GA HS State Finals
By
Harry Douglas
March, 2004
We would
like to thank all who were involved with us in Georgia High School Sports.
The coaches, players and parents thank you all for the emails of your stats
about players. We also thank the sport writers who have done a great job
on high school sports, such as Derrick Malone (AJC), Kent Mitchell (AJC), Rob
Martin (AJC), Jay Stone (AJC), Curtis Bunn (AJC), and Rob Morton (AJC), Will
Hammock (Gwinnett Daily Post), Larry Williams (4 shot), Jason Williams (4 Shot),
Todd Cline (Gwinnett Daily Post), Chris Deigham (Macon Telegraph), Chris Lowlar (USA) and the list goes
on. We
encourage you all to keep up the good work.
The
State of Georgia Class of 2004 will go down as being the best class ever in
Georgia. 6'11" Dwight Howard will enter the NBA Draft, 6'8"
Josh Smith will also enter the NBA Draft. It is a possibility that 6'11"
Randolph Morris will enter would enter the draft. 6'2" Toney
Douglas (Auburn) is one of the best players that will be mentioned in
Georgia for a long time. Many have stated that if Douglas was
6'5" he would be a first round draft pick. 6'5"
Channing Toney (Georgia) came on strong at the end leading his Brookwood
team to the Sweet Sixteen. 6'7" Dewayne Day (South
Carolina), 6'3" Clifford Hammonds (Clemson), 6'8" Robert Dozier (Memphis),
6'3" Paul Delaney (UAB), 6'5" Mike Walker (Western Kentucky) and
many others have signed D-1 scholarships. The year 2004 Georgia Boys Hoops
was the most publicized in the USA with three national televised games.
Three high school players have been selected to play in the McDonald's American
Game. Several players have been selected to play in major high school
All-Star Games.
Gwinnett
County began to get noticed in Hoops like football, thanks to Mike Mercer
and Louis Williams. All the good teams that Berkmar has had, no
player could take the place of these two players. Louis Williams has a
chance to become the State All time Leading Scorer and someday will be a
professional and a McDonald's All American. 6'6" Jr. Jared Cook of
North Gwinnett is a good player.
This year
our staff did very good in our selection on teams and players. If we
missed you, please email us at YouthPstar2@aol.com.
Our scouting report goes out to over two hundred college coaches. We will be
around to events watching players on their summer team. Remember players
that you are only good as your last game. Make sure you take the SAT, ACT
more than once in your junior year. You can apply on line at www.collegeboard.com.
Set goals for your self and pursue them and be a student
athlete.
The
State Top Scorers are Toney Douglas 27.5ppg, 8.0 apg, 6.0, Louis Williams
26.0 ppg, Dwight Howard 24 ppg, 15 rpg, 8 bpg and 4 apg; Dewayne Day 22
ppg; Randolph Morris 25 ppg, 17 rpg, 8 bpg and 3 apg; Clifford Hammonds 23 ppg,
10 rpg and 4 apg; Channing Toney 21 ppg, and Javious Stewart 20 ppg. These
players' stats averaged 20 or more this year. Senior Toney Douglas of
Jonesboro scored 40 points or more in 5 games and 30 or more points in 12 games.
Top
Juniors are 6'3" Louis Williams, 6'6" Rasard Chase, 6'9"
Uriah Hethington, 6'3" Mike Mercer, 6'1" Shamine Dukes, 6'6" Tay
Spann, 6'5" Jay Brown, 6'3" Rasard Barrett, 6'2" Tobias Bruce,
6'5" Dwight Tolbert, 6'1" Courtney Houston, 6'4" Lancie Cannon,
6'0" Javoris Bradford, 6'5" Jared Cook, 6'8" Terrance Vinson,
6'8" Daniel Emerson, 6'9" Amdu Amino, 6'4" Eron Riely and
6'5" Antwon Pope.
Whitfield
VS Southwest Atlanta Christian
SW Atlanta
Christian came out in the first quarter and took control of the game.
They
made Whitfield turn the ball over 7 times and capitalized the lead for SW Atlanta
Christian of 17-5 at the end of the first quarter. Sr. Dwight Howard did
not score in the first quarter, but scored 12 points with 6 blocks and 9
rebounds in the second quarter. The end of the half, SW Atlanta Christian
led 35-22. Whitfield's senior Ryan Lamb sparked the team and
gave them life along with freshman Kelvin McConnell and freshman Cameron
Heywood. The end of the third quarter, SW Atlanta Christian led 47-32
and they continued to over power Whitfield. Sophomore Javoris
Crittenton showed up in the third quarter scoring 6 points for SW Atlanta
Christian. SW Atlanta Christian wins the game 63-45 over Whitfield
Academy. Dwight Howard put on a show scoring 26 points, 23
rebounds and 11 blocks; Soph. Jarvis Crittenton scored 12 points, Darryl Slack
scored 8 points, Austin Dudley 8 points, and Aljamon Alexander 9 points.
For Whitfield, senior Ryan Lamb scored 10 points, Fr. Kevin McConnell 9 points,
Fr. Dominic Knight 8 points and Fr. Cameron Hayward 12 points.
SW
Atlanta Christian are the 2004 Class A State Champions. Sr. Dwight
Howard stated that it feels good to win the State Championship after three
attempts. He also stated that it's great to finish his high school
career on top. He mentioned that playing with his little brother was great
for both of them. He's passing the torch on to him. Jahaziel
Howard is a 6'3" freshman. Dwight and his family are first
class people. Howard would not comment on what he would decide, but I know
he will enter the NBA. Howard will be a lottery pick. Next year this
time, Howard will be $50 million dollars richer and it all came from good home
training and hard work By Dwight Howard's Mother and Father.
State
4- Championship
Mays
59 Butler 53
Butler had
seize control of this game for the first half with the score 21-15. Sr.
Levert Carter brought the house down with a thunder slam with a and
one. Butler took control on both offense and defense of rebounding.
Mays has started to come back with 2.40 minutes to go in the half. Mays Calvin
Booker and Brandon Emerson have been keeping Mays in the game. Emerson
was very strong in the paint. the end of the first half, Butler led
24-19. Levert Carter had 8 points and Mays Emerson scored 6 points.
Midway through the third quarter Mays brought the game within two points,
27-25. Butler turned over the ball, attempted rushed shots and Mays
capitalized. The end of the third quarter, Butler led 35-31 over
Mays.
Emerson
and Chase holds the cup
Although Butler was in control of the game, Mays kept the game
close. However, with 4.41 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Mays tied
the game 41-41. Then Butler went ahead 44-41 with 31.0 seconds left. Both
teams kept missing free-throws. Down the stretch, Butler missed four in a
row and Mays senior Calvin Booker hit a big-time three pointer with 11.5 seconds
remaining. The game was tied 44-44. The game went to overtime.
The fans for both teams were great. Mays started out in overtime great and
took a 4 point lead 50-46 with 2.14 minutes left. Both teams were in
the double bonus. With 14.8 seconds left Mays went up 56-53 and won the
game 59-53. Mays top scorers were Sr. Calvin Booker scored 24
points, Brandon Emerson 13 points and 9 rebounds, Rasard Chase 10
points and 7 rebounds; For Butler, Sr. Ricky McGhee scored 16 points, Sr.
Levert Carter scored 14 points and Sr. Marcus Curry scored 7
points. Mays is 2004 GHSA 4-A State High School Champions and Butler is
Runner Up.
South
Gwinnett VS Tift County
South
Gwinnett came out in the first quarter taking control. Jr. Louis Williams
scored the first 6 points. Tift County was hanging on. With 2:02 minutes
left in the first quarter South Gwinnett led 12-11. Jr. Dwight Tolbert
kept Tift County in the game. The end of the first, South Gwinnett led
20-13. It was Louis Williams and Mike Mercer show all night. South
Gwinnett led 24-17 with 1.44 minutes before the half.. Jr. Dwight Tolbert
was a horse for Tift County scoring 10 points with 6 rebounds. Sr.
Stanley Brownlee was not effective. South Gwinnett put it on before
the half leading 33-24. Jr. Louis Williams scored 19 points at half-time
and Tift County Jr. Dwight Tolbert scored 10 points. In the third quarter,
South Gwinnett came out smoking taking a command lead of 44-29. South
Gwinnett had its way with Tift County Blue Devils. With 6.3 seconds
remaining in the third quarter, sophomore Delano Howard hit a half court
shot which put South Gwinnett ahead 55-33. Jr. Louis Williams scored 10
points in the third and with 4.28 minutes left in the fourth quarter, he
continued to do his thing. Louis Williams scored 8 points half way through
the fourth quarter and gave South Gwinnett the lead of 61-46. With 1.25 minutes
remaining in the game, South Gwinnett led 72-49. Junior Louis Williams and
Jr. Mike Mercer put on a show. The entire South Gwinnett team played very
well. South Gwinnett wins 75-49 and are 5-A State Champs.
Class
2-A
Randolph
Clay 80 Carver-Atlanta 67
Randolph
Clay led the game 16-10 with one minute left in the first quarter.
Randolph Clay was hitting boards and getting two and three chances at the
baskets and holding Carver to one shot. Randolph Shamaine Dukes and
Lance Cannon were the force for Randolph Clay. The end of the first
quarter, the score was 18-14. Randolph Clay took control at 1.52 left in
the half leading 37-22. Jr. Shamaine Dukes put on a show scoring and
rebounding. Randolph led the game 42-323 at the half. Lance Cannon
scored 15 points and Jarvis Bradford for Carver scored 14 points. Carver
made a run with 5.23 minutes left and brought the game within 14 points.
But coach Joe Williams called a time out to regroup his team. Then
Randolph Clay went on an 8-0 run and made the score 73-60. Randolph Clay Lance
Cannon scored 30 points, Chris Jackson 17 points, Rashad Lewis
10 points, and Shamaine Dukes 10 points. Carver was led by
Jarvis Bradford scored 30 points, Taj McCollough scored 15 points and
Gianni Crouch scored 14 points. Randolph Clay is your 2004 Class AA
State Champions.
5-A
Girls Championship
Stephenson
69 Collins Hill 62
The
game was a classic. Stephenson quickness and speed against Collins
Hill was too much. Fr. Maya Moore was great the first quarter. Stephenson
Ashley Thomas and Rashawn Givens played solid. The end of the
first quarter, the score was 17-17. The first half, the score was
Stephenson 35-31 over Collins Hill. Stephenson Ashley Thomas worked hard
for 9 points and 7 rebounds. The end of the third quarter, the score was
46-42 Stephenson. With 1.17 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Collins
Hill came back, but still trailing 58-61. Stephenson won the game 69-62. Stephenson are the Class 5-A Champions. Sr. Ashley Thomas
came down the court from coast to coast when they were down by one point with
48.5 seconds remaining. This senior was determined to win.
Stephenson speed and quickness was too much for Collins Hill. Jr.
Chandrica Smith played very well and scored 13 points. Rashawn
Givens scored 10 points, Jr. Hia Davis scored 8 points, Fr. Ashlie
Billinglea scored 6 points, Sr. Ashia Reid scored 10 points and Sr.
Ashley Thomas scored 17 points. Collins Hill was led by Maya Moore
scoring 17 points, Gretoya Kelly scored 18 points, Jasmine
Herron scored 10 points and Shantell Black scored 7 points.
March
4, 2004
Butler
VS Dunwoody
At the
half, Butler was leading 38-34 over # 1 ranked Dunwoody.
Butler has been very effective in the paint. Sr. Scott Edwards was
unstoppable. On the other hand, Dunwoody Sophomore Anjun Wilderness
and sophomore Wesley Mincey were very effective for Dunwoody. This
was a tough game for Dunwoody to pull out. The third quarter, Dunwoody
worked themselves back into the game trailing only one point 54-53.
However, Butler upsets # 1 Dunwoody 64-62.
Mays
VS Cairo
With 1.23
minutes left in the the first quarter, Mays seemed to be in control of the
game. At the end of the first quarter, Mays was leading 14-9. Mays
6'6" Brandon Emerson left the game hurt. It looks like
Emerson caught an elbow to the head. Mays led at the end of the first half
25-16. Cairo Uriah Hethington kept Cairo around with his rebounding
and he had a one thunder dunk. The end of the third quarter Mays led
35-29. Mays took control of the game around the 4:30 minute mark of the
fourth quarter. Mays was too physical and strong. Deandre Broy
was the floor leader for Mays. Broy directed Mays the entire game.
Mays wins 59-43 over Cairo. For Cairo Clifford Hammonds scored 19
points. Mays Rashad Chase scored 24 points. Mays will meet
Butler for the 4-A Championship tomorrow at the Gwinnett Arena.
Tift
County VS Lithonia
Tift
County jumped ahead right away on Lithonia 15-7. The end of the first
quarter, Tift County led 16-13. At the half, Tift County was still ahead
29-28. The game went back and forth. Tift County went up on Lithonia
6 points with 3.21 minutes left in the half. Lithonia 6'8" Robert
Dozier made a couple of baskets to cut the lead to one point. The end
of the third quarter, the Tift County lead was still by one point 43-42.
Tift County pulled out a tough game defeating Lithonia 58-54. Tift County
played a superior game at the end making free throws to get the victory and
advance to the State 5-A Final.
South
Gwinnett VS Beach
South
Gwinnett led Beach at the end of the first quarter 21-16. It's been all
the Louis Williams show. Williams scored 9 points in the first quarter and
at the half, South Gwinnett was ahead 39-29. South Gwinnett took control
of the game. Louis Williams, Mike Mercer and Delano Howell
did all the work for south Gwinnett. Beach 6'9" Curtis Brown
had 4 points at the half. South Gwinnett Louis Williams scored 14 points
at half time. The end of the third quarter, South Gwinnett led
49-46. Beach came out at the half and took the lead by one point, but
South Gwinnett relinquished the lead at the end of the third. South
Gwinnett wins 62-58. Beach had plenty of chances but turned over the ball
four times in a row. At the end, Antwon Spann was fouled at the three point
line and he made only one free-throw.
March
2, 2004
Mays
High School 6'6" Brandon Emerson was not going to be denied.
Emerson sparked Mays in their last two victories. Emerson, who comes off
the bench stated that he plays his role and is always ready to be called on.
Mays will play Cairo for the right to go to the Finals. Emerson will play
against two of his Atlanta Prep Stars Summer team mates Uriah Hethington and
Clifford Hammonds. Emerson stated that he's looking forward to
it.
Class A
Whitfield who has taken a back seat to Landmark and SW Christian pulled off
another big upset defeating Landmark twice this year. Sr. Ryan Lamb scored
17 points, Kevin McConnell scored 20 points, Camroon Heyward scored 18 points
and Dominic Knith 17 points. Whitfield advances to the Final Four to play
Dooly County.
Southwest
Atlanta Christian will play ECI. SW Atlanta received big play from
sophomore Javaris Crittenton who scored 25 points and Sr. Dwight
Howard scored 21 points.
Banneker
whips Elbert County 53-50 to advance to the Final Four. Michael
Harris scored 19 points and Dominigue Griffin scored 11
points. Banneker will play West Laurens Friday at the Macon
Coliseum.
Class
AA Carver Atlanta 58 Wilkinson 45. Carver Sr. Taj McCollugh
scored 17 points with 7 rebounds. Jr. Javaris Bradford scored 23
points. Carver will play Manchester Thursday at Macon. This is the
first time in 30 years that Carver advanced to the Final Four. Randolph
Clay will play Apalachee in the other bracket.
Class
5-A Tifton VS Lithonia at 5:30pm- Beach VS South Gwinnett at 8:30pm at the
Gwinnett Arena Wednesday.
Class
4-A Butler VS Dunwoody at 5:30pm and Cairo VS Mays at 8:30pm on Thursday at
the Gwinnett Arena.
By
Bob Smith
Lithonia
VS Chattahoochee
In the
beginning of the first quarter, Lithonia took control of the game. Chattahoochee finally got it together in the last minute of
the first quarter, Lithonia 14-9. With 4.28 left in the half, Lithonia
went on a 8-0 run to take the lead 21-11. Chattahoochee made a run to cut
the game to a one point game, 24-23 at the end of the half time. Lithonia
took control in the third quarter. Leon Williams scored 16 points, Omar
London 19 points and Robert Dozier scored 18 points. Sr. guard Darrell
Smith pushed the ball and made
good decision on the floor. Lithonia wins 71-56.
South
Gwinnett tied North Gwinnett at the end of the first quarter. The game
was a se-saw game. South Gwinnett Louis Williams put a spark in the
Comets with six consecutive points. Half time South Gwinnett was leading
27-23.The end of the third quarter, South Gwinnett led 49-39. Louis
Williams took over down stretch hitting two big time NBA treys to keep them
ahead. North Gwinnett brought the game within one point and had a chance to win
with 46.5 seconds, but turned the ball over. Louis Williams of South
Gwinnett made North Gwinnett turn the ball over three times in a row. The
final score was 53-47. Louis Williams scored a game high of 30
points. North Gwinnett had solid play from Lee Burrell who scored 19
points, Jarod Cook scored 12 points and was a monster o the
boards.
Riverdale
VS Savannah
Riverdale
was down by as many as 14 points, 30-16, but the Raiders made a run before the
half. The end of the first quarter score was 16-15 Riverdale. Tifton
leads Riverdale at the end of the third quarter 45-38. Riverdale 6'8"
Fr. Gani Lawl kept Riverdale close with his inside present scoring scoring 8
points in the third. During the fourth quarter, Riverdale brought the game
within three points 45-42, then Tifton went on a 6-0 run to lead 49-42.
Tifton beat Riverdale 63-48.
Morrow
vs Savannah
Morrow at
the end of the first quarter was behind 14-17. Savannah's press caused
Morrow to turn over the ball. Trey Goss, Ronald Agullir and Adrian Grishby
kept Morrow in the game the first quarter. With 1.42 minutes left in
the half, Morrow was down by two, 30-28. Morrow led at the half
33-32. this was a see-saw game. Morrow made 21 turn over and both
teams had over 50 fouls. Morrow loses to Savannah 64-58. Morrow
finished the season 15-15. Savannah will play Tifton for the right to
advance to the Final Four.
Windsor
Forest VS Coffee
Coffee put
the pressure on Windsor Forest in the fourth and was down 14 points.
Coffee brought the game back to 55-50 with 4.06 left. the spark for Coffee
was 6'7" Maurice Edmondson, Sr. Kevin Harris and Jr. Deon
Edwards. With 3.49 left Coffee came back 55-54. Windsor went
with scoring for 4.00 with 3.26 minutes and went up 57-54. Coffee County
went up 58-57 with 2.49 left in the game. Coffee defeated the Windsor
Forest 71-67. The come back was amazing by Coffee.
Beach
16 Lowndes 11
The half
went back and forth. Beach led at the end of the half time. Beach
6'7" Curtis Brown continued to impress, scored 6 points in the first
half. Lowndes Shalee Thomas was a horse on the boards in the
first half. Shalee scored 8 points. The end of the third quarter,
Beach leads Lowndes 31-18. Beach wins the game in a blowout.
Lithonia
46- Brookwood 43
Lithonia
pulled out a close game. Sr. Robert Dozier scored 17 points with 14
rebounds; Omar Londen scored 13 points and Leon Williams scored 9 ponts.
Brookwood Channing Toney scored 16 points.
Chattahoochee
70 Norcross 57
Sr.
Anthony Fisher was the floor leader for Chattahoochee. Fisher scored 12
points, Sr. Greg Manning scored 14 points, Michael Oconner scored 13 points and
Tony Nicholson scored 11 points. Norcross Sr. Archie Midway led all
scorers with 24 points. However, the Cougars had balanced scoring from
four players that made the difference.
Stone
Mountain 60 Marist 42
Sr. Ronald
Bradford scored 16 points, Travis Mckenzie scored 14 points for Stone
Mountain. Stone Mountain put on a full court press that Marist could not
with stand. The Pirates seem to be on a mission this year. Look out for
Stone Mountain in 4-A.
February
26, 2004
Cairo's
Uriah Hethington changed the game for the Syrupmakers. Hethington
blocked shot after shot and made Statesboro change their game plan. There
was no driving or slashing for Statesboro, whose game is slashing. Every
time that Statesboro came in the paint, Hethington blocked or altered their shot
on the other hand. Cairo went up on Statesboro late in the
third quarter.
Hammonds
also played good, tenacious defense. For Statesboro, Ronnell Wooten
was a very good player. However, Statesboro didn't get much help from PG
Kenny Chavers. Chavers was held to 8 points and Courtney Houston
scored 9 points. For Cairo, Uriah Hethington scored 25 points, Clifford
Hammonds scored 23 points with 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Both Cairo and
Statesboro played a very good defensive game and they were very
athletic.
Troup
County 6'6" Courtney Billingslea, 6'3" Tobias Bruce, 5'10" Jon
tucker and 6'7" Wesley West were too
much for Douglas County for a victory of 83-77.
Both teams played an up tempo game running up and down the floor. The game
was close throughout, but Troup County 6'6" Courtney Billingslea was
unstoppable in the paint scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. Tobias
Bruce scored 17 points, Jon Tucker scored 18 points and Martez
Ferrell scored 13 points. Troup County had good balance scoring.
the match with Cairo will be a good game.
Douglas County Jr. Jenning was
very effective for Douglas County. Jenning scored 19 points, PG Ricky
Dobbs 14 points, Shardonavon Carawford 10 points and Quinton
Lindley scored 11 points.
By
Bob Smith
North
Gwinnett Wins in Overtime 54-47 Over Stephenson. The Bulldogs played
very good defense against Stephenson. The game went back and forth in what
was a great high school game. Stephenson Jr. 6'7" Alade Aminu
played well in the paint and scored a game high of 22 points. The Bulldogs
Sr. Lee Burrell caught a fire for the Dogs knocking down
jumpers. Burrell scored 22 points and Jr. Jared Cook
scored s16 point.
By
Mike Patrick
South
Gwinnett 62 Lassiter 46- South Gwinnett ran away with this one.
Jr. Mike Mercer scored 18 points with 6 assists for the
Comets. Mercer controlled the team. The game was close in the third
quarter with a 31-29 lead. The Comets went on a 14-2 run and put the
Trojans in a bigger hole that was never recovered. Jr. Louis Williams
did not have a good shooting night shooting 9 for 23. South only led by a
scored of 27-26 at the half. South Gwinnett will meet North Gwinnett this
Saturday for the right to go to the Final Four.
Georgia
Boys Prep High School Hoops News
Jonesboro
Senior 6'2" Toney Douglas has been selected to the Parade
All-American. Senior 6'11" Randolph Morris and 6'11"
Dwight Howard have been selected in the finalist of Prep Nassmith
Award. Dwight Howard, Randolph Morris and Josh Smith also have been
selected to the McDonald's All American Game. Toney Douglas has been
selected to play in the Adidas All American Super Star Game. Toney has
scored 2,404 points in his high school career.
February
22, 2004
Jonesboro,
Wheeler, Lovejoy gets knocked out of
State
Playoff. Community Christian may be the best high
school team in Georgia. Sr. Toney Douglas has the heart
of a Lion and goes down with a big-time performance56-60.
Dave Boyd bounces back with a new team.
Jonesboro
High, two times Final Four team played in front of 3500 streaming
fans at Tifton county. Jonesboro fell behind 18 points, the biggest lead
anyone ever had on them 47-29. Sr. Toney Douglas was in foul
trouble with three fouls by the half time. Douglas played with four fouls
at the 5:39 minutes of the third quarter. Suddenly Sr. Toney Douglas took
over scoring 16 points consecutive points for the Cardinals which brought the
game to 58-56 Tifton lead. With 33.8 seconds left on the clock, Jonesboro had a
chance to win. Douglas had the ball getting ready to shoot, but Tifton
County's 5'1" Michael Phillips ran down the floor and knocked the
ball out of Toney's hand. Coach Toney stated that Toney Douglas is a great
player. For Tifton, Stanley Brownlee scored 21 points, Dwight Tolbert 17
points and Thomas Hightower 13 points. For Jonesboro, Darrell Robertson 15
points, Kenny Harris 12 points. and Toney Douglas 25 points. Douglas
ended with 2,400 high school career points.
Riverdale
Rolls Over Johnson of Savannah 72-59. Riverdale Sean
Hightower scored 18 points and Michael Wisdom scored 13 points.
Riverdale players dedicated the game to Marcus Johnson (17) who was
gunned down Friday night. Coach Dave Boyd of Riverdale makes
another run at the State Championship. Last year, Boyd took over Riverdale
High team after coach Ken Ross retired.
North
Gwinnett Shocked Wheeler 68-56. No more repeat for the
Wildcats. North Gwinnette was led by Jon Sizemore who scored 16
points and Jason Cook scored 10 points. Mike Williams led
Wheeler with 28 points.
Morrow
continues to surprise with a 61-55 win over Valdosta.
Omar Stephens scored 15 points and Calvin Goss scored 12 points.
Windsor
Forest Upsets Lovejoy 65-63. Coach Mac McConnell retires
from Lovejoy.
Stone
Mountain Upsets Cedar Shoals 72-63. Ronald Bradford
scored 20 points for Stone Mountain.
Cairo
Whips Spencer 51-35. Senior Clifford Hammonds scored 23
points with 11 rebounds.
Brookwood
Upsets South Cobb 58-55. Senior Channing Toney scored 19
points. The second of the playoff will get tough for some teams. 5-A
starts Wednesday at Mt. Zion in Jonesboro, GA, Thursday at the Macon
Coliseum and Friday at Georgia Tech. 4-A begins Wednesday at
Columbus Georgia Civic Center, Thursday at NW Trade Center. Then the GHSA
get the brackets for the remaining games.
Community
Christian Falls to Mt. Zion 78-64. Community Christian is on
the uprise. Coach Lizzy Davis is bringing Oak Hill Academy to
Georgia. Davis in his first year at Community Christian and may be the
best high school in Georgia. 6'4" Soph. Solomon Tat,
6'4" Olu Ashaolu and 6'9" Paulis Cibulskis played great against
the top ranked Mt. Zion of Durham, NC. Mt. Zion was loaded with 6'6"
Brandon Rush, 6'10" Mohammed Tangara, 6'5" Roy Bright, 6'2"
Albert Webber and 6'11" Shawn Taggart. Through the third
quarter, Community Christian hanged around; but Mt. Zion inside presence was too
much for Community Christian. Coach Lizzy Davis has a bright future.
5'10" Fr. Matt Dollar and 5'10" PG Tyrone Bramble showed
a lot of promising.
February
18, 2004
Senior
Toney Douglas became Clayton County All-time Leading Scorer. Douglas
who has been a starter for three years at Jonesboro High School has scored 2,379
points. Douglas also claim the title for being the highest player in the
state this year with 35 ppg. Douglas also became one of the state of
Georgia Top High School Scorer ever, and has led Clayton County in scoring
for three years in a row. In addition, for the third consecutive year,
Toney Douglas has led his Jonesboro High School team back to the State Playoff
after losing 10 seniors. Toney Douglas record came against Henry County
High School in the Semi-finals of the Region Playoff at Houston County. Douglas
scored a game high of 29 points in a last second shot lost of 61-59 against
Henry County.
Morrow
86-83 Over Henry County- Morrow Calvin Goss scored 24 points
and Omar Stephens scored 23 points. Henry County Carvell Taylor
scored 30 points and Emmanuel Wimbush scored 14 points. Morrow was an
eighth seed and upset # 5 Stockbridge, beat Mt. Zion and defeated # 11 Henry
County. Coach Jay Livingston did a great job with his Morrow
team.
South
Gwinnett Louis Williams stepped up scoring 35 points in a big region
championship game. South Gwinnett defeated Norcross 72-65.
Beach
takes out Johnson of Savannah. Beach comes out of Region 3-5A #
1 seed. Johnson of Savannah is # 2, Savannah High is #
3, Windos Forest is #4 seed. The First Round of the state1-5A begins
this Friday.
Wheeler
73-63 over South Cobb. Sharund Curry scored 29 points
and Mike Williams scored 18 points. Wheeler is the #1 seed
in Region 5-A. South Cobb is the #2 seed and Chamblee is the # 3 seed,
Harrison is the #4 seed.
February
11, 2004
Toney
Douglas is 19 points away from becoming Clayton County All-time Leading
Scorer. He has a total of 2,334
career points. Jonesboro came out in the first quarter red hot and led
Northside Warner Robins 15-11. Senior Toney Douglas was on
fire the second quarter scoring 10 consecutive points, putting Jonesboro ahead
by 14 points. Seniors Kenneth Harris, Jamal Lewis and Darrell Robertson
played consistent throughout the game. During the half-time, Jonesboro
led 44-32 and Sr. Toney had 20 points. Northside Warner Robins tried to
stay in the game with junior 6'6" Kenneth Ward who was effective in
the paint. Ward's game high was 16 points. The end of the third
quarter, Jonesboro led 59-44. Senior Toney Douglas took over the game
scoring a game high of 42 points, leading Jonesboro to victory 86-65.
Jonesboro had four players in double figures: Sr. Kenneth Harris 17, Sr.
Jamal Lewis 13, Sr. Darrell Robertson 12 and Toney Douglas 42. Freshman
Brandon Lucas scored 2 points, but had 5 assists, 2 steals and 2
rebounds.
Gross
& Stephen saved the Day for Morrow Mustangs. Sr.
Calvin Gross was determined not to lose tonight. He scored a game high
of 24 points and Sr. Omar Stephen game high was 23 points.
Stockbridge was led by Derrick McFarland, who scored 22 points, Markel
Humphrey 17 points and Calvin Newson 14 points. In Region 2-5A,
Jonesboro, Morrow, Henry County and Warner Robins will advance to the State
Playoff. The second round of the region game is Friday at 5:30pm in which
Jonesboro will take on Henry County and Warner Robins takes on Morrow at 8:30pm.
February
7, 2004
Stockbridge
Markel Humphrey led the Tigers to a 24-1 record. Humphrey
is 6'3", 175 pounds and is one of the best players in the Region 2-5A this
year.
North
Clayton 53, Woodward 33. Sr. 6'6" Josh Brewster scored
17 points and has been phenomenal for the Eagles. Brewster is averaging 18
ppg, 8 rpg and 3 bpg. North Clayton record is 15-9. Look out for the
Eagles in the playoff.
Douglas
County 97-84 in Over time win over Forest Park.
Ralph Jennings scored 29 points and Rick Dobbs scored 22
points. For Forest Park, Anthony Harvey scored 25
points.
Eastside
rolls over Rockdale County 77-39. Senior
Tyler Fisher scored 21 points.
#
2 Landmark Christian Academy crushes Heard County 85-58.
Sr. Randolph Morris scored 35 points with 22 rebounds. Trey
Souder scored 11 points.
Crim
71 Groves 63. Inquoris Johnson scored 35 points.
Union Grove Brandon Bivins scored 16 points and Greg Davis scored
7 points.
#
10 Lithonia 79 Lakeside-Dekalb 53. Lithonia
Omar London scored 12 points and Robert Dozier scored 10
points.
#
5 South Atlanta Gets by Tri Cities 64-59.
Marcus Starden scored 11 points, Cordell Edwards scored 14 points
and George Fudge scored 14 points. Darius Barnes scored 17
points for Tri Cities.
The
regular season has ended. Coming next is the Region Playoff, then
State. We hope that you have enjoyed this year of high school boy's
basketball coverage. Players remember that you are only good as your last
game. You can throw out all the records. Everybody is even.
Please bring your A game or you will be a sent home package.
February
3, 2004
Georgia
is the Mecca for 2004 Hoops. 6'11"
Dwight
Howard and 6'11" Randolph Morris clash on
ESPN2 before 5,000 plus fans. 6'2" Toney Douglas is leading the State in scoring 37 ppg.
He's one of the Smith of Georgia is doing his thing at
Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, VA.
Will Morris, Smith and Howard enter
the NBA Draft?
In
the two previous games against 6'11" Dwight Howard,
6'11" Randolph Morris has pulled down 40
rebounds, 50 points and 8 blocks. Morris has a NBA body, moves it
well and dominates in the paint. Morris has developed a lot within two
years. He has much more work, but with the product that the NBA has, Morris
has a great shot at being a top 15 pick in the upcoming draft. My source
tells me that Morris is currently a Top 20 pick, which makes me believe that
Morris will go to the draft. 6'11" Dwight Howard, who is the number
one player in the country is a dead lock to be drafted in the Top 5.
According to Howard's former AAU coach , Howard has always had skills.
Coach Douglas stated that he used to push Howard hard and had him to bring the
ball up the court as a center. Douglas also stated that he did know that Howard
would grow to seven feet. Howard went to two AAU National Final Four with
Coach Douglas Atlanta Prep Stars team 13 under and 11 under.
6'2"
Toney Douglas is a combo guard who will beat a team by himself.
Douglas has the total package. If he was 6'4" or 6'5" he would
be a top NBA draft pick out of high school. This year Douglas drew double
team, diamonds and box one. After watching all the guards this year,
Douglas is in my Top 5 Guard list in the country. Douglas is also the best
scorer in the country. Toney Douglas does not get the notoriety such as
Dwight Howard or Randolph Morris or Josh smith; but I guarantee you that when
Douglas gets to college many will know who he is.
6'8"
Josh Smith who was a teammate of Howard and Morris is having a Stellar
year. Smith has Oak Hill Academy undefeated and will also enter the
draft. He has great size and is very strong for a small forward. Smith also
shoots the ball well.
Smith,
Howard and Morris could make history. Never before has a state had
three players to enter the NBA draft out of high school and that have played on
the same AAU team. The Class of 2004 is the best class that has ever
assembled. This class may have 30 to 40 players to play in the NBA.
The state of Georgia could seven.
6'11"
Dwight Howard 25 ppg, 18 rpg, 6 bpg and 4 apg
6'11"
Randolph Morris 25 ppg, 17 rpg, 4 bpg, 2 apg
6'2"
Toney Douglas 37 ppg, 7 rpg, 5 apg, 2 bpg, 2 spg.
6'8"
Josh Smith 22 ppg, 12 rpg, 4 bpg
Henry
County Gets by Jonesboro 78-71. Jonesboro
Toney Douglas puts up a fight scoring 33 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2
steals in the last home game. Henry County was led by Carvell Taylor who
scored 18 points and Emmanuel Wimbush who scored 12 points.
Carver
beats Riverdale 62-54. Riverdale came into the game ranked # 14
in the state by Court Master. For Carver Eric Washington scored 16
points and Ricki Darden 13 points which put Carver over the
top.
Stone
Mountain wins in Overtime 49-46. Stone Mountain finished the
season 22-3. Travis McKenzie scored 12 points, Ronald Bradford
15 points. Duquesne signee Brian Kelly scored 21 points.
Douglas
County Ralph Jenning drops 46 points in over time victory over Sandy
Creek 95-93. Sandy Creek Jr. Aaron Caruthers scored 39 points in
the lost. Sandy Creek Charles Belton scored 16 points.
Dunwoody
90 Chamblee 70. Anjuan Wilderness scored 20
points. Dunwoody remains undefeated 22-0.
Griffin
Jr. Jay Brown scored 33 points in the victory over Kendrick 73-66.
Houston
county 78 Morrow 73. Morrow Calvin Goss scored 24 points
and Marcus Northern scored 13 points for Houston county.
Lithonia
76 Douglas 52. Robert Dozier scored 20 points and Omar
London scored 21 points. For Douglas, Tony Greene scored 28 points.
Mays Rashard
Chase scored 28 points in victory over McNair 68-51.
January
23, 2004
Each
week Court Master will bring its perspective on Georgia High School Hoops
Jonesboro
High School has enjoyed a lot of success the past 3 years and the
success keep coming. Jonesboro High School Basketball Coach Mack Cain
recently received his 100th win against Wilcox Central of Alabama. The
game against Mt. Zion on Friday night was his 101st win. Coach Mack Cain
thanked Mr. Douglas and his wife for bringing their two sons to Jonesboro.
Harry and Toney Douglas helped to make this success happened.
Coach Mack Cain has taken Jonesboro to two final Fours and one State
final. He has compiled 70 wins in the last three years. Currently, Jonesboro
is 13-5 and is ranked # 11 in the state by Court Master. In
the last seven games, Toney Douglas has scored 45, 45, 38, 36, 35, 28 and 35
points. Jonesboro has won their last 4 games. Douglas is accomplishing
these numbers in Class 5-A, the toughest basketball region in the state.
Toney
Douglas reached his 2,000 mark several games ago and was honored on
Friday night. He has reached this quicker than any other Clayton
County player in
history. He's the best player that has ever played in the county which
produced players such as Josh Powell, Karl Hollingsworth, Chris McFarland, Jason Floyd
and Tobias Brinkley. Douglas stands alone. Douglas broken many
of his high school records. In a season last year, Douglas
scored 970 points and 8 games consecutive games with 30 or more points.
Douglas currently has 2,237 points and the County Record is 2,322. The
State of Georgia Record is 2,600 plus. Toney Douglas will definitely be a lock
for the Georgia High School Hall of Fame.
Former
Georgia Tech and Jonesboro High School Jason Perry's baseball jersey was retired.
Perry broke all kind of records at Jonesboro High School. His baseball coach was Don
Corr. Jason Perry currently plays with the Oakland A's.
After
the honors, Jonesboro took on Mt. Zion and it was Toney Douglas's
show. Douglas was unstoppable with 23 points at
half-time. Sr. Jamal Lewis played with a lot of intensity scoring 8
points with 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Toney Douglas scored 35 points
with 6 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Kenneth Harris scored 8 points
with 4 rebounds. Harold Walker scored 8 points and Darrell
Robertson scored 8 points. Mt. Zion Allen Smith scored 11
points, Jeremy Steele 13 points and Anthony Snell 10
points.
Lovejoy
Crushed Mundy Mill 49-29. Michael Sloan led the way with
16 points. Sloan brought the house down with some rim rocking dunks.
Derek Brooks scored 10 points.
#
6, 5-A Stockbridge Pounds Morrow 67-54. Charles Lane scored
16 points and Calvin Newsome scored 15 points and Markel Humphrey scored
19 points. Morrow was led by Calvin Goss who scored 13 points.
Omar
Stephens scored 11 points.
#
3 Chattahoochee Rolls over Woodstock 78-57. Sr. Anthony Fisher
scored 32 points.
#
1, 4-A Dunwoody Goes Wilderness on South Forsyth 81-52. Sophomore
Ajuan Wilderness goes for 32 points and 12 rebounds and Chris Thomas scored
21 points. Dunwoody remains undefeated 18-0.
Creekside
69, MLKing 55. Quandavious Brown scored 21 points and Gary
Springer scored 12 points wit 10 rebounds.
#
15, 5-A Henry County Gets by Warner Robins 77-75. Cornelius
Edwards scored 19 points, Carvell Taylor 15 points and Emmanuel
Wimbush 10 points. Henry County is 14-4.
Griffin
63, Upson Lee 43. Griffin Jay Brown led all scorers
with 26 points.
Houston
County 63 Eagle's Landing 51. Shawn Bronson scored 16
points with 15 rebounds. Marcus Northern scored 11 points.
#
1, 5-A Norcross Remains undefeated with a 61-25 win over Duluth.
Archie Midway scored 13 points.
Montgomery
County 66, Wheeler 50. Dewayne Day scored 30 points and
Trammell Wooten 16 points.
January
20, 2004
Riverdale
Upsets # 12 Lovejoy. The Raiders who are coached by Dave
Boyd. Rivderdale got some solid play from Demarcus Patrick who
scored 10 points, Michael Wisdom 13 points, Bryan Oates 16 points,
Sean Hightower scored 11 points and freshman Ganil Lawal scored 10
points. The game was close throughout each quarter. Lovejoy
led at half time 34-29. Going into the forth quarter, Riverdale went on a
16-8 run to take the lead 46-41. Lovejoy had a couple of chances to send
the game into overtime, but they did not capitalize. Michael Sloan
led all scorers with 18 points, Deshon Pryor 16 points and Vernard
Hoover 11 points.
Morrow
goes into overtime to win 70-68 over Eagle's Landing. Calvin
Goss scored 19 points for Morrow Omar Stephen scored 13 points.
Eagle's Landing Kevin Smith led all scorers with 26
points.
Henry
County Whips on Mt. Zion 70-48. Henry County received a
balanced scoring attack. Carvell Taylor scored 15 points, Cornelius
Edwards scored 10 points and Emmanuel Wimbush scored 17 points. Mt.
Zion Allen Smith scored 14 points and Derrick Slaughter scored 16
points.
#
1 Dunwoody beats up on # 5 Marist 57-43, giving Marist its first
lost. Dunwoody remains undefeated 17-0. Sophomore Aujuan
Wilderness scored 19 points.
Griffin
Jay Brown scored 24 points to lift Griffin over
Jordon of Columbus 76-57.
Lithonia
knocks off Cedar Grove 66-40. Senior Robert Dozier scored
14 points and sophomore Chris Calvin scored 12 points.
DOUGLAS
IS HOT, HOT HOT!
Toney
Douglas in his first 16 games has put up ridicules numbers. Douglas is
averaging 35 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 4.0 apg. In his last 8 games, he has scored
47, 34, 26, 36, 30, 36, 48 and 35 points. Nationally, there is no other
player that has put up these kinds of numbers. This 6'2", 185 lbs.
Combo Guard may be the best player at his position in the country. Many
say that if he was 6'4" or 6'5", the NBA would be calling him.
No joke! Toney Douglas is the real deal.
January
17 , 2004
6'2"
pounds Toney Douglas of Jonesboro reaches a milestone of 2,122 points in
the last two games. Douglas scored 86
points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists. He has broken most of Clayton County's
records. Soon he will break the county record for most points scored. Karl
Hollingsworth holds the record of 2,322 points. In 16 games, Toney Douglas
has averaged 32 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 4.0 apg . Douglas has been a consistent
player for the Cardinals. On Friday night, he helped his team to get a
victory over a very tough Morrow team. Morrow was tough, but Douglas was
fearless all night with Morrow running a triangle-two and a box-one on
him. Jonesboro senior Kenneth Harris, junior Stephen Philaw and junior
Harold Walker gave Jonesboro a spark with their tenacious play. Senior
Toney Douglas was 14-16 from the free-throw line and 7 for 10 from the
floor. The Jonesboro team was too strong for Morrow to handle.
Morrow's Calvin Goss scored 23 points and Omar Stephen 16 points.
Jonesboro's Kenneth Harris scored 8 points, Harold Walker scored 8 points and
Toney Douglas scored 38 points.
On
January 18th Jonesboro went on the road and defeated Houston County
65-60. Toney Douglas put on a shooting clinic by scoring 48
points with 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the victory. Senior Jamal
Lewis scored 6 points. Jonesboro is 12-5.
North
Cobb Upsets # 3 5-A Wheeler 68-63. Matt Alexander scored
21 points ad gave the Wildcats trouble all night. Wheeler Sharund Curry
scored 19 points and Mike Williams scored 11 points.
#
5 Campbell 5-A Rolls Over McEachren 92-82. Galen Gardenwhite
goes off for 44 points. Jay Anderson scored 16 points and McEachren Jay
Mency scored 27 points.
#
2 Chattahoochee 5-A barely gets by Murry County 65-56. Anthony
Fisher scored 19 points, Michael O'Conner scored 18 points and Greg
Manning scored 15 points.
#
2 Dunwoody 4-A Beats up on Forsyth Central 102-60. Kris Thomas
scored 28 points and Anjuan Wilderness scored 25 points.
#
10 5-A Lithonia Defeats Redan 77-52. Robert Dozier scored
18 points and Omar London scored 18 points. Lithonia improves to
12-3.
#
1 Norcross 5-A keeps winning 64-50 Over Meadowcreek. Norcross
improves to 17-0. Archie Midway scored 19 points.
January
18, 2004
Shiloh
slows down. Toney gets a victory 60-51 over Brookwood. Marcus
Womack scored 19 points. Shiloh is now 15-2. Channing
Toney scored 19 points for Brookwood.
Landmark
gets by WD Mohammed 52-48. 6'11" Randolph Morris scored
34 points with 17 rebounds for the victory.
Campbell
eases by North Cobb 71-65. Jay Anderson scored 19
points. North Cobb Michael Lusk scored 18 points.
Campbell improves to 17-2.
Eagle's
Landing Upsets # 12 Warner Robins 5-A 45-44. Kevin Smith scored
13 points and Marvin Brown 14 points. Warner Robins Nick Butler scored
16 points.
#
9 4-A Griffin Defeats Banneker 58-48. Ronald Goggin
scored 23 points. Bannekar 6'8" Stefon Pope scored 16 points
with 15 rebounds and 6 blocks.
#
13 5-A Lovejoy 66 Starr's Mill 53. Derek Brooks scored
22 points, Michael Sloan 20 points and Deshon Pryor scored
11 points. Caleb Graham scored 25 points for Starr's Mill.
Lovejoy improves to 14-4, 12-1 in region.
#
1 4-A South Atlanta Pays Back ML King 70-60 Victory. Marcus
Starden scored 17 points. Martin Luther King Larry Diamond
scored 29 points.
#
1 1-A Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy gets by Whitfield Academy 67-63.
Dwight Howard scored 18 points with 10 rebounds and 10 blocks. Whitfield
Jarvis Bronner scored 14 points and Ryan Lamb scored 14 points.
#
7 5-A Stockbridge Beats Cross-town Rival Henry County 87-83. Stockbridge
Calvin Newsome scored 23 points and Markel Humphrey scored 21
points. Henry County Carvell Taylor scored 32 points.
#
12 Jonesboro gets by Houston County 65-60. Toney Douglas scored
48 points (including eight 3's) with 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Douglas
went 19-23 from the floor and 4 for 4 from the free-throw line.
Mays
47 Douglas-Atlanta 43. Mays Brandon Emerson scored 14
points, Rasard Chase 12 points and Desmond Williams 8
points. Douglas High Tony Greene scored 12 points and Joshua
White 8 points.
This
week after seeing all of the region 5 team play, I'm convinced that region 2-5A
is the best and the toughest region. Jonesboro, Stockbridge, Henry County,
Warner Robins and Morrow can play with anyone. The region had four teams
in the Top 15 in the state.
The
Jonesboro Cardinals coaching staff did not have a game plan for their
opponent who plan to box and double team All-State Guard Toney Douglas.
Jonesboro started out with a 14-4 lead and 21-18 halftime score with many
opportunities to win the game. Douglas team mates did not get the ball to
him when he was open which frustrated Douglas. Jonesboro was also
out-rebounded 25-12 with mostly offenses put back for Warner Robins.
Jonesboro has a good team and should not lose. I still think they are the
best team in the region. However, both players and coaches have to have
better game strategies because the opponents seem to know Jonesboro's game
strategies. Jonesboro's Kenny Harris had a good night scoring
19 points. Warner Robins Nick Butler scored 22 points.
Campbell
69 Kennesaw Mt. 60. Jay Anderson 22 points in victory.
Galen Gardenkite 14 points.
Chattahoochee
79 Pope 52. Anthony Fisher scored 22 points with 5 assists in the
victory. Greg Manning scored 12 points and Michael O'Connor scored 9
points.
Creekside
68 - McNair 58. Quadavious Brown scored
29 points and Gary Springer scored 21 points in the victory.
Douglas
County 80 North Clayton 72. Ralph
Jennings scored 28 points and Rick Dobbs scored 22 points. North Clayton
Josh Brewster scored 22 points and Jamal Dovers scored 14 points.
Lovejoy
75 Fayette County 64. Michael Sloan
scored 18 points, Deshon Pryer 12 points, Derek Brook 13 points and Faderain
Thompson scored 17 points.
Redan
knocks off SW Dekalb 73-44. Trae Goldston
scored 22 points and Chris Williams scored 20 points with 13 rebounds.
Riverdale
79 McIntosh 47. Sean Hightower scored 20
points, Michael Wisdom 13 points and Armis Hardy 11 points.
South
Gwinnett 69 Dacula 61. Louis Williams scored 28
points and Mike Mercer 16 points.
Spencer
67 Griffin 59. Adrian McLarin scored 21
points, Donovan Williams 15 points. Griffin Jay Brown scored 19
points.
Stone
Mountain 61 Mays 52. Ronald Bradford
scored 19 points, Travis McKenzie 14 points. Brandon Emerson scored 9
points, Rashard Chase 14 points and Desmond Williams scored 10 points. Stone Mountain is ranked # 7
and Mays # 9 by GAbasketball.net.
Week
of Upsets 1/6/04
Jonesboro
players Get Suspended for a Key Region Game. Stockbridge came into
Jonesboro ranked # 8 in the state by www.gabasketball.net and # 9 by Court
Master. Jonesboro is # 7 respectively by both polls. Jonesboro led
most of the game and went up by 7 points at one time. Stockbridge was a
very stubborn team. The Tigers led at the end of the third quarter
48-46. Senior Toney Douglas definitely was the superior player on
the floor. Single-handed he kept Jonesboro in the game. Douglas at the
half had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Coach Mark Andrews continued to
guard Toney Douglas with two players at a time with three at 3:20 mark of the
fourth quarter. Douglas was exhausted. Stockbridge 6'4" Charles
Lane petty much set the tone for Stockbridge at 4:32 mark of the second
quarter. Lane came down the lane and threw down tomahawk slam jam in your
face and brought the house down. Stockbridge went on a 10-3 run at the beginning
of the fourth quarter with Jr. Markel Humphrey for Stockbridge hitting
two back-to-back 3's to put Stockbridge in position to win the game 66-54.
Jonesboro Toney Douglas finished the game with 29 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals
and 3 assists. Jonesboro turned the ball over 11 times, was out rebounded
and only one player in double digit. Stockbridge was led by Jr.
Markel Humphrey who scored 16 points, Calvin Lane 15 points, Calvin Nelson 11
points and David Stephens 6 points.
# 1
Norcross by Court Master Prep Poll beats # 1 Norcross by gabasketball.net in a
big region game 62-60. Norcross Archie Midway took on super juniors
Louis Williams, Mike Mercer of South Gwinnett. The game went down to the
wire with Norcross coming out on top. Sr. GA Southern signee Archie Midway scored
20 points, junior Louis Williams scored 21 points and junior Mike Mercer scored
17 points for South Gwinnett.
# 3
Wheeler Goes Down to Kennesaw 60-55. Wheeler has two region
lost. The Cats are ranked # 3 with a 11-2 record. Wheeler's Sharand
Curry scored 21 points. Kennesaw's Justin Shelf scored 21 points and
Bryant Dun scored 13 points. Wheeler's Mike Williams scored 14 points and
Chris Hanna scored 9 points. The Wildcats trailed by as high as 19 points,
but brought the game to 55-52, but the Cats came up short.
Morrow
Calvin Gross led the Mustangs to victory over Mt. Zion- Jonesboro
69-60. Omar Stephen scored 12 points and Mt. Zion Allen Smith scored 14
points.
In this
day of crossover, dribble and no-look pass it is refreshing to find a team and
players that are working hard on what John Wooden taught fundamentals of the
game. While thousands of kids spend their time trying to be like Iverson
or Lebron James, Louis Williams or Toney Douglas is working on being the best
guard player on the Georgia scene. Williams and Douglas are the purest
guards that I've seen in Georgia in some time. The most fundamental team
is Chattahoochee. This team is extremely discipline and very strong in
character. In Class 4-A May High School of Atlanta is clearly the
best team. This team is well balanced. The general is 4'6"
PG Deandre Broy, 6'7" Rasard Chase, 6'5" Brandon Emerson, 6'4"
Desmond Williams, 6'4" Calvin Booker. Mays will be a big
force and may be the best Georgia High school. In 1-A Southwest Atlanta
Christian maybe be the best high school regardless of class. SW Atlanta
Christian won the Slam Dunk on Beach.
Cairo
High School Clifford Hammonds is rising to high heights. Hammonds is a
two sport player and has offers for basketball and football. This week Hammonds
will visit Wake Forest. He will also visit Louisville, Clemson and
Vanderbilt. 6'5"
195 pounds Brandon Emerson has good size and is very strong. He
has emerged to be a top player in Georgia High School Hoops. Emerson is a
big part of Mays success. He is very athletic and strong. College
coaches Emerson hasn't fully developed.
Griffin
took on tough Thompson team. From
the start, the Bears took control of the game. When Jr. Jay Brown wasn't
in foul trouble, he was unstoppable in the paint. Brown took over the game
with his power and fitness. Jr. Desmond Clemons was instrumental
on the boards. Clemons has serious hops, good size and needs work.
Clemons finished the night with 10 points and 8 rebounds. He's going to be
a good one. Jr. Guard Randrick Coggins scored 13 points including
three 3's. Sr. 6'5" Jeremy Hightower had 10 rebounds
with 6 points. Griffin's overall record is 10-2 and 5-0 in the region.
Griffin lost their games from Groves of Savannah, GA and ML King of
Atlanta.
Stephenson
forced a lot of turnovers from Lovejoy. Guard Bryant Murry
sparked the Jaguars to victory. Sophomore Justin Rison, Jr. Deandre
Coleman, Alan Aminu, Kykrel McGee are Stephenson famous
five. The Jaguars are currently 9-3 over all and 1-0 in region
7-5A. This region is interesting. I have already picked Lithonia to
win the region. In January, Berkmar's transfer Stephen Davis will
be eligible to play. This will give Lithonia one of the
toughest frontline in GHS Basketball with 6'8" Robert Dozier,
6'6" Stephen Davis and 6'6" Emzie Penny. Lithonia is
missing is missing a true point guard.
Morrow
takes out Warner Robins 72-58. Sr. Combo Guard Calvin Goss
scored 18 points in the victory. Jr. Ronald Aguilar scored 11
points. Morrow accomplished the unthinkable to beat the Demons in their
house. Our staff has been very impressed with the Morrow team.
South
Gwinnett barely gets by 3-A East Hall 78-71. Jr. Louis
Williams scored 27 points in the victory. South Gwinnett will have a
show down with # 1 Norcross on January 6th.
Stockbridge
rolls over Houston County 54-45. Markel Humphrey scored
14 points and Curtis Newscore scored 12 points. Stockbridge run
their record to 11-1. Stockbridge will in a sow down with # 8 Jonesboro on
January 6th for first place in their region.
Martin
Luther King keeps on winning with a 88-34 victory over Rockdale County.
Sr. Larry Diamond scored 17 points. ML King is a third year school
and is already competing on a high level. Coach Mance is one of the few
good Georgia high school coaches.
Lovejoy
gets by Mundy Mill 81-64. Derek Brook, 6'3" Michael Sloan
led the way with 20 points each. Lovejoy controlled the game all night and
led by as many as 18 points. Mundy Mill's Coach Tu Williamham has mostly
juniors and sophomores and gave it a good fight. Chad Dobb and
Chris Kimbro kept Mundy Mills close. Jr. Ken Dorsey only had 2 points at
the half and remained in foul trouble most of the game.
Weekly
Column
By
Harry Douglas
Throughout
the month of November and December, no one has stepped forward and claimed that
their team would be the team to defeat to claim the State Title in 5-A, 4-A, 3-A
and 2-A. All four classes are equal in talent. The surprise teams in
5-A are South Cobb and Shiloh Glyn Academy with Kwame Brown's younger
brother. South Cobb may be the best team in the region. They have
already defeated Wheeler and Campbell. In 4-A the surprise is Coach Mance,
ML King team who is currently ranked # 3 in the state. Dunwoody with
sophomore Antwon Wilderness who is currently ranked # 5 and Baldwin County in Milledgeville.
When traveling from gym to gym around states
I have noticed that the players'
skill level have decreased. Fundamental basketball is hardly played and
some of the coaching is not good. I'm a fundamentalist and I love
seeing basketball played at it purest. I don't see that much in
Georgia. Chattahoochee is a sound fundamental team and is the best
that I have seen this year. There are some great coaches such as Ike
Chance at Cairo, Doug Lipscomp at Wheeler, Lee Hill at Statesboro, Ron Bell at
Marist, Seth Vining at East Hall, Carter Wilson at Decatur, Courtney Brooks at
SW Christian Academy, Coach Gwyn at Campbell, Tim Jordan at Savannah, and Tommy
Blackster at Tift County. All of these coaches are very good teachers
of the game. There are some coaches on the rise, such as Frank Williams
of Beach-Savannah, Maurice Triche at Sandy Creek, Tu Williamham at Mundy Mills
and Kenneth Harris at Mitchell Baker.
Some of
the finest players I have watched this year that have discipline and skills
are 6'11" Dwight Howard, 6'2" Toney Douglas, 6'2" Louis
Williams, 6'2" Mike Mercer, 6'3" Archie Midway, 6'0" Mike
Williams, 6'1" LaBrez Barber, 6'11" Randolph Morris, 6'2" Evams
Jones, 6'2" Anthony Fisher, 6'0" Greg Manning and 6'2" Aurther
Caruthers.
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In
5-A Jonesboro rolls over Westside Macon 58-42. Senior Toney
Douglas took over game and led Cardinals to victory. Senior Jamal
Lewis scored 11 points for the Cardinals. Freshman 4'7"
Brandon Lucas sparked the Cardinals with his hustling. Lucas
had 4 steals, 4 points and 2 rebounds. Jonesboro improved their record to
4-1. Westside Macon was led by Larry Patrick scoring 16
points with 12 rebounds. Patrick was a horse on the boards all night.
#
11 Stockbridge beats Houston County 60-49. Junior Markel
Humphrey scored 13 points and senior Calvin Newsome scored 15 points
for Stockbridge. Stockbridge improved its record 7-1.
Columbia
upsets # 3 MLK 78-55 in 4-A. Columbia was led by Sr.
Devario Hudson with 29 points and Brian Kelly for 15 points. ML
King came into the game undefeated in the region knocked off Creekside,
Westlake and Cedar Grove. Larry Diamond led MLK with 16
points.
Johnson-Savannah
led by junior 6'5" Antwon Pope
beats cross-town rival Groves 51-38. Pope
scored 19 points with 10 rebounds for Johnson.
Stephenson
knocks off Southwest Dekalb 75-68. Sr.
Bryant Murry scored 13 points, Sr. Derek Floyd scored 9 points with 8
rebounds and Alade Aminu scored 21 points.
#
6 South Atlanta in 4-A beats up on Creekside 59-40.
Sr. Marcus Sarden scored 24 points and Sr. Kudus Ogbar scored 20
points for South Atlanta.
December
13, 2003
During the
fist quarter, Mt. Zion fell behind 7-20. Sr. Toney Douglas was
having his way with 13 points at half-time, but somehow Douglas only touched the
ball three times in the third quarter. The Cardinals guards continued to
turn the ball over12 times and they stayed in foul trouble for most of the
night. Coach Moore took advantage of Jonesboro's weakness and
raised Mt. Zion's intensity higher than Jonesboro's. Toney Douglas ended
with 15 points and was 6 for 10 from the field. Jamal Lewis
for Jonesboro scored 7 points. Mt. Zion Bulldogs was led by
6'3" Allen Smith who scored 17 points.
South
Cobb upset # 3 Wheeler 78-74. Jr. Wesley
Matthew was hot all night for South Cobb. Matthew scored a game
high of 28 points. Wheeler's junior Sharund Curry countered with
six 3's for a game high of 34 points.
Cedar
Grove knocks off Lithonia 75-50.
ML
King keeps on winning. They defeated
McNair 70-52. Sr. Larry Diamond sparks King with 23
points.
Stockbridge
rips Morrow 82-66. Jr. Markel Humphrey
scored 17 points. Calvin Newsome kept Derrick Mcfarlin to 15
points. Jr. Ronald Aguilar led Morrow with 16 points.
Jr.
Bowers led North Clayton past Forest Park 49-47.
Bowers scored a game high of 16 points.
December
10, 2003
Caruthers
lead Sandy Creek to victory over North Clayton 59-54. Anthony
Caruthers scored a game high of 26 points. SW Dekalb's
Labrez Tay Barber on fire scored 41 points for their
victory over Lakeside 84-81.
Brookwood
gets back on track after scoring a team 31
points in its previous game. 6'4" Channing Toney scored 30
points. Brookwood 76 Collins Hill 62.
Jones
County was
led by 6'5" Croatia Petras Balacka scored 26 points. Jones
County defeated Peach County 63-52.
Tri
Cities beat Crosstown rival Douglas High 50-45. Rashad
Wise scored 20 points. Douglas Toney Green also scored 20
points.
Forest
Park Randy Jackson leads the Panthers to
victory over Pebblebrook 87-82. Jackson scored game high 26 points with
four 3's.
SW
Christian wins big! Sophomore Jarvis
Crittenden scored 18 points. 6'11" Dwight Howard had a
monster game. SW Christian 72 Our Lady of Mercy 41.
South
Cobb upsets Campbell 60-55.
ML
King upsets Creekside 69-68. Larry
Diamond scored 12 points, 6'10" Jesse Oglesby scored 10 points
and Creekside's Springer scored 15 points.
Lovejoy
gets by Starr's Mills 54-42. Lovejoy Vernard
Hoover scored 17 points and Michael Sloan scored 14
points.
December
7, 2003
Jonesboro
High School had a
special jersey retirement ceremony Friday night for former standout player Harry
Douglas IV who currently attends University of Louisville. Harry
led the Cardinals to two State Final Four, the State Final and led the football
team to the State Playoff. Harry played four years of varsity basketball
scoring 1,398 points, 120 assists and 110 steals. He was the first Boy's
Basketball to have a jersey retired. Harry stated, "It was a dream
come true. It's something that I have always dreamed of." While
speaking, Harry called his brother Toney to join him and stated that he owe it
all to him since the time they began playing basketball in the yard. Harry
also thanked all of his teammates and students for their support.
Jonesboro
Cardinals makes a strong statement this weekend!
PG Toney Douglas is the best guard in the state. Douglas scored 21 points
at half-time with a game high 36 points beating # 7 Houston county. Darrell Robinson scored 16 points, Xavier Benjamin
13 points, 6'4" Kenneth Harris 9 points and Jamal
Lewis 5 points. Houston County 6'9" Daniel Northern was held
to 16 points and Jordan Poole scored 13 points. Jonesboro is off to a
good start of 3-0 with two quality region wins.
Lovejoy
ease by Rockdale County 71-59. Derek
Brooks scored 18 points for Lovejoy.
Stockbridge
beats Henry County 82-70. Markel Humphrey
and Charles Lane each scored 16 points.
Mt.
Zion of Jonesboro get their first win. Allen
Smith led the Bulldogs with 16 points. Mt. Zion defeated Northside 54-39.
No.
1 Campbell knocks out North Cobb 69-54. Galen
Gardenhite scored 17 points and Jay Anderson scored 15
points.
No.
8 Wheeler rolls over Osborne. Mike
Williams scored 13 points.
No.
10 Jonesboro beats Morrow 73-58.
SATURDAY
RESULTS
By
Bob Smith
Bannekar
78 Berkmar 69- Bannekar Jay Spann scored
34 points and Michael Harris 24 points for the victory.
#
3 Chattahoochee beats Collins Hill 77-56.
Anthony Fisher scored 16 points and Greg Manning 14
points.
Marietta's
Bo Mason led the Blue Devils to victory 70-62
over Osborne Mason game high of 25 points.
#
9 Norcross cruises to victory over south Forsyth 74-59.
This
Weekend Top Performers
Toney
Douglas of Jonesboro 71 points, 20 rebounds and 19 assists in 2
games.
Ralph
Jenning of Douglas County scored 38 points.
Tay
Spann of Bannekar scored 35 points.
December
2, 2003
By Staff
Douglas
Leads Jonesboro to Victory 67-46
over Eagle's
Landing
Kenny Harris
Played Big-Time
Coach Mack Cain Jonesboro Cardinals got off to a very slow start
Tuesday night against Eagle's Landing. It was the Cardinal's first
game. They came into the game with a number 10 ranking and one of the best
players in the state 6'2" Toney Douglas. Eagle's Landing hanged for
two quarters. Senior Toney Douglas had to make a big adjustment
playing with some new players. Although Toney's shot were not falling, he
hurt Eagle's Landing with his all-around game. Toney Douglas scored 23
points with 6 rebounds, 4 assists and caused three turnover. I was very
impressed with Toney Douglas's strength and condition. He's very strong
and shows great leadership. 6'4" senior Kenneth Harris shocked the
Cardinals with his big-time performance. Harris scored 19 points with 4
rebounds and 2 blocks. Jonesboro also had some fine play from
5'10" senior Jamal Lewis and 6'7" Darrell Robinson. Jonesboro
will be a very interesting team this year.
Jonesboro Scorers: Toney Douglas 23 points, Kenneth Harris 19
points, Jamal Lewis 7 points, Harold Walker 4 points, Brandon Lucas 2 points
Xavier Benjamin 5 points.
Eagles' Landing Kevin Smith scored 16 points and was the leader of the
team.
Jonesboro will take on a stronger team Houston County Friday night at
Jonesboro High. Houston County comes with 6'9" Daniel Northern
and four returning starters with a Final 8 appearance last year.
By
Harry Douglas
Staff
Writer
7
Ft. center Randolph Morris of Landmark Christian Academy ranked # 28 by
Youth Prep Stars Recruiting Magazine is
one of Georgia's top players has not yet signed a Letter of Intent. Most
of the top 100 players sign in November. We think that Randolph Morris
possesses a NBA body and he knows how to use it well. This past summer
Morris played very well at most major events. I was there to watch
him and spend some time with him and also with Dwight Howard, Josh Smith and
Toney Douglas. Randolph Morris may not have all the skills.
Neither did Stoudamire for the Phoenix Suns; but he was strong and powerful. I
see Randolph Morris in that same mold. Morris is big, strong and
powerful. I have also said that he may be the best big man when its all
said and done. I believe that Randolph Morris will enter the NBA draft
this spring if he is a Top 15 pick. If Morris decides to attend college,
Georgia Tech will be the team to beat. Morris's former high school coach
at Landmark Willie Reese is very close to that family. In addition, coach
Hewitt has proven this year that he's a very good coach. Morris will be
great for Georgia Tech transition game because he runs the floor
well. However, Coach Tubby Smith's Cats also play transition. During
March and April, things will get interesting for Morris.
7Ft.
Dwight Howard of Southwest Christian Academy has been projected to be
a Top 5 pick for the NBA Spring Draft. By next year, Dwight Howard could
also easily be a 50 million dollar. Dwight Howard would get a three-year
guaranteed contract for about 20 million. His shoe contract would be about
30 million. That's not bad for someone just out of high school. I
believe it will happen, but God is blessing the right young man. Dwight is
one of the most humble young man you would ever want to meet. The time
that I have spent with Dwight he has never been disrespectful to me or anyone he
comes in contact with. Dwight would also bless the Kingdom of God, which
most players don't.
6'8"
Josh Smith is also a NBA first rounder. Randolph Morris,
Dwight Howard and Josh Smith all played on the same AAU team. The
state of Georgia could have at least 5 to 6 players that could one day
play in the NBA. Many say that if 6'2" Toney Douglas was
6'6", he would be the Lebron James of Georgia. 6'4" Channing
Toney who is a deadly shooter has nice size. Included is also 6'8"
Robert Dozier and 6'6" Dewayne Day. All of these players could
be in the NBA within the next four years.
# 6
Lovejoy goes down to Fayette County Tigers 63-60. Stephon
Pleasant for Fayette County was the high scorer with 24 points. Michael
Sloan for Lovejoy scored 21 points. # 3
Chattahoochee rolls over Roswell 68-47. Corey Manning
scored 22 points. # 8 Norcross
wins again. Archie Midway was on fire for
Norcross. He scored a game high of 27 points. #
2 Mays slams dunk # 15 Westlake 85-55.
Rashard Chase had 13 points and Brandon Emerson scored 9
points. # 10 Southwest Macon keeps rolling
on with a 71-58 victory over Wilkinson County. Junior guard Kefing Hill
game high was 30 points. Mike Walker scored 18 points with 12
rebounds.
Georgia High School by
Court Master
Southwest Christian Academy
has captured two tournament champions. 7 ft. Dwight Howard has been
leading the way. SCCA won the Pepsi Shootout and the Southern Class.