Class A
Wilkinson County 84 – Eagles Landing Christian 55
The defending Class A Champions from Wilkinson County had little trouble advancing into the second round of the state championships as they blew away Eagles Landing Christian, Justin Stubbs scored 17 points to lead the way. Trey Bates added 16 for Eagles Landing Christian.
Terrell County 58 – Savannah Country Day 55
With several of the Terrell County players plagued all week with flu-like symptoms they gutted out a tough 3 point win over Savannah Country Day behind a 20 point performance from Martavious Yarbrough. Yarbrough two free-throws at the end of the game sealed the Greenwaves victory.
Whitefield Academy 89 - Warren County 74
Once again Whitefield Academy is on the hunt for a state championship and the hunt began with a sound thrashing of visiting Warren County. The Wolfpack's pair of 4SHOT Hoops All-Stars 6-8 Jr.-Cameron Baskerville and 6-3 Jr.-Brandon Reed once again led the way with 25 and 24 points respectively. Kennard Backman added 21.
Class AA
Rutland 74 – Pepperell 49
Rutland standout Jonathan Brooks posted a monstrous double-double scoring 26 points and hauling down 17 rebounds as the Hurricanes blew past Pepperell by 25 points, 74-89. Thornton Bridges chipped in with 17 points. Pepperell got 17 points from Kendrick Cheeks.
Macon County 60 – Darlington 56
The Bulldogs from Macon County opened up a 54-41 forth quarter lead and held on for a close 60-56 win over a gutsy Darlington team.
East Laurens 78 – Savannah Christian 65
Jimmy Williams scored 17 points to lead four players in double-figures as the Falcons soared past Savannah Christian. Ken Taylor and Terrence Lewis each added 17 and Antwan Bailey finished with 13. Josh Sparks had a great game in a loosing effort for the Raiders with a game high 29 points.
Laney 61 – Cook County 49
Laney junior Harold Doby continues to beep on the 4SHOT Hoops radar screen as he scored a game high 23 points to lead the Wildcats past Cook County into the second round of the state playoffs. Teammate Dorian Sabb chipped in with 13. Chris Davis and Kelvin Martin each scored 16 for Cook County.
Swainsboro 67 – Thomasville 66
The Tigers from Swainsboro needed all 26 of 4SHOT Hoops All-Star Tony Mitchell’s points and Cecil Bent’s 20 to escape with a narrow 67-66 win over upset minded Thomasville. Thomasville led 31-26 at the half and 48-46 after thee quarters before bowing out at the end. Darnell Webb and Fred Holton scored 20 and 17 respectively for Thomasville.
Josey 66 – Mitchell County 46
The Eagles from Josey soared out to a 19-3 first quarter lead and never looked back as they bounced Mitchell County out of the playoffs. William Hawes paced Josey with 15 points. Dominique Brown was the games leading scorer with 19 for Mitchell County.
Class AAA
Carver 60 – Mary Persons 45
The Tigers from Carver H.S. out of Columbus, GA pressured Mary Person and 4SHOT Hoops All-Star Terrance Shannon from start to finish forcing the Bulldogs into numerous turnovers in a convincing 15 point win. Shannon did his thing finishing with a game high 21 points.
Shaw 70 – Northeast 68 OT
The Radiers from Shaw almost blew a chance to advance to Round 2 of the State Championships when they blew a lay-up at the end of regulation play but regained their compsoure just in time to pull out any exciting 2 point overtime win over Northeast. Rearkus McCory scored 15 points to lead Shaw. Javaris Brown scored a game high 16 for Northeast.
Central, Macon 64 – Northside, Columbus 62
Northside guard Jemel Kyles was whistled for a loose ball foul with 5.3 seconds left in Friday night's game. Central guard Dontae Jackson took advantage of the opportunity, making both free throws to propel the Chargers to a 64-62 victory in the first round of the GHSA Class AAA playoffs. The Patriots (18-7) still had one final chance to win the game, but Desi Prowell's 3-point attempt bounced off the rim as the final buzzer sounded. Jackson finished with 15 to lead four teammates in double-figures. Torin Walker scored a game high 17 in a loosing effort.
Washington County 57 – Doughery 55
Washington County senior point guard Mario Jordan drilled a three-ponter at the buzzer to give the Golden Hawks a thrilling 57-55 win over the top seeded Trojans from Dougherty. Dougherty’s high scoring guard Brian Bryant scored a game high 22 points. Elhanan Bone scored 16 in the win for Washington County.
Jordan 64 – Perry 60
Jordan the defending Class 3A Champions escaped with a 4 point win over a jacked up Perry squad as they look to defend their crown. to keep their hopes alive
Glenn Hills 63 – Cairo 45
Led by senior Jerel Stephenson’s 20 points the Spartans from Glenn Hills pulled away from Cairo in the second half for a convincing 18 point victory. Jihad McCloud chipped in with 11.
Liberty County 64 – Worth County 63
Worth County’s Arthur Blackmon had a big game wit h19 points but his last shot attempt was swatted away by Liberty County’s Micheal Manning with time running out as the Panther’s avoided the upset.
Westover 68 – Thomson 64
Jason Jones recoded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds to help the Patriots from Westover slip past a stubborn Thomson team 68-64. Jones got help from temmates Kenji Breedlove and Terrance Noel, who both finished with 17. 4SHOT Hoops All-Star Tim Daniels once again led Thomson wit ha game high 24 points.
Sandy Creek 48 - Oconee County 45
Blake Brewer scored 16 and Malcolm Jackson added 13 as the Patriots from Sandy Creek held off the Warriors from Oconee County 48-45. Nick Stephens scored a team-high 13 points for the Warriors, teammate Ben Crowe added 12.
Class AAAA
Bainbridge 83 – Evans 65
Antoine Willford poured in 21, Melzie Johnson added 19, James Lodman and Eric Vickers each scored 16 as Bainbridge scored an impressive win over Evan H.S. spoiling a terrfic 32 point performance by Jonathan Nicely.
Fayette County 74 - Upson-Lee 58
The Tigers from Fayette County got another big performance from 4SHOT Hoops All-Star junior Noel Johnson who scored a game high 30 points as they knocked off Upson-Lee by 16.
Richmond Academy 76 – Americus-Sumter 52
The Richmond Academy defense held Americus-Sumter to just 4 second quarter points to pull away to a 36-22 halftime lead and cruised into the second round of the playoffs from there. Corey Bynes had a big game for RC with a game high 31 points.
Columbia 69 - Clarke Central 41
The Eagles from Columbia are soaring but they are doing it this season under the radar, so watch out. 4SHOT Hoops All-Star Travis Leslies scored 21 and 4SHOT Hoops All-Star candidated Darius Morrow finished with a game high 22 as Eagles soared over Clarke Central 69-41.
Statesboro 72 – Lee County 49
The Blue Devils from Statesboro had little trouble with Lee County as they bounced the Torjans 72-49. Jared Edwards scored 20 points in a loosing effort for Lee County.
Cherokee 63 - Dalton 51
Cherokee's highly touted 6-9 junior Shawn Kemp Jr. went for 22 to lead the Warriors to a tough win over Dalton and step up a date with Miller Grove and their highly touted junior Mfon Udofia.
Rome 41 - Hillgrove 39
All of the Wolves from Rome didn't appaear to be real hungry in their first round match-up with Hillgrove, but the Big Wolf had to eat as 6-10 senior Tony Woods a 4SHOT Hoops All-Star scored a game high 21 points as Rome escaped with a narrow 41-39 win over Hillgrove. They will have to be much hungier in their second round match-up against a scrappy Stone Mountain team on Tuesday night.
Class AAAAA
Lowndes 68 – Johnson, Savannah 63 (Double OT)
Johnson-Savannah can’t win for loosing as for the second time in 3 years they have come into the state playoffs as the region champion and No. 1 seed only to loose to the No. 4 seed. Lowndes pulled the big upset hitting 12 of 14 free-throws in the second overtime to come away with the win. The loss came at the expense of a monster game by Johnson’s 4SHOT Hoops All-Star Toby Veal, who scored a game 22 points, grabbed 12 boards and blocked 4 shots.
Berkmar 74 - Sprayberry 66
4SHOT Hoops All-Star Wesley Witherspoon had a bigtime game as he poured in a game high 32 points to lead the Patriots to a solid 8 point win over Sprayberry. Demarion Gordon added t othe cause with 19.
Mundy's Mill 66 - Redan 56
The Tigers from Mundy's Mill didn't get a lot from 4SHOT Hoops All-Star Dennis Harris but Todd Salter picked up the slack with 16 points as the Tigers staved off 4SHOT Hoops All-Star Kenny Hall and the Raiders from Redan.
Valdosta 80 – Beach 64
Valdosta’s Thoullit Hunter, Rontrel Frazier, and Calvin Stacey combined for 40 points and 12 rebounds as the Wildcats pulled away from Beach to advance to the second round of the state playoffs. Freshman forward Jay Rome, who had been on the bench with foul trouble throughout the game, came back in and gave the Wildcats the boost they needed as they went on to outscore Beach 20-7 in the final five minutes of the game.
Stephenson 74 - Newnan 51
The Jaguars from Stephenson are trying to keep pace with their girls highly touted basketball program as they advance to the second round with a 23 point win over Newnan.Will Tolbfree (24) and 4SHOT Hoops All-Star candidate Adrian Coleman (23) combined for 47 in the win.
Hiram 71 - M.L. King 67
The Hornets from Hiram stung the Lions from M.L. King with a hard fought 71-67 win. Senior Arsenio Nuckles scored a game high 21 to pace Hiram. Sean Smith scored 19 to lead M.L. King.
Norcross 72 - Harrison 49
Recently named McDonald's All-American Al-Farouq Aminu from Nocross dropped 30 and D.J. Jones added 22 as the defending Class 5A Champs easily desposed of the Hoyas from Harrison 72-49. Gerald Smith had a nice game for the Hoyas scoring 20 points. Norcross now faces a rematch with their opponent from last year championship game ... Centennial.
Savannah High 68 – Tift County 46
Coach Tim Jordan and his Svannah high Blue Jackets are headed back to Atlanta after taking care of Tift County in the first round of the state playoffs. Behind the play of high scoring Kevin Williams the Blue Jackets raced out to a 31-16 lead and then put it into cruise control. Williams finished wit ha game high 29 points. Savannah will face Mundy’s Mill on Tuesday night with a little payback in mind after loosing to the Tigers 71-69 back in January.
Douglass 96 - Morrow 70
The Astros from Douglass almost hit the century mark with 96 points as they corralled the Mustangs from Morrow in their opening round win. Willie Waters scored a game high 26 to outduel Morrow's Erik Jackson who finished with 23.
McEachern 61 - Peachtree Ridge 46
The Indians from McEachern got 21 points from sophmore 4SHOT Hoops All-Star Trae Golden 21 and teammate Josh Brown dropped in 16 as they rolled to a convincing win over Peachtree Ridge. The win propells McEachern into a much anticipated match-up on Tuesday night with mighty Wheeler.
