As the last of the region basketball tournaments came to a close Saturday night, the final snapshot of the 2016-17 basketball season is beginning to come into focus.
The first round of the playoffs have been set on the boys and girls side, but before diving into the long list of games, here is a look at the region champions:
Boys
Region 1
Champion: Crisp County
Runner-up: Worth County
No. 3 seed: Monroe
No. 4 seed: Cook County
Region 2
Champion: Liberty County
Runner-up: Tattnall County
No. 3 seed: Appling County
No. 4 seed: Long County
Region 3
Champion: Jenkins
Runner-up: Johnson-Savannah
No. 3 seed: Islands
No. 4 seed: Savannah
Region 4
Champion: Westside-Macon
Runner-up: Central-Macon
No. 3 seed: Peach
No. 4 seed: Kendrick
Region 5
Champion: Pace Academy
Runner-up: Cedar Grove
No. 3 seed: Lovett
No. 4 seed: Westminster
Region 6
Champion: Calhoun
Runner-up: Sonoraville
No. 3 seed: Coahulla Creek
No. 4 seed: Adairsville
Region 7
Champion: East Hall
Runner-up:Greater Atlanta Christian
No. 3 seed: Lumpkin
No. 4 seed: Dawson
Region 8
Champion: Morgan County
Runner-up: Franklin County
No. 3 seed: Monroe Area
No. 4 seed: Hart County
Boys first round playoff games:
Region 8 #3 Monroe Area at Region 6 #2 Sonoraville
Region 2 #4 Long County at Region 4 #1 Westside-Macon
Region 1 #3 Appling County at Region 3 #2 Johnson-Savannah
Region 7 #4 Dawson County at Region 5 #1 Pace Academy
Region 6 #3 Coahulla Creek at Region 8 #2 Franklin County
Region 4 #4 Kendrick at Region 2 #1 Liberty County
Region 3 #3 Islands at Region 1 #2 Worth County
Region 5 #4 Westminster at Region 7 #1 East Hall
Region 4 #3 Peach County at Region 2 #2 Tattnall County
Region 6 #4 Adairsville at Region 8 #1 Morgan County
Region 5 #3 Lovett at Region 7 #2 Greater Atlanta Christian
Region 3 #4 Savannah at Region 1 #1 Liberty County
Region 2 #3 Appling County at Region 4 #2 Central-Macon
Region 8 #4 Hart County at Region 6 #1 Calhoun
Region 7 #3 Lumpkin County at Region 5 #2 Cedar Grove
Region 1#4 Long County at Region 3 #1 Jenkins
Girls Region Champions
Region 1
Champion: Monroe
Runner-up: Cook County
No. 3 seed: Dougherty
No. 4 seed: Crisp County
Region 2
Champion: Tattnall County 39
Runner-up: Pierce County
No. 3 seed: Long County
No. 4 seed: Liberty County
Region 3
Champion: Johnson-Sav.
Runner-up: Beach
No. 3 seed: Jenkins
No. 4 seed: SE Bulloch
Region 4
Champion: Central-Macon
Runner-up: Peach County
No. 3 seed: Kendrick
No. 4 seed: Westside-Macon
Region 5
Champion: Redan
Runner-up: Pace Academy
No. 3 seed: Lovett
No. 4 seed: Cedar Grove
Region 6
Champion: Haralson
Runner-up: Calhoun
No. 3 seed: Ringgold
No. 4 seed: Sonoraville
Region 7
Champion: GAC
Runner-up: Dawson
No. 3 seed: North Hall
No. 4 seed: East Hall
Region 8
Champion: Morgan County
Runner-up: Franklin County
No. 3 seed: Hart County
No. 4 seed: Jackson County
Girls first round playoff games:4
Region 8 #3 Hart County at Region 6 #2 Calhoun
Region 2 #4 Liberty County at Region 4 #1 Central-Macon
Region 1 #3 Dougherty at Region 3 #2 Beach
Region 7 #4 East Hall at Region 5 #1 Redan
Region 6 #3 Ringgold at Region 8 #2 Franklin County
Region 4 #4 Westside-Macon at Region 2 #1 Tattnall County
Region 3 #3 Jenkins at Region 1 #2 Cook
Region 5 #4 Cedar Grove at Region 7 #1 Greater Atlanta Christian
Region 4 #3 Kendrick at Region 2 #2 Pierce County
Region 6 #4 Sonoraville at Region 8 #1 Morgan County
Region 5 #3 Lovett at Region 7 #2 Dawson County
Region 3 #4 Southeast Bulloch at Region 1 #1 Monroe
Region 2 #3 Long County at Region 4 #2 Peach County
Region 8 #4 Jackson County at Region 6 #1 Haralson County
Region 7 #3 North Hall at Region 5 #2 Pace Academy
Region 1 #4 Crisp County at Region 3 #1 Johnson-Savannah
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