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Long County claims Region 2-AA title
Both Tide teams now move on to state playoffs
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Blue Tide players stand with their Region 2-AA Championship trophy after beating the Benedictine Cadets 64-57 in Ludowici.
The Long County boys’ basketball team beat Benedictine Military School 64-57 to claim the Region 2-AA Championship Saturday.For the Lady Tide the tournament ended in despair as they fell to St. Vincent’s Academy 59-39, wrapping up a fourth-place finish. The boys’ game went back and fourth all night, and the Cadets led 43-37 after three periods. In the fourth, led by Perrell Brisbane, Long County went on a 17-3 run to take back the lead 54-46.