Norcross wins back-to-back championships

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Norcross wins back-to-back championships

Norcross beats McEachern to win a second consecutive GHSA girls state basketball title.

Class AAAAA: Norcross 61, McEachern 36

Class AAAAA: Norcross 61, McEachern 36

Norcross fans cheer their team on to a second-straight state championship.

Norcross players celebrate their victory over McEachern in the GHSA Class AAAAA state championship game at Gwinnett Arena.

The McEachern bench is dejected as the team lost the Class AAAAA state title game.

McEachern's Breanna Jackson (22) and Kayla Montgomery (left) after their team lost to Norcross in the Class AAAAA state championship.

Norcross' Bri Williams (13) and McEachern's Dominique Wilson (right) fight for the loose ball.

Norcross' Shayla Cooper (32) prepares to shoot as McEachern's Mesha Morris (right) goes for the block.

Norcross Shayla Cooper (32) shoots as McEachern's Dearica Hamby (23) takes a swipe at the ball.

McEachern's Patches Roberts (center) drives down the court in first half of the girls Class AAAAA state title game against Norcross.

Norcross' Bri Williams (13) shoots as she falls in first half of the girls Class AAAAA state championship game.

McEachern's Patches Roberts (left) and Norcross' Diamond DeShields (right) fall as they fight for the loose ball.

Norcross' Diamond DeShields (22) shoots over McEachern's Brittany Hodges (31) and Kayla Montgomery (right).

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Class AAAAA: Norcross 61, McEachern 36

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