New Manchester Makes State Playoffs
The Jaguar boys join the Douglas County boys and girls and the Chapel Hill girls in the AAAA basketball tournament.
New Manchester in its first year of existence has earned its first berth in the Georgia High School Association state boys basketball tournament. The Jaguars finished fourth in the Region 5-AAAA tournament, losing to Lithia Springs in the semifinals and to Osborne in the third-place game, the Douglas County Sentinel reported. But earlier wins over Pope and Alexander were good enough for a spot in the state AAAA playoffs. New Manchester will open the tournament Friday at three-time defending state champion Miller Grove, the No. 1 seed from Region 6-AAAA. The winner will play Creekview or Loganville on Feb. 29. The Jaguars would be on the road again. Also making it to the AAAA boys tournament is Douglas County, which lost the 5-AAAA title …
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