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7A: No. 4 Wheeler at No. 8 Walton An early lead in Region 5 is up for grabs as Walton hosts Wheeler. The Raiders haven’t been at full strength all year, missing either football players or Wofford-signee Luke Flynn Luke…
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Continue Reading7A: No. 4 Wheeler at No. 8 Walton
An early lead in Region 5 is up for grabs as Walton hosts Wheeler. The Raiders haven’t been at full strength all year, missing either football players or Wofford-signee Luke Flynn Luke Flynn 6'2" | PG Walton | 2024 State GA due to injury. Caesar Burrows Caesar Burrows 6'4" | CG Walton | 2025 State GA has stepped up admirably in his absence and has begun to establish himself as a D-I prospect, securing an offer from Chattanooga. Kaeden Gilstrap Kaeden Gilstrap 6'2" | CG Walton | 2025 State GA has provided a spark off the gridiron, a big athletic guard with a smooth game. Look for freshman CJ Jordan to play a potentially substantial role in trying to negate Wheeler’s height advantage inside with Josh Hill Josh Hill 6'10" | C Wheeler | 2024 State #167 Nation GA an Arkansas State-signee that blocks shots, converts dunks and likes to stretch the floor with his jumper. After a 2-4 stretch in the middle of the season, Wheeler has righted the ship, winners of four straight including wins over Top 10 opponents Tri-Cities (67-60) and Langston Hughes (64-59). Kennesaw State-signee Ricky McKenzie Ricky McKenzie 6'4" | SG Wheeler | 2024 State GA has emerged as the team’s go-to scorer and is surrounded by a bevy of talented young guards highlighted by sophomore Kota Suttle Kota Suttle 6'1" | PG Wheeler | 2026 State GA and freshman Kevin Savage Kevin Savage 5'9" | PG Wheeler | 2027 State GA .
7A: Lambert at Milton
West Forsyth sits atop the Region 6 standings at 4-0, but Lambert (3-0) and Milton (2-1) aren’t far off. Expect a potentially high scoring performance from both teams. Lambert loves to play fast and can bury teams with their three-point shooting. The head-to-head matchup of Cameron Bland Cameron Bland 5'11" | CG Lambert | 2025 State GA vs. Josh Dixon Josh Dixon 6'0" | PG Milton | 2025 State #185 Nation GA is one of the best you will find, both prolific scorers. Bland, a football star, is explosive to the rim and can open up the floor with his three-point shot. Dixon is a smooth scorer from all levels, primarily attacking with his jumper. Anthony Gause Anthony Gause 6'3" | CG Milton | 2024 State GA has emerged as one of 7A’s better scorers, moving to Milton in the offseason. At nearly 6-foot-4, his size in the backcourt could cause issues for the Longhorn tandem of 5-foot-8 Brooks Wehman and 5-foot-7 Kenny LaRue. Maybe the most intriguing matchup will be decided in the paint between William Dopfer William Dopfer 6'6" | SF Lambert | 2026 State GA and Daniel Ogunyemi Daniel Ogunyemi 6'7" | PF Milton | 2025 State GA . Dopfer plays inside and out as a rugged combo-forward with a great nose for the ball and highlight making hops. Ogunyemi is a defensive presence with his wingspan and motor.
6A: No. 10 Jonesboro at No. 5 Woodward Academy
Even though the Cardinals are off to one of their slowest starts in years, Jonesboro is still the team to beat in Region 3 sitting at 7-0. Woodward Academy is 6-1, losing to the Cardinals eight days ago 67-60. Montez Redding Montez Redding 6'2" | PG Jonesboro | 2024 State GA dumped in 23 points while brother Cortez Redding Cortez Redding 6'1" | PG Jonesboro | 2026 State GA had 14 to pace Jonesboro. Zachary Foster Zachary Foster 6'2" | PG Woodward Academy | 2025 State #205 Nation GA (18), Deke Cooper Deke Cooper 6'6" | SF Woodward Academy | 2025 State GA (16) and Brandon Peters Brandon Peters 6'1" | PG Woodward Academy | 2024 State GA (12) led Woodward in scoring. As it always comes down to between these two teams, this game will be decided based on toughness. Jonesboro has won five of their last six matchups. Role players will need to hit shots for both teams. Miles Harvey, Payton Waites Payton Waites 6'4" | CG Woodward Aacdemy | 2025 GA and Jarvis Hayes are quality options for the War Eagles while Chris Jones Chris Jones 6'5" | PF Jonesboro | 2025 State GA provides explosive athleticism inside for the Cardinals and Jamar Owens and London Wingfield will be asked to open the floor with their three-point shooting.