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Class AAAAA State Championship: Warner Robins vs Miller Grove

GHSA
8, Mar 2018

Class AAAAA State Championship: Warner Robins vs Miller Grove

Miller Grove (22-7) vs. Warner Robins (27-3) 
Macon Centreplex, 8 p.m. 
AAAAA Championship 

Two of the toughest programs in Georgia will get into the ring for what should be an absolute dog fight for the Class AAAAA state championship game on Thursday night.

Warner Robins has trended to this finale since Nelson Phillips and Jacolbey Owens claimed starting positions in the line-up. Here they are, ready to bring home the gold to WR. 

Middle Georgia basketball has enjoyed a massive boom of talent and success over the last four years and this Warner Robins team is fully aware of their opportunity to stake claim in this historic run. 

Phillips and Owens, all-state players, are as deadly of a duo as there is in Georgia. The supporting cast of Champ Dawson, MJ King, Jaydon Norman and Keshun Houser all come at you with fury on the defensive end.

For Miller Grove, they made their way to the big game by dethroning Buford in the second round of the state tournament. 

Miller Grove has a group of gritty hoopers. Seniors Kevin Paige, Jermon Clark, Lorenzo Anderson and TJ Stargell are just tough, experienced players that won’t be intimidated by this stage. Junior Maurice Harvey is the excitement in the backcourt but this group shines in grind you out, defend you in the half court and the uglier the better style. That’s how they do it. 

This is the Rasul Chester era now at Miller Grove. The long-time assistant to Sharman White drew a tough assignment in taking over from the now Georgia State assistant coach. Seven banners hang from the ceiling. Now the Wolverines are hoping to hang an eighth, arguably the most important one in the new era for the Dekalb County school. 

But Warner Robins won’t let that happen. The Demons are the favorites in this game, per the hoop heads of Georgia. 


Justin Young
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Justin Young has been the editor-in-chief of HoopSeen.com since 2013. He manages the day-to-day operations on the site and in conjunction with our national and regional events. He was the national basketball editor for Rivals.com and a contributing editor at Yahoo! Sports. Young has been earned numerous awards for his work in sports journalism, including the Georgia Press Association Columnist of the Year. His Justin Young Basketball recruiting service has been in existence since 2002 and worked with over 300 schools from all levels. He is the director of HoopSeen Elite Preview camps and our national Preview camp series. 

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