GHSA basketball state tournament semifinal scores
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.
Below are the final scores from the semifinals.
Class 6A
Saturday, March 7, at Georgia State University
- FINAL — Girls: Grayson 68, Hillgrove 56
- FINAL — Boys: Pebblebrook 70, Hillgrove 57
- FINAL — Girls: North Paulding 69, Campbell 54
- FINAL — Boys: Wheeler 56, McEachern 52
Class 5A
Friday, March 6, at Georgia State University
- FINAL — Girls: Milton 59, Coffee 48
- FINAL — Boys: Woodward Academy 62, Gainesville 61
- FINAL — Girls: Creekview 57, River Ridge 50
- FINAL — Boys: Alexander 85, Tri-Cities 76
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
- FINAL — Girls: Hebron Christian 71, St. Francis 62
- FINAL — Boys: Darlington 57, Mount Vernon 48
- FINAL — Girls: Holy Innocents’ 49, Greater Atlanta Christian 44
- FINAL — Holy Innocents’ 63, Walker 47
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.
