Lady Packers fall to Tift County in Region 1-7A finals

Published 10:28 pm Friday, February 19, 2021

VALDOSTA – Tift County took control in the second quarter and went on to defeat Colquitt County 56-36 in the Region 1-7A girls tournament championship game held Friday at Lowndes High School.

The Lady Devils will play host to the No. 4 team from Region 4 on Tuesday in the first round of the Class 7A state tournament.

As the region runner-up, the Lady Packers also will be at home for the first round, meeting the No. 3 team from Region 4 on Tuesday on the William Bryant Court.

Colquitt County and Tift County had split their regular season games and the Lady Packers led by a point 13-12 after the first quarter on the strength of three Carliss Johnson 3-pointers.

But the Lady Packers managed just six points in the second quarter and Tift County led 27-19 at the half.

The Lady Devils pulled away in the second half.

Johnson led the Lady Packers with 22 points, including 13 of her team’s 17 second-half points.

Camille Singletary had 10 and Gracie Belle Paulk and Jamaya Moore each had two.

Shakira Chaney led Tift County with 22 points, including 16 in the second half.