Maynard Jackson High School clinched their first-ever state 5A championship with a 58-44 win over Midtown High School on Thursday at the Macon Coliseum in Macon, GA. The victory marks the fourth time this season the Jaguars have defeated the Knights.
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In their second-ever championship appearance, the Jaguars finally broke through. Jackson has been the top Class 5A girls’ team from start to end of the season and finished 29-1. The victory marked the first Atlanta Public School to win a girls’ basketball championship since Douglass in 2020.
The first quarter was for the Jaguars, as Midtown ended the first playing good defense and spending most of the quarter in the bonus allowing the Knights to take the 14-10 lead into the second quarter. The second quarter started with Midtown extending its lead to 19-12, but a 14-0 Jackson run led to a 28-22 halftime lead.
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