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Cockfield, Johnson boys edge East Hall 76-71 for Lanierland title
Knights win first tournament title since 1998
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East Hall’s Quay Jarrells defends against Johnson’s Drew Dunham in the championship game of the Lanierland tournament at Lakeview Academy Saturday night. - photo by Nat Gurley | The Times
With a celebratory backflip at half court by Ty Cockfield as the final buzzer sounded, more than two decades of Lanierland Tournament frustration came to an end for the Johnson boys basketball team. The Knights held off a tenacious East Hall team in Saturday’s championship game at Lakeview Academy, defeating the Vikings 76-71 for Johnson’s first boys title since 1988. “I’ve always dreamed of earning something like this,” Cockfield said.
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