Georgia High School Basketball - Langston Hughes bests Newnan
January 17, 2025: Fairburn, GA 30213 The Langston Hughes Panthers (Fairburn, GA) basketball toppled the visiting Newnan Cougars (Newnan, GA), 61-52 in Friday's league bout.
The Panthers now possess a 11-6 record. They play next when they travel to Dutchtown for a AAAAA Region 3 bout on Saturday, January 18. Langston Hughes will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 52-47 league win over Morrow (Morrow, GA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 14-2.
With the loss, Newnan falls to 13-4 on the campaign. The Cougars host Creekside (Fairburn, GA) to play the Seminoles in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 18. The Seminoles go into the bout with a record of 4-13. Creekside won 57-53 in their recent league bout against M.L. King (Lithonia, GA)