Four top-ranked teams are alive in the semifinals of Class A Divisions I and II, and a full schedule of state-championship quality basketball will be played Friday and Saturday.
The Division I side of Class A will play at Georgia College on Friday, and Division II will be at Valdosta State University on Saturday.
On the boys side, top-ranked Mount Vernon defeated No. 9 Temple 68-38. Mount Vernon will play No. 4 King’s Ridge after its 62-54 victory against No. 7 Woodville-Tompkins. King’s Ridge has won three consecutive road games to earn a semifinal berth.
On the other side of the boys bracket, No. 3 Mount Pisgah beat Irwin County 69-55 and will play Swainsboro after its 70-55 victory against No. 8 Athens Christian.
In Class A Division II, top-ranked Greenforest earned its semifinal berth with a 67-60 victory against No. 6 Calhoun County. Greenforest will face first-time semifinalist and No. 7-ranked Charlton County.
On the other side of the bracket, No. 5 Wilkinson County upset No. 3 Portal 46-42 and will play No. 4 Macon County, which won 71-65 victory over unranked Dooly County.
On the Division I girls side, No. 4 Galloway defeated No. 10 Pelham 71-36 and will face No. 2 Elbert County after a 63-49 victory over No. 9 Swainsboro. On the other side of the bracket, No. 3 Woodville-Tompkins beat Oglethorpe County 64-44 and will play top-ranked St. Francis, which defeated No. 6 Lamar County 84-45.
On the Division II girls side, No. 6 Mount Zion-Carroll beat Wilcox County 46-38 and will match up against play top-ranked Lake Oconee Academy. Lake Oconee defeated No. 4 Turner County 58-23.
On the other side of the bracket, No. 5 Clinch County beat No. 7 Towns County 56-41 and will play No. 2 Taylor County, after it defeated Randolph-Clay 64-35.
Class A Division I
Friday at Georgia College
Boys
4 p.m. -- R6 #2 Mt. Pisgah vs. R2 #1 Swainsboro
8 p.m. -- R6 #4 King’s Ridge vs. R6 #1 Mt. Vernon
Girls
2 p.m. -- R6 #2 Galloway vs. R8 #1 Elbert County
6 p.m. -- R3 #1 Woodville-Tompkins vs. R6 #1 St. Francis
Class A Division II
Saturday at Valdosta State University
Boys
4 p.m. -- R7 #1 Greenforest vs. R2 #1 Charlton County
8 p.m. -- R5 #1 Wilkinson County vs. R6 #1 Macon County
Girls
2 p.m. -- R7 #1 Mt. Zion-Carrollton vs. R8 #1 Lake Oconee Academy
4 p.m. -- R2 #2 Clinch County vs. R6 #1 Taylor County
About the Author
