Girls Basketball
Basketball: Two Butler girls have landmark seasons
Two Butler girls players reached 1,000 points this season. Junior Ashley Watts reached the 1,000-point mark in the sixth game of the season with 31 points against Josey. Senior Shameka Carter finished her career with 1,170 points, more than 500 rebounds and more than 200 steals. Butler finished the season 23-7 and lost in the second round of the Class... »
Basketball: Pace sophomore reaches 1,000-point milestone
If she keeps it up, Pace Academy sophomore Morgan Batey could end her high school basketball career with more than 2,000 points. Morgan Batey scored the 1,000th point of her career in Pace Academy’s loss to St, Francis in the second round of the Class A tournament. She ended her sophomore season with 1,011 career... »
Basketball: Blessed Trinity girls wear Cinderella slippers
Blessed Trinity entered the Class AA state girls basketball tournament with a losing record at 13-14, but has pulled off two upsets on its way to the Elite Eight. The Titans, the fourth seed from rugged 6-AA, beat Pepperell in the first round and ousted North Ocone 50-43 on Wednesday in the Sweet 16. The... »
Basketball: Two more girls reach 1,000 points in career
Hillgrove junior Larryqua Hall reached the 1,000-point milestone for her career as the Lady Hawks beat Marist 43-37 victory in the first round of the Class AAAA girls state tournament on Feb. 26. Hall scored six points in the game. Hillgrove (22-7) faces Madison County on the road in the second round. Coffee senior point... »
Weather Brings Changes to Basketball Playoff Schedule
Once again, the weather is necessitating changes in the basketball playoff schedule. Below are games that have been rescheduled for this week. We will keep updating this list as we receive more changes. CLASS A Paideia @ Whitefield Academy Boys – Wed. 7:00 St Francis @ Commerce Boys – Wed. 7:15 St Francis @ Pace Academy Girls –... »
Basketball: 8 DeKalb teams in second round
The first round of the GHSA High School Basketball State Tournament is now complete and with four victories on Saturday DeKalb County sends eight public school teams into the Sweet 16 round. The Stephenson Lady Jaguars advanced to the Class AAAAA Round of 16 for the ninth consecutive season as they coasted to a 74-27 win over Groves (13-14)... »
Basketball: Fayette girls duo reaches career milestones
Fayette County Lady Tigers seniors Sasha Sims and Anma Onyeuku reached milestones on the same night in a 54-51 win over Douglas County in the Region 5-AAAA semifinals. Sasha Sims scored her 1,000th point and Anma Onyeuku scored her 1,500th point. Sims has signed a scholarship with Stetson University in the Atlantic Sun Conference. »
Basketball: Mays girls new No. 1 in AAAA Week 15 poll
Four of the five No. 1 girls teams in the state made it through their region tournaments unscathed, but a Northwest Whitfield loss caused a shakeup in the Class AAAA PrepCountry/GACA Coaches girls poll for Week 15. The Bruins (25-3) lost in the 7-AAAA tournament semifinals and dropped from first to fourth in the poll... »
Basketball: No. 9 Holy Innocents’ girls at Towns County
By Dunn Neugebauer It’s off to the Class A State Tournament for the second year in a row for the Holy Innocents’ girls. After capturing third in the 5-A event this past weekend, Coach Tony Watkins’ squad will be in action at Towns County, the No. 2 seed from region 8-A, on Saturday. The Bears... »
Basketball: Woodland’s Katt reaches 1,000-point club
Woodland Bartow senior post player Alexis Katt reached the 1,000-point mark on Jan. 19 against Allatoona. Katt ended the season among the leaders in Region 7-AAAA in points, rebounds and steals. She had several double-doubles and had a season-high of 29 points. Katt has signed a scholarship with Lenoir-Rhyne University in North Carolina. »