February 9 at Gainesville HS gymnasium in Gainesville, GA
It certainly looked as though Flowery Branch would pull the upset and keep the No. 2 seed from the state playoffs. The Falcons led 34-23 a couple minutes into the third quarter, but Salem's Brandon Smith scored 16 of his team-high 21 points in the second half and his team survived, 55-51 in the quarterfinals of the Region 8-AAAAA Tournament.
Salem secured a state tournament slot with the win, its fifth such appearance in six seasons.
Smith had to pick up a ton of slack with leading scorer Michael Green suspended for the next two games, and he did just that.
Salem went up for the first time since 2-0 when Marcell Small's put back made it a 41-39 game with six minutes to play. Smith followed with two steals, the last of which he turned into a lay-up, and later he converted an extremely-difficult fade away along the baseline for two more points.
With the game tied at 51-51, Smith hit two free throws with 25 seconds left to put Salem up for good.
Chandler Davis, a Lynchburg College (Virginia) signee in football, added 15 points for the victorious Seminoles.
* Nice night also for Flowery Branch guard John Mills, who scored a game-high 23 points. Over the final 2 1/2 minutes, Mills hit the last of his four 3-pointers and assisted on a long ball from Gabe Holston, which evened things up prior to Smith's free throws.
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Games 107-109 - GA high school regular season wraps up
107 - Rockdale HS girls at Lakeside-DeKalb
February 4 at Lakeside-DeKalb High School gymnasium in Atlanta, GA
108 (g)-109 (b) - Heritage HS at Salem HS
February 5 at Salem HS gymnasium in Conyers, GA
February 4 at Lakeside-DeKalb High School gymnasium in Atlanta, GA
108 (g)-109 (b) - Heritage HS at Salem HS
February 5 at Salem HS gymnasium in Conyers, GA
Games 85-88 - High school doubleheaders
87 (g), 88 (b) - Heritage HS at Loganville HS
January 27 at Loganville HS gymnasium in Loganville, GA
85 (g), 86 (b) - Cedar Shoals HS at Salem HS
January 26 at Salem HS gymnasium in Conyers, GA
Just some fabulous art work adorning the walls of the Salem High arena:
Stories from girls game and boys game
January 27 at Loganville HS gymnasium in Loganville, GA
85 (g), 86 (b) - Cedar Shoals HS at Salem HS
January 26 at Salem HS gymnasium in Conyers, GA
Just some fabulous art work adorning the walls of the Salem High arena:
Stories from girls game and boys game
Games 74 & 75 - The Michael Green Show
Salem HS at Heritage HS
January 19 at Curtis Bell Gymnasium in Conyers, GA
girls - 74
boys - 75
After the Heritage girls built a lead as large as 16 points & hung on for a 40-35 victory, Michael Green took over the nightcap.
The Salem guard scored a career-high 36 points on 13-of-19 shooting and the Seminoles won a thriller, 63-62 in overtime.
Green is an unsigned senior, but he'll find a collegiate home and Tuesday he put on a show for any potential scouts in attendance. Green scored all 13 of Salem's first-quarter points and 16 of its 19 in the opening half, nailing his first four 3-pointers.
He added 17 more in the second half, then drained a huge three with 1:20 left in the extra session (he finished 7-of-8 from behind the arc) to get Salem to within 62-61. Green's back court mate, Devonate Hedgespeth, hit the eventual winning free throws with five seconds to play. It was the Seminoles' fourth consecutive win and it pulled them even with their cross town rivals at 7-3 in Region 8-AAAAA.
Since starting the year 15-1, Heritage has dropped four straight.
January 19 at Curtis Bell Gymnasium in Conyers, GA
girls - 74
boys - 75
After the Heritage girls built a lead as large as 16 points & hung on for a 40-35 victory, Michael Green took over the nightcap.
The Salem guard scored a career-high 36 points on 13-of-19 shooting and the Seminoles won a thriller, 63-62 in overtime.
Green is an unsigned senior, but he'll find a collegiate home and Tuesday he put on a show for any potential scouts in attendance. Green scored all 13 of Salem's first-quarter points and 16 of its 19 in the opening half, nailing his first four 3-pointers.
He added 17 more in the second half, then drained a huge three with 1:20 left in the extra session (he finished 7-of-8 from behind the arc) to get Salem to within 62-61. Green's back court mate, Devonate Hedgespeth, hit the eventual winning free throws with five seconds to play. It was the Seminoles' fourth consecutive win and it pulled them even with their cross town rivals at 7-3 in Region 8-AAAAA.
Since starting the year 15-1, Heritage has dropped four straight.
Games 39 & 40 - Salem HS at Lanier HS
December 4 at Lanier High School gymnasium in Buford, GA
39 - girls
40 - boys
39 - girls
40 - boys
Games 36 & 37 - Winder-Barrow HS at Salem HS
December 1 at Salem High School gymnasium in Conyers, GA
There was a ton of talent on the floor Tuesday night, mostly on the side of the Winder-Barrow girls (66-30 win) and Salem boys (84-45 victory).
The core of Winder's now 3-0 team are underclassmen as freshman Chellia Watson and sophomore Latrice Perkins each scored 17 points and 6-2 sophomore center Olivia Nelson-Ododa had 14 points and blocked seven shots.
As soon as Nelson-Ododa figured out how to defend without fouling (she had two first quarter fouls), she was dominant in the paint. I was hoping for the rare points-blocks double-double, but Nelson-Ododa couldn't quite get there.
Expectations are high for the Salem boys and a really good set of guards are a big reason why. Michael Green, who is a smooth ball handler and has continued to develop a mid-range jump shot, leads the way. But Jordon Simons looks to be the kind of guard you can count on to do just about everything as he had 17 points, five rebounds (for a generously-listed 5-10 guard) and three steals and Brandon Smith had a great game, leading all scorers with 18 points in the lopsided win.
There was a ton of talent on the floor Tuesday night, mostly on the side of the Winder-Barrow girls (66-30 win) and Salem boys (84-45 victory).
The core of Winder's now 3-0 team are underclassmen as freshman Chellia Watson and sophomore Latrice Perkins each scored 17 points and 6-2 sophomore center Olivia Nelson-Ododa had 14 points and blocked seven shots.
As soon as Nelson-Ododa figured out how to defend without fouling (she had two first quarter fouls), she was dominant in the paint. I was hoping for the rare points-blocks double-double, but Nelson-Ododa couldn't quite get there.
Expectations are high for the Salem boys and a really good set of guards are a big reason why. Michael Green, who is a smooth ball handler and has continued to develop a mid-range jump shot, leads the way. But Jordon Simons looks to be the kind of guard you can count on to do just about everything as he had 17 points, five rebounds (for a generously-listed 5-10 guard) and three steals and Brandon Smith had a great game, leading all scorers with 18 points in the lopsided win.
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