The second round of the Georgia High School Association basketball playoffs was completed Thursday with four more northeast Georgia area teams advancing through to the quarterfinal round in their respective classifications.
Six area teams advanced on Wednesday making it 10 total teams -- 6 girls and 4 boys teams -- that will play in the Elite 8 round in six different classifications next Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Gainesville boys kept their run going in Class 6A knocking off Region 7-6A champion Cambridge with a thrilling 98-88 double-overtime win on the road. Rafael Rubel had career night scoring 19 of his game-high 42 points in the two overtime periods.
In Class 5A, Buford advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2017 with a 64-38 victory over Villa Rica at the Buford Arena.
In Class 4A, the West Hall boys run came to an end with an 83-55 loss to Cartersville on the road. The Spartans were looking for their first quarterfinals appearance since 1994
In Class 3A, the Dawson County boys continued to show they are a title contender routing Westminster 62-40 at home. It is the first quarterfinals showing for the Tigers since 2012.
In Class A Private, the Lakeview Academy girls never trailed in taking a 58-36 rout of Darlington. The Lakeview boys, however, could not hold a first half lead in an 80-73 loss to North Cobb Christian at home.
In Class A Public, Towns County's best playoff run since 2014 came to an end in a 52-31 loss to Calhoun County after a long road trip to south Georgia.
GHSA SECOND ROUND PLAYOFFS
(Area teams in bold)
THURSDAY'S SCORES
Class 6A
Gainesville boys 98, Cambridge 88 2OT
Class 5A
Buford boys 64, Villa Rica 38
Class 4A
Cartersville boys 83, West Hall 55
Class 3A
Dawson County boys 62, Westminster 40
Class A Private
Lakeview Academy girls 58, Darlington 36
North Cobb Christian boys 80, Lakeview Academy 73
Class A Public
Calhoun County girls 52, Towns County 31
WEDNESDAY'S SCORES
Class 5A
Buford girls 62, Carrollton 32
Class 4A
Flowery Branch girls 67, St. Pius 19
Class 3A
Dawson County girls 62, Lovett 55
Jefferson girls 84, Greater Atlanta Christian 68
Hart County girls 73, North Hall 66
Class 2A
Douglas-Atlanta girls 55, Banks County 45
Rabun County girls 82, Chattooga 40
Class A Private
Riverside Military Academy boys 64, Walker 63
