ROSSVILLE, Ga. — Lumpkin County won its first postseason game since 2016 on Wednesday, rolling past Ridgeland 57-37 on the road in the opening round of the Class 3A playoffs.
The Indians (10-17) led 23-16 at the half, paced by Cal Faulkner’s 18 points in the first 16 minutes.
Lumpkin County poured it on in the second half, outscoring the Panthers (10-17) 34-21 in the second half.
Faulkner finished with 25 points to pace the Indians. TJ Gaddis added 14 for Lumpkin County.
John Hill led Ridgeland with 12 points.
Lumpkin's win was part of the Region 7-3A sweep of Region 6-3A on the night.
Next up for the Indians is the Sandy Creek/Stephens County winner on Saturday.
TOWNS COUNTY 54,
TWIGGS COUNTY 48
The Indians overcame an 11-point deficit in the second half to knock off the Region 5-A Division champion Cobras on the road in the first round of the Class A D1 playoffs.
Towns County got a quick start and would take a 16-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. However, Twiggs County exploded in the second quarter, draining five 3-pointers and turned an eight-point deficit into a 31-28 halftime lead.
The Cobras continued their hot shooting to start the third quarter, building an 11-point lead at one point. But Towns County went to a full-court press and used several Twiggs County turnovers to cut the deficit to 43-36 to start the fourth quarter.
The Indians outscored Twiggs 18-5 in the final period to pull out the victory.
Zane Floyd led Towns County with 16 points. Tanner Cunningham had 14 points, Gage Rogers had 9, and Connor Chastain had 8 points for the Indians.
Towns County will go on to face the winner of Manchester and Mount Zion in the Sweet 16 on Saturday.
MCDONOUGH 84,
NORTH HALL 53
The Trojans season came to an end on Wednesday in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs.
It was a rough first half for North Hall, who managed just 12 total points, while McDonough ran out to a 25-7 lead after the first quarter and led 49-12 at halftime.
Matt Ray paced the Trojans with 16 points. Cole Hulsey added 9 for North Hall.
Zion Greene led McDonough with 25 points, 18 in the first half.
(Below is the full schedule of playoff games on Wednesday for teams in the AccessWDUN coverage area)
1st ROUND BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD, Wednesday, Feb. 21
BOYS
CLASS 6A
Alexander 70, Gainesville 47
Langston Hughes 52, Habersham Central 45
CLASS 4A
McDonough 84, North Hall 53
CLASS 3A
Dawson County girls 59, Adairsville 28
Dawson County boys 56, Adairsville 48
Lumpkin County 57, Ridgeland 37
CLASS 2A
Callaway boys 68, East Jackson 57
Union County girls 62, Landmark Christian 35
ELCA boys 66, Union County 60
CLASS A DIVISION 1
Rabun County 81, Prince Avenue Christian 57
CLASS A DIVISION 2
Towns County 54, Twiggs County 48
GIAA CLASS 3A
Lakeview Academy, first round bye
1st ROUND BASKETBALL SCORES, Tuesday, Feb. 20
GIRLS
CLASS 7A
Buford girls 66, Wheeler 21
Buford boys 52, Osborne 49
CLASS 6A
Hughes 64, Gainesville 37
North Forsyth 49, Alexander 16
South Paulding 58, Habersham Central 29
CLASS 5A
Jefferson 56, Tri-Cities 49
Jackson 80, Flowery Branch 27
CLASS 4A
Chestatee 75, Woodland-Stockbridge 52
Stockbridge 72, Cherokee Bluff 49
CLASS 3A
White County 70, Ringgold 38
CLASS 2A
Banks County 73, McNair 17
CLASS A DIVISION 1
Commerce 60, Prince Avenue 58
Rabun County 63, Jasper County 32
CLASS A DIVISION 2
Johnson County 52, Towns County 50
GIAA CLASS 3A
Lakeview Academy, first-round bye
