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Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Sport
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4 local teams advance to state semifinals
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Four local area boys basketball teams advance to the semifinal round of the GHSA playoffs on Feb. 26. Windsor Forest hosted Dougherty. The Knights led by two points after three quarters, 53-51. In the fourth, Windsor Forest outscored Doughtery, 25-15. The Knights return to the semifinals for the first time since 2022, when they played for the Class AAA crown. Windsor Forest will face its toughest opponent of the season in the next round, they will play the No. 1 team in Class AAA, Sandy Creek, on Feb. 28 at Fort Valley State at 3 p.m. Also in the Hostess City, Savannah High will make a return trip to the Final Four. The Bluejackets left little doubt in a 69-42 victory over Early County. Savannah High squares off against Warren County on Feb. 28 at Georgia College and State University. In the same bracket, McIntosh County Academy advanced to the next round. The Buccaneers had little trouble with Mitchell County after a 60-32. The No. 2 team in Class A Div. II will play Greene County for a spot in the title game. Greene County defeated Bryan County in a close game, 52-49. In Toombs County, the rivalry between Toombs County and Vidalia wrote another chapter. This was the fourth meeting this season between the county rivals. Vidalia held the edge in the series, 2-1, but Toombs won the last matchup on Feb. 13, 38-36. In this matchup, Toombs County evened the series at two games apiece with a 46-43 triumph. The Bulldogs will have a shot to make it back to the Macon Coliseum if they can defeat Southwest-Macon on Mar. 1 at Georgia College and State University at 7 p.m. Tattnall County's season is still alive after they were able to hang on, 45-43, over Laney. Tattnall will play Union County at Georgia Southwestern University at 7 p.m. on Feb. 28. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Sport
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Windsor Forest boys upset Calvary day in Region 3-AAA championship
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The Windsor Forest boys basketball team earned an upset victory in the boys' Region 3-AAA basketball tournament championship game with an exciting, 61-59, victory on the campus of Calvary Day on Feb. 15. The Knights trailed by one with under one minute to play before Landon Page drained a three-pointer to give them the lead by two. 'It created a chip on my shoulder,' said Page, whose 3-point field goal ended being the game winner. 'Every game that we played after that game was fought this game right here. So yeah, it definitely played a big part of the game today.' Windsor Forest previously lost to Calvary day, 64-47, on Dec. 17. Calvary Day was the only team make it through the regular season region schedule without a loss. They entered the tournament 13-0. 'It helped us kind of concentrate on us,' Windsor Forest head coach Aaron Clark said. 'You can't change what a team looks like. They're not going to come out and be [6-foot-5]. They're going to be [6-foot-10]. So you have to go in the lab and do what you do best. That made us look in the mirror and look on ourselves.' Windsor Forest will be a top-eight seed for the boys' Class AAA state tournament when it begins on Feb. 19. Calvary Day will be seeded in the top 16 of the Class A-AAA private tournament, which begins on the same day. Both teams will have home playoff matchups in the first round. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
