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Prep primer: NW Georgia region basketball tournament titles on the line this week

Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Calhoun freshman guard Trace Hawkins drives to the basket against Notre Dame on January 13. Hawkins and the Yellow Jackets are the top seed in this week's Region 7-AAA tournament at Calhoun.
Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Calhoun freshman guard Trace Hawkins drives to the basket against Notre Dame on January 13. Hawkins and the Yellow Jackets are the top seed in this week's Region 7-AAA tournament at Calhoun. Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Calhoun freshman guard Trace Hawkins drives to the basket against Notre Dame on January 13. Hawkins and the Yellow Jackets are the top seed in this week's Region 7-AAA tournament at Calhoun.

By Lindsey Young 4 min read

The winter sports postseason is in full swing in Georgia, with wrestling having its penultimate championships later this week in Macon and basketball deciding its region champions this week.

Here’s a quick look at each of those region hoops tournaments involving Northwest Georgia teams. We will take a look at the wrestling championships Wednesday.

› Region 7-AAAA at Allatoona

There likely won’t be much intrigue early in this tournament, but Friday night’s championships should be cooking, especially on the girls’ side.

Dalton (22-3, 13-1) and Cartersville (17-8, 13-1) will, barring a shocking upset, meet in the 7 p.m. title game after splitting regular season games. The Purple Hurricanes won the tiebreaker to be the top seed, but the Lady Catamounts, a 5-A Final Four team a year ago, come in on a 13-game win streak.