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High School Basketball

Monday, February 20, 2012

Marietta, Osborne Chase Hoops Dreams

Both schools earn berths in the state tournaments for girls and boys.

Mariettans have a lot to root for next weekend in the opening round of the Georgia High School Association basketball playoffs. The boys and girls teams from both Marietta and Osborne earned postseason spots. On Friday night, the Marietta girls will be home against Roswell, and the Osborne girls will host Redan. The Lady Blue Devils are the No. 2 seed from Region 5-AAAAA, and if they knock off Roswell, Region 6-AAAAA's third seed, they'll play Feb. 28 either at Norcross or at home against Archer in the second round of the AAAAA playoffs. If the Lady Cardinals, the champions of Region 5-AAAA, win their opener in the AAAA playoffs, they will be home again the following Tuesday against either Rome or Flowery Branch. The quarterfinals would be…

Michelle Jones

6:42 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Thank you Michael! You are the Best!!   more ›

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Updated: Girls Basketball Scoreboard

Here's your Dec. 28 roundup of high school girls basketball action for Bartow, Douglas, Paulding, Cherokee and Cobb counties.

It's all about holiday tournaments today, so much so that we're breaking the boys and girls scoreboards into separate files. Check out the scores and schedules for the boys here. If you have photos or videos from any of these matchups, we'd love to see them; just click on "Submit Photo & Video." You can post scores in the comments below, email them to GaPatchSports@gmail.com or send them to us on Twitter (@GaPatchSports). Come back Friday for the most complete results we can gather from Thursday's action. We're pulling in scores from Georgia Prep Country, Score Atlanta, Twitter, Facebook, school websites and the other media outlets cited below.  

Updated: Boys Basketball Scoreboard

Here's your Dec. 28 roundup of high school boys basketball action for Bartow, Douglas, Paulding, Cherokee and Cobb counties.

It's all about holiday tournaments today, so much so that we're breaking the boys and girls scoreboards into separate files. Check out the scores and schedules for the girls here. If you have photos or videos from any of these matchups, we'd love to see them; just click on "Submit Photo & Video." You can post scores in the comments below, email them to GaPatchSports@gmail.com or send them to us on Twitter (@GaPatchSports). Come back Friday for the most complete results we can gather from Thursday's action. We're pulling in scores from Georgia Prep Country, Score Atlanta, Twitter, Facebook, school websites and the other media outlets cited below.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Basketball Tourney Results: Hiram Girls Win; Whitefield Falls

Here are the varsity basketball scores from Dec. 21 games for schools in Cobb, Cherokee, Bartow, Paulding and Douglas counties.

The holiday basketball continues, with some of the early tournaments wrapping up Wednesday or setting up Thursday finales. The Hiram Lady Hornets completed a triumphant trip to North Georgia by capturing the championship of the Alfa Insurance Mistletoe Madness at North Murray High with a 40-33 win over Elbert County. The Whitefield Academy boys are coming home from Enterprise, AL, with their first loss of the season after falling to the host school in the championship game of the Enterprise Christmas Tournament, 58-55. If you have photos or videos from any of these matchups, we'd love to see them; just click on "Submit Photo & Video." You can post scores in the comments below, email them to GaPatchSports@gmail.com or send them to us on …

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

High School Hoops: Scores, Schedules

Here's the varsity sports scoreboard for Cherokee, Cobb, Bartow, Paulding and Douglas counties for Dec. 20.

One of the major holiday tournaments in the north metro area, North Gwinnett's Jared Cook Holiday Tournament for boys and girls, joins the festive holiday hoops scene today. Only a few nontournament games are scheduled. If we're missing any games from the schedule, or if you can add any results, let us know in the comment space below. If you have photos or videos from any of these matchups, we'd love to see them; just click on "Submit Photo & Video." You can post scores in the comments below, email them to GaPatchSports@gmail.com or send them to us on Twitter (@GaPatchSports). Come back Wednesday for the most complete results we can pull together.  

Monday, December 19, 2011

Time for Christmas Basketball

Here's the varsity high school sports schedule for Dec. 19 in Bartow, Douglas, Paulding, Cobb and Cherokee counties.

Many schools have started their winter break, so the first wave of Christmas and holiday basketball tournaments has begun. Local teams are playing from Rome to Valdosta today. If we're missing any games from the schedule, let us know in the comment space below. If you have photos or videos from any of these matchups, we'd love to see them; just click on "Submit Photo & Video." You can post scores in the comments below, email them to GaPatchSports@gmail.com or send them to us on Twitter (@GaPatchSports). Come back Tuesday for the most complete results we can pull together.

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Michael Jacobs

9:07 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011

Ouch. Thanks for the update, Donna.   more ›

Friday, December 16, 2011

Scores: Weekend Hoops, Swimmming, Wrestling

Here's the varsity sports schedule for Dec. 16 and 17 for Cobb. Cherokee, Douglas, Bartow and Paulding counties.

A matchup of two of the top three boys basketball teams in AAAAA highlights the high school sports schedule this weekend. Depending on whether you favor the Georgia Prep Country/Georgia Athletic Coaches Association poll or the Score Atlanta standings, Wheeler and Shiloh are either Nos. 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 in AAAAA right now. We'll see which team is more deserving of the high ranking and is a stronger threat to the other team in the top three, Milton, when they play at Wheeler at 6 p.m. Saturday. Holiday basketball also gets underway this weekend with the three-day Longhorn Shootout at Kell, including Kennesaw Mountain, Lassiter, Woodstock, Dunwoody, North Atlanta and Mundy's Mill. If we're missing any games from the schedule, let us know in…

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Wrestling Tonight After Tuesday Basketball

Here's your Dec. 14 varsity sports briefing for Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties.

It's wrestling day around the region, although some schools are skipping midweek matches this week while focusing on exams and preparing for holiday tournaments. The highlight should be the Douglas County Dual Championships at favored Alexander High. If we're missing any matches from the schedule, let us know in the comment space below. If you have photos or videos, we'd love to see them; just click on "Submit Photo & Video." We've posted as many basketball results as we could, and we'll keep adding scores as we get them. If you see a team's name in bold but no score, that means the team won, but we don't have the final score yet. You can post scores in the comments below, email them to GaPatchSports@gmail.com or send them to us on Twitter…

Sam Bean

11:12 am on Friday, December 16, 2011

Pope Wrestling 49 South Paulding 16   more ›

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

4-AAAAA, 5-AAAA Basketball Busy

Here's the varsity high school sports schedule for Dec. 13 in Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties.

Tuesday night usually means high school basketball, but with exams now and holiday tournaments upcoming, many schools are taking the night off. That's not true in Regions 4-AAAAA an 5-AAAA, however; both have packed schedules of region games. We know of only four varsity basketball games from Monday night across Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties; those results are below. If we're missing any games from the schedule, let us know in the comment space below. If you have photos or videos from any of these matchups, we'd love to see them; just click on "Upload Photos and Videos." We want this scoreboard to be a community resource, a place you can come on a regular basis to share information about your favorite schools and …

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Michael Jacobs

2:52 pm on Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Thanks, Pico. We have the scores in today's prep sports roundup, http://patch.com/A-p0Gs. Two good wins for the Cardinals; two tough losses for Hiram.   more ›

Friday, December 9, 2011

Updated: Friday and Saturday Scores

Here's the varsity high school sports schedule for Dec. 9 and 10 in Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties.

Basketball grabs the spotlight Friday night and Saturday, leading up to the highlight of the weekend, Walton's bid for the first Cobb County state football championship since 1967. Saturday's court action includes four games at Allatoona High in the Coaches vs. Cancer breast cancer awareness event. You also can catch wrestling and swimming this weekend, starting with 16 teams at the Creekview Invitational on Friday and Saturday. If we're missing any games from the schedule, let us know in the comment space below. If you have photos or videos from any of these matchups, we'd love to see them; just click on "Submit Photo & Video." We want this scoreboard to be a community resource, a place you can come on a regular basis to share information…

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