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Upperclassmen Trio helps Parkview protect homecourt vs. Newton
Parkview 64, Newton 62
Important R4-7A game@parkview_hoops (6-3) vs. @NewtonRamsHoops (7-6) pic.twitter.com/ZHHoHuAHGI
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) January 13, 2021
Tuesday night Parkview (7-3) hosted Newton (7-7) in an early Region 4-7A matchup that pitted an up-and-comer in the Panthers vs. an established program loaded with talent in the Rams. Newton, having just fallen out of the Top 10, needed to get back on track against a Parkview team that had quietly gotten off to a hot start. In a back-and-forth battle, it was Parkview who came up with enough stops to earn a signature win to move to first-place in the region at 2-0 while Newton sank to last at 0-2.
The Panthers opened quickly, dealing with Newton’s superior size and athleticism at each position. 6-foot-5 senior Avantae Harper set the tone as a battering ram, using his aggressive motor to score in the paint and give Parkview an early 8-3 lead.
1Q; 5:25@parkview_hoops 8@NewtonRamsHoops 3@HarperAvantae attacks the rim. pic.twitter.com/6r9DW2yioG
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) January 13, 2021
Harper would score eight of his 16 points in the first quarter and collect 13 rebounds and 3 blocks over the course of the game, winning his matchup with 6-foot-7 Miokaye Grant. Newton saw TJ Clark score five points in the opening frame using his pull-up game to his advantage, able to shoot over Parkview’s smaller guards.
1Q; 3:53@parkview_hoops 12@NewtonRamsHoops 8@AllGas23 hits the pull up pic.twitter.com/pRgTC72bw0
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) January 13, 2021
Stephon Castle found Jakai Newton in the corner for a late three to knot the game at 16 heading into the second quarter.
1Q; 1:07@NewtonRamsHoops 16@parkview_hoops 16 @StephonCastle hits @jakai_newton for three. pic.twitter.com/QsROSJXMTg
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) January 13, 2021
Parkview extended their lead to seven points but MJ Whitlock came off the bench for the Rams and provided energy, scoring and playmaking for others.
2Q; 4:48@parkview_hoops 27@NewtonRamsHoops 22@1MarcusWhitlock finds Miokaye Grant pic.twitter.com/CPqkWAxRtd
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) January 13, 2021
The Panthers switched from man to a 1-2-2 zone and disrupted the flow of the Rams. Asher Woods, who got hot with 10 points in the quarter, chased the ball up top and applied ball pressure, hindering Newton’s slashing guards from getting anything going downhill. Jason Edwards hit a pair of threes in the quarter and helped Parkview maintain a 39-31 advantage after 16 minutes.
In the third quarter the two teams traded bucket for bucket. Whitlock scored two of his 9 points on a floater to make it 45-39 with 4:17 left before Woods answered with a tough reverse layup to keep the lead at six.
3Q; 4:17@parkview_hoops 45@NewtonRamsHoops 39@1MarcusWhitlock with the hoop pic.twitter.com/eGxFNbc77z
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) January 13, 2021
3Q; 2:55@parkview_hoops 47@NewtonRamsHoops 41@asherwoods22 has scored in a variety of ways today. He has a game-high 16. pic.twitter.com/OawBQDvALh
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) January 13, 2021
A Whitlock three tied the game at 47 before the Rams stole momentum with a late Castle steal and slam before the buzzer, giving Newton a 51-49 lead.
End 3Q@NewtonRamsHoops 51@parkview_hoops 49
Rams have all the momentum as Stephon Castle finishes with a slam. @StephonCastle 16p 3a 3s 1b@jakai_newton 9p 7r@1MarcusWhitlock 9p@AllGas23 9p@asherwoods22 16p@HarperAvantae 16p 8r@jasonedwards_1 12p pic.twitter.com/MB5oAMnoH7
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) January 13, 2021
The Panthers edged ahead in the final frame with Woods and Edwards hitting consecutive threes and would take a 61-56 lead with 3:01 remaining when Nathaniel Belete worked the high-low with Harper.
4Q; 3:01 @parkview_hoops 61@NewtonRamsHoops 56
Panthers are working the high-low to @HarperAvantae pic.twitter.com/rOOYg5WXfQ
— Kyle Sandy (@KyleSandy355) January 13, 2021
With the game slowly slipping away, Clark stepped up for the Rams and netted seven of his 16 points in the quarter helping cut the lead to 61-60. Newton had a contested layup attempt with 51 seconds left to take the lead, but he couldn’t convert and the Rams had to send Woods to the line with 27.1 seconds to play. Woods, who finished with a game-high 24 points, would coolly sink 3-of-4 from the line in the final seconds to ice the game and secure the Panther win.
Top Performers
Parkview
Asher Woods – 24 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
Avantae Harper – 16 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks
Jason Edwards – 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals
Newton
Stephon Castle – 18 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 block
TJ Clark – 16 points, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks
Jakai Newton – 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
MJ Whitlock – 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
My Take
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Week 8 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings
Class AAAAAAA
1. Collins Hill (12-1)
2. McEachern (6-3)
3. Campbell (8-1)
4. Parkview (10-3)
5. Cherokee (14-3)
6. Marietta (7-4)
7. North Paulding (11-3)
8. North Forsyth (11-2)
9. South Forsyth (15-2)
10. Brookwood (6-4)
Class AAAAAA
1. Westlake (8-0)
2. Carrollton (13-1)
3. Langston Hughes (12-1)
4. Buford (9-0)
5. Lovejoy (11-4)
6. Sprayberry (9-2)
7. Kell (9-3)
8. Rockdale County (10-2)
9. Statesboro (11-0)
10. Sequoyah (10-3)
Class AAAAA
1. Forest Park (8-2)
2. Woodward Academy (5-1)
3. Maynard Jackson (11-2)
4. Southwest DeKalb (7-2)
5. Loganville (12-2)
6. St. Pius X (11-1)
7. Cass (14-0)
8. Hiram (7-2)
9. Griffin (8-4)
10. New Manchester (8-3)
Class AAAA
1. Jefferson (9-2)
2. Luella (13-2)
3. Marist (9-1)
4. Troup County (4-4)
5. Carver-Columbus (4-2)
6. Arabia Mountain (4-0)
7. Cedar Shoals (8-2)
8. Baldwin (5-0)
9. Spalding (10-3)
10. McDonough (7-2)
Class AAA
1. Lumpkin County (11-3)
2. Coahulla Creek (13-1)
3. Johnson-Savannah (6-1)
4. Sonoraville (9-2)
5. Cross Creek (4-2)
6. GAC (5-4)
7. Upson-Lee (8-0)
8. Beach (6-3)
9. Westminster (4-1)
10. Redan (5-1)
Class AA
1. Early County (7-0)
2. Rabun County (11-0)
3. Washington County (4-0)
4. Elbert County (9-2)
5. Woodville-Tompkins (9-1)
6. Heard County (11-3)
7. Northeast-Macon (5-1)
8. Fannin County (7-4)
9. Dade County (4-2)
10. Banks County (11-7)
Class A-Private
1. Mt. Paran (14-2)
2. Hebron Christian (11-2)
3. St. Francis (9-3)
4. ELCA (9-0)
5. Galloway (11-0)
6. Wesleyan (6-1)
7. Holy Innocents’ (2-3)
8. Greenforest (4-3)
9. Calvary Day (8-1)
10. Tallulah Falls (8-3)
Class A-Public
1. Calhoun County (3-1)
2. Greenville (3-0)
3. Lake Oconee Academy (11-0)
4. Clinch County (4-1)
5. Turner County (9-1)
6. Dublin (9-2)
7. GMC (4-1)
8. Trion (9-3)
9. Wilcox County (2-0)
10. Pelham (2-0)
It was a big week as three No. 1 ranked teams lost and two classifications see new top dogs. Continue reading Week 8 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings
Week 8 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings
Class AAAAAAA
1. Milton (12-2)
2. Grayson (14-3)
3. McEachern (14-3)
4. Pebblebrook (13-2)
5. Berkmar (11-4)
6. Cherokee (14-3)
7. South Forsyth (14-3)
8. Discovery (11-2)
9. North Gwinnett (9-7)
10. Collins Hill (8-3)
Class AAAAAA
1. Wheeler (12-3)
2. Kell (11-4)
3. Evans (10-1)
4. Chattahoochee (9-1)
5. Richmond Hill (12-0)
6. Lanier (11-3)
7. Centennial (9-2)
8. Shiloh (9-4)
9. Buford (11-2)
10. North Atlanta (13-2)
Class AAAAA
1. St. Pius X (12-1)
2. Eagle’s Landing (12-1)
3. Tri-Cities (10-4)
4. Veterans (9-0)
5. Forest Park (6-0)
6. Lithonia (7-2)
7. Woodward Academy (7-3)
8. Loganville (10-3)
9. Cass (10-4)
10. Jonesboro (10-1)
Class AAAA
1. Spencer (4-0)
2. Baldwin (4-0)
3. Stephenson (3-1)
4. Westover (4-2)
5. Monroe (7-3)
6. Luella (13-3)
7. Cedar Shoals (8-5)
8. Dougherty (7-3)
9. North Oconee (11-2)
10. Arabia Mountain (5-1)
Class AAA
1. Sandy Creek (10-4)
2. Hart County (10-3)
3. Windsor Forest (3-1)
4. Johnson-Savannah (7-1)
5. Salem (6-2)
6. LaFayette (7-0)
7. Cross Creek (7-3)
8. Carver-Atlanta (7-3)
9. Dawson County (10-5)
10. Upson-Lee (7-4)
Class AA
1. Pace Academy (12-1)
2. Swainsboro (6-1)
3. Lovett (8-4)
4. Woodville-Tompkins (9-1)
5. Washington County (4-0)
6. Thomasville (8-1)
7. Westside-Augusta (8-2)
8. Banks County (11-6)
9. Chattooga (7-2)
10. Laney (4-3)
Class A-Private
1. Greenforest (3-2)
2. Mt. Pisgah (9-5)
3. St. Francis (2-5)
4. Providence Christian (14-3)
5. Galloway (7-0)
6. Trinity Christian (9-6)
7. St. Anne-Pacelli (4-3)
8. Christian Heritage (10-2)
9. Holy Innocents’ (4-1)
10. Tallulah Falls (8-2)
Class A-Public
1. Drew Charter (10-0)
2. Dublin (12-1)
3. Lanier County (8-2)
4. Towns County (6-1)
5. Chattahoochee County (4-1)
6. Manchester (4-1)
7. Bowdon (12-2)
8. Calhoun County (1-1)
9. Warren County (4-1)
10. Turner County (7-3)
Region play is here as classifications start to configure their Top 10 alignments. Some classifications are settling in while others are getting even more unpredictable especially with some key players being ruled ineligible and a few programs forfeiting games. Continue reading Week 8 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings
Game Night Recap 1-8
BOYS
Class AAAAAAA
No. 2 Grayson 61, No. 7 Newton 43: Clemson-signee Ian Schieffelin posted 20 points, 20 rebounds and 6 blocks. Charleston Southern-signee Taje Kelley had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks while Kaden McArthur added 10 points. Tyrese Elliott delt out 7 assists. TJ Clark scored 12 points for Newton.
No. 6 Cherokee 43, Etowah 41: Xavier-signee Elijah Tucker poured in 20 points while Taihland Owens had 13.
No. 9 Archer 88, Duluth 59: Christian Drummer (19), Jaylen Magby (14), Damoni Harrison (13) and Major Freeman (11) all reached double digits. Mekhi Carter scored 8 points and Trenton Lee chipped in 6.
South Forsyth 73, No. 10 Gainesville 70: Brandon Stoudamire exploded for 27 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks while Devin McGlockton tallied 23 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks. Ethan Underwood scored 19 points. Continue reading Game Night Recap 1-8