Collins Hill beats Meadowcreek for AAAAA girls title
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Posted 7:25AM on Sunday, March 10, 2002
MACON - Dani Kubik scored 26 points and Collins Hill became the first team in 11 years to repeat as state champion in the state's largest classification, beating Meadowcreek 58-42 Saturday in the Class AAAAA girls state championship. <br>
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Kubik, an Auburn signee, scored 17 points in the second half as Collins Hill (31-2) expanded on a six-point halftime lead and turned the game into a runaway by the early stages of the fourth quarter. <br>
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Morrow was the last team to win consecutive championships, taking its third straight Class AAAA crown in 1991. Georgia expanded to five classes in 2000. <br>
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Meadowcreek's only lead came at 20-18 in the second period after back-to-back field goals by Amber Holt, but the Lady Eagles closed the quarter with an 8-0 run and steadily increased the margin throughout the second half. The biggest lead came at 53-34 after two free throws by Melissa Woods. <br>
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Stacy Booker added 13 for Collins Hill, while Meadowcreek (24-6) got 14 from Fana Walcott and 12 from Holt.