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McEachern Te' A Cooper, center, and Hillgrove's Meredith Heyer, left, fight for a loose ball as Cooper gets tangled with Hillgrove's Celina Rodrigo, right, in the first half of the Class AAAAA high school basketball final at Gwinnett Arena, Friday, March Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Hyosub Shin) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT, Associated Press
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McEachern's Dominique Wilson shoots a 3-pointer against Hillgrove's Celina Rodrigo in the first half of the Class AAAAA high school basketball final at Gwinnett Arena, Friday, March 9, 2012, in Duluth, Ga. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Hyosub Shin) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT, Associated Press
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DULUTH, Ga. — Dominique Wilson scored 20 points and Pachiyaanna Roberts added 16 to help McEachern win its first state girls title with a 69-36 victory over Hillgrove in the Class AAAAA championship on Friday night.

McEachern (33-0) advanced to the title game last year before losing to Norcross. Wednesday ngiht, the Lady Indians avenged that defeat with a three-point win against Norcross in the semifinals to end the Blue Devils' quest for a third straight title.

It marked the third time this season that McEachern routed Hillgrove in a matchup of Region 4-AAAAA schools from Powder Springs.

Celina Rodrigo finished with 17 points for the Hawks (26-5).

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Hillgrove coach Sheryl Fowler said recently that she planned to retire after the game. Fowler coached for 16 years at McEachern before Hillgrove hired her. Hillgrove was founded in 2006.

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