Randolph-Clay, Early County in Class AA girls final

MACON - Miranda Wright scored 14 points and Erica McCoy 13 as Early County beat Paideia 52-46 in a Class AA girls state semifinal Thursday. <br> <br> Early County (27-2) will seek its first state championship in Saturday&#39;s final against Randolph-Clay (23-2), a 48-42 winner over Holy Innocents&#39;. <br> <br> In a game that started 55 minutes late because of technical problems with the Macon Coliseum scoreboard clock, Early County took the lead for good on a pair of free throws by Candice Jaines with 3:45 left in the first half, sparking an 8-2 run that gave Early a 29-23 halftime lead. <br> <br> They led by as many as 11 in the second half. <br> <br> Paideia (24-8) got 20 points from Sparkle Davis and 19 from Julie Mulinare. <br> <br> Charonda Tillman scored 18 points and Randolph-Clay took control with an 11-0 fourth-quarter run. <br> <br> Randolph-Clay&#39;s victory set up an all-Region 1-AA state final against region champion Early County. <br> <br> Randolph-Clay trailed 37-35 with just under five minutes left before the big run, started with Keywanna Price&#39;s basket to tie the game. Two straight layups by Tillman pushed the Lady Red Devils&#39; lead to four, and they sealed the win with free throws. <br> <br> Christy Brown scored 16 points and Jessie Pickren 12 for Holy Innocents&#39; (27-4), which led by as many as 10 in the first half.