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Prep Roundup: Currie leads Central past Parkview 5-4

SNELLVILLE - Jason Dodson and Michael Moller were both 2-for-3 as Central Gwinnett topped Parkview 5-4 on Friday.

Steven Currie (2-3) got the win on the mound, pitching 61⁄3 innings, giving up three earned runs off nine hits and striking out six. Zac Bui, Lance Whatley and Nick Blount each went 2-for-4 and Brett Teschner was 2-for-2 in the win. Sean Handlan got the save for Central (14-8, 5-4).

Curtis Keegan (1-for-4) homered for Parkview while Theo Asher (1-for-3) added an RBI double and Brandon Jacobs (1-for-3) had an RBI.

Zach Cone went 1-for-3 with a run scored for the Panthers (15-9, 6-4).

BASEBALL

Norcross 15, Duluth 0

NORCROSS - Forrest Garrett and Taylor Rakes combined for a three-inning no-hitter to lead Norcross past Duluth 15-0.

Peter Poole went 2-for-2 with a double and a triple and three RBIs and Darius Hanks went 2-for-3 with a double for the Blue Devils (14-8, 9-4).

Shiloh 4, Central 1

LAWRENCEVILLE - Eddie Mathis' two RBI double in the seventh gave Shiloh its lead and pitcher David Grno did the rest as Shiloh downed Central Gwinnett 4-1.

Grno (2-3) pitched a complete game, giving up just two hits, one run and striking out nine for the Generals (10-13, 4-6). Matt Johnson and Vince Wood each had two hits for Shiloh.

Mill Creek 6,

Forsyth Central 3

CUMMING - Carl Schaefer went all seven innings in Mill Creek's win over Forsyth Central 6-3.

Schaefer (3-1) gave up five hits and struck out five for the Hawks. Denver Stovall was 1-for-4 with a two-RBI triple and Vinny Tornillo went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs for Mill Creek (13-11, 10-4).

Grayson 17, Berkmar 3

LILBURN - Marc Ellist and Josh Halford each went 2-for-4 with two RBIs as Grayson downed Berkmar 17-3 in five innings on Friday.

Chris Meredith (2-1) picked up the win in three innings of work, giving up no earned runs, while Matt Milligan was 3-for-3 for the Rams (15-8, 7-3).

North 13, Peachtree Ridge 3

SUWANEE - North Gwinnett jumped on Peachtree Ridge early, scoring seven runs in the first inning, and then cruised to a five-inning 13-3 win.

Josh Blum (7-0) pitched four innings and gave up just five hits and two runs to get the win.

Justin Rahm, Christopher Hawkins and Travis Echols led the offensive charge, each going 2-for-3. Jim Moreland was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, Mitch Rider was 1-for-3 with an RBI double and Taylor Forrester was 1-for-1 with two RBIs for the Bulldogs (21-3, 13-1).

Madison County 7,

Dacula 6

DACULA - Travis Blackburn's (4-3) four strikeouts with four earned runs in five innings was not enough for Dacula as it fell to Madison County 7-6 on Friday.

Chad Burleson (2-for-3) and Ritchie Krawiec (2-for-4) each had two RBIs and Frankie Miller (1-for-1) had one RBI for the Falcons (17-8, 15-8).

Wesleyan 9, Pace 0

Grayson Garvin (5-1) pitched six inning of one-hit baseball to lift Wesleyan over Pace 9-0 on Friday.

Garvin struck out 11 and only walked one, while helping his own cause at the plate with a two-run homer.

Kevin Ruiz went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and Andrew Donovan went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Wolves (17-4-1, 12-1 Region 6-AA).

Athens Academy 6,

Hebron 5

ATHENS - John Crawford went 3-for-4 with an RBI, but it wasn't enough for Hebron as it fell to Athens Academy 6-5 on Friday.

Nick Dunn was 1-for-3 with an RBI and Ken Edwards was 1-for-3 with an RBI for Hebron (3-13).

Killian Hill advances

to GCA state finals

LILBURN - Killian Hill used two big first innings to sweep Faith Baptist in the Georgia Christian Association state semifinals on Friday.

In the first game, Killian Hill won 9-8, scoring six runs in the first inning. Winning pitcher Ryan Eagleson (6-0) hit a three-run homer in the first to spur the rally. Austen McCoy went 3-for-4 and also recorded the save.

In Game 2, Killian Hill scored four runs in the first on its way to a 5-4 win.

Aaron Parks (10-0) gave up two earned runs off five hits, striking out 2 in a complete game to get the win. At the plate, Parks when 1-for-4 with two RBIs, while McCoy was 3-for-4 in the second game for Killian Hill (17-0).

Barrow County Christian 9, Westminster Christian 3

WINDER - Jacob Miesel went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and three stolen bases to lead Barrow Christian past Westminster Christian 9-3 on Friday.

Nic Sridej and Zach Ellison each went 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI for Barrow Christian.

- From staff reports

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