CALHOUN, Ga. – It’s been quite the different kind of season for the Calhoun High School boys’ basketball team.
Fresh off a Final Four appearance in the GHSA Class AAA playoffs, the Yellow Jackets entered Tuesday night’s Region 6 tournament at Sonoraville with a losing record and having to win two games just to return to the postseason.
If Tuesday’s 70-45 win over Coahulla Creek is any indication, Vince Layson’s team isn’t ready to hang up the equipment just yet, struggles or not.
“It’s always tough to play in the first round, but at this point it’s survive and advance and we did,” Layson said with a smile. “We started the season out slow. We lost a lot of talent and we are playing a ton of sophomores who are still feeling their way, but we are actually starting to peak a bit.”
Calhoun (10-13) will face North Murray in a quarterfinal-round game today at 5:30. The Mountaineers routed Haralson County, 57-12, in Tuesday’s first game. Also Tuesday, Adairsville eliminated Murray County, 53-44, and Bremen edged Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, 56-55, and those two winners meet tonight at 8:30.