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Two of the state's top players, Tony Parker of Miller Grove, left photo, and William Goodwin of Southwest DeKalb each made their presence known with a slam dunk in the Wolverines' 59-53 win on Feb. 3. Photos by Travis Hudgons

BOYS BASKETBALL

Miller Grove: Tony Parker had 20 points and 20 rebounds in a 59-53 win over Southwest DeKalb on Feb. 3 as the Wolverines (13-6, 12-1 Region 6-AAAA, Division B) maintain a one-game lead over the Panthers in the sub-region. Justin Colvin added 13 points, and Brandon Morris and Christian Houston each had 10. With the Wolverines leading 55-53 with 56 seconds to play, Parker made four straight free throws to seal the win. Also, Parker scored 26 points, Tony Evans had a season-high 15 while Morris and Colvin each scored 10 in a 73-53 win over Mays on Jan. 31.

Southwest DeKalb: William Goodwin had 16 points and eight rebounds, Jordan Price added 12 and Kaderius Turner had 11 in a 59-53 loss to Miller Grove on Feb. 3. 

Columbia: The Eagles extended their home winning streak to 76 games after defeating McNair 76-48 on Feb. 3 in their final regular season home game of the season. The Eagles’ senior class has not lost a home game and since 2005 Columbia is 198-18 overall with four state titles.

Druid Hills: Clarence Williams had two double-doubles in games Jan. 31-Feb.4. He had 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Red Devils lost to Washington 56-49 on Jan. 31, then got 15 points, 11 rebounds, seven steals and five blocks in a 51-37 win over Stone Mountain on Jan. 3. Willie Zachery had 12 points in the loss to Washington and 13 against Stone Mountain. Zachery scored 28 points and Kyle Simmons added 11 in a 64-60 win over North Springs on Feb. 4.

Arabia Mountain: The Rams (8-10 overall) beat Woodward Academy 59-53 and Stone Mountain 54-49 to move into third place in Region 5-AAA, Division B at 5-4. Bakari Copeland scored 24 points, while Matt Citron and Nathan Schultz each added 11, and Brian Woods grabbed 14 rebounds against Woodward. In the win over Stone Mountain, Austin Henderson led with 15 points, Copeland had 14 and Bryan Baptiste 13. 

Dunwoody: DeChard Hamilton scored 13 points, Richard Carrington added 12 and Bradley McKnight 10 in a 66-54 win over Carver Atlanta on Jan. 31. The Wildcats also lost to Tucker 60-28 on Feb. 3.

Paideia: Keenan Palmore hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Pythons to a 57-55 win over Pace Academy on Feb. 4. Palmore finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds. The Pythons also defeated Eagle’s Landing Christian 61-46, as Cameron Myers scored 15 points and Jonathan Garrett chipped in with 14.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Miller Grove: Tashi Thompson had 20 points, Katie Hunt added 12 and Tabitha Fudge had 11 points and 13 rebounds in a 55-47 overtime win over Southwest DeKalb on Feb. 3. Klarissa Weaver also contributed 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. Thompson scored eight points in overtime. The Wolverines also beat Mays 53-32 on Jan. 31, with Thompson scoring 19 points and Hunt 10. Weaver led with 10 rebounds.

Decatur: Queen Alford scored 30 points and Kristin Munson added 11 as the Bulldogs, ranked No. 5 in the Class AA coaches poll, defeated No. 6 Greater Atlanta Christian 57-55 on Feb. 3. The Bulldogs lost to No. 3 Buford 69-41 on Jan. 31.

Chamblee: The Bulldogs (22-1, 13-1 Region 6-AAAA) ran its winning streak to nine games with wins over Marist (49-37) and Carver Atlanta (72-59). 

St. Pius: The Golden Lions defeated Riverwood 37-27 and North Atlanta 61-44 to clinch the top seed in Region 5-AAA, Division A. Emma Ucinski scored 15 points against Riverwood, while Asia Durr had 15 against North Atlanta, Dylan Krause added 13 and Ucinski had 11.

Southwest DeKalb: Nicole Martin scored 16 points in a 55-47 overtime loss to Miller Grove. Jasmine Coleman had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Panthers, while Nekia Sockwell added 11 points.