Georgia High School Basketball News

While I never saw one of his teams play, I am very familiar with the unparalleled success his teams had during his tenure as the Panthers’ head coach, which ran from 1933 until 1965.

East Coweta, Newnan and Northgate were well represented in the Georgia High School Association Directors Cup standings for the 2012-13 school year.

Every time the Georgia representatives had a good chance in Saturday's Stump on Sports Tennessee-Georgia All-Star Boys Soccer Classic, Tennessee goalkeeper Tim Barnes was there.

Valerie McLure must have a special body clock, one that somehow has more than the 24 hours everyone else operates on.

Calhoun's Carly Curtis positions herself for a rebound during Tuesday's Tennessee-Georgia All-Star Basketball Game.

They've taken down the best in the state five years in a row. Despite its historic victories, however, the Miller Grove High School boys basketball team doesn't have its state championship rings.

After 35 years building one of the top girls basketball programs in Georgia, it was fitting that retiring Beach High School coach Ronald Booker got to choose his successor.

The Walker Middle School boys' and girls' basketball teams competed in the Bryan County Summer Slam on Saturday in Pembroke.

JEFFERSON HIGH School graduate Jeshua Kidd recently signed a scholarship to play basketball at Young Harris College.

THE Jackson County Comprehensive High School boys' basketball team is under new leadership for the 2013 off-season.

Sports editor Brian Paglia has a conversation with each Forsyth County high school athletic director about this past season and how the future looks.

The Georgia High School Association's decisions to create a sixth classification and hold separate Class A playoffs for public and private schools in most sports beginning in the 2012-2013 school year provided a big boost to the public schools in the state's all-sports competition.

David Gann worked many high school football games as an assistant before finally experiencing one as the head coach last August.

With his high-energy, intense courtside style, Joel Lecoeuvre made a name for himself as a boys basketball coach at Windsor Forest High School.

South Forsyth girls soccer standout Rachel Shah helped the Lady War Eagles make a run to the Class 6A semifinals this past season.

The Class A public/private split in the Georgia High School Association opened the door for several public schools to win rare state championships this academic year.

Statesboro High's Zaquavian Smith, center, drives through the heart of the Butler defense for two of his 40 points as Statesboro won the Region 3-AAAA championship.

Key returners: OL Nick Grimaldi, OL Gatlin Winter, SB/LB Adam Guard, SB/LB Jacob Hanley, SB Mitchell Ojeda, WR Jonathan Moreno, LB Matthew Walters, DB Greg Metz, DB/K Alex Brenner, P Chris Birozes.

It was kept a secret until Tuesday, when former baseball player John Smoltz surprised Clint Frazier, Loganville High School, Georgia and indeed the nation's top high school baseball player with yet another national title.

Savannah Sand Gnats right-handed pitcher Luis Cessa was named the South Atlantic League's Pitcher of the Week on Monday.