The Newton County Academy Generals moved a step closer to a district championship with a solid 54-30 win over Columbus Christian in their only action last week.
The Generals built an early lead and kept pouring it on as they took a 24-point win over the Rams on Friday.
NCA started fast as they led 20-12 at the end of the first period. The Generals outscored the Rams 15-8 in the second and led 35-20 at the half. The Generals put the game away in the third as they outscored the Rams 16-4 to lead 51-24 going into the fourth.
Zandar Meeks led NCA with 16 points while Austin Upton had 13 points and six rebounds.
Columbus Chr. girls 50, NCA 35
The Lady Rams outscored the Lady Generals in every period and took a 15-point win on Friday.
Lilly Hollingsworth led NCA with 10 points and 12 rebounds while Asten Russell had eight points and nine rebounds.
The junior high district tournament will be at NCA on Saturday. Next week, NCA will host the high school district tournament next week on Tuesday and Thursday. The North State Tournament will be at Columbus Christian and state tournament at Benton Academy.
