Top stars, best performances during championship week of Georgia high school boys and girls basketball (March 7-13)

Here are some stars from the past week's boys and girls basketball games in Georgia.
If you know of a top performance we should include, please send an email to swanson@scorebooklive.com.
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London Johnson, Norcross boys
Johnson led Norcross to a 7A state title and filled up the stat sheet with a game-high 27 points along with eight boards, two assists and four steals.
Jerry Deng, Norcross boys
Deng did a great job on both sides of the ball with 14 points with 12 boards and helped hold Berkmar’s Malique Ewin to only 13 points.
Photos: Norcross completes boy-girl sweep of Class 7A state championships #GAPreps https://t.co/VSS7Yo6kR9 pic.twitter.com/6RhRYp8Q7D
— Georgia High School On SI (@SBLiveGA) March 13, 2022
Zaria Hurston, Norcross girls
Norcross inched by Harrison to win the 7A state championship. Hurston was huge for the Lady Blue, getting a double-double of 15 points and 16 rebounds.
Jania Akins, Norcross girls
Akins came up big in the clutch for Norcross, scoring 11 of her 14 points in the fourth quarter to help Norcross capture its first title since 2013.
Photos: Norcross girls get down to business in the fourth quarter in comeback win over Harrison for the 7A state title #GAPreps https://t.co/zznczGHpDc pic.twitter.com/rDPWaE535h
— Georgia High School On SI (@SBLiveGA) March 13, 2022
Jalen Forrest, Greenforest boys
Forrest’s game-high 26 points along with his six rebounds and two steals were big in holding off King’s Ridge for the Class A Private state title.
Florian Tenebay, Greenforest boys
Tenebay was all over the court in Greenforest’s title win, amassing 17 points, five boards, four assists and four steals.
Greenforest's guards are the difference in beating King's Ridge for the Class A Private state championship #GAPreps https://t.co/glSjrkWnYk pic.twitter.com/sS9x3PtO96
— Georgia High School On SI (@SBLiveGA) March 12, 2022
Kara Dunn, Mount Paran girls
Dunn went off versus Hebron with 30 points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Her performance helped Mount Paran capture its first state title.
Kara Dunn draws chants of 'M-V-P' in leading Mount Paran to its first state championship #GAPreps https://t.co/2TsYhgihcd pic.twitter.com/9c1K3Pc4Id
— Georgia High School On SI (@SBLiveGA) March 12, 2022
Frankquon Sherman, Grovetown boys
Sherman’s double-double of 23 points and 13 rebounds helped Grovetown secure the 6A state championship victory over Buford.
Grovetown completes magical run through 6A: Day 3 Georgia boys basketball championship game photos and recap #GAPreps https://t.co/nQG0BmT3IK pic.twitter.com/qXLMstGtLP
— Georgia High School On SI (@SBLiveGA) March 12, 2022
Layla Hood, Lovejoy girls
Hood helped Lovejoy capture its first state title since 2018, picking up a double-double of 14 points with 16 boards.
Lovejoy dominates Sequoyah: Day 3 Georgia girls basketball championship game photos and recap #GAPreps https://t.co/VB1hQ4DV1T pic.twitter.com/8NJXo70SOa
— Georgia High School On SI (@SBLiveGA) March 12, 2022
Antoine Lorick, Cross Creek boys basketball
Lorick did all of the little things to help Cross Creek repeat as 3A state champs. He had 10 points, seven boards, four steals and three blocks.
#GHSA Class 3A State Championship
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) March 11, 2022
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R4 #2 No. 7 @CrossCreekBBall 60
R3 #2 No. 3 @wfhscastle 53@Georgia_CoachK repeats 🏆🏆@ahmadhunt 14p@SKG2022 11p 6r@AntoineLorick 10p 7r 4s 3b@jaquez7 10p 5r@Thedantebass 22p 10r 3a 2s@_daonly7 13p 7r
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D’ante Bass, Windsor Forest boys basketball
Bass balled out despite the loss to Cross Creek. Hee had 22 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals.
#GHSA Class 3A State Championship
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) March 11, 2022
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R4 #2 No. 7 @CrossCreekBBall 60
R3 #2 No. 3 @wfhscastle 53@Georgia_CoachK repeats 🏆🏆@ahmadhunt 14p@SKG2022 11p 6r@AntoineLorick 10p 7r 4s 3b@jaquez7 10p 5r@Thedantebass 22p 10r 3a 2s@_daonly7 13p 7r
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Kate Jackson, Lumpkin County girls
Jackson secured a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds in Lumpkin County's state championship win over Greater Atlanta Christian.
#GHSA Class 3A State Championship
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) March 11, 2022
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R7 #1 No. 1 @lumpkinwbb 51
R5 #2 No. 2 @GACS_GBB 47@averie_jones 17p@KateJackson0523 15p 13r@lexipierce05 12p@2OKAY_Addie 16p 5r
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Kory Mincy, Tri-Cities boys
Mincy dropped 19 points with five assists and four steals to help Tri-Cities get its revenge over Eagle's Landing for last year’s title game loss.
Tri-Cities gets its revenge on Eagle's Landing: Day 2 Georgia boys basketball championship game photos and recap #GAPreps https://t.co/70h1xE7LIy pic.twitter.com/Kb7GPQLfC1
— Georgia High School On SI (@SBLiveGA) March 11, 2022
Sydney Bowles, Woodward Academy girls
Bowles did it all for her team with 19 points, seven boards and six assists to help capture back-to-back state titles for Woodward.
Woodward Academy goes back-to-back: Day 2 Georgia girls basketball championship game photos and recap #GAPreps https://t.co/ElGthJSolM pic.twitter.com/ooxYMD6FRw
— Georgia High School On SI (@SBLiveGA) March 11, 2022
Khalon Hudson, Westside boys
Hudson had a double-double in Westside’s win over Butler, finishing with 10 points and 11 boards.
#GHSA Class 2A State Championship
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) March 10, 2022
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R4 #1 No. 4 @WestsideHS 64
R4 #2 No. 3 @BBBTheLump 55@Jalexs_ 16p 8r@AumauriTillman 14p 4r 4a@KhalonHudson 10p 11r
@unguarablemarco 9p 3r 5a@GemaureonB 12p
@Eli25_tinez 11p 7r@ChanceFinklin 10p 4r 2b
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Aaniyah Allen, Elbert County girls
Allen was on her A-game, scoring 17 points and adding six boards and two blocks to give Elbert County its first state title.
#GHSA Class 2A State Championship
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) March 10, 2022
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R8 #2 No. 2 @ECCHSBBALL 52
R8 #1 No. 1 @RabunWbb 44@AaniyahAllen 17p 6r 2b@MoonAniya 14p
Terrace Hester 12p@Carley_Haban 18p@graciedeetz 10p 11r 2b
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Lexy Faklaris and Avery Fantucci, Marist girls
Marist needed every bit of Faklaris and Fantucci’s heroics to take down Luella. Faklaris had 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Fantucci went for 19 points and seven boards and a hit two buzzer-beaters.
ICYMI: @MaristSchool's @AveryFantucci is now legendary. Her 2 Buzzer-beaters helped the War Eagles beat top-seed Luella 56-54 in double-OT for the @OfficialGHSA Girls 4A State Championship. @thekellyprice caught up with her after the game. pic.twitter.com/us1tdwAWIq
— FOX 5 Sports (@FOX5Sports) March 10, 2022
Milani Smith, Luella girls
Smith went off for 20 points, 10 rebounds and two assists in the last-second loss to Marist.
#GHSA Class 4A State Championship
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) March 9, 2022
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R6 #1 No. 5 @MaristBooster 56
R5 #1 No. 1 @LuellaGirls 54@umichsoftball’s Avery Fantucci is a legend. Two buzzer beaters.@FaklarisLexy 19p 13r 3a 2s@AveryFantucci 19p 7r 2a 4s 2b@SmithMilani 20p 10r 2a
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Cedric Taylor, Drew Charter boys
Taylor did it all for Drew, with 13 points, seven boards, three assists, two steals and five blocks — one of them being the game-saving block in a 51-50 win over Warren County.
#GHSA A-Public State Championship
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) March 9, 2022
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R6 #1 No. 2 @hoops_drew 51
R7 #1 No. 6 @coachmyrickwc 50@Camj13_ 17p 4r@cedric_taylor12 13p 7r 3a 2s 5b
Kenyatta Bennett 8p
Bryant Triplett 8p@kenvonte14 15p 9r@5Lorenzoj 14p 7r 5s 2b@raquan_myers 9p 6r
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Georgia Bosart, Lake Oconee Academy girls
Bosart had the game of a lifetime with 17 points, 20 rebounds, six assists, two steals and a block to help Lake Oconee capture its first state title.
#GHSA A-Public State Championship
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) March 9, 2022
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R8 #1 No. 3 @LOA_Titansports 45
R7 #1 Hancock Central 30@elwilson101 helps LOA to first ever title in Year 1
Georgia Bosart 17p 20r 6a 2s 1b
Jane Monachello 9p@hannahheinen11 9p
Jameria Lawrence 8p 7r
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Darren Nichols is a freelance sports journalists from Stockbridge, Georgia. He has been with SBLive Sports covering the state of Georgia since 2022 and specializes player profiles and various polls, including Player of the Week honors for high school football, softball, boys and girls basketball and baseball. Darren attended Augusta University before completing his Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication at Clayton State University.