Basketball Roundup: Last week of the regular season behind all 12 Houston County teams

The regular season for both GHSA and GIAA basketball is over, and now all Houston County teams will look toward the postseason starting with region tournaments.

Here’s a roundup of last week’s basketball:

Houston County

Boys

Houston County (18-6, 9-1 Region 2-5A, 1st) clinched the top seed on the boys side of Region 2-5A with a clean sweep of last week’s slate.

The first was a 85-64 dispatch of Coffee on Friday, a game that was close until it wasn’t, with the guards pouring in big contributions.

The Bears finished their regular season with a 62-52 win at Thomas County Central, and now look ahead to the region tournament. They won’t take part in the play-in on Feb. 10, and will play their first game in the semifinals on Feb. 12.

Girls

The Lady Bears (0-23, 0-10 Region 2-5A, 6th) ended the regular season without a win for the first time in the MaxPreps era after two losses last week.

The first was an 82-26 bludgeoning at the hands of Coffee, who will host the Region 2-5A tournament, and the second was 60-46 on the road at Thomas County Central.

HoCo will fight for their season on Tuesday as they head up the street to Northside to play the Lady Eagles in the play-in.

Northside

Boys

Northside (13-12, 2-8 Region 2-5A, 6th) hit a bump in the road the last couple of weeks of the regular season, which ended with four straight losses, including three last week.

The first was 64-52 against Lee County, their only home game of the week, and was decided by a couple of hot shooters in the Trojans’ favor.

The next two were on the road: 72-60 at Veterans and 63-59 at Thomas County Central. Those losses put the Eagles in sixth place in the region, and they’ll play third-seeded Coffee on Feb. 10 to keep their season alive.

Girls

The Lady Eagles (15-10, 6-4 Region 2-5A, 3rd) clinched third place in the region last week which also secures hosting rights for the play-in games on Feb. 10.

All they needed was one win, and while they didn’t get it on Tuesday during their 43-34 loss to Lee County, they picked it up with a 63-41 victory at Veterans on Thursday.

Northside finished their regular season with a 35-26 win at Thomas County Central. Their play-in game will be against Houston County, and a win would advance them to the semifinals.

Perry

Boys

Perry (5-19, 1-9 Region 1-4A, 6th) finished their regular season with 12 straight losses including a tight, 59-58 final at home against New Hampstead on Tuesday.

Their final game was at Crisp County, 82-50, in a non-region game. Their sixth place position in the region pits them against Wayne County on the Yellow Jackets’ home floor on Feb. 9 in the play-in games. A loss would end their season.

Girls

The Lady Panthers’ (8-14, 0-6 Region 1-4A, 4th) regular season ended on Jan. 30 with a 54-39 loss to Wayne County.

There are only four teams on the girls side of Region 1-4A, so there will be no play-in games. Instead, they will jump straight to the semifinals on Feb. 11 against Warner Robins.

Veterans

Boys

Veterans (11-14, 3-7 Region 2-5A, 4th) ended their season on a positive note after some turbulence in region play.

Their final two games, one last week, were region victories propelling them out of last place and into fourth. Their 72-60 final against Northside on Thursday had The Hangar rocking and gave them their play-in matchup against Thomas County Central on Feb. 10.

Girls

The Lady Warhawks (8-16, 3-7 Region 2-5A, 5th) needed a lot to go right in order to host the play-in games, and while that didn’t come to fruition, Northside hosting is a result they shouldn’t be too displeased about considering the alternatives.

Veterans played two games last week: A non-region 55-38 victory against Sumter County and a 63-41 region loss to Northside.

Their play-in matchup will be Thomas County Central on Feb. 10.

Warner Robins

Boys

Warner Robins (13-12, 8-2 Region 1-4A, 2nd) might not have secured the top seed in the region last week with their 59-31 loss to Ware County, but they did earn a bye from the play-in games.

The Demons will instead skip straight to the semifinals, and they will play the winner of Wayne County versus Perry on Feb. 11 at Warner Robins High School.

Girls

The Demonettes (20-3, 6-0 Region 1-4A, 1st) earned hosting rights to the Region 1-4A tournament before last week, but their 67-46 win at Ware County certainly didn’t hurt.

Only four teams in the region have a girls basketball team, so there will be no play-in games. Instead, the girls bracket starts in the semifinals on Feb. 11, and Warner Robins will play Perry.

Westfield

Boys

Westfield (12-12, 3-5 GIAA District 5-4A/3A, 4th) split their last two games of the regular season with a 63-46 win at Strong Rock Christian and a 94-51 thrashing at home to St. Anne-Pacelli.

The Hornets are sitting pretty comfortably at eighth in the GIAA 3A MaxPreps rankings, which is what the GIAA uses to seed their 12-team postseason bracket.

Their first district tournament game will be on Feb. 10 at Calvary Christian.

Girls

The Lady Hornets (20-4, 8-0 GIAA District 5-4A/3A, 1st) comfortably maintained control of the district last week with two wins.

Tuesday’s was a 60-26 beatdown of Strong Rock Christian on the road, and Friday they took care of St. Anne-Pacelli 50-41.

Westfield is second in the GIAA 3A MaxPreps rankings, and are all but guaranteed a bye in the first round of the playoffs. They will play the winner of Strong Rock Christian and Calvary Christian on Feb. 10.