Commerce moved to the second round with a 57-48 first-round win over Social Circle and finds itself a win away from its first quarterfinal in 15 years.

In spite of losing star guard Cece Dennis off their state championship team from a year ago, the Creekside girls feel ready to defend their Class 4A championship.

Cedar Grove defeated Cairo, which was granted a last-minute berth to the 2026 GHSA basketball state tournament and was down nine players due to suspension, in the first round.

The first round of Georgia’s state basketball playoffs brought major surprises, from South Paulding’s win over Hughes to Warren County’s upset of Seminole County.

Garry Fisher, the football coach who led Locust Grove to its first region title before the GHSA stripped the team of eight victories in January, has resigned.

Several high schools made coaching changes during the regular season, and several more have already announced openings.

John Adams, who won two state championships in his three seasons as Cedar Grove’s head coach from 2021 to 2023, is back in high school football as Bradwell Institute’s coach. ...

IMG discontinued its post-graduate team earlier this decade but brought it back partly because of college football’s transfer portal and its impact on high school recruits.

The second-round games in the GHSA boys basketball state tournament are beginning to come into focus after the first round began on Tuesday night.

The majority of the first-round games in the GHSA girls basketball state tournament were completed on Tuesday. Here is a list of the second-round matchups.