Archive for December, 2012

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Ashley Ridge, SC 64, Whitewater 63

Athens Christian 77, Jefferson 57

Bleckley County 47, Cedar Shoals 45

Brookwood 93, East Coweta 59

Central Gwinnett 54, Woodland Cartersville 41

Coosa 84, Chestatee 70

Dawson County 50, Piedmont, AL 44

Douglas County 95, Mundy’s Mill 71

Duluth 78, Hebron Christian 43

Glynn Academy 49, Lanier County 34

Greater Atlanta Christian 64, Whitefield Academy 43

Hawkinsville 61, Veterans 59

Jonesboro 63, Butler 50

Lambert 71, Stockbridge 50

Lowndes 89, Stewart County 86

McEachern 48, Colonial, FL 41

Mill Creek 62, Valdosta 59

Murphy, NC 59, Towns County 47

Newnan 77, Henry County 68

North Cobb 57, Rock Hill, SC 51

North Cobb Christian 85, Madison County 58

North Forsyth 50, King’s Ridge Christian 39

Northview 52, Lovett 43

Perry 74, Worth County 34

Roswell 66, Summerville, SC 48

South Cobb 76, West Orange, FL 45

W.D. Mohammed 79, Russell County, AL 49

Warner Robins 60, Mary Persons 48

West-Oak, SC 84, Rabun County …

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Alpharetta 50, Jeff Davis, AL 45

Archer 57, JL Mann, SC 50

Bolingbrook, IL 61, Wesleyan 60

Campbell 69, Carver, Atlanta 35

Carrollton 59, Rockdale County 58

Cedar Shoals 50, Eastside 34

Centennial 50, Lyman, FL 35

Collins Hill 52, Lakeview-Ft Oglethorpe 38

Dodge County 56, Jeff Davis 26

Dublin 57, Burke County 47

Duluth 50, Germantown Academy, PA 44

Gordon Lee 67, Hayesville, NC 60

Greater Atlanta Christian 72, Jefferson 43

Greenbrier 58, North Myrtle Beach, SC 51

Kell 49, Marietta 33

Lambert 51, Providence 25

Lowndes 53, Calhoun County 34

Monticello 62, Ola 40

North Forsyth 70, Murray County 25

North Gwinnett 79, First Baptist Academy, Naples FL 28

North Murray 45, Ridgeland 26

Northside, Columbus 60, Hardaway 45

Northview 47, Pace Academy 27

Paideia 51, Decatur 48

Perry 47, Worth County 33

River Ridge 51, Alexander 44

Rutland 39, Warner Robins 37

Shipley, PA 47, Forest Park 27

St. Pius X 62, Mt. Paran Christian 27

Towns County 70, Murphy, NC …

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By Craig Sager

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Campbell HS Christmas Tournament

Hillgrove 64, Langston Hughes 52: Visiting Hillgrove got off to a slow start but still matched the Panthers point for point to even it up at 25 at intermission. Aleigha Cass helped get the Hawks rolling in the second half and scored a game high 22 points with teammate Mackenzie Engram adding 20. Cass and Engram patrolled and dominated the paint and have the 10-1 Hawks on their way to a dandy with a 10-1 Kell squad.

Naples Holiday Tournament (Naples, FL)

North Gwinnett 79, First Baptist Academy, Naples, FL 28: First Baptist Academy was no match for the visiting 9-0 North Gwinnett Bulldogs and their superstar guard Lexi Brown. The senior had a game high 27 points and added 10 assists, 9 steals and 8 rebounds to the stat sheet. Teammate Peyton Whitted scored 17 in the Bulldogs first round route.

Peachstate Holiday Tournament (Holy Innocents)

Holy Cross, MD, 37, Buford 36: Visiting Buford found themselves leading 22-17 …

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By Craig Sager

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Battle of the States (Towns County)

Dawson County 50, Piedmont, AL 44: Visiting Dawson County trailed 35-25 at halftime, but a sharp Dawson County squad hit the hardwood in the second half and an offensive surge quickly changed the game as they charged to 20-0 run to start the 3rd quarter. Gunnar Armstrong led Dawson County with 12 points and the flood of Tiger points erased a double-digit deficit and moved them to a perfect 11-0 on the season.

Down South Classic (Brookwood HS)

Brookwood 93 East Coweta 59: Host Brookwood went into halftime with a 48-36 lead. The Broncos continued their scoring outburst and dominated the second half feeding Kendall Joseph and Khalil Abdullah who had the hot hand. Abdullah had a team high 18 points and Joseph had 17.

Lake City Classic (Allatoona)

Central Gwinnett 54, Woodland Bartow 41: A pair of 6 foot 3 juniors, Shaun Jones and Neal Hodges, lifted visiting Central Gwinnett into to the semifinals of the Lake City …

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Beach Ball Classic

Wheeler 71, Spring Valley (S.C.) 50: The Wildcats broke open what was a 7-point game at the half and waltzed to an easy win in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Juniors Trevin Steede and Avery Patterson led the Wildcats with 17 points each while sophomore Daniel Giddens had 12 and senior Austin Smoak had 10.

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Naples Holiday Shootout

North Gwinnett 67, Marist (Ill.) 42: Senior point guard Lexie Brown scored 22 points and had seven assists to lead the Bulldogs to a first-round win over Marist (Ill.). Coach Bryan Sellers’ squad led 16-8 at the end of the first quarter, but a dominant run in the second period led to a 25-point lead prior to the half. Also for the Bulldogs, senior forward Peyton Whitted had 14 points and 14 rebounds, junior shooting guard Joshlyn Belcher had 12 points and junior post Stephanie Amechia scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.

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Bartow (Fla.) 66, Whitefield Academy 65

Brookstone 93, Kendrick 80 (OT)

Carver-Columbus 79, Columbus 62

Chamblee 62, Butler 57

Ciolumbia 83, Auburn (Ala.) 47

Crisp County 57, Alcovy 54

Greenforest Christian 60, Jonesboro 53 (OT)

Norland (Fla.) 55, Tucker 46

Wenonah (Ala.) 92, Greater Atlanta Christian 56

Wheeler 71, Spring Valley (S.C.) 50

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Jordan 69, Carver-Columbus 64

North Gwinnett 69, Marist (Ill.) 42

Spencer 49, Shaw 46

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Here are the top players and coaches as well as the all-region team in 4-A, as selected by the coaches:

Player of the year: RB/DB Madison McCluskey, Brookstone, Sr.

Offensive player of the year: Trae Minter, Schley County

Defensive player of the year: DL Montravius Adams, Dooly County, Sr.

Coaches of the year: Jimmy Hughes, Dooly County, and Brad Dehem, Brookstone

First-team offense

QB – Duncan Fletcher, Brookstone, Sr.

RB – Dontaious Grace, Hawkinsville, Jr.

RB – Chanin Hamilton, Dooly County, So.

RB – James Taylor, Marion County, Sr.

WR – Courtney Clark, Dooly County, Jr.

WR – Drew Lingo, Brookstone, Sr.

WR – Vince Fister, Hawkinsville, Sr.

TE – Jay Dawahare, Pacelli, Sr.

OL – Devin Wiggins, Hawkinsville, Jr.

OL – Dexter Mason, Schley County, Sr.

OL – Nick Sargent, Brookstone, Jr.

OL – Larry Glover, Dooly County, Jr.

OL – Mitchell Torbert, Pacelli, Sr.

OL – Kyle Kirby, Marion County, Sr.

K – AJ Wells, Marion County, Jr.

First-team defense

DL – Tevin Acey, Greenville, Sr.

DL …

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So, with another high school football season safely in the books, we’ll admit a bit of depression begins to set in at The List HQ.

As exciting as finals weekend at the Georgia Dome is, it’s always a little bittersweet knowing those are the last games we’ll see for another year.

Fortunately, there is one cure for this post-football depression – high school basketball.

While we’ve been obsessing over football like the rest of you, basketball season is nearly two months old already, and attention turns fully to roundball in the new year.

As much as we love our pigskin, in many ways basketball is even better for the fans. And, of course, we’ve got a list of the top 10 reasons why.

10. No bands

OK, hear us out here. Yeah, we do love the sounds of a great high school band. But, especially for those who don’t, it can be great to just be able to concentrate on the sounds of the game without all the fight songs and such. If you love bands, we’ll now accept your hate …

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Here are the top players and the all-region team in 3-A East, as selected by the coaches:

Player of the year: QB Jake Clemens, Calvary Day, Sr.

Offensive player of the year: QB Zavondric Shingleton, Jenkins County, Sr.

Athlete of the year: RB/DB Jalen Myrick, Savannah Christian, Sr.

Defensive player of the year: LB Luke Stroud, Calvary Day, Sr.

First-team offense

QB – Heyes McMath, Savannah Country Day, Sr.

RB – Ivan Reese, Savannah Christian, Sr.

RB – Zachaeus Grant, Claxton, So.

OL – Michael Burke, Savannah Christian, Sr.

OL – Tyrell Brown, Jenkins County, Sr.

OL – Donnie Foster, Savannah Christian, Jr.

OL – Justin James, Calvary Day, Sr.

OL – Hunter Sherwood, Calvary Day, Sr.

WR – Ben Johnson, Savannah Country Day, Jr.

WR – Donnie Gay, Jenkins County, Sr.

WR – Khaliq Hughes, Calvary Day, Jr.

WR – Ryan Jennings, Calvary Day, Sr.

TE – Milan Richard, Calvary Day, Jr.

PK – Harley Lichtenberg, Savannah Country Day, Sr.

First-team defense

DL – Andre Wilson, Calvary Day, Jr.

DL – …

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Most teams will break for the holidays and resume meet schedules in 2013, but several ranked squads faced off just before the Christmas break. The Parkview boys maintained the No. 1 spot in Class AAAAAA after beating No. 9 Johns Creek. The loss dropped Johns Creek down one spot. The Parkview girls also prevailed and stayed in the No. 1 spot. The Mill Creek girls moved up to No. 6 after knocking off Peachtree Ridge in a recent meet. Peachtree Ridge fell to No. 7.

AAAAAA BOYS

1. Parkview

2. Lassiter

3. Brookwood

4. Alpharetta

5. Milton

6. Walton

7. North Gwinnett

8. Chattahoochee

9. Johns Creek

10. Dacula

AAAAAA GIRLS

1. Parkview

2. Brookwood

3. Walton

4. Kennesaw Mountain

5. Lassiter

6. Mill Creek

7. Peachtree Ridge

8. Etowah

9. North Gwinnett

10. Archer

A-AAAAA BOYS

1. Marist

2. Wesleyan

3. Westminster

4. Dalton

5. Sequoyah

6. St. Pius X

7. Woodward Academy

8. Oconee County

9. Pope

10. Rome

A-AAAAA GIRLS

1. Marist

2. Westminster

3. Woodward …

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North Gwinnett placed fourth in the prestigious Maynard Duals, one of the nation’s top wrestling meets as five time defending state champion Collins Hill finished fifth. With the win, North Gwinnett moved up to No. 4 while Collins Hill stayed at No. 2 after going 4-1. Class AA No. 2 Bremen, up from No. 4 last week, beat both Collins Hill and North Gwinnett in the event. GAC moved up in the AA poll to No. 3 after sweeping Rockmart and Johns Creek. Banks County moved up to No. 7 in the Class AAA poll while Mount Zion-Carroll entered the Class A poll at No. 6.

Class AAAAAA

1. Archer

2. Collins Hill

3. Brookwood

4. North Gwinnett

5. Camden County

6. Kennesaw Mountain

7. Lowndes

8. Meadowcreek

9. Parkview

10. Etowah

Class AAAAA

1. Pope

2. Loganville

3. Whitewater

4. Clarke Central

5. Kell

6. Ola

7. Union Grove

8. Paulding County

9. Harris County

10. Winder-Barrow

Class AAAA

1. Gilmer

2. Marist

3. Alexander

4. Heritage-Catoosa

5. Locust Grove

6. Eastside

7. …

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By Craig Sager II

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Chuck Miller Classic

Campbell 66- Mt. Zion Jonesboro 44 : In this 3rd place game Campbell held a 28-18 lead to start the second half. Julie McKie continued her strong tournament run and finished the game with 14 points to bring her point total to 51 total in the past 3 games. McKie was named tournament MVP and teammate D’Asia Cain was a force as well with her big 12 point 10 rebound game.

Chapel Hill 75 Riverdale 41: Visiting Chapel Hill came out sharp to start the game taking a 33 to 8 lead after the 1st quarter. Kaneisha Mixon scored 22 points and Earnicia Washington chimed in with 12 points. Teammate Ashley Chestnut filled the stat sheet too with her 10 points four steals and four assists.

North Cobb 44 St. Francis 42: Red hot North Cobb wins the Collegiate Prep Shootout and remains a perfect 11-0. Amber Reeves was named the tournament MVP and teammate Briah Woods also received honors by being named to the tourney team.

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By Craig Sager II

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Pope 82 Harrison 65: Andrew Mendel scored 26 points in host Pope’s win. Teammate Chase Hutchins added 14 into the Greyhounds’ scoring outburst that helped them open up their 34-24 half time lead.

Whitfield Academy 56 B.E.S.T. Academy 22: Host Whitfield Academy led 28-12 at the half and stayed hot until the final buzzer in part to big games out of Brendon Myles and Braelen Phillips. Myles led all scorers with 18 points and Phillips  got the double double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Newton 58 Jenkins 55: Visiting Newton improved to 8-2 on the season edging out the win in a team effort.  Four Ram players scored in double figures. Leading the scoring was Rashard Cabane who had 13 points.

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