Lakeview Boys Are GIAA Class 3A State Basketball Champions!
Lakeview Academy made school history with both the boys and girls winning the GIAA Class 3A state basketball championships at the Frank G. Lumpkin Center in Columbus. The boys (25-5) defeated Heritage-Newnan in overtime, 53-44, securing their first-ever state title trophy.
Lakeview forced Heritage Academy into 25 turnovers and Mehki Barber made a game-high 24 points, 8 in overtime, Tayden Ware had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds with five blocked shots, Brock Graham had 7, Eli Mayfield 4, Justyce Sadler 3, Keelan Harper and Josiah Thompson both scored 2, and Kyari Burch had 1 point. The Lakeview Academy boys outscored Heritage-Newnan 11-2 in overtime for the win.
Lakeview Academy is a private, coeducational day school for students in preschool through 12th grade, located in Gainesville, GA minutes off I-985/Hwy 365.