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DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

BOYS BASKETBALL   Miller Grove: The Wolverines won three games Dec. 6-10 to improve to 5-0. In a 57-53 overtime win at Southwest DeKalb, Tony Parker scored 15 points and Christian Houston added 11.  The Wolverines also beat Lithonia 72-48 and Tucke...

Girls’ basketball preview: Teams benefit from abundance of returning starters

Last year appeared to be the season that Chamblee, 1-9 in state tournament games, would change its hard luck story in the postseason. The Bulldogs were ranked No. 1 for three weeks and recorded their second undefeated regular season in school history...

Five basketball players sign during early period

Southwest DeKalb’s Jordan Price, seated in center, is joined by family members and coach Dwayne McKinney as the senior prepares to sign a scholarship to Auburn University. Photo by Robert Naddra
Five basketball players from DeKalb County signed scholarships during the first week of the NCAA early signing period, which began Nov. 9. Two players from Columbia, which has won two straight Class AAA state championships and four in the past six se...

Boys basketball preview: Depth serves Columbia, Miller Grove well

Columbia and Miller Grove have more in common than state playoffs streaks. Miller Grove has won three straight Class AAAA state titles while Columbia has won two in a row in AAA, and four of the past six. Both teams have accomplished the feats in sim...

Four former DeKalb prep stars chosen in NBA Draft

by Mark Brock DeKalb County had two first-round picks and two second picks during the 2011 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft on June 23. The first alum to hear his name called was former Dunwoody star Chris Singleton (6-foot-9, 230 pounds) ...

2011 All-County Basketball Team

Prolific scorers and a group of talented juniors highlight The Champion Newspaper’s boys and girls 2011 all-county basketball teams. Three of the seniors on the list already have signed college basketball scholarships, including girls player of the...

TWO GOOD: Miller Grove, Columbia win state basketball titles

Hhead coach Sharman White and players hold up three fingers to indicate their third straight Class AAAA state championship
One team has a long tradition of winning and the other has enjoyed great success in a short period of time. Both can be mentioned among the elite boys high school basketball teams in the country after winning state championships last weekend. Columbi...

Three’s company: Miller Grove and Columbia boys, Columbia girls make state semifinals

Before Chantay Frost arrived at Columbia in 2009, the girls basketball program had qualified for the state playoffs six times since 1971 and lost in the first round each time. Meanwhile, boys coach Phil McCrary has built that program into a state pow...

Redan girls ready for another shot at championship

16 teams in county qualify for state There is no 58-game winning streak to cloud the vision and weigh on the minds of the Redan girls basketball team this time. There is only clarity. Redan was the Class AAAAA runner-up last season after falling in t...

High School basketball state playoff schedule

State basketball playoffs schedule First roundFriday, February 25Class AAAAGirlsRockdale Co. (17-9) at Miller Grove (18-9), 6 p.m.Loganville (20-7) at Redan (23-3), 5:30 p.m.BoysCedar Shoals (19-8) at Miller Grove (27-1), 7:30 p.m.Class AAAGirls...

Share the rock: Unselfish attitude has Tucker ready for rugged postseason

Tucker’s Darrius Mathis, left, looks to pass the ball during a recent game. Photo by Travis Hudgons
James Hartry never has much trouble getting his point across. Emphatic gestures on the sidelines, a creative turn of a phrase and eye-opening film sessions are just a few ways Tucker’s boys basketball team gets the big picture from their coach. Lik...

Stephenson girls maintain high level of success

Stephenson girls basketball players, from left, Kayla Kudratt, Kaliyah Mitchell and Danielle Jackson join coach Dennis Watkins. Photo by Robert Naddra
Without hesitancy, Dennis Watkins can point to one game where things changed for the Stephenson girls basketball program. Three years into his tenure as head coach of the then-six-year-old school, Watkins held a Sunday practice the day before the 200...

500: Columbia’s McCrary gets milestone win

Long-time Columbia boys basketball coach Phil McCrary reached the 500-win milestone last weekend. The Eagles defeated Jamesville-Dewitt (N.Y.) 55-40 in the University of West Virginia Prime Time Shootout on Jan. 22. McCrary is 501-183 in his 24th sea...

Purple pride: Miller Grove takes team-first attitude into national spotlight

Miller Grove bsketball players, from left, Thomas Marshall, Tony Parker, Henry Brooks and Devon Provost have helped the Wolverines go undefeated so far this season. Photo by Robert Naddra
From the moment a basketball player slips on the purple jersey at Miller Grove, the concept is drummed into his head. Team. Devon Provost first got a taste of that concept coming up from the junior varsity to the varsity as a sophomore. “You hear a...

Varsity Basketball Rescheduled Games

Original Day/Date School Opponent Location Make Up Day/Date Time Tue., Jan. 11 Arabia Mountain Cedar Grove Cedar Grove Thur., Feb. 10 5:30/7:00   Avondale X Clarkston Clarkston Thur., Jan. 27 5:30/7:00   Cedar...

Super siblings: Goodwins help lead the way at Southwest DeKalb

Their one-on-one basketball games typically consist of trash talking and physical play that includes an occasional push or shove. William and Persephone Goodwin didn’t used to be this close. The siblings, both standouts for their Southwest DeKalb h...

Student of the game: Chamblee’s Camp constantly evolving on the court

Jasmine Camp
Jasmine Camp discovered her competitive streak at an early age. Whether she was playing basketball, doing schoolwork or some other activity, mediocrity wasn’t something Camp was comfortable with. She still isn’t. Now a senior at Chamblee and one ...

Cross Keys girls basketball breaks losing streak

  The Cross Keys Lady Indians high school girls’ basketball team put to rest a 96-game losing streak with a 31-28 road victory over the Yeshiva Lady Lions on Nov. 18. Sophomore Asha Buchanan led the way in the victory with 10 points for Cross Keys...

Chamblee's Camp constantly evolving on court

        Jasmine Camp discovered her competitive streak at an early age.  Whether she was playing basketball, doing schoolwork or some other activity, mediocrity wasn’t something Camp was comfortable with. She still isn’t. Now a senior at Ch...

Boys basketball preview: Defending champ Miller Grove banking on experience, depth

Miller Grove’s Henry Brooks (22)
With only one starter gone from last year’s Class AAAA state championship team, Miller Grove has its sights set on a third straight state title. The Wolverines have garnered national attention the past two years and are ranked in the top 20 nationa...

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