The Chick-fil-A Classic championship went into overtime Tuesday night as the state power Miller Grove boys beat Tucker 60-58. Alterique Gilbert of Miller Grove was named the tournament MVP. Tucker entered the Classic ranked No. 2 at Class AAAAAA behind Shiloh while Miller Grove, winner of six state championships, is No. 1 at Class AAAAA.
Campbell Holiday Classic: The Campbell boys won their own tournament, beating Etowah 52-36. Leading the way for the Spartans was Lazerus Walker with 22 points and Mike Olmert had 16. Etowah score only two points in the third quarter as Campbell pulled away for the title.
Lake City Classic: The McIntosh boys beat host Allatoona 60-55 in the championship game. Jordan Lyons had 24 points, four rebounds and five assists to lead the Chiefs. In other games at the Classic Tuesday and behind 18 points from Kenny Lewis 17 points from Jaylen Cheffin, Fayette County slipped by Harrison 64-62. Hillgrove knocked off Whitfield Academy 67-48. For Hillgrove, Collin Sexton and Jourdan Julian went for 23 and 16 points, respectively.
Ram Classic: In a low-scoring championship game, the Shiloh girls beat host Grayson 31-27 for the Classic title. The MVP was Shiloh's Racquel Cranston, who finished the championship game with 12 points with four rebounds. Teammate Uche Ibebunjo had 13 rebounds. On the boys side, Grayson beat Cedar Shoals 54-51 in overtime for the title. In the OT, Grayson's Desmond Davis had six of his 12 points.
Nike BMASP Holiday Classic: The Laney boys won the title with a victory over host Berkmar 59-52. Warner Robins won the third-place game, beating Lanier (AL) 75-60. In an earlier game, Roswell knocked off North Miami 56-46, led by Jayden Comma with 12 points.
Deep South Classic: The Athens Christian boys beat Woodward Academy 71-40 to win the Classic at Brookwood High School. The tournament MVP went to Turtle Jackson, who had 20 points and 11 assists in the final game.
McDonalds Shootout: The Rockdale boys, behind Jalen Jordan's 23 points, beat Southside (SC) 57-43 in the championship game at Hart County High School.
Out of State Tournaments: At the Next Level Hoops Fest in Nashville, the Norcross boys beat Mentor High School (Ohio) 71-39 as Amir Butcher had 14 points ... The Wesleyan girls won the WNC Holiday Classic at UNC-Ashville by beating Belton Honea Path (S.C.) 71-12. Cairo Booker won tournament MVP and had 23 points in the championship game ... At the Naples Holiday Shootout, the Archer girls beat nationally ranked Argyle (Texas) 52-51 after dropping their first two games.
High School Basketball Scores
Chick-fil-A Invitational (at Tucker High School)
Boys
Miller Grove 60, Tucker 58 (OT)
Deep South Classic (at Brookwood High School)
Boys
Athens Christian 71, Woodward 40
Campbell Holiday Classic (at Campbell High School)
Boys
Campbell 52, Etowah 36
Marist 65, Mays 62
Towers 66, Riverdale 61
Wilson (Washington D.C.) 56, Dunwoody 38
Girls
Campbell 57, Booker T. Washington 32
Grady 55, Cambridge 20
Pope 58, Dunwoody 51
Pebblebrook 38, Tri-Cities 30
Deep South Classic (at Brookwood High School)
Boys
Athens Christian 70, Woodward Academy 40
Duluth 65, Brookwood 61
Foley (AL) 67, Cambridge 56
Lake City Classic (at Allatoona High School)
Boys
McIntosh 60, Allatoona 55
Hillgrove 67, Whitfield Academy 58
Spain Park (AL) 71, Pope 51
Fayette County 64, Harrison 62
Nike BMASP Holiday Classic (at Berkmar High School)
Boys
Laney 59, Berkmar 52
Warner Robins 75, Lanier (AL) 60
Roswell 56, North Miami (FL) 46
Ram Classic (at Grayson High School)
Boys
Grayson 54, Cedar Shoals 51 OT
Girls
Shiloh 31, Grayson 27
Rock Holiday Classic (at Windemere Prep, FL)
Girls
Cardinal O'Hara (PA) 54, Salem 44
LaGrange Toyota Basketball Classic (at LaGrange High School)
Boys
South Paulding 61, Opelika (AL) 59
McDonalds Shootout (at Hart County High School)
Boys
Rockdale 57, Southside (SC) 43
Other scores
Boys
Alexander 62, Savannah 55
Apalachee 70, Parkview 60
Archbishop Alter 70, Kell 45
Bowdon 71, Haralson County 37
Calhoun County 103, Wilcox County 101
Collins Hill 75, Fellowship Christian 46
East Hall 71, Chestatee 40
Franklin County 76, Tamassee-Salem (SC) 34
Gordon Lee 54, Sonoraville 47
Greater Atlanta Christian 59, Decatur 45
Islands 68, Metter 32
Jones County 65, Westside-Macon 53
Kendrick 65, Columbus 52
Lambert 85, Woodstock 67
Lakeside-Evans 66, Warren County 46
Monroe Area 64, Pinecrest Academy 53
Milton 79, David Crockett (TN) 63
Northside Christian 65, Luella 49
Northside-Columbus 68, Chattahoochee County 43
Prince Avenue Christian 39, Mount de Sales 31
Restoration Academy (AL) 47, Bulloch Academy 40
Richmond Hill 80, Bryan County 72
Sequoyah 70, Johns Creek 67
Union County 84, Polk County (TN) 47
Girls
Buford 46, Effingham County 45
Calhoun 68, Lafayette 42
Chattooga 53, Christian Heritage 52
Collins Hill 58, Pickens 36
Dawson County 62, Kennesaw Mountain 22
Gainesville 45, Flowery Branch 43
Jackson County 40, Commerce 33
McIntosh 60, Sandy Creek 31
Pepperell 50, Bremen 20
Richmond Hill 45, Bryan County 29
Ringgold 42, East Hamilton 29
Sequoyah 56, Hillgrove 49
St. Pius 53, Whitley County (KY) 32
Stratford Academy 44, Monroe Area 37
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