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The Cherokee (Canton, GA) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's neutral playoff game against Newton (Covington, GA) by a score of 70-68.

This game is a part of the "2018 GHSA Girls State Basketball Tournament - AAAAAAA".

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Newton----70
Cherokee----68
Final score provided by K. McLarty.
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Game Story

Georgia High School Basketball - Newton holds off Cherokee

February 27, 2018: Covington, GA 30014

Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Newton Rams (Covington, GA) and the visiting Cherokee Warriors (Canton, GA), witnessed Newton's basketball squad nip Cherokee by a margin of 70-68.

The Rams (27-3) will now prepare for their outing against McEachern (Powder Springs, GA). The Indians go into the non-league outing with a 22-5 record. In their last outing, McEachern got by Norcross (Norcross, GA), 67-62, in a non-league outing.

The Warriors now own a 26-3 record.

Rankings & Records

Newton (17-18)

NationalGAClass
24384
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
28-49-110-19-09-3.875.9001,9901,474

Cherokee (17-18)

NationalGAClass
408126
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
26-310-010-09-07-3.8971.0001,8201,149

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Newton
16.115.915.514.162.2
Cherokee
18.017.118.011.462.8

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Record Breakdown

Newton (17-18)

Cherokee (17-18)

28-4
Overall
26-3
9-1
League
10-0
11-0
Non-League
7-0
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
0-0
Common Opponent
0-0
10-1
Home
10-0
9-0
Away
9-0
9-3
Neutral
7-3
4-1
Playoff
4-1
26-3
In-State
26-3
2-1
Out-of-State
0-0