Class AA boys: Seminole County 76, Crawford County 71

Macon – With University of Georgia coach Mark Fox watching, Seminole County junior Jordan Harris showed that he’s ready for the next level.

The  Bulldog commitment took over the game down the stretch and was  instrumental in helping the Indians beat Crawford County 76-71 in the Class AA boys championship game at the Macon Coliseum.

Harris scored 41 points, just three shy of his season high set in the quarterfinals against Manchester. More impressive was his play at the end of the game. Harris scored 11 of his team’s final 13 points and made 5 of 6 free throws in the final minute, starting with the two that broke a 69-69 tie with 59.2 seconds left.

Harris also had 11 rebounds, six steals, four assists and one blocked shot. One of the steals came in final minute and he created a turnover by tipping away a pass on the subsequent possession.

“I knew from the first of the game it was going to be hard to contain me,” Harris said. “I felt like Michael Jordan.”

Harris was far from healthy. He took a hard foul against Manchester that left him with six stitches on his eyebrow and a sore lower back that’s caused him to seek therapy for the last week. And his leg still aches from where he broke it two years ago.

“Physically my body is sore,” Harris said. “But I hate losing and I wasn’t going to let us lose.”

Harris was 15-for-23 from the field, including 4-for-7 on 3-pointers, and 7-for-9 from the line.

“He makes me look so smart,” coach Kevin Godwin said. “He makes me look like Pat Riley.”

Seminole (28-3) also got 17 points and three steals from Anfernee King.

Crawford County (27-4) got 31 points and six rebounds from William Jarrell and 11 points and 11 rebounds from Marcal Knolton.

“They are so explosive. They have so many guys who can score that I didn’t relax until the last second went off the clock,” Godwin said “We knew we’d have to battle them until the end. That last two minutes was the longest two minutes of my life.”