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North Cobb's State Title Run Ends

The boys and girls basketball teams were defeated in the semifinals.

North Cobb High School's state basketball title hopes were dashed Saturday after the Lady Warriors fell to North Gwinnett and the boys dropped a close semifinal matchup to Norcross.

It was the first Final Four appearance for the boys, according to northcobbbasketball.com. Senior Lee Moore was the leading scorer of the night with 23 points. However, Norcross went to the foul line 33 times, which was too much for North Cobb to overcome in Saturday's 59-54 loss at Georgia Tech.

The margin was wider in the Lady Warriors' first Final Four appearance since 1967. North Cobb ended the first quarter with a 14-12 lead before North Gwinnett went on a 19-9 run in the second quarter. The Lady Warriors never bounced back. The final score was 57-40.

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The Lady Warriors finished the season with a 27-4 record. The boys ended the season with a 26-5 record.

Cobb County will be represented in Saturday's state championship in Macon. Hillgrove won its Final Four contest against Wheeler to advance to the title game against Norcross.

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