DCSD Middle School Basketball season in final week of regular season play. The 2019 County Championships begin next Wednesday (Jan. 30).
The final week of the DCSD Middle School Basketball season begins tonight (Wednesday) and the week has some key region games that will decide seeding for the Middle School Basketball County Championships beginning on Wednesday, January 20.
The Region 1 girls’ race for the top seed is still up for grabs depending on the outcome of Saturday’s game with current leader Henderson (9-2, 7-0) traveling to Tucker (8-3, 6-1). A win by Henderson locks up the No. 1 seed for the Cougars, but a win by the Lady Tigers would knot the standings.
Champion (11-1, 5-1) and Stephenson (10-1, 5-1) have split their season series and their out of region games this week could decide the No. 1 spot heading into the playoffs.
Salem (11-1, 7-1) sits atop the Region 3 girls’ standings just ahead of Lithonia (10-1, 6-1). Salem has the edge with just one game remaining while Lithonia has to take on Region 3 foe Redan (6-6, 2-5) on Wednesday to keep pace while also playing Bethune to wind up the season on Saturday. Salem faces Region 4 leader McNair (8-4, 7-1) tonight in its final regular season game.
McNair has the Region 4 top seed wrapped up with a 7-1 record, but Columbia (7-4, 5-2) hosts defending county champion Chapel Hill (5-6, 5-2) tonight in a game to decide the No. 2 seed.
In boys’ play, Tucker (9-2, 7-0) has wrapped up the Region 1 top spot ahead of Henderson (6-5, 5-2).
Stephenson (11-0, 6-0) clinched the Region 2 No. 1 seed with a thrilling 41-40 overtime win against Druid Hills (8-3, 3-3). Druid Hills is tied with Champion (7-5, 3-3) for second, but a win in one of its final two games would give the Dragons a better overall record to claim the second spot.
Salem (11-1, 8-0) has also wrapped up a No. 1 seed leading the Region 3 standings. Redan (7-5, 4-3) and Miller Grove (5-6, 4-3) can clinch the No. 2 spot with a win over Lithonia (2-9, 2-5) tonight, but a loss would open the door for Miller Grove if the Wolverines defeat Freedom (0-11, 0-7) tonight.
McNair (9-2, 6-2) currently sits atop the Region 4 leaderboard just ahead of Cedar Grove (10-2, 5-2). The two teams split the regular season series. A home victory by Cedar Grove over Bethune (4-7, 3-4) tonight would give Cedar Grove the No. 1 seed via a better overall record.
WEEK 7 RECAPS
GIRLS
Wednesday, Jan. 16
Champion 43, Chamblee 27
Myori Pruitt scored 27 points to lead the Champion Lady Chargers to a 43-27 non-region victory over the Chamblee Lady Bulldogs. Jayla Thomas added 10 points in the victory.
Salem 29, Miller Grove 24
Lindsey Myles and Brooklyn Scrubbs both score eight points, but it was not enough as Region 3 leader Salem defeated Miller Grove 29-24.
Tucker 52, Sequoyah 12
Malaya Jones scored 31 points to lead the Tucker Lady Tigers to a 52-12 win over Sequoyah in Region 1 play. Natalia Gooden hit for 10 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks in the loss for Sequoyah.
Saturday, Jan. 19
Champion 36, Tucker 33
The Champion Lady Chargers slipped past the Tucker Lady Tigers 36-33 in a non-region matchup on Saturday. Myori Pruitt hit for 13 points to go with 10 from Asia Freeman and 9 from Jayla Thomas in the win. Tucker got a game-high 15 points from Malaya Jones.
Lithonia 40, Miller Grove 32
The Lithonia Lady Bulldogs (10-1, 6-1) are moving towards a tie for the Region 3 title after defeating Miller Grove 40-32. Miller Grove (7-4, 3-4) got 12 points from Jaylen Clark in the loss.
McNair 31, Chapel Hill 31
The McNair Lady Colts slipped past the Chapel Hill Lady Panthers 32-31 to keep the top spot in the Region 4 standings. McNair is now 8-4 overall and 7-1 in region play. Shawna Chestnut hit for a game-high 20 points for Chapel Hill (5-6, 5-2) who is tied for second in Region 4 with Columbia (7-4, 5-2) heading into Wednesday night’s showdown at Columbia.
Peachtree 27, Sequoyah 8
Peachtree is closing in on a playoff berth following its Region 1 27-8 win over Sequoyah. The Lady Patriots (4-8, 2-6) got 11 points from Ellie Hull and 8 from Alani Moore with teammate Jackie Smith grabbing 10 rebounds in the win.
BOYS
Wednesday, Jan. 16
Druid Hills 50, Stone Mountain 27
Druid Hills moved a step closer to the No. 2 seed from Region 2 with a 50-27 region win over the Stone Mountain Pirates. David Sledge had a very solid 12-pointer, 7-rebound performance to lead Druid Hills (8-3, 3-3). Jaquavious Boswell added 8 points (6-6 free throws) and 4 rebounds for the Dragons.
Stephenson 65, Peachtree 30
The Stephenson Jaguars rolled to a 65-30 non-region win over the Peachtree Patriots behind the play of Eduardo Hendricks. Hendricks hit for 20 points, shot 75% from the free throw line and added a one-handed slam in the third period.
Tucker 82, Sequoyah 12
Tucker remained undefeated in Region 1 action with an 82-12 victory over Sequoyah. The Tigers (9-2, 7-0) got 19 points and 8 assists from Keelin Malone in the win.
Saturday, Jan. 19
Stephenson 41, Druid Hills 40
Stephenson (11-0, 6-0) remained undefeated with a thrilling 41-40 overtime Region 2 win over Druid Hills (8-3, 3-3) on Saturday to complete the region schedule with no losses. Tahj Evans had a buzzer beater at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime for the Jaguars.
Tucker 53, Champion 22
Keelin Malone and Chris Whitmore combined for 26 points to lead the Tucker Tigers (9-2, 7-0) to a 53-22 non-region win over the Champion Crusaders (7-5, 3-3). Malone had 16 points and 7 assists and Whitmore completed a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
See Week 7 Standings at the link below: