Region Tournaments to Watch: Class 5A
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Region 2 TEAMS: Dutchtown, Eagle’s Landing, Jones County, Locust Grove, Ola, Union Grove, Warner RobinsFAVORITE: DutchtownDARK HORSE: Jones County Out of the seven teams, five have spent time ranked in the Top 10. No. 3 Dutchtown, No. 5 Eagle’s Landing…
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TEAMS: Dutchtown, Eagle’s Landing, Jones County, Locust Grove, Ola, Union Grove, Warner Robins
FAVORITE: Dutchtown
DARK HORSE: Jones County
Out of the seven teams, five have spent time ranked in the Top 10. No. 3 Dutchtown, No. 5 Eagle’s Landing and No. 9 Warner Robins are the latest in the poll. Dutchtown finished the regular season 11-1, their lone loss coming at Eagle’s Landing 48-44 as the Eagles unveiled transfer John McQueen John McQueen 6'5" | SF Eagle's Landing | 2024 State GA . The Eagles are 3-0 since his arrival. Dutchtown has intimidating size between Matthew Hinton Matthew Hinton 6'9" | C Dutchtown | 2024 State GA and Joah Chappelle Joah Chappelle 6'8" | SF Dutchtown | 2024 State GA . The tandem make Dutchtown extremely strong defensively, limiting second chance points for opponents and denying easy buckets inside. Jamir Russell Jamir Russell 6'1" | CG Salem. | 2024 GA and Austin Mosby-Weems Austin Mosby-Weems 6'3" | CG Dutchtown | 2025 State GA have proven to be key pieces in the backcourt for the Bulldogs. Eagle’s Landing has won eight of nine to claw back into the Top 5 after dropping out of the rankings completely. Their last loss came at Warner Robins 62-57. The Demons have reeled off 12 wins in their last 13 games, their lone loss 71-67 vs. Dutchtown. Warner Robins has an explosive offense averaging 79 points per game paced by sharpshooter Gabe Jacobs, veteran playmaker Camryn Perkins Camryn Perkins 6'0" | PG Warner Robins | 2024 State GA and toolsy swingman Jay Johnson. Jones County is a dark horse, even though their best basketball is currently behind them, losing five of their last seven games. Coach Buck Harris has experience winning big games however and does hold significant early season wins over Eagle’s Landing (61-60) and Warner Robins (73-71). Union Grove lost their last two games of the season against Dutchtown (73-60) and Eagle’s Landing (89-51) but were hitting their stride beforehand on a five-game winning streak their longest of the season. The Wolverines have bouncy interchangeable forwards with Nile King Nile King 6'4" | SF Union Grove | 2024 State GA and Caleb Samples Caleb Samples 6'4" | SF Union Grove | 2025 State GA and big guards Jason Isaac Jason Isaac 6'4" | SF Union Grove | 2024 State GA and Chase Williamson Chase Williamson 6'3" | SG Union Grove | 2024 State GA .
Region 5
TEAMS: Tri-Cities, Chapel Hill,
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, Lithia Springs, Mays, Banneker, Midtown, Villa Rica, Creekside
FAVORITE: Tri-Cities
DARK HORSE: Mays
Four teams have been ranked this season with No. 4 Tri-Cities, No. 7 Chapel Hill and No. 8 Maynard Jackson Maynard Jackson 7'0" | C Overtime Elite (GA) | 2024 #151 Nation GA the latest to fill the poll. Malique Johnson Malique Johnson 6'0" | PG Tri-Cities | 2024 State GA is back from injury, giving Tri-Cities a major boost in the arm as he rejoins explosive freshman Tre Keith Tre Keith 6'1" | PG Tri-Cities | 2027 State GA in the backcourt. Heading into the final week of the season with a two-game lead at 12-2, the only losses the Bulldogs have suffered have come against Banneker (70-67) and Chapel Hill (82-74). Chapel Hill did themselves no favors this past week, losing at Banneker 70-66 and at Mays 76-64 to all but extinguish their hope of securing the one-seed. Chapel Hill’s size and athleticism will be tough to deal with in the region tournament with Ramon Soyoye Ramon Soyoye 6'10" | C Chapel Hill | 2024 State GA anchoring the paint and bouncy wings CJ Winters and CJ Geathers CJ Geathers 6'4" | SF Chapel Hill | 2025 State GA attacking from the perimeter. Ky’Den Mays Ky’Den Mays 6'6" | SF Chapel Hill | 2024 State GA is another matchup problem with his versatility. Maynard Jackson Maynard Jackson 7'0" | C Overtime Elite (GA) | 2024 #151 Nation GA lost Mekhi Jackson early in the season but hasn’t let go of the rope. Cam Dover Cam Dover 6'7" | PF Maynard Jackson | 2025 State GA is an emerging prospect while Cassius Watkins Cassius Watkins 6'0" | PG Maynard Jackson | 2024 State GA and Yusef Bowyer Yusef Bowyer 5'7" | PG Maynard Jackson | 2025 State GA have been through the fire. Donaven Thomas Donaven Thomas 6'2" | CG Maynard Jackson | 2026 State GA is an X-Factor with his shot making. Maynard Jackson Maynard Jackson 7'0" | C Overtime Elite (GA) | 2024 #151 Nation GA lost to Lithia Springs 57-55, the surprise out of the group. Addition by subtraction in the offseason has made Lithia Springs more dangerous than ever as a balanced attack has seen Dorian Jackman, Ziair Finch Ziair Finch 6'1" | CG Lithia Springs | 2025 State GA , Tayshaun Buford and Damerius Putmon Damerius Putmon 6'7" | C Lithia Springs | 2024 State GA all contribute in their own way. Mays is a dark horse to make a run with explosive guard Derron Lindsey Derron Lindsey 6'0" | PG Mays | 2024 State GA capable of a 30-ball any night. Tyler Baldwin-Hughes Tyler Baldwin-Hughes 5'10" | PG Mays | 2024 State GA is a reliable playmaker. Mays has JaQorian Wiggles back from injury, a physical rebounding machine that will join the bouncy Germani Wilson Germani Wilson 6'5" | PF Mays | 2025 State GA in the paint.
Region 6
TEAMS: Kell, GAC, Chattahoochee, Cambridge, North Springs, Centennial, Northview
FAVORITE: Kell
DARK HORSE: Chattahoochee
Defending state champion No. 1 Kell is the odds-on favorite to win the region title but No. 10 GAC and Cambridge have spent time in the Top 10 with Chattahoochee on the outside looking in but extremely dangerous. Heading into the final week of the season the region standings show Kell (11-0), GAC (7-3), Chattahoochee (6-4), Cambridge (5-5), North Springs (4-6), Centennial (3-7) and Northview (0-11). If things go chalk in the region tournament, Kell should win the championship, but second-place is certainly up for grabs. The region opponent that has played Kell the toughest so far is Chattahoochee, losing to the Longhorns at Kell 62-49 and at home 63-47. Hooch hasn’t been ranked this season but they did split with both GAC and Cambridge and have played a strong non-region schedule featuring Archer, Dutchtown, Walker and Newton. GAC has a dangerous offense led by Richard Rojas Richard Rojas 6'3" | SF GAC | 2024 State GA (18.3 ppg, 7.7 rpg). Cambridge and Chattahoochee are both stingy defensive teams allowing just 52 points per game while Kell and GAC thrive offensively at 78.8 and 71.2 points per game, respectively.