CARROLLTON, GA – Turned the buggy westward on Saturday for a trip to UWG, for the 6A semifinal doubleheader there. By: Keith Agran 6A Semifinal #1 BUFORD 73, SEQUOYAH 72 PLAYER OF THE GAME: Malachi Brown (20 pts) WOLVES NOTES: Brown’s incredible block with his team up 1 inside 20 seconds was the saving play of the game, and he followed that with 2 crucial FT’s that sealed the one-point win. It was another unsung performance for the 2023 point guard, who as a massively important part of this Wolves unit, often goes overlooked......
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BUFORD, GA – Got the buggy rolling to Buford Arena for day one of two semifinal days there featuring 7A and A-Private Friday. By: Keith Agran A-Private Semifinal #1 GREENFOREST 68, HERITAGE (NEWNAN) 40 PLAYER OF THE GAME: Florian Tenebay (15 pts) EAGLES NOTES: So much is naturally made of the incredible size for Greenforest, and it makes their zone college-level when two 7-footers and Jaylen Peterson at 6-7 patrol the back. But the key to this team to me is Tenebay, a seriously underrated big guard at 6-5 who can shoot it......
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ATLANTA, GA – My playoff trips to Atlanta-proper continued earlier this week for the Elite 8, this after a scheduled pop by to Tri-Cities hosting Chapel Hill in 5A was thwarted, as was the subsequent NFHS backup plan. So we caught a terrific Norcross at North Gwinnett 7A game on NFHS, and then hit the Emory-area for Druid Hills hosting McDonough in one of the best atmospheres I’ve seen in my 3 years on the trail. 7A Elite 8 (on NFHS) NORCROSS 58, NORTH GWINNETT 53 PLAYER OF THE GAME: London Johnson (16 pts)......
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ATLANTA, GA – Dropped in on 2 first-round games this week, both within the city limits of Atlanta, catching A-Private and 5A action to get coverage rolling. By: Keith Agran A-Private 1st Round GALLOWAY 59, WALKER 57 PLAYER OF THE GAME: Anthony Arrington (40 pts) SCOTS NOTES: Another incredible display by the shockingly still available 6-2 Arrington, as he was literally all of the Scots offense for a period in the first half before his mates got on board. Walker was active defensively in a variety of zones to combat Arrington, but even with......
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CUMMING, GA – The last 2 weeks or so of the regular season I got to see some teams I hadn’t seen all year or drew the benefit of a 2nd viewing, and these are some guys who jumped out from those matchups. By: Keith Agran Jalen Leonard | 6-2 | CG | Riverwood | 2025 The Raiders already boast one of the true bonafide stars in the 2024 class in Karris Bilal, but seeing Leonard alongside the prolific scorer was impressive. He can easily play either guard spot as does Bilal......
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WOODSTOCK AND SUGAR HILL, GA – Two more double-header evenings, both in 6A, a semifinal Thursday at Creekview and the finals & consolation at Lanier on Saturday. By: Keith Agran Region 7-6A Semifinals RIVER RIDGE 59, CHATTAHOOCHEE 41 PLAYER OF THE GAME: Braden Pierce (16 pts) KNIGHTS NOTES: Guards David Hansraj and Trey Hopf took the early lead, combining for 14 first-half points before the senior bigs duo of Pierce and Jared Russo began to assert against the smaller Cougars over the last 16 minutes. RRHS has gradually during their superb season run made......
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CUMMING AND MILTON, GA – The next 2 days brought us out to North Forsyth HS and Milton HS, for the first two sets of Region semifinals for the week, as teams secured their state berths and set their sights on a Region title. By: Keith Agran Region 6-7A Semifinals WEST FORSYTH 61, SOUTH FORSYTH 49 PLAYER OF THE GAME: Jake Mooney, Senior, PF, West Forsyth (30 pts) WOLVERINES NOTES: The emergence of Mooney this year as such a consistent force, to go with their other solidly-capable pieces like seniors Grant Moore and......
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MILTON AND LAWRENCEVILLE, GA – We’re breaking down our region coverage in 2-day blocks, starting with my opening trips to Cambridge HS and Discovery HS Saturday and Monday. By: Keith Agran Region 7-6A CREEKVIEW 59, CAMBRIDGE 53 PLAYER OF THE GAME: Griffin Latimer, Freshman, PG, Creekview (25 pts, 23 in 2nd half) GRIZZLIES NOTES: The 5-7 Latimer put on a stunning 2nd half performance in almost singlehandedly holding off a Bears rally, showing off a hot hand from 3 and a fearless attack-plan at the basket. The senior backcourt of PG Trent......
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CUMMING, GA – And we polish off this series with Part 5, backcourt duos we’re going to get to enjoy both still in this postseason and on into next season. By: Keith Agran Elijah Fisher and Javonne Williams | both 2023 | Paulding County Insert fellow 2023 Frantzyr Chardovoine at your leisure here because he fits the bill just as well as his two classmates. What’s so compelling about both Fisher and Williams is the pace at which they play at both ends, seemingly never letting up, a mix of relentless pressure......
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ATLANTA, GA – And next up are 12 more Stock Riser Bigs from the ATL-Metro and perhaps a bit beyond, guys whose stock has risen or is set to catch fire this summer leading into next season. By: Keith Agran Brigham Rogers | 6-9 | 2023 | Blessed Trinity Such progress has Rogers made across the spectrum in the last 2 years that words hardly do it justice. Get down to a BT game to see first the offensive game that has moved much further from the basket, and the improved handle......
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