The Hebron Christian girls are on the quest to give head coach Jan Azar her 17th basketball state title. Azar holds every possible record you could imagine. She’s the winningest coach in state history with 720 wins. She already has the most championships with 16, three of which came with the Lions in 2021, 2023, and 2024. Before joining Hebron, Azar won 13 titles with Wesleyan, the team they beat for the state title last year.
The most impressive part of the streak was six-straight titles from 2008 to 2013.
The Lions are currently ranked number 1 in 1A-3A Private and are led by a duo of 4-star players in Georgia-commit Aubrey Beckham and Miami-commit Danielle Osho, both of whom are ranked inside the top 70 nationally. Their path to a championship won’t be easy, however. Three-time defending champion Mount Paran stands in the way as they look to make it four straight. Additionally, Hebron will have to contend with the top senior in the state, Holy Innocents’ Hailee Swain, who is the No. 8-ranked player in the country in the class of 2025.
The 1A-3A Private boys side of the class has a clear front runner in Holy Innocents’. The Bears are looking for their first title and are led by the state’s top player, Caleb Wilson. Wilson is a massive 6-foot-9, 205-pound power forward who is currently the No. 8-ranked player in the Class of 2025, the only player currently ranked in 1A-3A Private. Their path to the championship will not be easy though, and they will have to face second-ranked North Cobb Christian along with a pair of defending champions in King’s Ridge and Greenforest Christian. Last year, the Bears were upset by North Oconee in the championship, denying them their first title.
Around the class boys - Calvary Day got a big win in region play Tuesday night, beating Beach to move to 5-0 in region play… GAC won a big region matchup against White County to set up a matchup with region front-runner Pickens on Thursday night… North Cobb Christian beat Coahulla Creek to stay undefeated in region play… Paideia won its first game of the new year, beating Mt. Pisgah 68-52 to extend the Pythons’ region win streak to three in a row.
Around the class girls – Trinity Christian got a big region win over LaGrange to move to 6-2 in region play. Elyse Norris led the Lions in scoring with 20 points… Southwest Atlanta Christian moved to 13-0, beating Jasper County… The classification’s leading scorer, Nicora Patrick, scored 22 points in the Warriors’ win.… Greenforest opened region play on Tuesday with a 59-51 win over Lamar County… Athens Academy got its second-straight dominant win defeating Commerce on Tuesday night 63-26.
See the boys and girls latest Class 2A basketball rankings schedules below.
Boys Basketball Top 10 Schedule
1. Holy Innocents’ – Saturday vs. East Hall, 7 p.m.; Tuesday at Therrell, 6 p.m.; Jan. 18 vs. St. Joseph (CA), 10:30 a.m.
2. North Cobb Christian — Friday vs. Murray County, 6 p.m.; Jan. 17 vs. Rockmart, 7 p.m.; Jan. 18 vs. North Murray, 4 p.m.
3. Greenforest — Friday vs. Jasper County, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday vs. TBD, TBD p.m.; Tuesday vs. Social Circle, 6 p.m.
4. Darlington — Friday vs. Bremen, 8 p.m.; Saturday vs. Blessed Trinity, 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Haralson County, 7:30 p.m.
5. Calvary Day — Saturday at Benedictine, 5 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Johnson-Savannah, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 17 at Jenkins, 7:30 p.m.
6. Mt. Bethel — Friday vs. Mt. Pisgah, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 17 at Whitefield Academy, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 21 at Galloway, 7:30 p.m.
7. GAC — Thursday at Pickens, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 14 vs. Johnson-Gainesville, 6 p.m.; Jan. 21 vs. Dawson County, 7:30 p.m.
8. Lovett — Friday at Therrell, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at Westminster, 6 p.m.; Tuesday vs. KIPP Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
9. Paideia — Friday vs. King’s Ridge, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday vs. Baldwin, 7:10 p.m.; Tuesday at Galloway, 7:30 p.m.
10. King’s Ridge — Friday vs. Paideia, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Mt. Pisgah, 6 p.m.; Jan. 17 vs. Landmark Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball Top 10 Schedule
1. Hebron — Wednesday at Hart County, 6 p.m.; Tuesday at Stephens County, 6 p.m.; Jan. 17 vs. Prince Avenue, 7 p.m.
2. St. Francis — Friday vs. Wesleyan, 6 p.m.; Jan. 17 vs. Mt. Paran, 6 p.m.; Jan. 20 vs. Hughes, 8 p.m.
3. Mount Paran — Tuesday vs. Dacula, 6 p.m.; Jan. 17 at St. Francis, 6 p.m.; Jan. 18 vs. Andrew Jackson (SC), 3:30 p.m.
4. Southwest Atlanta Christian — Friday at Social Circle, 6 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Putnam County, 6 p.m.; Jan. 17 at McNair, 6 p.m.
5. Holy Innocents’ — Thursday vs. KIPP Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday vs. Norcross, 2:40 p.m.; Jan. 17 vs. North Paulding, 6 p.m.
6. Greenforest — Friday at Jasper County, 6 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Social Circle, 6 p.m.; Jan. 17 at Putnam County, 6 p.m.
7. Galloway — Wednesday at Atlanta International, 6 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Paideia, 6 p.m.; Jan. 17 vs. Mt. Bethel, 6 p.m.
8. GAC — Tuesday vs. Johnson Gainesville, 6 p.m.; Jan. 17 at Lumpkin County, 6 p.m.; Jan. 20 vs. Athens Academy, 3:15 p.m.
9. Athens Academy — Thursday at Banks County, 6 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Rabun County, 6 p.m.; Jan. 17 vs. Providence Christian, 6 p.m.
10. Whitefield Academy — Tuesday vs. Mt. Bethel, 6 p.m.; Jan. 17 vs. Fellowship Christian, 6 p.m.; Jan. 20 vs. Newton, 5 p.m.
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