Christian’s late-game heroics power Rutland into the region title game
High school basketball region tournaments are underway. Games started Monday and will continue through Saturday. Here is a look at the scores and highlights from Friday, the schedule for Saturday’s games and a look ahead to a pair of key matchups in the region title games.
Rutland 62, Kendrick 58
Junior center Kayla Shines lead the Rutland Hurricanes with 21 points but it was Monique Christian’s last-minute layup through contact put them up for good. Next up for Rutland is Jackson in the region title game. The two teams split the season series with Rutland getting the most recent win by 20 at home. The game will be played at Rutland and could play a factor.
Central 90, Peach County 49
In the Central Charger’s two region tournament games they have outscored their opponents 191-86. Coach Andre Taylor said after the game the team is starting to peak at the right time. They will take on either Westside in a rematch of last year’s region title game that saw Central grab the win in a triple-overtime thriller. Westside won both games in the regular season by single digits.
Girls scores from Friday
- Houston County 50, Northside 39
- Union Grove 48, Jones County 45
- Baldwin 58, Burke County 56
- Bainbridge 49, Veterans 41
- Jackson 60, Central 43
Washington County 51, Northeast 33
- Southwest 57, East Laurens 38
Spalding 56, West Laurens 38
Stratford 52, Lake Oconee 36
Boys scores from Friday
- Westside 56, Rutland 44
- Warner Robins 69, Harris County 51
- Woodland 75, Jones County 65
- Dublin 67, Bleckley County 44
Washington County 57, Northeast 43
Upson-Lee 58, West Laurens 44
- Veterans 81, Bainbridge 59
Valdosta 72, Houston County 68
Saturday’s girls games:
- Kendrick vs Central 10 a.m. at Rutland (consolation game)
- Rutland vs Jackson 1 p.m. at Rutland (championship game)
- Northside vs Coffee 4 p.m. at Valdosta (consolation game)
- Houston County vs Valdosta 7 p.m. at Valdosta (championship game)
- Northeast vs East Laurens 4 p.m. at Southwest (consolation game)
- Southwest vs Washington County 7 p.m. at Southwest (championship game)
- Warner Robins vs Veterans at Veterans 2 p.m. at Veterans (consolation game)
Saturday’s boys games:
- Peach County vs Rutland 11:30 a.m. (consolation game)
- Central vs Westside 2:30 p.m. at Rutland (championship game)
- Dublin vs Washington County at Southwest (championship game)
- Warner Robins vs Veterans at Veterans 6:30 p.m. (championship game)