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Preview: Class 4A Girls Championship
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Class 4A Girls
Friday, 11 a.m.
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Spalding
Coach: Tykira Gilbert
Record/Ranking: 25-5, No. 4
Top players: Aniaya Jester, Kayla Milner, Corriana Evans, Kierstn Milner
How they got here: Def. Thomson 57-40, def. Hardaway 61-27, def. Marist 36-30, def. Luella 50-28.
Inside information: Spalding won the Region 2 championship. Spalding won its first state championship last season. Jester was voted as the Region 2 Player of the Year; she averages 15 points. Evans and the Milner sisters were also on the all-region team. Evans averages 13.5 points and 6.4 rebounds.
Carver-Columbus
Coach: Anson Hudley
Record/Ranking: 31-0, No. 1
Top players: Olivia Cochran, Janya Love-Hill, Jailyn Shaw
How they got here: Carver def. Druid Hills 76-35, def. Cross Creek 76-36, def. Heritage-Catoosa 71-43, def. Flowery Branch 74-70.
Inside information: Carver won the Region 1 championship. The Panthers have never won a state championship. Cochran was the Region 1 Player of the Year. Love-Hill and Shaw were both named to the all-region team.