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Johnson edges Eastside 51-50 to win region title

Johnson High’s Ty Cockfield drives through Eastside defenders on his way to the basket during the first half of the Knights Region 8-AAAA finals game at the Johnson High gymnasium Friday night.

0216finals1 — Johnson High’s Ty Cockfield drives through Eastside defenders on his way to the basket during the first half of the Knights Region 8-AAAA finals game at the Johnson High gymnasium Friday night.

Zac Taylor

Updated: Feb 16, 2013, 5:11 AM

Published: Feb 16, 2013, 5:17 AM

OAKWOOD — For Johnson senior Montrell McKenzie, the game turned on a dunk. It wasn’t the game winner, as Eastside responded seconds later to even the score up once again late in the fourth quarter, but it sent the message. “I came out slow, and in the third quarter I played slow,” McKenzie said.

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