ATLANTA — A cold shooting night doomed the Spalding Jaguars boys basketball team, as it fell 79-41 to the No. 4 ranked South Atlanta Hornets in Region 4-AAA action Friday night.

The Jags (14-8 overall, 12-4 region) didn’t play well offensively and didn’t help out in the post as Hornets big man Nickalus Jacobs torched the Jags for 26 points.

Jacobs only scored 10 against Spalding on Jan. 23 at SHS.

The iron was unkind to the Jags, as they went 4-of-31 from 3-point range against South Atlanta (21-2, 15-1). The Jags still control their destiny — if they win out, they finish second in the region and get an automatic bid to the state playoffs.

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Spalding (girls) 65, South Atlanta 43: Shakeva Richards had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks to lead the Lady Jags to a big road win over South Atlanta Friday.

Shay Williams added 17 points, 5 steals and 4 assists and Chasity Lawrence chipped in 11 points, 4 steals and 3 rebounds for Spalding (16-5 overall, 12-4 region).

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Forest Park 60, Griffin 39 (boys): FOREST PARK, Ga. — Ty Turner led Griffin with 15 points and 12 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as the Bears lost 60-39 to the Forest Park Panthers in Region 4-AAAA action Friday night.

Griffin (5-18 overall, 3-11 region) was down 13-7 after one quarter, but was outscored 21-4 in the second for a 34-11 halftime deficit.