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DEL.ICIO.USLady Trojans undeniably dominant
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Carrollton girls are making a case for being the most dominating team in the state. The Lady Trojans, ranked No. 2 in Class AAA, who score 66 points per game, are 20-0 and their average margin of victory is 36 points. Despite missing leading scorer Velicia Bell the past six games, they haven’t missed a beat. Last week in a blowout win over East Coweta, Carrollton got 25 points from Karisma Boykin, 23 from Brittany Wiley and 17 from Janyce Ealey.
GIRLS UNBEATEN SOUTHWEST: After falling in the state quarterfinals in 2006, the Southwest-Macon girls are pushing for a championship. With all but one player back from last year, the No. 1-ranked Lady Patriots are 18-0 and have four players averaging in double figures. The key has been the emergence of Angelia Hill, a sophomore who averages 12 points per game and eases pressure on Southwest’s big three, Parrisha Simmons (who’s averaging 15 points and 12 rebounds), Myeisha Sims (12 points, 8 assists) and Takisha Williams (13 ppg) …
MILESTONE IN REACH: Allison Tennant enters the weekend with 970 career points after scoring 24 in Pickens’ 91-63 win over Flowery Branch. The 91 points were the most scored by the Pickens girls (16-4, 4-0) in Donnie Byrom’s four years as coach at the Jasper school. Teammate Meagan Stephens, who scored 21 points and had 13 assists in that win, is on a pace to set a school record by averaging 7.8 assists per contest, according to Byrom …
MAKING UP GROUND: Armuchee started 3-2 and has won 10 of its last 11 games, including a win over Model Tuesday night, snapping the Lady Blue Devils’ seven-game win streak. The Lady Indians (13-4) are getting 13 points from sophomore Keri O’Neal, and Charlsie Broome, a junior, and Jenny Link, a senior, are both scoring double figures …
TICKLING THE TWINE: Model’s Kendall Davis, a 5-9 senior who has signed with Berry, is making 71 percent of her shots from the field while averaging 15.1 points ., while teammate Sarah Alford earlier this year became the Rome school’s all-time lead in 3-point field goals made …
LAST-SECOND HEROICS: Warner Robins’ Victoria Rushing hit a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left and Symone Wilkerson got a steal and layup at the buzzer as the Lady Demons (14-3, 4-1) took a key Region 1-AAAAA win Tuesday …
LONG-RANGE BOMBER: Kym Stamps has averaged 15 points while making 55 percent of her 3-point shots the past three games for Kendrick, ranked No. 3 in AAA …
LOCAL RULERS: Behind seniors Janay Wilson and Brittany Holder, Northside-Warner Robins has beaten every school in Houston countty …
CONQUERERS: Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe got 51 points and nine assists from Kayla Weaver in road wins over ranked opponents Rome and Dalton last week, stretching the Lady Warriors’ win streak to 13. Against Rome, Weaver had 31 points, four assists and six rebounds …
BOYS BEST FOR LAST: Greenbrier’s Andy Gray blocked a shot on the last play of the game to preserve the Wolf Pack win. Greenbrier (18-3) is off to the best start in school history behind 18 points per game from Anthony Williams and 16 per game from Bryan Andrews, who each has scored as many as 28 points in a game …
STREAKING EAGLES: Corey Edmonson and Bobby Lee Smith are both averaging nearly 20 points per game for Coosa, which is 6-0 since Christmas and 15-3 overall …
SMELLS LIKE CEDAR: Luvonte Rhines (32 points) and Chris Kupets (30) combined for 62 points in Cedar Shoals’ victory over Salem Tuesday, pushing the Jaguars to 17-1 …
NOTCHING EVERY COLUMN: Point guard Reggie Middleton of Glenn Hills scored 15 points, had five rebounds, recorded seven assists and four steals while committing just one turnover in the Spartans’ 76-67 win over Thomson in a key Region 3-AAA Division B game ..
OH, POOH: Hart County’s Pooh Craft scored 11 poings, had 10 steals and eight assists against Lumpkin County Jan. 20, a win that pushed the Bulldogs’ record to 17-2 …
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