It’s well documented that Northside (16-10) has a turnover problem, and while it usually hampers their efforts to a great degree, it’s never looked as bad as the first half of their Region 2-5A play-in game against Houston County (0-24).
It’s never an easy game when Veterans (12-14) and Thomas County Central (12-12) play, and Tuesday’s Region 2-5A play-in matchup was no different.
It was anybody’s game in the final minutes of the Region 2-5A play-in opener, a scrappy contest between Veterans (9-16) and Thomas County Central (10-13).
Houston County had a big void on the mound left by graduation, but Tyson Ganas is ready to answer the call.
Houston County (1-0) head coach Matt Hopkins will take a 15-0 win on opening night, or any night of the season for that matter.
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.
What was a close game in the first half exploded in the second as Houston County (17-6, 8-1 Region 2-5A) clinched the top seed in the Region 2-5A tournament with an 85-64 final.
Alaina Coley and Sameena Khan were HoCo’s only two seniors celebrated during senior night. Having two seniors not only means you’re an extremely young team, it means there’s only so many places you can look for leadership.
Veterans let any student in the game for a dollar if they were wearing red, white or blue (for obvious reasons). Needless to say the gym was packed for a region and county rivalry game and the regular season finale against Northside (13-11, 2-7 Region 2-5A)
Thursday’s make-up game between Northside (14-10, 5-4 Region 2-5A) and Veterans (8-16, 3-7 Region) actually meant something — the chance to host the play-in portion of the Region 2-5A tournament.
