By Robert Alfonso Jr. The road to the GHSA Boys Basketball State Championships at the Macon Centreplex is set, and this year’s Final Four fields are loaded with familiar powers, historic first-time runs, and a few teams that have caught fire at exactly the right moment. From a Cobb County takeover in Class 6A to an undefeated run in Class 4A, the semifinals promise high […]
By Robert Alfonso Jr. Time is supposed to be measurable. In high school basketball — especially in March, under the bright lights of the Georgia High School Association state playoffs — it is sacred. On Tuesday night in the Elite Eight, time bent. It twisted. And depending on who you ask in Flowery Branch and Albany, it broke. Cherokee Bluff’s dream of […]
By Robert Alfonso Jr. High school basketball teams spend months preparing for the postseason. Film sessions. Scouting reports. Travel plans. The quiet belief that everything comes down to the next game. For Upson-Lee’s boys, that next game vanished overnight. Less than 24 hours before the Knights were set to make the 70-mile trip to Cedar Grove for the Class 3A […]
By Robert Alfonso Jr. Norcross, GA – The annual On the Radar Hoops Tip-off Classic was filled with great matchups and exciting finishes on Saturday at Norcross High School. Spectators had a chance to see which teams to really track during the regular season. Some of the preseason hype was just hype, while some players made it a point to […]
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 […]