Tuesday's area high school basketball scoreboard: Upson-Lee wins 55th straight, Central sweeps 6A Northside (updated)
TUESDAY'S SCORES
Girls
Baldwin 74, Hephzibah 15
Central 50, Northside 36
The Chargers (20-2) topped the 6A Eagles behind an 18-point, 12-rebound double-double from Jada Clowers, who also had 8 blocks. ReNesha Goolsby added 12 points, and Tyleia Williams 10 points and 6 assists. JeNya Wilder was close to a double-double with 8 points and 8 rebounds. Tamia Sapp had 15 points and 9 rebounds for Northside.
Dodge County 53, Southwest 49
Destanee Wright's 25 led Dodge County (19-4/7-3), with Europe Brown adding 13.
Monticello 58, Jones County 53
Mount de Sales 32, FPD 28
Melia Cunningham and Donzalae Hollis had 8 points each for MdS, while Sadie Frame led FPD with 10 points.
Peach County 45, Rutland 42
A strong first quarter put the Trojans (17-7, 9-2) ahead, and they held on. Deja Holland, who passed 1,000 points last week, had 18 points for the Trojans, while Jada Brown had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 steals for Rutland (13-8/5-5).
Spalding 68, West Laurens 49
Stratford 71, Wilkinson County 42
Nadia Reese poured in 30 for Stratford (20-2, 9-0).
Tattnall 59, Twiggs County 48
Taylor County 60, Schley County 43
Upson-Lee 54, Howard 44
Veterans 60, Bleckley County 25
Warner Robins 44, Houston County 35
Shynia Jackson went over 1,000 points for her Warner Robins career.
Washington County 66, Dublin 56
Washington County improved to 17-6 and 9-2 behind Destinee Ellison's 16 points, 6 assists, and 6 steals. Nijeria Jordan was right there with 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 steals. Miracle Parker added 14 points.
Missing
Houston County-Warner Robins
Perry-Mary Persons
Jordan-Lamar County
GMC-Hancock Central
Crawford County-Hawkinsville
Briarwood at Gatewood
Windsor at Brentwood
Boys
Baldwin 87, Hephzibah 70
Bleckley County 69, Veterans 44
Central 65, Northside 61 (OT)
Dodge County 74, Southwest 54
The Indians (15-5/6-4) were supremely balanced in getting the 3-AA win. RJ Carr had 17 points, Nick Cummings 16, DeMarcus Caines 15, and Chris Clark and Noah Wilcox 10 each.
Dublin 71, Washington County 56
The Irish led by 21 at halftime and after three quarters to clinch the top seed for the 3-AA tournament. Jamarius Dixon had nearly half of the Golden Hawks points with 25, to go with 7 rebounds. Jawan Dukes had 12 boards and 7 points for Washington County.
FPD 69, Mount de Sales 36
The Vikings tripled the Cavs in the first quarter, 18-6, and that was it. Jordan Jones of FPD led all scorers with 22, while teammate Moe Gordon added 18 and Henry Middlebrooks 10.
GMC 69, Hancock Central 66
Hawkinsville 62, Crawford County 55
Mary Persons 85, Perry 77
The Bulldogs won despite losing Cam Holden to an ankle injury. Dee Morton’s 17 points, 3 steals, and 4 assists led the Senior Night action for the Bulldogs. Desmond Williams had 16 points, Tre Slaten 16 points and 5 rebounds, Tre Edge 13 points and 7 boards. Holden had 12 points and 6 rebounds before going down.
Monticello 76, Jones County 56
New Creation 117, Central Georgia 48
Peach County 92, Rutland 88 (OT)
Putnam County 44, Banks County 25
Spalding 43, West Laurens 41
Upson-Lee 59, Howard 27
The Knights, ranked first in the state in two polls and nationally ranked in three others, won their 55th straight. Tye Fagan had 32 for the Knights.
Warner Robins 103, Houston County 72
Westside 69, Jackson 61
Missing
West Laurens-Spalding
Jordan-Lamar County
Twiggs County-Tattnall
Banks County-Putnam County
Schley County-Taylor County
Stratford-Wilkinson County
Briarwood-Gatewood
Windsor at Brentwood
David Emanuel-John Hancock