High school basketball roundup: Central girls open area play with win
Tiyah Johnson poured in 32 points to lead Central to a 68-56 victory over Auburn on Friday night.
The game was the Class 7A Area 4 opener for both teams.
Brianna Hicks added 14 for the Lady Red Devils.
Friday at Central
Auburn 14 13 9 20--56
Central 14 15 21 18--68
Auburn (56)
Philpott 18, Williams 4, Washington 3, Tate 2, Strohmeyer 8, Echols 18, Atkinson 3
Central (68)
Tajah Ellis 4, Brianna Hicks 14, Shanya Daigle 4, Layla Vance 8, Teyah Johnson 2, Tiyah Johnson 32, Ashleigh Gary 4.
Team records: Central 4-2, 1-0 Class 7A Area 4. Next: Central, at Russell County, 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
KENDRICK 71, JACKSON 21
Jabreia Burston scored 21 points Friday to lead Kendrick to a rout of Jackson.
Jada Minor had 10 rebounds for Kendrick.
Friday at Kendrick
Jackson 6 4 4 7--21
Kendrick 29 6 13 23--71
Jackson (21)
Porche 8, Pope 3, Webb 3, Sims 2, Barlow 3, Carter 2.
Kendrick (71)
Richelle Fair 3, Raven Baker 9, Kiara Price 11, Oriyana Babatua 8, Destiny Murph 13, Jabreia Burston 21, Jada Minor 6.
Team records: Kendrick 6-1, 4-0 Region 2-AAA. Next: Kendrick, at Hardaway, today at 6 p.m.
SPENCER 56, RUTLAND 33
L'TRinity Eubanks scored 22 points to lead Spencer to a win over Rutland.
Jkierrera Garrett was also in double figures with 11 points.
Friday at Spencer
Rutland 7 13 9 4--33
Spencer 14 9 13 20--56
Rutland (33)
B. Davis 14, B.Davis 6, Sanders 3. Brown 4, Fortson 6,
Spencer (56)
Khora George 4, L'TRinity Eubanks 22, Jkierrera Garrett 11, Brittany Alexander 6, Tyerika Simmons 6, Lashondra Coleman 7.
Team records: Spencer NA, NA Region 2-AAA. Next: Spencer, home vs. Carver, today at 6 p.m.
GlENWOOD 65, RESTORATION 2
Morgan Grant scored 13 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead Glenwood to a win in a mismatch.
Parker Slappy had five steals for the Lady Gators.
Friday at Glenwood
Restoration 0 0 2 0--2
Glenwood 22 27 12 4--65
Restoration (2)
Hale 2.
Glenwood (65)
Abby Brown 8, Teri Hodge 8, Katie Suarez 9, Madelyn Dykes 4, Audrey Crowe 12, Morgan Grant 13, Parker Slappey 6, Maloreigh Todd 5.
Team records: Glenwood 7-4. Next: Glenwood, at Autauga, 4 p.m. today.
TATTNALL 55, PACELLI 25
Rita de Rojas had 15 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, but Tattnall Square used a balance attack to defeat Pacelli on Friday night.
Friday at Pacelli
Tattnall 14 16 15 10--55
Pacelli 3 4 9 9--25
Tattnall Square (55)
Beasley 5, Slaughter 8, Allen 4, Sams 2, Rause 12, Glover 5, Whetsol 4, Gordon 15.
Pacelli (25)
Meg Torbert 4, Lauryn Johnson 1, Caitlyn Santiago 1, Greer Weed 2, Cameron Clark 2, Rita de Rojas 15.
Team records: Pacelli 0-6. Next: Pacelli, at Excel Christian, today 6 p.m.
BROOKSTONE 44, HAWKINSVILLE 36
Naeisha McClain scored 21 points and Antonia Nunley added 10 as Brookstone beat Hawkinsville 44-36 on Friday night.
Friday at Brookstone
Hawkinsville 9 3 13 11--36
Brookstone 6 15 10 13--44
Hawkinsville (36)
Mackenzie Taylor 3, Shaidavia King 11, Tyasia Harden 5, Shy Frederick 2, De'Ovian Taylor 10, Madison Little 5.
Brookstone (44)
Marty Laughbaum 9, Antonia Nunley 10, Browning Lane 4, Naeisha McClain 21.
Team records: Brookstone 2-4, NA Region 4-A. Next: Brookstone, home vs. First Presbyterian, 4 p.m.
HARRIS COUNTY 59, MANCHESTER 48
HAMILTON, Ga. -- Jessika Carter had a double-double with 23 points and 20 rebounds as Harris County beat Manchester on Friday night.
Friday at Hamilton
Manchester 11 171 10 10--48
Harris 10 17 14 18--59
Manchester (48)
Turner 7, Prather 2, Sequoyah Dunlap 14, Campbell 5, Moody 2, Ternazha McGruder 13, Parham 4, Tucker 1.
Harris County (59)
Jessika Carter 23, Taylor Keith 10, West 4, Fanning 8, Crowder 3, Hicks 3, Dumas 3, Adams 3, Johnson 2
Team records: Harris County 4-2. Manchester 0-5. Next: Harris County, at Lanett, Tuesday, 6 p.m. Manchester, Saturday, vs. Greenville.
COLUMBUS 86, HARDAWAY 37
Tatyana Wyatt and Aryiah Copeland both had double-doubles as Columbus beat Hardaway 86-37 on Friday night.
Wyatt had 24 points and 12 rebounds, while Copeland had 15 points and 15 rebounds.
Tiffany Dixon led Hardaway with 17 points.
Friday at Columbus
Hardaway 9 11 5 12--37
Columbus 28 26 20 12--86
Hardaway (37)
Delahna Moura 4, Deyonna Johnson 7, Jasmyne Jones 4, Tavoshia Cosby 4, Genesis Adams 1, Lajada Cashe 1, Tiffany Dixon 17.
Columbus (86)
Tatyana Wyatt 24, Brittany Floyd 8, Aryiah Copeland 15, Jha'Meshia Griffin 6, Marlisa Scott 7, Naysa Williams 2, Kayla Walker 6, Trinity Vasquez 5, Renee Trapp 1, Kalin Walton 4, Tyrian Jilles, Kacy Walton, Tianna Rivers 6.
Team records: Hardaway NA. Columbus 6-0. Next: Hardaway, home vs. Kendrick, 6 p.m. Saturday. Columbus, at Jordan, Saturday, 3 p.m.
BOYS Basketball
CENTRAL 67, AUBURN 46
Tre Todd scored 19 points and DeMarcus Lampley had 14 Friday night to lead Central to an easy win over Auburn.
Garrison Brooks led Auburn with 18 points.
Friday at Central
Auburn 10 5 18 13--46
Central 14 17 16 20--67
Auburn (46)
Turner 5, Alexander 7, Lee 4, Garrison Brooks 18, Randolph 4, Carter 3, Christian Brandt 11.
Central (67)
Keiondre Jakes 3, Quan Weaver 7, Tre Todd 19, Jermond Williams 4, Donald Jackson 2, DeMarcus Lampley 14, Adrain Jackson 8, Markail Benton 2, Tionne Williams 8.
Team records: Central 5-1, 1-0 Class 7A Area 4. Next: Central, at Russell County, 7 p.m. today.HAWKINSVILLE 54, BROOKSTONE 41
Sam Ndem scored 15 points and Trey Lingo added 11, but Brookstone lost to Hawkinsville 54-41 on Friday night.
Friday at Brookstone
Hawkinsville 16 10 11 17--54
Brookstone 9 4 18 10--41
Hawkinsville (54)
Pitts 6, Smith 26, D. Singletary 5, Blackshear 8, J. Singletary 3, Holmes 2, davenport 2, Westbrook 2.
Brookstone (41)
Sam Ndem 15, Trey Lingo 11, Jamie Sheek 6, William Reaves 4, Sutton Eggena 5.
Team records: Brookstone 1-5, NA Region 4-A. Next: Brookstone, home vs. First Presbyterian, 5:30 p.m.
TAYLOR COUNTY 68, DOOLY COUNTY 59
VIENNA, Ga. -- Greg Howell scored 20 points to lead Taylor County to a win over Dooly County.
John Corbin scored 13 points and pulled down 15 rebounds for Taylor County.
Friday at Dooly County
Taylor County 19 16 19 14--68
Dooly County 13 15 13 18--59
Taylor County (68)
Greg Howell 20, John Corbin 13 15, Lynjay Dixon 11, Cordell Daniels 8, Tre Ellison 5, Tyrese Brown 4, D.J. Whiters 3, Nick Jones 2, Kudarious Glover 2.
Dooly County (59)
Adrian Kenney 20, Tyjae Taylor 10, Josten McGhee 8, Jykeel Presley 7, Stevie Rhodes 5, J. Brown 4, Malik Jordan 4.
Team records: Taylor County 6-0, 5-0. Next: Taylor County vs. Veterans High School, today at 5:30 p.m.
RESTORATION 49, GLENWOOD 41
Trip Day scored 18 points to lead Glenwood, but Restoration held on for the win.
Steve Burgess had 24 points to lead Restoration.
Friday at Glenwood
Restoration 10 14 15 10--49
Glenwood 8 14 8 11--41
Restoration (49)
Lockhart 7, Steve Burgess 24, Mezen 7, Wilson 5, Chute Wuma 6.
Glenwood (41)
Christian Clausell 9, Brandon Moseley 4, Tucker Barringer 3, James Beck 7, Trip Day 18.
Team records: Glenwood 7-2. Next: Glenwood, at Autauga, 5 p.m. today.
TATTNALL 59, PACELLI 58
Five Pacelli players scored in double figures, but the Vikings lost 59-58 in overtime to Tattnall Square on Friday night.
Triston Wells led Pacelli with 19 points.
Friday at Pacelli
Tattnall 5 22 18 6 8--59
Pacelli 11 11 18 11 7--58
Tattnall Square (59)
Barron 2, Blasingame 3, Kemp 23, Slaughter 10, Shaun Brown 11, Malone 2, Simmons 1, Marshall 7.
Pacelli (58)
Armon Prophet 11, Tre Sudberry 10, Dre Bowman 10, Triston Wells 19, Trevor Rice 10.
Team records: Pacelli 4-2. Next: Pacelli, at Excel Christian, 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
JACKSON 76, KENDRICK 74
Marquel Dixon scored 21 points, but Kendrick fell 76-74 to Jackson on Friday night.
Friday at Kendrick
Jackson 23 15 16 22--76
Kendrick 17 18 19 20--74
Jackson (76)
Ny Smith 19, Pyquece Johnson 13, Avise Turner 10, Mitchell 9, Grier 7, Hicks 5, Renders 4, Watkins 4, Barlow 3, T. Smith 2.
Kendrick (74)
Marquel Dixon 21, Antwron Phillips 16, Micah Ransome 13, Hawk 8, King 6, Gallimore 2, Whitfield 7, Borom 1.
Team records: Kendrick 3-4, 2-2 Region 2-AAA. Next: Kendrick, at Hardaway, 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
This story was originally published December 11, 2015 at 10:57 PM with the headline "High school basketball roundup: Central girls open area play with win ."