GHSA girls state basketball (through Tuesday)

By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

centralgasports@gmail.com

Region and seed or postseason ranking are next to team names. Games are Friday at neutral sites. Classification bracket is linked. 

SEMIFINALS
Saturday

Class 4A
Akins Arena, Athens
1 p.m., 6/1 Kell, 24-5, vs. 2/1 Jones County, 25-5

Class A/Division I
Saturday, Fort Valley State
1 p.m., No. 8 Putnam County, 21-2, vs. No. 12 Elbert County, 21-8
5 p.m., No. 3 East Laurens, 26-4,  vs. No. 2 Thomasville, 25-3

QUARTERFINALS

Class 4A
Jones County 48, Creekside 35

Class A/Division I
East Laurens 64, Bacon County 42
Putnam County 55, Heard County 53

Class A Division II
Bowdon 61, Macon County 57

SECOND ROUND

Class 4A
Cartersville 48, Warner Robins 40
Jones County 51, Starr’s Mill 45

Class AAA
Oconee County 53, Baldwin 44

Class AA
Hart County 68, Westside 43

Class A/Division I
East Laurens 62, Brantley County 37
Elbert County 61, Lamar County 58
Putnam County 75, Fannin County 36

Class A/Division II
Macon County 62, Screven County 50
Metter 58, Taylor County 36

FIRST ROUND

Class 5A
River Ridge, 6/2, 62, Northside, 3/2, 29
Sequoyah, 6/1, 74, Veterans, 2/4 34
Class 4A
Warner Robins, 1/1, 59, Cedar Shoals, 7/2, 25
Jones County, 2/1 53, Westminster 6/4, 29
North Oconee, 8/1 77, Perry 1/4, 37
Class AAA
No. 26 Cedar Grove, 16-10, at No. 7 Baldwin, 17-10
No. 6 Pickens 68, No. 27 Upson-Lee 39
No. 5 Luella 64, No. 28 West Laurens 14
Class AA
No. 8 Westside 57, No. 25 Shaw 42
No. 1 Josey 83, No. 32 Rutland 21
Class A/Division I
No. 3 East Laurens 56, No. 30 Dade County 38
No. 5 Lamar County 58, No. 28 Gordon Lee 44
No. 8 Putnam County 62, No. 25 Chattooga 40
No. 22 Banks County 46, No. 11 Northeast 35
No. 14 Brantley County 58, No. 19 Central 46
No. 12 Elbert County 59, No. 21 ACE Charter 39
No. 20 Commerce 49, No. 13 Washington County 42
No. 10 Model No. 23 Bleckley County 38
No. 6 Bacon County 47, No. 27 Dublin 43
No. 4 Vidalia 52, No. 29 Southwest 41
No. 1 Bremen 59, No. 32 Jasper County 9
Class A/Division II
Bryan County, 3/2, 68, GMC Prep, 5/3, 26
Screven County, 3/3, 61, Hancock Central, 5/2, 54
Macon County, 6/1 62, Turner County. 2/4 31
Taylor County, 6/2, 53, Atkinson County, 2/3, 37