Three of the No. 1 seeds – Region 2 No. 1 Peach County, Region 7 No. 1 Dawson County and Region No. 1 Appling County – did not make it through the second round of the Class AAA state high school basketball tournament, but all the No. 1 seeds on the girls side advanced.
The remaining 16 teams will play Tuesday and Wednesday to determine who will advance to the semifinals, which will take place Friday and Saturday at gyms across the state. The state championships are scheduled for March 10-13 at the Centreplex in Macon.
Here’s how the tournament breaks down:
Follow the links to the BOYS and GIRLS schedules/scores. Follow the links to the BOYS BRACKETS and the GIRLS BRACKETS.
Boys quarterfinals schedule
R3 #1 Johnson-Savannah at R5 #1 Sandy Creek
R4 #2 Thomson at R8 #1 Hart County
R5 #2 Salem at R3 #2 Windsor Forest
R4 #1 Cross Creek at R6 #1 LaFayette
Girls quarterfinals schedule
R3 #1 Johnson-Savannah at R5 #1 GAC
R8 #1 Stephens County at R2 #1 Upson-Lee
R7 #1 Lumpkin County at R1 #1 Pierce County
R4 #1 Cross Creek at R6 #1 Sonoraville
Boys second-round results
Sandy Creek 95, White County 37: The top-ranked Patriots led 29-7 after the first quarter and 59-19 at the half.
Thomson 80, Peach County 77: Thomson edged Peach County and will play No. 2 Hart County
LaFayette 63, Greater Atlanta Christian 54: Three players scored in double figures for LaFayette as the Ramblers moved past GAC and into the quarterfinals. Aidan Hadaway and DeCameron Porte each scored 19 points. Junior Barber scored 16 points and Jaylon Ramsey scored seven points.
Cross Creek 60, Americus-Sumter 52: Corey Trotter led Cross Creek with 24 points; Richard Visitacion scored 18 points, and Devin Pope scored 12.
Windsor Forest 64, Appling County 41: The Knights led 20-15 after the first quarter and expanded its lead to 31-21 at the break. Windsor Forest outscored the Pirates 33-20 in the second half to pull away.
Hart County 70, Cherokee Bluff 45: After ending the first quarter tied at 12, the Bulldogs took control with a 19-7 run in the second quarter and a 19-11 advantage in the third quarter to take control.
Johnson-Savannah 75, Long County 43: The Atomsmashers had little trouble with Long County in the second round and will face top-ranked Sandy Creek in the quarterfinals.
Girls second-round results
Johnson-Savannah 68, Tattnall County 58: Tiana Williams scored 25 points with five assists and five steals to lead the Atomsmashers past Tattnall County. K’Lya Hankerson scored 24 points with 20 rebounds and 15 blocks. Amani Hamilton scored 17 points with 20 rebounds and six blocks.
Sonoraville 67, Sandy Creek 48: Alexa Geary scored 26 points with five 3-pointers to lead the Phoenix past Sandy Creek. Matti Parker scored 14 points, and Diana Smith added 10 points. Kinsley Long scored seven points for Sonoraville. Arielle Belinga led Sandy Creek with 21 points.
Greater Atlanta Christian 64, Gilmer 39: Kaleigh Addie scored 21 points to lead GAC past Gilmer and into the quarterfinals. Laurren Randolph and Jaci Bolden each scored 13 points , and teammate Molly Pritchard added nine points with 15 rebounds.
Lumpkin County 58, Westminster 40: Lumpkin County’s Averie Jones scored 27 points to lead the Indians into the quarterfinals.
Pierce County 66, Jackson 56: The Bears will travel to Region 7 No. 1 seed Lumpkin County in the quarterfinals after outlasting Jackson. Pierce County led 13-11 after the first quarter and 29-22 at the break. Jackson trailed just 50-46 entering the fourth quarter, but the Bears put together a 16-10 run to put away the game.
Stephens County 66, Coahulla Creek 50: Stephens County led 17-8 after the first quarter and 32-15 at halftime as the Indians moved past Coahulla Creek.
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