A-Public girls: Turner County 52, Telfair County 46

Turner County opened up a four-game matinee of A-Public quarterfinal matchups on Thursday at Valdosta State by defeating Telfair County for the fourth time this season. The top-seeded Rebels and Region 2-A champions jumped to a 25-5 lead and led 46-28 entering the final quarter before Telfair County outscored Turner County 18-6 in the fourth. With the victory, Turner County advances to the semifinals for the second straight year and improves to 29-0. Head coach Tasha Kimble is also the boys head coach for Turner County and will lead the Rebels against Calhoun County Friday at 4:45 p.m. with at least one semifinal game guaranteed for Saturday. The girls face Wheeler County Saturday at 3 p.m. If the Turner County boys win on Friday, they would tipoff in the semifinals at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday.