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Plenty at stake
Once a hoops star at Monroe High, former Tornadoes product Demetric Bennett will try to add to his already stellar season at South Alabama by leading the Jaguars to their biggest win all year against conference rival Western Kentucky tonight — a victory that would clinch the Sun Belt Conference title.

Heritage ends SGA’s season
Southwest Georgia makes a game of it against 24-2 Christian Heritage, but clutch free throws late by the Lady Lions send the Lady Warriors home.

Randolph Southern rolls to next round
Randolph Southern’s girls prove their worthy of a top region seed in Class AA with a blowout win vs. Furtah in the first round of the state tournament.

Augusta Prep no match for Deerfield girls
The Deerfield-Windsor girls hoops team expounded on their Region 3-AAA region title with a 66-39 win Wednesday during the opening round of the GISA Class AAA state tournament.

No drama for Lady Eagles
It didn’t take long for Terrell Academy girls coach Keith Jones to realize his team was ready for the GISA state playoffs.

Westover advances six wrestlers to title round; Postell shines for Dougherty
The Region 1-AAA champion Westover wrestling team had six of its 13 guys who qualified for Wednesday’s state meet move on to the championship round, while the other seven were bumped to the consolation bracket.