Clinch County Panthers

Record/ranking: 26-4, No. 2 seed from Region 2, ranked No. 5

Coach: Chase Daniel

Top players: Amiyeon Grady, Destiny Tolbert, Asia Hood. Grady had 35 points in the semifinal, 25 of them in the second half.

How they got there: def. Calhoun County 59-32, def. Montgomery County 57-41, def. Towns County 56-41, def. Taylor County 63-56.

Previous championships: Four – 1976, 1987, 1991, 1993.

Lake Oconee Academy Titans

Record/ranking: 28-2, No. 1 seed from Region 8, ranked No. 1

Coach: Savannah Soles

Top players: Jada Williams (18.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists), Georgia Bosart (13.2 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists), Hannah Heinen (12.5 points, 4.8 rebounds). Williams was the Region 8 Player os the Year. Bosart and Heinen were named first-team all-region.

How they got there: def. Bowdon 76-32, def. Schley County 63-34, def. Turner County 58-23, def. Mt. Zion Carroll 34-14.

Previous championships: One – 2022.

Game notes: Bosart was the MVP of last year’s 45-29 championship win over Hancock Central with 17 points, 20 rebounds and six assists. She is also a top golfer who qualified for the 2018 Drive, Chip and Putt finals at Augusta National.

 

 

Lake Oconee Academy defends its state title against Clinch County, which hasn't won it all since 1993.