COLUMBUS — The Jefferson girls basketball team was overwhelmed by Kendrick, 73-35, in the first round of the Class AA state basketball tournament Tuesday at Kendrick high. A year after getting eliminated in the first round by Buford, No. 3-ranked Kendrick never trailed and were never threatened by a Jefferson team that reached the postseason after finishing fourth in Region 8-AA. Kendrick (28-0) took control early and never let up, scoring the game’s first 16 points before Tristan McGarity made a 3-pointer to get Jefferson (18-11) back to within 13 points at 16-3 with 1:03 to go in the first quarter.