By Score Atlanta
No. 3 Lithonia had to overcome an 8-0 deficit to No. 4 Columbia before it was able to gain control of the game and protect its perfect 11-0 Region 6-AAAA record with a 58-42 win over the visiting Eagles. Lithonia’s formula was a stifling defense and a game-high 18 points from junior Tyheem Freeman.
Credit: Craig Sager
Credit: Craig Sager
Columbia's early offensive success was matched defensively by five first quarter blocks from Micaiah Henry but Lithonia’s defense and overall depth slowly shifted the momentum into the Bulldogs' favor.
“That’s the second game in a row we got off to a slow start,” admitted Lithonia head coach Wallace Corker. “We just kept our poise, took care of the defensive side of the ball and let it happen.”
Freeman scored eight of his 18 points in the first quarter and kept Lithonia, now 15-1, in the game as the Bulldogs erased the hole and entered the second quarter trailing 11-9. Lithonia's Stephen Dunn stepped up offensively in the second quarter and netted all six of his points as they outscored Columbia 11-6 and gained a 20-17 halftime lead. Columbia (12-5, 7-3) tried to keep pace in the second half with Rodriquez Dennis and his team-high 16-points but Lithonia junior Rodney Chatman iced the game with 13 points and 9-of-10 shooting from the foul line.
Miller Grove 75, Clarkston 28: Miller Grove, the top-ranked team at Class AAAAA, advanced to 16-3 overall and 6-0 in Region 6 after defeating the Angoras who fall to 4-13 and 1-6 in region play. Alterique Gilbert led the visiting Wolverines with 20 points, seven assists, and 11 steals. Lamont West added 15 points and eight rebounds while Gamaun Boykin pitched in 11 points and four steals. Su Su Entongwe and Jacque LeSure led Clarkston with seven points apiece.
Cedar Grove 46, Blessed Trinity 20: Fourth-ranked Cedar Grove advanced to 12-2 overall and 6-0 in Region 4-AAA after knocking off No. 8 Blessed Trinity. The host Saints led 24-4 at the half after forcing 11 Titan turnovers. Jacara Cross led all scorers with 16 points and three blocks for Cedar Grove. Kenneth Lewis scored 13 and Christopher Fredrick tallied 10 points and seven rebounds. Cam Johnson led Blessed Trinity (14-3, 5-1) with eight points.
Woodstock 47, Roswell 42: Host Woodstock (4-12, 2-8 in Region-AAAAAA) was led by Dillon Morgan's 13 points. Marcus Foo added 10 points along with Dominic Hewitt's nine points to hold off the Hornets (7-11, 3-6). Sam Jessen finished with 15 points for Roswell while Solomon Michael netted seven in the loss.
Johnson-Gainesville 100, Buford 89: The No. 2 ranked visiting Johnson Knights received 42 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds from Ty Cockfield to move their record to 16-0 overall and 2-0 in Region 8-AAAA. Rod English scored 24 points for Johnson and grabbed seven rebounds while Andrew Sims pitched in 22 points. Buford (7-8, 1-1) was led by Tre Hansborough and Taylor Mills who scored 24 and 16 points respectively.
Pebblebrook 73, Westlake 63: Pebblebrook, ranked No. 3 in Class AAAAAA, moved to 14-2 overall and 8-0 in Region 3 with a tough win over Westlake (6-9, 2-5). Jared Harper led the Falcon offense with 20 points and nine assists. Trhae Mitchell scored 19 points and Georgia-commit Derek Ogbeide recorded a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Clemson-commit Ty Hudson added 14 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds. Westlake was led by Raquan Wilkins who scored 25 points.
Lambert 73, North Forsyth 44: Tanner Hall and Andrew Melms helped the visiting Longhorns (15-3, 10-1 in Region 6 Class AAAAAA) shake off a slow start and knock off the Raiders. Hall and Melms both scored 15 points and Patrick Noble added 14 in the win after the Lambert trailed 12-9 after the first period. North Forsyth (6-12, 3-8) was haunted by 24 turnovers.
Harrison 69, McEachern 61 OT: The Harrison Hoyas (7-9, 3-4 Region 4-AAAAAA) came away with a huge overtime victory over the visiting McEachern Indians (12-5, 5-2). Ethan Weathers finished with a game-high 32 points to rally the Hoyas over the Indians. A.J. Jones scored 19 for McEachern and Brandon Caruthers pitched in 17 in the defeat.
Wheeler 100, Etowah 65: No. 1 ranked Wheeler (16-1, 8-0 Region 5-AAAAAA) rolled at home behind Shembari Phillips' seven 3-pointers in the first quarter. Phillips scored 25 points in the first quarter and Wheeler missed just two shots en route to a 37-11 lead after one. Phillips would finish with 39 points and eight 3-pointers. Brian Shaughnessy led Etowah (11-5, 4-4) with 21 points followed by 13 from Josh Fullenwider and 12 from Ryan Grigsby.
Collins Hill 51, Peachtree Ridge 46: The visiting No. 7 Collins Hill Eagles (15-2, 6-1 Region 7-AAAAAA) survived a scare from Peachtree Ridge (10-7, 3-4). Aaron Augustin led the upset-minded Lions with 17 points and four rebounds. Jeremiah Starks added 10 in the loss. Collins Hill finished with three players in double figures led by Devin Watson's 16 points. Kai Lambert finished with 13 while Jalen Mitchell pitched in 12 points.
Girls
Osborne 55, Hillgrove 48: Top-ranked Osborne improved is record to 16-1 overall and 7-0 in Region 4-AAAAAA. Osborne was led by Zutorya Cook with 23 points and Nikira Goings with 14 points. Hillgrove (9-6, 4-3) was led by Ja'Lyn Reese who scored 14 points and Victoria Jackson with 11.
McEachern 81, Harrison 57: No. 2 ranked McEachern moved to 13-2 on the season and 4-1 in Region 4-AAAAAA. Tennessee commit Te'a Cooper led the way with 27 points and 10 assists followed by Jada Lewis' 24 points and seven assists and Lynsey Whilby's eight points.
Stephenson 75, M. L. King 34: Top ranked Stephenson improved its record to 16-2 overall and 9-0 in region 2-AAAAA play and was led by Davion Wingate with 19 points, Miracle Grey with 15 points and Rhein Bezman had 10. Azhana Maxwell led M. L. King (1-14, 0-6) with 15 points and Alexis Wiley scored six points.
North Forsyth 56, Lambert 44: No. 8 ranked North Forsyth extended its record to 16-2 overall and 10-1 in Region 6-AAAAAA. Lochlain Corliss scored 15 points to lead the Raiders. Corliss was helped by Caroline Downs with 14 points and Kate Ware and Sydney Pefanis each had eight points. Lambert (8-10, 3-8) was led by Molly Williams with 12 points and Leah Cote with seven.
Archer 58, Dacula 40: Sixth-ranked Archer, improving its record to 13-3 overall and 7-1 in Region 8-AAAAAA, was led by the Newby sisters, Madison and Autumn. Madison scored 17 points, had six assists and seven steals, passing 500 assists for her career. Autumn scored 15 points with seven rebounds. Archer's Amber Skidgel scored seven points which pushed here over 1,500 for her career. Dacula (10-7, 4-4) was led by Jonnae Johnson with 25 points and Faustine Aifuwa with 12 points.
Columbia 71, Lithonia 12: Visiting Columbia took a 23-7 lead after the opening quarter and outscored Lithonia 48-5 the remainder of the game. Kyle Felton scored 14 of her game-high 17 points in the first half and teammates Malisha Harris and Natalie Williams each added 10 points to lift Columbia (10-6) to 6-5 in Region 6-AAAA play. Lithonia remains winless (0-10) in Region 6. Lithonia scored just one point in the second half.
Etowah 45, Wheeler 41: Etowah's coach Bob Westbrook won the 550th game of his career. The Eagles (8-8, 5-3 in Region 5) were led by Mikayla Miles with 15 points and Tory Janos and Brittany Tullis each had 10 points. Wheeler (5-9, 4-5) was led by Lena Yoonis with 14 points.
Woodstock 45, Roswell 28: Ninth ranked Woodstock extended its record to 16-0 and 10-0 in Region 5-AAAAAA. Woodstock was led by Kennedy Montgomery with 16 points, seven rebounds and four steals and Erin Braxton scored eight points. Roswell (3-15, 2-7) received seven points from Tatiyana Sekelick.
Jonesboro 70, Spalding 31: Jonesboro improves its record to 17-1 overall and 8-0 in Region 4-AAAA with the win. They got scores from Michaella Smith with 23 points, Amoni Walker with 16 points and Saadia Munford with 10 points. Kaleah Davis led Spalding (5-9, 3-4) with 14 points.
High School Basketball Scores
Boys
Armuchee 61, Gordon Lee 51
Bleckley County 43, Toombs County 24
Brunswick 76, Wayne County 63
Bryan County 66, Benedictine 64
Calhoun 53, Murray County 29
Callaway 88, Haralson County 44
Carrollton 52, Sandy Creek 44
Carver-Columbus 56, Shaw 53
Cedar Grove 46, Blessed Trinity 20
Collins Hill 51, Peachtree Ridge 46
Douglas County 90, East Coweta 37
East Jackson 66, Jefferson 45
Gordon Central 60, Excel Christian 40
Grayson 72, South Gwinnett 63
Greene County 64, Riverside Military 47
Hiram 60, Chapel Hill 54
Johnson-Gainesville 100, Buford 89
Lambert 73, North Forsyth 44
Lee County 49, Lowndes 33
Lithonia 58, Columbia 42
Miller Grove 75, Clarkston 28
Norcross 70, Mountain View 53
North Clayton 64, Decatur 46
North Cobb Christian 58, Mount Paran Christian 31
North Gwinnett 56, Mill Creek 53
New Manchester 72, Paulding County 64
Pace Academy 59, Wesleyan 45
Parkview 61, Central Gwinnett 54
Pope 74, Walton 61
Portal 59, Savannah Country Day 54
Ringgold 46, Sonoraville 43
Salem 68, Clarke Central 65
Savannah 64, Southeast Bulloch 56
Savannah Christian 50, Claxton 43
Sequoyah 74, Creekview 64
South Paulding 60, Alexander 45
St. Pius 60, Chamblee 44
Stone Mountain 56, Redan 52
Tattnall Sqaure 51, First Presbyterian 37
Troup 65, Whitewater 55
Tucker 80, Alcovy 39
Veterans 63, Mary Persons 61
West Forsyth 55, Habersham Central 46
Wheeler 100, Etowah 68
Woodstock 47, Roswell 42
Woodward Academy 58, Fayette County 50
Girls
Allatoona 34, East Paulding 18
Alexander 56, South Paulding 50
Armuchee 76, Gordon Lee 73
Athens Christian 47, George Walton Academy 28
Bowdon 50, Temple 18
Bryan County 56, St. Vincent’s 54
Buford 72, Johnson-Gainesville 21
Calhoun 70, Murray County 35
Campbell 53, Newnan 31
Carrollton 53, Sandy Creek 13
Central-Carroll 59, Pepperell 45
Chattahoochee 48, Centennial 19
Cherokee 71, Lassiter 18
Clarke Central 59, Salem 49
Collins Hill 61, Peachtree Ridge 47
Columbia 71, Lithonia 12
Cross Creek 32, Lakeside-Evans 18
Douglas County 48, East Coweta 30
Etowah 45, Wheeler 41
Flowery Branch 48, Winder-Barrow 38
Grayson 43, South Gwinnett 42
Hiram 58, Chapel Hill 36
Johns Creek 62, Northview 60
Kell 44, Forsyth Central 34
Kendrick 94, Jordan 13
Kennesaw Mountain 60, North Paulding 36
Marist 53, Cross Keys 19
Mary Persons 44, Veterans 39
Mill Creek 56, North Gwinnett 25
McIntosh 42, Luella 38
Newton 46, Lakeside-DeKalb 34
North Cobb 46, Marietta 45
North Forsyth 56, Lambert 44
Osborne 55, Hillgrove 48
Parkview 56, Central Gwinnett 42
Paulding County 40, New Manchester 39
Pinecrest Academy 64, Walker 29
Pope 59, Walton 13
Ridgeland 44, Cartersvllle 40
Ringgold 60, Sonoraville 53
Rome 72, Dalton 59
Sequoyah 53, Creekview 20
Shiloh 39, Berkmar 32
South Effingham 60, Windsor Forest 9
St. Francis 69, Mt. Pisgah 38
St. Pius 60, Chamblee 30
Starr’s Mill 53, Union Grove 44
Stephenson 75, M.L. King 34
Stratford Academy 53, Twiggs County 27
Tattnall Square 53, First Presbyterian 20
Tucker 58, Alcovy 47
Wesleyan 75, Pace Academy 13
West Hall 50, Dawson County 48
West Forsyth 45, Habersham Central 22
Woodland-Stockbridge 50, Forest Park 37
Woodstock 45, Roswell 28
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