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Freshman Hawks leads Gainesville to Lanierland championship in 57-50 win over North Hall
Lady Red Elephants earn first tournament title since 2008
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North Hall's Sydney Cleveland is guarded by Gainesville’s Taylor Hawks Saturday night at the Lanierland girls championship game at Lakeview Academy. - photo by NAT GURLEY
With a chance to clinch the Gainesville girls’ first Lanierland championship since 2008, Taylor Hawks came through — just as she had all night long. The Lady Red Elephants’ talented freshman guard knocked down all four of her free throw attempts in the final minute of play to boost her game-high scoring total to 32 points, and the Lady Red Elephants held on for a 57-50 victory over North Hall in the championship round on Saturday at Lakeview Academy. Hawks, who was named the tournament’s MVP after the game, scored at least seven points in each period. “(I) just (wanted to) come out here and play big for my team ... get key players big shots and just step up really big,” Hawks said.
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