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Centennial Boys Fall to Norcross in Second Round
After making it to the second round of the state high school basketball playoffs, the Centennial High School Knights lost to Norcross High School 77-51.
The state AAAAA playoffs continued with the round of 16 Wednesday night in Norcross High School’s gymnasium with Centennial High School Knights matching up against the Blue Devils.
Because of Norcross' size advantage over Centennial, the opposing team was able to maintain a strong post presence throughout the game. Led by Josiah Moore and E.Victor Nickerson, the Blue Devils took an early lead and never looked back.
In the second quarter, the Knights pulled to within four points, but with two minutes remaining in the half, Alonzo Nelson-Ododa sunk a three-pointer from the corner and Josiah Moore made three-point play to give Norcross a 35–22 lead going into halftime.
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The Blue Devils finally put the game out of reach by doing the same in the second half. Moore and Nickerson maintained their positions down low drawing fouls.
When the final buzzer sounded, the Knights fell 77-51.