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GHSA boys basketball state tournament second-round matchups | Full list
The 16 winners in each of the eight classifications will meet in second-round games on Friday and Saturday.
Holy Innocents Episcopal Jaden McCullough (right) shoots against KIPP Atlanta Collegiate Akil Robinson during Region 5AA Championship game at Therrell High School, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Atlanta. Holy Innocents Episcopal won 56-46 over KIPP Atlanta Collegiate. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
By Chip Saye
Feb 25, 2026The matchups for the second round of the Georgia High School Association girls basketball state tournament are set after the completion of first-round games Wednesday.
The 16 winners in each of the eight classifications will meet in second-round games, hosted by the higher-seeded team, Friday and Saturday.
Listed below are the second-round games.
Girls second-round matchups can be found here.
Class 6A
- (R8 #2) Central Gwinnett at (R4 #1) Grayson
- (R3 #2) Hillgrove at (R2 #1) Westlake
- (R1 #2) Valdosta at (R7 #1) Meadowcreek
- (R3 #3) Pebblebrook at (R6 #1) Lambert
- (R2 #3) Chapel Hill at (R3 #1) McEachern
- (R7 #2) Peachtree Ridge at (R1 #1) Lowndes
- (R6 #3) South Forsyth at (R5 #1) Wheeler
- (R7 #3) North Gwinnett at (R8 #1) Buford
Class 5A
- (R8 #2) Habersham Central at (R4 #1) Woodward Academy
- (R5 #3) Kennesaw Mountain at (R2 #1) Houston County
- (R1 #2) Evans at (R7 #1) Gainesville
- (R3 #3) Dutchtown at (R6 #1) Lassiter
- (R6 #2) Woodstock at (R3 #1) Hughes
- (R4 #3) Tri-Cities at (R1 #1) Bradwell Institute
- (R6 #3) Sprayberry at (R5 #1) Alexander
- (R4 #2) Decatur at (R8 #1) Winder-Barrow
Class 4A
- (R8 #2) Eastside at (R4 #1) Pace Academy
- (R5 #3) Southwest DeKalb at (R2 #1) Eagle’s Landing Christian
- (R8 #3) East Forsyth at (R7 #1) Allatoona
- (R5 #2) Tucker at (R6 #1) Cambridge
- (R6 #2) Westminster at (R3 #1) Jonesboro
- (R7 #2) Hiram at (R1 #1) Ware County
- (R2 #2) Union Grove at (R5 #1) St. Pius
- (R4 #2) Mays at (R8 #1) North Oconee
Class 3A
- (#17) Harlem at (#1) Sandy Creek
- (#9) Troup at (#8) Long County
- (#12) Douglass at (#5) Cedar Grove
- (#13) Dougherty at (#4) Monroe
- (#14) Dawson County at (#3) Calhoun
- (#11) Jefferson at (#6) East Hall
- (#23) Westside-Augusta at (#7) Baldwin
- (#15) Westover at (#2) Cross Creek
Class 2A
- (#16) Therrell at (#1) Carver-Columbus
- (#25) Carver-Atlanta at (#24) Hart County
- (#12) Tattnall County at (#5) Morgan County
- (#20) Thomson at (#4) Crisp County
- (#14) Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe at (#3) South Atlanta
- (#11) Franklin County at (#6) KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
- (#10) Burke County at (#7) Columbia
- (#18) Salem at (#2) Butler
Class A Division I
- (#17) Jeff Davis at (#1) Vidalia
- (#9) Commerce at (#8) Swainsboro
- (#21) Elbert County at (#5) Model
- (#13) East Laurens at (#4) Southwest
- (#14) Dodge County at (#3) Fitzgerald
- (#11) Dublin at (#6) Putnam County
- (#10) Thomasville at (#7) Fannin County
- (#15) Heard County at (#2) Rabun County
Class A Division II
- (R1 #3) Early County at (R4 #1) Wheeler County
- (R3 #2) Screven County at (R2 #1) Clinch County
- (R8 #3) Warren County at (R7 #1) Bowdon
- (R3 #3) Metter at (R6 #1) Chattahoochee County
- (R6 #2) Taylor County at (R3 #1) Portal
- (R7 #2) Elite Scholars Academy at (R1 #1) Mitchell County
- (R3 #4) Savannah at (R2 #2) Turner County
- (R4 #2) Wilcox County at (R8 #1) Washington-Wilkes
Class 3A-A private
- (#16) St. Francis at (#1) Darlington
- (#9) Greater Atlanta Christian at (#8) Calvary Day
- (#12) Mount Bethel Christian at (#5) Greenforest Christian
- (#13) Savannah Christian at (#4) Mount Vernon
- (#19) Lovett at (#3) North Cobb Christian
- (#11) Walker at (#6) Hebron Christian
- (#10) Paideia at (#7) Christian Heritage
- (#15) Southwest Atlanta Christian at (#2) Holy Innocents’
About the Author
Chip Saye rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025, at the launch of AJC Varsity. In 2009 he helped start Georgia High School Football Daily. He previously worked for the AJC, Athens Banner-Herald, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail and Gwinnett Daily News.
