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The ability a lower-seeded team to knock off higher seeded teams is what draws us to

March Madness and this year’s field of teams has a sleeper pick in each of the eight bottom seeds.

#16 – NORTH FLORIDA (23-11) Of course the Ospreys need to beat Rob-ert Morris tonight to officially have a chance to dance, but coming from the A-Sun, these birds know how to play. Six players average over eight points per game so Coach Mat-thew Driscoll has plenty of options offensively. Sophomore guard Dallas Moore leads the team in scoring at 15.9 per game. He is a lethal three-point shooter who nails nearly two a game at a 39.5 percent clip. He exploded for 36 points in a win over Lipscomb earlier this year. Trent Mackey is the designated sniper from beyond the arc hitting 44 percent of his long balls.

#15 – BELMONT (22-10) Another low seed with former ties to the A-Sun, the Bruins are one of the nation’s top

three-point shooting teams connecting on 10 a game. They will have to catch fire from deep as they face the number one defense in the nation, the Pack-Line defense of Virginia. Head Coach Rick Byrd is a mid-major legend and counts on a trio of guards to carry the Bruin offense. Craig Bradshaw averages 18.1 points while shooting 41.6 percent from downtown. Evan Bradds aver-ages 14.3 points and 7.2 rebounds.

#14 – GEORGIA STATE (24-9) The Panthers are dancing for the first time since 2001 and have an explosive backcourt to thank. R.J. Hunter (19.8) and Ryan Har-row (18.7) lead the action up front but it has not been as smooth a season as the numbers portray. Hunter has struggled with his shot this season making just 30 percent of his 247 three-point attempts. Harrow has been dy-namic and efficient making 50 percent of his total field goal attempts, but he has been ham-pered with injuries all season, missing or leav-ing early in eight games. The former Walton

Raider missed the Sun Belt championship with a strained hamstring and will try to come back healthy for a meeting with Baylor.

#13 – EASTERN WASHINGTON (26-8) The high-flying Eagles will look to shoot down the Hoyas with their potent scoring at-tack. Eastern Washington averages over 80 points per game and is powered by an offense that connects on 40 percent of their three-pointers. Sophomore Tyler Harvey leads the nation in scoring at 22.9 a night and bangs home nearly four long balls a game. Venky Jois is a skilled big man that averages 16.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 2.2 blocks.

#12 – STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (29-4) The Lumberjacks are back in the tourna-ment as a 12-seed and will look to improve upon a second round exit a year ago. They average 79.5 points and are led by do-everything junior Thomas Walkup. The versatile guard averages 15.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3.7 assists. Jacob Parker is another forward that the offense runs through as he averages 14.1. Parker is also an ef-ficient three-point shooter at 47 percent.

#11 – DAYTON (25-8) After soaring to the Elite Eight a year ago as an 11-seed, the Flyers have a chance to do so again if they can beat Boise State in their play-in game. Dayton will be playing home games in the East side of the bracket in Columbus, OH. The Flyers would venture out of Ohio for the first time in the tournament in round three if they make it that far. Since transferring from

Ohio State, Jordan Sibert has blossomed into a go-to scorer as a senior guard.

#10 – OHIO STATE (23-10) A 10-seed from a power conference, the Buckeyes matchup with VCU and its Havoc de-fense. VCU preys on weak ball-handlers and unsure guards but Ohio State has an extremely sturdy backcourt mixed with youth and experi-ence. Senior Shannon Scott out of Milton has seen the likes of Michigan State and Wiscon-sin throughout his career and is no stranger to facing tough defenses. Scott leads the Big Ten with 5.9 assists per game and also gets after it defensively ranking third in steals with 1.8. His main job is to distribute the ball while fresh-man D’Angelo Russell does it all.

#9 – LSU (22-10) 9-8 games are usually a tossup, but LSU has some favorable measurements. Though the Tigers played in the weak SEC, they picked up wins over Arkansas and Georgia while snagging a one-point win over West Virginia in non-con-ference play and also dropped a heartbreaker to Kentucky by two. The Tigers are strong inside with Jordan Mickey (15.5 pts, 9.8 reb, 3.6 blk) and Jarell Martin (16.9 pts, 9.2 reb). Tim Quar-terman out of Johnson, Savannah has emerged as an all-around player in his sophomore season averaging over 11 points, five rebounds and a tick under four assists per game. Photo courtesy of GSU Sports Communication.

It’s time for the madness to ensue and for brack-ets everywhere to be nearly worn to shreds

with the amount of filling in and erasing as the NCAA Tournament has finally arrived. This year’s edition of March Madness has a clear cut favorite that the entire country feels is the team to beat with Kentucky entering undefeated at 34-0. In what has become a rarity; some local schools in Georgia have made the big dance and will try to become the latest Cinderella stories in Georgia and Georgia State. Let’s take a quick preview of both games before setting our sights to the national stage. NO. 14 GEORGIA STATE V. NO. 3 BAYLOR ... The Panthers won an ugly rubber match

against Georgia Southern 38-36 to win the Sun Belt automatic bid and head to the dance for the first time since 2001. If they want to have any chance at winning, getting healthy would be a good start. Second leading scorer Ryan Harrow did not play in Sunday’s championship after straining his hamstring. Harrow has missed six games and if you count games where he has left early the total is up to eight, but Georgia State is a perfect 8-0 in those injury marred games. Another key injury occurred after the game on Sunday. Head Coach Ron Hunter tore his achil-les while celebrating the title and will be wear-ing a cast for Thursday’s game. As far as those who will be on the court Thursday, Baylor poses a tough test. The Bears

are the best offensive rebounding team in the nation and are led by the burley Rico Gath-ers who averages 11.6 boards a night. It will be strength vs weakness as the Bears rank 13th in the nation in total rebounding while the Panthers come in at 247th. Baylor is balanced on offense with six players averaging over seven points per game compared to just four from Georgia State. Junior forward Taurean Prince leads the way scoring 13.8 points on average. The backcourt duo of R.J. Hunter and Ryan Harrow will need to carry the load for the Panthers and do it in an efficient manner. Harrow finished the season shooting over 50 percent, but Hunter struggled at 39 percent. Hunter, Head Coach Ron Hunter’s son, is the school’s all-time leading scorer and has the ability to get hot. Before a 3-of-15 shoot-ing performance in the Sun Belt final, Hunter scored 35 and 32 points in consecutive games. Georgia State will need its role players to shoul-der the load in Kevin Ware and Markus Crider. Both schools have played Iowa State this year with Baylor beating them twice while Georgia State lost by 23. NO. 10 GEORGIA V. NO. 7 MICHIGAN STATE ... Michigan State has had a down year, but still the tough Tom Izzo coached bunch will be a tall task for the Dawgs who enter the tourna-ment for the first time since 2011. Georgia hangs

its hat on strong rebounding and balanced scor-ing. Five players average over nine points per game and give coach Mark Fox reliable options. Senior big men Marcus Thornton and Nemanja Djurisic are tough players inside that also have the ability to hit the open jumper. Junior guards Charles Mann and Kenny Gaines score in differ-ent ways. Gaines leads the team in 3-pointers made with 54 and Mann leads the team in free throws made with 141. Sophomore J.J. Frazier can be an x-factor if he gets hot. He dropped 37 in a win over Mississippi State on the road when he went 7-7 from beyond the arc. The Spartans are an unselfish team that averages 17.1 assists per game, fourth in the na-tion. MSU had a chance to win the Big Ten tour-nament but collapsed down the stretch and fell to Wisconsin in overtime. Travis Trice and Den-zel Valentine power the Sparty offense. Branden Dawson is a defensive stalwart and leads the team in rebounding at 9.1. Two key stats enter-ing this game is the fact that the Spartans shoot just 63 percent from the line and UGA gives up no easy looks allowing just 39 percent shooting on the season. The Dawgs will have to grind out a physical game if they want to advance to the next round. Photo courtesy of Sonny Kennedy.

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The peach state has given the nation some big name players over the years and this

season is no different. As we enter March Madness, here are a few key players on their respective teams that played high school ball in Georgia. The Virginia Cavaliers have dipped into the south and have found themselves some gems from some winning programs. Greater Atlanta Christian has been a feeder school for Tony Bennett lately as he has plucked Malcolm Brogdon and now Isaiah Wilkins. For a second consecutive season, “Uncle Malcolm” has been named to the All-ACC First Team and has helped UVA to a second straight ACC regular season title. Not a lot of flash in his game, it’s Brogdon’s grown man strength that helps him get past defenders and get to the rim at will when he wants to. Wilkins plays sparingly for the Cavs but when he enters he gives the team great energy. Wilkins comes from rich ‘blood-lines’ of stepfather Dominique Wilkins. The athletic forward also has a winning pedigree after finishing his senior season undefeated with a state title at GAC. Evan Nolte has seen

more playing time as of late since Justin An-derson went down with a broken finger and an appendectomy. Nolte is a state champion from Milton and provides the Cavaliers with great hustle and streaky three-point shooting. Atlanta’s own Georgia State Panthers will try to be this year’s Cinderella story and will rely heavily on former Walton Raider Ryan Harrow to do so. The free-scoring guard aver-ages 18.7 points and passed the 1,000 point mark in his career this season while helping lead the Panthers to their first tournament ap-pearance since 2001. Harrow has dealt with numerous injuries this season and did not play in the Sun Belt title game due to a strained hamstring. When healthy, Harrow teams up with R.J. Hunter to form one of the highest scoring backcourts in the entire nation. An-other former Walton standout, Karl Cochran, paces the Wofford Terriers. Cochran started his prep career at Wheel-er before finishing across town at Walton. He has averaged double figures his entire career at Wofford and is the Terriers’ leader in all cat-egories including scoring (14.6), rebounding

(5.8), assists (2.7), steals (1.8), and blocks (1.1) this season. The Georgia Bulldogs feature a plethora of in-state talent led by Charles Mann (Milton), Marcus Thornton (Westlake), Kenny Gaines (Whitefield Academy), and J.J. Frazier (Faith Baptist Christian). These players highlight four of UGA’s top five scorers on the season, all av-eraging over nine points per game. Thornton is the eldest of the bunch and is a senior while Mann and Gaines are juniors and Frazier, just a sophomore. This pack of Dawgs has helped Georgia reach the tournament for the first time since 2011. Dominant Miller Grove big man Tony Parker won four state titles as a Wolverine be-fore shipping out west to UCLA. It was a slow start to his collegiate career, but Parker has since trimmed up into shape and has turned himself into a major contributor for the Bruins. The big man is averaging 17.2 points over his last five games as UCLA has slowly begun to gain a head of steam heading into the tourna-ment, winning four of its last five games. Tekele Cotton (Whitefield Academy) of Wichita State might not light up the score board but he contributes in many other facets. The senior is one of the toughest defenders on the perimeter for the Shockers. Though he is having a down year shooting the ball (40% down from 45%), Cotton has averaged a ca-reer high in assists. The experienced veteran has already made one trip to the Final Four and will lean on that journey to try and get there again in his final season. Senior Shannon Scott won a state title at Milton but has yet to taste the same team suc-cess at the college level with Ohio State. He is the Big Ten leader in assists per game (5.9) and also ranks third in steals (1.8). Scott’s main ob-jective is to run the show on offense and limit turnovers. He has played a key role in the Buck-eye’s backcourt for three seasons now. Tim Quarterman has been a jack of all trades for LSU since graduating from Johnson, Savannah. The sophomore has exploded onto the scene for the Tigers and is a major reason why LSU has made the tournament for the first time since 2009. At 6-foot-6, “Puncho” uses his length to frustrate opponents and score in a multitude of ways. His versatility allows him to guard many positions, and his play making ability is helped out by his vision over smaller defenders. He averages over 11 points, five re-bounds and nearly four assists per game. James Webb III has jumped around from school to school but has found a home in Ida-

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FORMER GEORGIA STARS PREPARE FOR MARCH MADNESS

ho. He ended up at North Idaho College after starring at Curtis Baptist High School and now calls Boise State home. Webb scores both in-side and out as the Broncos’ second leading scorer (11.3) and top rebounder (7.9). Madari-ous Gibbs out of East Coweta now leads Texas Southern in his final season. Gibbs averaged 26.3 points per game his senior season at East Coweta and now as a senior at Texas Southern, has begun to find his explosive scoring abil-ity leading the Tigers at 14.1 points. Gibbs has struggled from deep this season (25%), but has done damage at the foul line taking 164 at-tempts. He will hope to leave behind a legacy at Texas Southern and be a part of the first team in school history to win a tournament game. The wealth of talent in Georgia will not be drying up anytime soon as more and more highly touted prospects are coming through the pipelines. Next year we will be treated to the likes of Jaylen Brown, Malik Beasley, and Tookie Brown who will all try to be the missing piece of their school’s puzzle to bring home a national championship. Photos courtesy of Harry How, Ryan M. Kelly and LSU Athletics..

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Another grueling west coast road trip and another suc-cessful return home. The trip opened with a loss to a red-hot Denver team but the Hawks answered with consecutive victories over Phoenix, the Lakers and Sacramento to set up an ESPN showdown with Golden State Wednesday.

It’s been a horrible offseason in the Bay as the 49ers roster continues losing pieces that have kept the franchise afloat in the competitive NFC West. Tuesday saw the most shocking news yet as linebacker Chris Borland announced his retire-ment after playing just one year in the league due to growing concerns with player safety.

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FRIDAY FRENZYThe hoop Dawgs are in the tourney, and they will play Michigan State in the first round on Friday. It’s going to be a difficult game for Georgia to win, but I think the Bulldogs will pull it off. However, guys like Charles Mann and Marcus Thornton have to play their best game of the season in order for the upset to happen.

Georgia State won the Sun Belt title on Sunday, and played its first round game on Thursday against Baylor. After a disappointing end to the 2013-14 season, the Panthers have made their way to the big dance, and no matter what happens, they have made Panther fans proud. But can they be like Mercer was last season and be the team everyone is talking about this weekend?

PANTHER PRIDE

SPRING DAWGSSpring football has begun for the Bulldogs, and there are some questions that need to be answered. Who will replace Hutson Mason? Is Keith Marshall healthy? Is Malcolm Mitchell healthy? How will Brian Schottenheimer keep the offense going? We’ll find all that out when they take the field for G-Day on Apr. 11.

THE FIRST SCRIMMAGEThe KSU football made history again on Saturday as the team took part in the first spring scrimmage. The defense was able to get the upper hand against the offense, but thanks to Jaquez Parks and Ryan Godhigh, the offense got things going towards the end. It should be a very interesting Black and Gold spring game on Mar. 28.

BENNETT TO FALCONS?That could happen as Michel Bennett has expressed interesting in being traded to the Falcons. The defensive end from Seattle emerged as one of the league’s best pass rushers, recording 15.5 sacks in 2014. Getting Bennett would address a huge need for the Falcons, but the question is how much would the Falcons have to give up getting Bennett?

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Buford’s girls earned 5-0 sweeps on Mon-day and Tuesday over Stephens County

and Madison County, respectively. Annalea Stevens, Bailey McCammon and Tamia Wayne took care of business in singles on both days. The doubles teams also remained constant, as Savannah Whaley and Abbey Mitchell got the job done twice at No. 1 while the No. 2 pairing of Katie Quinn and Peyton Wolfe also had little trouble on both occasions. Buford improved to 7-1 on the season and 5-0 in Region 4-AAAA. On the boys’ side, Buford downed Ste-phens County on Monday. The Wolves (6-1, 4-0 Region 4-AAAA) got singles victories from Dalton Counts, Cameron DeLoach and Kurt Knudsen. Truett Adams and Caleb Harris won at No. 1 doubles; Garrett Jordan and Cole Tarleton prevailed at No. 2. Greater Atlanta Christian swept Mt. Paran Christian on Tuesday. The Eagles at least made

things interesting in the boys match by put-ting up a point in doubles, but Greater Atlanta Christian rolled through the singles thanks to Alex Khan, Andrew Chitty and Tucker Bryant. In the girls’ tilt, the Spartans got singles wins from Remi Andre, Phoenix Gandy and Rachel Chupp. Micaiah Kimbel-Glover and Bailey Brown teamed up in doubles for a victory at No. 1, while Stephanie Breon and Taylor Moore were victorious at No. 2. In Class AAAAAA, Walton improved to 5-0 overall and 5-0 in Region 5 by blank-ing Wheeler 5-0 on Tuesday. Morgan Stone, Francis Yang and Raymond Zhang comprised a dominant singles lineup for the Raiders. Crews Enochs and Trevor Croyder led the way in dou-bles along with Jonathon He and Bailey Honig. Additional results included a Holy Inno-cents’ sweep of Whitefield Academy. Justin Samples cruised at No. 1 singles for the Wolf-

pack, but the Holy Innocents’ boys won every-where else for a 4-1 victory. The girls’ match progressed in similar fashion, with Whitefield Academy’s Rachel Hicks getting the job done at No. 1 only to see her team succumb 4-1 to the Golden Bears.

SOCCER NEWS… A traditional powerhouse in Class AA, Greater Atlanta Christian is showing early signs that it has intentions of sweeping the boys and girls state championships. The Spar-tan girls pushed their record to 5-2 this year by shutting out Pace Academy 6-0 on Tuesday. Both Regan Glisson and Kaylann Boyd scored twice, while Halle Huff and Manning Edson added one goal apiece. On the boys’ side, Greater Atlanta Christian ended a two-game losing streak by defeating Thomasville 6-0 last Friday and Pace Academy 4-0 on Tuesday. In the win over Thomasville, Nate Ream record-ed a hat-trick, which alone would have been more than enough support for goalkeeper Jake Doiron’s shutout. Will Hamryka found the back of the net twice and George Winfrey added one goal for the Spartans. Brookwood’s boys have endured no such losses from which to recover. They improved to 10-0 on the season after posting their fifth shutout on Tuesday. The Broncos overwhelmed Shiloh 9-0 thanks to goals from eight differ-

ent players as they won their second Region 8-AAAAAA contest in as many tries. Nate Hopkins and Randall Piedrahita combined on the flawless performance in front of the net. Tuesday’s scheduled was laced with Class AAAAAA showdowns, so Brookwood had to share the spotlight. The Walton girls enter-tained visiting Milton and treated the home crowd to a 2-0 shutout. Walton (10-1-1) got goals from Casey Wertz in the first half and Mary Leigh Amerein with five minutes re-maining in the game. Sara Hardin and Maddie Scapin contributed assists, while Payton Ryan made seven saves for the Raiders. In boys’ ac-tion, Harrison edged North Cobb 1-0 on a goal by Andrew Deltac with 15 minutes left. Ethan Stolz got the assist on a throw-in to propel the Hoyas to a Region 4-AAAAAA road victory. Grayson Guertin stopped four North Cobb shots. Marietta also recorded a shutout as it took care of Kennesaw Mountain 2-0. The Blue Devils (8-1, 3-0 Region 4-AAAAAA) saw Sam Borgel convert a free kick before Osvaldo Perez tacked on an insurance goal. Marietta will host North Cobb on Friday. One of this week’s most intriguing clash-es pits the St. Pius X boys at Marist on Friday. Also on Friday is Decatur at Westminster, a big one for both the boys and the girls. Photos courtesy of Walton HS, Glenn Martin Photography, Bill Laube and Kim Glaze.

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1...........................Parkview2.........Kennesaw Mountain3............................ Lambert4................................Milton5.............................Lassiter

1......................Johns Creek2............................ Lambert3.........................Centennial4............................. Roswell5..................................Pope

6............................... Walton7.............................Valdosta8................................Archer9.........................Woodstock10.....................East Coweta

6............................. Lassiter7..........................Northview8..........................Mill Creek9...............................Etowah10................ North Gwinnett

6............................. Jackson7......................Westminster8......................... Hephzibah9............................Callaway10............................ Rutland

6.................. Chattahoochee7......... Kennesaw Mountain8...................................Pope9.................. North Gwinnett10........................Northview

6..............................Bremen7............................... Vidalia8....................... Benedictine9.............................. Berrien10..................Bacon County

6................Lakeside-Evans7......................... Creekview8.........Woodward Academy9........................... McIntosh10......................River Ridge

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1........................ Greenbrier2..........................Hardaway3........................ Gainesville4........................ Starr’s Mill5......................... Loganville

1................................ Lovett2..................... Westminster3...........................Allatoona4...........................McIntosh5........................ Cambridge

6.................... Harris County7......................... Creekview8........................... Allatoona9.................... East Paulding10........................ Alexander

6.. Greater Atlanta Christian7.........................Starr’s Mill8........................... St. Pius X9....................... Benedictine10.............................. Marist

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6.......................... North Hall7...................Liberty County8..................... Troup County9....................... Pike County10...........................Eastside

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1........................ Cambridge2..................Blessed Trinity3....................................Kell4..................... Westminster5...........................St. Pius X

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6...... First Presbyterian Day7.................................. ELCA8...............................Claxton9.................... Clinch County10....................... Mt. Pisgah

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1............................Harrison2.............................Grayson3...................... East Coweta4.............................Lassiter5...............................Walton

6................................ Duluth7................... Meadowcreek8.............................Wheeler9............................. Marietta10................ North Gwinnett

6....................South Forsyth7.............................Lambert8........................... Parkview9......................... Collins Hill10.................................Pope

6..................Coahulla Creek7..................Oconee County8............................ East Hall9............................. Jackson10.............................Islands

6............................. Calhoun7...................Savannah Arts8................Lumpkin County9..................Oconee County10..................Pierce County

6.................. Pace Academy7................................ Dublin8....................... Benedictine9...................... Long County10............Riverside Military

6................. Holy Innocents’7..............................Bremen8....................Lamar County9..................... East Laurens10.............................Harlem

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Class AAAAAA Class AAAAAA

1................................Dalton2........................ Greenbrier3................ Houston County4...........................McIntosh5........................ Starr’s Mill

1...........................McIntosh2........................ Starr’s Mill3..........................Northgate4..........................Columbus5........................ Gainesville

6............. Heritage-Conyers7.........................Gainesville 8...........................Sequoyah9......................... Riverwood10...............Glynn Academy

6............. Heritage-Conyers 7.......................... Alexander8.........................Greenbrier9........................River Ridge10............................... Rome

Class AAAAA Class AAAAA

1................Dawson County2.............................Calhoun3..................... Westminster4..................Blessed Trinity5...........................West Hall

1..................Blessed Trinity2..................... Westminster3............................. Decatur4.........................Adairsville 5.................Dawson County

Class AAA Class AAA

1...........................St. Pius X2........ Woodward Academy3............................ Johnson4....................North Oconee5..........................North Hall

1................................Marist2........ Woodward Academy3...........................St. Pius X4............................Veterans5............................... Buford

6.................Eagle’s Landing7........................Whitewater8...........................LaGrange9.......................... Carrollton 10.........Southeast Whitfield

6............................ Spalding7........................Whitewater8..................... Locust Grove9.................................Grady10..................Mary Persons

Class AAAA Class AAAA

1..Greater Atlanta Christian2...................... Thomasville3.......................... Wesleyan4.................Holy Innocents’5................................ Lovett

1..Greater Atlanta Christian2................................ Lovett3.......................... Wesleyan4..................Pace Academy5......................St. Vincent’s

Class AA Class AA

1..............................Paideia2........... Stratford Academy3........... Atlanta Intl. School4.........Fellowship Christian5......First Presbyterian Day

1......First Presbyterian Day2.........Fellowship Christian3..............................Paideia 4...............Athens Academy5.......... Savannah Christian

6...........Savannah Christian7..... Savannah Country Day8.................St. Anne Pacelli9..........Landmark Christian10.............Hebron Christian

6..... Savannah Country Day7............................. Aquinas8...............Hebron Christian9........ Providence Christian10......................Brookstone

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After 36 years of overwhelming success in Athens, women’s basketball coach Andy

Landers has decided to retire. During his time with the Lady Bulldogs, Landers was able to bring the program to national prominence. Landers took over the program in April of 1979 and led the program to the Women’s NIT in just his second season at Georgia. They would win that postseason tournament and thus started the rise of the program. During the course of the many seasons with Georgia, Landers made the Lady Bulldogs a fixture in postseason play. His 1985 team were national runners-up in the NCAA Tourna-ment. They had that same finish in 1996. The Lady Bulldogs basketball program is second nationally in NCAA Tournament ap-pearances with 31. Plus, they have been ranked in the Associated Press poll 522 times. Landers took his programs to 20 “Sweet 16s”, 11 “Elite Eights”, and five final fours. Even with all the success, the long-time basketball wanted to show his thanks to the community. “I feel blessed to have had the privilege

For the first time since 2001, the Georgia State Panthers (24-9) are back in the big

dance thanks to defeating Georgia Southern for the second time--this time in the Sun Belt Championship, 38-36. It was an ugly game, but the Panthers were able to hit enough shots and suffocate the Eagles into just 22.9 percent shooting to eke out the victory. R.J. Hunter, who had exploded for a combined 67 points in his last two games since Ryan Harrow went down with a hamstring strain, struggled to find his shot. Hunter finished just 3-15 with nine points. It was Louisville transfer Kevin Ware who stepped up big in his 39 minutes of action. The junior who was named Tournament MVP finished with a game-high 18 points. Coach Ron Hunter said postgame, “I’m re-ally proud of my kids. The first thing I told them before the game, absolutely nothing has come easy for us this year: from injuries, then we end up with an injury, to what Kevin Ware has gone

With the draft just around the corner, sev-eral Georgia Tech football players are

looking to get drafted and take the next leap into the NFL. After not competing in the NFL combine several weeks ago, Zack Laskey had his 40-yard dash clocked at 4.58 seconds while teammate Synjin Days ran a 4.60. Laskey gained upwards of 10 pounds since the end of the 2014-15 season, to get to 225 pounds. Las-key also said that he has gained a significant amount of strength in his legs. Both running backs have been linked to the Atlanta Falcons as a possible destination. Both players could benefit in the new offensive scheme under offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan and will both be names to watch as the draft nears. Even though the Yellow Jackets dominate their opponents on the ground, they still have pro-duced numerous NFL caliber wide receivers over the years and this year is no different. Re-ceiver Darren Waller is strongly considered to one of the receivers taken in this year’s draft.

The football team is in the thick of spring practices, and they got a chance to show

the public the hard worked they have put in the last two weeks with an open scrimmage this past Saturday. The scrimmage, which was held at the Perch, started off with the No. 1 offense taking on the No. 1 defense. From there, it would ro-tate with the No. 2 offense and defense as well as the No. 3 offense and defense. For the majority of the scrimmage, it was the defense that had the upper hand. In fact, the first touchdown scored was on defense when Marcus Thurman picked off a pass and returned it for a 30-yard score. “Marcus Thurman had a couple nice breaks on the ball. He intercepted a pass and scored a touchdown, and had a nice break on another ball, but the throw was low,” Bohannon said. “I saw Taylor Henkle come up and make a great tackle. I saw Derrick Farrow, one of our JC guys, come up and make a great tackle. So

of working at the University of Georgia for the past 36 years,” Landers said in a statement re-leased by UGA. “Athens is a wonderful com-munity where I have raised my family and had the unwavering support of my wife Pam, my daughter Andrea and my son Drew.” Landers steps away from the game with an all-time record of 903-306. He was a 2007 inductee into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

MEN ARE HEADING TO THE TOURNEY ... Like many Georgia fans on Sunday eve-ning, the Bulldogs basketball team huddled around the television to watch the NCAA Tour-nament Selection Show. When the East region was announced, the celebration in the state began. For the first time since 2011, head coach Mark Fox’s program is heading for the field of 64. They enter as the East region’s 10 seed against the seventh seeded Michigan State Spartans. The Spartans enter the tournament with a little momentum, after making it to the finals of the Big Ten Tournament last weekend in Chi-cago. They would eventually fall to Wisconsin 80-69 in overtime. The Bulldogs are back to the tournament, after finishing the 2015 season with a 21-11 re-cord. They lost to Arkansas 60-49 in the SEC Tournament semifinals. These two will tip it off on Friday at 12:40 pm from the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. Postgame reaction will be available on ScoreATL.com.

through. Everywhere we go, there have been great crowds and people taking us out. We sat there after the Little Rock game after we lost and everyone thought we wouldn’t get the #1 seed. I’m grateful for these guys because it was a struggle, but it’s supposed to be a struggle. I’m proud of these guys. They’re the most resil-ient group of kids I’ve ever coached in my life.” BITTERSWEET VICTORY ... Ron Hunter, who was frantically trying to run on the court to celebrate with his players and more importantly his son, came up lame and tore his achilles in the celebration. Hunter had to get helped off the court and immedi-ately had ice and later a cast placed on his leg. “I tore my Achilles on the right side years ago playing basketball,” Hunter said. “This was the exact same feeling and I knew when I jumped up ... I knew when I came down that I had done it (again), but instead of stopping right there, I wanted to go celebrate with my team. More im-portantly I wanted to go celebrate with my son. You don’t get many opportunities like that.” A CHANCE TO MAKE HISTORY ... The No. 14 Panthers meet the No. 3 Baylor Bears (24-9) at 1:40 P.M. on TBS this Thurs-day in Jacksonville. The last time GSU made the tournament, it upset Wisconsin 50-49 in round one.

Standing at 6-foot-6, 241 pounds Waller has the ability to out-jump his opponent for the ball but, people question his hands. One other player of note for the Yellow Jackets was of-fensive lineman Shaq Mason. After posting 25 bench-press reps and running a 4.97 40-yard dash, mason is projected to be a late-round draft pick or a priority free agent. Also compet-ing in the Georgia Tech pro day was linebacker Quayshawn Nealy who is projected as a late-round draft pick as well. Nealy led the Yellow Jackets’ defense in tackles this past season.

THE JACKETS CONTINUE TO ROLL…. Another day and another win for the Yel-low Jackets baseball team as they push their win total on the season to 15. Georgia Tech stands atop the Atlantic coast division with a 4-2 record and15-5 overall after beating the Duke Blue Devils two games to one this past weekend. The Yellow Jackets also moved up five spots in the rankings from 26 to 21. As a team, Georgia tech’s pitching staff has a 3.84 ERA to go with 156 strikeouts to just 81 walks. Starting pitcher Brandon Gold leads the Jackets with a 0.61 ERA and is off to a perfect 3-0 start. The Yellow Jackets’ balanced offensive attack has put them in perfect position to start the season and will look to continue their strong play when they open up a 3-game series with the North Carolina Tar heels tomorrow night in Atlanta.

those are some things you notice on defense.” But as the scrimmage progressed, the of-fense was able to get things going. The first offensive score came early from quarterback Trey White. He led the third-team offense with a 30-yard run and ended the drive with a 1-yard score. Towards the end of the scrimmage, the first-team offense got going in a big way. Jaquez Parks threw a long pass to Trey Tra-wick, and that led to a Parks 1-yard score. On the next series, Jae Bowen found the end zone via a 45-yard run. And on the final play of the scrimmage, Parks threw a short pass to Ryan Godhigh and he raced 60-yards for the score. Bohannon said that even though the of-fense was able to make some plays at the end of the scrimmage, they can’t make the mis-takes they did at the start of the scrimmage if they want to win ball games. He and his team will have another scrimmage on Saturday, and the Black and Gold spring game will be the fol-lowing Saturday at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.

A NEW VOICE… And when fans go to the game on Mar. 28 they will hear the voice of Ryan Gunnin who was recently hired as the new PA announcer. Gunnin has been the voice of Sandy Creek High School Football since 2006. He has also been the PA announcer for Sandy Creek wres-tling and cheerleading.

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A 110-103 win in Sacramento (22-44) on Monday is Atlanta’s third win on its current

six-game road trip. The Eastern Conference leading Hawks (53-14) will carry a 3-1 record heading into Wednesday night’s key matchup with the NBA leading Golden State Warriors (53-13). Six Hawks scored in double figures led by Jeff Teague’s game-high 23 points in their hard fought win over the Kings. DeMar-cus Cousins scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to carry the load for Sacramento. An Andre Miller layup with 2:11 remaining cut the Hawks lead to 100-99, but Atlanta would go on a 10-4 run to close out the game. During the run, Teague scored six points including 4-4 from the foul line to ice the game. “Winning on the road is something that’s really hard in our league,” Coach Mike Buden-holzer said. “I think it takes a little bit of mental toughness. You have to have more attention to detail, you have to be more together. Things are not going to always go your way on the road.

It would be fair to say that Shelby Miller’s 2015 campaign—his first in Atlanta—got off to an

inauspicious start. In his spring training debut for the Braves, the newcomer who was acquired in a trade involving Jason Heyward gave up a di-sastrous four runs on three hits and two walks in just a third of an inning against Detroit. Last Friday he settled down in the form of a three-inning performance during which he limited the Yankees to one run on two hits. The positive trend continued on Tuesday, when Miller turned in his best outing of the spring as the Braves hammered Boston 11-3 at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Fla. In four innings of work, the right-hander scattered four hits and two walks without giving up a run while striking out three batters. Miller got himself into trou-ble on more than one occasion and needed 62 pitches to get through the four innings, but he helped his cause by inducing the Red Sox into three double-plays.

The Atlanta Falcons added three more pieces the defense last week. The team agreed to

terms with linebacker O’Brien Schofield before announcing the signing of cornerback Phillip Adams and defensive end Adrian Clayborn.

NFC WEST TALENT… Schofield, 6-3, 242 pounds, was origi-nally selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round (130th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft out of Wisconsin. He spent time with the Cardinals and Seahawks, posting 111 total tack-les (93 solo), 13.5 sacks three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and one pass defense. Schofield played in all 16 regular season games and two playoff games as a member of the Se-ahawks in 2014 under Dan Quinn. Adams, 5-11, 195 pounds, was originally selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round (224th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft out of South Carolina State. He has spent time with the 49ers, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, and New York Jets during his career. Adams saw action

The ECHL Trade Deadline has come and gone and Gwinnett made a flurry of moves

shipping off some of the team’s top perform-ers last Thursday. Casey Pierro-Zabotel, the top goal scorer in the Eastern Conference, was traded to the Florida Everblades for forwards Jason Wilson and Jeff Silengo, a player to be named later and financial assistance. Gwinnett is going through a rebuilding process, but still the trade was tough for Coach Andy Brandt. “He’s a guy you never want to part with. He’s been with the organization for several years and a guy we’ve leaned on to help carry this group. You hate to see him go.” Wilson and Silengo are two players with plenty of upside. Wilson, a 24-year-old, was a fifth round pick of the New York Rangers back in 2010. The 25-year-old Silengo is a rookie who brings great versatility to the Glads after playing a flex role for the Everblades, switching between forward and defenseman. Goaltender Mark Guggenberger was also traded on Thursday to Fort Wayne. The Gladi-ators had a log jam at goalie with Guggs, Mike

It’s important to establish that you can win on the road.” Atlanta forced 20 turnovers but struggled to stop bench players Jason Thomp-son and Andre Miller who scored 18 and 16 points respectively while combining to shoot 13-14 from the field. Paul Millsap posted a 19 point 10 rebound double-double and Dennis Schroder and Shelvin Mack combined for 24 points to lift the suddenly banged up Hawks.

TOUGH BREAKS ... Two setbacks have hurt the Hawks’ depth this past week with both Mike Scott and Kyle Korver going down to injuries. Scott broke his toe in a 115-102 road loss to Denver last Wednesday. He will be out four-to-six weeks meaning he is lost for the remainder of the regular season. The third-year forward is a big piece of the Hawks’ bench averaging 7.5 points while shooting 35.3 percent from three. Korver broke his nose early on in the Lak-ers game on Sunday after playing 10 minutes. He had to receive surgery and is out for the rest of Atlanta’s six-game road trip which wraps up this Friday. Korver has cooled down after a frantic hot start to the season. After slash-ing 51/52/91, he has shot 42/41/83 since the All-Star break. The birthday boy who turned 33 on St. Patrick’s Day should be back once the Hawks return home on Sunday when they host the Spurs.

“The first start was a little rough,” the team’s website reported Miller as saying. “You can’t go out there expecting to go three score-less. You’re going to have some rough outings and you’re going to have some good ones. The biggest thing is to learn from the bad ones and the good ones. That’s part of pitching and that’s what I’ve been trying to do…. I feel good. My stuff still needs to get there; it’s not as sharp as it can be, but at the same time my arm feels good. I’ve got a good idea of what we need to do going forward.”

BAT MEN ... An outburst at the plate was just what the doctor ordered for the Braves (5-9), who had scored more than six runs only once and had not yet reached double-digits in any contest. The bats awoke on Tuesday, mainly thanks to Andrelton Simmons and Christian Bethancourt. Simmons went 3-for-4 with three RBIs (two with two outs) and a run scored, while Bethancourt also turned in a 3-for-4 performance in addition to a pair of RBIs and two runs scored. It was nothing new for Simmons, who is batting .563 in five spring training games with six RBIs and three runs. Bethancourt, too, has been consistent. The highly-touted catcher is 9-for-25 (.360) through nine games with five RBIs, three runs and a team-high six doubles.

in 12 contests with four starts, recording 20 tackles, one interception, and four passes de-fensed in 2014. Clayborn, 6-3, 280 pounds, was originally selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round (20th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft out of Iowa. He has started all 36 games in which he has played, tallying 121 total tackles (72 solo) with 13.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, and one pass defensed. Clayborn played in one game in 2014 before being placed on injured reserve. Clayborn’s 19 tackles for loss in 2013 ranked fourth in the NFL behind DE Robert Quinn (23), DE J.J. Watt (22), and LB Lavonte David (20). Additionally, his 14.5 run stuffs tied for the NFL lead, with David and Watt, ac-cording to STATS, LLC.

BIRD BONDS… Atlanta approved bonds from the hotel-motel tax to fund the new stadium and re-leased a statement. “We are pleased with the Supreme Court opinion released today upholding the valida-tion of the hotel-motel tax revenue bonds to be issued by Invest Atlanta as partial financ-ing of the new Atlanta stadium. We appreci-ate the support and diligence of our partners at the city, Invest Atlanta and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority in seeing this through, and we look forward to continuing to work with them as we complete the construc-tion of a facility that will benefit the city and state for many years to come.”

Lee, and Kent Patterson. Gwinnett will receive future considerations in the trade. ONTARIO TRADE RESTRUCTURED ... Last Tuesday Gwinnett sent Garry Nunn to the Ontario Reign for forward Robert Czarnik, but the trade has since fell through af-ter a failed Czarnik physical. He will now return to Ontario and Gwinnett will receive another future consideration instead. Nunn was the Gladiators’ second leading scorer this season.

HIGGS ON BOARD ... Brock Higgs was claimed off waivers this Monday. The 22-year-old forward has tallied five goals and five assists in 30 ECHL contests. He began the year with the Reading Royals be-fore moving on to the South Carolina Stingrays and the Fort Wayne Komets. Higgs will join the team before their three-game road trip to Or-lando on Tuesday. STUNG BY THE RAYS ... Gwinnett (17-39-3-2) lost a close game in North Charleston as the South Carolina Sting-rays (37-18-1-6) handed them a narrow loss, 4-3. Gwinnett was outshot 49-26. The Gladi-ators fell behind 2-0 before Will MacDonald and Tyler Murovich tied it in the second period. Joe Devin scored his second goal of the game to regain the lead 3-2, but MacDonald netted his second to tie it 3-3 entering the third. Brett Cameron found his first goal of the season at the 1:47 mark of the third period to give South Carolina the win.

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