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Miller Grove: The Wolverines have won three in a row since losing to Chamblee on Jan. 20. The Wolverines beat Carver Atlanta 76-56 on Jan. 24 and defeated Redan 73-38 on Jan. 27. Tony Parker led with 18 points, Brandon Morris had 13 points and eight rebounds, and Tony Evans added 10 points against Redan. Against Carver, Justin Colvin had 20 points and Parker added 18.

Southwest DeKalb: The Panthers defeated Chamblee 62-46 on Jan. 24 and Douglass 68-42 on Jan. 27. William Goodwin had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Jordan Price and Justin Hollimon each added 12 points against Chamblee. Goodwin had 28 points and 12 rebounds against Douglass, with Price adding 27 points. The Panthers play at Miller Grove on Feb. 3.

Tucker: The Tigers (15-6, 9-3 in Region 6-AAAA) defeated Mays 60-46 and Carver Atlanta 68-52. Devante Fitzgerald scored 18 points, Joey Courseault had 11 and Joseph Ledbetter grabbed 11 rebounds against Mays. In the win over Carver, Ledbetter led with 19 points and 12 rebounds while Daniel Woodard added 11 points.

Druid Hills: The Red Devils had their six-game winning streak snapped Jan. 27 in a 78-62 loss to Grady in a Region 5-AAA game. They also lost Jan. 28 to Lakeside 44-42. Prior to the losses, the Red Devils beat Lithonia 38-37 on Jan. 21 and North Atlanta 61-38 on Jan. 24. Willie Zachery scored 14 points and Kyle Simmons added 11, while Jacob King grabbed 10 rebounds in the loss to Grady. Alonzo Brantley scored 11 against Lithonia and 12 against North Atlanta.  Zachery scored 13 points, and Williams had 11 points and 13 rebounds against Lakeside.

Dunwoody: DeChard Hamilton scored 20 points and Malcom Bew added 11 in a 63-53 win in overtime against Redan on Jan. 24 in a Region 6-AAAA game.  The Wildcats lost to Marist 71-62 on Jan. 27 as Richard Carrington scored 17 points, Hamilton added 14 and Bradley McKnight 12.

Towers: The Titans (13-6, 6-3 in Region 5-AAA) split a pair of games last week. In a 39-32 win over Stone Mountain on Jan. 24, Quincy Tiller had 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Quishon McCoy added 10 points with three 3-pointers. Tiller had 14 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in a 60-58 overtime loss to McNair on Jan. 27. Tiller made a layup in the final seconds of regulation to send the game into overtime.

Arabia Mountain: The Rams rebounded from a 79-55 loss to Columbia on Jan. 24 with a 59-53 win over Woodward Academy on Jan. 27. Bakari Copeland scored 24 points against the War Eagles, and Matt Citron and Nathan Schultz each added 11. Brian Woods had a team-high 14 rebounds for the Rams (7-10, 4-4 Region 5-AAA).

Paideia: Keenan Palmore had a triple-double with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 11 steals on Jan. 27 in a 59-56 loss to Landmark Christian, ranked No. 6 in Class A. The Pythons rebounded with a 54-52 win over Pace Academy on Jan. 28.

St. Pius: Will Maguire scored 15 points and Daniel Crochet added 10 in a 59-47 win over Chestatee on Jan. 28. The Golden Lions also lost to North Atlanta and Woodward Academy.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Decatur: Queen Alford scored 54 points in two games as the Bulldogs, ranked No. 3 in Class AA, defeated Therrell 80-31 on Jan. 24 and Cross Keys 70-8 on Jan. 27. Alford scored 37 against Therrell, with Jordan Dillard adding 11 points. Against Cross Keys, Alford had 17 points, Jahmee Reeves chipped in with 16 and Damali Thomas added 13. 

Chamblee: The Bulldogs won three games Jan. 24-28 to improve to 20-1 overall. The Bulldogs defeated Southwest DeKalb 57-54, Lakeside 55-25 and Alcovy 59-47. Lucy Mason is averaging 22.7 points per game to lead the county in scoring, and she is second in assists, field goal percentage and free throw percentage. 

Southwest DeKalb: The Panthers lost to Chamblee and Norcross, and defeated Douglass in games Jan. 24-28. Nicole Martin had 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Nekia Sockwell scored 12 points in the 57-54 loss to Chamblee. Sockwell had 15 points and Martin 13 in a 66-27 win over Douglass. Also, Sockwell led with 20 points and Martin added 12 in a 71-54 loss to Class AAAAA defending champion Norcross.

St. Pius: The Golden Lions won three games Jan. 24-28 and carried a five-game winning streak into a Jan. 30 game against Riverwood. Asia Durr and Sydni Payne each scored 11 points in a 46-33 win over Woodward Academy. Durr and Payne scored 14 points each in a 63-32 win over North Springs, while Durr led with 11 points in a 50-30 win over Chestatee. Anna O’Donnell had 10 blocks in that game.

Miller Grove: Tashi Thompson scored 27 points and Tabitha Fudge had 18 rebounds as the Wolverines won their third straight game, 57-33 over Redan on Jan. 27. The Wolverines also beat Carver Atlanta 61-36 on Jan. 24.