Photos: Drew Charter wins boys Class A Public state championship

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Photos: Drew Charter wins boys Class A Public state championship

After its semifinal victory was questioned, Drew Charter moved on and captured the state championship with a win over Warren County. (March 9, 2022)

State champs: Drew Charter players celebrate after their victory in the Class A Public boys state championship game Wednesday in Macon. Drew Charter rallied from a four-point deficit in the final 23.6 seconds to defeat Warren County 51-50. (Hyosub Shin/hshin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Drew Charter players celebrate their victory over Warren County during the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Drew Charter won 51-50 over Warren County. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Drew Charter players celebrate their victory over Warren County during the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Drew Charter won 51-50 over Warren County. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Drew Charter's head coach Kenyatta Bennett and players celebrate their victory over Warren County during the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Drew Charter won 51-50 over Warren County. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Drew Charter players celebrate their victory over Warren County during the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Drew Charter won 51-50 over Warren County. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Drew Charter's fans react at the end of the 4th quarter during the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Drew Charter won 51-50 over Warren County. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Drew Charter's Jakobe Strozier (1) blocks as Warren County's Rashad Myers (2) goes to the basket at the end of the 4th quarter during the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Drew Charter won 51-50 over Warren County. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Drew Charter's Kenyatta Bennett (24) reacts at the end of the 4th quarter during the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Drew Charter won 51-50 over Warren County. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Drew Charter's Cedric Taylor (12) shoots the game winning free throw at the end of the 4th quarter during the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Drew Charter won 51-50 over Warren County. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Warren County's Lorenzo Johnson (5) and Drew Charter's Jakobe Strozier (1) fight for the loose ball in the ssecond half of the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Drew Charter won 51-50 over Warren County. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Drew Charter fans react in the ssecond half of the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Drew Charter won 51-50 over Warren County. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Drew Charter's Cedric Taylor (12) is fouled by Warren County's Justyn Burnett (0) and Warren County's Ra'quan Myers (13) at the end of the 4th quarter during the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Drew Charter won 51-50 over Warren County. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Warren County's Rashad Myers (right) tries to steal from Drew Charter's Cam Johnson (13) in the first half of the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Drew Charter's fans react at the end of the 4th quarter during the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Drew Charter won 51-50 over Warren County. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Warren County's Rashad Myers (2) looses a ball in the first half of the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Drew Charter's Kenyatta Bennett (24) shoots over Warren County's Ken'vonte Brinkley (14) and Warren County's Tyler Collins (24) in the first half of the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 9, 2022 Macon - Drew Charter's head coach Kenyatta Bennett shouts instructions in the first half of the 2022 GHSA State Basketball Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Credit: Hyosub Shin/hshin@ajc.com

State champs: Drew Charter players celebrate after their victory in the Class A Public boys state championship game Wednesday in Macon. Drew Charter rallied from a four-point deficit in the final 23.6 seconds to defeat Warren County 51-50. (Hyosub Shin/hshin@ajc.com)

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