THOMASVILLE —
Girls
Brunswick 77,
Bainbridge 31
THOMASVILLE — Brunswick had little trouble in its opening-round game against Bainbridge on Thursday.
Led by Destiny Alston’s 16 points, the Lady Pirates blasted the Lady Bearcats 77-31.
Brunswick surged to a 34-5 lead at the end of the first quarter and held a 47-16 advantage at halftime.
Kilah Nixon, Briana Gipson and Niesha Evans each scored 12 points for Brunswick. Teammate Jomaiya Garner added 10.
Tameria Levens scored 12 points to pace Bainbridge’s offense.
Brunswick advanced to play Redan at 4 p.m. today. Bainbridge will play Thomas County Central in the day’s first game at 10 a.m.
Boys
Brunswick 70,
Brooks County 35
THOMASVILLE — The Brunswick Pirates advanced to the semifinal round of the Holiday Hoopfest at Thomasville High with a 70-35 victory against Brooks County on Thursday.
The game was never in doubt as the Pirates led 23-11 at the end of the first quarter and 36-17 at halftime.
Brunswick will play Thomas County Central today at 5:30 p.m. in one semifinal game. Brooks County will play Redan at 11:30 a.m.
In another first-round game, Mitchell County defeated Long County.
Local Sports
Tournament roundup
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Special Finish
A special teams mistake costs White team in Thomas County Central's 28-27 spring game.
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Walk-off winners
Brookwood bounces back from a 13-3 loss to edge Stratford Academy 2-1 in nine innings to win GISA Class AAA quarterfinal series.
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Old faces in new places
Central utilizing players on both sides of the ball during spring, which concludes Tuesday.
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Warriors turning to Strickland for Game 2
Leading series 1-0, Brookwood hosts Stratford Academy at 11 a.m. today.
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Walk-off Warriors
James Casanova's one-out home run in the bottom of the seventh wins Game 1 of a second-round series for Brookwood as the Warriors edge Stratford Academy 10-9.
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English starts strong at Byron Nelson
Thomasville's Harris English is tied for third after Thursday's first round in Irving, Texas.
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Thomasville’s Stone aims to execute plan at state
Carson Stone, a freshman, and Jack Weiss, a sophomore, will represent the Bulldogs at Class AA tournament on Monday.
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Warriors keeping pace early this spring
Brookwood adjusting to fast tempo of spread offense during spring drills.
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All ‘Fore’ One
Thomas County Central girls golf team hoping fourth straight state championship tournament leads to first crown.
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Warriors wary about facing Eagles again
Brookwood hosts Stratford Academy in second round playoff series that begins today at 5 p.m.
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