Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports: Georgia Highlands vs. Southern Idaho in ‘sweet 16′ tonight. High school updates
Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report
The Georgia Highlands Chargers opened their first national tournament with an overtime win, 88-86, over Butler on Tuesday. The Chargers advance to the second round of the tournament tonight at 7 against the No. 3-seed Southern Idaho.
- GHC Coach Phil Gaffney was presented the NJCAA District 13 Coach of the Year Award.
- Media release: The dream continues as the Chargers stun no. 7 nationally ranked Butler 88-86 in overtime to advance to the sweet 16 in the NJCAA D1 National Championship Basketball Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas. GHC knew going in that the Grizzlies of Butler were a very talented team , especially on the boards and in the paint. The Chargers high pressure defense held the Grizzlies in check early as the Chargers led at the half 36-35. However, Chargers leading scorer Ty Toney was in foul trouble with three fouls going into the second half. Just three minutes into the second half Toney got his fourth foul. Montrel Goldstone stepped up in second half, hitting a three-pointer and had a steal and an assist for a Ta’Quan Givens three-pointer to give the Chargers a 41-37 lead. The second half was a back and fourth affair with 13 lead changes. With 4:37 remaining, Donovan Harris took a pass down low in the paint and had a monstrous dunk to give GHC a 65-62 lead. The Chargers extended their lead to 72-68 on Terrance Thompson’ three-pointer from the corner . The Grizzlies fought back and tied the game at 74 with 52 seconds left in regulation. Ty Toney hit a fade shot in the lane to give GHC a two-point lead with 27 seconds to go but once again Butler attacked the basket scoring two to tie the game at 76. The Chargers had the last shot at the buzzer but it didn’t fall sending the game to overtime tied at 76. In overtime, the Grizzlies got out of the gate quick taking a four-point lead; however, the defensive effort by the Chargers resulted in two quick turnovers by the Grizziles. With the game tied at 86 and 26 seconds left in overtime, the Chargers had the final shot. GHC got the ball down low to Donavan Harris and he was fouled with 2.6 seconds left . Harris made both foul shots, taking a 88-86 lead. Butler had a Hail Mary shot from half to court that fell short and the dream continues for the Chargers with a 88-86 win. The Chargers had four players in double digits. Sophomore Ty Toney once again was stellar for the Chargers leading all scorers with 31 points in only 26 minutes of playing time due to foul trouble. Toney was 14/17 from the field .Sophomores Donovan Harris and Montrel Goldston each had 13 points. Once again sophomore Terrance Thompson had a double double with 11 points and 10 rebounds coming off the bench.
High schools
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- Soccer: Lady Wolves defeat Cass 11-6.
- Soccer: Pepperell girls pick up a region win today by defeating Haralson County 4-3 on PKs.
- Baseball: Darlington Tigers beat Model 5-2 to go 2-0 in region play. Shadday with a complete game 4 hit performance.
Recreation
- Rome Floyd Parks and Rec has posted the middle school makeup schedules through Saturday, March 21. Click here
NCAA Basketball
- NCAA Tournament: Georgia to face Michigan State in Charlotte on Friday. On Thursday, Georgia State faces Baylor. Here’s the complete bracket.
- Norman Arey’s basketball picks: Coming Thursday, Norman’s picks for the Sweet 16.
Local colleges
- Berry College sports updates. Berry
- Shorter University sports updates. Shorter
- Georgia Highlands College sports updates. GHC
- Georgia Northwest Technical College sports updates.
Baseball
- Atlanta Braves beat Boston, 11-3. 6:05 tonight vs. Yankees. Atlanta
- Hall of Famer Bobby Cox to throw out first pitch at Rome Braves home opener April 9. Cox
