SACA goes for 2nd straight Class A title
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Posted 9:31AM on Thursday 3rd March 2005 ( 20 years ago )
MACON - Javaris Crittenton scored 28 points to lead defending champion Southwest Atlanta Christian to a 74-59 win over Terrell County and put the Warriors in the Georgia High School Association Class A boys title game for the third straight year.<br>
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Southwest Atlanta Christian will play the winner of the other semifinal game between Randolph-Clay and Hancock Central for the championship Saturday.<br>
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No. 3-ranked Southwest Atlanta Christian (24-7), playing in the semifinals for the fourth straight year, also got 13 points from senior Darryl Slack and 10 points from Jahaziel Howard.<br>
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Unranked Terrell County (19-9) got 15 points from Cedric Bogaq and 13 from Giovonnia Spencer.<br>
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The game was tied 12-12 after the first quarter, but Southwest pulled away for good in the second quarter and led 37-28 at the half. Southwest put the game away with an 8-0 run in the fourth period.<br>
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Southwest lost in the championship game in 2003, but came back to win the title in 2004 behind all-America Dwight Howard, who went on to be the NBA's No. 1 draft choice last spring.
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