No. 6 Berkmar plays at No. 10 Norcross in a boys game Friday night that could decide the No. 1 seed for the Region 7 tournament.

Despite the rankings, Norcross won their first meeting 63-57 on Jan. 19 and leads the region with a 10-0 record, 17-5 overall. Four players – Jaden Harris, Kok Yat, London Johnson and Jerry Deng – scored 10 points or more in the win.

Each of those is a major Division I prospect. Yat, a 6-foot-8 senior, has signed with DePaul. Harris and Johnson, both 6-3 guards, have offers from Georgia Tech and others. Harris is a senior, Johnson a sophomore. Deng is a 6-7 power forward and junior.

Berkmar (17-5, 9-1) is led by Malique Ewin, a 6-10 forward and top-10 national prospect. He’s uncommitted. Jermahri Hill, a 6-4 guard, and Dara Olanade, a 6-5 forward, also have major Division I attention. All three are juniors.

Both teams made the Class 7A quarterfinals last season.

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Peggy Harris (foreground) stocks the shelves at Sandy's IGA, which is the only grocery store in town, Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in Sparta. Hancock County has one of the highest rates of childhood food insecurity in the country. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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