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Grundy County 72, Notre Dame 68
CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) -- Notre Dame beat Grundy County twice during the regular season by a combined 69 points, but the Irish beat the Yellow Jackets when it mattered most.

Three Grundy County players combined for 51 points in a 72-68 upset of host Notre Dame in the opening round of the District 7-AA tournament Tuesday night, bringing and abrupt and early finish to the Irish's season.

Levi Miller, Trevor Hampton and Jacob Campbell scored 17 points apiece to fuel the win for the Jackets, who won just one district game all season. Now they'll travel to second-seeded Signal Mountain for Thursday's semifinals.

Campbell hit five 3-pointers and helped Grundy (8-16) push the advantage to as many as eleven points twice in the second half.

Stedmon Ford led all scorers with 25 points, but couldn't get Notre Dame any closer than three down the stretch.

Early it looked like another Irish rout, as the Yellow Jackets fell behind 7-0 in the opening minutes. However, Miller hit a 3-pointer to get Grundy on the board and spark an 11-2 run that moved the Jackets in front.

They never trailed again.

Trevor Rheal also finished in double figures for Grundy County with 12 points, while point guard Austyn Cooper turned in a superb effort with nine points, eight rebounds and 12 assists.

Kareem Orr added 19 points and Kealy Green chipped in 13 for Notre Dame (17-10).

Boyd-Buchanan 68, Grace Academy 42
CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) -- With its first district championship in more than a decade in jeopardy, Boyd-Buchanan stepped up its game.

The Bucs overcame a sluggish start with a dominant second half to pull away from Grace Academy in a 68-42 win that secured the No. 1 seed in the overall District 5-A Tournament.

Boyd (20-7) finished shared the regular season championship with CSAS after both finished 7-1 in district play, but the Bucs earned the top seed via tiebreaker -- margin of victory in head-to-head play.

The two split two games in the regular season, but the Bucs' eight-point win on Jan. 4 topped the Patriots' seven-point win on Dec. 14.

Justin Walker scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half as Boyd-Buchanan outscored Grace (9-13, 3-5) 43-18 across the final two quarters to turn a one-point halftime game into a blowout. QD Cox was also in double figures with 13 points.

Austin Powell led the Golden Eagles with 18 points, including 13 in the first half.

Other high school scores from Tuesday, February 12:

Boys Basketball
Ensworth 70, Baylor 57
McCallie 60, Stone Memorial 55

TSSAA District 7-AA Tournament
Grundy County 72, Notre Dame 68
Chattanooga Christian 39, Sequatchie County 35

Georgia Region 7-AAA Tournament
(winners clinch state tournament berths)
Dalton 72, Cass 63
River Ridge 60, Heritage 35

Georgia Region 7-AA Tournament
Chattooga 81, Murray County 65
Armuchee 67, Pepperell 49

Georgia Region 6-A Tournament
Fellowship Christian 46, Gordon Lee 41
Whitefield Academy 70, Christian Heritage 43
Mount Paran Christian 61, Trion 60

Girls Basketball
Stone Memorial 70, Girls Preparatory School 66
Ensworth 67, Baylor 26
Sale Creek 75, South Pittsburg 61

Georgia Region 7-AAA Tournament
(winners clinch state tournament berths)
Dalton 53, Gilmer County 46
Pickens County 54, Southeast Whitfield 32

Georgia Region 7-AA Tournament
Pepperell 53, Chattooga 39
Murray County 46, Coosa 35