St. Francis alum headed to Elite Eight

Roswell’s St. Francis School alum Kaiser Gates and Xavier are headed to the Elite Eight after an upset over Arizona on Thursday night.

In a 73-71 win over No. 2 Arizona, Gates — a sophomore forward for the Musketeers— played for 19 minutes against the Wildcats, scoring 3 points and securing 3 rebounds.

Gates faced another Georgia native and former teammate from St. Francis on Thursday in Arizona's freshman shooting guard Kobi Simmons. Simmons scored five points and had two rebounds against Xavier.