With state playoff berths on the line, region tournament play is not for the faint of heart. Teams are willing to do whatever it takes – scrap, claw, and will their way to victory and to leave their mark in school history. With the first round and even second round in some regions completed, let’s take a look at some lower seeds that were able to knock off the assumed favorites.
Class AAAAAA
Class AAAAAA’s only major upset was in boys action with #10 Habersham Central (7-18, 1-17) toppling #7 South Forsyth (8-17, 7-11), 44-34. The Raiders will now meet #2 Lambert tonight at 7 p.m.
Class AAAAA
Region play started early in 6-AAAAA as the first games began on Saturday, and boy did they start with a bang. #7 Dunwoody (8-19, 1-13) was able to deny #3 Southwest DeKalb (18-8, 9-5) another trip to the state playoffs. The Wildcats pulled out a 45-43 win before being eliminated by #2 Mays, 54-36. On the girls’ side, #6 MLK (2-19, 1-10) upset #3 Carver-Atlanta (11-15, 3-6) 42-39. MLK will have a chance to keep dancing as they play #2 Stephenson today.
#4 Academy of Richmond girls (16-10, 3-7) upended #1 Northside-WR (11-11, 5-1) in Region 2, 57-52. Region 3 also saw some girls shakeup. #9 Richmond Hill (8-18, 1-12) knocked off #4 Glynn Academy (14-11, 8-5), 45-41. Glynn Academy had beaten the Wildcats by 16 in their only previous meeting this season.
In boys’ play, Region 4’s #6 Starr’s Mill (11-15, 6-12) defeated #3 Woodland-Stockbridge (15-11, 10-7), 73-70. #8 Chapel Hill (9-16, 6-12) snuck past #5 Hiram (11-14, 9-9), 52-43 in Region 5. The final upset in AAAAA came in Region 7. #6 Forsyth Central (9-19, 3-9) edged #3 Sequoyah (14-12, 6-6), 71-59.
Class AAAA
In the competitive Region 6, #5 Grady (13-13, 9-9) took down #4 Stone Mountain (17-9, 12-6), 52-40 in boys play. Grady now advances on to face #1 Lithonia on Thursday at 8:30 p.m.
Class AAA
Region 4 saw the #6 Blessed Trinity Lady Titans (7-19, 2-10) clip the #3 North Clayton Eagles (7-14, 6-4), 55-40. Though North Clayton was the higher seed, the outcome may not have been a surprise as Blessed Trinity defeated the Eagles by 23 in their first meeting.
Class AA
#6 Armuchee (10-15, 2-10) punched its ticket to state for the first time in school history as they upset #3 Chattooga (17-6, 8-4), 66-64 in Region 7 boys action. The Tribe will now try to improve upon their seeding for state as they meet #2 Coosa Friday night at 7 p.m.
Class A
Region 2 witnessed #8 Lanier County (6-22, 4-12) slip past #5 Echols County (9-14, 8-8), 41-34. The Lady Bulldogs will now face #4 Charlton County today at 4 p.m.
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