Georgia High School Basketball - Newnan can't hold off Paulding County
February 2, 2024: Newnan, GA 30263 The Newnan Cougars basketball team (Newnan, GA), was nudged 56-52 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Paulding County Patriots (Dallas, GA)
The Patriots now possess a 12-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Douglas County for a AAAAAA Region 5 battle on Saturday, February 3. Paulding County will battle a Tigers team coming off a 68-41 league loss to Langston Hughes (Fairburn, GA). The Tigers record now stands at 10-12.
The Cougars (5-16) will now prepare for their battle against South Paulding (Douglasville, GA). The Spartans come into the AAAAAA Region 5 battle with a 8-15 record. In their last battle, South Paulding was nudged by New Manchester (Douglasville, GA), 63-30, in a league outing.