By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

centralgasports@gmail.com

 

          As much of the state tries to refocus on life and work after Georgia’s head-numbing Rose Bowl win, basketball teams are diving back into action on Tuesday.

          It’s an abbreviated schedule, but there are some big region matchups starting 2018.

          A neighborhood non-region doubleheader was moved up on the schedule, with Northside at Perry, originally scheduled for 6 p.m. and now at 3 p.m. with the girls to start.

          Elbert County visits Putnam County in a  quality Region 8-AA game, the Blue Devils at 9-4 and 2-0 and the War Eagles at 11-0 and 2-0. Jashanti Simmons leads Putnan County with 19.8 points a game while all-stater Rykia Pennamon gets 9.4 rebounds.

          Bleckley County (6-3) is at West Laurens (7-6) in non-region action.

          The better matchups are on the boys side.

          Westside and Southwest have similar records, but the Seminoles’ boys have played a pretty hefty schedule.

          Northeast visits Dodge County boys action, the Raiders at 9-6 and the Indians at 7-2.

          A quality non-region battle takes place on the road when Warner Robins’ boys, off their first loss of the season on Saturday to Upson-Lee, takes on Gainesville in the Big South Shootout in Duluth. Gainesville is 6-6.

          Another neighborhood boys battle has Bleckley County (9-2) at West Laurens (9-4).

          There are several games on Wednesday as well before things return to a full schedule on Friday.

          On Monday, Beach beat Baldwin 66-47 in girls action at the Big South Shootout in Duluth. Northeast’s girls lost to Campbell 75-67 at the same location.

 

 

TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE

Doubleheaders

Girls time listed, boys to follow

 

2 p.m.

Gatewood  at Monsignor Donovan

3 p.m.

Northside at Perry

 

5 p.m.

Elbert County at Putnam County

5:30 p.m.

CFCA at Covenant

 

6 p.m.

Veterans at Mary Persons

Richmond Academy at Baldwin

Kendrick at Rutland

Bleckley County at West Laurens

Central at Pike County

Westside at Southwest

Northeast at Dodge County

Lamar County at Temple

Glascock County at Hancock Central

Brookstone at Dooly County

Manchester at Taylor County

Central-Talbotton at Hawkinsville

Oglethorpe County at Monticello

John Milledge at Piedmont

Central Georgia at Griffin Christian

 

6:30 p.m.

Fullington at Grace Christian

Westfield at Southland

 

Boys

4 p.m.

Warner Robins vs. Gainesville, a Big South Shootout/Duluth

 

WEDNESDAY

Doubleheaders

6 p.m.

Jackson at Peach County

GMC at Warren County

FPD at Twiggs County

Mount de Sales at Stratford

Tattnall at Wilkinson County