Region tournaments begin today (Monday) in regions 7 and 8 and resume in 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Congratulations to Tift County’s boys and Lowndes’ girls for winning Region 1 last weekend.
Also congrats to South Cobb’s boys, who had the most amazing finish to a region tournament game Saturday. A No. 9 seed from Region 4, they beat Kennesaw Mountain 59-58 with a half-court buzzer-beater by Malique Johnson, who scored 21 points. Johnson is a senior, and his shot earned him at least one more high school basketball game.
Below are the state tournament draws. Those will be filled in as teams qualify for the state playoffs.
Meanwhile, here’s a quick look at each region tournament. See the drop-down menus for up-to-date scores and schedules for each, or click on the links below.
Region 1 – Finished. The victory by Lowndes' girls was a surprise. They were seeded No. 3.
Region 2 – The semifinals are today at Newton. Rockdale's boys (11-15) upset Morrow (13-14) after losing to Morrow twice during the regular season. Alcovy's girls (9-17) also qualified for the state tournament as a No. 5 seed. Their streak of four straight state-playoff berths had been in jeopardy.
Region 3 – The semifinals are Monday at Tri-Cities. Newnan's girls upset arch-rival East Coweta 46-44 in a 4-5 game that determined a state playoff berth. Otherwise, the higher seeds have won.
Region 4 – Despite Saturday's heroics, South Cobb's boys must win again (vs. McEachern on Monday) to make the state playoffs. The quarterfinals are Monday at McEachern in a tournament that will run through Wednesday.
Region 5 – Cherokee's boys will be one of the better teams sitting at home for the state tournament. They'd started 13-3 and had two victories over Top 10 region rival Milton, but lost Saturday to fifth-seeded Etowah (15-11) 45-40 on Saturday. Lassiter's girls (11-15) also have qualified. They beat third-seeded Etowah (13-13) 48-46. The semifinals resume Monday at Etowah.
Region 6 – There were two upsets on Saturday in the quarters at West Forsyth. No. 6 Chattahoochee (10-16) beat No. 3 Centennial 64-54, and No. 5 Johns Creek (13-13) beat No. 4 West Forsyth 54-49.
Region 7 – The tournament gets underway with eight games Monday at Collins Hill and Norcross.
Region 8 – The tournament gets underway with eight games Monday at Berkmar and Brookwood.
BOYS
R4#1 vs. R2#4 Rockdale County/Lovejoy
R1#2 Brunswick vs. R3#3 Westlake/Tri-Cities
R2#1 Luella/Newton vs. R4#4
R3#2 Newnan/Douglas County vs. R1#3 Coffee
R3 #1 Douglas County/Newnan vs. R1 #4 Valdosta
R2 #2 Newton/Luella vs. R4 #3
R1 #1 Tift County vs. R3 #4 Tri-Cities/Westlake
R4 #2 vs. R2 #3 Lovejoy/Rockdale County
R5 #1 Wheeler/Walton vs. R7 #4
R8 #2 vs. R6 #3 Chattahoochee/Johns Creek
R7 #1 vs. R5 #4 Etowah/Milton
R6 #2 Alpharetta/Lambert vs. R8 #3
R6 #1 Lambert/Alpharetta vs. R8 #4
R7 #2 vs. R5 #3 Milton/Etowah
R8 #1 vs. R6 #4 Johns Creek/Chattahoochee
R5 #2 Walton/Wheeler vs. R7 #3
GIRLS
R4#1 vs. R2#4 Alcovy/Rockdale County
R1#2 Brunswick vs. R3#3 Hughes/Newnan
R2#1 Newton/Luella vs. R4#4
R3#2 Douglas County/Westlake vs. R1#3 Colquitt County
R3 #1 Westlake/Douglas County vs. R1 #4 Tift County
R2 #2 Luella/Newton vs. R4 #3
R1 #1 Lowndes vs. R3 #4 Newnan/Hughes
R4 #2 vs. R2 #3 Rockdale County/Alcovy
R5 #1 Roswell/Woodstock vs. R7 #4
R8 #2 vs. R6 #3 West Forsyth/Centennial
R7 #1 vs. R5 #4 Lassiter/Walton
R6 #2 South Forsyth/North Forsyth vs. R8 #3
R6 #1 North Forsyth/South Forsyth vs. R8 #4
R7 #2 vs. R5 #3 Walton/Lassiter
R8 #1 vs. R6 #4 West Forsyth/Centennial
R5 #2 Woodstock/Roswell vs. R7 #3
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