Holy Innocents Episcopal, Hailee Swain upset No. 3 Hebron Christian 57-39 in Georgia private school girls basketball championship

By Aaron Williams Mar 5, 2025, 1:00pm

Stanford commit goes for 30 as Golden Bears upend Lions.

Stanford commit Hailee Swain had 30 points as Holy Innocents Episcopal (Atlanta) upset No. 3 Hebron Christian (Dacula) 57-39 in Georgia's private school state championship game Wednesday.

The Golden Bears used a smothering 2-3 zone to force Hebron Christian into an uncharacteristically poor shooting night. The Lions were 0 for 19 from 3-point range and 11 of 19 from the free throw line.

Holy Innocents led from wire-to-wire as freshman Loriel Murray opened the scoring in the paint and Makayla Weaver added the next five on a bucket and 3-pointer as the Golden Bears blitzed through the first quarter with a 19-5 lead after eight minutes.
Stanford commit Hailee Swain had 30 points as Holy Innocents Episcopal upset No. 3 Hebron Christian 57-39 on Wednesday in the Georgia Private championship. (PHOTO: Luke Hamilton)
Stanford commit Hailee Swain had 30 points as Holy Innocents Episcopal upset No. 3 Hebron Christian 57-39 on Wednesday in the Georgia Private championship. (PHOTO: Luke Hamilton)
The lead was 25-14 at intermission as Hebron couldn't gain momentum against the packed zone.

Hebron Christian started the second half on a 7-2 run. Mia James hit a pair of free throws followed by an old-fashioned 3-point play from Danielle Osho and a coast-to-coast fast break from James to cut the Holy Innocents edge to 27-21 three minutes into the third. 

James finished with 12 points.



But Swain, a McDonald's All American, answered back with her own 3-point play on the next possession to boost the lead back to nine as the Golden Bears held the same 11-point edge after three quarters.

Osho, who led Hebron Christian in scoring with 16 points, converted on back-to-back possessions for the Lions to cut the deficit to 42-35 with six minutes left in the game. After a bucket and two free throws from sophomore Nakhai Worthy, Swain iced the game with eight straight points over the final 3:20.

In addition to the game-high 30, Swain added 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals while earning game MVP honors.
Holy Innocents employed a smothering 2-3 zone to force No. 3 Hebron Christian into an 0 for 19 shooting night from 3-point range in the 57-39 championship win Wednesday for the Golden Bears. (PHOTO: Luke Hamilton)
Holy Innocents employed a smothering 2-3 zone to force No. 3 Hebron Christian into an 0 for 19 shooting night from 3-point range in the 57-39 championship win Wednesday for the Golden Bears. (PHOTO: Luke Hamilton)