Basketball pre-tourney roundup

February always ushers in the closing of the regular season for high school prep basketball.

For some teams, the end of the regular season means the end of the road, but most teams will take part in their respective region tournaments, with all setting their sites on making the GHSA State Playoffs.

Here’s a rundown on where all of our local 11 schools fared with their boy and girls programs (listed from highest classification down):

Habersham Central (8-AAAAAA)

Boys: 1-23 (0-10) 6th
Girls: 15-10 (3-7) 5th

Stephens County (8-AAAA)

Boys: 18-6 (6-4) 3rd
Girls: 4-21 (3-7) 5th

White County (7-AAAA)

Boys: 16-9 (5-3) 3rd
Girls: 6-17 (1-6) 5th

Dawson County (7-AAA)

Boys: 13-11 (7-5) 4th
Girls: 8-15 (5-6) 4th

Lumpkin County (7-AAA)

Boys: 12-13 (4-8) 5th
Girls: 7-18 (2-10) 7th

Union County (7-AAA)

Boys: 10-15 (3-9) 6th
Girls: 11-13 (3-8) 5th

Banks County (8-AA)

Boys: 20-4 (12-0) 1st %
Girls: 17-7 (9-3) 2nd %

Rabun County (8-AA)

Boys: 11-14 (5-7) 5th
Girls: 23-2 (11-1) 1st %

Towns County (8-A)

Boys: 17-8 (10-5) 4th
Girls: 5-18 (4-9) 8th

Commerce (8-A)

Boys: 3-22 (1-14) 9th
Girls: 3-21 (2-11) 9th

Tallulah Falls (8-A)

Boys: 22-3 (12-3) 2nd
Girls: 12-12 (8-5) 4th

 

% Secured state playoff berth