Which Macon basketball teams made the state tournament?

Here’s the full schedule of playoff games for this week.

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Southwest’s CJ Howard (1) bursts through the lane for the layup during the Patriots’ win against Dublin in the Region 2-A Division I championship game Friday. Photo by Clay Reynolds / The Courier-Herald

After region tournaments concluded Friday, the GHSA finalized its state tournament brackets. Here’s a list of which Macon teams will be competing.

The Southwest boys earned the highest ranking with a No. 4 seed in the Class A-Division I bracket. The Westside girls followed closely with a No. 8 seed. All four of the Macon girls teams in Region 2-A Division I made the playoffs.

The GIAA playoffs are already in the semifinals, with two Macon schools only one win shy of championship appearances.

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Game times will be added when they become available.

Class A-Division I girls (Tuesday):

  • No. 11 Northeast vs. No. 22 Banks County
  • No. 19 Central @ No. 14 Brantley County
  • No. 21 ACE @ No. 12 Elbert County
  • No. 29 Southwest @ No. 4 Vidalia

Class 2A girls (Tuesday):

  • No. 8 Westside vs. No. 25 Shaw
  • No. 32 Rutland @ No. 1 Josey

Class A-Division I boys (Wednesday):

  • No. 4 Southwest vs. No. 29 Woodville-Tompkins
  • No. 25 Northeast @ No. 9 Commercer
  • No. 30 ACE @ No. 3 Fitzgerald

Class 2A boys (Wednesday):

  • No. 13 Rutland vs. No. 20 Thomson

GIAA Class 4A girls (Thursday at Columbus State University):

  • No. 2 Stratford vs. No. 3 George Walton, 3:30 p.m.

GIAA Class 2A boys (Thursday at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College):

  • No. 4 Central Fellowship @ No. 1 Heritage-Newnan, 7:30 p.m.

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Micah Johnston is our sports and newsletter editor. A Macon native, he graduated from Central High School and then Mercer University. He worked at The Telegraph as a general assignment, crime and sports reporter before joining The Melody. When he’s not fanatically watching baseball or reading sci-fi and Stephen King novels, he’s creating and listening to music.

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