The Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe and Chattooga girls were the only area teams standing after a difficult afternoon and evening for northwest Georgia programs on day two of the second round of the GHSA basketball state tournaments.
LFO’s Lady Warriors led from start to finish to get past Thomson 61-47 in Class AAA on Saturday, when the Lady Indians used a strong fourth quarter to defeat Lamar County 54-48 in Class AA.
LaFayette’s boys lost for the first time this season, 50-47 to Cross Creek in Class AAA, the third consecutive time the Razorbacks have eliminated the Ramblers. The LFO boys led in the final quarter before falling 52-41 at Sumter County in AAA, and the Chattooga boys lost on a buzzer-beater as Early County won 70-68 in AA.
The Ringgold girls fell 44-28 at Central-Macon in AAA, and the Trion girls were eliminated in Class A public with a 52-36 loss at Montgomery County.
The LFO girls (28-1) will host Greater Atlanta Christian either Tuesday or Wednesday, while the Chattooga girls (17-12) will visit Rabun County. Northwest Whitfield’s girls, who won Friday, will play at Baldwin in the quarterfinals, while Heritage’s girls will travel to Marist, with both games in Class AAAA. The area’s lone boys’ team remaining, Calhoun, will host Woodland-Henry in Class AAAAA.