FOREST PARK 44,
EFFINGHAM CO. 37
SPRINGFIELD — Forest Park yielded just four points to host Effingham County in the fourth quarter — limiting possessions with a patient offense that burned time off the clock — and held on for a victory in the GHSA Class AAAAA quarterfinals.
Tamecia Blue scored 15 ponts and Breasia McElrath 12 for Forest Park, which led 25-20 at halftime and 36-33 after three quarters, and scored eight points in the final period on one basket and 6-of-11 shooting at the foul line.
Forest Park applied full-court pressure the entire game.
Effingham County (29-3), which trailed just 38-37 with about four minutes left, could not get shots to fall in the time remaining. Kyesha Lewis, who scored a game-high 23 points and had a big night rebounding, had one basket in the fourth quarter. MaKayla Robinson scored 12 points, all in the first three quarters, and also had a strong night on the boards.
FOREST PARK (44)
Tamecia Blue 15, Richards 5, Thompson 2, Wilson 6, Tharpe 2, Breasia McElrath 12, High 2.
EFFINGHAM COUNTY (37)
MaKayla Robinson 12, Akins 2, Kyesha Lewis 23.
Halftime—FP 25-20. Record--EC 29-3.