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The Wheeler Wildcats used a petition to help change the GHSA’s mind and allow

the Class 6A champs enter the Dick’s National Tournament. The Wildcats will now represent Georgia in the televised national tournament in New York to help determine which team is the best in the nation. Wheeler cemented its status as the cream of crop in Georgia after holding off Pebblebrook in the state finals, 59-58 thanks to Jaylen Brown, the No. 2 ranked player in the nation, who hit two free throws with .5 seconds left to ice Wheeler’s sixth state championship. “We’re excited about this opportunity,” said Brown. “Definitely. Everybody is sleeping on us because we’re a public school and we don’t have that many division-one athletes but I feel like we can sneak up on some teams and

get some wins.” Brown and Tennessee-signee Shembari Phillips will be the main focal points as Wheel-er will match up with some of the best teams in the nation. April 2nd at 2 P.M., the fourth-seed-ed Wildcats will play fifth-seeded Huntington Prep (WV). Huntington Prep has become a national power and has developed NBA talent such as 2014 No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins and Gorgui Dieng, both of the Minnesota Timber-wolves. This year’s team is stacked as well with Thomas Bryant, C – No. 22 on ESPN 100, Ted Kapita, PF – No. 40 on ESPN 100, Miles Bridg-es, SF – No. 7 on ESPN 60 (class of 2016) and Curtis Jones, SG – No. 53 on ESPN 60 to name a few. Huntington Prep scores 83 points per game and is led up front by Bryant and Bridg-es, both average double-doubles. Five play-

ers stand 6-foot-7 or taller and will provide a major challenge for the smaller Wildcats. The day before the tournament starts, the McDon-ald’s All-American games took center stage at the United Center in Chicago. This year was the first time since 2008 that three Georgia players were invited to the All-star showcase. Brown represented Georgia in the boys game and St. Pius’ Asia Durr and McEachern’s Te’a Cooper starred in the girls game.

REMAINING FIELD… If Wheeler wins its first round game, it would face the winner of top-seeded Oak Hill Academy (VA) and eighth-seeded Wings Academy (NY). Oak Hill would provide an inter-esting scenario as big man Daniel Giddens who has signed with Ohio State, transferred over to the Virginia-based power house for his senior season after playing at Wheeler. Five-star for-ward Dwayne Bacon is heading to Florida State and will try to lift the Warriors to their first ever Dick’s National Championship after plac-ing second in 2009, 2011, and last year. Wings Academy will rely on center Jessie Govan who is heading to Georgetown and Hofstra-bound guard Desure Buie to upset Oak Hill. Defending two-time national champion Montverde Academy (FL) will look to make it three straight. Its only loss this season came by seven to Wheeler. The top ranked pros-pect in the nation, Ben Simmons, averages

28 points and 11.9 rebounds per game and is headed to LSU. He is the only Eagle to average in double figures. Doral Moore (Wake Forest), Noah Dickerson (Florida), and 7-foot-4 center Jean Marc Koumadje (FSU) are just a few “role players” that will be moving onto the next level. Greensboro Day (NC) enters the tournament for the first time and will be the seventh-seed. The Bengals lineup is not loaded with high-ma-jor players, but Peter Agba is a strong forward heading to Akron. Third-seed Blanche Ely (FL) has no play-ers ranked in the ESPN Top 100, but that didn’t stop them from posting the first ever unde-feated season from a Broward County public school. The Tigers rely on balance and feature six players averaging over seven points per game led by Therrell Gosier, who signed to play at Kentucky-for football. In the Tigers’ way will be the most decorated team in the tourna-ment’s history, Findlay Prep (NV). Findlay Prep has appeared all seven years and has won in 2009, 2010, and 2012. 6-foot-3 guard Allonzo Trier is a five-star Arizona-signee and averages 26.6 points per game. Forwards Justin Jack-son and Horace Spencer are four-stars and are heading to UNLV and Auburn. Five-star junior Derryck Thornton is the 11th ranked player in the junior class and runs the show from the point. The high-powered offense averages over 91 points per game and is hard to slow down. Photo courtesy of Ty Freeman.

Back in October, I wrote a piece previewing the Hawks and why there should be plenty

of optimism surrounding the team heading into the 2014-15 season. Back then, it could have been a story that easily got swept under the rug. The Hawks could have flopped and been another underachieving team, but instead they surpassed mine and everyone else’s expecta-tions and will enter the playoffs as the number one seed in the Eastern Conference. I highlighted the potential strengths of the team as a deep bench, veteran newcomers such as Kent Bazemore and Thabo Sefolosha and the return of a healthy Al Horford. Little did I know that the combination of these fac-tors along with the growth of Dennis Schroder and the continued buy-in of the Budenholzer

“Spurs East” system, that Atlanta would be home to the best team in the Eastern Confer-ence and a team that went a perfect 17-0 in January. It has been a magical season thus far for the Hawks and the fan base has responded well, but now that the playoffs are less than a month away, it’s time to see what Atlanta is made of. They have battled injuries of late and have come back down to earth in the second half, recording just a 12-7 record after starting 43-11 before the All-Star break. Thabo Sefolosha has missed nearly half the season with calf issues but is now working his way back into the rota-tion. Mike Scott broke his toe in March and is eying a return once the playoffs begin. Kyle Ko-rver broke his nose against the Lakers and had

to miss a few games before returning. The key for the Hawks to continue the success they had in the first half of the season into the playoffs will be the ability to get healthy. Atlanta hasn’t received the respect they deserve this entire year. They have gained some national attention but still pundits pick the Cavaliers as the favorites to win the East. Atlanta won three of its four meetings with Cleveland and would beg to differ. When healthy, the Hawks have systematically picked apart opposing teams with a surgeon-like pre-cision. They rank second in the league with 25.5 assists per game and have been top five the entire year in points allowed. A stingy de-fense coupled with an offense that sees nearly six players per game average double figures has been the recipe for success for Atlanta. Nine different players have led the team in scoring this year, an incredible amount.

PLAYOFFS ON THE HORIZON ... The eighth-seed has been a revolving door all season long as three teams trail Brook-lyn by 1.5 games or less with the season ending soon. Out of the possible matchups in the first round, Charlotte has given the Hawks the most trouble winning twice already. The Hornets are a long shot to make the playoffs however trail-

ing by 1.5 games. Atlanta has two meetings with Brooklyn remaining before the playoffs start, but they have handled the Nets easily so far this season with wins of 23 and 11 points. Paul Millsap torched Brooklyn in both games going for 17 points and nine rebounds before following it up with a 28 point 15 rebound per-formance. Having home court advantage locked up for the postseason will be extremely beneficial for the Hawks. Atlanta holds the second best record at home in the NBA at 31-5. Teams will look to draw on any advantage they may have no matter how slight it may be once they enter the playoffs. A great support system at home may help take the Hawks far. They have been cursed by early round exits year after year, but now it is time for a finals appearance or bust. Atlanta will enter with the best record in the East and will need to prove that it was no fluke. The decimated Chicago Bulls seem like an after-thought as a contender to win the East. All signs point to a Cleveland-Atlanta showdown in the Conference Finals. It will be the ultimate test to see whether a team with no superstars can beat possibly the most feared roster in the NBA. Photo courtesy of AP Images/David Goldman.

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The grass is cut. The infield is raked. Open-ing Day 2015 will officially be here on Sun-

day, April 5. The tedious month of drills and meaningless games finally are finishing up and America’s Pastime will be in full swing. As you flock to the ballpark or to your couch for opening day, it’s important to make sure you’re up to date with all the shuffling of players and changes that occurred during the long offsea-son. Here is a quick preview and some sto-rylines you will need to know as the first pitch quickly approaches. The Atlanta Braves have undergone a ma-jor overhaul led by new General Manager Jon Hart after Frank Wren was shown the door af-ter the Braves woefully under-performed in the second half of the season. Gone are fan favor-ites Justin Upton, Jason Heyward, Evan Gattis and Ervin Santana. Say hello to Shelby Miller, Jonny Gomes and native-son Nick Markakis who starred at Woodstock High School. An-other big change is the name of Atlanta’s most despised player, Melvin Upton Jr. B.J. Upton de-cided to change his name and hopefully change his success at the plate after hitting .208 and

taking the brunt of Braves’ fans’ criticism. All signs point to it being a very long year for Atlanta. Hart has decided to build a farm system which Frank Wren left in shambles. The present day product will suffer greatly, but Hart has an eye towards 2017 and the opening of SunTrust Park. By that time the gamble Hart made by trad-ing away his top players for prospects will need to pay off as the Braves will try to reap the ben-efits and open up their new park with a bang and a slew of young talented players. As far as this season goes, expect the Braves to hover around 68-72 wins. Make no bones about it, this is a rebuilding year and fans will need to be patient. The NL East has gotten considerably stronger and the Braves will have to patiently wait for their prospects to develop. NL EAST The sexy pick to win the division is Wash-ington with its pitching staff headed by the $210-million dollar man, Max Scherzer. He teams up with Jordan Zimmermann, Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Doug Fister to

form the deepest rotation in baseball. Behind Washington, the New York Mets and Miami Marlins will push hard to make the playoffs. The Mets have looked great in spring train-ing and hold the best record in the Grapefruit League. Michael Cuddyer has hit extremely well and new hitting coach Kevin Long has al-ready seemingly made an impact on the likes of Curtis Granderson and Juan Lagares who look crisp at the plate. Injuries, which have plagued the Mets for years, have already be-gun to bite them with Zack Wheeler and Josh Edgin going down with tommy john surgery along with Daniel Murphy, and Vic Black ailing. The Marlins have a young exciting team led by Giancarlo Stanton. If he can receive protection in the lineup and the young pitching staff can produce, Miami should be in the hunt for a wildcard spot. NL CENTRAL The Cardinals and Pirates have owned the division lately, but the laughing stock Chicago Cubs may get the last laugh this year. GM Theo Epstein has opened up the checkbook signing Jon Lester and anointing Joe Maddon as man-ager. The Cubs are oozing with uber-talented young hitters. Kris Bryant smashed nine hom-ers to lead all players in spring training but un-ceremoniously was sent down along with Javi-er Baez in order to save another year of control down the line. If those two along with Anthony Rizzo, Jorge Soler and Starling Castro hit like they are capable, the Cubs very well may chal-lenge to make the postseason coming out of a difficult division. NL WEST The defending World Series champs, the San Francisco Giants, will be without the lov-able Kung Fu Panda, Pablo Sandoval. Sandoval was poached by the free spending Boston Red Sox this offseason. It may be difficult to repeat with the Dodgers and the suddenly intriguing Padres in the mix for a playoff berth. New San Diego GM A.J. Preller made waves wheeling and dealing as if the MLB was his personal video game. Though they still play in Petco Park, the additions of Justin Upton, Wil Myers and Matt Kemp make the Padres’ outfield one of the most exciting in baseball. Add in James Shields as an ace, and things look bright in sun-ny San Diego. AL EAST Baltimore will try to improve upon a 96-win season, but it will be difficult with the im-

OPENING DAY PREVIEW

BY KYLE SANDY | KSANDY@SCOREATL.COM

MLB ACTION RETURNS FROM BUSY OFFSEASON

provements of Boston and Toronto. The Red Sox signed Hanley Ramirez away from the Dodgers and will plug him in leftfield for the first time in his career. Pablo Sandoval is the Sox’s top signing this offseason, but they also landed prized Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada, a 19-year-old infielder who will join Boston’s minor league system. The Blue Jays added great veteran leadership in Russell Martin and Josh Donaldson. AL CENTRAL The Tigers won the division, but the Roy-als stole the spotlight in the postseason. De-troit has lost Max Scherzer, but David Price assumes the role as ace in his first full season in the Motor City. Rick Porcello was dealt for slugging Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes who will provide a cannon arm and great pop. The Royals will have plenty of new faces. James Shields is gone from the top of the rotation, and big Billy Butler has departed also. Alex Rios and Edinson Volquez will try to fill in at their respective positions. AL WEST Moneyball is alive with A’s GM Billy Beane. Questionable trades backfired last season, but the gambling genius has not gotten gun-shy. Ben Zobrist, Brett Lawrie, and Ike Davis have been brought in. Billy Butler will take over the DH role. Seattle is a team ready to make the next step. Nelson Cruz brings his 40+ homerun power and will team up with Robison Cano to provide offense for a strong pitching staff. Photos courtesy of Pouya Dianat/Atlanta Braves.

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Expect for some major rev-enue to be generated as 2015 MLB Opening Day approach-es. Parks will be packed as the unofficial national holiday marks the start of a new sea-son. Attending and viewing opening day is a tradition many families hold dear as they look to build more mem-ories to last a lifetime.

The dirty birds were docked a 2016 draft pick and were fined for their noise violations. Commissioner Roger Goodell is no stranger to punishing teams and taking away picks. Browns GM Ray Farmer was suspended four games and Cleveland was fined $250k. Goodell loves to flex his pow-erful muscle.

The Gold Glover has signed an extension with the Mets through 2019. Lagares has blossomed into the best defen-sive centerfielder in the MLB and has begun to improve his hitting as well. The Mets are poised to make the postseason this year and if they do, the 26-year-old will play a big part in doing so.

The Hawks keep stubbing their toe as they head into the playoffs. Not only have they gone 5-5 in their last 10 games, but now Dennis Schroder joins Mike Scott as the latest Hawk to sprain their toe. Scott has recently shed his walking boot and Schroder is listed as day-to-day right now on the in-jury report.

The NCAA must be pleased that both big draws Kentucky and Duke have made the Final Four. It would be a marketer’s dream come true if the two schools were able to meet in the championship. Wisconsin and Michigan State will look to spoil the party and hold a Big Ten Championship rematch on the national stage.

It may finally be time to lift the Cubbie curse, but the franchise is doing itself no favor by send-ing down mega prospect Kris Bryant and Javier Baez. Bryant mashed nine homers to lead spring training but GM Theo Epstein optioned to send both players down to the minors to save another year of control.

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DODGED A BULLETThe Falcons finally found out their punishment for pumping fake noise into the Georgia Dome. They will lose a fifth round pick in the 2016 draft, and they will also be fined $350,000. That was not the severe punishment I had in mind. I think the Falcons got off easy, and now they can focus of the draft, which is only a month away.

The Bulldogs had their first scrimmage of the spring at Sanford Stadium this past Saturday. The three quarterbacks were the story as all of them were able to make plays with the first, second and third team offenses. The competition is for the starting role is heating up, and it’s only going to get more intense as spring practice rolls on.

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TOP OF THE EASTAfter a dominating win over the Miami Heat this past Friday, the Hawks clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, and they have home court advantage throughout the Easter Conference playoffs. This is good for them because they can now rest and work on some things before the postseason. I can’t wait to see the Hawks get rolling when the playoffs start.

OPENING DAYSpring training is over, and the Braves are ready to get the 2015 season started. Their first game will be on Monday when they face the Miami Marlins on the road. The expectations for the Braves are not very high, but I think they will be competitive and make a run at the division title.

HISTORIC SATURDAYIt was a groundbreaking day for Kennesaw State as the football team had their first annual Black and Gold spring game on Saturday. And thanks to the running of quarterback Trey White, the Gold team was able to defeat the Black team 21-0. I could not make it to the game, but it looked like everyone had fun. However, I will be there for the home opener on Sep. 12.

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Class AAAAA’s top ranked team, the Green-brier Wolfpack (12-0, 5-0), remained unde-

feated after picking up wins over Cross Creek and Evans. The Pack has used steady pitching to carry them, allowing just 30 runs on the season. Columbus (9-3, 6-1) shutout North-side-Columbus 8-0. Troy Gilliland allowed just two hits in the complete-game performance. Dylan Baker and Trey Alexander both hit hom-ers in the win. The ever competitive Region 8-AAAAAA has a log jam atop the standings after No. 1 Parkview (12-2) downed No. 7 Ar-cher 16-3. The Panthers now sit at 4-1 in region while Archer (12-4, 5-1), No. 6 Brookwood (12-3, 5-1), and Grayson (8-7, 4-1) all hold a share of the lead. Will Ethridge advanced to 4-0 on the season after a strong five innings of work for Parkview. No. 1 Buford (13-2, 5-0) defeated West Forsyth (7-6, 6-2) in a 4A vs. 6A matchup, 2-1. Connor Bennett hurled a complete-game

one-hitter while Joey Bart provided the of-fense with a two-run single in the fifth. No. 2 Whitewater (10-3, 3-0) held its own in the 2015 National High School Invitational going 2-2. The Wildcats finished their weekend with a 10-8 win over Trinity Prep (FL). No. 5 Troup County (13-2, 5-1) swept defending state champion Carrollton with wins of 7-2, 10-7 and 10-6. No. 2 Locust Grove (14-1, 9-0) has won 14-straight games since a season opening loss to AAAAA’s No. 5 Union Grove. In AAA, No. 1 Blessed Trinity (12-2, 8-1) knocked off Cedar Grove (8-7, 4-4) behind Chris Siebert and Garrett Dupuis. Siebert went 2-4 with two RBIs and a triple while Dupuis finished with two hits and an RBI as the Titans cruised 9-0. Stetson Smith and Stetson Ben-nett have helped carry No. 2 Pierce County to 15-1 and a perfect 11-0 region record after wins over Appling County and Toombs County. Top ranked Wesleyan (13-2, 5-1) defeated Holy In-

nocents’ (8-5, 3-2) on Saturday, 4-2. Jahmai Jones picked up three hits including a homerun to power the Wolves. Jordan Ward provided Wesleyan with a complete-game and picked up seven K’s along the way. Class A saw No. 2 Tattnall Square (14-0, 2-0) defeat No. 7 First Presbyterian Day (11-3, 5-2) 3-1. Seniors Cole Gaylord and Jonathan Ward have led the way for the Trojan offense this season, both hitting over .400. Cory Bar-tholomew has been the ace, striking out 31 bat-ters in 21 innings while accumulating a spar-kling 0.67 ERA.

WESTMINSTER MAKE REGION STATEMENT ... The Westminster boys beat Region 4-AAA rival Blessed Trinity twice in the span of seven days from last Wednesday to this Tuesday. Westminster made easy work of the host Ti-tans via a 5-1 scoreline before enduring a much tougher test this week. The Wildcats, playing with home-field advantage, broke a scoreless tie when John Sanders found the back of the net with fewer than three minutes remaining en route to a 1-0 victory. With the shutout, Westminster’s defensive prowess continued. The Wildcats have allowed only one goal in their last three games, all victories. In response to some early-season defensive lapses, head coach Scott Snyder made a move by sending senior midfielder Trey Blasingame back to a defensive position. It has paid off handsomely so far, and it has paid off with a regular-season

region title—which Westminster clinched after getting the best of the Titans on Tuesday. In the girls’ game, though, Blessed Trinity avenged last Week’s loss to the Wildcats by winning a defensive battle 1-0. The Titans will go up against Alpharetta on Thursday, while Westminster can rest until a tough upcoming week pits the team against Marist and Co-lumbus. Another Tuesday night region show-down saw the Milton boys take on Lassiter in 5-AAAAAA. Despite trailing 1-0, Milton recov-ered for a 2-1 road victory to clinch the regular-season region championship. Brandon Deck scored an equalizing goal for the Eagles before Ameen El-Shami notched the game-winner. Lassiter’s girls, however, prevailed 1-0 over Milton to split the pair of meetings between the two schools. Both the Lassiter and Milton girls are looking up at Harrison in the pecking order of the state’s highest classification. In fact, so is every team in the nation—at least according to the first rankings of the 2014-15 campaign is-sued by the National Soccer Coaches Associa-tion of America. Harrison, the defending state champion, is ranked No. 1 in that national poll. The Hoyas are undefeated and currently riding a streak of eight consecutive shutouts. Other in-state girls’ teams registering in the top 20 are Marist (fifth), Northgate (12th) and West-minster (17th). Photos courtesy of Marist HS, Sonny Ken-nedy and Westminser HS.

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1......................Johns Creek2.........................Centennial3............................ Lambert4............................. Roswell5..................................Pope

6........................Brookwood7................................Archer8............................. Lassiter9.............................Valdosta10.....................East Coweta

6..........................Mill Creek7............................. Lassiter8..........................Northview9............................ Harrison10................ North Gwinnett

6...........Washington County7........................Hart County8.............................. Rutland9..............................Decatur10...............Franklin County

6..........................Northview7...................................Pope8............................ Harrison9.................. North Gwinnett10...........................Lambert

6.......................Thomasville7...........................Jeff Davis8..........................Darlington9....................Rabun County10............................Bremen

6......................... Creekview7................Lakeside-Evans8........................... McIntosh9........................River Ridge10.........................Wesleyan

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1........................ Greenbrier2........................ Gainesville3........................ Starr’s Mill4...........................Allatoona5...................... Union Grove

1..................... Westminster2................................ Lovett3...........................Allatoona4........................ Cambridge5...........................McIntosh

6.......................... Hardaway7.................... East Paulding8......................... Creekview9..........................Loganville10..................... Stephenson

6...........................Wesleyan7.. Greater Atlanta Christian8....................... Benedictine9........................... St. Pius X10.............................. Marist

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6....................... Pike County7.......................... North Hall8....................Mary Persons9...................Liberty County10................. Wayne County

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1.......................... Wesleyan2..Greater Atlanta Christian3................................ Lovett4.......................Benedictine5....................Bacon County

1........................ Cambridge2..................... Westminster3..................Blessed Trinity4....................................Kell5...........................St. Pius X

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6................ Charlton County7...... First Presbyterian Day8..Emanuel County Institute9......... Eagle’s Landing Chr.10..............Atkinson County

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1............................Harrison2.............................Grayson3...................... East Coweta4.............................Lassiter5...............................Walton

6................................ Duluth7................... Meadowcreek8.............................Wheeler9............................. Marietta10................ North Gwinnett

6....................South Forsyth7.............................Lambert8........................... Parkview9......................... Collins Hill10.................................Pope

6..................Coahulla Creek7..................Oconee County8............................ East Hall9............................. Jackson10.............................Islands

6............................. Calhoun7...................Savannah Arts8................Lumpkin County9..................Oconee County10..................Pierce County

6.................. Pace Academy7................................ Dublin8....................... Benedictine9...................... Long County10............Riverside Military

6................. Holy Innocents’7..............................Bremen8....................Lamar County9..................... East Laurens10.............................Harlem

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Class AAAAAA Class AAAAAA

1................................Dalton2........................ Greenbrier3................ Houston County4...........................McIntosh5........................ Starr’s Mill

1...........................McIntosh2........................ Starr’s Mill3..........................Northgate4..........................Columbus5........................ Gainesville

6............. Heritage-Conyers7.........................Gainesville 8...........................Sequoyah9......................... Riverwood10...............Glynn Academy

6............. Heritage-Conyers 7.......................... Alexander8.........................Greenbrier9........................River Ridge10............................... Rome

Class AAAAA Class AAAAA

1................Dawson County2.............................Calhoun3..................... Westminster4..................Blessed Trinity5...........................West Hall

1..................Blessed Trinity2..................... Westminster3............................. Decatur4.........................Adairsville 5.................Dawson County

Class AAA Class AAA

1...........................St. Pius X2........ Woodward Academy3............................ Johnson4....................North Oconee5..........................North Hall

1................................Marist2........ Woodward Academy3...........................St. Pius X4............................Veterans5............................... Buford

6.................Eagle’s Landing7........................Whitewater8...........................LaGrange9.......................... Carrollton 10.........Southeast Whitfield

6............................ Spalding7........................Whitewater8..................... Locust Grove9.................................Grady10..................Mary Persons

Class AAAA Class AAAA

1..Greater Atlanta Christian2...................... Thomasville3.......................... Wesleyan4.................Holy Innocents’5................................ Lovett

1..Greater Atlanta Christian2................................ Lovett3.......................... Wesleyan4..................Pace Academy5......................St. Vincent’s

Class AA Class AA

1..............................Paideia2........... Stratford Academy3........... Atlanta Intl. School4.........Fellowship Christian5......First Presbyterian Day

1......First Presbyterian Day2.........Fellowship Christian3..............................Paideia 4...............Athens Academy5.......... Savannah Christian

6...........Savannah Christian7..... Savannah Country Day8.................St. Anne Pacelli9..........Landmark Christian10.............Hebron Christian

6..... Savannah Country Day7............................. Aquinas8...............Hebron Christian9........ Providence Christian10......................Brookstone

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We were all told that Georgia would have three scrimmages over the course of this

year’s spring practice. On Saturday, the Bull-dogs held scrimmage number one. It’s no secret now that Georgia is involved in a three man race for the starting quarter-back spot heading into 2015. So, you would as-sume that all of these quarterback’s will have a chance to start one of these practice games. This time, redshirt sophomore Brice Ramsey had the chance to work with the first team offense against the first team defense inside Sanford Stadium. His number’s read 16 completions on 32 attempts for 232 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Junior Faton Bauta completed 17 of 30 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns. Redshirt freshman Jacob Park picked up four completions on sev-en attempts for 69 yards. All in all, head coach Mark Richt seemed pretty happy with their performances. “There were flashes by all of them at times,” Richt said after Saturday’s scrim-mage. “They just dropped back and knew ex-

Monday was a huge day for the Georgia State Men’s Basketball program as all-

time leading scorer R.J. Hunter announced that he will forgo his senior season and declare for the NBA Draft which will take place on June 25 in New York City. Hunter will finish his career with 1,799 points and the most memorable shot in Georgia State tournament history when he nailed a deep three to upset Baylor in the first round, sending his father and head coach Ron flailing to the floor after falling off his stool with a torn achilles. During his illustrious career, Hunter was honored as the Sun Belt Player of the Year twice and became the third Panther in program his-tory to earn AP All-America honorable men-tion recognition last season. The junior has earned three-straight first-team all-conference honors, the only player in program history to accomplish the feat. “My decision was ex-tremely difficult,” Hunter said. “When it’s your

After a disappointing series against Lou-isville in which the Yellow Jackets were

swept in a 3-game series, the Jackets got back into the win column last Tuesday after down-ing UGA on the road, 13-6 to pick up their 18th win of the season. The Jackets were outscored 16-5 in the series to the Cardinals. The three-game losing streak is the longest of the season for the Jackets but had hopes of getting back into the swing of things when they traveled to Athens to face cross-town-rival UGA. With the Jackets up 6-0 after two innings, the Bulldogs answered with a five-spot to cut the lead to one run. 6-5. But the Bulldogs were unable to muster up enough offense to close the gap as the Jackets added seven more runs over the course of the game to the Bulldogs’ one. Left fielder Matt Gonzalez led the Jackets at the plate with three hits in four plate appear-ances while knocking in four runs and added a walk respectively. Matt Phillips picked up the

Saturday was another historic day for KSU as the football team took part in the first an-

nual Black and Gold game at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. And in front of 3,800 fans, the Gold team was able to be victorious over the Black team 21-0. Quarterback Trey White was the star of the spring game as he rushed for 128 yards on 30 carries and scored two total touchdowns to lead the Gold team to a win. “Offensively, we made a lot of strides to-day and I think we gained a lot of confidence that was probably much needed,” head coach Brian Bohannon said after the game. “Those of you who have been to the scrimmages know that it’s been defense-dominated, which is a credit to the defense.” The scoring got started when White ran for a 24-yard touchdown midway through the first quarter. The Gold team added to its lead when Steven Johnson ran for a 5-yard touch-down. Then the Gold team finished the day off

actly what to do and threw a beautiful strike or threw a hot route. But, there were also times when you just shake your head a little bit.” Georgia will hold practice on Thursday and Saturday to close out this week. Coming up a week from this Saturday is their annual ‘G-Day’ spring game at Sanford Stadium. That contest kicks off at 2 pm on April 11.

FINDING FORM… At times this season, Georgia baseball has been able to show some great things on the diamond. At other times, games have got-ten away from them. This past weekend was an example of the former, taking two out of three games over number seven ranked South Carolina on the road. Tuesday night against Georgia Tech showed the former with the Yellow Jackets winning 13-6 at Foley Field. In the first of three meetings with their in-state rival, the Bulldogs fell behind 6-0 in the first inning and a half in the game. Georgia was able to climb back into the game with a five run second inning. That frame was helped by a pair of two run singles by junior shortstop Nick King and sophomore right fielder Skyler Web-ber. After that, the Jackets were able to control the game. Things don’t seem to get any easier for the Bulldogs this weekend, with national champion Vanderbilt coming to town for a weekend se-ries at Foley Field. Georgia heads into these three games with an 18-12 overall record.

time, it’s your time and I believe in my heart that it is time for me to go. If they needed me at Georgia State next year it would have made my decision more difficult, but I know that this program is in great hands.”

BREAKING OUT THE BROOMS ... A three-game sweep of UT Arlington (12-14, 4-5) was capped with a 2-1 win in 10 innings on Sunday. Cole Uvila and Logan Bar-nette locked down the Maverick offense, al-lowing just one run on eight hits. Trae Sweet-ing crossed the plate and scored the winning after a wild pitch was uncorked in the top of the 10th. The Panthers (17-12, 6-2) currently hold first place in the conference after picking up back-to-back wins in extra innings. Uvila played the role of magician in the Panthers’ lat-est victory as he worked out of bases-loaded jams in the fifth and sixth innings. Uvila got a little help from right-fielder Rhett Harper in the fifth when the freshman gunned down T.J. Hill-man at the plate for a double play to end the inning and keep the score tied at one.

LET’S GET SANDY ... In sand volleyball the No. 7 ranked Lady Panthers picked up their 10th straight win after defeating both Jacksonville and Stetson 4-1. Georgia State (16-1) brings its win streak home this week to host the Southeast Sand Slam at the GSU Sand Courts on April 3-4.

win on the mound for the Jackets in his two-inning contest.

COX TO THE COLTS… Demarco Cox’s run to become an NBA player is likely over. That because Cox decided to try something he hadn’t done since high school. Play football again. And in less than a month from his last game in a Yellow Jacket’s basketball jersey, Cox traded it for an India-napolis Colts Jersey. As a two-sport standout in both basketball and football at Yazoo High school, Cox turned down several football offers from the SEC and set his sights towards bas-ketball. Cox played four years at the University Of Ole Miss before transferring to Georgia Tech for his final season of eligibility as a fifth-year graduate transfer. Cox averaged 8.8 points per game this season and averaged six rebounds per game respectively. Cox led the Yellow Jack-ets in blocked shots (28) and finished second in field-goal percentage (50.7%). While in high school, Cox lined up at both the tackle and guard positions on the offensive line and was rated the No. 54 tackle in the nation by ESPN.com and No. 58 by Scout.com. Cox will try out his talents at the tackle position with the Colts and will look to secure a spot on the 40-man roster in the fall.

when White threw a 24-yard pass to Pedy Lev-erette with 39 seconds left in the contest. The Gold team finished with 338 yards on offense including 268 yards on the ground. However, Bohannon knows that the offense still has a lot of work to do moving forward. “I think offensively, execution is huge. We won the day, but if we played a real game, we had so many penalties,” White said. “We’re not going to win many ball games when we shoot ourselves in the foot that many times. So execu-tion all around would be the biggest thing (to improve). I thought the effort was pretty good.”

GAME DAY FUN… Today was not only about the team show-ing the fans a preview of what to expect for the 2015 season, it was also a chance to give fans a glimpse of what Saturdays at Fifth Third Bank Stadium will be like in the fall. The parking lots opened at 10 a.m., and that gave fans an op-portunity to tailgate. There was also an Owl Walk in front of the stadium, and fans were able to get a free bobblehead as they walked in. Bohannon knows that the fans are crucial to the team’s success and he was very thankful for the support on Saturday. “To come out and see all of the people here today for a spring game is phenomenal. I can’t say enough about this community and the support for our kids and this program,” Bo-hannon said. “It’s what’s going to make us who we are to be honest with you.”

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The Detroit Pistons (29-45) raced past the Hawks (56-19) in the Motor City on Tues-

day, 105-95. With Dennis Schroder going down with a sprained toe as the Hawks’ lat-est injury, coach Mike Budenholzer decided to implement a platoon system to keep his play-ers healthy heading into the post season. “We wanted to really give the starting group with Jeff (Teague), Kyle (Korver), DeMarre (Carroll) and Paul (Millsap) a lot of reps together and a lot of time together,” he said. “The same thing for the second group. We’ve used a lot of dif-ferent combinations, so tonight we wanted to give the two main groups all the reps.” No player played over 24 minutes with the new platoon system. Thabo Sefolosha had his best game since returning from his season long calf injury scoring 19 points to lead Atlan-ta. Al Horford finished with 16 points and Mike Muscala grabbed 13 rebounds off the bench. With the number one seed locked up, coach Budenholzer has his sights set on the playoffs.

The Atlanta Braves outrighted Zoilo Almonte to Triple-A Gwinnett earlier this week after

a disappointing spring for the 25-year-old in which he hit a modest .245 to go along with a .283 on-base percentage and only one extra-base hit in 49 at-bats. Almonte cleared waiv-ers to remain with Atlanta, but he still has the option of becoming a free agent instead of ac-cepting the minor-league assignment. Formerly in the New York Yankees’ farm system, Almonte signed a major-league con-tract with the Braves this offseason. They hoped he would emerge as a potential fourth outfielder and even a possible platoon candi-date with Jonny Gomes in left field. But those ideas changed because of Almonte’s lackluster spring-training performance. Not including Melvin Upton Jr., who is likely out for the first few months of the regu-lar season because of a foot injury, Atlanta has only three outfielders who appear to be locks for roster spots. Gomes will begin his tenure

Atlanta lost free agent running back Jacquizz Rodgers on Tuesday after the Chicago

Bears inked the 2011 fifth round pick. The for-mer Oregon State Beaver played in 63 games during his four seasons with the Falcons and started in five games. Rodgers was a receiving threat in the Atlanta offense and caught 155 passes for 1,104 yards, including more than 50 receptions in both 2012 and 2013. The Falcons also parted with veteran Steven Jackson last month and running back depth will be a priority entering the draft and the remaining offseason.

SEVERE PUNISHMENT… The NFL’s punishment for Atlanta’s fake crowd noise the past two seasons was handed out this week. The Falcons fired Di-rector of Event Operations, Roddy White and the League handled the rest. The Falcons lost a fifth round pick in the 2016 draft and were fined $350,000 dollars. Team president Rich

The Gladiators played their final game against the Orlando Solar Bears this season

on Sunday and fell 3-2. Gwinnett saw a lot of the Bears this March playing them in five of its last six games. The Gladiators (18-43-3-3) got off to a nice start when Sean Berkstresser scored his 10th goal of the season at the 4:49 mark in the first period. Johnny McInnis would find an equalizer 11 minutes later and would tie the game entering the second period. Orlando (35-23-5-3) outshot Gwinnett 16-6 in the second period, but goaltender Kent Patterson held strong and did not allow a goal as the two teams would enter the final period deadlocked at one. Patterson recorded 34 saves on the night while opposing goalie Garret Sparks stopped 23. Gwinnett’s Mike Merrifield added a goal at the 4:09 mark on a power play to give the Glads a lead. Merrifield received a pass from Justin Buzzeo and sent a shot towards the net but saw it deflected away. Merrifield alertly rebounded his own shot and sent home his second goal of the season. Tyler Shiplo was credited with an assist, his first pro-

Sefolosha agreed with the platoon tactic and saw some benefits, “I think it is good for the second unit to get to play together like we did, because we could work on some things and so could the first unit,” he said. “It was very good for communication on defense.” Andre Drum-mond posted 22 points and 13 rebounds in the win while former UGA standout Kentavious Caldwell-Pope chipped in 18. REST AND RELAXATION ... The Hawks are off until Saturday giving them three full days to rest. Monday against Milwaukee sixth-man Dennis Schroder injured his toe and did not return. He underwent an MRI on Tuesday that revealed that his left toe was just sprained and not broken. For now, the second year point guard is listed as day-to-day, but don’t be surprised if coach Bud takes a pre-cautionary route and sits him longer than ex-pected to make sure he is healthy for the post-season. Mike Scott who broke his toe on March 11 has since shed his walking boot. The team expects him to be close to 100 percent hope-fully by the time the first round rolls around. THE BATTLE FOR NO. 8 ... Entering April 1st, Brooklyn still holds a half game lead over Boston for the final spot. The Nets have gotten hot winning eight of their last 10, while Boston has played .500 basketball.

with the franchise as the starter in left field, Eric Young Jr. is on course to replace Upton in center, and Nick Markakis’ recovery from neck surgery should allow him to assume right field for Opening Day. Kelly Johnson, in his second stint with the Braves, has likely played his way onto the roster and into a backup role. Todd Cunningham and Joey Terdoslavich are also in the mix as spring training winds down.

MAGIC WANDY? … Manager Fredi Gonzalez has not quite guaranteed that Wandy Rodriguez will secure either the fourth or fifth spot in the Braves’ starting rotation, but the veteran southpaw is still one of the favorites despite an up-and-down final performance of the spring on Tues-day. He struck out eight batters in five innings, but also allowed three runs on eight hits during an 8-5 loss to Houston. “He pounds the strike zone,” Gonzalez said afterward. “It’s not like he’s throwing 100 (MPH), but he’s not afraid and he throws the ball over the plate. You’re going to give up some runs once in a while, but I really liked what I saw…. We have not made any decisions.” Rodriguez has helped his cause in the decision-making process by posting a 3.13 ERA in addition to 23 strikeouts and 11 walks in six starts and 23 total innings. With Mike Minor sidelined temporarily, the final two rotation spots are likely coming down to Rodriguez, Eric Stults and Mike Foltynewicz.

McKay will also be suspended for at least three months from the Competition Committee be-ginning April 1. “Our review also determined that Falcons ownership and senior executives, including team President Rich McKay, were unaware of Mr. White’s use of an audio file with artificial crowd noise,” the NFL said in a statement. “However, Mr. McKay, as the senior club ex-ecutive overseeing game operations, bears some responsibility for ensuring that team em-ployees comply with league rules. As a result, Mr. McKay will be suspended from the Com-petition Committee beginning April 1. He may petition Commissioner (Roger) Goodell for re-instatement to the committee no sooner than June 30.” The Falcons also released a statement. “What took place was wrong and nowhere near the standards by which we run our busi-ness,” said Owner and Chairman Arthur Blank. “Anytime there are actions that compromise the integrity of the NFL or threaten the culture of our franchise, as this issue did, they will be dealt with swiftly and strongly… “The Falcons and all of our other businesses are built upon a foundation of values that drive our decision making. This issue was a clear failure in that regard. I apologize for any embarrassment this situation has caused the NFL, our fans, and our Falcons players and associates.”

fessional point. Things quickly came unglued for Gwin-nett as the Solar Bears started to make plays. Max Nicastro scored at the 8:15 mark to knot the game up and then the backbreaker oc-curred on a shorthanded possession. Brady Vail stole the puck from the neutral zone while on the penalty kill, flew down the ice, and sin-gle-handedly wristed in a shot that rose over Patterson’s reach. The goal gave Orlando a 3-2 lead, its first of the game and one that would not slip away. CATCHING A BUZZ-EO ... Last Saturday the Gladiators announced the signing of forward Justin Buzzeo. The 25-year-old just completed his senior sea-son at Ferris State University. Buzzeo rejoins former college teammate Travis Ouellette in Gwinnett. His best year came in 2013-14, when he was tied for first on the team with 32 points (14 goals, 18 assists). CLOSING TIME ... Just five games remain in the ECHL sea-son. The Gladiators visit Greenville (35-28-1-3) on Thursday and Friday before returning home on Saturday to host the Road Warriors during Fan Appreciation Night and Youth Sports Day. Wednesday is Gwinnett’s final home game of the season as the Glads welcome the Evans-ville Icemen (14-44-5-3) to town. The season concludes on April 11 with Gwinnett visiting Greenville one last time.

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