The Gwinnett Daily Post nominated Hebron’s Nicole Azar in its Fans Choice Athlete of the Week voting for this week. She was nominated along side basketball players from Shiloh, Peachtree Ridge and GAC. Click below and vote!

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Hebron faced off with North Oconee in their second game of the Andy Landers Classic this afternoon, and came away with an 85-50 win over their Class AAAA opponent. In a very physical game, both teams came out in their full court presses. It was tight for a while in the first quarter as the lead changed hands numerous times. In the second quarter, the Lady Lions began to break North Oconee’s press consistently. That combined with a height advantage, allowed Hebron to control the boards. The Lions broke open what was a close game, taking a 49-30 lead into halftime. Things got chippy in the second half and both teams had players foul out. No matter. Hebron outscored North Oconee 36-20 in the second half and cruised to a 35-point win over the previously unbeaten Titans. Junior Nicole Azar poured in a career-high 35 points including five three pointers, to lead the Lady Lions. Sophomore Jessie Parish had her first double-double of the season scoring 16 points while grabbing 12 rebounds and blocking four shots. Carly Fahey put up 13 points, six steals and five assists while Malia Fisher added nine points, five steals and four assists in limited playing time due to foul trouble. With the win, the Lions improve to 6-0 on the year while North Oconee falls to 5-1. The team will have a week and a half off until their next game and will enjoy this weekend to spend time with their families and friends for Thanksgiving. They won’t hit the court again until Friday, December 6 when they’ll take on First Presbyterian Day. Tipoff is 6:00 PM at Hebron.

The Lady Lions travelled to Athens tonight and crushed host Clarke Central 89-42 in the Andy Landers Classic Thanksgiving tournament. The game was close for half a quarter with Hebron holding a 10-8 lead. The Lions closed the first quarter with a 12-0 run taking a 22-8 lead at the end of one. Clarke Central, who competes in Region 8-AAAAA, kept it close as Hebron won the second quarter 24-18 taking a 46-26 lead into halftime. Hebron’s defense clamped down in the second half however. After allowing the Gladiators 18 points in the second quarter, Hebron only allowed Clarke Central 16 points in the entire second half and cruised to a 47-point win. Malia Fisher pumped in another double-double performance leading the team in scoring with 26 points and rebounds with 17. She also had five steals, three assists and three blocked shots in another strong all around game for her. Nicole Azar also had a solid outing with 22 points, a game high eight assists, four steals and three rebounds. Ella Heard had her best game of the year scoring 18 points including connecting on five three-pointers, to go with two steals. Jessie Parish had her best game of the young season as well scoring 16 points to go with eight boards, four assists, four steals and two blocks. Carly Heidger added five points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals while court general Carly Fahey chipped in five assists, two points, two boards and two steals. With the win, Hebron improves to 5-0. They will next face unbeaten North Oconee (5-0), a 58-30 winner over Banneker earlier today. Tipoff is 4:00 PM tomorrow at Clarke Central.

The week long layoff was evident but it did not matter as Class A No. 4 Hebron dominated Class AAA No. 4 Greater Atlanta Christian 59-31 Saturday afternoon at Parkview High School. The Lady Lions got off to a fast start racing out to an 8-0 early lead before GAC got on the board. Hebron built a 20-4 lead at the end of the first quarter mainly behind its full court press and its dominance on the glass. GAC had no answer for Hebron’s height advantage as the Lady Lions outscored GAC 19-6 in the second quarter. Hebron led 39-10 at the half and the damage was done. The Lion lead grew to 54-17 heading into the shortened 6-minute fourth quarter. Junior Malia Fisher had her best performance of the young season as she posted a double-double pouring in 23 points while pulling down 13 rebounds, both team highs. She added four steals, two assists and a blocked shot for good measure. Junior Ella Heard had her finest game of the season as well as she scored 13 points going 3-for-6 from the three point line. Junior Nicole Azar added 12 points, five rebounds and three assists for Hebron while Jessie Parish chipped in eight points, nine boards, two assists and two blocks. Carly Fahey led the team in assists with four and had three steals. Carly Heidger added three points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Lions who upped their record to 4-0 on the season. Hebron next takes on AAAAA Clarke Central on Monday at Clarke Central. Tipoff is 5:00 PM.

1. Holy Innocents
2. St. Francis
3. Wesleyan
4. Hebron
5. Lakeview Academy
6. Mt. Paran
7. Greenforest
8. Calvary Day
9. Stratford Academy
10. Galloway