There are 32 teams playing for state championships Wednesday through Saturday but two — East Laurens and North Paulding — hope to win their schools' first title in any sport.

The GHSA fined three schools $2,000 for failing to report basketball scores, which necessitated the GHSA reseeding the Class 3A brackets hours before the first round began.

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Woodward boys ends Gainesville’s perfect season. Wheeler boys and Hebron Christian girls defend their No. 1 rankings with wins over No. 2 teams.

Colben Landrew scores 22 points to lead Wheeler past Cobb rival McEachern as the Wildcats go for their third state championship in four years.

Top-ranked Wheeler boys basketball defeated McEachern on Saturday, March 7 in the 6A state tournament semifinal.

North Paulding will play for its first state title, advancing to the 6A championship game against Grayson.

North Paulding earned a spot in the title game after defeating Campbell 69-54 on Saturday in the Class 6A girls semifinals at Georgia State University.

In the Class 6A semifinals, a big third quarter lifts the Falcons to a 70-57 victory and a third trip to the state championship game.

St. Pius X dominates Jonesboro, while Pace Academy rallies past Cambridge to make the Class 4A state title game. It would be the Golden Lions' first title or Pace's sixth.