Jenna Staiti of West Forsyth scored 51 points in a state-playoff semifinal Saturday in Carrollton. That’s one point fewer than Veterans and Wayne County scored between them just hours before in another girls game in …
Terrell County held off a 30-point performance by Greenville’s star sophomore Brittany Davis as Timarus Whiting and Brittany Williams helped position the victorious Greenwave a win away from clinching their first state title since 2005 and fourth in program history. Terrell County led 33-22 in the second quarter but Davis added a field goal and a free-throw in the closing seconds to cut it to 33-25 at the half. The …
A late rally couldn’t prevent a date with destiny. Jenkins will now face Morgan County in a rematch of last year’s heart-stopping 62-60 champion in which Eric Johnson floated up a left handed lay with seconds left to crown Jenkins state champions. The Warriors took control early in their game with No.8 Cedar Grove and cruised to a 35-20 halftime lead by Dimitri Chambers and Trevion Lamar’s 10 points apiece. …
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Jonesboro took control early and never looked back as the two-time defending champion Cardinals punched a return ticket to Macon to face Liberty County in next week’s AAAA state championship. The Cardinals outscored Grady�21-8 in the second quarter. Grady standout Avi Toomer, the hero who hit the last second shot to pull his team past Westover, was hindered by foul trouble as he finished with 17 points.
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High-flying Miller Grove ran away from McIntosh and is headed back to the state championship game one year after having its run of six state championships snapped.
Senior guard Alterique Gilbert scored 21 points, leading the Wolverines to 72-52 rout of a quality McIntosh squad on Saturday in a Class AAAAA semifinal at Columbus State University.
The Wolverines will face undefeated Allatoona (31-0) at 8 p.m. Friday, in Macon. It’s the seventh …
It was a wild finish at Valdosta State as the Hancock Central boys held off Turner County 68-66 for a spot in the A-Public state championship. Hancock Central led 49-46 entering the final quarter, which proved to be a fight to the finish. Phillipe Scott was the hero for Hancock Central as he beat the press, crashed the boards, controlled the pace at the foul line and included the game-winner …
Turner County took a 20-17 deficit into the half before rallying to move to 30-0 and punch their second consecutive ticket to the Class A-Public state championship in Macon. Turner County and Wheeler County were tied at 10-10 at the end of the first quarter before the Bulldogs used 10-7 advantage in the second period to build the three-point halftime lead. Turner County exploded for a 20-11 edge in the …
Seven-time state champion Wilkinson County built an 18-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and continued adding to the lead as they defeated the top-seeded Vikings for a return to the A-Public championship in Macon. Wilkinson County took a 35-27 lead into the half and outscored Treutlen 12-10 in the third quarter to increase the lead to double-digits (47-37). In the final frame, Wilkinson County added a 22-19 …
The final score doesn’t reflect it, but No. 2 Pace Academy had to grind out a 61-51 win over No. 3 Crawford County on Saturday at Georgia College to advance to the state finals.
Now, the …
Three of their players scored 20 points as St. Francis vanquished an old rival on Saturday and earned a chance to win its third straight state championship.
The Knights (23-7) slammed Whitefield Academy 81-58 on Saturday in the Class A Private boys semifinal at Kennesaw State and earned a trip to the title game for the fourth straight season.
St. Francis will play Greenforest for the championship on Saturday at 12:45 p.m. …
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