Here are our top performers from recent action in the 2026 Georgia high school girls basketball state playoffs.
Marist point guard Kate Harpring, one of five finalists for the Naismith Girls’ High School Player of the Year award, led her War Eagles with 37 points, seven rebounds, and six assists in a 77-41 win over Cartersville in the Class 4A GHSA girls basketball semifinals.
North Paulding sophomore Kenzie Hinkson and junior Kalee Hinkson each scored 17 points to lead the Lady Wolfpack to a 69-54 win over Campbell in the Class 6A GHSA girls basketball semifinals.
Kell junior Maliyah Gilbert led all scorers with 23 points and added three rebounds, two assists, and three steals to lead the Lady Longhorns to a 69-49 win in the Class 4A GHSA girls basketball semifinals. Kell will face Marist in the state finals.
Grayson guard Coco Rudolph, a senior, scored 40 of her team’s 68 points to lead the Lady Rams to a 68-56 win over Hillgrove in the Class 6A GHSA girls basketball semifinals. Grayson advances to the state finals for a third straight season.
Sandy Creek point guard Morghan Reckley, a sophomore and the Region 2-3A Player of the Year, scored 46 points to lead the Lady Patriots to an 85-69 win over Monroe in the Class 3A GHSA girls basketball semifinals.
Milton guard Deyva Davis, a junior, led her team in scoring with a 25-point performance in their quarterfinal win over Sequoyah. Davis then notched her 1,000th career point while helping Milton defeat Coffee 59-48 in the Final Four to reach the Class 5A GHSA girls basketball state finals.
Hardaway point guard Jaylah Todd, a junior, scored 13 points and added four rebounds, four assists, and four steals in Hardaway’s 61-59 win over Josey in the Class 2A GHSA girls basketball Final Four. In the Class 2A quarterfinals, she scored 13 points with eight assists, two rebounds, and one steal in Hardaway’s 57-44 win over Coahulla Creek.
Putnam County freshman Jaydah Baker has led the Eagles’ offense down the playoff stretch with 17 points in their Sweet 16 win over Fannin County and with 24 points in their Elite Eight win over Heard County.
Murray County senior Callan Ledford scored 26 points in the Lady Indians’ 61-55 Elite Eight win over Thomson. Ledford then scored 27 points in Murray County’s 61-47 semifinal win over Columbia to lead her team back to the Class 2A GHSA girls basketball state championship game in Macon, Georgia.
