Sports
North Gwinnett Teams Advance in State AAAAA Tourney
Girls roll past South Gwinnett, boys slip by Central Gwinnett in Suwanee.
Both North Gwinnett High basketball teams won Friday night in Suwanee to advance to the next round of state AAAAA play.
The boys won 59-52 over Central Gwinnett, and the girls rolled to a 67-29 victory over South Gwinnett.
The victory means the girls will travel to Woodstock, a No. 1 seed, next week. The North boys will play the winner of Saturday's Wheeler-Northview game. If Wheeler wins, it would be the host team.
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In the boys game, North was led by Chris Bolden with 15 points, and Kwesi Abakah had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
In the girls contest, North got 14 points from Ariel Johnson to remain unbeaten at home this season.
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The Peachtree Ridge High boys, who won Region 7-AAAAA, open state tourney play Saturday at home vs. Dacula.
The boys and girls AAAAA title games will be at the Gwinnett Arena in Duluth on March 9.
Material from the Gwinnett Daily Post was used in this report.
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