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. Suwanee, Ga. — In February, style points disappear. Possessions tighten. Seasons hang in the balance. On Wednesday night, Peachtree Ridge didn’t chase perfection. The Lions chased survival — and earned another chance to play for a championship. Behind timely stops, clutch shot-making and a game-sealing alley-oop that rattled the gym, Peachtree Ridge outlasted rival North Gwinnett […]