Region 1-6A semifinals set for TCHS

Published 3:00 pm Wednesday, February 14, 2024

TIFTON — The Region 1-6A tournament schedule for semifinal games at Tift County High has been set.

Semifinals are Thursday, with consolation games and championships Friday at The Palace.

Each day’s schedule starts at 4 p.m. Thursday, the Veterans Lady Warhawks are the opener against Thomas County Central. At about 5:30 p.m., Houston County’s boys take on Veterans.

Locals take the floor, starting around 7 p.m. Tift’s Lady Devils play Houston, followed by the Blue Devils and Lee County boys.

The TCC and Houston girls and Tift and Houston boys all qualified for state Tuesday in play-in games.

Houston’s Lady Bears won over Lee, 38-35; TCC won a wild 65-61 game against Northside in the other girls game. For the boys, Tift kept its 30-year state streak going with a 62-56 victory over the Yellow Jackets and Veterans defeated Northside, 93-71.