FLOWERY BRANCH -- The Flowery Branch and Lakeview Academy boys and Gainesville girls basketball teams all will be staying at home when the second round of the state playoffs begin Tuesday.
Flowery Branch, the top seed from Region 7-AAA and ranked eighth, will play host to Sandy Creek Tuesday in the Class AAA tournament. Tip-off was tentatively set for 7 p.m. The Falcons knocked off Southside Friday night to win their first-ever state playoff game.
In other Class AAA boys action in northeast Georgia, No. 5 Blessed Trinity will travel to Hart County while No. 6 Franklin County will hit the road at No. 3 Dunwoody.
In the Class AAA girls tournament No. 7 Gainesville will play host to No. 6 Sandy Creek Wednesday. No time has been set yet for tip-off. The Lady Elephants routed Southside in the first round.
Defending state champion and tenth-ranked East Hall will travel to No. 4 Franklin County Wednesday in a rematch of last year's state title game. East Hall knocked off Dunwoody in the first round.
In the Class A boys tournament, Lakeview Academy, also coming off its first-ever state playoff win, will play host to No. 2 Whitefield Academy. Tip-off time has yet to be determined. The Lions beat Bremen in the first round to advance.
In the Class A girls playoffs, Towns County will travel to Monticello.
In the Class AA girls tournament, No. 4 Buford will travel to Rutland Wednesday while No. 1 Greater Atlanta Christian will play host to Coosa and No. 2 Wesleyan will travel to Model.
Hhere is a breakdown of northeast Georgia teams still alive in the playoffs:
CLASS AAA
BOYS, TUESDAY, FEB. 26th
Second round
Sandy Creek at Flowery Branch, 7 p.m.
East Hall at Cartersville, 7:30 p.m.
Blessed Trinity at Hart County, 7 p.m.
Franklin County at Dunwoody, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27th
Second round
Sandy Creek at Gainesville, 7 p.m.
East Hall at Franklin County, 6 p.m.
CLASS A
BOYS, TUESDAY, FEB. 26th
Second round
Whitefield Academy at Lakeview Academy, 7 p.m.
GIRLS, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27th
Second round
Monticello at Towns County, TBA
CLASS AA
BOYS, TUESDAY, FEB. 26th
Second round
Greater Atlanta Christian at Coosa, 7 p.m.
Macon County at Wesleyan, 7 p.m.
CLASS AA
GIRLS, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27th
Second round
Buford at Rutland, 6 p.m.
Wesleyan at Model, TBA
Coosa at Greater Atlanta Christian, 7 p.m.
CLASS AAAAA
BOYS, TUESDAY, FEB. 26th
South Forsyth at Berkmar, TBA
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April 4th, 2025
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