Georgia High School Basketball - Wayne County can't hold off Burke County
January 5, 2024: Waynesboro, GA 30830 The Burke County Bears basketball team scored 37 points and restricted the visiting Wayne County Yellow Jackets to 34 in the Bears league victory on Friday.
The Bears now sport a 6-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Screven County for a non-league contest on Saturday, January 6. Burke County will battle a Gamecocks team coming off a 57-22 league loss to Bryan County (Pembroke, GA). The Gamecocks record now stands at 9-2.
The Yellow Jackets (8-4) will now prepare for their contest against New Hampstead (Savannah, GA). The Phoenix come into the AAAA Region 3 contest with a 8-3 record. In their last contest, New Hampstead edged Southeast Bulloch (Brooklet, GA), 58-22, in a league contest.