Sports With Walter Moore

A. E. Beach High Girls Basketball Tops Johnson For State Title
 
 

In a battle for bragging rights in the city of Savannah, the Beach High girls basketball team defeated Johnson High 59-44 on March 9 in Athens for the GSHA state AAA championship.

Beach (29-2) scored the first nine points of the game and led 16-5 at

 
 
the end of the first quarter and 30-13 at the half.

The Bulldogs led by as many as 28 points in the game before SCJ (27-3) closed their gap to 15.

The win was Beach’s second state title. Their first championship trophy came 17 years ago.

Hats off to both programs.

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