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DeKalb Schools Basketball: Columbia Coach Gets Third Consecutive All-Star Victory
Stephenson's Jerusha James was three of four from the free-throw line in the second half.
Columbia girls’ head basketball coach Chantay Frost saw her team rally
from a four-point halftime deficit to give her a third consecutive
coaching victory in the DeKalb County All-Star Basketball Classic girls’
matchup 64-51 over the Breedlove All-Stars.
The Breedlove All-Stars coached by Renee Breedlove of Miller Grove opened
a 34-30 lead at the half behind eight points from Quiana Tucker of Tucker
and six points from Chamblee’s Breana McDonald.
Frost’s team then played the kind of defense in the second half her
Columbia teams have displayed in winning two state championships in the
past three seasons.
Breedlove’s squad was limited to half its first half total of 34 points
while the balanced scoring and timely free throw shooting of Frost’s squad
put 34 points on the board in the second half.
Columbia’s Ebony Johnson who had a game-high 11 points and Stephenson’s
Joylyn Stroud each had six points in the big second half for Frost’s
All-Stars.
’s Jerusha James and Martin Luther King’s Tenisha Wallace were
both three of four from the free-throw line in the second half to help
complete the rally.
Columbia’s Zuri Frost finished with six points in the game and was named
Most Valuable Player for her floor leadership and defense.
Tucker finished with 10 points to lead the Breedlove All-Stars.
The boys’ All-Star Classic was a high scoring affair as both teams broke
the century in the 124-101 victory by White’s All-Stars over McKinney’s
All-Stars.
Miller Grove point guard Christian Houston hit seven three-points on the
way to a game-high 24 points and the MVP selection to lead Miller Grove
Coach Sharman White’s All-Stars to victory.
Houston hit four three-pointers on the way to 15 first-half points as
White’s All-Stars held a slim 52-50 lead at the half.
Columbia forward Chris Horton hit for 10 of his 23 points in the game
during the first half to help McKinney’s All-Stars stay within the
two-point margin at the half.
Martin Luther King forward De’Aires Tate hit for 14 of his 22 points in
the second half and Houston added nine more points on three treys as the
White All-Stars began to pull away.
Horton continued his strong performance for McKinney’s All-Stars in the
second half hitting for 13 points, including a three-pointer, and Columbia
teammate forward Jarmal Reid, who had four three-pointers in the game hit
for eight of his 14 points in the second half. Stephenson guard Derek
Harper, a 1,000 career point club member, hit for eight of his 10 points
in the second half.
Redan’s Maurice Mays and Miller Grove’s Brandon Morris joined Houston and
Tate in double figures for the White’s All-Stars with 11 and 10 points,
respectively.
Mark Brock is the Athletics Statistician/Information Officer/Web Manager for DeKalb County Schools Athletics/East DeKalb Campus.
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