TIFTON —
The Tiftarea Academy Panthers played four games Tuesday against the Brookwood School Warriors and gained victories in two of them.
The varsity girls moved closer to a winning record with a 42-24 pounding of Brookwood. The win raises their season mark to 8-10, including a perfect 2-0 in the region.
Jarrett McWhorter’s 13 paced her team, closely followed by 10 each from Caitlyn Albritton and Neeli Fortson.
In a low-scoring affair, the Panthers were defeated by the Warriors, 34-33. Sam Tucker and Ethan Mims tied for high scorer, both bucketing 13 points. Mims also had 10 rebounds.
The Panthers are now 5-8, 1-1 in region competition.
In junior varsity games, the girls won, 30-20, behind the 13 points of Maci Paulk. They remain unbeaten on the year, 6-0.
The boys found the going tough against Brookwood, falling 20-11. Logan Carswell had 8.
Tiftarea plays again tonight at Crisp Academy. The junior varsity girls tip off at 4 p.m., with varsity games slated to start at 6 p.m.
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