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Johnson boys bounce back from rough start, rout Stephens County

Big second quarter lifts Knights to region-opening win

Johnson's Roderick English goes up for a shot during the Knights' game against Stephens County on Friday in Oakwood. - photo by Jared Putnam | The Times

0111JOHNSON1 JP — Johnson's Roderick English goes up for a shot during the Knights' game against Stephens County on Friday in Oakwood. - photo by Jared Putnam | The Times

Mitch Blomert

Updated: Jan 11, 2014, 4:10 AM

Published: Jan 11, 2014, 4:26 AM

The Johnson boys basketball team didn’t let a bad start derail its region opener. The Knights left the first quarter of Friday’s game against Stephens County with a surprising two-point deficit, but shrugged it off and still won big with a 77-38 rout of the Indians in the first Region 8-AAAA game for both teams. The defending region champions trailed 14-12 at the first buzzer, struggling to find the net — a rare form for a team known for its high-scoring contests.

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