Class AAAAAA

No. 1 Westlake 65, Douglas County 59: UNC signee Brandon Robinson scored 22 points, but it was not enough to stop host Westlake. The Lions received 20 points, 12 rebounds and three assists from Chuma Okeke. Danny Lewis finished with 22 and Jamie Lewis notched 14 points, nine assists and four boards in the Region 3 tilt.     

No. 3 Norcross 55, Mill Creek 52: The Blue Devils survived at home against an upset-minded Mill Creek team. Rayshaun Hammonds finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Dalvin White added 14 in the win.

No. 6 McEachern 64, Kennesaw Mountain 51: Darius Jones scored 15 points to pace the Indians. AJ Jones had 12 points, nine assists and eight steals. Tre Peoples narrowly missed out on a double-double with 11 points and nine boards.

Duluth 63, No. 7 Collins Hill 57: TeShaun Hightower of Collins Hill was ejected two minutes into the second quarter after the referees thought an elbow to the chest was flagrant. With Hightower out, Duluth built a 14-point halftime lead and held on for a crucial Region 7 victory. Javis Diaz scored 20 points, Obinna Ofodile 17 and Adam Flagler 13 to hold off the visiting Eagles. Collins Hill received 14 points from a now healthy AJ Cheeseman and 12 from Kai Lambert, both transfers from Duluth in the past two seasons.

No. 8 Newton 80, Lovejoy 39: The Rams jumped out to a 29-9 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. JD Notae scored 17 points and Jaquan Simms netted 15. Dante Johnson scored 10 points off the bench.

Lambert 64, Johns Creek 53: The Longhorns tallied a statement victory in Region 6 to stake claim that they are still the team to beat. Navy signee Connor Mannion finished with 28 points and 14 rebounds while Ross Morkem, a North Georgia signee, posted 22 points and 12 boards as the Horns were too big inside for the Gladiators.

Woodstock 65, Lassiter 51: Tyreke Johnson finished with 22 points and five steals to lead the upstart Wolverines to 8-5 overall under new head coach Kingston Clark. Marcus Foo scored eight points in the fourth quarter and ended the night with 13 points, four rebounds and four assists. Ben Wimmer led the Trojans with 15 points. Nolan Moon had 12.

Milton 66, Roswell 49: Back for the first time since suffering a severe bone bruise, Harvard-commit Chris Lewis showed no signs of rust, scoring 24 points, grabbing seven rebounds and adding seven assists. Kyrin Galloway scored 14 points and blocked two shots. Justin Brown scored 13 points and Alex O’Connell finished with 6.

Osborne 60, Marietta 54: LaTrell Tate poured in 24 points to lead the Cardinals to an upset over the Blue Devils.

South Forsyth 57, North Forsyth 48: The War Eagles swept the Civil War. Evan Cole had 20 points and 10 rebounds while Tyler Elliott added 10 points.

Class AAAAA

No. 1 Miller Grove 82, Mays 57: The No. 1 ranked Miller Grove Wolverines dispatched of the Raiders behind four players in double digits. UConn signee Alterique Gilbert scored 24 points and totaled five assists. Aaron Augustin added 14 points and eight assists. Raylon Richardson scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds while Colin Young chipped in 10 points. Mays was led by Reo Wright (17), Malik McClain (16) and CJ Arnold (14).

No. 2 Allatoona 72, Chapel Hill 32: Trey Doomes scored 19 points and added four rebounds and two steals to his ledger to lead the way for the undefeated Buccaneers. Ephraim Tshimanga finished with 12 points four rebounds and two steals. Rolan Wooden scored eight points and Randy Legros pulled down 11 rebounds.

No. 3 McIntosh 81, Union Grove 44: Two huge stories took place in the Chiefs rout of Union Grove. Furman signee Jordan Lyons scored 20 points to become the school’s all-time leading scorer, passing Gabby Seiler. Isaac Kellum, who was ruled ineligible to play by the GHSA without providing reason, was reinstated after a long emotional journey. The Fayette County transfer made his senior season debut and scored 12 points. Wofford signee Dishon Lowery posted another double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.

No. 4 Gainesville 83, Lanier 65: The Red Elephants sank 12 threes to bury the Longhorns. Five players scored in double figures led by KJ Buffen’s 14. D’Marcus Simonds and Michael White both added 13 points apiece. Messiah Dorsey and Harry Oliver chipped in 11 points apiece as well. Bailey Minor and Tae Turner both netted eight points.

No. 6 Heritage 67, Loganville 34: Isaiah Banks scored 13 points to lead 11 different Patriots that made it into the score column. Marquis Davis had 11 points as the team’s second leading scorer.

No. 8 South Paulding 54, New Manchester 46: The Spartans picked up a big region road win over the Jaguars. Ja’Cori Wilson scored a team-high 18 points. Kane Williams finished with 15 points, six rebounds and six assists.

No. 9 Riverwood 68, River Ridge 27: Kohl Roberts was too much inside for the Knights. The unsigned big man finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Elijah Jenkins scored 10 points and Charnchai Chantha added nine points and three assists.

LaGrange 73, Hardaway 48: The Grangers received 17 points from Rico Smith and 10 from Bryan Fanning to dump Hardaway. Quez Jackson and Alex Dantzler finished with eight points apiece.

Apalachee 64, Flowery Branch 48: The Wildcats defended their home court in Region 8 play behind Kamar Baldwin’s 32 points. The Falcons were led by John Mills’ 18 points.

Stockbridge 68, Forest Park 63: Jadon Davis scored 38 points. Virgil Fields finished with 14 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists to orchestrate the Tiger offense.

Creekview 66, Woodland 44: Weber Sandlin poured in 27 points to lead the Grizzlies attack. Zach Russell finished with 16 points and eight rebounds. Cole Killen added eight points and six rebounds.