Prep roundup: Kell falls in second round of The Throne
Mar. 31—Kell's boys basketball season came to an end Thursday in the second round of The Throne, a 16-team national invitational club tournament at Morehouse College.
Cameron Boozer, the Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year, scored 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting and pulled down nine rebounds, to lead the Explorers — representing Miami's Christopher Columbus High School — past the Longhorns 66-53.
The Explorers advanced to the tournament semifinals, where they were set to face D.J. Wagner and Camden (N.J.) on Friday.
the Longhorns were led by Peyton Marshall's 15 points and eight rebounds, while Cannon Richards and Parrish Johnson each had 11 points.
Cayden Boozer finished with 16 points, while Malik Abdullahi added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Explorers.
BASEBALL
Thursday
Pope 5, Sprayberry 1: Ethan Garrett pitched six strong innings and struck out 10 to lead the Greyhounds to a Region 7AAAAAA victory.
Tanner Morneau and Logan Rapp each had a hit and drove in two. Carson Kerce added two hits and an RBI.
Pope will face River Ridge on April 6.
Walton 7, Wheeler 2: Kyle Chatham had a three-run home run as part of his three-hit night as he led the Raiders to a Region 5AAAAAAA victory.
Thomas Donovan was 3-for-4 with a triple, Parker Dastou had a hit and an RBI and Hyland Brown pitched a complete game, allowing four hits and striking out eight for the win.
Walton (13-9, 5-4) will face Pope on April 7.
Kennesaw Mountain 8, Cherokee 7: The Mustangs scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh to walk off against the Warriors for the second time in their three-game Region 5AAAAAAA series.
Sam Parker went 2-for-3 with a homer and drove in three. Tyson Harmon homered and drove in two, while Trey Kinnan went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Drew Narine was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Kennesaw Mountain (18-5, 8-1) will host Haralson County on April 8.
Marietta 7, Hillgrove 5: Mason Gazaway homered and Andy Watters went 3-for-4 to help lead the Blue Devils to a Region 3AAAAAAA victory.
With the win, Marietta moved into first place in the region.
James Lowe doubled and drove in a run, while Karsten Leibel and Jacob Bohacek each added a hit and an RBI.
Bohacek pitched six innings, allowing three earned runs and striking out five to earn the win.
Zach Wieder and Tanner Greenwald each had two hits for the Hawks.
Marietta (12-10, 4-1) was set to travel to Hillgrove (13-7, 6-2) on Friday for the final game of their three-game series.
Wednesday
McEachern 15, Discovery 1: The Indians scored 13 runs over the first two innings to put the non-region game away.
Andrew Carter was 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple and three RBIs. Reece Kingeter and Lincoln Henry each had a hit and drove in two.
Matthias Keys pitched five innings, allowing three hits and striking out eight.
McEachern (12-9) will travel to North Cobb on Friday.
Tuesday
Marietta 12, Hillgrove 0: Brooks Gresehover went 2-for-4 with a double and drove in three runs to help lead the Blue Devils to a Region 3AAAAAAA victory.
Jacob Bohacek and Joseph Moseley each had two hits and two RBIs, while Andy Watters pitched four innings, allowing two hits and striking out four to earn the win.
Zach Wieder doubled for the Hawks.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Thursday
Hillgrove 14 Harrison 2: Elizabeth Bond had two goals and two assists to help lead the Hawks past their area rival.
Marleigh Belinfanti, Sarah Ervin, Abigail Kirk and Cheyenne Lentz each scored two goals.
Cybella Smith made 12 saves in goal.
Hillgrove (8-4) will travel to Lassiter on April 11.
Kell 9, Pope 8: Alyse Keels had five goals and Holland Sutter finished with two goals and two assists to lead the Longhorns past their east Cobb rival.
Lindsey King and Kayley Ferrell each had a goal. Joy Abson had 13 saves in net.
Kell (8-9) will face Sprayberry on April 12.
Walker 10, East Paulding 9 (OT): Abby Hurd had eight goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to lead the Wolverines to a non-area win.
Mia Layne scored two goals, including the game-tying one to send the game to the extra period.
Walker (5-4) will travel to Pace Academy on April 13.
BOYS TENNIS
Thursday
Campbell wins region title: The Spartans earned the Region 2AAAAAAA with a 3-1 victory over Carrollton.
Tejiri Aror sealed the title with a 6-0, 6-0 victory. Noah Mallon won 6-0, 6-0 and the doubles team of Kyle Blanchet and Mason Herrmann won 6-0, 6-3.
In the semifinals against Westlake, Campbell won 3-0.
Trivi Arasavelli won 6-0, 6-0, while Mallon won 6-0, 6-1 and the team of Blanchet and Herrmann won 6-0, 6-3.
The Spartans finished undefeated in region play and are 14-3 overall.
GIRLS TENNIS
Wednesday
Walker 5, Washington 0: Anjali Kanuru and Maddy Atwilli won singles matches 8-0 to help the Wolverines earn a 6AA victory.
Ella McIntyre won 8-1. The doubles teams of Jasmine Jokhai and Maya Patel, as well as Allion Riley and Blakely Meyer, each won 8-0.
