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English leads Johnson boys to 83-71 win over Stone Mountain
Knights shake off early jitters, atone for 2013's first-round playoff exit
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Johnson’s Rod English puts up a shot over Stone Mountain’s Michael Graham in the opening round of the Class AAAA state playoffs on Saturday in Oakwood. - photo by Jared Putnam
The upset loss that Johnson’s boys suffered against Shaw in the first round of the 2013 state playoffs weighed on coach Jeff Steele for the past year. That burden might have gotten a little heavier when the Knights fell behind by 10 points just 15 seconds into the second quarter of their first-round playoff game against Stone Mountain on Saturday night. Then Johnson got back to doing what it does best — scoring points in bunches.
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