New champions will be crowned as the 2019 JV Basketball Championships finals are played on Saturday. Five time champion Miller Grove Wolverines (5 time) and Arabia Mountain Lady Rams were the defending champions.
The 2019 DCSD JV Basketball Championships finals are set for Saturday at Cedar Grove Middle School.
The girls’ championship features the Lakeside Lady Vikings (10-2) against the Stephenson Lady Jaguars (10-2) at 11:00 am.
Lakeside has advanced to the finals with wins over Arabia Mountain (7-3) 45-33 and Stone Mountain (7-3) 47-41. Stephenson’s road includes wins of 37-15 over Columbia and 41-30 over Southwest DeKalb (10-3). Lakeside and Stephenson did not meet in the regular season.
The boys’ final has the Martin Luther King Jr. Lions (9-3) facing off with the Tucker Tigers (8-4) at 12:30 pm.
The Lions boasts wins of 44-41 over Lakeside (6-5) and 44-38 against Stephenson (8-4). Tucker has tournament victories of 38-36 over Druid Hills (8-3) and 41-34 over Redan (8-4) The Lions won the regular season meeting in a tight 41-38 decision over the Tigers.
2019 DCSD JV BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
AT CEDAR GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Saturday, Feb. 9
GIRLS
Lakeside (10-2) vs. Stephenson (10-2), 11:00 am
BOYS
M.L. King Jr. (9-3) vs. Tucker (8-4), 12:30 pm