Johnson and Jones Shine as Garfield Heights Clinches Victory Over Richmond Heights
Article By Dominic Taylor
Friday night featured a highly anticipated matchup between #2 Richmond Heights vs #1 Garfield Heights.
Game started out fast with Garfield jumping out to a 17-9 lead at the end of the first quarter. Five star guard Marcus Johnson got to work early scoring 10 points in the first. Richmond would then climb back to take a 31-29 halftime lead.
Richmond Heights would maintain a one point lead entering the fourth due to a huge third quarter from Hosea Steele. But ultimately it was Marcus Johnson (29) and DeAndre Jones (13) along with 8 rebounds that led the Bulldogs to victory in a tough 60-57 win.