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The Newslady
DeKalb firsts–Gwen Keyes Fleming
cases a year and 165 employees. the Domestic Violence Unit and programs or shelter facilities.
As EPA administrator for the increased use of the office’s Elder Keyes Fleming received a
Southeast Region, Keyes Fleming Abuse and Consumer Fraud Units bachelor of science degree in
is responsible for eight states, by obtaining numerous federal finance from Douglass College,
including Georgia, and six tribal awards and grants. the all women’s college affiliated
nations. In 1999, Keyes Fleming with Rutgers University.
Keyes Fleming is a woman coordinated a pilot project with Later, she attended the Emory
of stellar achievements modeled the DeKalb County School University School of Law and
from a rich family history. Her Board called “DUI: Truth and graduated in 1993. The Georgia
late father was one of the famed Consequences.” A judge held Association of Women Lawyers
When she took the oath of Tuskegee Airmen, which was court in a local high school and presented Keyes Fleming with its
office in January 1999, Gwen a source of great pride. Keyes introduced students to the legal Outstanding Law Student Award
Keyes Fleming made DeKalb Fleming takes great pride in her consequences of risky driving for high academic achievement,
County history as the first African community involvement. There behavior. A pilot video that dignity, integrity and commitment
American, the first female and the is not room here to list all of her grew out of that project received to the law. Keyes Fleming is
youngest solicitor general. Later awards and recognitions. There international acclaim and is still married to Randall Fleming and
in 2005, the New Jersey native are some programs and projects used today. they have two young sons. Keyes
would become the first African she initiated that became a Also in 1999, Gwen initiated Fleming has her place in DeKalb
American and first female district passion. a faith-based coalition to end County history. It’s fair to predict
attorney of DeKalb County. During her first term as domestic violence in DeKalb that there is some national “first”
She was re-elected district attorney she created a pre- County. The project was designed in her future.
to the post in 2008. Last trial diversion program, expanded to not only educate members of
September, President Obama’s services for victims and created the faith community about the
administration tapped Keyes a unit focusing on crimes against dynamics of domestic violence Steen Miles, The Newslady,
Fleming to head up the women that was a continuation and the counseling resources is a retired journalist and former
Environmental Protection of her commitment as solicitor available, but also provide Georgia state senator. Contact
Agency’s Southeast Region. As general to fight domestic training and assistance to Steen Milies at Steen@dekalb-
district attorney, Gwen managed violence. While solicitor, Keyes religious leaders who wished to champ.com.
an $11 million budget, 13,000 Fleming increased resources in establish their own counseling
William C. Crane, 1974-1992 One Man’s Opinion C. William “Bill” Crane, 2009 - ?
Raise my taxes, please!
crease. It should also be noted, that the property taxes paid to the DeKalb choose a path of decline, deteriora-
by a margin of one vote, the DeKalb County tax commissioner and sepa- tion and fiscal irresponsibility, we
County School Board also held the rate millage rates set by the DeKalb need to look to our leadership, and
line in 2010. School Board. the DeKalb County Commission to
The federal stimulus funds are DeKalb Sheriff Tom Brown (a make the tough choices as we move
gone, or soon will be spent. Georgia longtime fiscal conservative who ahead together. Better economic
is facing its tightest state budget in typically returns unspent funds to times are ahead. This millage rate
decades. Many counties across the the commission each year), and increase may be rolled back in a year
country, now paying the price of bad DeKalb’s new district attorney, Rob- or three, but to hold our ground and
management in good times—or the ert James, are joining the CEO in maintain our community this year we
“The only things certain in life costs of promises they can’t keep advocating for this slight millage all need to dig a little bit deeper.
are death and taxes.” (such as sky-rocketing employee increase to avoid drastic cuts in the Clearly, there is fat still to be
–Benjamin Franklin, in a letter to health care and pension funds)—are courts and public safety budgets. trimmed in some areas, particularly
Jean-Baptiste Leroy (Nov. 13, 1789) now leading many local govern- It should be noted, without blam- among executive salaries, and hid-
ments to the brink of bankruptcy. ing the DeKalb Police Department den benefits or golden parachutes
No one, including me, likes to A stark reality of politics, de- or Sheriff’s Office that murders in upon their departure. Review of
pay taxes. On the other hand, we all spite Mr. Franklin’s wise words of DeKalb County in 2010 rose by an those concerns does not end with this
want safe streets and neighborhoods, more than two centuries ago, is that alarming 41 percent. Solving and budget. But the law requires a new
quality schools and working infra- tax increases are never popular and prosecuting those cases will also re- and approved budget within a mat-
structure. Those things all cost lots many an incumbent has been ousted quire a strong police department and ter of days. And when we leave our
of money. The question of course for supporting same. That brings judiciary. The trial load in county houses next Monday, we expect our
remains how much is too much, and us to the brink of a vote on DeKalb courts during 2010 increased 22 per- schools to be open, and our streets to
when do “good government pro- County’s 2011-12 budget as cur- cent, and is expected to rise another be safe. When we turn on the water,
grams and initiatives” grow into the rently presented by DeKalb CEO 12 percent during 2011. Delayed we expect it to flow. Keeping those
unsustainable monstrosities, which Ellis, and awaiting changes and a criminal trials could likely expose expectations turning into daily reality
many have become? I won’t have final approval by the DeKalb County the county to additional litigation will require a bit more self-sacrifice
that answer for you today. Commission. costs brought on by the lack of ac- for the next few years, so Mr. CEO
DeKalb County, despite its more The budget offered by the CEO cess to a speedy trial. and commissions, raise our millage
than occasional flaws, operates a requires a millage rate increase of County voters are unlikely to rate ever so slightly, if you please.
leaner-than-many county govern- 2.32 mills. Balancing the budget support another Special Purpose
ment. Our public services are not without that increase will require an Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) Bill Crane is a DeKalb County
perfect, but having lived in many additional $28 million in budget cuts. in the near term, and record foreclo- native and business owner, living in
other municipalities and counties, The majority of those dollars would sures and bankruptcies unfortunately Scottdale, Georgia. He also serves
ours are more reliable and responsive come out of DeKalb’s public safety will place the burden of paying these as chief political analyst and com-
than most. DeKalb CEO Burrell budgets. The water department is bills on a decreasing number of mentator for 11Alive News and WSB
Ellis, as well as commissioners, ad- funded directly by its customers DeKalb taxpayers and households. Radio, News/Talk 750. Contact Bill
mirably cobbled together a budget and related bond issuances, and the That is clearly unfortunate too, but Crane at Bill@dekalbchamp.com.
last year that did not require a tax in- school system’s funding comes from life is simply not fair. Unless we
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My favorite Republican
Eisenhower's farewell address sounds like a
speech not merely from another era but from
another planet.
There’s been a good His warning against
deal happening lately the military-industrial
needing immediate at- by Donald Kaul complex took only a
tention, but it’s not too Columnist moment of the speech,
late to recognize the 50th but carried the testi-
anniversary of one of our mony of a man whose
great presidential speech- probity (yes, Virginia, life had been devoted
es–Dwight D. Eisenhow- there was such a thing to military service:
er’s farewell address. back then) and something “We have been com- The following comments are pulled straight from our website and
The only part of it of a national father figure. pelled to create a perma- are not edited for content or grammar.
much remembered is his As a five-star general and nent armaments industry
admonition to avoid “un- the commander of Allied of vast proportions…In
warranted influence” by the councils of govern- Avondale Publix development on hold
Forces in Europe, he led
the “military-industrial” us to victory in World ment, we must guard
complex. There’d been War II. As president, he against the acquisition of
a military-industrial brought an end to the un- unwarranted influence, IDevelopments are BUST from Downtown At-
complex operating since popular armed conflict in whether sought or un- lanta to Buckhead to Brookhaven but the DeKalb
World War I, but Ike was Korea. sought by the military-in- CEO Burrell Ellis is in Washington DC on my dime
the first to name it. He had perhaps the dustrial complex. The po- wasting my money trying once again to revive the
What’s striking about best campaign slogan of tential for the disastrous Doraville GM Property Bad Deal !
the speech today is its any American politician: rise of misplaced power Have you ever been in that area during Morning
tone of balance and mod- exists and will persist.”
eration. It sounds like a
“I Like Ike.” And we did.
The speech is a virtual and Evening Traffic ? If the existing roads could
Even liberals liked him not handle the GM Employees with extra traffic
speech not merely from personally, if not politi- critique of the present. Al-
another era but from an- most everything he feared how can the area handle the traffic from any grand
cally. plan from CEO “Little Lord Faunteroy” ?
other planet. His farewell had a kind would happen, happened.
Near the top the presi- of Polonius lilt (“Neither I wasn’t a fan of Eisen-
dent said: a borrower nor a lender hower as president. He – Iva Ben Hadd posted this on 2/16/11 at 5:48 p.m.
“Like every other be”), embodying time- was too conservative for
citizen, I wish the new honored conservative me, too ineloquent. I cast
President [John F. Ken- principles–idealism, cau- my first vote against him. Old school becomes new movie set
nedy, a Democrat] and tion and moderation. I can’t imagine what
all who will labor with “Throughout Amer- I was thinking. For all
him Godspeed. I pray that ica’s adventure in free his faults, Ike was a fine Great question cynic, perhaps it will be used to
the coming years will be president. If one were to
blessed with peace and
government,” he said,
seek to name his lasting pay the new public relations person. Since I’m sure
[our] “basic purposes his salary is twice that of the former person Dale
prosperity for all. have been to keep the accomplishments, one
“Our people expect needs look no further than Davis. Or maybe DCSS won’t have to cut more
peace; to foster progress jobs from the bottom to pay Tyson’s salary? Or
their president and the in human achievement the Interstate highway
Congress to find essential and to enhance lib- system, the largest public maybe they will use the money to pay for the redis-
agreement on questions erty, dignity and integrity works program in our his- tricting scam and the superintendent scam search
of great moment, the wise among peoples and na- tory. since Tyson is the boards Girl! More of the same
resolution of which will tions.” Yet far more than that, Black on Black crime. Stay tuned DeKalb!
better shape the future of Then he warned he was the last American
the nation.” against overreaching: president able to look the – Loreen Booker Brown posted this on 2/16/11 at
Can you imagine a “There is a recurring military-industrial com- 6:56 p.m.
Republican leader saying temptation to feel that plex in the eye and make
something like that now? it blink. For that, if for
Not if the leader is Mitch
some spectacular and
nothing else, we should It would have been nice to include in this story
costly action could be- how much DCSS is being paid for the use of this
McConnell, John Boeh- come the miraculous solu- honor him and remember
ner, Sarah Palin, Jon his words. school, and where those $ are going.
tion to all current difficul-
Kyl or Eric Cantor. Had ties…But each proposal A perfect president?
Ike been that kind of Re- must be weighed in light Hardly. But a damn good – cynic posted this on 2/13/11 at 9:52 a.m.
publican he’d have said: of a broader consider- one.
“I want our new president ation; the need to main-
to be a one-term president tain balance in and among OtherWords columnist Proposed county budget cuts five recreation
and I expect our party in national programs…. Donald Kaul lives in Ann centers
Congress to work to make Good judgment seeks bal- Arbor, Michigan. www.
him so.” ance and progress; lack of otherwords.org
Eisenhower was the it eventually finds imbal- As for the recreation centers - good riddance. I
very model of Republican ance and frustration.” have spent 50 years in DeKalb and never used
them once. They are largely irrelevant.
DeKalb District Attorney Robert James handles one of the 200 confiscated weapons set to be destroyed by James’ office. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
place.’
illegally by repeat offenders.
sentenced to 10 years for see these weapons again “These aren’t Boy Scouts
aggravated assault, false on the streets after we’re committing these offenses,”
imprisonment, burglary and done. James said. “These are peo-
criminal damage to property. “Every time we take a – Robert James ple who have been in prison
The weapon he used in gun off the street…that’s before. They’re not getting
the crime was one of 200 one less gun that can be these weapons at Walmart.
revolvers, rifles and semi- used against a young They’re not getting these
automatic confiscated guns mother or a police officer After the district attorneys’ “We are ecstatic about weapons at a reputable pawn
set to be destroyed by the or someone caught in the office gets a conviction in … taking these weapons shop. They’re buying these
DeKalb County district at- crossfire when they’re going cases involving weapons, off the streets [and] getting weapons off the street.”
torney’s office. to church,” James said. the weapons are usually them destroyed,” James
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All existing school sizes and grade configurations will remain the same and no new facilities or expansion of existing facilities are proposed as part of these
relocations and closures. Attendance lines will be redrawn for some of the receiving schools and their adjacent schools in order to accommodate the relocated
students within each existing school’s capacity limits.
g p y
Table 1. Decommissioned Schools Table 2. Receiving Schools, Size and Configuration
2010-11 Resident Students 2010-11 Enrollment
Receiving Configurati
School Building Address Transferred and Where Proposed Use of Building Funding/Source Address After School
Schools on
1674 Atherton Drive Canby Lane ES (76), Rowland ES (143),
Decommissioning
1. Atherton ES Decommission Facility $0 Avondale ES 10 Lakeshore Dr Avondale Estates, GA 30002 593 PK-5
Decatur, GA 30035 and Snapfinger ES (81)
Bethune MS 5200 Covington Highway, Decatur, GA 30035 1,002 6-8
1402 Austin Drive Midway ES (320), Rowland ES (80), and
2. Glen Haven ES Decommission Facility $0 Canby Lanes ES 4150 Green Hawk Trail, Decatur, GA 30035 650 PK-5
Decatur, GA 30032 Snapfinger ES (15)
Clarkston HS 618 N. Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston, GA 30021 1,399 9-12
Clifton ES (27), Flat Shoals ES (49), Clifton ES 3132 Clifton Church Rd. S.E. Atlanta, GA 30316 466 PK-5
1848 Vicki Ln, SE
3. Gresham Park ES McNair DLA ES (21), and Decommission Facility $0 Druid Hills HS 1798 Haygood Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30317 1,334 9-12
Atlanta, GA 30316
Meadowview ES (88)
Flat Shoals ES 3226 Flat Shoals Road, Decatur, GA 30034 533 PK-5
1530 Joy Lane Freedom MS 505 South Hairston Road, Stone Mountain, GA 30088 1,119 6-8
4. Peachcrest ES Midway ES (85) and Knollwood ES (127) Decommission Facility $0
Decatur, GA 30032 Laurel Ridge ES 1215 Balsam Drive, Decatur, GA 30033 342 PK-5
2418 Wood Trail Lane Avondale ES (71), Laurel Ridge ES (60), McLendon ES 3169 Hollywood Drive, Decatur, GA 30033 512 PK-5
5. Medlock ES Decommission Facility $0
Decatur, GA 30033 and McLendon ES (104) McNair DLA ES 2162 Second Avenue, Decatur, GA 30032 984 PK-5
1372 Sky Haven Rd, SE McNair DLA ES (159) and Meadowview ES 1879 Wee Kirk Road, Atlanta, GA 30316 404 PK-5
6. Sky Haven ES Decommission Facility $0 Midway ES 3318 Midway Rd, Decatur, GA 30032 734 PK-5
Atlanta, GA 30316 Meadowview ES (51)
3131 Old Rockbridge Rd Bethune MS (293), Freedom MS (8), Rowland ES 1317 S. Indian Creek Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 479 PK-5
7. Avondale MS Put in inactive status $0 Druid Hills MS 3100 Mount Olive Drive, Decatur, GA 30033 1,082 6-8
Avondale Estates, 30002 Shamrock MS (184)
Snapfinger ES 1365 Snapfinger Road, Decatur, GA 30032 926 PK-5
1192 Clarendon Road Clarkston HS (4), Druid Hills HS (174),
8. Avondale HS Put in inactive status $0 Towers HS 3919 Brookcrest Circle, Decatur, GA 30032 1,109 9-12
Avondale Estates, GA 30002 Towers HS (374)
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Wesley Ruland found an old-fashioned phone among the pile of items in a storage unit he and business partner Doug Jordan won recently at the monthly auction at Storage
World in Decatur. Photos by Robert Naddra
Members of the Lupus Foundation of America, Georgia Chapter, gathered from across the state to raise awareness among state
legislators of the life-threatening disease. Georgia lawmakers who came to the lectern tin support of the Lupus Foundation in-
clude, at right from top, Sen. Jason Carter, Sen. Gloria Butler, Rep. Michele Henson, Rep. Elena Parent and Sen. Steve Henson.
Photos by Kathy Mitchell
Save these important dates for March: Brought to you in partnership with
March 4 – Page Awards – Recognition of STAR March 15 – Principal Shadow Day Luncheon
Students March 16 – Stepping Up To Business
March 8 – New Members Lunch Reception March 16 – Network DeKalb Leads Group
Sponsored by the AJC March 24 – FranchiseMart – Own Your Own
March 10 – Executive Speaker Series – Suzanne Business
Sitherwood, Atlanta Gas Light
education THE CHAMPION FREE PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011 • PAGE 17A
AROUND DEKALB
ATLANTA STONE
cially and ethnically diverse groups age from 2 to 16 through its Spring
who are interested in law careers. Into Reading initiative. Highlights
MOUNTAIN
The event will feature panel of the 2011 program include adult-
Wind ensemble concert to be
discussions on topics ranging from child reading sessions, a writers’
held at Emory
“The Importance of Undergradu- corner for the children to create
Black history expo to feature
ate Performance” to a “Law School their own stories, an author’s
Emory Wind Ensemble will give arts, food and more
Admissions Panel.” Students also pavilion, an arts and crafts corner,
a free concert Saturday, Feb. 26, at
will participate in a mock class led and free distribution of books, along The AID Africa Black History
8 p.m. in the Schwartz Center for
by an Emory Law professor. Alumni with other motivational activities. Expo will be held Saturday Feb.
Performing Arts, Emerson Concert
and current law students will be on The Gallery at South DeKalb 26, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Redan High
Hall, 1700 N. Decatur Road, At-
hand to discuss their experiences in is located at 2801 Candler Road, School. The event will include
lanta. The Emory Wind Ensemble is
law school and in the legal profes- Decatur. The Spring Into Reading such performing arts as drumming,
a select ensemble dedicated to the
sion. program will be hosted in the mall singing, dancing and poetry.
study and performance of literature
Admission is free, but registra- corridor near the Macy’s entrance. Health information, food, children’s
for wind bands. It sponsors an ac-
tion is required. Registration is For more information, visit www. activities, a marketplace and more
tive commissioning program, hosts
available at http://www.law.emory. dstdac.org or call (678) 895-9360. will be available. Redan High
guest artists and tours nationally
edu/discoverlaw. School is located at 5247 Redan
or internationally. For more infor-
Road, Stone Mountain. Tickets are
mation, call (404) 727-5050, arts-
Beekeeping presentation $3. For more information, call (678)
marketing@emory.edu, www.arts.
emory.edu. DECATUR announced 357-2549.
After 105 years, Cooper Piano still striking the right notes
by Kathy Mitchell turn years later and not only Cooper estimates that among the largest in the sic retailers in the United
kathy@dekalbchamp.com find the company there, but his company has sold more country since his competi- States to earn the Number
very likely the same em- than 20,000 pianos since it tors face the same challeng- One Performance Award
In the early days of the ployees. first opened. Although the es he faces. from the Keyboard Insights
20th century, many men The company relocated demand for pianos is down, He said the company Group, a national music re-
in western Pennsylvania to Atlanta in 1976, and is the business continues to has put greater emphasis on search organization.
earned their living in coal now one of the biggest such stay afloat. Approximately the service end of the busi- In addition to grand
mines, where back-breaking companies in the Southeast. 350,000 pianos were pur- ness—renting and tuning pianos and uprights, Coo-
labor and coal dust inhaled “It was the right move at the chased worldwide in 1924; pianos. Outstanding service per Piano also sells digital
with every breath shortened right time,” Cooper said. last year fewer than 30,000 and community involvement pianos and organs. “At first
their lives and made them “The economy in western were bought. While many have helped the company I poo-pooed the idea of digi-
old men before their time. Pennsylvania, which de- families 85 years ago de- maintain an excellent repu- tal pianos, but they became
Jonathan Cooper’s wife pended heavily on the coal pended on the piano in the tation, according to Cooper. so popular that I decided
insisted that he find another and steel industries, was in parlor for entertainment, lots “When the recession hit I couldn’t lick them so I’d
way to earn a living. Draw- decline while the Atlanta of other options are avail- about three years ago, I had better join them,” Cooper
ing on his Welsh roots, he area was starting a growth able today. Besides, Cooper some choices to make. I de- said. Besides, he reasoned,
turned to the only other spurt.” pointed out, “Pianos last a cided not to lay people off. if a customer becomes inter-
thing he knew–music. From Cooper Piano’s long time. Once a family If we’re going to continue ested in playing through an
Today, 105-year-old unassuming exterior on buys one, they may not buy giving the level of service inexpensive digital piano,
Cooper Piano is still in the the southbound I-85 access another for generations.” that makes us one of the he might upgrade to regular
family, run by Blake Coo- road between North Druid He added that the down- best in the country, we have piano as he becomes more
per, Jonathan’s great-great- Hills and Clairmont roads, turn in the economy was to have good employees,” serious about it.
grandson. “We’re one of the visitors might not guess especially hard on his busi- Cooper said. Cooper said that quality
few family-owned business- that its retail space is more ness. “Pianos are a luxury According to the New pianos are available from
es in America that are more than 10,000 square feet with item,” he said. “They don’t York City-based U.S. Com- many sources, but relation-
than 100 years old. I believe rooms devoted to various sell well in hard times.” merce Association, Cooper ships make the difference.
we’re one of about three in types of pianos as well as to He said his company had Piano is one of the best in “We treat our customers and
this industry,” he said. teaching and tryout space. approximately 90,000 in- business. For the third con- our employees the way we
That’s one reason cus- There’s even a small recital struments in stock in 2007; secutive year, the organiza- would want to be treated,”
tomers may choose Cooper hall, Liberty Theatre, where in 2010 that was down to tion chose Cooper Piano as he said.
Piano over its competitors, widely known and commu- 28,000. Cooper said it’s Atlanta’s best piano store.
Cooper said. They can re- nity artists give concerts. likely his company still is It’s also one of eight mu-
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here is no 58-game
winning streak to
cloud the vision and
weigh on the minds
of the Redan girls basketball
team this time.
There is only clarity.
Redan was the Class
AAAAA runner-up last sea-
son after falling in the state
title game to Norcross and
watching its winning streak
come to an end. This year,
however, coach Jerry Jack-
son has watched his team
evolve and grow closer after
winning the final two games
of the Region 6-AAAA tour-
nament in the final seconds.
“This year it has been
easier to focus,” Jackson
said. “Last year there was Redan’s Aneesah Daniels looks to pass in front of Miller Brittany Hawkins of Redan (11) puts up a shot over Miller Grove's
so much pressure to keep Grove’s Katie Hunt. Tabitha Fudge in the Region 6-AAAA championship game, won by
Redan 40-37 in overtime. Photos by Travis Hudgons
the winning streak going. I
think the region tournament
brought them closer together
as a team. If you’re in a bat-
tle like we were, you’ve got
to trust each other.”
That bond helped the
Raiders win the region title
and become one of 16 teams
in the county to qualify for
the state basketball tourna-
ment, which begins Feb. 25.
At least one team has made
the field in each of the five
classifications.
In addition to the Redan
girls, St. Pius and Stephen-
son also won girls region
titles, and Southwest DeKalb
and Columbia won boys re-
gion titles.
The Redan girls are
making their 12th straight
appearance in the state
tournament, but two teams
expected to challenge for the
girls AAAA state title were
eliminated in the region
tournament. No. 1 and previ-
ously unbeaten Chamblee
lost to Miller Grove and
three-time defending AAAA
champion Southwest
See Playoffs on Page 22A Aniefiok Udofia of Miller Grove drives to the basket past Redan’s Jamesa Abney.
www.championnewspaper.com THE CHAMPION FREE PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011 Page 22A
Each week The Champion spotlights former high school MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
players from the county who are succeeding in athletics on Jordan Price, Southwest DeKalb (basketball): The junior scored 67 points in three games to
the college level. help the Panthers win the Region 6-AAAA tournament. Price had 24 points in the 61-56 win
over Miller Grove in the championship game. He also scored 21 points in a 47-29 win over
Marist, and had 22 points and 11 rebounds in a 70-56 win over Tucker.
Marshon Brooks, Providence
(basketball): The senior from Tucker scored FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
80 points in three games last week. He had Brea Elmore, Redan (basketball): The freshman scored the winning points in each of the
27 in a 93-81 overtime loss to Cincinnati, 28 final two games of the Region 6-AAAA tournament. She scored the go-ahead basket with 2.8
in a 79-76 loss to DePaul and 25 points in a seconds remaining in overtime in the Raiders’ 50-47 win over Miller Grove in the title game.
75-57 loss to Connecticut. Elmore also scored seven points in the final 42 seconds, including a basket with 8 seconds to
go, in a 58-56 win over Mays in the semifinals.
Gabrielle Lahowitch, Guilford College
(swimming): The freshman from Decatur
recorded her fastest time in the 200-yard Highlights Continued From Page 23A
freestyle (3:11.51) recently at the Old
Dominion Athletic Conference/Atlantic States tlers who placed among the top six in their third; Hunter Bailey, Marist, fourth
Championship. She also recorded career weight classes. Miller, who ended his senior 145: Carey Cloud, Tucker, second
bests in the 50 freestyle (33.64) and 100 season with a 52-0 record, defeated Ryan 171: James Philpot, Redan, fifth
freestyle (1:16.23) in a tri-meet on Jan. 29. Cecil of Woodland-Cartersville 3-2 in the 215: Ernest Moore, Redan, fourth
championship match. 285: Gabriel Echols, Southwest DeKalb,
Jeremy Price, Georgia (basketball): The second
senior from Columbia had 20 points on
Here are the other top finishers from
Feb. 19 in a 69-63 win over Tennessee on
schools in DeKalb County. Class AAA
the road. He is averaging 9.2 points per Class AAAAA 103: Alema Favors, Arabia Mountain, third
game and is second on the team making 160: Darian Perry, Stephenson, fourth 125: Robbie Martin, St. Pius, fourth
49.4 percent of his field goal attempts. 215: Jonathan Abrams, Stephenson, fifth 130: Gaslaw Belete, Druid Hills, sixth
189: Joseph Ray, Druid Hills, third
Class AAAA
125: Connor Carrier, Marist, fifth Class AA
140: Charlton Benjamin, Miller Grove, 189: Eric Palmore, Clarkston, fourth