It wasn’t Houston County’s (15-5, 6-0 Region 2-5A) prettiest game, but they managed to put Veterans (9-13, 1-6 Region) away with 11 three-pointers and a late 16-4 run.
It’s been a long season for Jamaal Garman and the Warner Robins Demons (10-10, 5-1 Region 1-4A), but they’ve clawed their way back to .500 and are now first place in the region after a 63-58 win against Wayne County (13-6, 4-2 Region).
The Warner Robins Demonettes (17-3, 4-0 Region 1-4A) have always been known for their defense, but they took it to another level in their 54-21 win against Wayne County (11-8, 1-3 Region) on Tuesday.
Senior Gavyn Williams and junior Tyler Harris were the names in the preseason "top dog" conversation for Warner Robins, and both of them made key contributions in the Demons’ fourth straight win after breaking a six-game losing streak.
Matchups don’t get much more even than Friday night’s between Warner Robins (8-10, 3-1 Region 1-4A) and New Hampstead (6-13, 1-3 Region).
Veterans head coach Brandon Driggers spends a lot of time on the football field during the year coaching defensive linemen, and that shows in the kind of toughness he demands from players in his program.
The saying, ‘A tale of two halves’ gets thrown around a lot, but the first and second halves of Tuesday’s 68-58 final between Veterans (9-11, 1-3 Region 2-5A) and Northside (11-7, 2-3 Region) could not have been any different.
A constant string of turnovers was too much for Veterans (5-12, 1-3 Region 2-5A) to overcome in their trip to the Eagles’ Nest on Tuesday night.
Photos from Part 1 of the Crosstown Showdown between Northside and Warner Robins on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.
It’s no secret that Northside head coach Buck Harris is not afraid of playing freshmen, or even starting them like he has multiple times this season including in the Crosstown Showdown.
