BASKETBALL: West Laurens gets one of four in home basketball openers
Though football is still going strong on the Westside, roundball season has also arrived in Dexter, where the Raiders' hoops teams played their first home games this week.
Though football is still going strong on the Westside, roundball season has also arrived in Dexter, where the Raiders' hoops teams played their first home games this week.
The Crusaders have now hit 50 triples through six games, after nailing 16 in the pair of wins Monday and Tuesday.
A look at a heartbreaking loss for Wheeler County, a big win for defending state champion Toombs and more of last Friday's GHSA semifinal action across the Heart of Georgia.
The Raiders, whose season of history is looking more and more like a season of destiny, are semifinal-bound for the first time ever after Friday's home win.
Maddy George's dramatic 3-pointer, off of a steal by Chloe Rozier, highlighted the Crusaders' pre-holiday action in home games last Monday and Tuesday.
The Crusaders swept their finales Friday, the girls against CCA and boys vs. Fullington, in the Wonder Five Centennial tip-off classic.
The visiting Trojans got the last word with a touchdown in the final minute of play as Friday's second-round game came down to the wire.
An Irish team that typically dominates the line of scrimmage met more than its match up front as Fitzgerald plowed its way through the Shamrock Bowl and into the state quarterfinals for a sixth-straight season.
The Raiders' superstar had 215 all-purpose yards and a hand in all four of their touchdowns, including an amazing 90-yard opening kickoff return, in the second-round win.
A glance at Friday night's GHSA playoff and GIAA championship game results from across the Heart of Georgia.