Gwinnett Daily Post

SNELLVILLE - Antionette Howard scored 19 points, including her 1,000th career point, to help South Gwinnett defeat Grayson 59-25 on Friday night in Region 8-AAAAA girls basketball.

Alex Winchell scored 14 for the Comets while Lindley Hewatt added 10 points. Emily Collins scored nine points for Grayson.

South Gwinnett is now 18-2 overall and 9-0 in the region.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Central 52, Parkview 44

LAWRENCEVILLE - Jasmine Stovall scored 19 points to help Central Gwinnett defeat Parkview 52-44 on Friday.

Shawna Land had 18 points for Central. The Black Knights improved their record to 13-5 overall and 6-3 in region.

Collins Hill 51,

Peachtree Ridge 21

SUWANEE - Maya Moore led Collins Hill with 14 points, nine rebounds, six steals and three assists as the top-ranked Eagles cruised past Peachtree Ridge 51-21 Friday.

Jordan Jones scored 12 points while Taylor Dalrymple had 11 points and four steals for Collins Hill (21-0). Emily Wortman scored eight points for Peachtree Ridge.

Duluth 44,

North Forsyth 33

DULUTH - Daphne Adebayo scored 11 points to help Duluth top North Forsyth 44-33 Friday night.

Kelley Reeves scored 12 points for North Forsyth. Duluth is 16-5 overall and 9-4 in region.

Norcross 58,

South Forsyth 50

NORCROSS - Tiffany Clarke had 25 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks to help Norcross top South Forsyth 58-50 on Friday night.

Nicole Jones had 22 points, five assists and five steals as Norcross' overall record improves to 6-16.

Dacula 45,

Winder-Barrow 39

DACULA - Abbie Daniel had 17 points and six rebounds as Dacula defeated Winder-Barrow 45-39 on Friday night.

Eve Machovec had nine points, 14 rebounds and three blocks for Dacula (12-9, 5-3).

GAC 65, Buford 46

BUFORD - Chaney Means scored 13 points to help top-ranked GAC defeat Buford 65-46 Friday night.

Kiara Swanier added 12 points while Bria Smith had 11 for GAC. Kelly Tucker and Jocelyn Danley each scored 12 points for Buford.

GAC is now 19-1 while Buford is 10-9 overall and 7-5 in region.

Hebron 65, Social Circle 55

DACULA - Meredith Montgomery had 21 points and 10 rebounds to help Hebron top Social Circle 65-55 on Friday.

Courtney Odum scored 11 points while Britt Pecht had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Hebron (14-3).

Providence 51, Galloway 13

LILBURN - Maggie Brown had 11 points to help Providence defeat Galloway 51-13 Friday night.

Caroline Adams had nine points and eight rebounds for Providence, whose record improves to 12-8 overall and 7-1 in region.

GGC 41, Shiloh Hills 31

KENNESAW - Michelle Smith had 16 points and eight rebounds to help Greater Gwinnett Christian top Shiloh Hills 41-31 Friday night.

Diamond Smith had 10 rebounds for GGC.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Central 85, Parkview 64

LAWRENCEVILLE - Richard Howell scored 24 points to help lead Central Gwinnett to an 85-64 win over Parkview on Friday.

Sam Goodman scored 22 points while Bryce Smith added 11 for Central.

Yaw Gyawu scored 35 points for Parkview. Central led 44-28 at the half and got its lead up to 68-44 by the end of the third quarter. Central is now 11-7 overall and 6-3 in region.

Peachtree Ridge 72,

Collins Hill 64

SUWANEE - Zach Graham scored 21 points to help Peachtree Ridge defeat Collins Hill 72-64 on Friday.

Kevin Anderson added 19 points for Peachtree Ridge (18-3, 10-2). Chris Cooper scored 19 points while Jeremy Olsen had 15 points and eight rebounds for Collins Hill.

Norcross 62,

South Forsyth 27

NORCROSS - Tony Neysmith scored 15 points to help Norcross top South Forsyth 62-27 on Friday.

Al-Farouq Aminu had 12 points while Gani Lawal added 11 for Norcross.

The Blue Devils are now 20-2 overall and 13-0 in region play.

North 68, F

orsyth Central 33

CUMMING - Ebuka Anyaorah scored 17 points to help lead North Gwinnett to a 68-33 victory over Forsyth Central Friday.

North Gwinnett is now 13-8 overall and 8-5 in region.

Duluth 49,

North Forsyth 45

DULUTH - Eugene Sain scored 14 points to help Duluth top North Forsyth 49-45 on Friday.

Caleb Samples and Dexter Bledsoe each scored nine points for Duluth.

Dacula 70,

Winder-Barrow 63

DACULA - Justin Rush scored 33 points on Friday to help Dacula defeat Winder-Barrow 70-63 and improve its overall record to 14-7.

Brian Cole scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds for Dacula.

Wesleyan 53, Avondale 32

NORCROSS - Tanner Smith scored 15 points to help Wesleyan top Avondale 53-32 on Friday and improve its record to 17-4.

Dillon McLaughlin added 10 points for Wesleyan.

Providence 53, Galloway 39

LILBURN - Andy Vess scored 17 points to help Providence cruise past Galloway 53-39 Friday night.

Durk Stanton added 16 points for Providence as the Stars' overall record improved to 16-3.

GGC 74, Shiloh Hills 72

KENNESAW - J.D. Davis scored 24 points to help GGC top Shiloh Hills 74-72 in triple overtime Friday night.

Jerrid Anderson had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Barons.

GGC is now 20-5.

- Compiled by Kate Awtrey

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