Monday, March 4, 2013
The boys and girls basketball teams were defeated in the semifinals.
North Cobb High School's state basketball title hopes were dashed Saturday after the Lady Warriors fell to North Gwinnett and the boys dropped a close semifinal matchup to Norcross. It was the first Final Four appearance for the boys, according to northcobbbasketball.com. Senior Lee Moore was the leading scorer of the night with 23 points. However, Norcross went to the foul line 33 times, which was too much for North Cobb to overcome in Saturday's 59-54 loss at Georgia Tech. The margin was wider in the Lady Warriors' first Final Four appearance since 1967. North Cobb ended the first quarter with a 14-12 lead before North Gwinnett went on a 19-9 run in the second quarter. The Lady Warriors never bounced back. The final score was 57-40. The …
Saturday, March 2, 2013
The North Cobb High boys and girls basketball squads are one game away from a trip to the state championship.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Home court advantage couldn't help Tift County in Wednesday's games against the North Cobb boys and girls basketball teams.
If the North Cobb High girls and boys basketball teams take down one more opponent, both will be in next weekend's state championship game in Macon. Home court advantage couldn't help Tift County against either squad. The visiting Lady Warriors Wednesday routed Tift County 55-30 to advance to the Class AAAAAA semifinals of the Georgia High School Association State Basketball Tournament. And the North Cobb boys prevailed over Tift County 68-63. Next stop for both teams: Georgia Tech, the site of Saturday's Final Four. The Lady Warriors will play North Gwinnett at 7 p.m. The winner will face Langston Hughes or Norcross, who will tip-off at 4 p.m. The North Cobb boys will take on Norcross at 8:30 p.m. The top team will meet Hillgrove or …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The Lady Warriors will hit the court at 6 p.m. Tip-off for the boys is at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Both teams will visit Tift County this Wednesday.
The North Cobb High girls and boys basketball teams are two games away from a state championship berth after weekend victories over the Rockdale County Lady Bulldogs and the Morrow Mustangs. The girls team on Saturday dominated Rockdale County at home 70-37 to advance to the Elite 8 of the Georgia High School Association State Basketball Tournament for the third year in a row. Once again, Kyrie Chandler was the leading scorer of the night with 17 points, according to northcobbbasketball.com. In a tight matchup against Morrow, the boys walked away with an 80-76 victory. Leading scorer Lee Moore put up 24 of those points for the Warriors, who will make their second consecutive Elite 8 appearance this week. Both teams will visit Tift County …
Saturday, February 23, 2013
The boys are ranked No. 2 in the state. The girls are No. 6.
For the fourth year in a row, the North Cobb High girls basketball team has advanced to the Sweet 16 of the Georgia High School Association State Basketball Tournament. And for the second consecutive year, the boys have achieved the same feat. The girls, ranked No. 6 in the state and the Region 4AAAAAA Champions, will play host to the Rockdale County Lady Bulldogs at 6 p.m. tonight. The Lady Warriors made it to the second round of the playoffs after Wednesday's 67-40 victory over the Coffee County Lady Trojans. The boys, fresh off of their 70-45 victory over Coffee County, will hit the court after the girls. Ranked No. 2 in the state, the Region 4AAAAAA Champions will take on the visiting Morrow Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. tonight. All tickets …
