By Seth Ellerbee/Score Atlanta
Avi Toomer hit a contested reverse lay-up as time expired to lead Grady past Westover 54-52 in the Class AAAA boys quarterfinals. Westover tied the game at 52-52 with a little less than a minute on the clock, forcing Grady to answer. They would. With seven seconds remaining in the game, Grady was forced to inbound the ball into the backcourt. Toomer got the ball with three seconds remaining, charged down the baseline reversed the game-winner. “I knew I needed to get the ball,” Toomer said. “Coach (Brian Weeden) said go to the basket no matter what. I couldn’t pull up because they were pressing pretty hard. It was kind of easy to get to the basket. They had somebody on ball-side so it was easy for me to go for the reverse” After hitting a game winning shot, Toomer said he was disappointed with aspects of his play and the overall play of his team. “I’ve got to stay out of foul trouble,” said Toomer, who finished with seven points. “As a team, we just can’t play timid. We need to play our game. We didn’t play our game today, we played timid. But I think if we play our game, we will be fine.” Grady’s Javier Russell scored 15 points, and D.J. Brittian scored 13. Westover was led by Alec Williams with 17 points and Jordan Brown with 10.
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