Westside and Morgan County squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Westside had to settle for second. They received a blow as they fell 70-54 to the Morgan County Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Seminoles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 94th).
Domonique Billue
| 02/08/25 @ Morgan County | 4 |
| 12/18/24 vs Central | 8 |
| 11/26/24 @ Northside | 10 |
| 01/30/25 @ Callaway | 10 |
| 11/23/24 vs Warner Robins | 11 |
Despite the defeat, Westside saw an underclassman step up: freshman Domonique Billue shot 52% from the field to rack up 31 points and three blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Billue has scored all season. Taylor Talton was another key player, going 7-for-12 en route to 15 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Westside was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their second loss (out of 15 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Morgan County was led to victory by Cydney Burke and Jaden Young. Burke shot 63% from the field on her way to 16 points and five boards, while Young went 5-for-9 to rack up 12 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Burke's big performance that morning made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Madison Holcomb, who posted nine points.
Westside's loss dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Morgan County, they pushed their record up to 20-9 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Westside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Morgan County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-33 win against Carver on the 25th.
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