Gwinnett - High School Basketball Preview

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• Logan Adams, S. Gwinnett, Jr., 6-6Averaged 15.2 points and 10.7 rebounds as a sophomore and has already verbally committed to UNC-Wilmington.• Chris Bolden, N. Gwinnett, Sr., 6-2Georgia Tech recruit averaged 15 points last season for Norcross as the Blue Devils won the AAAAA state title.• Yonel Brown, Berkmar, Sr., 5-9Kennesaw State signee averaged 16.4 points and 3.1 assists last season and was named region player of the year. • Robert Carter, Shiloh, Sr., 6-9Transfer from Thomasville is ranked as the No. 2 college prospect in the state among seniors by ESPNU. • T.J. Shipes, Buford, Sr., 6-8Georgia State recruit averaged 14.6 points and 8.6 rebounds last season as Buford reached the Class AA title game.

A.J. Davis, Buford, Jr., 6-8Qiydar Davis, S. Gwinnett, Sr., 6-4Trayvon Reed, Shiloh, Soph., 7-0Delano Spencer, GAC, Jr., 6-3Brandon Thompson, Berkmar, Sr., 6-1

• Lexie Brown, N. Gwinnett, Jr., 5-10Future Maryland player averaged 18.6 points, 5.8 assists, 4.9 steals and 4.7 rebounds in first year with Bulldogs.• Andraya Carter, Buford, Sr., 5-8Tennessee recruit led Buford to third straight AA state title while averaging 14.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.8 steals.• Kaela Davis, Buford, Jr., 6-2Future Tennessee player averaged 18.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists last season after transferring from Norcross.• Diamond DeShields, Norcross, Jr., 6-1Led Blue Devils to second straight AAAAA state title while averag-ing 20.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists.• Holli Wilkins, Wesleyan, Sr., 6-0Furman recruit goes for fourth straight Class A state championship after averaging 12.2 points and 5.6 rebounds.

Jasmine Carter, Mill Creek, Soph., 5-8Shayla Cooper, Norcross, Jr., 6-1Jordan Frazier, Wesleyan, Sr., 5-4Erika Joseph, Parkview, Sr., 6-1Kristina Nelson, Buford, Jr., 6-4

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girls first teamGwinnett continues its dominance of Georgia hoops ..................................... 4Central Gwinnett .................................. 6Archer .................................................. 7Berkmar ............................................... 8Brookwood ........................................... 9Buford .................................................10Collins Hill ...........................................11Dacula ................................................12Duluth .................................................13Greater Atlanta Christian ....................14Grayson ..............................................15From start to finish, meaningful tourna-ments abound .....................................16Hebron Christian .................................18Lanier ..................................................19Meadowcreek .................................... 20Mill Creek ........................................... 21Mountain View ................................... 22Norcross ............................................ 23North Gwinnett ................................... 24Parkview ............................................ 25Peachtree Ridge ................................ 26Providence Christian .......................... 27Shiloh ................................................. 28South Gwinnett .................................. 29Wesleyan ........................................... 30

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By Guy Curtrightstaff correspondent

it would be easy to assume it all began with maya moore, but that wouldn’t really be accurate.

As great as moore was at col-lins Hill, Gwinnett county’s reign in girls basketball began even before the connecticut All-American and wnbA rookie of the year got to high school.

Greater Atlanta christian, which produced Georgia’s first great player in cindy brogdon, won three state championships in the 1970s and two more in the early 1980s. in fact, Gwin-nett had 15 state championships before collins Hill started its run of three straight titles with moore in 2005.

there is no doubting, though, that the maya years were a gold-en time in Gwinnett girls basket-ball. collins Hill was named the no. 1 team in the nation in 2007, the third straight year the county produced two state champs.

most thought those years would never be matched. instead, excellence has just produced more excellence as the county continues to grow.

the time when Gwinnett claimed just one girls state title — south Gwinnett in 1995 — over a 20-year period now seems so, so long ago.

wesleyan has won four straight state titles, bringing its total to eight in 10 years. buford has won three in a row and norcross has captured back-to-back champion-ships.

All three schools are in posi-tion to add to their title streaks this season. in fact, all three could have their best teams ever.

Even scarier, none of the squads are senior dominated.

it is the junior class that has

kept college coaches flocking to Gwinnett.

moore was the nation’s con-sensus top high school player her final two seasons. Gwinnett may not have the top player right now, but it has some that are awfully close.

Although buford’s Andraya carter, heading to tennessee, is ranked as the no. 17 senior by EsPnu, that pales in compari-son to the ranking of some of the county’s underclassmen.

EsPnu ranks Kaela davis, carter’s buford teammate, as the no. 2 junior, just a spot ahead of diamond deshields of norcross. And the list of top juniors in the county certainly doesn’t stop there.

EsPnu ranks the top 60 ju-niors in the nation. six play in Gwinnett county.

behind davis and deshields are lexie brown of north Gwin-nett at no. 17, shayla cooper of norcross at no. 26, Kristina nel-son of buford at no. 30 and Pey-ton whitted of north Gwinnett at no. 60.

there is plenty of talent com-ing along behind them as well. wesleyan has built its success under coach Jan Azar on conti-nuity and system rather than star power. but nikki mcdonald is ranked as one of the top fresh-men in the nation by EsPnu and could be the school’s next Anne marie Armstrong.

in Azar, Angie Hembree of

norcross and buford’s Gene durden, Gwinnett has three of the most successful coaches in Geor-gia. Hembree won three state titles at collins Hill, the first two prior to moore, to give her five total championships.

Gwinnett has dominated in AAAAA, AA and A, winning 23 of the possible 33 titles in those classifications the past 11 years. the county has had triple winners four times and only one champi-on just three times.

of course, Gwinnett boys have also had success. the state titles by the norcross and GAc boys last year gave those schools sweeps and the county a state-record five championships in one season.

but the boys’ 20 state crowns can’t compare to the girls titles despite coach Eddie martin’s five state championships in six years with norcross and now GAc.

class A girls champ wesleyan defeated class AA champ buford last year and lost by just a point in overtime to class AAAAA win-ner norcross.

this season, buford and wes-leyan will both be in the nike tournament of champions in Arizona before christmas.

moore led collins Hill to the 2006 title in that prestigious event, enhancing Gwinnett’s bas-ketball reputation.

moore has been gone five years now, but girl power still rules in Gwinnett.

Girl PowerGwinnett continues its dominance of Georgia hoops

Schools in Gwinnett County have won 31 girls state titles, including 23 in the past 11 years.2011: Norcross, Buford, Wesleyan2010: Norcross, Buford, Wesleyan2009: Buford, Wesleyan2008: Wesleyan2007: Collins Hill, GAC2006: Collins Hill, Wesleyan2005: Collins Hill, Wesleyan2004: Wesleyan2003: Parkview2002: Collins Hill, GAC, Wesleyan2001: Central Gwinnett, Collins Hill, GAC1995: South Gwinnett1983: GAC1982: GAC1975: GAC1974: GAC1972: GAC1954: Dacula1946: Bethesda

GirlS State titleS

File PhotoBuford celebrates its Class aa state championship last season.



central gwinnett black knightsNov. 18 at Mountain ViewNov. 19 Hillgrove at Campbell (boys); Marietta at Campbell (girls)Nov. 29 at Peachtree RidgeDec. 2 at BrookwoodDec. 3 at ParkviewDec. 9 BerkmarDec. 12 South GwinnettDec. 16 Collins HillDec. 20-22 at Jared Cook ClassicJan. 3 at Archer

Jan. 6 at GraysonJan. 7 DaculaJan. 10 at ShilohJan. 13 BrookwoodJan. 14 at Winder-BarrowJan. 17 ParkviewJan. 21 Mountain ViewJan. 24 at BerkmarJan. 27 at South GwinnettJan. 31 ArcherFeb. 3 GraysonFeb. 7 at DaculaFeb. 10 Shiloh

SCHEDULE1 Justin Mouton ...........................5-7 .................. Jr.3 K. Ci Maultsby ...........................6-2 ................. Sr.5 Brian Egejuru ..........................5-10 .................. Jr.11 Darius Joell .............................6-0 .................. Jr.12 Justin Dewitt ............................5-6 ................. Sr.15 Eman Westmoreland ..............6-0 .................. Jr.20 Justin Martin ...........................6-3 .................. Jr.21 Shaun Jones ...........................6-2 ............ Soph.22 Michael Vos-Otin .....................6-3 .................. Jr.24 Slim Delbridge ........................6-4 .................. Jr.25 Francis Kallon .........................6-5 ................. Sr.34 Neal Hodges ...........................6-4 ............ Soph.

CoaCH: David Allen2010-11 rECorD: 16-11rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Slim Delbridge, Jr., 6-4Brian Egejuru, Jr., 5-10Eman Westmoreland, Jr., 6-0otHErS to watCH:K.Ci. Maultsby, Sr., 6-2Justin Martin, Jr., 6-3Darius Joell, Jr., 6-0Shaun Jones, Soph., 6-2 oUtLook: Central made it back to the state tourna-ment last season despite having just two seniors and no returning starters from its Final Four team of 2010. The Black Knights have three starters back this sea-son, but leading scorer Simeon Dennis transferred to South Gwinnett after averaging 15.2 points last sea-son. Brian Egejuru averaged 8.2 points and a team-best 4.5 assists. Slim Delbridge led the way with 7.7 rebounds per game. Eman Westmoreland averaged 7.5 points. “We are coming off of a bit of a rebuilding year and I look for the experience we gained to play a major role in our success this season,” coach David Allen said.wortH NotiNg: The Black Knights fell to a No. 4 seed for the state tournament last season after losses to Berkmar and Brookwood in the region tournament and had to face defending state champ Milton in the first round, losing 68-49. Central had reached the Class AAAAA semifinals the year before, winning 29 games, before losing in overtime 73-69 to Westlake.

1 Sydney Buchanan ....................5-7 .................. Jr.2 Lexus Travis ...........................5-10 .................. Jr.4 Sarah McMillan ........................5-7 .................. Jr.5 Alexandria Frazier ....................5-7 ..................Fr.11 Devonna Glover .....................5-5 ................. Sr.14 Nia Hardy ...............................5-9 ................. Sr.15 Jackie Finnegan .....................5-7 .................. Jr.21 Taja Latimore .........................5-9 ................. Sr.24 Caryn Ivey .............................5-6 ................. Sr.33 Tyra Woods ............................6-0 ............ Soph.

CoaCH: Jason Adams2010-11 rECorD: 11-13rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Taja Latimore, Sr., 5-9Nia Hardy, Sr., 5-0Caryn Ivey, Sr., 5-6Jackie Finnegan, Jr., 5-7 otHErS to watCH:Devonna Glover, Sr., 5-5Tyra Woods, Soph., 6-0oUtLook: The Black Knights went 10-4 down the stretch last season despite having just one senior and appear ready to make a state tournament run. Taja Latimore was a second-team all-region choice last sea-son after averaging 14 points and seven rebounds. Nia Hardy, an honorable mention selection, averaged 14 points and eight rebounds. Caryn Ivey averaged eight points per game and led the team in assists with three per game. Devonna Glover is the team’s defensive stop-per. “This is by far one of the deepest, most talented teams I have coached in my time at Central Gwinnett,” coach Jason Adams said.wortH NotiNg: Central gave region champion Brookwood a scare in the tournament quarterfinals last season, taking a one-point lead into the fourth quarter before losing. Latimore had 18 points and nine re-bounds in that game.

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archer tigersNov. 19 Collins HillNov. 21 ChattahoocheeNov. 29 Walnut GroveDec. 2 at DaculaDec. 3 at ShilohDec. 6 ParkviewDec. 9 South GwinnettDec. 12 at BrookwoodDec. 17 at ApalacheeDec. 28-30 at Commerce tourney (boys); at Allatoona tourney (girls)Jan. 3 Central GwinnettJan. 6 Berkmar

Jan. 7 Mountain ViewJan. 10 at GraysonJan. 13 DaculaJan. 17 ShilohJan. 20 Charlotte Christian at Norcross (boys); Girls Night Out at Starr’s Mill (girls)Jan. 21 at ParkviewJan. 24 at South GwinnettJan. 27 BrookwoodJan. 31 at Central GwinnettFeb. 3 at BerkmarFeb. 10 Grayson

SCHEDULE3 Randall Smith .........................5-11 .............. Jr.4 Khari Stevens .......................... 6-0 ..............Sr.10 Nafis Floyd ............................. 6-1 .............. Jr.12 Bryan Hamlet ......................... 6-0 .............. Jr.14 Kelvin Nwanze ....................... 6-5 .............. Jr.20 Brennan Ariel ....................... 5-10 ..............Sr.21 Derek Lee .............................. 6-2 ..............Sr.25 Telvin Gabriel ......................... 6-5 ..............Sr.32 Jermaine Morris ..................... 6-2 ..............Sr.33 Joe Joyner ............................. 6-5 ..............Sr.34 Tramique Anderson ................ 6-1 ..............Sr.35 Aubrey Overby ....................... 6-8 .............. Jr. 41 Jordan Wyton ......................... 6-9 ..............Sr.

CoaCH: Tim Watkins2010-11 rECorD: 14-16rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Randall Smith, Jr., 5-11Bryan Hamlet, Jr., 6-0Jermaine Morris, Sr., 6-2otHErS to watCH:Tramique Anderson, Sr., 6-1Telvin Gabriel, Sr., 6-5Khari Stevens, Sr., 6-0Aubrey Overby, 6-8, Jr.oUtLook: The Tigers’ were the feel-good story of last season, making the state tournament in their second year and first season in Class AAAAA. Just 3-11 in region play during the regular season, Archer won three straight games to reach the region cham-pionship and then won a state tournament game before falling to tradition-rich Wheeler. “We aren’t going to sneak up on anybody (this season),” coach Tim Watkins said.wortH NotiNg: Archer returns three starters, led by the junior guard tandem of Randall Smith and Bryan Hamlet. Smith was named to the all-region second team last season after averaging 5.8 as-sists and 8.1 points. Hamlet, an honorable mention pick, averaged 12.4 points. He had 20 in the loss to Wheeler in the state tournament. The Tigers should also get a boost from the addition of 6-foot-8 Aubrey Overby to the varsity.

10 Racquel Veedia .......................5-3 ............ Soph.12 Danicka Brown ........................5-6 ................. Sr.20 Kayla Rogers ..........................5-7 ............ Soph.21 Alesha Mann ...........................5-7 ............ Soph.22 Kathryn Berry .......................5-10 ............ Soph.23 Madison Newby ......................5-7 ..................Fr.24 Quaddijay Winston ..................5-6 .................. Jr.25 Holli Sturgill .............................5-4 ............ Soph.32 Marissa Jordan .......................5-7 .................. Jr.33 Morgan Jackson ...................5-10 .................. Jr.34 Kailah Ware ............................5-8 .................. Jr.40 CiiCii Marseille ...................... 5-11 ..................Fr.44 Amber Crosson ..................... 5-11 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Ryan Lesniak2010-11 rECorD: 8-18rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Kayla Rogers, Soph., 5-7Alesha Mann, Soph., 5-7Danicka Brown, Sr., 5-6Marissa Jordan, Jr., 5-7Morgan Jackson, Jr., 5-10otHErS to watCH:Madison Newby, Fr., 5-7Kathryn Berry, Soph., 5-10oUtLook: The Tigers held their own during their first year in Class AAAAA despite a very young team and seem poised to improve on last season’s record after a year of valuable experience. Archer started a junior, two sophomores and two freshmen a year ago. Kayla Rogers, an honorable mention all-region choice, led the team in scoring, averaging 9.2 points and getting 20 in a loss to champion Brookwood at the region tourna-ment. Alesha Mann, also a freshman a year ago, was second in scoring, averaging 8.2.wortH NotiNg: Marissa Jordan led the Tigers in re-bounding last season, grabbing 6.2 per game. Danicka Brown was second at 4.8 rebounds and Morgan Jack-son third at 4.7. Rogers was tops in assists at 1.9.


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berkmar patriotsNov. 19 Centennial at River Ridge (boys)Dec. 2 ShilohDec. 3 BrookwoodDec. 6 South GwinnettDec. 9 at Central GwinnettDec. 10 Chattahoochee at GAC (boys)Dec. 12 at ParkviewDec. 16 at MeadowcreekDec. 19-21 North Murray tourney (girls)Dec. 28-30 Roundball Clas-sic at Charleston, S.C. (boys)Dec. 28-30 East Jackson

tourney (girls)Jan. 6 at ArcherJan. 7 GraysonJan. 10 at DaculaJan. 13 at ShilohJan. 17 at BrookwoodJan. 20 Dr. Phillips at Norcross (boys)Jan. 24 Central GwinnettJan. 27 ParkviewJan. 28 at AlpharettaFeb. 3 ArcherFeb. 7 at GraysonFeb. 11 Dacula

SCHEDULE1 Joseph Gordon .........................5-9 ..................Fr.3 Adonai Rogers ..........................6-2 ................. Sr.4 Yonel Brown ..............................5-9 ................. Sr.5 C.J. Foster .................................6-2 .................. Jr.10 Bradley Holmes ....................5-10 ............ Soph.11 Zach Weiner ............................6-1 ................. Sr.15 Brandon Thompson ................6-0 ................. Sr.21 Cam Terry ............................. 5-11 ............ Soph.23 Jonathan Sanks ......................6-2 ............ Soph.24 Trey Moore ..............................6-2 ............ Soph. 40 Tyler Rogers............................6-5 ................. Sr.42 Tim Rowe ................................6-9 ............ Soph.

CoaCH: Greg Phillips2010-11 rECorD: 20-8rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Yonel Brown, Sr., 5-9Brandon Thompson, Sr., 6-0Tim Rowe, Soph., 6-9otHErS to watCH:Adonai Rogers, Sr., 6-2Tyler Rogers, Sr., 6-5C.J. Foster, Jr., 6-2Joseph Gordon, Fr., 5-9oUtLook: The dynamic duo of Yonel Brown and Brandon Thompson returns as Berkmar shoots for a third straight trip to the state tournament. Brown, named region player of the year, averaged a team-best 16.4 points and 3.1 assists last season. Thomp-son averaged 14.7 points and 4.5 rebounds. The other returning starter is 6-foot-9 Tim Rowe, who led with team with 7.2 rebounds per game as a freshman a year ago. Adonai Rogers, an honorable mention all-region pick, transferred from Shiloh and freshman Joseph Gordon led Sweetwater Middle School to the county title last season. wortH NotiNg: Greg Phillips, a former assistant at Norcross, was named 8-AAAAA coach of the year after leading the Patriots to the region title in his second year. But Berkmar’s season came to an end in the first round of the state tournament with a 57-56 upset loss to Roswell, coached by Phillips’ older brother Ty.

2 Simone’ Gordon ....................... 5-4 .................. Fr.3 Daijah Cooke ........................... 5-7 ...................Jr.4 Abriel Brown ............................ 5-5 ...................Jr.5 Nina Williams ........................... 5-7 ...................Jr.10 Chardinae Fluker ................... 5-3 ...................Jr.13 JaTaja Washington ................. 5-8 ...................Jr.14 DeOndra Fletcher .................. 5-5 ...................Jr.15 Teryne Jenkns ....................... 5-6 ............. Soph.20 Guisela Padilla ....................... 5-6 ...................Jr.21 Jazmine Green ...................... 5-9 .................. Sr.23 Tonee Ashaye ...................... 5-10 ...................Jr.24 Destiny Davis ......................... 5-8 ...................Jr.25 Leajeanin Petit ..................... 5-10 .................. Fr.32 Cabrina Clay .......................... 5-9 ...................Jr.24 Kaitlin Stinson ........................ 5-5 ...................Jr.

CoaCH: Todd McCutcheon2010-11 rECorD: 18-11rEtUrNiNg rEgULar:Jazmine Green, Sr., 5-9otHErS to watCH:Deijah Cooke, Jr., 5-7Nina Williams, Jr., 5-7Guisela Padilla, Jr., 5-6JaTaja Washington, Jr., 5-8oUtLook: The Patriots must rebuild around three-year starter Jazmine Green after losing six seniors from last season’s state tournament team. Green was second on the team in rebounding a year ago with 6.6 per game and will have to carry more of a scoring load this season after the graduation of standouts Ka’Vonne Towns, 6-foot-4 Teanna Robinson, Shamicka Martin and Kenisha Watkins. Green is the team’s lone senior this season. wortH NotiNg: Berkmar made it to the state tourna-ment last season despite losing Towns at midseason to a knee injury. The four-year starter was averaging 17.1 points and 3.6 assists through 11 games when her high school career came to an end.


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brookwood broncosNov. 19 Pope at Campbell (boys); McEachern at Campbell (girls)Nov. 20-22 at Wesleyan Tip-Off (girls)Nov. 29 Collins HillDec. 2 Central GwinnettDec. 3 at BerkmarDec. 6 at GraysonDec. 9 at DaculaDec. 10 at Mill CreekDec. 12 ArcherDec. 17 at Millford, Ohio (boys)Dec. 19 at Centerville, Ohio (boys)

Dec. 20 at Cincinnati Moeller (boys)Dec. 28-30 Deep South ClassicJan. 3 at ShilohJan. 7 ParkviewJan. 10 at South GwinnettJan. 13 at Central GwinnettJan. 17 BerkmarJan. 20 GraysonJan. 24 DaculaJan. 27 at ArcherJan. 31 ShilohFeb. 7 at ParkviewFeb. 10 South Gwinnett

SCHEDULE2 Malcolm Hannah .......................5-7 .................. Jr.3 Andrew Edge ............................6-1 .................. Jr.4 Matt Surls ............................... 5-11 .................. Jr.5 Colin Cotter ............................. 5-11 .................. Jr.10 Cameron Lewis .......................6-6 .................. Jr.11 Bilal Abdulla ............................6-2 ................. Sr.12 Chris Kinsey ...........................6-1 .................. Jr.15 Kendall Joseph .......................6-0 ............ Soph.20 Khalil Abdulla ..........................6-3 .................. Jr. 21 Terence Higginbotham .......... 5-11 .................. Jr.22 Austin Lewis.......................... 5-11 .................. Jr.23 Jamaal Cole ............................6-1 .................. Jr.24 Chris Powell ............................6-2 .................. Jr.32 Alex Drag ................................6-5 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Daniel Bowles2010-11 rECorD: 10-18rEtUrNiNg rEgULar:Malcolm Hannah, Jr., 5-8otHErS to watCH:Jamaal Cole, Jr., 6-1Alex Drag, Jr., 6-5Terence Higginbotham, Jr., 5-11Chris Kinsey, Jr., 6-1Kendall Joseph, Soph., 6-0 oUtLook: The Broncos must replace four-year starting point guard Thomas Higginbotham as they try to make it back to the state tournament with a young team. Higginbotham averaged 13.1 points and 6.1 as-sists last season while making the all-region first team. Malcolm Hannah, the lone full-time regular returning, averaged 13.2 points and made 61 3-pointers as a sophomore. He was an honorable mention all-region choice. Football standout Jamaal Cole averaged 5.7 points a year ago and Alex Drag contributed 4.2 points per game. Chris Kinsey also saw plenty of playing time last season. wortH NotiNg: Playing a difficult schedule, Brook-wood didn’t win a game outside 8-AAAAA last year. But the Broncos finished 8-8 in the region and claimed a No. 3 seed for the state tournament with a victory over Central Gwinnett in the region tournament. Brookwood lost to Centennial in the first round of state play. This season’s schedule includes a trip to Ohio.

3 Courtney Erickson ....................5-2 ................. Sr.5 Rebecca Walker ........................6-2 .................. Jr.10 Mariah Mitchell........................5-6 ................. Sr.11 Nija Kurien ..............................5-5 .................. Jr.12 Shelby Hunter .........................5-5 .................. Jr.15 Nicole Plaisted ........................5-8 ................. Sr.21 Rachel Hellwig ........................5-6 ................. Sr.24 Courtney Gardner .................5-10 .................. Jr.30 Shontice Butler .......................6-0 ................. Sr.31 Colin Fite .................................6-0 ................. Sr.32 Allijah Jackson ........................5-5 ................. Sr.33 Katie McManners ....................6-2 ................. Sr.

CoaCH: Scott Terry2010-11 rECorD: 25-3rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Rebecca Walker, Jr., 6-2Courtney Gardner, Jr. 5-10otHErS to watCH:Alliah Jackson, Sr., 5-5Shontice Butler, Sr., 6-0Nicole Plaisted, Sr., 5-9Katie McManners, Sr., 6-2 oUtLook: The Broncos have the difficult task of replacing Jazmine Jackson and Katie Mallow, the co-players of the year in the region last season. Moving into leadership roles will be juniors Rebecca Walker and Courtney Gardner. Walker was named second-team all-region last season after averaging 9.2 points and 5.9 rebounds. Gardner, an honorable mention choice, aver-aged 8.8 points and 6.1 rebounds. wortH NotiNg: Brookwood won its first 22 games and was ranked No. 1 in the state en route to its first re-gion title. But after beating Parkview in the tournament championship game, the Broncos were upset in the first round of the state tournament by Northview. Brookwood will play a tough early schedule this season in hopes of being battle tested for later on.


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buford wolvesNov. 19 Parkview at River Ridge (boys)Nov. 25-26 at Charlotte tourney (boys)Nov. 29 MiltonDec. 3 North Gwinnett at KSU (boys)Dec. 6 South AtlantaDec. 10 at TherrellDec. 12 at ClarkstonDec. 19-22 Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona (girls)Dec. 27-30 Converse tourney at Columbia, S.C. (boys)Dec. 27-29 Peach State tour-

ney at Holy Innocents’ (girls)Jan. 6 at DecaturJan. 10 at Cross KeysJan. 13 at GACJan. 14 Whitefield at McEachern (boys); McEach-ern at Wesleyan (girls)Jan. 20 WestminsterJan. 21 LovettJan. 24 at Blessed TrinityJan. 27 ClarkstonJan. 28 WesleyanJan. 31 DecaturFeb. 3 Cross KeysFeb. 4 at Maynard JacksonFeb. 7 GAC

SCHEDULE1 Isaiah Williams .................................6-1 ..................... Jr.2 Bobby Dando ...................................6-0 ..................... Jr.3 A.J. Davis ..........................................6-8 ..................... Jr.4 Justice Bartley ..................................6-5 ...............Soph.5 Alton Grose ......................................6-0 .....................Sr.10 Joey Dando ..................................5-10 .....................Sr.11 Bryson Jordan ................................6-1 ..................... Jr.12 Kyle Kellam ....................................6-1 .....................Sr.13 Colby Durden .................................6-4 ..................... Jr. 15 T.J. Shipes ......................................6-8 .....................Sr.20 Payton Wehunt ..............................6-0 .....................Sr.21 Trevor Shipes .................................6-6 ...............Soph.22 Brad Mapes ...................................6-5 ..................... Jr. 23 Xavier Cunningham ......................6-1 .....................Sr.24 Chris Pass ......................................6-2 ..................... Jr.

CoaCH: Allen Whitehart2010-11 rECorD: 24-9rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:T.J. Shipes, Sr., 6-8Kyle Kellam, Sr., 6-1otHErS to watCH:A.J. Davis, Jr., 6-8Alton Grose, Sr., 6-0Payton Wehunt, Sr.,6-0Brad Mapes, Jr., 6-5Isaiah Williams, Jr., 6-1Justice Bartley, Soph., 6-5oUtLook: The Wolves were a state tournament surprise a year ago, pulling off upsets in close games against Kendrick, South Atlanta and Laney to reach the championship game be-fore falling to region-rival GAC for the third time. Leading scorer and rebounder T.J. Shipes is one of two returning starters and the Wolves received a big boost when A.J. Davis transferred from GAC. Shipes, who is headed to Georgia State, averaged 14.6 points and 8.6 rebounds last season. Davis, also 6-foot-8, contributed 12.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game for GAC as a sophomore. The twin brother of Buford girls standout Kaela Davis had three double-doubles in the state tournament. The Wolves also added transfers Isaiah Williams (St. Francis) and Justice Bartley (Lanier). wortH NotiNg: Buford increased its win total by 15 games last season in Allen Whitehart’s first year as coach. He was 97-25 previously in four seasons at Centennial.

1 Maya Dillard .................................5-5 .................... Jr.2 Kallie Case ...................................5-6 ....................Sr. 3 Kaela Davis ..................................6-2 .................... Jr.4 Andraya Carter.............................5-8 ....................Sr.11 Hannah Manley ..........................5-9 .................... Jr.14 MacKenzie Darrah .....................6-3 .................... Jr.15 Kristin Bradshaw ........................5-9 .................... Jr.22 Bree Horrocks ............................6-5 .............. Soph. 24 JaQwannia Brown .....................5-8 ....................Sr.50 Emily Adams ..............................6-4 ....................Sr.52 Kristina Nelson ..........................6-4 .................... Jr.

CoaCH: Gene Durden2010-11 rECorD: 29-3rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Andraya Carter, Sr., 5-8Kaela Davis, Jr., 6-2Maya Dillard, Jr. 5-5otHErS to watCH:Kristina Nelson, Jr., 6-4MacKenzie Darrah, Jr., 6-3Kallie Case, Sr., 5-5Emily Adams, Sr., 6-4oUtLook: Tennessee recruit Andraya Carter will miss the start of the season after ACL surgery in June, but Bu-ford remains a heavy favorite to win its fourth straight state title. Kaela Davis, who also has committed to Tennessee, is one of the top juniors in the nation and the Wolves have added junior transfer Kristina Nelson from Greater Atlanta Christian to give them even more size. Carter, Davis and Nelson were all first-team all-county picks by the Gwin-nett Daily Post last season. Carter averaged 14.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.8 steals and 2.1 assists while playing shutdown defense for the Wolves a year ago, and Davis contributed 18.2 points and 5.5 rebounds. Nelson aver-aged 15.5 points and 6.8 rebounds for GAC, which lost to Buford in the state championship game. wortH NotiNg: In addition to Carter and Davis, Buford returns starting point guard Maya Dillard and top reserve MacKenzie Darrah, who had a big offen-sive outburst in the title game. Darrah is 6-foot-3 and Nelson 6-foot-4. The Wolves also have 6-foot-4 Emily Adams and 6-foot-5 Bree Horrocks, giving coach Gene Durden’s team unmatched height.


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ClassicJan. 3 North GwinnettJan. 6 at MeadowcreekJan. 10 DuluthJan. 13 Mountain ViewJan. 14 at McIntoshJan. 17 Peachtree RidgeJan. 24 Mill CreekJan. 27 at North GwinnettJan. 31 MeadowcreekFeb. 3 at DuluthFeb. 7 at Mountain ViewFeb. 10 at Peachtree Ridge

SCHEDULE2 Nate Williams ............................6-2 .................. Jr.3 Eric Ambrosio ...........................5-5 .................. Jr.4 David Jimenez ..........................5-9 ................. Sr.5 Jaylin McConnaughey ..............6-1 ................. Sr.10 Conner Iverson ..................... 5-11 ................. Sr.11 Santo Bolden ........................ 5-11 ................. Sr.12 Tevin Holliday ........................ 5-11 ................. Sr.20 Tra Palmer ..............................6-2 .................. Jr.22 Devin Monroe ....................... 5-11 .................. Jr.23 Devin Mitchell .........................6-3 ............ Soph.32 Jonathan Tillman ....................6-1 .................. Jr.42 John Carlos Reyes .................6-7 ............ Soph.

CoaCH: Eric Nathan2010-11 rECorD: 18-7rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:NonePLayErS to watCH:Conner Iverson, Sr., 5-11Devin Mitchell, Soph., 6-3John Carlos Reyes, So., 6-7 oUtLook: The Eagles have a new coach and a nearly new team after Josh Grayson left for Logan-ville. Five players, led by the dynamic Saah Nimley, graduated and Andre Allen, who would have given the team at lease one returning starter, transferred. Former assistant Eric Nathan was promoted to replace Grayson and he inherits a rebuilding process made more difficult by the departure of Allen, an hon-orable mention all-region pick. The Eagles will count on senior Conner Iverson for leadership. John Carlos Reyes offers size inside at 6-foot-7. Devin Mitchell is another promising sophomore and is the Eagles’ second-tallest player at 6-foot-3. wortH NotiNg: It will be impossible to replace three-year starter Nimley, who averaged 22 points each of the past two seasons despite being only 5-foot-8. In Nimley’s three years as a starter, the Eagles were 59-23. Collins Hill, though, missed the state tournament last season after three straight ap-pearances when it was beaten by Mill Creek in the region quarterfinals.

5 Bre’ana Singleton .....................5-4 .................. Jr. 10 Megan Kellar ...........................5-6 ................. Sr. 11 Alexis Weaver .........................5-9 ................. Sr.12 Emily Buck ..............................5-8 ................. Sr.15 Jordan Ulm .............................5-6 ................. Sr.21 Nykena Smith .........................5-6 ............ Soph.22 Ally Adams ..............................5-6 ................. Sr.23 Emylee Whitten .......................5-8 .................. Jr.24 Jasmine Knight .......................5-6 ............ Soph.30 Callie Star ...............................5-9 ............ Soph.31 Brittany Stowers ......................6-0 ..................Fr.33 Julianne Bayer ........................6-0 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Scott Wild2010-11 rECorD: 16-10rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Jordan Ulm, Sr., 5-6Emily Buck, Sr., 5-8Bre’anna Singleton, Jr., 5-4otHErS to watCH:Megan Kellar, Sr., 5-6Jasmine Knight, Soph., 5-6Brittany Stowers, Fr., 6-0oUtLook: The Eagles had just three seniors last season, but Bria Young and O’dez Oraedu were first- and second-team all-region picks, respectively. Young led the team in scoring and assists, while Oraedu was tops in rebounding and second in scoring. Leading the returnees are seniors Jordan Ulm and Emily Buck, and junior Bre’ana Singleton. Ulm and Buck combined for about 15 points per game last season, while Singleton was second on the team in assists. Freshman Brittany Stowers gives the Eagles needed height and sopho-more Jasmine Knight is another key addition. wortH NotiNg: Collins Hill was edged 63-60 by Mill Creek in the region quarterfinals and lost out on a trip to the state tournament for a fourth straight year. Mill Creek ended up making the Final Four, which used to be the Eagles’ destination almost every year. Scott Wild took over as coach last season after serving as an assistant when Collins Hill won three straight state titles with Maya Moore.



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dacula falconsNov. 18 at MeadowcreekNov. 19 Chattahoochee at ArcherNov. 21 Collins Hill at ArcherNov. 29 ProvidenceDec. 2 ArcherDec. 3 at GraysonDec. 6 ShilohDec. 9 BrookwoodDec. 17 Mill CreekDec. 20-22 at Jared Cook ClassicDec. 30 at Duluth

Jan. 3 ParkviewJan. 6 South GwinnettJan. 7 at Central GwinnettJan. 10 BerkmarJan. 13 at ArcherJan. 17 GraysonJan. 20 at ShilohJan. 24 at BrookwoodJan. 31 at ParkviewFeb. 3 at South GwinnettFeb. 7 Central GwinnettFeb. 10 at Berkmar

SCHEDULE2 Bryson Burlong .........................6-0 ................. Sr.3 Jaylen Williams .........................6-0 .................. Jr.5 Anthony Morse .........................6-7 ................. Sr.10 Kyle Jones ..............................6-0 .................. Jr.11 Brandon Goodson .................5-10 .................. Jr.15 Clyde Niba ..............................6-3 ................. Sr.20 D.A. Clark ................................6-3 ..................Fr.22 Will Searcy ............................5-10 ................. Sr.24 Alex Armah ...........................5-10 ................. Sr.33 Xavier Okoro ...........................6-2 ................. Sr.34 Donta Brown ...........................6-0 .................. Jr.41 Logan MacIntyre .....................6-3 ..................Fr.44 Ifeanyi Okoye ..........................6-3 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: B.J. Roy2010-11 rECorD: 13-12rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Xavier Okoro, Sr., 6-2Anthony Morse, Sr., 6-7Brandon Goodson, Jr., 5-10otHErS to watCH:Will Searcy, Sr., 5-10Alex Armah, Sr., 5-10Jaylen Williams, Jr., 6-0Clyde Niba, 6-3oUtLook: The Falcons return three starters, including honorable mention all-region choice Xavier Okoro. He averaged team highs in points (11.0) and rebounds (7.4) last season, when Dacula lost to Brookwood in the region quarterfinals and missed out on the state tournament. The Falcons also return Brandon Goodson, who averaged 7.3 points, and Tennessee Tech signee Anthony Morse, who contrib-uted 6.8 rebounds per game. wortH NotiNg: Dacula Middle School won a divi-sion title and was unbeaten until losing to Sweet-water for the county championship last season. D.A. Clark and Logan MacIntyre will see some varsity time as freshmen. Two other players from that team are attending high school elsewhere, however. Keyshawn Gibbs, who scored 38 points in the county champion-ship game, is at St. Francis and Jonathan Hawkins at Central Gwinnett.

3 Briana Daniels ..........................5-4 ................. Sr.5 Katelyn Daniels ....................... 5-6 .................. Jr.10 Joni Weatherspoon ...............5-10 .................. Jr.11 Taryn Anthony .........................5-6 ................. Sr.12 Katie McMillian ........................5-5 .................. Jr.14 Anazjah Mayes .......................5-6 .................. Jr.20 Megan Bush .........................5-10 ................. Sr.21 Kendelle Culpepper ................5-7 ................. Sr.22 Anna Machovec ....................5-10 ............ Soph.25 April Green .............................5-7 ................. Sr.30 Celina Leigh ............................5-9 ................. Sr.

CoaCH: Travis Young2010-11 rECorD: 5-21rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Briana Daniels, Sr., 5-4April Green, Sr., 5-7Kendelle Culpepper, Sr., 5-7Megan Bush, Sr., 5-10otHErS to watCH:Joni Weatherspoon, Jr., 5-10Anna Machovec, Soph., 5-10oUtLook: The Falcons are hoping for a much better season than a year ago, when they had just one senior. The team has gone from almost no experience to plenty of it. The roster includes six seniors and many of the underclassmen saw plenty of action last year. Joni Weatherspoon got several starts as a sophomore and is the leading returning scorer at 5.8 points per game. She also averaged a team-best 4.7 rebounds. wortH NotiNg: April Green and Kendelle Culpep-per return after averaging 4.9 points and 4.8 points, respectively. Green also grabbed 4.9 rebounds per game. Fellow seniors Briana Daniels and Megan Bush also started last season and Anna Machovec got plenty of experience as a freshman.


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duluth wildcatsNov. 18 at S. CobbNov. 19, 22, 26 at Jefferson Tip-OffDec. 2 N. CobbDec. 6 MeadowcreekDec. 9 at N. GwinnettDec. 10 DaculaDec. 16 at ChattahoocheeDec. 17 at NorthviewDec. 27-29 at Pickens tourney (boys); Peach State tourney at Holy Innocents’ (girls)

Jan. 3 at Mill CreekJan. 6 at NorcrossJan. 10 at Collins HillJan. 13 at Peachtree RidgeJan. 17 Mountain ViewJan. 20 at MeadowcreekJan. 24 N. GwinnettJan. 27 Mill CreekJan. 31 NorcrossFeb. 3 Collins HillFeb. 7 Peachtree RidgeFeb. 10 at Mountain View

SCHEDULE1 Devonte’ Sims .........................5-10 ................. Sr.3 Savion Griffin-Bey .....................5-9 ............ Soph.10 Myles Campbell ......................5-8 .................. Jr.11 Ify Imachukwu .........................6-2 .................. Jr.12 Romelo Stryon ........................5-9 ............ Soph.20 Eddie Clary ...........................5-10 ............ Soph.22 Bryce Wooten .........................6-2 ............ Soph.23 Zach Erwin ..............................6-5 ................. Sr.24 Michael Randle .......................6-2 ................. Sr.25 Gregory Blackshear ................6-5 .................. Jr.33 Joshua Rhodius ......................6-2 ................. Sr.35 Chris Wallace ..........................6-3 ................. Sr.40 Ryan McClendon ....................6-5 ............ Soph.

CoaCH: Eddie Hood2010-11 rECorD: 5-21rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Michael Randle, Sr., 6-2Zach Erwin, Sr., 6-5Myles Campbell, Jr., 5-8otHErS to watCH:Devonte’ Sims, Sr., 5-10Eddie Clary, Soph., 5-10Gregory Blackshear, Jr., 6-5Ryan McClendon, Soph., 6-5 Joshua Rhodius, Sr., 6-2 oUtLook: Duluth graduated its two top scorers, but returns three regulars and hopes to make strides toward ending a state tournament absence that dates back to 1999. Michael Randle averaged 10.1 points and a team-best 6.7 rebounds last season. Zach Er-win was third on the team with 4.8 rebounds per game and football standout Myles Campbell was the assist leader with 3.8 per game. The trio brings experience as the Wildcats compensate for the loss of Avonte’ Hall and Zane Cobb, who averaged 15.6 and 11.8 points, respectively. Five sophomores are on the roster.wortH NotiNg: Eddie Hood was hired to replace Jonathan Hemingway and is getting his first chance to lead a program after serving as an assistant at Newton, Shiloh and Central Gwinnett. Hood played basketball and ran track at South Gwinnett, graduating in 2000, and went on to be an all-conference runner at Camp-bell University. He qualifed for the NCAA regional.

4 Brittany Ashley ........................5-10 ................. Sr.5 Aleexis Lyons ............................5-9 .................. Jr.11 Joi Jones .................................5-6 .................. Jr.12 Sarena Sutton .........................5-6 .................. Jr.14 Alyah McGriff ........................ 5-11 .................So.15 Abby Powell ............................5-9 ................. Sr.21 Kiki Roker ...............................5-6 .................. Jr. 23 Tajai Pearson ..........................6-2 ................. Sr.25 Regine Howard .......................5-6 ................. Sr.30 Aerial Carruthers ....................5-8 .................. Jr.32 Keisha Washington ............... 5-11 .................. Jr.33 Meredith Bauer .......................5-8 .................. Jr.34 Katie Powell ............................6-3 ............ Soph.40 Tajmah Muhammad ................5-9 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Chad Pittman2010-11 rECorD: 16-13rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Katie Powell, Soph., 6-3Regine Howard, Sr., 5-6otHErS to watCH:Abby Powell, Sr., 5-9Joi Jones, Jr., 5-6Tajai Pearson, Sr., 6-2Aerial Carruthers, Jr., 5-8Tajmah Muhammad, Jr., 5-9oUtLook: The Wildcats made it back to the state tournament in Chad Pittman’s first year as coach only to suffer a heartbreaking 44-43 loss to Etowah in the first round. Duluth, a No. 4 seed from the state’s most powerful region, almost pulled off the upset against the Region 5-AAAAA champion, but made just 2 of 10 free throws. Katie Powell was a first-team all-region choice as a freshman, averaging 11.8 points and 7.3 rebounds. Joi Jones, the key reserve last season, averaged 8.1 points. Regine Howard is known for her defense. wortH NotiNg: It won’t be easy to replace Kayla Nolan, who joined Powell on the all-region first team, and two other graduates now playing in college. But Du-luth should get a boost from the return of Abby Powell, Katie’s older sister. Knee injuries cost her the past two seasons. Pittman calls her his “coach on the floor.”


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greater atlanta christian spartansNov. 16 Wheeler at Norcross (girls)Nov. 17 Milton at Norcross (girls)Nov. 19 at North Gwinnett (boys); Mill Creek at Norcross (girls)Nov. 21 P. Ridge at North Gwinnett (boys)Nov. 22 M. Creek at North Gwinnett (boys)Dec. 2 at LovettDec. 3 Columbia at WheelerDec. 6 TherrellDec. 9 at S. AtlantaDec. 10 Lovejoy (boys)Dec. 16 Decatur

Dec. 27-30 at Arby’s Classic (boys)Jan. 6 at ClarkstonJan. 7 M. JacksonJan. 13 BufordJan. 14 St. Pius at Wesleyan (girls)Jan. 17 at Cross KeysJan. 20 Blessed TrinityJan. 21 Orr Academy, Ill. at Norcross (boys)Jan. 24 at WestminsterJan. 28 at ButlerJan. 31 ClarkstonFeb. 3 at DecaturFeb. 7 at BufordFeb. 10 Cross Keys

SCHEDULE3 Delano Spencer ........................6-3 .................. Jr.4 Troy Morrison ............................5-9 .................. Jr.5 Collin Swinton ...........................5-9 .................. Jr. 10 Cole Hobbs .............................6-6 ................. Sr.14 Cam Boyd ...............................6-0 ..................Fr.20 Tyler Hamilton .........................6-1 ............ Soph.21 John Lamay ............................6-3 ................. Sr.32 Chris Bartolomei .....................6-4 .................. Jr.33 Terrance Palmer .....................6-2 ............ Soph.34 Rob Armstrong ........................6-7 ................. Sr.42 Jaye Stackhouse.....................6-0 ..................Fr.43 Andrew Lewis .........................6-6 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Eddie Martin2010-11 rECorD: 28-5rEtUrNiNg rEgULar:Cole Hobbs, Sr., 6-6otHErS to watCH:Delano Spencer, Jr., 6-3Collin Swinton, Jr., 5-9Andrew Lewis, Jr., 6-6Rob Armstrong, Sr., 6-7oUtLook: Malcolm Brogdon, who led the Spartans to back-to-back state titles, is now playing for Virginia and his absence for this season was compounded when A.J. Davis transferred to Buford, the team that GAC beat in the championship game last season. That left just one returning starter, 3-point threat Cole Hobbs. Brogdon averaged 25.7 points and 11.9 rebounds — both county bests — while also handing out 3.6 assists per game. Davis was second on the team in scoring (12.5) and rebounding (6.8). Hobbs averaged 7.0 points last season and will now be counted on to shoulder the offensive load along with Parkview transfer Delano Spencer, who was a Region 8-AAAAA first-team all-star as a sophomore. Spencer averaged 16 points last season for Parkview after scoring 17 per game as a freshman. wortH NotiNg: Eddie Martin took the Spartans to the Final Four in each of his first three seasons as coach, los-ing in the semifinals his first year. He has more than 600 victories at Brookwood, Norcross and GAC, winning five state titles. He won three straight Class AAAAA crowns at Norcross before coming to GAC, where he is 88-9.

1 Sydni Means .............................5-4 ............ Soph.4 Allison Shrake ...........................5-5 ............ Soph.5 Brianna Cummings ................. 5-11 ............ Soph. 10 Skylar Brody ...........................5-5 .................. Jr.12 Celine Tally ..............................5-8 ................. Sr.13 Gabby Adams .......................5-10 ..................Fr.22 CiCi Buford ...........................5-10 .................. Jr.23 Jasmine Hill ..........................5-10 .................. Jr.24 Lauren Wolaver .......................5-9 ................. Sr. 33 Cosette Mahre ........................5-7 ..................Fr.

CoaCH: Cal Boyd2010-11 rECorD: 25-8rEtUrNiNg rEgULar:Brianna Cummings, Soph., 5-10otHErS to watCH:Sydni Means, Soph., 5-5CiCi Buford, Jr., 5-9Celine Tally, Sr., 5-7Jasmine Hill, Jr., 5-9oUtLook: GAC reached the Final Four in each of Cal Boyd’s first two years as coach, losing in the semifinals the first season and in the title game to Buford last March. But the Spartans face an uphill battle to make it three-for-three. Although just one senior started in the title game last season, GAC will also be without three other regulars this season. Leading scorer and re-bounder Kristina Nelson transferred to Buford, Shannon Cranshaw moved back to Florida and softball standout Sierra Lawrence decided not to play basketball after signing a scholarship with Michigan. Left as the top returnee is sophomore Brianna Cummings, who was second on the team in scoring (12.7) and rebound-ing (5.5) a year ago. Stepping in at point guard for the graduated Chandler Alverson is Sydni Means, a key contributor last season as a freshman. wortH NotiNg: The Spartans went 17-2 after an 8-6 start last season. Both of the losses came against Buford, a team they also beat. The only other Georgia team to beat the Wolves was Class A state champion Wesleyan. With a young team, GAC will have to make strides as the season goes along and use its quickness to overcome a lack of size.


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Jan. 7 at BerkmarJan. 10 ArcherJan. 14 ButlerJan. 17 at DaculaJan. 20 at BrookwoodJan. 21 Langston HughesJan. 24 ParkviewJan. 31 S. GwinnettFeb. 2 ShilohFeb. 3 at Central GwinnettFeb. 7 BerkmarFeb. 10 at Archer

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CoaCH: Brian Anderson2010-11 rECorD: 5-19rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Sean Lester, Sr., 5-10Robert Nkemdiche, Jr., 6-5Derick Pope, Sr., 6-4otHEr to watCH:Callen Hightower, Sr., 5-10oUtLook: Grayson took a step back last season after going 12-13 the previous year. That team had just two seniors, but Kenny Lockett and Calvin Es-peut won’t be easy to replace. Lockett led the team with 12.1 points per game and Espeut was second at 9.4. Sean Lester was third in scoring a year ago, averaging 8.4 points, and is back along with fellow regulars Derick Pope and Robert Nkemdiche. The Rams also return Callen Hightower, second on the team last season with 2.1 assists per game. wortH NotiNg: Football standout Nkemdiche, one of the top junior prospects in the nation, gives the Rams a presence inside although basketball is his secondary sport. A year ago Grayson was hurt when Ciavy Wiles didn’t play basketball after having a breakout senior season as a wide receiver for the Rams. He had averaged 11.8 points and 9.5 rebounds as a junior.

3 Kimberly Revell .........................5-6 .................. Jr.4 Nicki Farley ...............................5-6 ................. Sr.10 Sydnie Hixson .........................5-4 .................. Jr.11 Maddie Minor ..........................5-9 .................. Jr.12 Natasia Clark ..........................5-5 .................. Jr.13 Sadie Caudell .........................5-6 ................. Sr.14 Sopuluchi Okoye .....................5-7 ..................Fr.20 Lyndsay Parris ........................5-5 .................. Jr.21 Miranda Clark .........................5-7 ............ Soph.22 Kyla Collins .............................5-5 .................. Jr.23 Ore Afon..................................5-9 ............ Soph. 25 Portia Julian ............................5-5 ................. Sr.34 Tiara James ............................6-0 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Cynthia Cooper2010-11 rECorD: 3-22rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Tiara James, Jr., 6-0Natasia Clark, Jr., 5-5Sadie Caudell, Sr., 5-6Lyndsay Parris, Jr., 5-5otHErS to watCH:Sopuluchi Okoye, Fr., 5-7Sydnie Hixon, Jr., 5-4oUtLook: The Rams hope to bounce back from a disappointing season with four players who saw regular duty a year ago returning and two promis-ing newcomers joining the team. Missing, though, is Anna LaCavera, who led the team with 11.2 points per game and was an honorable mention all-region choice as a junior. She is not playing as a senior. Of the returnees, Courtney Lee averaged 4.2 rebounds and Natasia Clark contributed 1.6 assists. Joining the team are freshman Sopuluchi Okoye and junior Sydnie Hixon, who will take over at point guard. Hixon had to play on the JV team a year ago as a transfer.wortH NotiNg: Grayson was 14-15 in coach Cynthia Cooper’s first year, but struggled last sea-son with almost no experience returning. The only senior last year was Shakeyla Carrington, who was second in scoring at 9.2 per game. The Rams are still young this season, but do have three seniors.


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By Guy Curtrightstaff correspondent

the deep south classic is keeping its traditional dates after christmas, but that isn’t the case for north Gwinnett’s holiday tourna-ment this season.

the Jared cook classic, named after the north grad-uate who plays for the ten-nessee titans in the nFl, will be dec. 20-22 and fea-ture its usual eight boys and eight girls teams.

the bulldogs won both titles last season, with the boys beating a team from Puerto rico. central Gwin-nett, dacula and Grayson will be the county schools competing with north this year. it is cook’s second year helping sponsor the tournament.

the deep south clas-sic began at brookwood in 1991 and grew to 16 boys and 16 girls teams before being cut back to eight of each two years ago. the brookwood girls claimed their first title last year, while mcintosh took the boys championship.

the tournament is dec. 28-30 this year and will again include one team from outside the metro area, with the richmond Acad-emy boys making the trip over from Augusta. collins Hill and Providence chris-tian are the schools from the county joining host brookwood in the event.

the other tournament in the county dec. 28-30 is the lanier christmas

event. there are eight boys and eight girls teams, with mountain view the lo-cal school joining the host longhorns.

Peach state basketball’s first JumpoffPlus.com girls tournament was held last season at duluth, but this year the event for top teams from around the southeast will be held at Holy inno-cents’ in sandy springs on dec. 27-29.

the event will again feature buford, which has won three straight class AA state titles. the wolves were beaten by tennessee champion riverdale in the title game last year.

Gwinnett teams in the field this year in addition to buford are north Gwinnett, duluth and Greater Atlanta christian. there will be four eight-team brackets, with a champion crowned in each.

before christmas, bu-ford will head to Arizona along with four-time de-fending class A state

champ wesleyan for the prestigious nike tourna-ment of champions on dec. 19-23. it is the first trip to the tournament for buford and the second for wesleyan, which also went in 2008.

there is a new thanks-giving event, with the big Apple vs. big Peach chal-lenge at shiloh on wednes-day, Friday and saturday. the event matches top teams from new york and Georgia, with defending class AAAAA state boys champ norcross playing twice.

the two top events the first month of 2012 are the battle of the southeast for girls teams at wesleyan on Jan. 14 and the marriott in-vitational for boys at nor-cross on Jan. 20-21. both events have seven games. the marriott invitational pits a Georgia team against one from out of state, while the girls showcase has a mixture of in-state and out-of-state opponents.

From start to end, big tournaments abound

Nov. 21-22: Parkview Tip-OffNov. 21-23: Wesleyan Turkey Tip-OffNov. 23, 25-26: Big Apple vs. Big Peach Challenge at ShilohDec. 10: GAC ShowcaseDec. 20-22: Jared Cook Classic at N. GwinnettDec. 28-30: Deep South Classic at BrookwoodDec. 28-30: Lanier Christmas TournamentJan. 14: Battle of Southeast at WesleyanJan. 20-21: Marriott Invitational at NorcrossFeb. 13-19: Region tournamentsFeb. 25: Start of state tournamentMarch 10: AAAAA championships at Gwinnett AreaMarch 11: AA and A championships at Macon

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hebron christian lionsNov. 15 at GreenforestNov. 22 East JacksonNov. 25 Monroe AreaNov. 29 GreenforestDec. 3 at ApalacheeDec. 6 at North OconeeDec. 9 George WaltonDec. 16 at Social CircleDec. 17 Athens ChristianDec. 21 East Jackson at Phillips ArenaDec. 28-30 at East Jackson tourney

Jan. 6 Athens AcademyJan. 10 Prince AvenueJan. 13 RiversideJan. 14 at Tallulah FallsJan. 17 LakeviewJan. 20 at Towns CountyJan. 27 at CommerceJan. 31 Social CircleFeb. 3 at George WaltonFeb. 4 at Athens ChristianFeb. 7 at Athens AcademyFeb. 10 at Prince Avenue

SCHEDULE1 Tyler Brasfield ......................... 5-8 .............. Jr.3 Caleb Hawkins ...................... 5-10 .........Soph.5 Travis Burchfield ...................... 6-2 .........Soph.10 Griffin Gambill ....................... 6-1 ..............Sr.14 Cory Johnson ....................... 5-9 .............. Fr.15 Tyler Matthews .................... 5-10 .............. Jr.21 Zach Martinez ..................... 5-10 .............. Jr.22 Ryan Thomas ....................... 6-2 .............. Jr.23 Tyler Skidgel ......................... 6-2 .............. Jr.31 Rob Harrison ........................ 6-2 ..............Sr.33 Derek Vandiver ................... 5-10 .........Soph.34 Dylan Schulte ....................... 6-3 ..............Sr.

CoaCH: Will Cantrell2010-11 rECorD: 5-21rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Dylan Schulte, Sr., 6-3Griffin Gambill, Sr., 6-1otHErS to watCH:Tyler Matthews, Jr., 5-10Tyler Skidgel, Jr., 6-2oUtLook: Leading scorer Jack Griffin, who averaged 12.3 points, graduated along with three other players. But returning is Dylan Schulte, who averaged 8.2 points and team-best 6.3 rebounds. He is a three-year starter. Also supplying a vet-eran presence will be fellow senior Griffin Gambill, another returning starter. Hebron must not only replace Griffin’s scoring, but his playmaking. He led the team in assists last season. wortH NotiNg: The Lions have never made the state tournament since becoming a GHSA member and that remains the goal as Will Cantrell enters his second season as coach. He is the younger brother of Providence Christian baseball coach Adam Cantrell and came to Hebron last year after three seasons as an assistant basket-ball coach at Monroe Area.

1 Rachel Anderson ......................5-3 ............ Soph.5 Ashleigh Stanley ......................5-0 ............ Soph.11 Mini Schulte .........................5-10 ................. Sr.12 Tatum Williams .......................5-4 ..................Fr.20 Taryn Higgins .........................5-9 ................. Sr.21 Brooke Davis .......................5-10 ..................Fr.23 Amber Skidgel .......................6-0 ..................Fr.24 Jozie Lewis ............................5-9 ..................Fr.32 Kristian Martinez ....................5-6 ..................Fr.33 Hannah Lentz ........................5-5 ..................Fr.

CoaCH: Bryan Bartley2010-11 rECorD: 14-15rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:NonePLayErS to watCH:None listedoUtLook: The Lions must completely rebuild un-der new coach Bryan Bartley after making the state tournament last season with a senior-dominated team. The only returning player from a year ago is sophomore Ashleigh Stanley. Six promising fresh-men join two seniors and two sophomores to give hope for the future. Led by Jalisa Tucker, Hebron went 10-4 during the regular season in Region 8-A play last season and qualified for a state tourna-ment preliminary game where the Lions defeated Holy Innocents’ 44-40. Tucker had 28 points and 10 rebounds in that game.wortH NotiNg: Bartley was hired this summer to replace Rick Burlingame as Hebron athletics direc-tor and added the duties of girls basketball coach after volleyball coach Judy Conner had filled in last season. Bartley coached the Landmark Christian boys when Kentucky and NBA player Randolph Morris was there and served as an assistant with the Auburn men under former coach Jeff Lebo.


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lanier longhornsNov. 19 ChestateeNov. 21 SalemNov. 22 LumpkinDec. 3 NorthgateDec. 6 Walnut GroveDec. 9 at LumpkinDec. 10 GainesvilleDec. 12 OglethorpeDec. 16 at NorthgateDec. 19 LumpkinDec. 28-30 Lanier Holiday Classic

Jan. 3 at North OconeeJan. 6 at MonroeJan. 7 West HallJan. 10 at OconeeJan. 17 JohnsonJan. 21 MonroeJan. 24 at West HallJan. 27 OconeeJan. 31 at GainesvilleFeb. 3 at JohnsonFeb. 7 at Walnut Grove

SCHEDULE3 Austin Westfall .........................5-9 ................Jr.4 Paul Webb ...............................6-3 .......... Soph.5 Zac Winzurk .............................6-3 ............... Sr.10 Bryceton Osborne ................5-10 .......... Soph.11 Seth Spurlock.........................5-6 ................Jr.12 Si Cham .................................6-0 ................Jr.14 Andre Irvin .............................6-1 ................Jr.20 Jordan Hodge ........................5-8 ................Jr.21 Alton Holmes .........................6-0 ................Jr.22 Jordan Davis ..........................6-1 ................Jr.23 Simon Shafack.......................6-4 .......... Soph.24 M.J. Bryant .............................6-1 ............... Sr.30 Austin Wood ...........................6-4 ............... Sr.33 J.C. Williams ..........................6-3 ................Jr.

CoaCH: Jeremy Huckaby2010-11 rECorD: 5-21rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:NonePLayErS to watCH:M.J. Bryant, Sr., 6-1Jordan Davis, Jr., 6-1Alton Holmes, Jr., 6-0Andre Irvin, Jr., 6-1Simon Shafack, Soph., 6-4Paul Webb, Soph., 6-3J.C. Williams, Jr., 6-3Austin Woods, Sr., 6-4 oUtLook: Jeremy Huckaby gets his first chance to head a boys team, moving over from the Lanier girls after Tony Watkins left to coach at Parkview. Huckaby was 76-38 in four seasons as Dulu-th’s girls coach, taking the Wildcats to the state tournament three times after a 32-year drought. Duluth reached the Class AAAAA Final Four in 2008. Jonathan Hemingway, who was the Duluth boys coach when Huckaby was there, comes in as an assistant. wortH NotiNg: Despite being a first-year school, Lanier played plenty of seniors last season and there isn’t much ex-perience coming back. Paul Webb and Simon Shafack did log minutes as freshmen last season, though. Austin Woods is the only senior who is back from last year, but M.J. Bryant will run things at point guard. Justice Bartley, who led the team with 6.9 rebounds per game, transferred to Buford. He had 13 rebounds and 11 points as the Longhorns gave Johnson a scare before losing 59-57 in the region tournament last season.

3 Shelby Threlkeld .....................5-5 ..................Fr.4 Jazmine Bingham ...................5-5 ..................Fr.5 Tamar Osborne .......................5-5 ..................Fr.10 Amber Cesair .........................5-2 ............ Soph.11 Victoria Inman ......................5-10 ............ Soph.14 Taylor-Rose Gibson-Green ......5-5 ..................Fr.15 Malanie Galvez ......................5-3 .................. Jr.20 Alina Konovalova .................5-10 .................. Jr.21 Meg Gregory..........................5-2 ............ Soph.22 Jaleria Rivera .........................5-4 ..................Fr.23 Raven Rhodes .......................5-6 ............ Soph.25 Kierra Chandler .....................5-7 ..................Fr.33 Aslee McElroy ........................5-6 ................. Sr.34 Jaylen Cruz ............................5-6 ............ Soph.

CoaCH: David Palmer2010-11 rECorD: 1-26rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Victoria Inman, Soph., 5-10Amber Cesair, Soph., 5-2Melanie Galvez, Jr., 5-3otHErS to watCH:Shelby Threlkeld, Fr., 5-5Aslee McElroy, Sr., 5-6Jaylen Cruz, Soph., 5-6oUtLook: Lanier hopes to make major strides in its second season although the Longhorns are still a very young team. The returning players gained valuable experience last season. Victoria Inman started every game as a freshman a year ago and averaged seven rebounds per game. Amber Cesair was a freshman starter at point guard and Melanie Galvez was a regular as a sophomore. That trio will be aided this season by freshman Shelby Threlkeld, sophomore Jaylen Cruz and Aslee McElroy, the team’s lone senior. Cruz is a transfer from Chicago. David Palmer takes over as coach, with Jeremy Huckaby switching to the boys. wortH NotiNg: After going winless in the regular season, Lanier defeated Monroe Area 44-39 to open the region tournament. Inman and Galvez each had nine points in that game and Inman also grabbed 12 rebounds.



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meadowcreek mustangsNov. 18 DaculaNov. 19 Walton at Campbell (girls)Dec. 2 ShawDec. 3 CentennialDec. 6 at DuluthDec. 9 Mountain ViewDec. 16 BerkmarDec. 26-30 at Columbia tourney (boys)Dec. 27-29 at Macon tourney (girls)Jan. 3 at Peachtree RidgeJan. 6 Collins Hill

Jan. 13 at North GwinnettJan. 14 MLK Classic at Salem (boys)Jan. 17 Mill CreekJan. 20 DuluthJan. 24 at Mountain ViewJan. 27 Peachtree RidgeJan. 28 NorcrossJan. 31 at Collins HillFeb. 3 at NorcrossFeb. 4 at BerkmarFeb. 7 North GwinnettFeb. 10 at Mill Creek

SCHEDULE12 Brandon Banks ......................6-3 .................. Jr.20 Josh Sellars ...........................5-9 .................. Jr.22 Anthony Hall ..........................6-6 ............ Soph.30 Quinton McBride ....................6-3 .................. Jr.33 Ezetris Reed ..........................6-1 .................. Jr.34 Jonathan Jones .....................6-5 ............ Soph.40 Detrix Mayes ........................ 5-11 .................. Jr. 42 Kane Gumaohumuze ...........5-10 .................. Jr.44 Terrance Snelling ...................6-2 .................. Jr. 50 Devonte Carter ......................6-5 .................. Jr.52 Daniel Mensah-Assibey .........6-4 ................. Sr.54 Christopher Herndon .............6-5 ............ Soph.

CoaCH: Billy Davis2010-11 rECorD: 10-15rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:NoneotHErS to watCH:Daniel , Sr., 6-4Devonte Carter, Jr., 6-5Brandon Banks, Jr., 6-3Quinton McBride, Jr., 6-3Jonathan Jones, Soph., 6-5Anthony Hall, Soph., 6-6Christopher Herndon, Soph., 6-5 oUtLook: Meadowcreek’s six-year run of making the state tournament under coach Billy Davis came to an end last season, when the Mustangs lost to North Gwinnett in the region quarterfinals. Making it back this season wasn’t made easier when leading scorer and rebounder Tevin Glass, a first-team all-region pick, transferred to Milton and Jordan Capps left for Peachtree Ridge. The Mustangs have just one senior and two returning varsity players — Daniel Mensah-Assibey and Devonte Carter. But Davis thinks his team will be a surprise. “We are excited about this group of players,” he said. “They are coachable, and really care about the game of basketball and each other.” wortH NotiNg: The Mustangs, who moved from Region 8-AAAAA to Region 7-AAAAA last year, were 113-26 during their state tournament streak and reached the quarterfinals in 2006.

3 Jessica Ramirez-Castro ...........5-0 .................. Jr.12 Courtney Fields ......................5-6 .................. Jr.15 Julissa Aguirre-Lara ...............5-0 ..................Fr.20 Tamela Hawkins .....................5-6 ................. Sr.24 Angel Alexander .....................5-9 .................. Jr.32 Freddie Danielle Banks ........ 5-11 ................. Sr.34 Ciaja Anthony ........................5-5 ................. Sr.40 Marian Mensah-Assibey ........6-0 ................. Sr.44 Aysha Martin ..........................6-0 .................. Jr.45 McKayla McPhail ................. 5-11 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Adrianne Long2010-11 rECorD: 6-18rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Freddie Danielle Banks, Sr., 5-11Angel Alexander, Jr., 5-10Courtney Fields, Jr., 5-8Aysha Martin, Jr., 6-0otHErS to watCH:Jessica Ramirez-Castro, Jr., 5-0Marian Mensah-Assibey, Sr., 6-0oUtLook: Meadowcreek doubled its win total from the previous year last season and hopes to make further strides this season. Freddie Danielle Banks, entering her fourth year as a starter, averaged 12.7 points last season and was named to the all-region second team. Angel Alexander was right behind her in scoring, aver-aging 11.3 points as a sophomore. Banks also led the team with 9.7 rebounds per game. wortH NotiNg: The Mustangs have suffered through some difficult seasons since making the state tourna-ment three straight years in the early 2000s and finish-ing as state runner-up in 2002. But Adrianne Long has been able to bring some stability to the program since taking over as coach. After going winless in her first season, Meadowcreek won five games in her second year and have been competitive each season. Six seniors were on last season’s team and the Mustangs have four this year.


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Invitational at TiftonJan. 3 DuluthJan. 6 Peachtree RidgeJan. 7 Bob Jones at W. Ga. (girls)Jan. 10 North GwinnettJan. 13 at NorcrossJan. 17 at MeadowcreekJan. 20 Mountain ViewJan. 24 at Collins HillJan. 27 at DuluthJan. 28 Carver (Ala.) at Augusta State (boys)Jan. 31 at Peachtree RidgeFeb. 3 at North GwinnettFeb. 7 NorcrossFeb. 10 Meadowcreek

SCHEDULE2 Jalen Bracey ............................6-0 ................. Sr.3 Elijah Bryant ............................6-2 .................. Jr.4 Paul Evans ...............................6-0 ................. Sr.5 James Holder ..........................6-0 ................. Sr.10 Corey Alkire ............................6-0 ................. Sr.12 Jacorey Lewis ........................6-0 .................. Jr.13 Kunle Akinmola ......................6-3 ................. Sr.14 Trevon Shaw ..........................6-2 .................. Jr.15 Daniel Loudermilk ..................6-7 ................. Sr.20 Justin Otiwu ...........................6-2 .................. Jr.21 T.J. Christopher ......................6-3 .................. Jr.24 Chase Duffy ...........................6-4 ............ Soph.42 Daniel Braschler ....................6-4 ................. Sr.43 Matt Beck ...............................6-4 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Chad Rogers2010-11 rECorD: 18-12rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Paul Evans, Sr., 6-0Daniel Loudermilk, Sr., 6-7Jalen Bracey, Sr., 6-0otHErS to watCH:Trevon Shaw, Jr., 6-2Elijah Bryant, Jr., 6-2Daniel Braschler, Sr., 6-4Kunle Akinmola, Sr., 6-3oUtLook: The Hawks made it to the Elite Eight last season with a late-season run and return five players – Paul Evans, Jalen Bracey, Elijah Bryant, Daniel Louder-milk and Daniel Braschler — who started games a year ago. But Mill Creek must replace first-team all-region players Brandon Hayman and Ronald Wamer, who combined for 25 points, 14 rebounds and five assists last season. Evans, a three-year starter, averaged 10 points and teamed with Bracey for five assists per game. Shaw averaged 8.7 points and coach Chad Rogers’ is expect-ing a breakout offensive season from Loudermilk. wortH NotiNg: A rugged schedule toughened Mill Creek for tournament play last season and the Hawks will again be well tested. A victory over Collins Hill in the region quarters earned Mill Creek a state berth a year ago and the Hawks beat North before losing to eventual state champ Norcross for the region title. Wins over Walton and Roswell followed at state before a loss to defending champ Milton.

5 Maylayshia George ..................5-8 .................. Jr.11 Kathleen Haxton ....................5-6 ............ Soph.12 Tamarr Williams......................5-8 ................. Sr.15 Nadiya Miller ..........................5-6 .................. Jr.20 Paige Orangio ........................6-0 .................. Jr.23 Sierra Menzies .......................5-4 ................. Sr.25 Alesia Fagin ...........................5-5 ................. Sr.32 Jasmine Carter ......................5-8 ............ Soph.33 India Dillard ..........................5-10 .................. Jr.44 Dami Agboola ........................6-0 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Ashley Phillips2010-11 rECorD: 18-14rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Jasmine Carter, Soph., 5-8Tamarr Williams, Sr., 5-8Sierra Menzies, Sr., 5-4otHErS to watCH:Alesia Fagan, Sr., 5-5India Dillard, Jr., 5-10Nadiya Miller, Jr., 5-6Paige Orangio, Jr., 6-0Kathleen Haxton, Soph., 5-6oUtLook: Mill Creek made it to the Final Four for the second time last season and has made it to the Sweet 16 for six straight seasons under coach Ashley Phillips. The Hawks were up-and-down with a young team most of the season, then put everything together to make their tournament run. Jasmine Carter led the team in scoring as a freshman at 14.5 points and also contribut-ed 4.9 rebounds. She was a first-team all-region choice and scored 32 points in the Hawks’ quarterfinal victory over Roswell. wortH NotiNg: Tamarr Williams was third on the team in scoring last year at 7.3 points per game and teams with Nadiya Miller, who averaged 5.3 points, to give the Hawks consistent 3-point shooting. Sierra Menzies and Alesia Fagan return at point guard after combining for 10.2 points and 4.9 assists last season. India Dillard is an inside presence, having averaged 4.3 points and 4.8 rebounds as a sophomore.


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Nov. 18 Central GwinnettNov. 19, 20, 21, 25 at Jefferson tourneyNov. 29 at GraysonDec. 6 at Mill CreekDec. 9 at MeadowcreekDec. 10 at W. HallDec. 28-30 at Lanier tourneyJan. 3 NorcrossJan. 6 at North GwinnettJan. 7 at Archer

Jan. 10 at Peachtree RidgeJan. 13 at Collins HillJan. 17 at DuluthJan. 20 Mill CreekJan. 21 at Central GwinnettJan. 24 MeadowcreekJan. 27 at NorcrossJan. 31 North GwinnettFeb. 3 Peachtree RidgeFeb. 7 Collins HillFeb. 10 Duluth

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5 Nathan Best ............................5-8 ................. Sr.10 Keith Morre ............................5-7 ................. Sr.11 Michael Jenkins ...................5-10 .................. Jr.15 Jordan Strickland ...................6-3 ................. Sr.20 Andre Joseph .........................5-8 ..................Fr.21 Caleb Grant ..........................6-5 .................. Jr.23 Sean Starke ...........................6-0 ................. Sr.24 Ryan Gibbs ............................6-2 ................. Sr.32 Imaad Hakim .........................6-2 ................. Sr.33 Jordan Dilwood ......................6-0 ............ Soph.34 Jaymin Harris .......................5-10 ............ Soph.40 Chris Bartlett ..........................6-1 .................. Jr.42 A.J. Moore ..............................6-3 ............ Soph.

CoaCH: Kyle Keefer2010-11 rECorD: 3-21rEtUrNiNg rEgULar:Caleb Grant, Jr., 6-5otHErS to watCH:Ryan Gibbs, Sr., 6-2Sean Starke, Sr., 6-0Jordan Strickland, Sr., 6-3oUtLook: The Bears had 13 seniors on last season’s team, leaving first-year coach Kyle Keefer with a major rebuilding job. The hardest to replace will be Drew Bollier and Troy Taylor, three-year starters who combined for 27 points per game last season. Bollier was an honorable mention all-region choice. Caleb Grant and Ryan Gibbs are the only returning players from last season. wortH NotiNg: Keefer takes over for Robert Perryman, who retired. The Bears were 14-13 in their first year, but struggled last season after mov-ing up from Class AAA to Class AAAAA. Mountain View was winless in one of the state’s toughest regions. Keefer, a Michigan native, was a standout quarterback at Hillsdale College, where he holds passing records. He has coached football as well as basketball since moving to Georgia.

3 Tierra Young .............................5-5 .................. Jr.5 Jade Manning ..........................5-3 .................. Jr.10 Kelsey Hutchins ......................6-0 .................. Jr.12 Stephanie McAllister ...............5-5 ................. Sr.23 Tynisha Bledsoe .....................5-7 ................. Sr.24 Iceis Walker ...........................5-5 ..................Fr.31 Trinity Rodgers ..................... 5-11 .................. Jr.32 Aneysa Williams .....................5-4 ..................Fr.33 Bria Virgil .............................5-10 .................. Jr.42 Kiana Carmichael ..................6-0 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Jackie Lindquist2010-11 rECorD: 3-22rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Tynisha Bledsoe, Sr., 5-7Bria Virgil, Jr., 5-11otHErS to watCH:Kelsey Hutchins, Jr., 6-0Kiana Carmichael, Jr., 6-0Jade Manning, Jr., 5-3Trinity Rogers, Jr., 5-11oUtLook: The Bears are still a young team, but appear ready to take a step forward after struggling a year ago in their first year of Class AAAAA competi-tion. Tynisha Bledsoe is the only senior returnee for the 3-year-old school. She averaged a team-best 7.6 points last year and was an honorable mention all-region choice. Juniors Bria Virgil, Kiana Carmichael, Jade Manning and Trinity Rogers also bring experi-ence. wortH NotiNg: Mountain View should get a big scoring boost from junior Kelsey Hutchins, who was ineligible for varsity competition last season after transferring. She led Dacula Middle School to a West-ern Division title in 2009.


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Jan. 6 at DuluthJan. 7 SW DeKalbJan. 13 Mill CreekJan. 14 Riverdale, Tenn. at Wesleyan (girls)Jan. 16 Greenview at Dayton, Ohio (boys)Jan. 17 North GwinnettJan. 20-21 Kay Yow tourney at Starr’s Mill (girls)Jan. 21 Charlotte Chr. (boys)Jan. 24 at Peachtree RidgeJan. 27 Mountain ViewJan. 28 at Augusta showcase (boys)Jan. 31 DuluthFeb. 3 MeadowcreekFeb. 7 at Mill CreekFeb. 10 at North Gwinnett

SCHEDULE1 Harold Givens .........................6-7 ..................Jr.2 Jalen Davis .............................5-9 ............ Soph.3 Shamus Goss .........................5-9 ..................Jr.4 Brandon Godwin .....................6-0 ..................Jr.5 Jordan Thomas .....................5-10 ............ Soph.12 James Sanders ......................6-1 ............ Soph.15 Nate Sims ..............................6-3 ................. Sr.21 Kevin Barnes .........................6-5 ..................Jr.22 Derrick Herbert ......................6-1 ................. Sr.23 Myles Autry ..........................5-10 ............ Soph.25 Ricky Madison .......................6-4 ................. Fr.35 Brandon Wynn .......................6-3 ................. Sr.50 Jason Croom .........................6-4 ................. Sr.

CoaCH: Jesse McMillan2010-11 record: 24-9REtURNiNg REgULaRS:Derrick Herbert, Sr., 6-1Jason Croom, Sr., 6-4otHERS to watCH:Harold Givens, Jr., 6-7Nate Sims, Sr., 6-3Kevin Barnes, Jr., 6-5Myles Autry, Soph., 5-10 oUtLook: Three standouts that helped Norcross to the state championship are now playing in college and Georgia Tech recruit Chris Bolden transferred to North Gwinnett. But coach Jesse McMillan’s team will again have to be reckoned with this season. Derrick Herbert returns at point guard after leading the team in assists a year ago and Tennessee football recruit Jason Croom is a presence inside. Also back is Nate Sims, a sixth-man last season. But the key for the Blue Devils is the arrival of 6-foot-7 junior Harold Givens, who transferred from Northside of Columbus. He is rated as one of Georgia’s top prospects in the Class of 2013. woRtH NotiNg: Norcross will enter the season with a heavy heart after Darrian George and three family members died in a single-car accident in Florida during October. The 17-year-old senior had transferred to Norcross from Fort Dorchester, S.C., over the summer and was expected to be a starter for the Blue Devils.

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11 Javonne Stanfield ..................5-7 .................. Jr.12 Sheena Hartley .....................5-9 ................. Sr.13 Bri Williams ...........................5-4 ............ Soph.22 Diamond DeShields ..............6-1 .................. Jr.23 Lorena Hubbard ....................6-3 ............ Soph.24 Tori Carter .............................5-7 ................. Sr.30 Deja Smith ............................5-7 ............ Soph.31 Diamond Milhouse .............. 5-11 .................. Jr.32 Shayla Cooper ......................6-1 .................. Jr. 34 Patrice Butler ........................6-2 ................. Sr.41 Kolby Meeks .........................5-9 ............ Soph.42 Sierra Butler ..........................6-2 ............ Soph.44 Jasmine Kemp ......................6-2 ................. Sr.

CoaCH: Angie Hembree2010-11 RECoRD: 29-3REtURNiNg REgULaRS:Diamond DeShields, Jr., 6-1Tori Carter, Sr., 5-7Patrice Butler, Sr., 6-2Bri Williams, Soph., 5-4otHERS to watCH:Shayla Cooper, Jr., 6-1 Jasmine Kemp, Sr., 6-2Lorena Hubbard, Soph., 6-3oUtLook: Diamond DeShields again leads the way as Norcross goes for a third consecutive state title. DeShields, considered one of the top juniors in the nation, led the county in scoring a year ago at 20.9 per game and also averaged 5.1 rebounds and 2.7 as-sists. Two key players graduated, but the Blue Devils return four starters and two key reserves. Norcross also adds even more height in 6-foot-3 sophomore Lorena Hubbard, who moved from Neptune, N.J. The Blue Devils already had Patrice Butler and Jasmine Kemp, both 6-foot-2. Shayla Cooper, playing a sixth-man role, averaged 8.1 points and 6.8 rebounds last season. Tori Carter contributed 7 points and 1.9 assists while team-ing in the backcourt with Bri Williams, who averaged 2.7 assists as a freshman. woRtH NotiNg: Three of the Blue Devils’ four seniors have received college scholarships. Carter is headed to Charlotte, Butler to Furman and Kemp to East Tennes-see State.



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Jan. 10 at Mill CreekJan. 13 MeadowcreekJan. 14 at McEachern (boys); East Hall at Wesleyan (girls)Jan. 17 at NorcrossJan. 20 Peachtree RidgeJan. 21 Girls Night Out at Starr’s Mill (girls)Jan. 24 at DuluthJan. 27 Collins HillJan. 31 at Mountain ViewFeb. 3 Mill CreekFeb. 7 at MeadowcreekFeb. 10 Norcross

SCHEDULE3 Justin Techo .............................5-9 ................. Sr.5 Jordan Harper .........................6-1 .................. Jr.10 Ashton Kelly ...........................6-4 ................. Sr.11 Mat Debcynzski......................6-2 .................. Jr.12 Kwesi Abakah ........................6-8 ................. Sr.14 Ethan Day ..............................5-8 .................. Jr.21 Daquin Davis .........................6-3 .................. Jr.22 A.J. Clements .........................6-3 ................. Sr.25 Chris Bolden ..........................6-2 ................. Sr.30 Danny Crawford .....................6-3 ................. Sr.32 Jordan Brown .........................6-6 .................. Jr.33 Alex Boyd ............................. 5-11 .................. Jr.42 Ryan Copeland ......................6-2 ................. Sr.44 Mac Howard...........................6-5 ................. Sr.

CoaCH: Zach Smith2010-11 rECorD: 18-10rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:A.J. Clements, Sr., 6-3Kwesi Abakah, Sr., 6-8otHErS to watCH:Chris Bolden, Sr., 6-2Mac Howard, Sr., 6-5Ashton Kelly, Sr., 6-4Alex Boyd, Jr., 5-11oUtLook: The Bulldogs return two starters from last season’s state tournament team and add Georgia Tech recruit Chris Bolden, who transferred from state champion Norcross. Bolden, a first-team all-county pick by the Gwinnett Daily Post last sea-son, averaged 15 points and hit the decisive free throws for the Blue Devils in the title game against defending champ Milton. Bolden joins returning North starters A.J. Clements and Kwesi Abakah. Clements was second on the team in scoring a year ago at 11.6 per game, while Abakah averaged 8.2 points and 6.1 rebounds. wortH NotiNg: North seemed to wear down last season in Zach Smith’s first year as coach, winning just three of its final nine games. The Bulldogs dropped to the No. 4 seed with losses to Peachtree Ridge and Mill Creek in the region tournament, then lost to Wheeler in first round of state tourna-ment.

4 Lexie Brown ...........................5-10 .................. Jr.5 Bailey Rexing ...........................5-2 ............ Soph.10 Ariel Johnson .........................5-5 ................. Sr.11 Jordan Goldring .....................6-1 ............ Soph.12 Alyssa Munlyn ........................6-1 ..................Fr.14 Oma Nkele .............................5-6 .................. Jr.15 Cassidy Packer ......................5-6 ................. Sr.20 Alexis Munlyn .........................6-0 ................. Sr.21 Gretja Otten ......................... 5-11 .................. Jr.22 Austin McCausland ..............5-10 .................. Jr.24 Keniesha Wilborn ...................5-8 .................. Jr.25 Peyton Whitted .......................6-3 .................. Jr.30 Jordan Hyatt ........................ 5-11 ................. Sr.

CoaCH: Bryan Sellers2010-11 rECorD: 22-7rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Lexie Brown, Jr., 5-10Peyton Whitted, Jr., 6-3Ariel Johnson, Sr., 5-5otHErS to watCH:Alexis Munlyn, Sr., 6-0Keniesha Wilborn, Jr., 5-8Jordan Hyatt, Sr., 5-11oUtLook: Lexie Brown, who has committed to Maryland, helped lead the Bulldogs to the Sweet 16 last season as a sophomore after moving up from Or-lando and is one of three regulars returning for a team that could challenge region rival Norcross for the state title. The daughter of former NBA player Dee Brown averaged 18.6 points, 5.8 assists, 4.9 steals and 4.7 rebounds last season. The other returning regulars are 6-foot-3 junior Peyton Whitted and senior Ariel Johnson. Last season Johnson averaged 12 points and 2.1 assists, while Whitted contributed 9.7 points and 4.3 rebounds. wortH NotiNg: The Bulldogs defeated Norcross twice while going unbeaten during the regular season in the region. But North fell to the eventual two-time state champion Blue Devils in the championship game of the region tournament, snapping a 16-game win-ning streak. North then defeated Woodstock before losing to Roswell in the state tournament in Bryan Sellers’ first season as coach.



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parkview panthersNov. 17, 21-22 Parkview Tip-OffNov. 19 Buford at River Ridge (boys)Nov. 29 CentennialDec. 2 at South GwinnettDec. 3 Central GwinnettDec. 6 at ArcherDec. 9 GraysonDec. 12 BerkmarDec. 19 at Milton (girls)Dec. 19-21 at Glynn tourney (boys)Dec. 28-30 at Upward Class, S.C. (girls)

Jan. 3 at DaculaJan. 6 ShilohJan. 7 at BrookwoodJan. 13 South GwinnettJan. 14 MLK event at McEachern (boys); MLK event at Salem (girls)Jan. 17 at Central GwinnettJan. 21 ArcherJan. 24 at GraysonJan. 27 at BerkmarJan. 31 DaculaFeb. 3 at ShilohFeb. 7 Brookwood

SCHEDULE1 Jordan Coleman ..................... 5-9 .............. Sr.3 Eddie Harris ............................ 5-7 ......... Soph.4 Jevante Douglas ..................... 6-0 ...............Jr.5 T.J. Thomas ............................. 6-6 ......... Soph. 12 Caleb Younger ....................... 5-7 .............. Sr.14 Andre Chatfield ..................... 6-5 ......... Soph.23 Jalen Abraham .....................5-11 ...............Jr.25 Darius Marshall ..................... 6-0 ...............Jr.32 Colby Smith .......................... 6-3 .............. Sr.33 Ronnie Bailey ....................... 6-5 ...............Jr.34 Ajibola Oke-Diran .................. 6-2 ......... Soph.

CoaCH: Keenan Temple2010-11 rECorD: 11-14rEtUrNiNg rEgULar:Andre Chatfield, Soph., 6-5Darius Marshall, Jr., 6-0otHErS to watCH:Jordan Coleman, Sr., 5-9Colby Smith, Sr., 6-3Jalen Abraham, Jr., 5-11T.J. Thomas, Soph., 6-6oUtLook: Parkview is in a rebuilding mode, but the Panthers are athletic and will continue to play an up-tempo style under coach Keenan Temple. Andre Chatfield moved into the starting lineup as a freshman a year ago and is the lead-ing returning scorer at nine points per game. The other returning regular is Darius Marshall, who averaged five points as a sophomore last season. Senior transfer Jordan Coleman will move into the lineup and the Panthers are also counting on Jalen Abraham and T.J. Thomas, as well as football player Colby Smith, to contribute. wortH NotiNg: Parkview lost its leading scorer when Delano Spencer transferred to Greater Atlanta Christian. He averaged 16 points last sea-son as a sophomore while making the all-region first team and also topped the team in scoring as a freshman with 17 points per game.

3 Alex Osborn ...........................5-5 .............. Jr.5 Marissa Mandeldove .............5-3 .............. Jr.10 Tatiana Wayne .......................5-5 .............. Fr.11 Helena Pouengue .................5-7 ..............Sr.12 Sony Adkission .....................5-8 .........Soph.20 Kyana Campbell ...................5-9 .............. Jr.21 Ashlea Logan ...................... 5-10 .........Soph.22 A.J. Jefferson ........................5-9 ..............Sr.23 Makenna Pouengue ..............5-8 .............. Fr.30 Genesis Perrymond ..............5-7 .........Soph.32 Kristen Tedford ......................5-6 .............. Fr.33 Erika Joseph .........................6-1 ..............Sr.34 Bernice McGriff .....................5-7 .............. Fr.40 Vicky Harris ..........................6-1 .............. Fr.43 Tolu Yerokun ..........................5-9 .........Soph.52 Julia Ara .............................. 5-11 .........Soph.54 Taylor Steward ......................5-8 .............. Jr.55 Sydni Vinson ...................... 5-11 .........Soph.

CoaCH: Tony Watkins2010-11 rECorD: 22-7rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Erika Joseph, Sr., 6-1Helena Pouengue, Sr., 5-7Marisssa Mandledove, Jr., 5-3otHEr to watCH:A.J. Jefferson, Sr., 5-9oUtLook: In addition to four-year starter Katie Carroll, the Panthers will also have to do without Mia Marshall this season. The 6-foot-2 junior tore an ACL and had to have knee surgery. That left three returning regulars, led by Erika Joseph. The Western Carolina recruit averaged 10.7 points and 7.1 rebounds last season as Parkview again advanced to the state tournament. Also returning are guards Helena Pouengue, who will play in college at Lipscomb, and junior Marissa Mandeldove. Carroll, now at Belmont, was a first-team all-region pick last season, while Joseph made the second team. wortH NotiNg: Parkview replaced one veteran coach with another after Mike McCoy moved to Mississippi. Tony Watkins has won nearly 600 career games. He coached boys at Lanier last season after a successful stint as girls coach at North Gwinnett. McCoy had a 242-67 record in 11 seasons at Parkview and won a state title in 2003.


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Jan. 3 MeadowcreekJan. 6 at Mill CreekJan. 10 Mountain ViewJan. 13 DuluthJan. 14 ShilohJan. 17 at Collins HillJan. 20 at North GwinnettJan. 21 CentennialJan. 24 NorcrossJan. 27 at MeadowcreekJan. 31 Mill CreekFeb. 3 at Mountain ViewFeb. 7 at DuluthFeb. 10 Collins Hill

SCHEDULE10 Davon Hill ............................. 5-11 ................. Sr.11 Benny Johnson .................... 5-11 ................. Sr.12 Cole Rives .............................6-0 ................. Sr.14 Cole Romaguera ..................5-10 ................. Sr.22 Brian McGowen .....................6-3 ................. Sr.23 Jordan Capps ........................6-5 .................. Jr.24 Rawlings Okivi .......................6-3 ................. Sr.32 Amir Warnock ........................6-7 ............ Soph.33 Brandon Jack .........................6-4 ................. Sr.34 Edwin Efezohkae ...................6-2 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Keith Arrington2010-11 rECorD: 23-6rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Benny Johnson, Sr., 5-11Brandon Jack, Sr., 6-4otHErS to watCH:Jordan Capps, Jr., 6-5Rawlings Okivie, Sr., 6-3Davon Hill, Sr., 5-11Cole Romaguera, Sr., 5-10Amir Warnock, So., 6-7oUtLook: Peachtree Ridge has reached the state tournament six straight years and will have a number of new faces as they try to extend the streak. Gone is region player of the year Corey Heyward and much of his supporting cast from last season, including second-team all-region picks Richie Everette and Moe Armistead. Benny Johnson and Brandon Jack return and transfer Jordan Capps was a regular at Meadowcreek, averaging 7.2 points per game a year ago. The other newcomers are Rawlings Okivie and 6-foot-7 sophomore Amir Warnock. wortH NotiNg: Peachtree Ridge went into the region tournament as the No. 1 seed last season and beat North Gwinnett in the semifinals before falling to eventual state champion Norcross in the title game. After beating Marietta in the first round, the Lions got the difficult draw of defending state champ Milton in the second round and lost 74-56. Keith Arrington is 65-22 in three seasons as the Lions’ coach.

1 Jada Triplett..............................5-1 ..................Fr.2 Taylor Cobb ..............................6-0 ................. Sr.3 Gabby Cole ..............................5-6 ................. Sr.4 Courtney Hopson..................5-10 ............ Soph.5 Kendra Purifoye .......................5-7 ............ Soph.12 Melissa Turvy .........................5-5 .................. Jr.14 Luneary Breedlove .................5-8 .................. Jr.15 Jazmyn Johnson .....................5-8 .................. Jr. 20 Claire Hays ............................5-3 ................. Sr.22 Lorrie Cruse ...........................5-9 ............ Soph.23 Taylor Auzenne .......................5-4 ............ Soph.32 Stephanie Amichia .................6-0 ............ Soph.33 Mahrie Bowman ...................5-10 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: James Clanahan2010-11 rECorD: 11-13rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Gabby Cole, Sr., 5-6Melissa Turvy, Jr., 5-5Stephanie Amichia, Soph., 6-0otHErS to watCH:Lorrie Cruse, Soph., 5-9 Claire Hays, Sr., 5-3Taylor Cobb, Sr., 6-0oUtLook: Peachtree Ridge returns three full-time starters and several other players with experience as the Lions try to get back to the state tournament after a three-year absence. Melissa Turvy was a first-team all-region choice last season and Gabby Cole made the second team. Turvy averaged 13.3 points as a sopho-more and Cole scored 12.2 as a junior. Two freshmen got regular playing time last season. Stephanie Amichia averaged 7.4 rebounds, while Lorrie Cruse pulled down 5.5 rebounds per game. wortH NotiNg: The Lions have just three seniors on the roster and coach James Clanahan is counting on leadership from Claire Hays and Taylor Cobb as well as Cole and Turvy, who are both entering their third sea-sons as starters. This is also Clanahan’s third year as coach. Peachtree Ridge was 14-13 in his first season.


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Jan. 6 at FellowshipJan. 10 WesleyanJan. 13 St. FrancisJan. 16 Chamblee at Centennial (girls)Jan. 20 at PincrestJan. 21 GradyJan. 24 at Mt. PisgahJan. 27 at WesleyanJan. 28 at NorthviewJan. 31 at St. FrancisFeb. 7 PinecrestFeb. 10 Mt. Pisgah

SCHEDULE1 Kareem Adekunle ................... 6-4 .................. Sr. 3 Nikko Cormier ....................... 5-10 .................. Sr.5 Duncan Gotfredson .............. 5-10 ...................Fr.11 Robbie Clark ......................... 6-1 ................... Jr.14 Nate Bucher .......................... 6-1 .................. Sr.21 Charlie Scott ......................... 6-1 ................... Jr.23 Anthony Kushanu.................. 6-2 ............. Soph.30 Steven Kleinschmidt ............. 6-3 ...................Fr.

CoaCH: Ivan Iverson2010-11 rECorD: 20-10rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Nate Bucher, Sr., 6-1Nikko Cormier, Sr., 5-10Kareem Adekunle, Sr., 6-4 otHErS to watCH:Charlie Scott, Jr., 6-0Anthony Kushanu, Soph., 6-2Robbie Clark, Jr., 6-0oUtLook: The Stars made the state tournament a year ago despite having exchange student Aarvid Wanghammer move back to Sweden during the Christmas break, and Nate Bucher and Kareem Adekunle go down with injuries late in the season. After getting the No. 4 seed in the region tournament, Providence defeated Athens Academy in the state preliminary round before falling to Wilkinson County. Nikko Cormier stepped up late in the season, as did fellow returnee Charlie Scott. But the Stars will miss the veteran presence of Peter Hage, Brent Hansen and Allen Skinner. Providence also can’t afford inju-ries. The Stars have just eight players on the roster, including two freshmen. wortH NotiNg: Bucher joined Hage on the all-region team last season and has been a key contributor since his freshman year. He averaged 9.9 points last season and shines in all areas for the Stars. Adekunle was the leading rebounding at 7.7 last season and Cormier was tops in assists at 2.8. Scott is a deadly 3-point shooter.

11 Rebecca Harris ......................5-6 ................. Sr.12 Erika Gotfredson ....................5-9 ................. Sr.15 Aubrey Gold .........................5-10 .................. Jr.23 Jessie Kowalewicz .................5-7 .................. Jr.25 Hannah Grice ........................5-8 ............ Soph.30 Katie Scott .............................5-7 .................. Jr.31 Allie Petmecky .......................5-7 .................. Jr.42 Jennie Vess ...........................5-8 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Vanita McGough2010-11 rECorD: 13-13rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Erika Gotfredson, Sr., 5-9Aubrey Gold, Jr., 5-10Jessie Kowalewicz, Jr., 5-7otHErS to watCH:Jennie Vess, Jr., 5-8Rebecca Harris, Sr., 5-6Allie Petmecky, Jr., 5-7Katie Scott, Jr., 5-7oUtLook: The Stars are still a young team, but hope to improve on last season’s .500 record thanks to the return of three starters and several other players with valuable experience. Erika Gotfredson, one of just two seniors, was second on the team in scoring (11.7), rebounding (5.1) and assists (2.0) a year ago. Also returning are Aubrey Gold and Jessie Kowalewicz, who started last season as sophomores.wortH NotiNg: Providence took Holy Innocents’ to two overtimes before losing 37-36 in the region tourna-ment in Vanita McGough’s second season as coach. The Stars had just two seniors last season, but it won’t be easy to replace either Stephanie Cailor or Jesse Sherman. The roster is only eight players deep.



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shiloh generalsNov. 15 at CentennialNov. 25-26 Big Apple/Big Peach (boys)Dec. 2 at BerkmarDec. 3 ArcherDec. 6 at DaculaDec. 12 GraysonDec. 16-17, 19-20 at DeKalb County tourney (girls)Dec. 17 Whitney Young at Greensboro, N.C. (boys)Dec. 27-29 at Westminster tourney (girls)Dec. 29-31 Hoops in Over-drive at Centennial (boys)

Jan. 3 BrookwoodJan. 6 at ParkviewJan. 7 at South GwinnettJan. 10 Central GwinnettJan. 13 BerkmarJan. 14 at Peachtree RidgeJan. 17 at ArcherJan. 20 DaculaJan. 26-28 at Montverde tourney in Fla. (boys)Jan. 31 at BrookwoodFeb. 2 at GraysonFeb. 3 ParkviewFeb. 7 South GwinnettFeb. 11 at Central Gwinnett

SCHEDULE1 Jordan Gaither .........................6-3 ................. Sr.2 Amar Basic ...............................6-2 ................. Sr.3 Evyn Smith ..............................5-9 .................. Jr.4 Justin Blair .............................5-10 .................. Jr.5 Trayvon Reed ............................ 7-0 .................So.10 Christopher Keys ...................6-0 .................. Jr.12 Shamari Ortenez ................. 5-11 ................. Sr.14 Cordell Rhymer .......................6-1 .................. Jr.15 Jordan Chance ......................6-2 ............ Soph.20 Marquez Smith ......................5-6 ................. Sr.21 Brian Thompson .....................6-2 .................. Jr.23 Matt Moore .............................6-2 .................. Jr.24 Robert Carter .........................6-9 ................. Sr.25 Kyle Lewis ..............................6-3 .................. Jr.30 Emir Basic .............................6-2 ............ Soph.33 Dante Hibbert ........................6-2 ............ Soph.44 Brian Beverly .........................6-6 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Kim Rivers2010-2011 rECorD: 12-13rEtUrNiNg rEgULar:Jordan Gaither, Sr., 6-3otHErS to watCH:Robert Carter, Sr., 6-9Trayvon Reed, Soph., 7-0Evyn Smith, Jr., 5-9Brian Thompson, Jr., 6-2Amar Basic, Sr., 6-2Brian Beverly, Jr., 6-6oUtLook: The Generals have just one returning starter, but they should be the most improved team in the region. The reason for the optimism is the arrival of 6-foot-9 Robert Carter and 7-foot Trayvon Reed. Carter, who transferred from Thomasville, is ranked as the second-best senior prospect in Georgia by ESPNU. Reed, who moved from Alabama, is rated as the No. 1 sophomore prospect in the state on the same re-cruiting list. Carter led Thomasville to the Class AA state finals as a sophomore and to the quarters last March. wortH NotiNg: Jordan Gaither led a fourth-quarter rally that fell short in a 62-57 loss to eventual champion Berkmar in the region quarters a year ago and returns for his senior sea-son after being a second-team all-region choice. This is coach Kim Rivers’ third season at Shiloh after a successful 14-year stint in Maryland during which he was 315-50 with five titles.

3 Kaylen Ward .............................5-8 ............ Soph.5 Courtney Hector .......................5-5 ................. Sr.10 Kierra Ward .............................5-4 ..................Fr.11 Racquel Cranston ................. 5-11 ..................Fr.12 DeAnna Johnson ....................5-7 .................. Jr.14 Jamie Harris..........................5-10 ................. Sr.20 Uche Ibebunjo ........................6-0 ..................Fr.22 Bria Ratliff ...............................5-4 .................. Jr.24 Aziza Day ................................5-5 ................. Sr.25 Holland Glenn .........................5-8 ................. Sr.30 Charity Robinson ....................6-0 .................. Jr.32 Jalisa Williams ........................5-8 ................. Sr.40 Lindsay McCullen ...................5-9 ................. Sr.42 Aaliyah Woods ........................5-7 .................. Jr.44 Adrian Werts ...........................6-0 ................. Sr.

CoaCH: John April2010-11 rECorD: 3-22rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Kaylen Ward, So, 5-8Holland Glenn, Sr., 5-8Aziza Day, Sr., 5-5otHErS to watCH:Jalisa Williams, Sr., 5-8Courtney Hector, Sr., 5-5Bria Ratliff, Jr., 5-4Racquel Cranston, Fr., 5-11Aaliyah Woods, Jr., 5-7 oUtLook: John April replaced Dale Grant as coach after the Generals enduring a difficult season a year ago. Shiloh made the state tournament four straight years from 2004-2007 under Grant, but the only appearance since came in 2009. Holland Glenn was the only re-turnee with much playing time a year ago after returning starter Jalisa Williams was sidelined. Now Williams is back and things are looking up for the Generals. wortH NotiNg: April was a girls coach in Mississip-pi for six seasons and compiled a 75-32 record before moving to Georgia in 2007 to become athletics director at McNair High School in DeKalb County. The Gener-als’ future looks encouraging with Shiloh Middle School winning the county championship last season with an unbeaten record. Standout Charbonnay Johnson, how-ever, enrolled at Stephenson rather than Shiloh.


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south gwinnett cometsNov. 19 Northview at Lanier (girls)Nov. 21 Lumpkin at Lanier (girls)Nov. 22 Chestatee at Lanier (girls)Nov. 29 at North GwinnettDec. 2 ParkviewDec. 3 at Milton (boys)Dec. 6 at BerkmarDec. 9 at ArcherDec. 10 Norcross at GAC Showcase (boys)Dec. 12 at Central GwinnettDec. 27-29 at Columbia tourney (boys); at Campbell tourney (girls)

Jan. 3 GraysonJan. 6 at DaculaJan. 7 ShilohJan. 10 BrookwoodJan. 13 at ParkviewJan. 14 Harrison at McEachern (boys); Luella at Salem (girls)Jan. 17 NorthviewJan. 20 Orr Academy at Norcross (boys)Jan. 21 BerkmarJan. 24 ArcherJan. 27 Central GwinnettJan. 31 at GraysonFeb. 3 DaculaFeb. 7 at ShilohFeb. 10 at Brookwood

SCHEDULE1 Kalen Hawkins .........................5-8 .................. Jr.2 Simeon Dennis ........................6-3 ................. Sr.3 Christian Buckmire ..................5-8 ................. Sr.4 Deen Biggins ......................... 5-11 .................. Jr.5 Brandon Williams .....................6-3 .................. Jr.10 Montrell Marshall....................6-4 ............ Soph.11 Kyle Wright ...........................5-10 .................. Jr.12 Cam Moye ............................ 5-11 ............ Soph.15 G.J. Hawkins ..........................5-9 ................. Sr.21 Jacari Smith ...........................6-4 .................. Jr.22 K.V. Walker .............................5-8 ............ Soph.24 Qiydar Davis ..........................6-4 ................. Sr.30 Ray Mobley ............................6-3 ................. Sr. 31 Terrance Jones ......................6-5 ................. Sr.44 Logan Adams .........................6-6 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Scott Bracco2010-11 rECorD: 19-7rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Logan Adams, 6-6, Jr.Qiydar Davis, 6-4, Sr.Kyle Wright, 5-10 Jr.otHErS to watCH:Simeon Dennis, Sr., 6-3Cam Moye, Soph., 5-11Christian Buckmire, Sr., 5-8Ray Mobley, Sr., 6-3oUtLook: The Comets hope to make it to the state tournament after promising seasons ended just short in Scott Bracco’s first two years as coach. South finished first in the regular season a year ago, but was stunned by upstart Archer in the region quarter-finals. Back are first-team all-region choices Logan Adams and Qiydar Davis. Adams, a junior, averaged 15.2 points and 10.7 rebounds last season. Davis, a senior, averaged 17.6 points and 9.9 rebounds. wortH NotiNg: South added Simeon Dennis, who was a second-team all-region choice last sea-son while playing for Central Gwinnett. He averaged 15.2 points and 5.4 rebounds a year ago as a junior. With Dennis joining Adams and Davis, the Comets have a potent scoring trio. Getting them the ball will be the job of junior Kyle Wright and sophomore Cam Moye.

10 Colette Onenda ......................5-5 .................. Jr.11 Kierra Clayton ........................5-3 ............ Soph.12 Diamond Bishop ....................5-4 ................. Sr.14 Arielle Harvey ........................5-9 ..................Fr.20 Yvonna Dunkley .....................5-8 ................. Sr.21 Samantha McCombs .............5-9 ................. Sr.22 T’Miyah Williams ....................5-6 .................. Jr.24 Jashawna Johnson ................5-5 .................. Jr.30 Alysia Johnson ..................... 5-11 .................. Jr.32 Tia Tuggle ..............................5-8 .................. Jr.34 Phineisha Henderson ...........5-4 ................. Sr.40 Kenya Johnson ......................5-9 ................. Sr.42 Tiffany Jenkins .......................6-1 ................. Sr.

CoaCH: Jaime Kruppa2010-11 rECorD: 19-12rEtUrNiNg rEgULar:Tiffany Jenkins, Sr., 6-1otHErS to watCH:Colette Onenda, Jr., 5-5Alysia Johnson, Jr., 5-11Phineisha Henderson, Sr., 5-4Samantha McCombs, Sr., 5-9oUtLook: South made its first state tournament ap-pearance last season since finishing as Class AAAAA runner-up in 2006 and 2007, but graduated four starters from that team. Gone are Tina Odume, who led the team with 14 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, as well as Kiara Baker, who averaged 12.7 points and 4.1 assists. Odume was a first-team all-region pick, while Baker made the second team. Of the returnees, senior Tiffany Jenkins and juniors Colette Onenda and Alysia Johnson contributed the most last season. Jenkins and Johnson both averaged 5.2 rebounds and Onenda contributed 2.5 assists. wortH NotiNg: The Comets started 1-5 against a rugged early schedule and then won 13 of their next 16 games, including a victory over region champ Brook-wood in the final game of the regular season. As a No. 3 seed, South gave Alpharetta a battle in the first round of the state tournament before losing 40-37. Jaime Kruppa, who played on South’s unbeaten 1995 state champion-ship team, is in her third season leading the Comets after assisting former coach Mike Allison.


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Nov. 18 Greenfield at Christ Church, N.C. (boys)Nov. 19 at Christ Church, N.C. (boys); Spain Park at Berkmar (girls)Nov. 21-23 Wesleyan Tip-Off (girls)Nov. 29 AIS (boys)Dec. 3 Mill CreekDec. 6 at North HallDec. 9 at Whitefield (boys)Dec. 10 at WestminsterDec. 17 Fellowship (boys)Dec. 19-23 at Nike Tourney of Champions (girls)Dec. 27-29 at Westminster tourney (boys)Jan. 3 at St. Pius

Jan. 6 King’s Ridge (boys)Jan. 7 PaceJan. 10 at ProvidenceJan. 14 Oak Hill, Va. (girls)Jan. 16 Dunwoody at Cen-tennial (boys)Jan. 17 Mt. PisgahJan. 20 St. FrancisJan. 21 Bob Jones, Ala. at Starr’s MillJan. 24 at PinecrestJan. 27 ProvidenceJan. 28 BufordJan. 31 RockdaleFeb. 3 at Mt. PisgahFeb. 7 at St. FrancisFeb. 10 Pinecrest

SCHEDULE

1 Takim Williams .........................6-0 ................. Sr.2 Will Clifton ................................6-3 .................. Jr.3 Charles Mack ...........................6-1 .................. Jr.4 Shane Smith ............................6-3 ................. Sr.10 Graham Deaton ...................5-10 ............ Soph.11 Drew Ritter .............................6-4 ................. Sr.12 Brandon Gilliam .....................6-1 .................. Jr.20 McAllister Ball ........................6-2 ................. Sr. 21 Hudson Price .........................6-6 .................. Jr.22 Jaye Rochelle ........................6-1 .................. Jr.32 Brett Greensmith ....................6-2 .................. Jr.33 Rodney Morris .......................6-2 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Skip Matherly2010-11 rECorD: 25-5rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Shane Smith, Sr., 6-3Takim Williams, Sr., 6-0Rodney Morris, Jr. 6-2Hudson Price, Jr., 6-6otHErS to watCH:Will Clifton, Jr., 6-3Drew Ritter, Sr., 6-4oUtLook: The Wolves followed up a state cham-pionship with a 25-win season, but drew Whitefield Academy on the road in the state tournament and lost in a rematch of the title game a year earlier. Skip Matherly is 121-33 in five seasons as coach, with two state titles. Four of the top six players return, led by three-year starter Shane Smith. He was best in points (14.5) and rebounds (6.3) last season and second in assists (2.5). Smith is headed to West Point. Fellow senior Takim Williams also returns after leading the team with 3.7 assists per game a year ago.wortH NotiNg: Hudson Price has been ham-pered by knee issues, but he could be ready for a breakout season. The son of former Georgia Tech and NBA standout Mark Price averaged 7.5 points and 5.2 rebounds as a sophomore.

3 Katie Frerking ..........................6-1 .................. Jr.4 Lauren Frerking ..................... 5-11 ..................Fr.5 Brittany Stevens .......................5-4 .................. Jr.12 Jordan Frazier ........................5-4 ................. Sr.14 Hannah Hoskin ......................5-9 ............ Soph.15 Landyn Duley .........................5-8 ............ Soph.20 Nikki McDonald ......................6-0 ..................Fr.21 Joshlyn Belcher .....................5-7 ............ Soph.22 Kendra Talley ....................... 5-11 .................. Jr.23 Taylor Blackmon .....................5-5 .................. Jr.32 Holli Wilkins ...........................6-0 ................. Sr.33 Keevana Edwards ..................6-0 ............ Soph.34 Missy Byrd ........................... 5-11 ................. Sr.44 Kaelyn Causwell ....................6-4 ................. Sr.55 Cara Mia Tsirigos ...................6-0 .................. Jr.

CoaCH: Jan Azar2010-11 rECorD: 31-2rEtUrNiNg rEgULarS:Holli Wilkins, Sr., 6-0Jordan Frazier, Sr., 5-4Katie Frerking, Jr., 6-1Brittany Stevens, Jr., 5-4otHErS to watCH:Kaelan Causwell, Sr., 6-4Missy Byrd, Sr., 5-11Joshlyn Belcher, Soph., 5-7Nikki McDonald, Fr.., 6-0oUtLook: Wesleyan will be a heavy favorite to win its fifth straight state championship and ninth in 11 years after losing one senior last season. Grace Leah Baughn is at Pepperdine and four of this season’s seniors will play college basketball. Holli Wilkins is headed to Furman, Kaelyn Causwell to Georgia, Jordan Frazier to Wofford and Missy Byrd to Air Force. Causwell hasn’t been a full-time starter for the Wolves, but is 6-foot-4. Wilkins av-eraged 12.2 points and 5.6 rebounds last season, while Frazier contributed 8.5 points, 4.0 assists and 5.1 steals. wortH NotiNg: The Wolves defeated Class AA state champion Buford last season and took Class AAAAA winner Norcross to overtime before losing by a point. Coach Jan Azar is 352-77 despite going 4-16 in 1997-98 during the school’s start-up season. Four of Wesleyan’s state titles have come in Class AA and four in Class A.


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