A Private Boys: Greenforest 78, Tattnall Square 48
Much is made of Greenforest’s inside dominance. But on Thursday it was the outside shooting prowess of Justin Forrest that put the Eagles on the path to victory.
Forrest, a junior guard, scored 26 points and led the Eagles to a 78-48 win over Tattnall Square in the quarterfinals of the Class A Private tournament at Kennesaw State.
Greenforest will play the winner of the North Cobb Christian-Stratford Academy game in the semifinals on Saturday at 4:45 p.m. at Kennesaw State.
Forest scored 17 points in the first half to stake Greenforest to a 40-17 halftime lead. He made five 3-pointers, including a pair during a 14-0 first-half run that put the game away early. Forest was shaken up on a fall in the third quarter and did not return.
Greenforest coach Larry Thompson said, “He can hurt you in a variety of ways. He can shoot the basketball, he can get to the basket. .. He’s got a high basketball IQ.”
No. 1 seed Greenforest (28-2) extended its winning streak to 11 games. The Eagles’ last loss came to Class AAA No. 5 South Atlanta, a team playing in the quartertfinals.
The Eagles also got 14 points from Abayomi Iyiola and 13 from John Ogwuche, who also had three 3-pointers. Ikey Obiagu had eight blocked shots.
Tattnall (18-10) was led by Calvin Slaughter with 12 points and Jimmy Marshall with 11, all in the second half.
Tattnall coach Jarvis Smith said, “The first run was 3-point shooting. The second run was second chances, third chances around the glass. Both runs hurt us big-time, especially because we weren’t hitting shots.”
