Facing a suddenly-reinvigorated opponent, the Glynn Academy girls hit the thermonuclear button midway through the third quarter and cooked Mt. Zion-Jonesboro en route to a 52-28 victory in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs Friday at The Glass Palace.
The Bulldogs (17-11) went into halftime trailing by 31-13, but they came out of the locker room looking like a different team as they embarked on a 9-2 run to draw to within 11 points.
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