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GHSA basketball state tournament semifinal scores

The semifinals will be played Friday and Saturday at four neutral sites.
Gainesville guard Kevin White celebrates after a basket and a foul against Woodward Academy in their semifinal game of the GHSA Class 5A boy’s state basketball playoffs at the Georgia State Convocation Center on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Atlanta. Woodward Academy won 62-61. (Jason Getz/AJC)
Gainesville guard Kevin White celebrates after a basket and a foul against Woodward Academy in their semifinal game of the GHSA Class 5A boy’s state basketball playoffs at the Georgia State Convocation Center on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Atlanta. Woodward Academy won 62-61. (Jason Getz/AJC)
Chip Saye
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Updated March 6, 2026

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).

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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.

Below are the final scores from the semifinals.

Class 6A

Saturday, March 7, at Georgia State University

Class 4A

Saturday, March 7, at Akins Ford Arena, Athens

  • FINAL — Girls: Kell 69, Jones County 49
  • FINAL — Boys: Pace Academy 60, Cambridge 55
  • FINAL — Girls: Marist 77, Cartersville 41
  • FINAL — Boys: St. Pius 79. Jonesboro 63

Class 3A

Saturday, March 7, at Legacy Arena, Douglasville

  • FINAL — Girls: Sandy Creek 85, Monroe 69y Creek
  • FINAL — Boys: Harlem 63, Douglass 50
  • FINAL — Girls: Heritage-Catoosa 46, Pickens 35
  • FINAL — Boys: Cross Creek 78, East Hall 59

Class 2A

Friday, March 6, at Legacy Arena, Douglasville

  • FINAL — Girls: Hardaway 61, Josey 59
  • FINAL — Boys: Morgan County 67, Therrell 62
  • FINAL — Girls: Murray County 61, Columbia 47
  • FINAL — Boys: Butler 50, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate 41

Class A Division I

Saturday, March 7, at Fort Valley State University

  • FINAL — Girls: Elbert County 48, Putnam County 45
  • FINAL — Boys: Southwest 62, Vidalia 51
  • FINAL — Girls: East Laurens 55, Thomasville 45
  • FINAL — Boys: Rabun County 70, Fitzgerald 59

Class A Division II

Friday, March 6, at Fort Valley State University

  • FINAL — Girls: Wilcox County 71, Bowdon 45
  • FINAL — Boys: Clinch County 53, Chattahoochee County 44
  • FINAL — Girls: Washington-Wilkes 57, Metter 37
  • FINAL — Boys: Portal 60, Washington-Wilkes 48

Class 3A-A private

Friday, March 6, at Akins Ford Arena, Athens

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Milton forward Brooklyn Brunetti celebrates after getting a basket and a foul against Coffee during their semifinal game of the GHSA Class 5A girl’s state basketball playoffs at the Georgia State Convocation Center on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC) (Jason Getz/AJC)