Region Tournaments to Watch: Class 3A

<!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Region 6</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TEAMS: Chestatee, Dawson County, GAC, Johnson, Lumpkin County, North Hall, Pickens, White County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pickens enters the tournament with the one-seed behind [player_tooltip player_id='476460' first='Ellison' last='Steinhauer'] and [player_tooltip player_id='434275' first='Bella' last='Martin'], their only loss coming at Dawson County 53-46. White County grabbed the two-seed with Piedmont-signees [player_tooltip player_id='434276' first='Emma' last='Lightsey'] and [player_tooltip player_id='288509' first='Kylie' last='Watkins'] carrying the load. [player_tooltip player_id='1134399' first='Aslyn' last='Burkett'] has been invaluable with her play, stepping up once [player_tooltip player_id='350358' first='Mya' last='Yeh'], Kiannah Dorsey and Bree Burkett were injured. Chestatee's defense and three-point shooting them has propelled them to the three-seed. [player_tooltip player_id='506251' first='Caroline' last='Bull'], Payton Cable and [player_tooltip player_id='375896' first='Addison' last='Boyd'] are among the winningest players in school history. [player_tooltip player_id='1179114' first='Ali' last='Jae Bull'] has been impactful in Year 1. Dawson County holds the four-seed and will play five-seed GAC for a chance to make the state playoffs. The Spartans swept Dawson County during the regular season. [player_tooltip player_id='876797' first='Dru' last='Jeckewicz'], [player_tooltip player_id='541425' first='Asia' last='Johnson'], [player_tooltip player_id='932138' first='Barri' last='Newman'], [player_tooltip player_id='923328' first='Cobi' last='Obi'] and [player_tooltip player_id='800863' first='Jaymee' last='Carter'] form a strong core. Dawson County has seen [player_tooltip player_id='727045' first='Ava' last='Roberson'] blossom her junior season along with [player_tooltip player_id='620394' first='Maddie' last='Siuta']. [player_tooltip player_id='506252' first='Eva' last='Bishop'] still can take over games with her physicality and unique coast-to-coast skill.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Region 8</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TEAMS: Cherokee Bluff, East Hall, Jefferson, Monroe Area, Oconee County, West Hall</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's a three-team race between Jefferson, Oconee County and Cherokee Bluff, seeded in that order. Jefferson swept Oconee County 48-37 and 39-33 while beating Cherokee Bluff 70-58 with a game on Friday upcoming. Oconee County snatched the two-seed by beating Cherokee Bluff 57-51 and 49-46. Emmanuel-signee [player_tooltip player_id='800588' first='Julie' last='Azeltine'] surpassed the 1,000-point mark in her career against the Bears and is averaging 17.4 points per game followed by [player_tooltip player_id='674568' first='Elizabeth' last='Wynn']'s 9.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks and [player_tooltip player_id='743541' first='Eliza' last='Oechsle']'s 8.9 points. Jefferson has a by-committee approach charged by [player_tooltip player_id='674585' first='Michel' last='Robbins'], Emery Billings, [player_tooltip player_id='434284' first='Skyler' last='Brady'], Delaney DeWitt and Anni Aldridge. The Dragons have a suffocating press and three-point shooters with deep range. Cherokee Bluff is dangerous at full strength with a dynamic backcourt consisting of [player_tooltip player_id='674580' first='Bristol' last='Kersh'] and [player_tooltip player_id='630665' first='Claire' last='Carlson']. East Hall should cruise into the playoffs behind [player_tooltip player_id='1179126' first='Kaylana' last='Curry'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1179127' first='Terriah' last='Watkins'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->