Lanierland Day 1 Recap

Chestatee 72, Johnson 54

Recap: Chestatee moves on to take on Flowery Branch in next week's semifinals as they dominated vs. Johnson. This is certainly not the same Johnson Lady Knights from the past few years. Their star players are now in college and their star coach is on the sidelines for the North Hall men. Kenny and I didn't make it to this one so no analysis is available.

Gainesville 75, West Hall 72

Recap: The game started in Gainesville's favor as they jumped out to a lead in the 1st half, however, WH scrapped their way back into the game thanks to #3 VJ Shedrick. He tallied 25 pts and he kept them in the game. For the most part though the game was about Gainesville, when #5 Warren was out of the game(both physically and mentally) WH was able to take stretch the lead to 7. The turning point in the game was late in the 4th qtr in which Warren hit 2 three pointers & a jumper as he went on a personal 9-0 run to give Gainesville the lead. Warren drove the lane with 30 seconds left and missed a lay-up, but WH couldn't get the rebound and Dockery for GHS hit a lay-up to provide the final pts of the game. WH had a shot but # 1 Tabor's three rattled in and out to end the game.

Flowery Branch 61 Lakeview 47

Recap: This game was all about Courtney Newton as she showed why South Carolina offered her a scholarship. She dominated the game and showed her shooting touch as FB rolled to a victory. Give Lakeview credit as they battled and fought the entire game. They never quit and in fact were down only 12 late in the 4th qtr before FB inserted their starters again.

North Hall 72 Chestatee 61

Recap: The view from the North Hall student section was excellent as NH rolled to an impressive victory over their rival. This was a close game throughout although itlooked like it was going to be a blowout at halftime when it was 39-28. Chestatee came out in the 2nd half on a 10-3 run to make it a close game. The turning point was after a 4th qtr timeout, Coach Wood and the Trojans turned up the defensive intensity and Tim Cox took over to put it away. And for those who haven't seen Chestatee play, Parker Smith is the real deal. As a freshman he is a little skinny but he has a tremendous shooting touch and by the time he graduates he should be very very good. NH looked a little like EH as they substituted 10-12 players the entire game. They now move on to take on Gainesville next Friday.

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