson.
Greenforest defeated Manchester 68-39 to win the 1ADII state title behind 18p from Elijah Lewis and 11p 11r from Caleb Kawela.
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