The GHSA state basketball tournament begins with first-round play Feb. 22-23 followed by the second round Feb. 25-26.
The quarterfinals are scheduled for March 1-2, semifinals March 4-5 and the state championship games March 9-12 at the Macon Centerplex.
Here’s the boys schedule for the first round:
Boys
7A (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Tift County vs. R3 #2 Marietta
R7 #4 Meadowcreek vs. R5 #1 Milton
R6 #3 North Forsyth vs. R8 #2 Collins Hill
R4 #4 Parkview vs. R2 #1 Pebblebrook
R3 #3 Hillgrove vs. R1 #2 Camden County
R5 #4 Etowah vs. R7 #1 Berkmar
R8 #3 Mountain View vs. R6 #2 Denmark
R2 #4 Campbell vs. R4 #1 Grayson
R2 #3 McEachern vs. R4 #2 Newton
R8 #4 Mill Creek vs. R6 #1 West Forsyth
R7 #3 Archer vs. R5 #2 Roswell
R1 #4 Colquitt County vs. R3 #1 Walton
R4 #3 South Gwinnett vs. R2 #2 East Coweta
R6 #4 South Forsyth vs. R8 #1 North Gwinnett
R5 #3 Cherokee vs. R7 #2 Norcross
R3 #4 North Paulding vs. R1 #1 Lowndes
6A (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Houston County vs. R3 #2 Evans
R7 #4 Centennial vs. R5 #1 Carrollton
R6 #3 Pope vs. R8 #2 Buford
R4 #4 North Atlanta vs. R2 #1 Statesboro
R3 #3 Rockdale County vs. R1 #2 Lee County
R5 #4 Paulding County vs. R7 #1 Sequoyah
R8 #3 Habersham Central vs. R6 #2 Kell
R2 #4 Bradwell Institute vs. R4 #1 Tucker
R2 #3 Glynn Academy vs. R4 #2 Westlake
R8 #4 Winder-Barrow vs. R6 #1 Wheeler
R7 #3 Chattahoochee vs. R5 #2 Alexander
R1 #4 Northside-Warner Robins vs. R3 #1 Grovetown
R4 #3 Langston Hughes vs. R2 #2 Effingham County
R6 #4 Osborne vs. R8 #1 Shiloh
R5 #3 Rome vs. R7 #2 River Ridge
R3 #4 Heritage-Conyers vs. R1 #1 Valdosta
5A (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Wayne County vs. R3 #2 Jonesboro
R7 #4 Blessed Trinity vs. R5 #1 St. Pius X
R6 #3 Maynard Jackson vs. R8 #2 Loganville
R4 #4 Dutchtown vs. R2 #1 Northside-Columbus
R3 #3 Woodward Academy vs. R1 #2 Warner Robins
R5 #4 Southwest DeKalb vs. R7 #1 Hiram
R8 #3 Walnut Grove vs. R6 #2 Midtown
R2 #4 McIntosh vs. R4 #1 Eagle’s Landing
R2 #3 Griffin vs. R4 #2 Union Grove
R8 #4 Greenbrier vs. R6 #1 Chapel Hill
R7 #3 Cartersville vs. R5 #2 Lithonia
R1 #4 Coffee vs. R3 #1 Tri-Cities
R4 #3 Woodland-Stockbridge vs. R2 #2 Harris County
R6 #4 New Manchester vs. R8 #1 Clarke Central
R5 #3 Decatur vs. R7 #2 Calhoun
R3 #4 Mundy’s Mill vs. R1 #1 Veterans
4A (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Dougherty vs. R3 #2 New Hampstead
R7 #4 Southeast Whitfield vs. R5 #1 Fayette County
R6 #3 Mays vs. R8 #2 North Oconee
R4 #4 Spalding vs. R2 #1 Spencer
R3 #3 Jenkins vs. R1 #2 Monroe
R5 #4 Hampton vs. R7 #1 Central-Carrollton
R8 #3 Cedar Shoals vs. R6 #2 Marist
R2 #4 Shaw vs. R4 #1 Baldwin
R2 #3 Hardaway vs. R4 #2 Perry
R8 #4 Chestatee vs. R6 #1 Druid Hills
R7 #3 Pickens vs. R5 #2 McDonough
R1 #4 Cairo vs. R3 #1 Benedictine
R4 #3 Westside-Macon vs. R2 #2 LaGrange
R6 #4 Hapeville Charter vs. R8 #1 Jefferson
R5 #3 Luella (vs. R7 #2 Northwest Whitfield
R3 #4 Islands vs. R1 #1 Westover
3A (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Pierce County vs. R3 #2 Windsor Forest
R7 #4 Gilmer vs. R5 #1 Sandy Creek
R6 #3 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe vs. R8 #2 Franklin County
R4 #4 Hephzibah vs. R2 #1 Sumter County
R3 #3 Johnson-Savannah vs. R1 #2 Tattnall County
R5 #4 Redan vs. R7 #1 North Hall
R8 #3 Hart County vs. R6 #2 Adairsville
R2 #4 Crisp County vs. R4 #1 Thomson
R2 #3 Upson-Lee vs. R4 #2 Cross Creek
R8 #4 Oconee County vs. R6 #1 LaFayette
R7 #3 East Forsyth vs. R5 #2 GAC
R1 #4 Brantley County vs. R3 #1 Groves
R4 #3 Burke County vs. R2 #2 Peach County
R6 #4 Ringgold vs. R8 #1 Monroe Area
R5 #3 Salem vs. R7 #2 White County
R3 #4 Beach vs. R1 #1 Long County
2A (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Berrien vs. R3 #2 Northeast-Macon
R7 #4 Coosa vs. R5 #1 Callaway
R6 #3 Lovett vs. R8 #2 Union County
R4 #4 Glenn Hills vs. R2 #1 Vidalia
R3 #3 Dodge County vs. R1 #2 Early County
R5 #4 Bremen vs. R7 #1 Chattooga
R8 #3 Banks County vs. R6 #2 Columbia
R2 #4 Jeff Davis vs. R4 #1 Westside-Augusta
R2 #3 Toombs County vs. R4 #2 Butler
R8 #4 Elbert County vs. R6 #1 Pace Academy
R7 #3 Dade County vs. R5 #2 Heard County
R1 #4 Cook vs. R3 #1 Washington County
R4 #3 Putnam County vs. R2 #2 Woodville-Tompkins
R6 #4 Therrell vs. R8 #1 Rabun County
R5 #3 Temple vs. R7 #2 Model
R3 #4 Jasper County vs. R1 #1 Thomasville
A Private (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Deerfield-Windsor vs. R3 #2 Aquinas
R7 #4 Walker vs. R5 #1 Galloway
R6 #3 Mt. Bethel vs. R8 #2 Tallulah Falls
R4 #4 Brookstone vs. R2 #1 Greenforest
R3 #3 Savannah Country Day vs. R1 #2 Stratford Academy
R5 #4 Hebron Christian vs. R7 #1 North Cobb Christian
R8 #3 George Walton Academy vs. R6 #2 Mt. Pisgah
R2 #4 SACA vs. R4 #1 Heritage School
R2 #3 ELCA vs. R4 #2 St. Anne-Pacelli
R8 #4 Athens Christian vs. R6 #1 King’s Ridge
R7 #3 Darlington vs. R5 #2 Providence Christian
R1 #4 Tattnall Square Academy vs. R3 #1 Calvary Day
R4 #3 Trinity Christian vs. R2 #2 Paideia
R6 #4 St. Francis vs. R8 #1 Prince Avenue
R5 #3 Mt. Vernon Presbyterian vs. R7 #2 Christian Heritage
R3 #4 Savannah Christian vs. R1 #1 First Presbyterian Day
A Public (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Seminole County vs. R3 #2 Jenkins County
R7 #4 GMC vs. R5 #1 Manchester
R6 #3 Bowdon vs. R8 #2 Towns County
R4 #4 Wilcox County vs. R2 #1 Charlton County
R3 #3 Bryan County vs. R1 #2 Mitchell County
R5 #4 Taylor County vs. R7 #1 Warren County
R8 #3 Commerce vs. R6 #2 Fulton Leadership Academy
R2 #4 Turner County vs. R4 #1 Dublin
R2 #3 Lanier County vs. R4 #2 Dooly County
R8 #4 Washington-Wilkes vs. R6 #1 Drew Charter
R7 #3 Wilkinson County vs. R5 #2 Chattahoochee County
R1 #4 Quitman County vs. R3 #1 Portal
R4 #3 Wheeler County vs. R2 #2 Clinch County
R6 #4 Atlanta Classical vs. R8 #1 Social Circle
R5 #3 Macon County vs. R7 #2 Hancock Central
R3 #4 Metter vs. R1 #1 Calhoun County
Here’s the girls schedule for the first round:
Girls
7A (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Camden County vs. R3 #2 Hillgrove
R7 #4 Duluth vs. R5 #1 Cherokee
R6 #3 West Forsyth vs. R8 #2 Mountain View
R4 #4 Parkview vs. R2 #1 Campbell
R3 #3 North Paulding vs. R1 #2 Tift County
R5 #4 Roswell vs. R7 #1 Norcross
R8 #3 Peachtree Ridge vs. R6 #2 South Forsyth
R2 #4 East Coweta vs. R4 #1 Brookwood
R2 #3 McEachern vs. R4 #2 Grayson
R8 #4 North Gwinnett vs. R6 #1 North Forsyth
R7 #3 Discovery vs. R5 #2 Woodstock
R1 #4 Colquitt County vs. R3 #1 Harrison
R4 #3 Newton vs. R2 #2 Pebblebrook
R6 #4 Denmark vs. R8 #1 Collins Hill
R5 #3 Etowah vs. R7 #2 Archer
R3 #4 Marietta vs. R1 #1 Lowndes
6A (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Valdosta vs. R3 #2 Rockdale County
R7 #4 Creekview vs. R5 #1 Carrollton
R6 #3 Osborne vs. R8 #2 Buford
R4 #4 Lakeside-DeKalb vs. R2 #1 Brunswick
R3 #3 Lakeside-Evans vs. R1 #2 Lee County
R5 #4 Dalton vs. R7 #1 River Ridge
R8 #3 Habersham Central vs. R6 #2 Sprayberry
R2 #4 Glynn Academy vs. R4 #1 Lovejoy
R2 #3 Statesboro vs. R4 #2 Langston Hughes
R8 #4 Winder-Barrow vs. R6 #1 Kell
R7 #3 Cambridge vs. R5 #2 Rome
R1 #4 Northside-Warner Robins vs. R3 #1 Grovetown
R4 #3 Westlake vs. R2 #2 Bradwell Institute
R6 #4 Pope vs. R8 #1 Dacula
R5 #3 East Paulding vs. R7 #2 Sequoyah
R3 #4 Heritage-Conyers vs. R1 #1 Houston County
5A (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Wayne County vs. R3 #2 Forest Park
R7 #4 Blessed Trinity vs. R5 #1 Southwest DeKalb
R6 #3 Villa Rica vs. R8 #2 Loganville
R4 #4 Jones County vs. R2 #1 Griffin
R3 #3 Jonesboro vs. R1 #2 Ware County
R5 #4 Stone Mountain vs. R7 #1 Hiram
R8 #3 Walnut Grove vs. R6 #2 New Manchester
R2 #4 Northside-Columbus vs. R4 #1 Union Groves
R2 #3 Harris County vs. R4 #2 Eagle’s Landing
R8 #4 Jackson County vs. R6 #1 Maynard Jackson
R7 #3 Calhoun vs. R5 #2 Decatur
R1 #4 Coffee vs. R3 #1 Woodward Academy
R4 #3 Stockbridge vs. R2 #2 McIntosh
R6 #4 Lithia Spring vs. R8 #1 Greenbrier
R5 #3 St. Pius X vs. R7 #2 Cass
R3 #4 Tri-Cities vs. R1 #1 Warner Robins
4A (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Thomas County Central vs. R3 #2 Islands
R7 #4 Central-Carrollton vs. R5 #1 Luella
R6 #3 Arabia Mountain vs. R8 #2 Chestatee
R4 #4 Perry vs. R2 #1 Carver-Columbus
R3 #3 Jenkins vs. R1 #2 Bainbridge
R5 #4 Mt. Zion-Jonesboro vs. R7 #1 Northwest Whitfield
R8 #3 Cedar Shoals vs. R6 #2 Stephenson
R2 #4 Shaw vs. R4 #1 Baldwin
R2 #3 Hardaway vs. R4 #2 West Laurens
R8 #4 North Oconee vs. R6 #1 Marist
R7 #3 Heritage-Catoosa vs. R5 #2 Fayette County
R1 #4 Monroe vs. R3 #1 New Hampstead
R4 #3 Spalding vs. R2 #2 Troup County
R6 #4 Mays vs. R8 #1 Jefferson
R5 #3 Riverdale vs. R7 #2 Pickens
R3 #4 BYE vs. R1 #1 Dougherty
3A (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Long County vs. R3 #2 Liberty County
R7 #4 Dawson County vs. R5 #1 Westminster
R6 #3 Sonoraville vs. R8 #2 Oconee County
R4 #4 Morgan County vs. R2 #1 Sumter County
R3 #3 Beach vs. R1 #2 Tattnall County
R5 #4 Redan vs. R7 #1 Lumpkin County
R8 #3 Franklin County vs. R6 #2 Murray County
R2 #4 Mary Persons vs. R4 #1 Cross Creek
R2 #3 Peach County vs. R4 #2 Thomson
R8 #4 Hart County vs. R6 #1 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
R7 #3 White County vs. R5 #2 GAC
R1 #4 Brantley County vs. R3 #1 Johnson-Savannah
R4 #3 Burke County vs. R2 #2 Central-Macon
R6 #4 Ringgold vs. R8 #1 East Jackson
R5 #3 Cedar Grove vs. R7 #2 East Forsyth
R3 #4 Savannah vs. R1 #1 Pierce County
2A (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Fitzgerald vs. R3 #2 Dodge County
R7 #4 Gordon Central vs. R5 #1 Callaway
R6 #3 South Atlanta vs. R8 #2 Elbert County
R4 #4 Butler vs. R2 #1 Swainsboro
R3 #3 Washington County vs. R1 #2 Early County
R5 #4 Temple vs. R7 #1 Fannin County
R8 #3 Banks County vs. R6 #2 Pace Academy
R2 #4 Jeff Davis vs. R4 #1 Josey
R2 #3 Vidalia vs. R4 #2 Laney
R8 #4 Union County vs. R6 #1 Columbia
R7 #3 Model vs. R5 #2 Heard County
R1 #4 Berrien vs. R3 #1 Northeast-Macon
R4 #3 Oglethorpe County vs. R2 #2 Woodville-Tompkins
R6 #4 Lovett vs. R8 #1 Rabun County
R5 #3 Haralson County vs. R7 #2 Chattooga
R3 #4 Lamar County vs. R1 #1 Thomasville
A Private (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Tattnall Square vs. R3 #2 Calvary Day
R7 #4 Walker vs. R5 #1 Holy Innocents’
R6 #3 Lakeview Academy vs. R8 #2 Prince Avenue
R4 #4 St. Anne-Pacelli vs. R2 #1 Landmark Christian
R3 #3 St. Vincent’s vs. R1 #2 Deerfield-Windsor
R5 #4 Wesleyan vs. R7 #1 Mt. Paran Christian
R8 #3 George Walton Academy (13-10) vs. R6 #2 Fellowship Christian
R2 #4 Paideia vs. R4 #1 Trinity Christian
R2 #3 Greenforest vs. R4 #2 Brookstone
R8 #4 Athens Academy vs. R6 #1 St. Francis
R7 #3 Darlington vs. R5 #2 Hebron Christian
R1 #4 First Presbyterian Day vs. R3 #1 Savannah Country Day
R4 #3 Heritage School vs. R2 #2 ELCA
R6 #4 Mt. Pisgah vs. R8 #1 Tallulah Falls
R5 #3 Galloway vs. R7 #2 North Cobb Christian
R3 #4 Aquinas vs. R1 #1 Stratford Academy
A Public (Feb. 22-23)
R1 #3 Pelham vs. R3 #2 Claxton
R7 #4 Warren County vs. R5 #1 Schley County
R6 #3 Armuchee vs. R8 #2 Commerce
R4 #4 Wilcox County vs. R2 #1 Clinch County
R3 #3 Bryan County vs. R1 #2 Terrell County
R5 #4 Chattahoochee County vs. R7 #1 Hancock Central
R8 #3 Social Circle vs. R6 #2 Trion
R2 #4 Brooks County vs. R4 #1 Montgomery County
R2 #3 Turner County vs. R4 #2 Dublin
R8 #4 Towns County vs. R6 #1 Mt. Zion-Carrollton
R7 #3 Wilkinson County vs. R5 #2 Taylor County
R1 #4 Randolph-Clay vs. R3 #1 Screven County
R4 #3 Telfair County vs. R2 #2 Charlton County
R6 #4 Gordon Lee vs. R8 #1 Lake Oconee Academy
R5 #3 Central-Talbotton vs. R7 #2 Academy for Classical Education
R3 #4 Jenkins County vs. R1 #1 Seminole County
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