Washington County Advances to 3-AAA Semifinals

Wednesday's region 3-AAA tournament quarterfinal match up between the Washington County Golden Hawks and the Richmond Academy Musketeers was not always pretty, as both teams struggled to score.  But Washington County coach Carlos Hope's philosophy that his team can win by keeping its opponent's scoring to a minimum worked beautifully as his squad advances to face Josey at 5:30 P.M. in Friday's semifinal round.

Richmond Advances to Quarterfinals in Region 3-AAA Tournament

In the opening round of the region 3-AAA tournament, the Richmond Academy Musketeers defeated the Cross Creek Razorbacks 45-39.  The Musketeers played well defensively and passed the ball extremely well during the first two quarters, establishing a 31-16 lead at intermission.  The Razorbacks made two attempts to get back into the game, cutting Richmond's lead to 5 twice, once in the third quarter (31-26) and another time in the fourth (38-33).  But Jonathan Bradley and Marcus Walden made key baskets to help Richmond retain the lead.

The Musketeers advance to Wednesday's quarterfinal round to face top seeded Washington County.

Game of the Night: Richmond Academy at Westside

The Westside Patriots clinched the first position in sub region 3B-AAA in the final game of the regular season Tuesday night with a 55-39 victory over the Richmond Academy Musketeers.  Westside led throughout the game and took a 31-15 lead into halftime.  After the Musketeers cut the Westside lead to 40-30, the Patriots finished Richmond off with timely three pointers by Frank Booker and Ronald Campbell.

Westside improves to 17-6, and 8-2 in sub region play.  The Musketeers fall to 11-10, and 6-4 against sub region opponents.  Check out the highlights from Tuesday's Augusta Basketball Report "Game of the Night."