Thoughts & Observations From the 2025 Lemon Street Classic at Marietta HS in Marietta, Georgia

The largest showcase in all of Georgia High School basketball is held at the illustrious Marietta High School every year.  The event honors the Lemon Street Hornets as a tribute to the All-Black high school in Marietta before integration took place in 1966.  The school did stay open for a few more years and closed in 1971.  37 varsity boys’ basketball teams from across the great state of Georgia showed up and showed out for this invite only event over three days.  To read who played well and impressed the scouts and coaches, read below for more!