MOULTRIE — The Colquitt County basketball teams will try to put a pair of disappointing Region 1-AAAAA losses behind them when they play host to Bainbridge beginning at 7 tonight at the Espy Gymnasium.
The Lady Packers dropped a 40-39 loss to the Valdosta girls on Tuesday to fall to 1-1 in the region.
The Colquitt County boys were routed by the long-ball shooting Wildcats 81-39.
Colquitt’s girls defeated Bainbridge 57-55 on the road back on Dec. 12 to raise their record to 4-0, but they are 2-6 since.
Senior Nicolle Thomas led the victory over the Lady Cats, scoring 25 points, including two on jumper from the free throw line with 3.2 seconds left for the victory.
The Lady Packers have not reached the 57-point plateau since that game and found points particularly hard to come by on Tuesday.
Colquitt’s girls hit just 24 percent from the field and 44 percent from the free throw line.
The loss dropped the Lady Packers to 6-6 overall and 1-1 in the region.
The Bainbridge girls are 8-5 and are coming off a 62-61 loss to East Gadsden on Tuesday.
The Colquitt County boys opened against the top two teams in the region and have falled 66-45 to Coffee on the road and 81-39 to Valdosta at home last Friday.
When the Packers played the Bearcats on the road last month, they were tied 45-45 heading into the final quarter before Bainbridge pulled away for a 64-61 victory.
The Packers are 5-7 overall. Bainbridge will bring a 10-3 overall record to the Espy Gymnasium today.
Six Region 1-AAAAA teams will be in action tonight with Lowndes traveling to Houston County, Coffee going to Northside and Valdosta traveling to Warner Robins.
The Coffee boys will be trying for a region-best fourth victory when they meet Northside, which was battered by Tift County 66-28 on Tuesday.
The Valdosta boys, 13-0 overall, will try to win their third straight region game when they face the 0-2 Demons
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Colquitt prepares for visit by Bainbridge
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Conference champions
The Colquitt County seventh-grade girls basketball team celebrates its South Georgia Athletic Conference championship. The team includes, front, from left, coach Sheila Williams, Za'Nautica Downs, Akia Sutton, Ty'Asia McNeal, Shy Seay; and back, Sydnee Dalton, Shay Stanfill, Kiarra Lovett, Abiyah Spencer, Coach Jon Scroggins, Angel Kinchen, Chyna Calhoun, Michaela Bennefield, Istajhe Johnson, Ashuntee Stewart and Ja'nysia Brown. Not shown, Coach Tamika Seay and Emily Dozier.
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Lady Pack clinches top seed for region tournament
Makeba Ponder’s free throw with 6 seconds remaining gave the Colquitt County girls a 55-48 victory over Lowndes on Tuesday on the William Bryant Court at the Gladys Espy Gymnasium and ensured the Lady Packers would have the top seed in next week’s Region 1-AAAAA tournament at Tift County.
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Rifle team defeats Worth County
The Colquitt County High rifle team remains unbeaten after taking a 1,098-1,082 victory over Worth County on Tuesday in Sylvester.
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Prine shines at Snowflake Invitational
Kenyadah Prine is progressing just fine in her comeback from two frustrating seasons that were marred by injuries. The Lowndes High senior is making the most of her opportunities to return to top form, no matter how big or small the stage.
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Prine shines at Snowflake Invitational
Kenyadah Prine is progressing just fine in her comeback from two frustrating seasons that were marred by injuries. The Lowndes High senior is making the most of her opportunities to return to top form, no matter how big or small the stage.
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Level 3 gymnasts first, Level 4 team second in Thomasville
The Moultrie YMCA MGs headed to Thomasville on January 28 to continue their meet season in the Rose City gymnastics invitational and the Level 3’s took first place and the Level 4’s placed second.
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Register wins region wrestling championship
Travis Register will take an unbeaten record into next weekend’s state sectional after going 2-0 and winning the 220-pound weight class at Saturday’s Region 1-AAAAA wrestling tournament at Lowndes.
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Lady Packers hold off Tift County
The Colquitt County girls basketball team held off a determined Tift County second-half rally on Saturday on the William Bryant Court at the Espy Gymnasium to get a 59-48 Region 1-AAAAA victory.
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Talking it over
The defending Region 1-AAAAA champion Colquitt County High baseball team held an intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday at Ike Aultman Field at Packer Park. The Packers are gearing up for their Feb. 21 season-opener against Lawton Chiles of Tallahassee at Packer Park. Packers assistant coach Jake Mobley talks with sophomore pitcher, and little brother, Gabe Mobley during Saturday’s scrimmage.
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Seventh-grade girls win conference championship
The Colquitt County seventh-grade girls’ basketball team claimed the conference championship Saturday, upsetting previously undefeated Coffee, 20-19.
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