Lady Tigers, Tigers reach Region 6-AAA championship games

The Adairsville High School basketball teams advanced to the Region 6-AAA Championship games with semifinal wins Thursday night on their home court.

The Lady Tigers held off the Lady Colts of Coahulla Creek 39-26 and the Tigers overpowered Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, 72-52.

ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 39, COAHULLA CREEK 26

Aliyah McBryde

The Lady Tigers built a big lead early on Thursday and held off Coahulla Creek late to win their Region 6-AAA semifinal game.

The Lady Colts had won both regular-season meetings between the two teams.

Adairsville led 13-2 after the opening quarter and held a 23-9 lead at the break. The Lady Colts cut into the Lady Tigers’ lead in the second half but Adairsville pulled away again late for a 13-point win.

Aubree Langley and Shea Poe led Coahulla Creek in scoring with 10 and six points, respectively.

Aliya McBryde scored 12 points for the Lady Tigers. Alissa Winters followed with eight. NaXyria Roberts and Zariyah Hicks added six points each.

Coahulla Creek (17-8) will play top-seeded Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe on Friday at 4 p.m. in the Region 6-AAA third-place game.

Adairsville (18-9), who started the tournament as the No. 3 seed, will face No. 4 seed Ringgold (16-11) in the championship game on Friday at 7 p.m.

Ringgold defeated LFO in Thursday’s semifinal game, 56-53.

ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 72, LFO 52

Benjamin Abernathy

The Adairsville Tigers took control of their Region 6-AAA semifinal in the early going on Thursday and pulled away in the second half for a 72-52 win over Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe.

The Tigers led 17-10 after the opening eight minutes and were up 36-24 at halftime. A third-quarter surge gave Adairsville a 60-41 advantage at the end of the third quarter en route to their 20-point win.

Parian Keefe scored 13 points for the Warriors. Jared Mitchell finished with 11 points and Champ Bowman added 10.

Benjamin Abernathy led Adairsville with 21 points. Zachary Postell and Tayshaun Jackson also reached double-figures for the Tigers scoring 12 and 11 points, respectively. Kaden Scott and Xavious Nalls added seven points each.

LFO (9-16) will play Coahulla Creek in the third-place game on Friday at Adairsville at 5;30 p.m.

Adairsville (17-9), the top seed in the tournament, will play No. 6-seed Ridgeland (15-12) for the region championship at 8:30 p.m.

Ridgeland knocked off No. 2-seed Coahulla Creek (18-8) on Thursday, 66-42.