Region Tournaments to Watch: Class 2A
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Region 4 TEAMS: Westside-Augusta, Thomson, Butler, Laney, Putnam County, Washington County, Josey, Glenn HillsFAVORITE: Westside-AugustaDARK HORSE: Butler The toughest region in the state in Class 2A boasts No. 1 Westside, No. 2 Thomson and No. 6 Butler. The two-time defending…
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TEAMS: Westside-Augusta, Thomson, Butler, Laney, Putnam County, Washington County, Josey, Glenn Hills
FAVORITE: Westside-Augusta
DARK HORSE: Butler
The toughest region in the state in Class 2A boasts No. 1 Westside, No. 2 Thomson and No. 6 Butler. The two-time defending state champions Westside, handed Thomson their first loss of the season on January 23 on the road, 55-42 to avenge an earlier defeat. Since that game, the Patriots have scored 100, 103 and 103 points in three routs. The backcourt of DeMarco Middleton, Lavonta Ivery Lavonta Ivery 6'0" | PG Westside-Augusta | 2024 State GA and Jarious Adkinson Jarious Adkinson 6'0" | CG Westside-Augusta | 2025 State GA is clicking on all cylinders. Thomson has been great this year, even with Ivery transferring to Westside. How? DaQuan Young DaQuan Young 6'4" | SF Thomson | 2024 State GA has blossomed into a force, a stat sheet stuffing athletic wing. Jahkiaus Jones Jahkiaus Jones 5'11" | PG Thomson | 2024 State GA has been steady at point guard, helping others around him thrive. With Thomson and Westside tied at 11-1, Butler is firmly entrenched in the three-hole at 9-3. The Bulldogs have a chance to make noise during the final week of the season, hosting both Westside and Thomson after losing to them in their first meetings, 54-44 and 64-50, respectively. Laney is starting to sneak up on teams, winning at Butler 62-59 to ruin the Bulldogs chances at a top-two seed. Putnam County can score with anyone, led by Landon Bonner Landon Bonner 6'0" | CG Putnam County | 2024 State GA ‘s 23.7 points per game. Sitting at 5-7 in the region, Putnam’s best game came in an 87-85 loss at Thomson.
Region 5
TEAMS: Columbia, ELCA, Landmark Christian, Towers, Redan, Callaway, Elite Scholars, McNair
FAVORITE: Columbia
DARK HORSE: Landmark Christian
No. 3 Columbia leads the region at 12-1, followed by No. 7 ELCA (10-3) and Landmark Christian (8-4). Columbia blew past ELCA 87-70 in their first matchup but fell to the Chargers 63-57 in mid-January. It looked like ELCA was ready to take off, but have stumbled twice since then, losing 42-41 to Landmark Christian then upset at Towers 52-50 to lose control of the region. Landmark Christian is a dark horse, pushing Columbia to the brink before losing 70-68 in overtime in their first meeting. The two teams meet again this final week of the season at the Brickhouse. Three players are averaging double digits for the War Eagles led by Joshua Harris’ 16.5 points per game. ELCA is a balanced with a slew of guards and Ese Aigbokhae Ese Aigbokhae 6'5" | C ELCA | 2025 State GA inside. Columbia is paced by Trevian Callaway Trevian Callaway 6'1" | PG Columbia | 2024 State GA with running mates Jaquavious Wallace Jaquavious Wallace 6'4" | SF Columbia | 2024 State GA and Tahmar Mann Tahmar Mann 6'7" | SF Columbia | 2024 State GA .
Region 8
TEAMS: Union County, Athens Academy, Providence Christian, Banks County, East Jackson, Fellowship Christian
FAVORITE: Union County
DARK HORSE: Banks County
Athens Academy, Union County and Providence Christian are tied at 6-3 following the Storm’s late surge winning five-straight, upending both the Spartans and Panthers. Homecourt advantage will loom large in the region tournament. Union County, Providence Christian and Banks County rely heavily on the three-ball. The Leopards were actually in complete control of the region at 5-0, but have lost four-straight. They are extremely dangerous with Aaron Scott Aaron Scott 5'9" | PG Banks County | 2024 State GA pushing the pace and shooters scattered everywhere headlined by Kolby Watson Kolby Watson 6'4" | SF Banks County | 2025 State GA , Caden Watson Caden Watson 6'2" | SG Banks County | 2026 State GA and Hunter Youngblood. Athens Academy is constructed differently, not as reliant on the three-ball as other teams. Kymel Williams Kymel Williams 6'1" | PG Athens Academy | 2024 State GA is a tough downhill playmaker while Justen Goudelock Justen Goudelock 6'3" | SF Athens Academy | 2024 State GA has blossomed into an incredibly difficult cover with his smooth jumper and old-man game. Union County doesn’t have major depth or size, but the return of Maddox Young helps a lot in the backcourt to add another athletic ball handler. Houston Henry Houston Henry 6'0" | PG Union County | 2025 State GA and Jude Ellis Jude Ellis 6'1" | PG Union County | 2025 State GA can pick apart defenses with their craftiness while Hayden Hughes Hayden Hughes 6'2" | SG Union County | 2025 State GA is a binge scorer from the three-point line. The Panthers’ 1-3-1 zone can frustrate teams. Providence Christian reloaded in the offseason bringing in Jaylon Seymour Jaylon Seymour 6'0" | CG Providence Christian Academy | 2025 GA and Brice Proctor Brice Proctor 6'4" | PF Providence Christian | 2025 State GA to give three-point expert Samuel Thacker Samuel Thacker 5'11" | CG Providence Christian | 2024 State GA help. The Storm are clicking at the right time and will be scary to see.