Jason Taylor
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River Ridge Head Girls Basketball Coach, Husband to Adrienne, Father to Bryce and Makenna, but most important a Man of God. 2022-2023 Girls 6A State Champions
Woodstock, Ga
Joined February 2012
We just did that! 🔥🔥🔥.
Greatest KNIGHT in River Ridge High School history, as our Lady Knights capture the schools first ever State Championship! Beyond proud of Coach Taylor, his staff, and the hardest working girls….period. @rrknightsbball
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Couldn't be more proud of these ladies. Your Region 7 6A Champions.
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Thank you @Vol_Baseball for a great time today and letting Bryce getting to be the jr announcer, especially for his favorite Vol @Connor_Pav right before he hit his big 💣
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Super proud of @MatayaGayle2023 for scoring her 1000 point today. Not a bad way to start her junior campaign. @KnightNation_09 @KyleSandy355 @PGH_Georgia @jwritehoops @SheGotGame7 @rrknightsbball
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One last photo op in the blue and gold. There's not enough words to express how proud I am of this young lady. Love you @MatayaGayle2023 thank you to the @GAcoaches for such a great event.
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Feeling extremely blessed that my former players came back tonight to celebrate our 200th win with our current players. What an awesome day to be a Knight.
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I couldn't be more proud of our ladies & the turn around we've had this season. From 4 wins a yr ago to 14 this yr & we bring back 12 of our 14 girls next season, lookout! They never quit tonight & fought hard from being down 16 to falling just short by 1. Fun group to coach!.
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Couldn't be more proud of our team & all we accomplished this year. Though it ended a couple of games to soon, we'll still hold our heads up high & we'll be back next year even more hungry. Grateful to our seniors for helping lay the foundation for what we're building.
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There's nothing like it!.
That feeling of winning your school’s FIRST-EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP! 🏆🔥 @rrhsknights @rrknightsbball
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Today was a great day! Wish @PennWBB would have gotten the W, but getting to be in The Palestra surprising @MatayaGayle2023 and watching her do her thing was worth the trip. I am beyond proud of her and this team!
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Congrats to @rrknightsbball's @MatayaGayle2023 for being selected to the GACA All State Team. Very proud of her and all her accomplishments on and off the court. Just a tremendous young lady. @KyleSandy355 @jwritehoops @PGH_Georgia
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What an experience! Thank you to the City of Woodstock for honoring our State Champion Lady Knights by making them Grand Marshall of the 4th of July parade.
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Tonight is Sr Night & we get to celebrate our 1 & only @AllieSweet05 She has been an integral part of our success over her 4 yrs; helping lead us to 3 straight region 🏆, 55 consecutive region wins, a trip to the Final 4 (fr), Elite 8 (soph), & a state 🏆(jr), & still counting.
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and this one says it all.
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Thank you to every player and coach in our program for making this possible. This award is a reflection of your hard work and efforts this season. I am truly blessed to be where God has called me to be and work with such amazing talented athletes and knowledgeable coaches.
Congratulations to @coachtaylor_rr1 for being selected as the Class 6A Coach Of The Year by the GACA/GBCA
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This team has been so much fun to coach. They played every game together as a team & fought for each other night in & night out. Tonight we just ran into a great Westlake team. It doesn't take away from what we accomplished this seaon. We'll be back & even more hungry next season.
What an absolutely fun ride with this group of ladies! 27-4, a regular season region championship, region tournament championship and a Final Four trip. Couldnt ask for more. Thank you to all who supported us during this run! We will be back!
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Ring ceremony for the 2023 girls basketball state champions! Congratulations River Ridge Knights!
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I couldn't be more proud of our resilience tonight. Some nights, the ball just won't fall like it normally does. How you respond and keep your composure shows a lot about your maturity and character. We had that tonight! I'm so proud to coach this team. #RegionChamps #3Peat.
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Super proud of this dude! It's been a long & stressful weekend at the Taylor house to say the least. From being at the hospital all night Fri w/Makenna, the football field all day Sat, & today on the baseball field. Bryce has been a trooper through it all & won the championship!
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Such a great day yesterday celebrating our state championship with our student body. Thank you to all who came out & supported us this season. We've definitely felt the love. Thank you to @KnightNation_09 & @jschultz519 for making yesterday possible. Let's run it back next season
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Love you Tay! Congratulations on one heck of a career and what an accomplishment! Can't wait to see what you accomplish at the next level. @PennWBB is getting a beast!.
In all of the excitement and hoopla of the TEAM Championship, we would be remiss to not include the best Knight to ever wear the uniform. @MatayaGayle2023 passed the 2000 point mark tonight and finished her career with 2015 career points!. What an accomplishment, 11!
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So great to get to honor @kkcleav41 before the game tonight for her 1000th point last week. Proud of all she has accomplished this season, but she isn't done yet! Let's keep working.
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Just another Saturday night doing what coaches do. I mean everyone drives 3 hours to scout right. I even got the wife in on this one.
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So proud of Mataya Gayle and she's only a freshman. 1st Team All Region.
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Going through stats today, working on awards for our banquet and one number popped out at me. @AllieSweet05 with 300 rebounds on the season. 156 offensive and 144 defensive. Folks she was just a freshman this season. @rrknightsbball @KyleSandy355 @PGH_Georgia @jwritehoops.
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Congratulation to @MatayaGayle2023 for being selected as the Atlanta Metro High School Girls Player of the Year!! Proud of you Tay!!.
Congratulations to all of our 2023 Atlanta Area High School Basketball Honorees‼️🏀. Every year, we recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the top players and coaches across the Metro Atlanta area. Check out all of the winners here:
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Thank you @Vol_Baseball for a great time today and letting Bryce getting to be the jr announcer, especially for his favorite Vol @Connor_Pav right before he hit his big 💣
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There's that smile! Surgery went well. Thank you all for your prayers and support.
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🎟 punched! Lady Knights defeat Centennial 81-30 in 1st round of region tourn. @MatayaGayle2023 21pt,4 ast,4st.@AllieSweet05 15pt,9rb.@chloe_bedora 9pt,3st.@caroline_cavo 8pt,4ast.Emily Paulson 8pt,3st.Leigh Codiniera 7pt,5ast,4st.Ayanna Blanco 6pt.Next up Creekview Friday at 6.
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So proud of these seniors. They have left a lasting impact on our program and we are going to miss their leadership. @goins0216 @sofiareyespro @sarahbalara_0 @rrknightsbball
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I love this team! They continue to rise to the occasion and do what it takes to get the W. Big win tonight in the War Lodge against a tough Sequoyah squad. 68-53.@MatayaGayle2023 21 pts.@AllieSweet05 16 pts.@SophiaPearl2025 14pts.@KyleSandy355 @rrknightsbball @CherokeeTribune.
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Thank you to David Booth and @ShottenKirkCDJR for the use of this Jeep 4×E for the next year! Again thank you to @CherokeeSchools for this amazing opportunity. God has been so good to me and my family. #blessed #COTY
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Congrats to the @RRBoysSoccer , @RRHS_Baseball ,& the @RRHS_glax for all advancing this weekend in the playoffs. Not to mention all the track athletes that won their events & those that placed at region advancing to sectionals next week. Big things happening at the Ridge!.
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Thank you to the @ATLTipoffClub for coming out this morning and presenting @MatayaGayle2023 with her Metro POY award.
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It's hard to find the words when your season ends before you want it to, but I love this team and wouldn't want to go to battle with anyone else. We'll remember how this feels and come back hungry next season. Congrats to a great Marist team. They played a heck of a game.
“I loved their effort and I loved their heart,” River Ridge coach Jason Taylor said. “Both teams put everything on the line and gave everything they had. I can’t fault them for that. We just made too many mistakes late in the game, and it cost us.”.
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The best part of my job and the thing I love most about coaching is seeing our players reach their goals. Today was one of those days! .Congratulations @FaithArthur2 ,.#nationalsigningday.#HawkEm.@UNGWBB @KnightNation_09 @rrknightsbball @KyleSandy355
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I'm going to miss this group of Lady Knights! I couldn't be more proud of what they've achieved during their time at River Ridge, but I believe their best is yet to come. I can't wait to see what they accomplish in life. #OnceAKnightAlwaysAKnight #ProudCoach
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Couldn't be more proud of our girls & the way they played this season They have so much heart & it is a privilege & honor to be their coach!.
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Proud of my girls tonight, grinded one out against a tough Sequoyah team 54-39!.@MatayaGayle2023 21pts.@chloe_bedora 10 pts.Freshman Allie Sweet 10pts 15rbs.@KnightNation_09 @rrknightsbball @KyleSandy355 @Patrick_J_OShea @scoreatlanta @PGH_Georgia @jwritehoops @CherokeeLedger.
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It's Gameday Knight Nation! This one's for the ship, Let's Go!!
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It's always a good thing when you run out of pages in the scorebook and still need more! Final For Bound!!!.
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Congrats Lady Knights Soccer for advancing to the Final Four!!!
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In honor of National Coaches Day, I'm thankful for the best staff in Georgia. Here's my new favorite pics of the gang! Let's run it back!!
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Proud of our 2023 Lady Knights for being selected as River Ridge's Team of the Year at our #NGWSD celebration. Thank you @CCSDSports for making today special for all our Cherokee County female athletes.
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Proud of our girls tonight. Won a tough one on the road at Cambridge 56-50. @MatayaGayle2023 18pts.@caroline_cavo 16pts.@chloe_bedora 9pts.@KnightNation_09 @rrknightsbball @therowdyridge @KyleSandy355 @PGH_Georgia @scoreatlanta @jwritehoops.
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I am proud of all those who came before and am proud of those who continue to battle to do it today. BACK to BACK to BACK to BACK REGION CHAMPIONS! 59-1 region record during that stretch with 59 straight region wins. Now it's time to really go to work!! #GREATFUL.
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Honored to have had the privilege of coaching both @JoJo_Live21 & @FaithArthur2. Seeing them both achieve their goals & do what they love is one of the most gratifying feelings a coach can have. Coach her up Jo! Ball out Faith! Great game tonight. Photo cred @marlee_livesay
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Congrats to @MatayaGayle2023 for being named 1st Team All County.@AllieSweet05 2nd Team All County and Leigh Codiniera for being named Honorable Mention All County. Well deserved ladies.
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Thank you for your commitment and dedication to our program! It is an honor to be your coach, and it was a blast celebrating you last night!! Thank you seniors
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So proud of these girls! They continue to respond to each challenge they face. Tonight it was a long road trip, packed gym, & early foul trouble. We battled & earned another one. This team has a lot of heart & lay it on the line for each other every game. I love my team!.
Lady Knights advance to 3rd Final Four in 4 years with 64-49 win @ Tift. @AllieSweet05 24pts 11reb 5stl 3blk 3ast.@SophiaPearl2025 12pts 3reb 6ast.@MakRob14 12pts 6ast.@FinHoops_0 9pts 10reb 5ast.@kkcleav41 7pts 5reb. Traveling to UWG to play Marist @ 5:00 Sat. @KyleSandy355.
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Congrats to soph @MatayaGayle2023 for being selected Region 7 6A Player of the Year!.Congrats to sr Leigh Codiniera for making 2nd team All Region. Honorable Mention list includes fr.@AllieSweet05, sr @chloe_bedora, sr @caroline_cavo .Congrats ladies, all well deserved honors!.
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Thank you to @rrknightsbball sponsor, Longhorn Steakhouse on Towne Lake, for our team meal tonight. Food was delicious & the girls & coaches had a great time. Mitch, we appreciate the hospitality. We're more than ready to get this season underway! @LongHornSteaks #KnightNation
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So proud of the effort of this team. We got down early and just couldn't overcome it down the stretch. They fought until the final horn and i couldn't be more proud to be their coach. We lose a great group of seniors, but i couldn't be more excited for the future of our program.
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Final rankings are the ones that matter the most!🔥🔥🔥.
Final 2022-23 @OfficialGHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings. Class 6A. Polls: @coachtaylor_rr1 @CoachDavisRR @coachcedking @RCHSBulldogs @coachtrice @rbo28 @Julierutconner @TiftonGazette1 @CoachYarbrough
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I am humbled and honored to be recognized as the @QwikCutClassic COY. I truly feel blessed to have the opportunity to coach such a talented group of young ladies. They made this possible. Thank you QwikCut for allowing us the opportunity to compete and get better.
Congratulations to Coach Taylor for being recognized as The QwikCut Classic Coach of the Year .@coachtaylor_rr1 / @rrknightsbball
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Congratulations @MatayaGayle2023 for being selected to the ATOC mid-season list.
It's that time of year again!⏰. Our Midseason Teams have been announced. 📢. Check it out below 🏀:.Boys ➡️: Girls ➡️:
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Hail no! This weather couldn't keep us away. Lets go @Connor_Pav . Only time you'll ever catch me cheering for the Vols, lol.@RRHS_baseball @coachfarist @amandasue
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Thank you to @CherokeeSchools for celebrating #NGWSD. Congrats to @MatayaGayle2023 for being River Ridge's Athlete of the Year,& to the Women's Soccer Team for being RR's Team of the Year. Emily, Ansley, & Gabby did amazing with the recognitions.
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Beyond proud of you @MatayaGayle2023. Well deserved and earned. Keep working, y'all aren't done yet!.
@CULionsWBB @PrincetonWBB .@PennWBB's Mataya Gayle averaged 12.9 points per game, ranking 12th in the Ivy League this season. The newcomer hit 26 three-pointers in 14 Ivy League games, ranking third in the conference, knocking them down at a 31.3 percent clip. 🌿🏀
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Proud of our resilience & effort today against a really talented Woodstock team. We fought until that final buzzer and were able to seal the deal 77-71 Good Guys!.@MatayaGayle2023 27.@AllieSweet05 18.@SophiaPearl2025 11.@KnightNation_09 @KyleSandy355 @rrknightsbball @PGH_Georgia.
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There are some extremely talented ballers in our region. Congrats to all who made this list. For those that didn't make it, let it serve as motivation moving forward in your season.
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Looking forward to getting this group next year. Great job ladies and coaches!.
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Showed a lot of heart tonight! Proud of the fight in these ladies! Nothing worth having comes easy, you have to earn it. Tonight we earned another one!!! We still dancing, Elite 8 bound!!!.
Lady Knights advance to the Elite 8 with a 71-56 OT win over New Manchester. @AllieSweet05 22pts 25reb 4ast. @SophiaPearl2025 26pts 4ast (19/19 from FT line). @kkcleav41 13pts 4reb.@MakRob14 6pts 7ast.@FinHoops_0 4pt 4reb 2ast. Lady Knights travel to Tift on Tues. @KyleSandy355.
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Not how we wanted to end 2022, losing 4 straight to some of the best teams in the country, but they say iron sharpens iron. We're coming out in 2023 with Swords Up Knight Nation, and those swords are sharper than ever.
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Thank you @GAcoaches for a great event celebrating these young ladies. @MatayaGayle2023 and Team Fair-Play with the W! @KnightNation_09 @rrknightsbball
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Thank you to Coach Runion and the Knights Baseball Team for the recognition of our Girls Basketball Team's State Championship tonight and the honor of allowing me to throw out the first pitch. Awesome night!!.
⚔️Knights respond in Game 2! . @GarrettMilbourn 7.0IP, 1H, 0R, 7K 🔥 . @MikeFallon2024 2-4, 1B, Solo-💣 .@gavinhamrick4 1-1, 2B, BB.@RedigerJd 1-3 2B.@kj_hart 1-3 2B. #GoKnights
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Congratulations to @savannahssss24 Region 6 AAAAAA Player of the Year!.@FaithArthur2 All Region Team.@LexiPalmer_30 HonMention All Region #ProudCoach.@rrknightsbball @KnightNation_09 @KyleSandy355 @CherokeeTribune @cher.
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Tournament Champs!!!! Congrats to our 8th grade Jr Lady Knights for bringing home the 🏆 Special congrats to @MakRob14 Tournament MVP @KCantey3 & @FinHoops_0 All Tournament Team!!! Future looks 😎 @rrknightsbball
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Thank you @CherokeeSchools for this honor. I'm grateful for the opportunity to do the job I love at River Ridge. I have been blessed to coach some amazing young women & work w/awesome asst coaches throughout this journey. Thank you to our community for always being so supportive.
CCSD today announced its Coach of the Year! Congratulations to River Ridge HS girls basketball Coach Jason Taylor, who led the team to its first-ever state championship win this season. Thank you to sponsors, Shottenkirk CDJR and BSN Sports. More: #CCSDfam
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Lady Knights Basketball spreading a little Christmas Joy!
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The heart and soul of this team, and engine that makes us go! Proud of you Tay!!.
She's 1 of state's top hoops recruits, 2-time region POY, plays for state's top team, county champ in track, headed to Ivy League! @PennWBB for hoops. @wsbtv honors @rrknightsbball as Scholar Athlete. Her story 8:50am Sat on Channel 2. More scholars:
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Play in The Faculty game they said, it'll be fun they said. it's all fun and games until you break a wrist. I'm too old for this, LOL! on the plus side though, I did get to go visit with one of our biggest sponsors tonight #NorthsideCherokee .#CCSDfam @RRHSSportsMed
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It's Gameday Knight Nation! The season kicks off tonight with our scrimmage at Kell at 6. Come out and show your support!!
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🔥🔥🔥Proud of our effort tonight against a tough BT team.
Lady Knights advance with 65-47 win over Blessed Trinity. Knights will travel to Marist for the Elite 8. @SophiaPearl2025 22pts 4reb 3ast 3stl.@MatayaGayle2023 13pts 7reb 8ast 7stl.@MakRob14 10pts.@kkcleav41 9pts 7reb.@AllieSweet05 7pts 9reb.@JoyTchamabe2025 9reb. @KyleSandy355.
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Lady Knights improve to 20-3 / 12-1 in region play with a 40-28 win on the road at Creekview. @AllieSweet05 12pt/16rb.@MatayaGayle2023 10pts/4assist.@KnightNation_09.@therowdyridge @KyleSandy355 @PGH_Georgia @scoreatlanta @jwritehoops @GaPrepsNews.
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It's Gameday Knight Nation! The Match to Macon continues tonight. Let's get it!
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Lady Knights Basketball representing on the homecoming court last night. I had the honor of escorting @SophiaPearl2025 I think we all cleaned up pretty nice @AyannaBlanco @CoachDavisRR @Barry5371 Now let's get this season started @rrknightsbball
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Congrats @rrhs_Bball for punching that ticket to the state tournament. Great job guys and coaches!.
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Defensive effort and energy was 🔥 tonight! Lady Knights close out the reg season 21-3 with the W over Centennial 60-20.@AllieSweet05 21pts/18rbs.Emily Paulson 11pts.@MatayaGayle2023 8pts/6ast.@KnightNation_09 @therowdyridge @KyleSandy355 @scoreatlanta @jwritehoops @PGH_Georgia.
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Congratulations to @LexiPalmer_30 on being selected to the all-tournament team at The Rock Classic. Lady Knights finished 1-2 in 4th place
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Beyond proud of the amount of heart and resilience this team played with tonight. They just refuse to lose and find a way.
Lady Knights win BACK2BACK REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS!!. 47-45 over Sequoyah . @MatayaGayle2023 17 pts.@SophiaPearl2025 11 pts.@sofiareyespro 12 reb.@AllieSweet05 9 reb.@kkcleav41 8 reb. @KyleSandy355 @coachtaylor_rr1.
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@MatayaGayle2023 averaging 20pts, 4rbs, 4.5 steals, 3 assist. Making a great case for region player of the year as a sophomore, dominating competition offensively and defensively each night.
Introducing: 2023 Combo Guard, Mataya Gayle 🥶 Mataya will be playing on our 16U UAA team! Athletic, skilled, quick, great defender, consistent and a GREAT kid! #Hoopstarz #FBCStrong 🔴⚪️🔵 @MatayaGayle2023 @FBCMotton
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Hate that the season is over, but still couldn't be more excited for the future of this program! U either win or you learn, we'll take the lessons of this season and continue to work to get better. Thankful for our 3 sr's and their contributions the past 4 yrs. We'll miss y'all.
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