GHSA basketball state tournament semifinal schedule
Thirty-two boys teams and 32 girls teams will be seeking a spot in the state championship games when the Georgia High School Association basketball tournament semifinals are played this weekend.
The semifinals will be played Friday and Saturday at four neutral sites: Georgia State University (classes 6A and 5A), Akins Ford Arena in Athens (4A and 3A-A Private), Legacy Arena in Douglasville (3A and 2A) and Fort Valley State University (A Division I and A Division II).
Nine defending state champions will be among the teams playing this week. The 2025 boys champions are Wheeler (Class 6A), Tri-Cities (5A), Butler (2A) and Holy Innocents’ (3A-A Private). The defending girls champions are Grayson (6A), River Ridge (5A), Hardaway (2A), Wilcox County (A Division II) and Holy Innocents’ (3A-A Private).
Holy Innocents’ is one of three schools with both its boys team and girls team still alive. The others are Hillgrove of Class 6A and Washington-Wilkes of A Division II.
The championship games will be played Wednesday through Saturday next week.
Here is the schedule for the semifinals.
Class 6A
Saturday, March 7, at Georgia State University
- 1 p.m. — Girls: (R3 #2) Hillgrove vs. (R4 #4) Grayson
- 3 p.m. — Boys: (R3 #2) Hillgrove vs. (R3 #3) Pebblebrook, 3 p.m.
- 5 p.m. — Girls: (R3 #1) Campbell vs. (R5 #1) North Paulding
- 7 p.m. — Boys: (R3 #1) McEachern vs. (R5 #1) Wheeler
Class 5A
Friday, March 6, at Georgia State University
- 1 p.m. — Girls: (R2 #1) Coffee vs. (R7 #1) Milton
- 3 p.m. — Boys: (R4 #1) Woodward Academy vs. (R7 #1) Gainesville
- 5 p.m. — Girls: (R6 #2) River Ridge vs. (R6 #3) Creekview
- 7 p.m. — Boys: (R4 #3) Tri-Cities vs. (R5 #1) Alexander
Class 4A
Saturday, March 7, at Akins Ford Arena, Athens
- 1 p.m. — Girls: (R2 #1) Jones County vs. (R6 #1) Kell
- 3 p.m. — Boys: (R4 #1) Pace Academy vs. (R6 #1) Cambridge
- 5 p.m. — Girls: (R7 #2) Cartersville vs. (R5 #1) Marist
- 7 p.m. — Boys: (R3 #1) Jonesboro vs. (R5 #1) St. Pius
Class 3A
Saturday, March 7, at Legacy Arena, Douglasville
- 1 p.m.— Girls: (#1) Monroe vs. (#4) Sandy Creek
- 3 p.m. — Boys: (#17) Harlem vs. (#12) Douglass
- 5 p.m. — Girls: (#6) Pickens vs. (#2) Heritage-Catoosa
- 7 p.m. — Boys: (#6) East Hall vs. (#2) Cross Creek
Class 2A
Friday, March 6, at Legacy Arena, Douglasville
- 1 p.m. Girls: (#1) Josey vs. (#5) Hardaway
- 3 p.m. Boys: (#16) Therrell vs. (#5) Morgan County
- 5 p.m. Girls: (#3) Columbia vs. (#2) Murray County
- 7 p.m. Boys: (#6) KIPP Atlanta Collegiate vs. (#2) Butler
Class A Division I
Saturday, March 7, at Fort Valley State University
- 1 p.m. Girls: (#8) Putnam County vs. (#12) Elbert County
- 3 p.m. Boys: (#1) Vidalia vs. (#4) Southwest
- 5 p.m. Girls: (#3) East Laurens vs. (#2) Thomasville
- 7 p.m. Boys: (#3) Fitzgerald vs. (#2) Rabun County
Class A Division II
Friday, March 6, at Fort Valley State University
- 1 p.m. Girls: (R4 #1) Wilcox County vs. (R7 #1) Bowdon
- 3 p.m. Boys: (R2 #1) Clinch County vs. (R6 #1) Chattahoochee County
- 5 p.m. Girls: (R3 #1) Metter vs. (R8 #1) Washington-Wilkes,
- 7 p.m. Boys: (R3 #1) Portal vs. (R8 #1) Washington-Wilkes
Class 3A-A private
Friday, March 6, at Akins Ford Arena, Athens
- 1 p.m. Girls: (#1) Hebron Christian vs. (#4) St. Francis
- 3 p.m. Boys: (#1) Darlington vs. (#4) Mount Vernon
- 5 p.m. Girls: (#3) Holy Innocents’ vs. (#7) Greater Atlanta Christian
- 7 p.m. Boys: (#11) Walker vs. (#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.
