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Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Can anyone beat Wheeler?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Class AAAAA state playoffs will begin this weekend, and once again top-ranked and defending state champion Wheeler is the prohibitive favorite. Several teams, however, are also blessed with great talent and poised to possibly make a title run themselves if things fall into place.
Two Gwinnett County teams, third-ranked Norcross and Meadocreek, appear on a collision course in the Sweet 16, with the winner of that game having an excellent chance to reach the finals.
Norcross features a Kentucky signee in guard Jodie Meeks and junio power forward Gani Lawal, a 6-foot-8 Georgia Tech commitment. The Mustangs are led by prolific shooting guard Chris Allen, a junior who has already committed to Michigan State, and promising sophomore Teondre Williams.
How do you think the tournament is going to shake out?
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Will girls basketball upsets continue?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The seedings didn’t hold during the region tournaments. Shiloh surprised South Gwinnett, Grayson ousted Parkview, Dacula made it all the way to the finals and Hebron won a region crown. Collins Hill and Wesleyan restored some order, playing like top seeds. Now we’ve got eight first-round state tournament games to look forward to, and to break down:
I like Collins Hill, Wesleyan, GAC and Hebron to advance with relative ease. Buford, on the other hand, faces a monumental task going to Augusta to play Laney. A local coach who scouted Laney said the run-n-gun Wildcats deserve the No. 1 ranking they share with Wesleyan.
South Gwinnett is more talented than Dacula, but the Falcons are at home and they are not the two-girl team (Abbie Daniel, Brittany Jarrard) some people think. All five starters can score. That said, I expect the Comets to come out with more urgency than they showed in the region tournament.
Shiloh is on a seven-game roll but again, Mill Creek is dangerous, thanks to shooter Shelbie Pool. Watching the point-guard duel between Jessica Baker and Porsha Porter should be fun.
In Brookwood-North Gwinnett, points will be at a premium. This one could come down to whether North’s Jolie Efezokhae or Brookwood’s Chioma Okoli asserts herself as the best player on the floor.
Those are my thoughts. What are yours?
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