Class AAAA boys: Eagle’s Landing 77, South Atlanta 51
Fort Valley – Trevin Joseph scored 30 points and Isaiah Dennis 24 for No. 1 Eagle’s Landing (27-5), which took control of the game with an 18-5 run over the last five minutes of the third period, then outscored South Atlanta (27-5) 28-8 in the fourth to earn their first appearance in the state final.
Eagle’s Landing opened the game with a 12-0 run, keyed by five points each from Joseph and Eric Wortham, who finished with 13 points.
South Atlanta trailed 23-14 midway through the second period before putting up a 14-2 run to take the lead.
South Atlanta led by as many as five in the early stages of the third before Joseph and Dennis got untracked. The pair combined for 36 second-half points for Eagle’s Landing, making its third straight semifinals appearance. They’ve been eliminated in the semifinals each of the past two years by Columbia, whom they’ll face with the championship on the line.
Naquavious King scored 18 for South Atlanta (27-5).
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THE FAN
March 3rd, 2013
4:20 pm
I said the last 3 meetings not two, those banners will stop homie when they finally figure that your is as clueless as you are.
Eagles Fans
March 3rd, 2013
4:21 pm
you know what im be back on thurs after my eagles win, its no fun in going back and forth with fans of a team who nt playing nomore but riding somebody else **** who beat them either make the drive down on thurs or tune it **** riders tip off is 845
THE FAN
March 3rd, 2013
4:34 pm
No, i’m not for Eagles Landing I actually hope Columbia win. I’m one of the few people other than the Eagle Nation that actually think you are going to win this game. So, by no means am I hating on you guys, I love when a little man does his thing on the floor. Except for when they play SAH!!!!!! Good Luck to you guys.
Eagles Fans
March 3rd, 2013
4:37 pm
can’t be mad at cha homie, I just know my boy going to do his thing and the rest of the team will follow his lead one more time before he heads off to AU next year come on down its going to be a party in macon starting at 7 and lasting the rest of the night
THE FAN
March 3rd, 2013
5:16 pm
I may just do that and again Good Luck!!!!!!
xmarc89-CHS
March 3rd, 2013
5:44 pm
SAH Alum and Manny Fresh, I haven’t watch any ball this year, and i played at CHS. The one thing that seperates us from everyone else is we are prepared MENTALLY to win. Size does matter, but if you played, the game is 60/40. That’s 60% mental and 40% physical. Why you think eagles-landing lost 5 games this year. They might beat Columbia, but I wouldn’t bet on it. Once you’ve been cheated of championships the way we have by the state, you then no what it takes. It’s not yall fault that we roll the way we do. The state owe us, from taking championships from us in the past. I no you want understand, you just happen to be here while its happening. Get Some!!!!!!
TRU
March 3rd, 2013
5:55 pm
As I look at these comments, much as I like South Atlanta…we only have ONE ring….and should have 6….so good as “WE” have been, Mays, Miller Grove, and Columbia ALL have MULTIPLE rings….so “WE” cant say ISH!!! As of now we are identical to the Atlanta Braves Dynasty…ONE ring but should have many more. So we gotta shut up and atleast win another ring THEN we can talk some ISH! Forget all this crying…Columbia Rolling like the Crimson Tide…so back to Zone 3 we go and step it up next year….I’m super proud of the year SA had…they were not picked to do NOTHING this year….this has to be the least talented team they’ve had in atleast 15 years!!! Now we have to learn how to win the RING….Favors year was a given…he was number 1 player in nation….but I gotta give it to Columbia and Miller Grove, ya’ll making history out there!!! We gone eventually put it all together at SA and join the club!
THE FAN
March 3rd, 2013
6:59 pm
@ TRU, I’m with you all the way on your last post. As much as I like Coach Reddick as a person, he kills me a lot of the times with his bad coaching most times. He gave away two or three state title all by himself!!!!!!
fambro
March 3rd, 2013
7:50 pm
i like eagles landing columbia good but they will not beat eagles landing i don watched columbia all year without taj they not even a average team but eagles landing will cancel taj out n win their first state chamoionship thursday night
Big Cat "ELHS"
March 4th, 2013
10:07 am
Colunbia High has a good team, Eagle’s Landing has a good team. I’m just glad that the Atlanta metro area basketball teams are some of the best teams in the state and country. One thing that I do know, the AAAA state champions will be an Eagle.
Kyle
March 4th, 2013
12:27 pm
People must forget that the two time region player missed last year’s tourney with a heart ailment. Eric makes ELHS go. Composed player that always knows what to do with the ball.
Snakedaddy
March 4th, 2013
7:14 pm
Eagles Landing is Outstanding because the players and coaches are very Demanding. But Columbia’s Tahj Shamsid-Deen is the King and on the court he does his Thing and he wants another Ring. Its gonna be a good game.
KL Southside
March 4th, 2013
7:49 pm
It was a great game! South Atlanta brought their guards down in the lane to help with rebounding and got beat on the fast break by Eagles Landing. They couldn’t get back fast enough. Congrats on a great season South Atlanta. EL big men played big under the bucket, and that was the difference.
Lithonia Head Coach
March 5th, 2013
5:19 am
As a former assistant to Coach Sandifer and head coach in Dekalb, I don’t think coach gets much credit for the job he has done at Columbia this year. Taking over for Dr. McCrary was a tall task. It took a special type of coach to take that job. Look at his past stops Lakeside (final 4) Stephenson (final 4) Northeast Macon ( Elite 8, Coach of the Year). While its hard he has done a great job there, and no matter what people think, he has done a great job. As his assistant coach I learned more in 2 yrs with him than I learned from others in my entire tenure. As a result, during my first year as head coach @ Lithonia, I went 12-12 (first season at .500 in 7 yrs). One of the biggest wins at Lithonia was a double overtime win over South Atlanta this season. While we all agree, no one will be Dr.McCrary, the best coach to ever coach high school basketball in the state of Georgia. Allow him to be Coach Sandifer. As far as South Atlanta goes, Coach Reddick and his group will be back next year. It was truly my honor to even be on the same sidelines and have a chance to coach against Coach Reddick. Respect should be given to Reddick and Sandifer.
G-dub
March 5th, 2013
8:14 am
Well said Lithonia Head Coach…A lot of people think that they can coach from the bleachers but it is not as easy as it looks.
Tpuck
March 5th, 2013
12:09 pm
Small preview of what Eagles Landing will bring to the party in Macon. The building will be electric. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3ffbwQQiLw4