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HOOPS ROUNDUP

Today, Kyle Sandy provides in depth coverage on stat-stuffing star Ahmad Rand and his surging Lincoln County Red Devils. Also, our third annual Signing Day Frenzy is Wednesday. To view our growing statewide database of each potential signee Click HERE and to make player submissions of your own follow the quick steps HERE.


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SATURDAY BASKETBALL SCORES

Boys
Allatoona 81, Paulding County 49
Apalachee 89, Winder-Barrow 40
Appling County 57, Jeff Davis 53
Berrien 67, Lanier County 55
Bleckley County 68, Houston County 61
Brookstone 71, Strong Rock Christian 51
Calhoun 56, Sonoraville 28
Callaway 73, Cedartown 51
Cartersville 78, Ridgeland 55
Chapel Hill 63, Alexander 57
Christian Heritage 70, Gordon Central 34
Coahulla Creek 60, Southeast Whitfield 50
Collins Hill 58, Woodstock 49
Cook 45, Cairo 38
Creekview 61, Rome 58
Dacula 69, Parkview 47
Dalton 70, Ringgold 39
Dothan 57, Whitefield Academy 49
Drew 60, Mundy's Mill 42
Dunwoody 38, McNair 29
East Coweta 64, Fulton Leadership Academy 59
Excel Christian 55, Mt. Paran 48
Forsyth Central 70, Cambridge 65
Gordon Lee 46, Trion 42
Greenforest Christian 74, King's Ridge 45
Hawkinsville 52, Schley County 45
Hebron Christian 48, Prince Avenue Christian 35
Kell 65, North Springs 59
LaGrange 63, Shaw 61
Landmark Christian 74, Tattnall Square Academy 69
Laney 80, Butler 69
Lassiter 62, Roswell 51
Lincoln County 61, Georgia Military 54
Lovett 66, Pace Academy 63
Marietta 49, North Paulding 40
Mill Creek 93, East Hall 72
Monroe 66, Crisp County 46
Mt. Zion-Carroll 90, Randolph County 81
Newton 54, Salem 46
Norcross 82, Elite Scholars Academy 28
North Clayton 70, Riverdale 50
North Cobb Christian 76, Mount Pisgah 46
North Gwinnett 81, Hampton 45
Northside-Columbus 59, Columbus 56
Northside-Warner Robins 75, Veterans 29
Our Lady of Mercy 73, Walker 57
Perry 62, Peach County 41
Pope 55, Sprayberry 54
Rabun County 70, Oglethorpe County 55
Riverwood 54, North Atlanta 29
Riverside Military 49, Greene County 36
Sandy Creek 76, Fayette County 64
South Atlanta 92, Washington 27
South Paulding 51, Hiram 46
Stockbridge 65, Union Grove 59
Stratford Academy 50, Paideia 39
Swainsboro 75, Dublin 61
Tattnall County 53, Bradwell Institute 40
Therrell 57, Douglass 41
Thomson 81, Wayne County 67
Treutlen 72, Montgomery County 54
Upson-Lee 62, Westside-Macon 61
Vidalia 86, Toombs County 43
Ware County 67, Pierce County 27
Warner Robins 82, Rutland 61
West Hall 56, Lumpkin County 50
Westlake 92, Tri-Cities 79
Westside-Augusta 44, Josey 41
Woodland-Bartow 52, Adairsville 42

Girls
Allatoona 50, Paulding County 21
Americus-Sumter 81, Worth County 20
Archer 49, Berkmar 42
Aquinas 30, Jenkins County 15
Athens Christian 60, Tallulah Falls 31
Berrien 59, Lanier County 25
Bremen 61, Chattahoochee County 13
Burke County 46, New Hampstead 36
Calhoun 54, Sonoraville 43
Callaway 50, Cedartown 37
Cartersville 51, Ridgeland 43
Central-Macon 51, Hardaway 22
Chamblee 56, Druid Hills 38
Collins Hill 53, Woodstock 49
Commerce 42, Athens Academy 35
Creekview 46, Rome 42
Darlington 67, Rockmart 27
Dawson County 58, Banks County 46
Douglass 51, Therrell 45
Dutchtown 48, Luella 37
Eagle's Landing Christian 50, Mount Vernon 37
East Jackson 53, Elbert County 52
Etowah 41, Milton 34
Fellowship Christian 63, Pinecrest Academy 57
Fitzgerald 76, Irwin County 13
Forsyth Central 48, Cambridge 32
Franklin County 35, Fannin County 33
Georgia Military 56, Lincoln County 51
George Walton Academy 52, Towns County 32
Hiram 57, South Paulding 41
Jackson 61, Jordan 31
Kell 61, North Springs 29
Laney 67, Butler 33
Loganville 53, Monroe Area 26
McEachern 58, West Forsyth 37
Mill Creek 61, Campbell 39
Morgan County 55, Jackson County 42
Mt. Paran 57, Excel Christian 39
Mt. Zion 49, Randolph County 21
Mundy's Mill 55, Drew 31
New Manchester 48, Lithia Springs 46
Our Lady of Mercy 44, Walker 35
Parkview 63, Dacula 37
Prince Avenue Christian 63, Hebron Christian 25
Rabun County 85, Oglethorpe County 37
Ringgold 60, Dalton 30
Savannah Country Day 49, Emanuel County Institute 29
St. Pius 71, Cross Keys 9
Starr's Mill 60, Northgate 38
Stockbridge 45, Union Grove 41
Stratford Academy 48, Paideia 31
Strong Rock Christian 56, Brookstone 30
Swainsboro 45, Dublin 37
Telfair County 61, Echols County 57
Treutlen 51, Montgomery County 40
Veterans 34, Northside-Warner Robins 33
Warner Robins 59, Rutland 49
Washington County 65, Glenn Hills 24
Wayne County 37, Thomson 22
Westlake 35, Tri-Cities 24
Westside-Macon 60, Upson-Lee 46
Wheeler 62, Dodge County 58
Winder-Barrow 54, Apalachee 32
Woodville-Tompkins 54, Johnson County 43


 
 
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Monday, February 1, 2016






HOOPS ROUNDUP
By Kyle Sandy
 

No. 10 Lincoln County 61, Georgia Military 54



Coming off of its biggest win in school history, a 61-59 upset of No. 1 Hancock Central, No. 10 Lincoln County (14-5, 7-3) had won two straight games entering Saturday's rematch with Georgia Military (10-7, 5-3), who had beaten the Red Devils 75-68 in overtime two weeks prior. With region seeding on the line heading into the Region 7-A tournament, upstart Lincoln County was looking to ride its momentum to another important victory. They did so, using an explosive first quarter to hold on 61-54 in Lincolnton.

The Red Devils came out and punched the Bulldogs in the mouth, opening up a quick 7-0 lead before Head Coach James Lunsford burned his first timeout. Just 55 seconds later, Lunsford called his second as Lincoln County led 9-2 after a Zach Crite And-1 at the 6:02 mark. Sophomore point guard Maciah Gunby tacked on Lincoln County's third And-1 of the first quarter to go up 16-2, but he would later pick up back-to-back charge calls, sending him to the bench with three fouls in the first quarter.

Georgia Military's Luke Lawson entered the game third in the state in scoring at 25.7 points per game. The free shooting guard got his first hoop with 2:32 left in the opening quarter to make it 20-5, but he would not score again as Zae Gartrell shut him out the rest of the way.
The first quarter ended with the Red Devils in control 23-8. With Gartrell locking up Lawson on the perimeter, it was Ahmad Rand patrolling the paint. The 6-foot-7 junior has been deemed as the 'best kept secret' in Georgia, but won't be much longer. He finished the night with 10 points, nine rebounds and nine blocks to stifle GMC. Halfway through the second quarter Lincoln County was cruising up 31-8, but Coach Lunsford's Bulldogs began to claw back.
An 8-0 run cut the lead to 31-16 before Rand found Crite in the corner for three. The Red Devils took a 35-21 advantage into the half, but since trailing 18-3 to open the game, the Bulldogs had outscored Lincoln County 18-17.
The Bulldogs canned three three-pointers in the second quarter and 6-foot-6 senior Alex Moss began to go to work inside, finishing with eight first half points to breathe life into GMC. With Gunby on the bench, Coach Wesley Wuchte's main ball handler, Ty Elam stepped in. The dreaded 5-foot-10 guard scored seven of his 15 points in the first half to keep the Devils in front.
In the third quarter, Von Holloway started making things happen in the high post. He caught and looked diagonal, hitting a cutting Javon Reid for two.
Then he took it himself and drew his second And-1 opportunity on his way to finishing with eight points and six rebounds.

Late in the third quarter, Rand continued his block party, picking up his seventh swat of the day before Lincoln County entered the final frame with a commanding 49-31 lead.

Things soured for Lincoln County in the fourth. Moss began to take over, playing the passing lanes to pick off a pass and score two of his game-high 23 points, 13 which came in the final eight minutes.

The onslaught was on as the Red Devils tried to weather the storm which came in the form of Moss, Malik Foston and the Bulldog press. Foston drilled four threes and finished with 15 points and five steals, keying the GMC pressure. With 2:37 remaining, Lincoln County held a 57-42 advantage but the lead did not feel safe, especially after Rand had to come out of the game after cutting his hand on the rim while blocking a shot.

With under two minutes to play, GMC sliced the deficit to 11 points. Feeling the heat and the momentum all in the visiting Bulldogs' corner, Coach Wuchte turned to Rand, now heavily bandaged, to re-enter the game but upon subbing in the referees would not allow him back on the court due to a drop of blood on his shorts. Wuchte in disbelief hurried Rand back into the locker room to change shorts with a teammate. With 30 more crucial seconds off the clock with Rand not on the floor, the Bulldogs brought the game within single digits at 57-48 with 1:15 left, the closest they had been since the first three minutes of the first quarter.

Things continued to meltdown even with Rand back on the floor, as the Red Devils brain cramped and allowed GMC to throw the ball over their heads on a made basket for a wide open layup which was goaltended by Rand at the last second, making it 57-50 with 41.9 seconds to play, a frantic 14-4 run.
Gunby was sent to the line and sank both free throws. The Bulldogs would never climb any closer than a seven-point deficit as the Red Devils survived the late rally which saw the Bulldogs outscore Lincoln County 23-12 in the fourth quarter.
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Top Performers
Lincoln County
Ahmad Rand - 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 9 blocks
Zach Crite - 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals
Ty Elam - 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals
Von Holloway - 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
Maciah Gunby - 8 points, 1 assist
Georgia Military
Alex Moss - 23 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals
Malik Foston - 15 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 5 steals
Andrew Weimer - 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
Luke Lawson - 2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist
Markus Taylor - 4 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals
Dustin Hostetter - 1 point, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
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SIGNING DAY FRENZY
 

Unsigned stars indicate NSD2016 drama  


The future of college football will be readymade this Wednesday (Feb. 3) as National Signing Day 2016 corrals the next class of collegiate stars. The Peach State's Class of 2016 has once again attracted programs from across the country and will be center stage as its top prospects make their final decisions. The top 3 ranked recruits in the state of Georgia are stiil undecided and it will be a fight for the finish for this trio of five stars and many more impact players waiting to sign.
Leading the undecided stars is Lanier's defensive tackle Derrick Brown. The 6-foot-4, 317-pound lineman was named Atlanta Journal Constitution All-Classification Player of the Year this past season. The athletic and disruptive defender tallied 106 tackles, 42 tackles for loss and 13 sacks in Lanier's 12-game season. As a result, Brown became the first AJC all-classification player of the year whose team did not make at least the quarterfinals in the past 30 years.

His head coach Korey Mobbs knows the type of athlete Brown has become.

"The kid can easily dunk a basketball at 320 pounds,'' Mobbs told the AJC. "Most people think of a player of his stature as a hole-plugger or tackle-to-tackle guy, but he really shows his athleticism on plays to the outside, or wide receiver screens where he makes the play for no gain, or when running plays down from the backside where he lays out like a big-time athlete.''

Brown also blocked kicks, took carries and caught touchdown passes this season and gave a glimpse into the complete package a lucky college will land next week. East Paulding fell 27-13 to Brown and the Longhorns this season and head coach Jon Lindsey was impressed with the talent and effort of the state's top prospect.

"We wanted to know where he was lined up on every play,'' said Lindsey. "We felt like we could not block him, so we used him as the read in our option scheme. I have coached against several big-time recruits, and the thing that impressed me the most was how hard he played. He did not take a lot of plays off. I was very impressed.''

Brown's leading schools are Alabama, Auburn, Georgia and Tennessee.

PLAYMAKING POTENTIAL...

Fellow five-star Mecole Hardman Jr. out of Elbert County will have the college football world also keeping track of his decision this Wednesday. Hardman is a U.S. Army All-American that is being heavily recruited by Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee and Ohio State. Hardman recently changed his Twitter profile header to an edit of himself and a recent commit in Ohio State jerseys. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound athlete quarterbacked Elbert County this past season but can be used as an explosive receiver, running back, return man and possibly defensive back at the next level.  

Hardman practiced at defensive back before moving over to wide receiver at the U.S. Army All-American game, where he accounted for 143 all-purpose yards with three catches for 36 yards, one carry for five yards, two punt returns for 57 yards and two kickoff returns for 45 yards. Hardman is coming off a senior season that saw him pass for more than 700 yards and rush for more than 2,100 yards.

Further south, Savannah Christian star Demetris Robertson is waiting to make his anticipated college decision. The five-star receiver could also play a multitude of positions depending on his development. Robertson has narrowed his choices down to Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia and Stanford. Robertson was visited by Georgia's Glenn  Schumann on Jan. 21 and then took an official visit to Alabama on Jan. 22. The folloing day, Robertson announced that Notre Dame had become his outright leader.

Robertson would be the second five-star recruit Notre Dame has landed in this class if he inks the Irish. Cincinnati (Ohio) Elder five-star offensive tackle Tommy Kraemer, the nation's No. 8 overall player, was the first.

Per the 247Sports Composite rankings, Robertson is the No. 14 overall player nationally, No. 1 wide receiver in the country and No. 3 player in Georgia from the class of 2016.

CRUNCH TIME...

National Signing Day is sure to see it's annual shuffling of decommits and surprise moves, but there are still plenty of prospects keeping their decisions completely open until the day of. Peachtree Ridge safety Nigel Warrior is expected to make a decision between Tennessee and Alabama. Warrior is listed as the No. 4 safety in the country and the seventh-ranked prospect in the state. The University of Georgia is hoping to land Archer's massive offensive tackle E.J. Price on Wednesday. The 6-foot-6, 311-pound lineman took official visits to both Auburn and Georgia this week. Georgia is also expected to land Jackson defensive tackle Michail Carter. The 6-foot-4, 302-pound tackle is the 14th-ranked prospect in the state according to 247sports and is predicted by every recruiting source to sign with the Dawgs next week.

In the national class rankings, Alabama currently ranks seventh and Georgia sits at ninth, but that is not a surprise considering recent events. The Tide were busy winning a national championship and are just now pouring focus into solidifying this class and Georgia's new coach, Kirby Smart was coordinating Alabama's championship defense. Expect both Georgia and Bama to keep climbing this week.


DERRICK BROWN HIGHLIGHTS

MECOLE HARDMAN HIGHLIGHTS

DEMETRIS ROBERTSON HIGHLIGHTS






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