In a season that was filled with questions and doubt, it was only fitting that Miller Grove wouldn’t quit or concede to Gainesville on Friday night. The Wolverines had to fight back to claim a 61-57 win and the AAAAA Georgia state championship.
As they walked off the court and into the locker room, the Miller Grove boys basketball team looked emotionless yet satisfied with completing the job they set out to do. You’d never know the Wolverines dismantled Northside of Columbus 72-38 in the semi-finals of the Georgia AAAAA state playoffs.
Down by as many as seven points in the fourth quarter of the GHSA AAAAA quarterfinals, Miller Grove dug deep to beat Region 6 foe Tucker 60-55 to advance to a sixth straight Final Four.
The Wolverines won their first round AAAAA state tournament game on Tuesday night against Seqouyah as the march to Macon moves forward.
The Miller Grove boy’s basketball team came home from California with a 3-1 record at the Max Preps Invitational, a tournament featuring some of the best teams in the country.
