2010 Georgia High School Basketball Tournament: Here are Round One boys and girls schedules (UPDATED)

Columbia boys and girls will win the STATE

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Mister Johnson I must agree with you… GO COLUMBIA!!

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Meadowcreek is in da house! The CREEK has arrived! Go Coach Davis!

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The Norcross Devils could be a surprise!!!

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Carvell, finally! Welcome to the party.

Let’s just send the 5A, and 4A trophies to both Region 6’s, and let them have another tourney to decide the champs amongst themselves. I don’t see anyone else who can wrestle the hardware from the teams in those regions

Uncle Miltie…..check it out. HS BB coverage!

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Columbia Boys and Girls…Let GO EAGLES!!!

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Dr. Hoop…do you remember 2005-2006 championship. In the semis Wheeler got upset by Beach and Norcross won the championship by beating Beach. In 2007-2008 Wheeler had the best team on paper but Norcross beat them for the championship.

The best teams don’t always win the championships.

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The suprise will be if Norcross makes it out of its bracket. Welcome to 6AAAAA basketball. You need to get by Centennial and Milton. If you get through that then you will find Wheeler waiting for you. My Final is Milton – Wheeler, Wheeler’s last shot counts this time for the win.

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Milton has the best players but Wheeler has the coach and the best player. I always choose the best coach with the best player when I fill out my brackets. Norcross is good but I don’t believe they have faced the an onslaught like the 6AAAAA teams which may have left them unprepared to bring it every night.

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It is too bad they don’t have a tournament that pits the best teams in Georgia against each other so we can settle that argument. GACS has a pretty good resume of wins and I would love to see them play in the big boy’s tournament.

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OK, Hoops, you were a little more diplomatic than me. It would indeed be fun to see a showdown between #1 and #2 in state after the state tournament and if those two teams arent in the same classification (in which case we would have already seen them. Still don’t think they would beat Milton or Wheeler and probably not Centenniel. But, I have not seen GACS. Will try tocatch them at some point at state.

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Norcross will beat Milton this around.

Westlake vs Wheeler
Norcross vs Newton

Westlake vs Norcross for the title.

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I know they are further south, but don’t sleep on Groves out of Savannah. They finished 26-1 and are just as tall and athletic as the Metro Atlanta teams!!

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Coweta County basketball is in shambles. Not one team made the playoffs. Newnan was overrated this year. There is more than football and cheerleading in Coweta County.

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Full court buzzer beater by dunwoody player to send the Riverwood vs. Dunwoody game into the 5th overtime. Riverwood wins in the 5th overtime 86-80. GO RAIDERS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1JXIqLKMAo&feature=youtube_gdata

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awesome, i see that west georgia is hosting playoffs again….just what we need :/

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Wheeler wins championships when its an underdog, and usually gets upset when it enters the tourney as the favorite. I’d say the brackets look good for Wheeler to make another deep run.

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vidalia will win the aa girls title

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Groves from region 3-AAAAA will make some noise in the tourney this year. They have the size and skill to match up with anybody they face.

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WOW Michael……I applaud you for all your hard work on behalf of Georgia High School Sports. Do you reckon there’ll be anyone from the AJC covering any of the games?

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SWD girls will win their 3rd straight 4-AAAA title. !!!!!! GO PANTHERS !!!!!!!! They beat Redan in pre-season game in ot and should have beat them in the reguler season but lost it in the last couple minutes by 6 points.

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SWD Panther Paw, who cares about pre-season? It is eaxactly what it says it is PRE-SEASON don’t mean a thing. They just got beat in the regular season. If you should have beat them you would have beat them. SWD is the best 4A team but Redan is in a league all by itself.

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Columbia Boys and Girls 2010 AAA State Champs!!!

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Why does South Atlanta and Columbia continue to be on the same side of the bracket ? Makes no sense. Last year it was clear they were the two best teams however they played in the semifinal instead of the final. Please stop making a way for these inferior teams to play in the finals.

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This site is covering at least one of the game on Friday. You can also seee the Milton Campbell game that was played for the championship of Region 6 AAAAA http://www.ghsa.tv/

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Go Vidalia High School Lady Indians!

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Good luck Sequoyah Chiefs boys & girls teams.1st state berth for the boys in its 20 year history.

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I’m really excited about the buzz with ECCHS Blue Devils this year. As a former Blue Devil Alum some of my best memories of high school were the football games at the GraniteBowl and the basketball games at the Inferno! Elbert Co. has alot of homegrown athletes in football, basketball, track and baseball. I hope that Coach Fox at Georgia or Coach Hewitt at Tech make a valiant effort to recruit this kid and keep him in State.

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AAA better watch out for the Westover boys and girls teams from Southwest GA. They both have the number 1 seed and this season the boys beat number 1 team in the state Monroe (a cross town rival). There could possibly be a round 4 for Westover and Monroe in the state championship because we (WHS) have already played Monroe 3 times this year including the region championship. I’m just saying, don’t be suprised.

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West Georgia is 45 minutes from downtown, tops.

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Don’t sleep on teams from 7-AAAA in girls. Rome, Hillgrove and NW Whitfield could very easily make a run for the title.

Anybody know anything about Chamblee girls?? I can’t really tell anything about them due to three of their four losses being to SW DeKalb.

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After that disaster of a football season (thank you for the win
Cross Keys), look for GACS to win AA and they may add a girls
title to go with it.

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Not since 2002 in a regular or tournament game.

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No team from SOUTH GA. can beat S.Atl or Columbia.

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Dylan,

Chamblee has a good team. Like you say they’ve lost four and three were to SWD. They have a good one-two punch with Jasmine Camp and Lucy Mason and have a young 6-2 post player that can handle the ball and get up and down the court.

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Grove High was beat up by Meadowcreek this season, and that is their only loss. The good teams are in the northern regions. We need to play some of the other brackets and crossover more, but there might be some surprises this season.

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WOW to see Laney’s boys name in the playoff bracket for BASKETBALL for the first time in YEARS, I’m lost for words LOL. Good luck fellas.

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Finally people are joining me on the GACS bandwagon… Best team in the state? They crushed Peachtree Ridge by 23, beat Centennial by 10 and beat top national programs Fayetteville, AK, United Faith Christian and Greene Co. Ala. Poor #3 Laney… they have to play #2 NE Macon in round 2. Let the games begin!

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GACS is good maybe really good but id bet my last dollar their not better than wheeler or milton

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One thing can be said about this Westlake program is that we are very humbled and fortunate to be in the position we are in, in the state tourney. We have learned to be humble and thankful from our head coach and deacon Coach Darron Rogers Sr. We say good luck to all the teams who made it, but rest assure we are not overlooking no matchups. To Eagle 1 i always send a special good luck to you guys becasue your standup fans and at least kno what your talking about when it comes to high school basketball. To all of the north Fulton schools who assume no one can match your region and have no chance against your powerhouses just kno we are as hungry as ever to get back to the final four. we are definetly looking forward to a Wheeler matchup, by the way its a travesty your best player was handcuffed after a game is he still playing in the tournament. If he is thats another travesty in itself. Also to clear a couple of things up. In a news article in ESPN rise the magazine Jelan Kendrick said he missed the state tournament becasue of a bad ankle.

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GHSA just ought to put both of the AAA championship cups (boys and girls) in the mail to 2106 columbia drive. It would save some money on transportation for the rest of the tournament that doesnt even need to be spent…LOL…Hey eagle 1 How bout them D@mn EAGLES!!!!

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Carvell, GHSA should implement tournament seeding reform. There is no way all of the good (state ranked) teams should be in the same quarter. I think they should seed the teams like the NCAA tournament instead of just pitting one region against another. If travel is an issue, then play all the games at neutral sites. Also, the regions should take a close look at their rules. If I had influence, I would guarantee the regular season champ no worse than the #2 seed for the region going into the state tournament. Under my scheme, Centennial would either be a #2 seed or in another draw instead of playing Norcross in the first round. The current system gives us good early round games but the great teams are sometimes lumped together. The tournament should gradually get harder in each round instead of being like a roller coaster. What do you think?

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truth4westlake-

Jelan was handcuffed for about 10 seconds, but the incident didn’t go down like the papers reported. How do I know? Well 1. I was actually at the game unlike the ajc or mdj 2. A good friend of mine was in the middle of the whole incident. Jelan did charge after the ref but Lipscomb was quick to restrain him. A cop who had previous history with Jelan came up and removed Jelan from Lipscomb and tried to handcuff Jelan- only the Campbell officials and came and basically told the cop that he was out of line because at that point they were just trying to get all the Wheeler and Milton players in their respective locker rooms and at this point the officials were long gone (with their armed escorts of course) and Jelan and Lipscomb were on their way to the Wheeler locker room when the cop acted out. And despite what the papers have tried to hint at Jelan never touched the official. The reporting on the whole incident and game was pathetic primarily because none of the papers were at the game so how in god’s name did they know what happened. They made assumptions and you know what they say when you assume- it makes an as* out of u and me. I’m still waiting for a write-up of how awful the refs were in that game. And they were terrible both ways, but Wheeler was dealt the most blows by officials in the 4th- including the inexplicable tech on lipscomb mid-4th. The high school basketball coverage in this state is so pathetic. Try actually going to some games guys. It will give you more legitimacy.

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Mays Raiders are the best.

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like really what if we had westlake wheeler milton norcoss all in the final four. that be a dream

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Columbia boys should run rampant in 3A. The girls are playing better than ever and will be a force to be reckoned with!! Go Eagles!!

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getCarter- have you even seen wheeler play? i didnt realize being short was such a big deal, you know why? cause ryan harrow and phil taylor are both short yet dominate the 5AAAAA scene…dont post when you have no idea what you are talking about, you just look stupid when you do that

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Dr. Hoop,

I know what the racial divide is up there thats why im asking why are you calling the place ghetto. ghetto is a term associated with poor black people so what does the gloss on the floor have to do with the school being ghetto or a culture shock…your original statement said nothing about the bad facilities and im sure anyone who read it did not think you were talking about the facilities…there are many schools deeper in the inner city that have floors that are glossed extremely well and are nice looking schools so what do you call them? lets be for real you went wayyy too far and its no way to clean that one up buddy. I’ve also seen many of games in more affluent areas where the facilities were horrible…Does that make them Ghetto also?

In the wonderful words of Ed Lover “C’mon SON!”…”you ought to be kicked off the face of the earth for some b.s. like that” and i dont mean to sound so Ghetto with it.

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In defense of Truth4Westlake, Jelan Kendrick was suspended and removed from the Westlake team on January 26th, 2009 (after previous other infractions). This was over 6 ½ weeks before Westlake’s State semi final game and before the region tournament. There was no ankle injury. The antics will continue unless the community stops covering for this kid. It has to stop or he will be lost.

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Tell me, “CING,” who has a worse gym than Chamblee, outside of the perimeter? You said you’ve seen many. List them

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Michelin man? if you mean the 6′8 240 stud sophomore that is Chuck Mitchell then you clearly have not seen this team recently. Say what you want about him, but the last 6 weeks Jelan has played great ball and been an excellent teammate. As for a midget lineup- 5′10 Phil Taylor, 6′1 Karl Cochran, 6′4 Joey Jerome, 6′6 Jelan Kendrick, and a 6′8 Chuck Mitchell- all 5 are D1 signees or have offers BTW. Last I checked that’s a pretty good lineup size-wise for a high school team. And as for your dis on Chuck- ask Julian Royal who outrebounded him and blocked his dunk attempt straight-up on Saturday night. Wheeler also brings 2 solid bench players with the 6′4 Derek Frye and 6′1 sharpshooter KK Simmons. The rest of te bench ain’t too shabby either but Doug likes his 7-man rotation.

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Hey!!!! all you Redan fan’s take it easy………. We’re going for three in a row. Give respect when it’s due. The point is we are a very tough team and you know it. At this point we aren’t facing each other
again until next season so let’s show some Dekalb pride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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3 in a row is awesome but can you do it on 5A level, don’t get me wrong I love SWD but you have to give Redan some credit too. Crawford Lewis while you were shouting out Dekalb you did not even mention Redan. What’s up with that playa playa. Call Bruce Hagan, he is the peoples lawyer.

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We at Centennial are p.o, but only because Campbell hurt Centennial’s big man (#00). Which cost us the Wheeler game. Don’t worry 3 in a row that streak ends tomorrow, the big man is back.

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You’re right, G-dub, the Redan girls do derserve some love. Is Redan moving into a new region next year?

I still have 1 computer that the DeKalb Po Po did not seize

Ain’t Vidalia in FL?

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GO Region 3-AAAAA Bradwell Institute Lady Tigers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go Region 3-AAA Liberty County Mens Panthers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Seeding would be impossible.

Unlike the NCAA, there isn’t enough information disseminated across the state about various teams. There isn’t enough time to watch video and it’s also difficult to rank schedule strength.

I understand it’s difficult to do because of staff cuts and a different focus to the coverage because of the changes in distribution, but like a previous poster mentioned, the Vidalia girls are undefeated and haven’t been mentioned. Vidalia’s in a tough region with annual stalwarts in Dodge County and Laney. Vidalia is in a relative no man’s land where they are just out of range for several daily papers and thus haven’t been hyped very much.

The AJC has a video posted from a basketball brawl in South Carolina, but never mentioned that a similar incident took place just last week during region semifinals when Thomasville players and a Berrien player took exception to one another and were ejected.

Not the AJC’s fault that it can’t feasibly cover the state, but I don’t think we can suggest seeding at this point because the state is currently very unfamiliar with itself.

Trivia: The GHSA actually has used a seeding system. Somewhat, anyway. In the 1950s, Classes B and C didn’t use regions during cage season, but were divided along congressional districts. 12 districts and a 16-team bracket meant that the league voted in additional teams that had not qualified for state.

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Elbert CO. is not gonna surprise anyone in AAA.We know they are good. Columbia Eagles are gonna surprise people because they think we are not good for some odd reason??? South Georgia teams think we suck!!!

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Wow, although i stepped down today, and may be going to jail, I’ll be watching that region next year from my cot, either in jackson, or confederate ave if those fed charges stick.

Ugh, that region already was the toughest in 4-A, but it looks like they made it tougher.

PS, Dylan, NW Whitefield may just be too big for Chamblee girls, but that 1967 gym will be rockin saturday. So much so that the rats and roaches will probably be driven out. Sorry, the toxic mold and CO2 levels may actually rise during the game

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Swivel: Spalding County, Area Code 770 is not South Georgia and if you wanna report wins and losses don’t forget that 40point REALITY CHECK BLOWOUT DUNKFEST S.ATL hung on Spalding County when they couldn’t get that home cookin they got the 1st game. You and I both know them country boys from LaGrange don’t won’t NAN part of them boys from Zone3 Atlanta, the DEFENDING STATE CHAMPION SOUTH ATLANTA HORNETS!!

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Columbia is the best team in state hands down if elbert should some how face them again in the elite 8 and upset them not saying they are but if they do they will win state. winner between columbia-elbert wins state

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There’s no doubt that in AAA, the South regions are the toughest considering South Atl falls in Region 4. I believe there are 6 legitimate title contenders for the AAA crown. Monroe, Lagrange, Liberty Co., Westover, and South Atlanta all possess the necessary tools to win the State, while only Columbia passes the eye test IMHO to win from the North regions. That being said, Monroe (terrible guard play), Lagrange (weak schedule), and South Atlanta (too much turmoil @ wrong time) won’t make to Macon and after looking at the brackets my Final Four predictions are Westover, Liberty Co., Columbia, and Carrollton.

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ANYBODY BUT COLUMBIA!!!! THUG SCHOOL (MIDGET PLAYED FOOTBALL AND THEY STARTED A BRAWL AT North Springs H.S. A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK!!!! THUGS AND PUNKS!!!!

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“And I’ll be covering the Round One Fayette-Rockdale boys game tonight.”

Good choice Carvell. I think that game is the best match-up in 4A tonight. I saw Fayette Co. at Christmas down at the Mt. Zion tourney. Not too impressed, but maybe they were missing somebody. Rock’ has been #1 virtually all year so we’ll soon find out if they can play, or were just the beneficiaries of a weak region. However, if they are as good as the fans in Rockdale say, then they should step on Fayette, “with a hob-nailed boot.”

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Can anyone dethrone of Lady Raiders of Redan? If so, put your money, where your mouth is!!!!

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Devil Lover 12 there is only one Devil Lover and that is me. Devil National it is time for the road to the final four. Centennial fans we welcome you to the Devil Den…may the best team win!!!

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Fayette County scored the first 9 points of the game, and is controlling the game. No. 1 Rockdale looks nervous, playing out of control.

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Miller Grove beat Sprayberry by 20 or so…anybody know how the other dekalb teams did tonight???

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56-54 Norcross Devils. One region 6 team defeated

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WheelerFan#2. We had them by 10 pts in the third but I give them credit for coming back.

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Go Lithia Springs Lions!

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Hey Wheeler#2. It don’t count to call’em after their over. Go Devils!!!!!!!

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Anybody know the Salem vs. Mays score?

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3 out of 4 — not bad.

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Westlake defeated Valdosta 83-68, really wasn’t that close. Westlake led by as much as 29 in 2nd half (more like a 20 point game). Everybody played well. “Big Tony Jacobs” put on a show in the 1st half with 10 points in 1st period (about 12 points total) and great defense & rebounding. Marcus Thornton had early foul trouble but finished with a quiet 25 points, 10 rebounds & 5 blocked shots. Newberry, Johnson, Ali, they all played well. Valdosta’s Jay Rome was very quite the 1st half but heated up the second half. Westlake was just too big, and equally as fast.

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its not fair to criticize the bad play of region 6 after you just barely beat one.

and i dont know what your talking about, both wheeler and campbell played well, and everyone knows Milton never plays to their talent level. Honestly, 4 high major players and all you can score is 63 points.

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Norcross didn’t beat Centennial, they beat themselves at the foul line. While it’s true Centennial goes home and Norcross lives to play another day, Centennial missed 2 critical foul shots with seconds left in regulation that would have put the game away. So count your blessings by winning by a grand 2 points at your house.

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Hey Doyle Hargraves . Norcross is just an average who beats bigs egos with weak coaching. For the record Norcross beat Collins by 14 twice and lost to Milton by only 4 on a neutral court before our average team started playing together. By the way Milton just only beat Collins Hill region 7 4th seed by 8 points at home. I think I’ll take the points on the Milton/Norcross game.

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Hey rudbuck . Both teams did not play their best. But to say you would won if, well then I can say, “if we had made our shot before you missed your shots then we would have won.” It is always the final score that count and tonight by 2 pts we were they better team.

Good come back Centennial in the 4qtr.

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Good wins by 3AAAAA Groves and Johnson High, good luck to both teams in there next games!!!

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Hey Doyle Hargraves. Don”t forget that region 6’s 4th seed Centennial beat both Wheeler and Milton in the region season.

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Region 6 goes 3-1 as expected. As a Wheelerfan I worry about Central Gwinnett just because I haven’t seen any of them and we have absolutely no common opponents. Wheeler should win if they play good and focused, but that’s not a guarantee with Wheeler. Milton Norcross will be a good game, but I’d take Milton by 7 or so. Milton plays up and down to the levels of their opponents so I wouldn’t take much from them having a hard time with Collins Hill. ONTO Rd. 2 we go.

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I agree Eagle 1. Julian Royal will run wild over Norcross. They have no answer for him. Won’t be able to stop him.

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Devil Nation, Milton was never in trouble. led by 10 or more from end of 1sr qtr. They do tend to play down and nor blow out teams. Don’t get me wrong, Collins Hill played a very good game. Their A game, but cream rises to the top. Lots of cream at Milton. CH was VERY well coached. They stymied Milton racehorse offense in 1st half with a frustrating zone. Shannon Scott and Dai Jon Parker couldn’t penetrate or get Royal the ball down low. If not for Nolte (17 at half – 25 for game), Would have been a tight game going into 2nd half. Very nice game CH.
Hope to see you somewhere in west ga, devil.

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HSHoopsFan,

I think that GAC is a fantastic team. I don’t know that they are the top team from all classes, but they are up there. And, they are hands down the best team in the city of Norcross. Not even a question.

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Regions 7AAA and 6AA both swept tonight. Any others regions have sweeps?

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rockdale had a bad game n still found away to win

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thx Doyle

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I love Milton Fan and he brings a lot to these forums but I’m not sure what game he was watching. Milton should have won this game by 25+ but they didn’t play like they wanted it, which is pretty sad playing at home in the first round of the playoffs. Their zone offense was pathetic with nobody looking to penetrate the zone at all…it was weak pass to one side back to the top of the key with a weak pass to the other side. Nolte definitely bailed them out in the first half. Also have to disagree with CH being well coached…it could have been a close game until Milton made a good decision to switch to a 1-3-1 which CH had no clue how to attack. Milton’s defense played well but if they can’t play better against a zone, which they’ll surely see again, they’re in trouble.

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Columbia Eagles Boyz and Girlz Win!!!!!
Dont mind us in Eagle land??????

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Hey Doyle Hargraves…Norcross fans feel your pain. As Gwinnett Past reported, “have met four times in the past five state tournaments, including the 2007 state championship game. The Blue Devils have beaten the Knights each time.”

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Four for four. All Norcross teams won. Norcross, GACS, Wesleyan and Weadowcreek.

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You can sleep on Groves of Savannah if you want to…if so, be prepared to loose. They have two 6′9″ inch starters that can match up with anyone in the state. They are the fastest team in the state, for they have yet to find ANYONE TO STOP THE FAST BREAK. The guard play can’t be stopped and it has been noted that they have the fastest guard in the state. If your team can’t stop them from running, stay home, you’re going to loose. Ask MLK. They got ran over last night in Savannah. Meadowcreek got a luck win earlier in the season. They could NOT beat them a second time. A former raider fom Redan says so.

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Realist: You are right about Milton’s weak zone offense. I guess my point was the CH coach made the right coaching decision to deploy the type of zone they used. He knew they couldn’t match up one-on-one with this team. Maybe that didn’t take a genius, but he at least avoided a 40 point blowout and gave his team a chance in heck (if Nolte is cold, could have been different) rather than no chance at all. You are right, Milton better learn – fast – how to overcome an effective zone other than 5-6 3’s from Nolte (something like that). I assume Boyd will react and adapt to this obvious scouting report. I don’t think he has 3 rings for nothing. We will see soon.
Good post, Reality.

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when do the teames go to gwinnett arena?

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Could be Ted. In the semis.

Wheeler looked really good last night, maybe the most commanding performance in 5AAAAA last night. Westlake is just big and talented.

Jelan vs. Thornton…now, with all that has gone down, that’ll be an attention grabber.

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Boys AAAAA bracket is wrong…Tift beat Creekside

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Yeah, So When We (Columbia) Win, Girls&&Boys. We Should Have a Parade!!!

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Sgt Chris,

Still don’t believe in Region 3?

How about Region 3 AAA Liberty County?
How about Region 3-AAAAA Bradwell Institute ladies?

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NOBODY IS GIVING THE TEAMS FROM REGION 1AAA ANY RESPECT AS WESTOVER BOYS,MONROE BOYS AND DOUGHERTY BOYS ALL WON GETTING READY FOR THEIR NEXT GAMES AS WESTOVER PLAYS KENDRICK FROM COLUMBUS AT WESTOVER ON TUESDAY AND MONROE GOES TO PLAY LAGRANGE IN COLUMBUS AND DOUGHERTY PLAYS LIBERTY COUNTY SO GIVE THE SOUTH SOME LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!

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Norcross played like crap and still won! dont count us out yet.

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I SEE THIS YEAR AFTER YEAR FROM THE SAME Xpert all knowing fans from all over the state dtart saying before the state has bearly started that all their team has to do is show up , and state is their’s!!!!!WELL, ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT THE GAME IS PLAYED ONW GAME AT A TIME, AND AT PLAY-OFF TIME ANY TEAM CAN BE BEAT ON A GIVEN DAY ESPECIALLY IN A ONE GAME WIN OR GO HOME ATMOSPHERE…SO LET;S NOT COUNT OUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH………….

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Rockdale vs fayette was a good game …. Of course fayette blew the game after having a 14 point lead against the number 1 team…. True teams know how to keep composure and come back n find a way to win!!! Rockdale played a terrible game and still won!!! That team has played top teams outa state this year and won … Watch out for um .. Rematch of last year rockdale vs miller grove n championship game this year!!!

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Soory about the typos

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Hey Doyle Hargraves…we feel your pain. “23 straight wins.” Undefeated at home since 2003. “Go devils”

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AAA should hand Columbia the Trophy now…that way teams want have to waist their time traveling. Because how I see it Liberty,Westover,Monroe,LaGrange,S.Atlanta and whoever else is on the top part of the bracket…gonna knock each other off!!! So much for seedings. Glad we fell at the bottm of the bracket!!!Lol
Have fun beating up on each other up there!!!!LMAO

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I hate how high school teams like Milton, Wheeler, Norcross, and Centennial recruit. Not fair to the teams who play by the rules. Three Milton players including dai-jon all used to go to our school

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Hey all..hope everyone is enjoying the State playoffs and hope your team has moved on. With that being said, anyone know anything about Central Gwinnett? I looked at ga.prepcountry.com and I’m not sure if it was a typo or not, but their tallest players are 6′4? Any help confirming that would be appreciated.

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This is for FCHS look at the scoreboard sir your team choked I was at the game as well. Good teams will find a way to wins those they arent as good takes the L. KEVIN HAD A BAD GAME 2 OTHER PLAYERS OUT YOU STILL DID NOT GET IT DONE. Maybe next year read about in the paper.

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nobody is mention the lady bruins from northwest whitfield. they have been a top ten team all season long.

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I here Hillgrove won not to sure if thats accurate

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Doyle: I like that scenario in the west. If all cylinders fire, I agree. Unfortunately, I think Dai Jon and the gang will do just enough to win. Just to drive me crazy. And to tantalize Devil Nation into thinking woulda coulda shoulda. I will be there. Of course gotta beat Marri”-do it the right way without recruiting, except for Patrick Ewing Jr”-etta.

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Chief rockdale won the Florida tournament.. And blowed out the team that won the championship last year… If u can’t bear rockdale with Kevin ware struggling, Bernard Thompson in foul trouble early and cordarryle hurt then u aren’t good… These ppl will understand one day… Rockdale will make it far

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Whooo Bradwell Institute Lady Tigers! It’s gettin serious!! ROUND 2, oh lets do it!!!

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Region 5 Girls swept Region 8 including Marietta beating # 1 Parkview. Etowah crushed Brookwood — could have won by 40 but worked the clock the entire 4th period. Looking forward to the 2nd round.

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@ Lonewolf….both teams are really good!!! S.Atlanta has good front court play with Jacobs, Bell and Co.On the flip side Elbert Co. has Rucker,Heard and Co that get after it too. You really dont want to play either of those but to be Champions we have to face the music. I honestly believe that the schedule we have faced this year has prepared us for these 2 weeks ahead.That being said both teams are equally as good!! Liberty and Westover are awesome too!!!!!
As we all know… regular season games dont mean nothing if you dont come to play in the next 2 weeks!!! Good luck to everyone!!! Go Eagles!!!

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I hope Mays High School can go far in the playoffs and win the state championship. Let’s Go Mays!!!

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Wheelerfan I remember when Pat Ewing Jr. transferred from that PRIVATE SCHOOL and started going MARIETTA WHERE HE ATE, SLEPT, AND ACTUALLY LIVED. I also remeber either QUINNELL GREEN(SOUTH COBB DR.) or was it JEMAREO DAVIDSON(EAST POINT)or any of the LONG lists of players THE WHEELER TALENTSNATCHERS have RECRUITED FROM ATLANTA-SOUTH FULTON and SOUTH DeKALB made 5A BASKETBALL THE JOKE IT IS….MY FAULT except WESTLAKE, region 2-AAAAA and all the Savannah schools that don’t RECRUIT 7 to 8 ballers because there communites actually produce talent like ZONE 3 and COLUMBIA Dr.

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Saw Newton a few times this year and they are a good team but playing in a weak region(2-AAAAA) will hurt them assuming they meet up with Groves in the 3rd round. Don’t think they’ll be able to rebound with Groves and their fast break is very good. They would have to play a very deliberate game to cut down on possessions and rotate at least two players back on defense on missed shots. Otherwise the game could get away from them quickly and they would be forced to play up-tempo which would be exactly what Groves will want. Groves should make the final four and is definately a threat to win. Haven’t seen Norcross so I don’t know how they would stack up but Westlake would be a great match. It would look like a college game size-wise with a slight edge going to Westlake.

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Norcorss has plenty of experience, i think Norcorss will pull of the upset vs Milton, and it will be Norcorss vs Wheeler. This will be a great game because it is always so close when we play each other. Jeremy Lamb is a complete monster and will take the Blue Devils to their fourth state title in the last 5 years. GO NORCROSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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i have no idea why i typo’ed week for weak, silly me

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Milton does have a good squad and i was at the Milton vs Norcross game. Norcorss played poorly that game. I just think that an experienced team with a experienced coach will switch onto another gear during playoffs. Milton Norcross will be the championship game.

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Coach Mac was the assistant when Norcorss won 3 straight

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True but he still has a lot of experience

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So, has the AJC sent any of it’s sportswriters (term used loosely) to any of the games yet?

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Fayette lost to a Clarke central team that rockdale beat twice!!! Kevin ware isn’t great but he is good!!!! Seen him several times!!! Come watch um again and u will see what he does!!! They have more than one player that can beat u… U saw that cuz they beat fayette.. Even if they don’t win state we all know fayette season over!!!! Let it go!! The better team won…

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Wheelerfan #2 u are an obnoxious loser. Have u ever even played basketball before?? The only reason wheeler is any good is because they recruit players, which is illegal for public schools to do. Thats the truth. U cant actually produce any talent at all like westlake or savannah. I agree 100 % with Zone3CanE. Once the GHSA decides to do something about this fiasco (which i hope they will), wheeler will be the ones crying.

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district – typo

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Hey WheelerFan #2. you know your teams. Both wheeler and milton are probably on paper the best two 5A teams in Ga. Some might say west lake. However, I am sure you were a wheeler fan in 2006 when a less heralded team from Savannah, beach, beat wheeler in the semi and Norcross went on to win the state championship. Or in 2005, when the very talented wheeler team was defeated in the region tournament and had to play Norcross in the 1st round. You know the rest of the story, Wheeler was defeated and Norcross went on to win their 2nd state championship in a row. Or how about 2007, a highly talented wheeler team who has beaten good teams all over country and they were defeated in the championship by a just better than average Norcross team and won thier third championship in a row.

The point I am trying to make is that the best team does not always win. That is why we play the games.

Now let me introduce you to Jeremy Lamb. Jeremy is not a hot shot like you fine on the other high profile teams in north Atlanta. He is a under spoken dude that lets his basketball play speak for him. The reason you don’t know him is because last year he did not even start but came off the bench for the devils and was successful. This summer he stepped up his game so much that UConn decided he was the Atlanta player that they wanted over all of the others hs players. I think that speak volumes about Jeremy and his game.

So Norcross is just a better that average team that has an incredible resent history, talented coach and a team that has found different ways to win 23 games in a row. Yes wheeler and milton should win but they don’t always win and that is why we play the games. Remember Norcross has nothing to loss and big “W” and “M” have everything to loss. And Milton has not even won one championship yet so they have a long way to go to catch up with the elite 5A programs.

Hope to see you in Carrollton.

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Does anyone know if any players from South Atlanta were ejected from the game on Friday?

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My friend told me about http://www.cobbprepsports.com. They have latest on the State Basketball Tourney and even have live and archived games and all the brackets for each classification.

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That 3 Peat team was nearly one and done. 56-54 against a 4th seed from the 6AAAAA. After that game I am sure a Walton team with a healthy Harrow would run Norcross out of the gym and they were the 5th best team in 6AAAAA. On paper or on the court Norcross losses by 10 or more to Milton if they get past the next round. History is just that history something that happened in the past. All your best player are in college and they can not help you. The best players this year and next are at Milton. So meet the future if you can get there.

As for all those wins all I can say is Region 6 3 wins Region 7 one win three losses. Now we will find out if Norcross can bring it every night because for the first time this season they will have to to survive.

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First I would like to say is that, The Georgia playoff scheduling needs to like NCAA Tournament Bracket just like someone else brought that to my attention reading these posts, the same goes for Football all so. I went to both Norcross and Meadowcreek high school a long way back, so im thinkin about attending that game. But someone needs to be fired when scheduling these far away games when both teams arent no where close to the host stadium like West Ga. Come now! BUT LET THE BEST TEAM WIN on ANY GIVING DAY! REAL TALK

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Thanks Despreate Hoops Fan for the link!!We need more than Ajc!

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Eagle 1: Nobody from South Atlanta got kicked out Friday.B-Ball fan, C’MON SON!!

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high SCHOOL BALLER, nobody I repeat nobody on the JV is or was a better BALLPLAYER than Malik(INSTANT OFFENSE)Brown. Corey was just a big body, good rebounder. As far as a parent taking there son off the team, WHUTCHU TALKIN BOUT WILLIS, WHO? Same team minus the two mentioned above, neither STARTED. P.S. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION!! Dude asked about FRIDAY’S GAME and the answer to that was NO, NO PLAYER WAS EJECTED.

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South Atlanta is wishy washy this year……if they play the way they played friday they WILL NOT be defending their title! But they do have the potential to win it all! They need some floor leadership too…..and some fans would help too…….I never seen a team so good have as little support as this team…..in Vincent Banks Days they would pack every gym they played in whether home or away!!!

I must say that I DO like the fact that the team looks as if they expect to win EVERY game they play though…….even through all the wins the team has expressions on their faces as if they lost the game……so with that being said, if they make it to the rematch of playing Columbia, they will not be a pushover for Columbia! This will be a great game and probably be considered the “REAL” state championship game!

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top four 5A teams with common opponents………………………………………………………………………..
teams………………Norcross…………… milton………………… wheeler…………………..westlake..
centennial………….won by 2…….lost by 22 & won by 7….lost by 3, won by 12……………..won by 1..
scott County, KY…won by 9………………n/a………………………..lost by 2……………………….n/a…….

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NW Whitfield girls will beat Mays in AAAA play Wednesday.

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Don’t slip on elbert county, columbia will have their hands full. Shot out to my boy Big LB. You will go all the way this year. GOMAB

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Top four 5A Teams with Common Opponents……….

……………CENTENNIAL………………SCOTT COUNTY, KY

Norcross…….won by 2………………….won by 9……..

Wheeler…lost by 3 & won by 12……….lost by 2…….

Milton….lost by 22 & won by 7………….n/a

Westlake…..won by 1……………………..n/a

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Now i got somebody to talk to…TRU where you been???Zone3canE been holding it down!Lol
@ South Atlanta Alum no disrespect takin…those teams was good back in the day.If GHSA had any sense and wanted to make money in this economy they would have put Columbia And S.Atlanta on opp sides. Just like last year nobody wanted to see S.Atlanta smash Westover!!!
@ Coach… u must didnt get the memo Elbert Co. better watch out for Columbia!!! Columbia has been in the belly of the beast this year( Yates TX,Oak Hill Va,Whitney Young Ill,Bishop Gorman NV,Montross Christian MD…etc)believe me we aint scared of no Elbert Co or whoever!!!
Now the question is have Elbert Co. been to Hell this year???
Because Columbia is gonna give everybody 4qtrs of Hell!!!
Every time Rod Rucker go out for some air or foul trouble we going on a 15-0 run!! Thats what you learn when you play against other teams around America thats bigger,faster and better than you(Yates and Oak Hill).Hope Coach Brown had Elbert CO.running Cross Country during football season!!!

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Greetining Hollabackk,

It would be great if Region 3-AAAAA and Region 3-AAA win it all this year. It will then be region 3-AAAAA in basketball and Football. Region 3-AAA in Basketball, and all comimg to Hinesville, Georgia.

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Eagle 1,

Hold your Horses: Not so fast my friend:-)

Do you really believe that Columbia will win the State title this year? I believe you are talking prematurely if you really believe that in Class AAA, the teams should just go on, and hand the State Title over to the Columbia Eagles.

There an enornmous amount of good, well not just good but great Class AAA teams out there. What about Lagrange, Westover, Liberty County etc. You should really think about that.

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Eagle 1

I been busy and not on the net as much……..but I will tell you that South Atlanta CAN beat Columbia…..but not bold enough to say THEY WILL lol! South Atl had just been to much of a roller coaster ride for me this year….now as far as these LaGrange’s, Liberty’s, etc…..I havent seen them but I know SAHS and Columbia are like two BIG bullies and there swagger alone defeats most….so that being said when ya’ll face them boys in Purple and Turquiose ya better not be scared!!! I hate that SA may have the toughest road to Macon but its all good….many of the SA players have played against national powers in the past so there is plenty of experience to get them thru to Macon!

Eagle 1 and the rest of the Columbia fans……DO NOT SLEEP on the SA Hornets……its like a complete role reversal from last year…..but hopefully the outcome is the same lol!

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DEVIL LOVER MY MAN. ARE YOU STILL TRYING TO COMPARE WHO DID WHAT THIS YEAR. MAN YOU MUST REALLY HATE REGION 6. BUT LETS STICK TO THE FACTS. YOU CLAIM WHEN MILTON BEAT NORCROSS, NORCROSS HAD A BAD GAME. ON FRIDAY NORCROSS HAD A BAD GAME ALSO, THE PROBLEM WAS THAT CENTENNIAL HAD THEIR WORSE GAME OF THE YEAR, ESPECIALLY THE FOUL SHOOTING DOWN THE STRETCH WHEN THEY COULD HAVE PUT IT AWAY IN REGULATION. AND IF YOU STILL WANNA COMPARE, IF YOU TAKE REGION 6 AND NORCROSS COMMON OPPONENTS IN THE STATE TOURNEY REGION 6 AVERAGE MARGIN OF VICTORY IS 9.5 COMPARED TO NORCROSS’S 9.3 (AND THAT INCLUDES AVERAGING IN THE LOSSES.) LASTLY, LEST WE FORGET ABOUT NORCROSS BEATING UP ON WEAK TEAMS, REGION 7 IS THE ONLY AND I REPEAT THE ONLY REGION WITH ONE TEAM LEFT IN THE TOURNEY. EVERY REGION HAS AT LEAST 2 LEFT, WITH REGION 6 AT 3 TEAMS.

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Eagles 1 & 2, I don’t hear much about other players on Columbia squad ‘cept Jamal. How’s Chris Grier playin this year?

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Eagale 1

Yes Columbia is good, however, it one thing to play tough teams, but beating them is another thing. The reagion was very weak this year. I will tell you something that you better not slip on. East Hall my friend. They are known for upsetting teams. You all are tall with no true guards. Only time will tell. Dont take this as hating but, when I watched Columbia play most teams are scared of you all hieight, a defensive team will beat you all, it always happen, you will see.

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WELL IT’S SNOWING, ANYONE HAVE ANY UPDATES FOR TODAY’S SCHEDULE.

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Sorry about these typos. My keys are sticking. I really have to get a new desk top.

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Eagle 1:
C. Grier’s move from Chamblee to Columbia broke my heart (he’s such a nice young man) but both schools have had success the last 2 years, so I guess it was a, “win-win.” Looks like those other players y’all have over there are going to bring success own Columbia Dr. for years to come. Enjoy it

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@ Sports Fan31313
May I ask what game you saw that Columbia was not discipline in?

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@Devil 1
Thats what im talking about…stand up and fight for your squad!!
I just wanted to know if ther was anyone out there reppin for you guys.
Im just tryin to make the blog talk better. I like Elbert Co. and im also a fan of Rods!!!
PS. We still gonna kick yall butt like you stole something!!!!

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Where and Who is East Hall have anyone ever heard of them!!!Lol
I just know of Gainesville,West Hall,Johnson and N. Hall…are they the School of the Blind or something? Maybe the Deaf?

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eagle 1, are we the only passionate fans for our teams ? im die hard elbert county even if north atlanta had put us out i would be on here telling you that your darn lucky you didnt have to see us. but they didnt and as far as kicking our butts ha ha we dance in hell what are we scared of ? and i love the blue saints comment im sure it makes yall feel a little more safe up there in decatur ! and be careful asking for hell cause rod rucker is the devil backed with all his demons we will bring hell to dalton

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@Eagle 1

Dude you seem to overlook Elbert County just a little bit I would say. I saw you guys play last year in the Elite 8 and I have to say I was impressed by the way you guys played, but man Elbert was off just about the entire game with the exception of Rod. Elbert has so so so much depth off the bench this year that even if Rod has to sit out for a bit that they will not lose a beat on offense. Be wary though, that if Keldrick Rambert and Sergio Harper are shooting the ball well, it does not matter if Rod is playing his best or not. Also, Bryson Robertson has really developed into a fantastic player. He is like a slightly taller Rod Rucker.

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I have done my homework vey well on Elbert Co. They are good just not good enough!!! Wish they was on the other side so we could have played in the big game if yall made it!! But now the Blue Saints got to face the music friday!! Are you going to Dalton? If so you can sit by me and watch as we Spank That Butt!!!

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Thanks E73 F30…what station so i can check it out!! God luck against West Hall,we played them last year before we played you guys they were tough!!
Rod Rucker will be playing with Jershon Cobb on the South Team for the GHSA allstar game. The South Team is loaded cant wait to see them play together along with Jelan,Tre Golden,Jeremy Lamb,Ryan Harrow,Heath Houston,Donte Williams etc…

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This Blog is over dont wanna hear nothin else bout Columbia…you haters!!! Whos next!!!

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