Region Tournament Preview: 2-4A

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://sandysspiel.redpodium.com/2026-sandys-spiel-boys-spring-showcase"><strong><em>https://sandysspiel.redpodium.com/2026-sandys-spiel-boys-spring-showcase</em></strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Locust Grove captured the one-seed, going 17-1 in region play with their lone loss coming January 28 vs. ELCA, 73-63. Georgia College-commit [player_tooltip player_id='2875379' first='Tyler' last='Jones'] jumps out of the gym and is the head of the Wildcat press, averaging 17.1 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 3.1 steals. Locust Grove's state playoff spot is clinched as they await in the semifinals along with two-seed Eagle's Landing, who has quietly put together a strong season at 16-9 using a balanced attack between Malik Hand (13.7 ppg) and Gavin Adams (13.6 ppg). Three-seed ELCA underachieved early on but has shown signs of playing their best basketball down the stretch after a grueling non-region schedule tilted their record in the wrong direction before going 13-5 in Region 2 to finish the regular season 14-11, winning four of their last five games dropping their regular season finale to nine-seed Stockbridge 62-51 as Region Player of the Year [player_tooltip player_id='2436946' first='AJ' last='Williams'] missed the game due to sickness. Williams has proven throughout the season he can win games on his own with multiple 50-point outbursts, averaging 31.9 points, 12.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. Eight-seed Hampton ([player_tooltip player_id='2125518' first='CJ' last='Geiger'] – 21.7 ppg), four-seed Union Grove ([player_tooltip player_id='2046365' first='Langston' last='Jones'] – 18.6 ppg), five-seed McDonough ([player_tooltip player_id='2634439' first='Kerrington' last='Moore'] – 18.2 ppg) and six-seed Woodland-Stockbridge ([player_tooltip player_id='2438610' first='Eric' last='Thornton'] – 15.4 ppg; [player_tooltip player_id='2987242' first='Sekou' last='Reid'] – 14.9 ppg) all have explosive scorers that can get hot at any time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Friday (2/6)<br></strong>#8 Hampton at #5 McDonough, 6:00<br>#7 Jones County at #6 Woodland-Stockbridge, 6:00<br>#9 Stockbridge at #4 Union Grove, 7:30<br><strong>Saturday (2/7)<br></strong>#10 Ola at #3 ELCA, 3:30<br><strong>Monday (2/9)<br><em>At McDonough<br></em></strong>#4 Union Grove/#9 Stockbridge vs. #5 McDonough/#8 Hampton, 5:30<br>#3 ELCA/#10 Ola vs. #6 Woodland-Stockbridge/#7 Jones County, 8:30<br><strong>Wednesday (2/11)<br><em>At McDonough<br></em></strong>#2 Eagle's Landing vs. #3 ELCA/#6 Woodland-Stockbridge/#7 Jones County/#10 Ola, 5:30<br>#1 Locust Grove vs. #4 Union Grove/#5 McDonough/#8 Hampton/#9 Stockbridge, 8:30<br><strong>Friday (2/13)<br><em>At McDonough<br></em></strong>Consolation: 5:30<br>Championship: 8:30</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->