Basketball Recap: East Coweta Drops Season-High Score on Stephenson
By Team Reports
Jan 21, 2025, 7:58am
Basketball Recap: East Coweta Indians vs. Stephenson Jaguars

Indians
01/20/25 vs Stephenson | 87 |
12/10/24 vs Callaway | 78 |
11/12/24 vs Fayette County | 77 |
11/23/24 @ Tri-Cities | 76 |
01/03/25 @ Douglas County | 76 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Coweta). They claimed a resounding 87-49 win over the Stephenson Jaguars. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
East Coweta's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Harper Rife led the charge by going 7 for 14 on his way to 22 points and five assists. Rife's morning made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Qwes Williams was another key player, going 7 of 12 en route to 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and four blocks.
Rife wasn't the only one working in the assists department: East Coweta was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
East Coweta has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.1 points per game. As for Stephenson, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Coweta will venture away from home to challenge Westlake at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Westlake's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games. As for Stephenson, they will head out on the road to take on North Clayton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Clayton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.9 points per game this season.
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