Months of preparation comes down to four days as the GHSA crowns its basketball champions By Robert Alfonso Jr. MACON, Ga — It all comes down to this. The summer workouts. The team camps. The extra sprints at the end of practice when legs were already heavy. Months of preparation across Georgia high school basketball will culminate this week inside […]
By Robert Alfonso Jr. The Road to Macon doesn’t widen this weekend — it narrows. Survivors of the first round of the GHSA State Basketball Playoffs now find themselves one win from the Elite Eight, where talent meets tension and reputations are either cemented or shattered. Some programs already tasted Final Four-level intensity in Round 1. Others barely broke a sweat. That luxury […]
By Robert Alfonso Jr.Marietta, GA – Georgia’s Elite 8 Tip-off Classic made its return in grand fashion thisweek at Wheeler High School.Seven games. One finishing overtime. Two beings won in the final second. Plenty ofnotable players who are to be watched throughout the season.This was the first official weekend teams could play under Georgia High SchoolAssociation ruling. Here is what […]
By Robert Alfonso Jr. Norcross, GA – The final game of the On the Radar Tip-off Classic came down to the final buzzer between Norcross and Pebblebrook. Norcross used its timeouts in the waning seconds for defensive purposes before securing an 80-77 win. The Blue Devils (3-0) had to wait until Pebblebrook’s final shot attempt caromed off the rim. This […]