Home is good for Warner Robins and Washington County boys, not good for others in region tourney finals: all results from the weekend are here
By Michael A. Lough
The Sports Report
centralgasports@gmail.com
There wasn’t much suspense in the Region 1-5A title game at Warner Robins, and little was expected.
But things were as frenetic as expected in region tournament title games in Sandersville and Milledgeville.
For the second straight year, Washington County upended top seed Dublin in the boys 3-AA title game, this time by a point at home compared to a two-point win last year.
The home court wasn’t as friendly for Washington County’s girls, who were knocked off by 2-seed Dodge County 61-54, thanks to a balanced scoring attack.
It wasn’t good for GMC’s boys, the 2 seed in 7-A’s East, who lost 57-51 to Wilkinson County, the 2 seed in the West. Stratford’s girls got past Tattnall 46-37 for their third straight region title.
Warner Robins’ boys rolled to their fifth straight region title, thumping Harris County 76-54 for their eighth straight win to improve to 22-3. The Demons had popped the Tigers 80-55 and 86-35 during the regular season.
A look at the Central Georgia pairings is coming Sunday. Teams need to send playoff information as soon as possible to centralgasports@gmail.com for Central Georgia's most complete high school schedule and scoreboard.
Region 1-6A
At Coffee
Tuesday
4/Houston County 45, #5 Lee County 44 (OT)
B-4/Northside 62, 5/Houston County 54
Thursday
4 p.m.: G-2/Valdosta 51, 3/Northside 48
B-2/Valdosta 59, 3/Lee County 56
G-1/Coffee 53, Houston County 41
B-1/Coffee 73, Northside 60
Friday
4 p.m.: G-Consolation, Northside 40, Houston County 34
5:30 p.m: B-Consolation, Lee County 68, Northside 60
7 p.m.: G-Championship, Valdosta 53, Coffee 50
8:30 p.m.: B-Championship, Coffee 76, Valdosta 49
Region 1-5A
At Warner Robins
Tuesday
5 p.m.: G-4/Warner Robins 76, 5/Thomas County Central 48
6:30 p.m.: B-4/Thomas County Central 58, 5/Veterans 50
Friday
4 p.m.: G-2/Bainbridge 42, 3/Veterans 36
5:30 p.m.: B-2/Harris County 38, 3/Bainbridge 35
7 p.m.: G-1/Harris County45, 4/Warner Robins 31
8:30 p.m.: B-1/Warner Robins 89, 5/Thomas County Central 37
Saturday
2 p.m.: G-Consolation game, 4/Warner Robins 45, 3/Veterans 38
3:30 p.m.: B-Consolation game, Bainbridge 54, Thomas County Central 53
5 p.m.: G-Championship game, Harris County 50, Bainbridge 17
6:30 p.m.: B-Championship game, 1/Warner Robins 76, 2/Harris County 54
Region 4-5A
Monday
5:30 p.m.: G-Woodland 51, Jones County 49 (OT)
Jones County had a 15-point halftime lead and an 11-point lead early in the third quarter, but had to score in the final minute of regulation to tie it at 45 and force overtime.
Tuesday
5:30 p.m.: B-Woodland 79, Jones County 35
Region 2-4A
At Mary Persons
Monday
4 p.m.: G-3/Upson-Lee 57, 6/Mary Persons 37
5:30 p.m.: B-3/Spalding 62, 6/Howard 40
7 p.m.: G-4/Perry 62, 5/Howard 56
8:30 p.m.: 4/Perry 52, 5/West Laurens 49
Wednesday
4 p.m.: G-2/Upson-Lee 65, West Laurens 61
5:30 p.m.: B-2/Mary Persons 77, Spalding 55
A double-double by Cam Holden with 19 points and 10 rebounds, plus 5 steals, led a balanced attack. Rekia Weaver added 16 points and 9 rebounds and Tre Slaten 15 points and 6 rebounds, Desmond Williams chipping in 10 points.
7 p.m.: G-1/Spalding 64, Perry 35
8:30 p.m.: 1/Upson-Lee 74, Perry 58
Friday
4 p.m.: G-Consolation, Perry 62, West Laurens 56
5:30 p.m.: B-Consolation, 3/Spalding 56, 4/Perry 55
7 p.m.: G-Championship, 1/Spalding 72, 2/Upson-Lee 37
8:30 p.m.: B-Championship, 1/Upson-Lee 78, 2/Mary Persons 56
Region 3-4A
At Baldwin (semifinals)
Thursday
4 p.m.: G-2/Burke County 53, Cross Creek 49
5:30 p.m.: B-2/Burke County 63, 6/Thomson 44
7 p.m.: G-1/Baldwin 57, 4/Thomson 30
8:30 p.m.: B-1/Baldwin 76, 5/Hephzibah 57
At Baldwin
Friday
4 p.m.: G-Consolation, Cross Creek 38, Thomson 34
5:30 p.m.: B-Consolation, Thomson 55, Hephzibah 51
7 p.m.: G-Championship, 2/Burke County 66, 1/Baldwin 61
8 p.m.: B-Championship, 2/Burke County vs. 1/Baldwin 47, 2/Burke County 40
Region 4-3A
at Peach County
Monday
4 p.m.: G-4/Rutland 47, 5/Jackson 37
Bre'Asia Davis led the way for Rutland with 10 points, while Kayla Shines had 10 rebounds to go with 9 points, and Jada Brown 9 rebounds and 7 points. Shines also had 5 assists and 6 steals. Rutland doubled up Jackson 14-7 to take the lead for good after trailing 17-15 at halftime.
5:30 p.m.: G-6/Pike County 58, 3/Westside 57
Westside stormed back from a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit, but missed a game-tying free throw in the final seconds. NiAira Dawson led the Seminoles with 24 points while KeAsia Harvey added 14.
7 p.m.: G-2/Peach County 64, 7/Kendrick 33
The hosts had little trouble in rolling by Kendrick. Da'Nasia Shaw poured in 22 points and Deja Holland 20 to outscore the 7th seed by 9 points.
Tuesday
4 p.m.: B-4/Kendrick 65, 5/Rutland 61
Kendrick nailed 8 of 11 free throws in the fourth to hold off Rutlad, which got 14 points from Jordan Stephens and 12 from Courtney Greene.
5:30 p.m.: B-3/Jackson 82, 6/Peach County 77
The Trojans dug themselves a big hole early, a 25-12 first-quarter deficit, and even with a 31-point fourth quarter, couldn't get any closer than 5 points. Brice Paster led Peach County with 20 points, while Dorian Smith added 14, Cody Dunn 13, and Alex Henton 12.
7 p.m.: B-2/Westside 84, 7/Pike County 51
It was an easy night for the Seminoles, who drained 10 3-pointers. Westside was led by Kowacie Reeve's 21, all on 3s. Greg Holloway chipped in 16, Javian Moseley 13, and Omar Jones 10.
Thursday
4 p.m.: G-Peach County 60, Pike County 35
The hosts had balanced scoring with 19 points from Deja Holland, 14 from Ileha Pickens and 12 from Da'Nasia Shaw to advance to the finale.
5:30 p.m.: B-Westside 64, Jackson 63
A layup by Desmon Foster in the final seconds lifted Westside, which got a battle from tip to horn. Greg Holloway's 19 led the Seminoles, who got 12 from Kowacie Reeves and 10 from Omar Jones.
7 p.m.: G-Central 50, Rutland 35
The top seed got enough from Tyleia Williams and Jada Clowers with 18 points each to top Rutland. The Chargers kept the Hurricanes scoreless for the first 11 minutes and were up 27-7 at halftime.
8:30 p.m.: B-Central 48, Kendrick 43
The teams stayed close to each other all game, but Central final got a hair of breathing room with a 6-0 run late. Ty Robinson topped the Chargers with 19, and Dexter Ward chipped in 9.
Friday
4 p.m.: G-Consolation, Rutland 57, Pike County 29
Rutland put the squeeze on early with a 20-2 lead after one. Kayla Shimes led the Hurricanes with 16, Jada Brown adding 14 and Monique Christian 10.
5:30 p.m.: B-Consolation, Jackson 73, Kendrick 58
7 p.m.: G-Championship, 2/Peach County 37, 1/Central 36
Da'Nasia Shaw had 25 points, none bigger than her final three, coming on a bomb with less than 30 seconds left to dethrone the Chargers. The Trojans led 24-16 at halftime and by 11 soon after, only for Central to tie it at 32 with less than two minutes left. The Chargers then took the lead, albeit heartbreakingly short-lived.
8:30 p.m: B-Championship, 1/Central 59, 2/Westside 56
Westside will bemoan the missed chances of missed free throws in the fourth quarter, and of Central's Kanuri Williams sealing it at the line. Kylan Hill's 19 led the region champs while Tymir Robinson chipped in 14. Desmon Foster topped Westside with 13, Javian Mosley had 12 and Greg Holloway 11.
Region 3-AA
at Northeast
Monday
6 p.m.: G- 7/Northeast 65, 6/Dublin 58
Victoria Dumas led the way for Northeast with 23 points.
7:30 p.m. B-6/Southwest 69, 7/East Laurens 54
At Southwest
Tuesday
4 p.m.: G-5/Bleckley County 45, 4/East Laurens 39
5:30 p.m.: B-5/Dodge County 62, 4/Bleckley County 44
Dodge County put itself into the state tournament behind 24 points from Nick Cummings and 14 from Chris Clark.
7 p.m.: G-3 Northeast 42, 3/Southwest 38
8:30 p.m.: B-3/Northeast 50, Southwest 37
At Washington County
Friday
4 p.m.: G-2/Dodge County 55, #7 Northeast 38
Europe Brown led Dodge County's balanced attack with 19, while LaShauna Coley added 13, Zannesia Mitchell 11, and Destanee Wright 10.
5:30 p.m.: B-2/Washington County 58, 3/Northeast 49
The Golden Hawks held on at home behind a 14-point, 12-rebound double-double from Keith Foster. Jawan Dukes almost had one, with 10 points and 8 boards. Curtis Brown had a couple blocks to go with 8 ponts. Jamarius Dixon handed out 5 assists, with Lazerionta Taylor getting 6 assists and 5 rebounds.
7 p.m.: G-1 Washington County 68, 5/Bleckley County 64 (OT)
Destinee Ellison was huge for the Golden Hawks with 26 points. Nijeria Jordan had 12 points and 8 boards, and Taylor Jackson 11 points and Miracle Parker 10 points.
8:30 p.m.:B-1/Dublin 86, 5/Dodge County 69
Nick Cummings's 21 topped Dodge County, which got 19 from DeMarcus Caines, 15 from RJ Carr, and 12 from Chris Clark.
At Washington County
Saturday
4 p.m.: G-Consolation, 5/Bleckley County 65, 7/Northeast 39
5:30 p.m.: B-Consolation, 5/Dodge County vs. 3/Northeast 58, 5/Dodge County 54
7 p.m.: G-Championship, 2/Dodge County 61, 1/Washington County 54
The Indians were road warriors, led by 20 points from Zannesia Mitchell. Europe Brown added 16, LaShauna Coley 13 and Destanee Wright 12.
8:30 p.m.: B-Championship, 2/Washington County 61, /1 Dublin 60
Different year, same result. Washington County knocked off the top seed to enter the playoffs as a top seed, sparked by four players in double figures, led by Jawan Dukes' 11 points-11 rebounds double-double to go with 4 blocks. Curtis Brown had 14 points for the Golden Hawks, who got 10 points from Jarden Maze and Jamarius Dixon. WACO won the first meeting 73-72 and Dublin the second 71-56. The Golden Hawks won last year's matchup in the region tournament title game 49-47.
Region 5-AA
At Heard County
Tuesday
8:30 p.m.B-3/Jordan 63, 6/Lamar County 56
Thursday
#1 Lamar County 62, #Spencer 38
Friday
4 p.m.: G-Consolation, Heard County 40, Spencer 29
7 p.m.: G- Championship, #1 Lamar County 52, #2 Callaway 46
Region 8-AA
at Banks County
Monday
G-Elbert County 60, Monticello 51
Tuesday
B-4/Rabin County 58, 5/Putnam County 56
B-3/Monticello 95, 6/Oglethorpe County 72
Thursday
At Putnam County
4 p.m.: G-3/Banks County 49, Rabun County 42
5:30 p.m.: B-Banks County 74, Monticello 65
7 p.m.: G-4/Elbert County 59, 1/Putnam County 53
8:30 p.m.: 1/Elbert County 53, Putnam County 28
Friday
At Putnam County
4 p.m.: G-Consolation, Rabun County 53, Putnam County 47
5:30 p.m.: B-Consolation, Monticello vs. Putnam County 53, Monticello 45
7 p.m.: G-Championship, Banks County 48, Elbert County 37
8:30 p.m.: B-Championship, Banks County 54, Elbert County 44
Region 4-A
(Monday/Tuesday West games at Marion County)
At Dooly County
Monday
4 p.m.: G-4E/Schley County 56, 5E/Crawford County 46
5:30 p.m.: B-4E/Schley County 64, 5E/Taylor County 58
7 p.m.: G-3E/Dooly County 61, 6E/Hawkinsville 17
8:30 p.m.: B-3E/Hawkinsville 71, 6E/Crawford County 57
Tuesday
6 p.m.: G-Dooly County 63, Schley County 55
7:30 p.m.: B-Schley County 72, Hawkinsville 60
At Manchester
Thursday
4 p.m.: G-3W/Marion County 51, 2E/Taylor County 42
5:30 p.m.: B-2E/Dooly County 59, 3W/Brookstone 45
7 p.m.: G-Dooly County 54, 2W/Central-Talbotton 50
8:30 p.m.: B-2W/Manchester 65, 4E/Schley County 44
At Macon County
Friday
4 p.m.: G-3W/Marion County 67, 1W/Greenville 62
5:30 p.m.: B-1W/Central-Talbotton 55, 2E/Dooly County 45
7 p.m.: G-1E/Macon County 77, 3E/Dooly County 66 (OT)
8:30 p.m.: B-2W/Manchester 79, 1E/Macon County 73
At Macon County
Saturday
2:30 p.m.: G-Championship, 3W/Marion County 38, 1E/Macon County 33
4 p.m.: B-Championship, Central-Talbotton 49, Manchester 48
Region 7-A
At GMC
Tuesday
4 p.m.: G-2W/Tattnall 50, 3E/Greene County 43
5:30 p.m.: G-2E/Washington-Wilkes 53, 3W/Twiggs County 49
7 p.m.: G-1W/Stratford 71, 4E/Glascock County 46
8:30 p.m.: G/1E GMC 46, 4W/Mount de Sales 25
At Stratford
Wednesday
4 p.m.: B-2W/GMC 77, 3W/Twiggs County 58
5:30 p.m: B-2W/Wilkinson County 68, 3E/Washington-Wilkes 36
7 p.m.: B-1E/Aquinas 68, 4/FPD 33
8:30 p.m.: B-1W/Stratford 67, 4E Hancock Central 53
At GMC
Friday
4 p.m.: G-1W/Stratford 53, 2E/Washington-Wilkes 45
5:30 p.m.: B-2E/GMC 49, 1W/Stratford 46 (2 OT)
7 p.m.: G-2W/Tattnall 51, 1E/GMC 43
8:30 p.m.: B-2W/Wilkinson County 61, 1E/Aquinas 56
At GMC
Saturday
4 p.m.: G-Consolation, 2E/Washington-Wilkes 40, 1E/GMC 26
5:30 p.m.: B-Consolation, 1W/Stratford vs. 1/E Aquinas 64, 1W/Stratford 59
7 p.m: G-Championship, 1W/Stratford 46, 2W/Tattnall 37
8:30 p.m.: B-Championship, 2W/Wilkinson County 57, 2E/GMC 51