Warner Robins holds off Jones County in double-overtime

GRAY -- Warner Robins already had clinched the No. 1 seed from GHSA Region 2B-AAAAA for the region tournament, but Tuesday night's game against Jones County was a chance to go undefeated for the entire sub-region season.

The Demons (16-2, 6-0 Region 2B-AAAAA) achieved that goal with a 96-90 double-overtime win.

Donovan Brown led the way for the Demons with 34 points, while Nelson Phillips had 22 and Marquez Callaway had 20. Devin Wooten had 33 for Jones County.

Warner Robins trailed 73-65 with only 46 seconds left, but Nelson scored the final 10 points of regulation for Warner Robins, including a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left that tied the game. Wooten had an unbelievable quarter, scoring 17 points.

Warner Robins grabbed an 83-80 lead in the first overtime on four straight Callaway free throws, but Jones County tied it with 9.1 seconds left on a free throw by Javaughn Patterson, who scored 20 points.

Brown and Callaway took over in the second overtime, scoring nine of 13 points to give the Demons a hard-earned win.

FOUR WHO MATTERED

Brown: The Warner Robins senior dominated the paint with 13 rebounds.

Nelson: The sophomore scored 10 quick points in regulation that helped Warner Robins erase an eight-point deficit in the final minute.

Callaway: The Warner Robins senior who will sign to play football at Tennessee on Wednesday hit all six of his free-throw attempts in overtime and also hit a 3-pointer to help the Demons get over the hump.

Wooten: The senior guard put on a show for Jones County as he scored 20 of his 33 points in the second half.

TURNING POINT

Jones County led 71-63 with only 1:11 left on the clock but could not hold the lead as Warner Robins hit three 3-pointers in the final minute to overcome the deficit and get the game to overtime. Wooten fouled out very early in the first overtime, and Jones County struggled to score without its leader.

ALSO TUESDAY NIGHT

Warner Robins (18-1, 6-0) overcame a 12-point third quarter deficit to take a 56-52 win. Shynia Jackson hit three 3-pointers and scored 16 points to lead the way for the Demons, while Kaitlyn Towers led the way for Jones County with 16.

THEY SAID IT

Jones County head coach Dennis Woolfolk on his team's fight: "It was a great high school basketball game, and I love playing against (Warner Robins head coach) Jamaal Garman because it is always a great game. I though we battled so hard the entire night but just could not quite get the win."

Garman on the importance of remaining undefeated in the sub-region. "It was very important to us, and you saw that in the way we played. Someone told me after the game we were down eight with about 40 seconds left, but we kept fighting, which we have done all year long".

Garman on Nelson's shot that tied the game in regulation: "It was a double clutch 3-pointer that probably wasn't supposed to go in, but it did, and we will take it. I think it probably should have been an and-one, too, because he got fouled.

Callaway on what a loss would have done to his signing day: "It would have left a sour taste in my mouth no doubt because I don't like losing, but I would still say that Wednesday is going to be an awesome day."

WHAT'S NEXT?

Warner Robins hosts Perry on Friday.

This story was originally published February 2, 2016 at 10:40 PM with the headline "Warner Robins holds off Jones County in double-overtime ."