AUGUSTA — The South Effingham girls basketball team beat Cross Creek 51-41 at Butler High School to win the Region 3-AAAA tournament title on Wednesday.
The Mustangs (23-4) got big games from their “Big Three.” Tianna Germain had 17 points and six rebounds, Machala Raymonville had 16 points and four rebounds, and sophomore Shae Leverett added 22 rebounds and 12 points.
South Effingham will host Dougherty in the first round of the playoffs Friday.
BASEBALL
JOHNSON 15, GROVES 3
Brandon Majors was the winning pitcher, and helped his own cause with two hits during Johnson’s win over Groves.
Groves 1 1 1 0 — 3 3 2
Johnson 5 3 7 x — 15 8 2
W — Brandon Majors (1-0); L — Zy Carter. Leading hitters—Johnson, Majors 2-3, Jamile Robinson 2-3. Records—Johnson 1-1, Groves 0-1.
SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN 7,
SOUTHEAST BULLOCH 3
BROOKLET — Brandon Deal had two hits and drove in two runs, and Scott Broadmann was the winning pitcher in Savannah Christian’s victory over Southeast Bulloch.
SC 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 — 7 5 6
SEB 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 7 2
W—Scott Broadmann (1-0). L—Harnage. S—Zach Brockman (1). Leading hitters—SCPS, Brandon Deal 2-3, 2 RBIs. Record—SCPS 1-0.
BOYS TENNIS
SOUTH EFFINGHAM 5, BENEDICTINE 0
Singles-Brandt Jenkins def. Wyatt Ferrelle 6-0, 6-0; Kyle Howell def. Austin Koresh 6-1, 6-1; Spencer Jenkins def. Aaron Beers 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles-Ryan Nease/Jonathan Graham def. Sean Kelley/Connor Starling 6-2, 6-0; Ben Grayson/Matt Hudson def. Matt Hogan/Matt Olsen 6-2, 6-1.
Record-South Effingham 1-0.
GIRLS TENNIS
SOUTH EFFINGHAM 3, ST. VINCENT’S 2
Singles-Emma Lively (SVA) def. Makayla Pevey 6-1, 7-6; Juliet Salgueiro (SVA) def. Rami Mesmer 7-6, 6-1; Logan Edwards (SE) def. Lily Kateconneff 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles-Tinley Bailey/Char Figuerro (SE) def. Bailye Quick/Katie Drought 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. Christina Guerrero/Brooke Syms (SE) def. Madison Wallace/Meg Todesca 6-2, 6-1. Record-SE 1-0.
Late Monday
BASEBALL
EFFINGHAM COUNTY 2,
SOUTH EFFINGHAM 0
Effingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 — 2
SE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
W-Josh Gilliam. L-Austin Piegh. Leading hitters-EC, Jacob Teston 2-3, 2B, 2 RBIs, Grayson Seckinger 2-4. SE, Garrett Hodges 2-3.