Auburn must be beaming when thinking of a pair of Georgia high school products that will soon step onto the Plains and lace them up for the Tigers. Milton’s Shaq Johnson has been throwing down monster dunks for the past two seasons and is a finalist in the 2012 AJC Slam Dunk contest (find the link to vote on www.gaprepnews.com ). Meanwhile Southwest DeKalb’s Jordan Price busted the scorer’s book during last week’s Region 6-AAAA semifinals game against Chamblee. Price went for 43 points in an 82-62 victory, including six 3-pointers, 9-for-10 from the free throw line and a buzzer-beater to end the first quarter.
So much is made of Miller Grove’s Tony Parker and Brandon Morris, but the No. 1 team in Class AAAA has more than just the two Score 44 standouts. Devante Provost, Christian Houston, Justin Colvin and Tony Evans are also seniors on the squad, and each could be suiting up at the next level next year. According to Rivals, Evans has an offer from Georgia State while several other southeast schools have shown some interest. Provost has heard from Georgia Southern and Iona, among others, according to Rivals. Meanwhile, Christian Houston simply makes plays, and he could pick up an offer or two with a strong showing in the playoffs. Houston had a huge effort in some of this season’s biggest games, including 23 points in the region tournament.
And a quick football recruiting note, Walton’s Tyren Jones has committed, “for now,” to Alabama. The 5-foot-8 running back texted UGASports.com that he is “committed to Bama as of now.” Jones accepted the scholarship from Nick Saban and the Tide just days after returning from an unofficial visit. According to a yahoo! sports story, Saban also sent Norcross rising senior Alvin Kamara 105 recruiting letters in one day. Last year, Alabama offered North Atlanta’s Justin Taylor and Hillgrove’s Kenyan Drake early but only Drake signed with the Tide. Taylor, after being told he would have to grayshirt, de-committed and signed with Kentucky
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