Gainesville uses 26-point 3rd to rout Cedar Shoals, 73-47 - Gainesville Times

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Gainesville uses 26-point 3rd to rout Cedar Shoals, 73-47

Simonds scores 21, Red Elephants (6-0) stay undefeated with victory

Gainesville guard D’Marcus Simonds shoots the ball while guarded by Cedar Shoals’ D’andre Mahaffey on Tuesday at Gainesville High. - photo by Jared Putnam

1210 GAINESVILLE1 — Gainesville guard D’Marcus Simonds shoots the ball while guarded by Cedar Shoals’ D’andre Mahaffey on Tuesday at Gainesville High. - photo by Jared Putnam

It wasn’t enough that Gainesville stay undefeated with Tuesday’s blowout win over region rival Cedar Shoals. The Red Elephants wanted to draw a line in the sand. Junior shooting guard D’Marcus Simonds and senior Luke Maddox combined for 39 points, 11 Gainesville players scored, and the Red Elephants held the Jaguars (5-2, 2-1 Region 8-AAAAA) to one of their worst offensive nights of the season in a 73-47 victory in Gainesville.

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