The GHSA Basketball state playoffs are underway and the March to Macon will be the top development within Class 6A. Last season, the Grayson Rams made history by winning first-ever state titles in boys and girls and completing a title sweep in the process. The Rams are major favorites again this season, but there is ample depth surrounding them and the brackets have already caused a stir when it comes to the gauntlet on their side of the bracket.
The Grayson boys defeated Newton 84-74 for the Region 4 title and earning the top seed has set up a first-round matchup with Harrison. The Rams (25-2) have won eight-straight games and are still undefeated within the state of Georgia with both losses coming to out-of-state teams (Columbus FL and Sierra Canyon CA). This is very similar to last season when Grayson lost just two out-of-state games and won the state title with a 30-2 overall record. As a result of this in-state dominance, the last Georgia school to defeat Grayson was Wheeler (67-55) in the 2023 semifinals.
On the girls side, the Lady Rams have won 26-straight games and defeated Newton 50-44 to earn the No. 1 overall seed. The Lady Rams dropped a 68-62 matchup with Cherokee to open the season and have been flawless since. Grayson’s bid for back-to-back titles will continue with a home game against No. 4 seed Harrison in the first round.
Around the class boys: The first week of the baseball season was hectic in Class 6A and the top 10 has already seen significant shakeup. Etowah earned the No. 1 spot after a blazing 5-0 start and replaced two-time defending champion Lowndes after defeating the Vikings 9-3 in the head-to-head season opener the two title contenders met in. Walton moved up to No. 2 from No. 4 after a 4-0 start and North Paulding’s 4-0 start moved the Wolfpack up from No. 7 to No. 3. Buford climbed from No. 8 to No. 4 with a 2-1 win over Parkview and sent the Panthers down from No. 3 to No. 5. Lowndes fell all the way to No. 6 after also dropping a 5-2 loss to Lambert before scoring a 4-0 victory over Starr’s Mill to achieve a 1-2 start. Lambert replaced Brookwood at No. 10 after the win and Grayson fell from No. 5 to No. 8 after two tough losses to Parkview (9-7) and Cherokee Bluff (12-3). Carrollton comes in at No. 9 this week after a strong 2-0 start that includes a 14-2 road win over Lassiter and an 8-2 road win over Richmond Hill.
Around the class girls: The Campbell Spartans opened their soccer season ith a 9-0 victory over LaGrange. Mireya Stephenson netted a hat-trick as the team took the Creek Cup at Northview High School. Sydney Mitchell, Maia Dahlen, Nekesa Segero, Madeleine Pearce, Mahi Hernandez and Dallas Jackson also each scored goals. Kayla McMillian, Amelie Dupas, Avalynn Wascher, Nekesa Segero all tallied assists.
BOYS FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS
R2#3 East Coweta t R8#2 Collins Hill
R5#4 Cherokee at R1#1 Lowndes
R7#3 Meadowcreek at R6#2 West Forsyth
R3#4 Harrison at R4#1 Grayson
R8#3 Central Gwinnett at R2#2 Chapel Hill
R1#4 Colquitt County at R5#1 Wheeler
R6#3 North Forsyth at R7#2 Norcross
R4#4 Grovetown at R3#1 McEachern
R4#3 Archer at R3#2 Pebblebrook
R7#4 Duluth at R6#1 Lambert
R1#3 Tift County at R5#2 Walton
R8#4 Mill Creek at R2#1 Westlake
R3#3 Hillgrove at R4#2 Newton
R6#4 North Atlanta at R7#1 Peachtree Ridge
R5#3 Etowah at R1#2 Valdosta
R2#4 Carrollton at R8#1 Buford
GIRLS FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS
R2#3 East Coweta at R8#2 Mill Creek
R5#1 Marietta at R1#1 Lowndes
R7#3 Parkview at R6#2 Lambert
R3#4 Harrison at R4#1 Grayson
R8#3 Central Gwinnett at R2#2 Westlake
R1#4 Camden County at R5#1 Cherokee
R6#3 South Forsyth at R7#2 Brookwood
R4#4 South Gwinnett at R3#1 Hillgrove
R4#3 Archer at R3#2 Campbell
R7#4 North Gwinnett at R6#1 North Forsyth
R1#3 Richmond Hill at R5#2 North Paulding
R8#4 Collins Hill at R2#1 Carrollton
R3#3 Paulding County at R4#2 Newton
R6#4 Denmark at R7#1 Norcross
R5#3 Etowah at R1#2 Colquitt County
R2#4 Chapel Hill at R8#1 Buford
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