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Preview: Class 4A Boys Championship
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Class 4A Boys
Friday, 1 p.m.
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Americus-Sumter
Coach: Michael Hoffpauir
Record/Ranking: 26-4, No. 6
Top players: Joshua Lusane, Treyveon Brown, Joshua Moore.
How they got here: Def. Salem 72-50, def. Upson-Lee 59-53, def. St. Pius 63-48, def. Sandy Creek 63-56.
Inside information: Americus-Sumter finished second in Region 1; it lost to Carver in the championship Lusane was co-Player of the Year for Region 1. Brown was a first-team all-region selection and Moore was placed on the second unit.
Carver-Columbus
Coach: Warren Beaulah
Record/Ranking: 24-5, No. 5
Top players: A.J. Watts, Devin Flowers, Jalen King
How they got here: Def. Druid Hills 79-64, def. Howard 76-49, def. Cartersville 72-47, def. Woodward Academy 58-50.
Inside information: Carver won the Region 1 championship. Carver won the state championship in 1971. Watts was named co-Player of the Year for Region 1. Flowers and King were both picked for the second-team.
Within Region 1: The two teams have met four times this season. Americus-Sumter won 80-54 on Dec. 28 in the Lee County Christmas Tournament. Carver won 72-67 on Jan. 11 and 57-49 in overtime on Jan. 19. Carver won 55-54 in the Region 1 championship game.