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It doesn’t take a lot to remind Carver linebacker LeRon Furr of what playing Cairo in a state championship scenario.
Khiry White and Chris Denson highlighted the Shaw Raiders’ fourth quarter with inspiring dunks to prevail 54-50 in Tuesday’s tight game as Shaw remained undefeated.
SMITHS STATION BOYS 47, LANETT 45
Monique Jackson led Central with 14 points, and the Lady Red Devils beat Shaw 54-36 on Saturday night.
The opponent is familiar — Dell McGee will not soon forget the Cairo Syrupmakers, the team his Carver Tigers defeated 16-13 for the GHSA Class AAA football title last December.
It was a game of big plays. The Gainesville Red Elephants came into A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium Friday night with a reputation of having a big-play offense.
Mercedes Sumbry and Sade Walker combined for 29 points to help Russell County notch a 44-43 victory against Central on Friday.
Central coach Ron Nelson began eyeing his retirement several years ago.
A year after winning the Georgia High School Association’s 2007 Class AAA volleyball championship, Columbus High coach Donna Fleming was faced with building a suitable successor without the benefit of several outstanding hitters who were now playing on the collegiate level.
Boys
ALL-WEST-GEORGIA SOFTBALL
Gainesville High senior Josh Jackson remembers the last time he played in a third-round playoff game.
All-Bi-City Volleyball
You could liken the Carver defensive backfield to a high school football version of the Strategic Air Command.
The Kendrick girls basketball team began their defense of the Class AAA title with an overtime loss to Hardaway 54-53 Wednesday night.
Kendrick High girls basketball coach Sterling Hicks identified the biggest challenge faced by a team trying to repeat as state champions:
PRATTVILLE, Ala. — Columbus High’s wrestling team defeated Bob Jones 35-26, Thompson County 40-34, Tuscaloosa 54-18 and host Prattville 31-28 Saturday.
After going 0-for-3 in coin flips the past two years, Carver coach Dell McGee finally won one Saturday morning. As a result, his Carver Tigers will be at home next Friday for the GHSA Class AAA quarterfinals against unbeaten Gainesville.
Brookstone built a perfect regular season on short, consistent runs and made it through the first round of the playoffs with the same formula.
BALDWIN, Ga. — With only four minutes left to play, the battle between the Shaw Raiders and Baldwin Braves looked like a scene from a movie: Baldwin leading by three points but Shaw threatening, first-and-10 on the Baldwin 36-yard line.
