Westside vs Josey: 2012 Region Championship Game

***This "flashback" post takes us back to the first month of blogging about Augusta area hoops (besides my GAIS Eagles homeschool team).***

The wait is over.  We are now releasing the championship game highlights from the regions 7-A, 3-AA, and 3-AAA tournaments.  And our first release is definitely worth the wait.  Some of the best basketball players in the greater Augusta, Georgia, area play some of their best basketball in this intense contest.  Enjoy!  And see the schedule below for the next two releases.

Tuesday Morning:  Laney vs Bleckley County (Region 3-AA championship game)

Tuesday Evening:  Aquinas vs Wilkinson County (Region 7-A championship game)

Also, we intend to publish a preview of the upcoming state tournament, with a special emphasis on the schools from the greater Augusta, Georgia, area.  The first round is Saturday.  We will live blog each round.  So if you are going to a game, bring your smart phone to stay up to speed with other area teams.  And if you are staying at home, tune in on your computer.

*Useful Tip - When watching the video, click on the "YouTube" icon on the bottom right of the video window to be taken to our YouTube page, where you will see a bigger screen.  Once on YouTube, double click the video, and the video will be displayed on the entire screen!

Josey vs Westside: Championship Weekend Highlights

The wait is over.  We are now releasing the championship game highlights from the regions 7-A, 3-AA, and 3-AAA tournaments.  And our first release is definitely worth the wait.  Some of the best basketball players in the greater Augusta, Georgia, area play some of their best basketball in this intense contest.  Enjoy!  And see the schedule below for the next two releases.

Tuesday Morning:  Laney vs Bleckley County (Region 3-AA championship game)

Tuesday Evening:  Aquinas vs Wilkinson County (Region 7-A championship game)

Also, we intend to publish a preview of the upcoming state tournament, with a special emphasis on the schools from the greater Augusta, Georgia, area.  The first round is Saturday.  We will live blog each round.  So if you are going to a game, bring your smart phone to stay up to speed with other area teams.  And if you are staying at home, tune in on your computer.

*Useful Tip - When watching the video, click on the "YouTube" icon on the bottom right of the video window to be taken to our YouTube page, where you will see a bigger screen.  Once on YouTube, double click the video, and the video will be displayed on the entire screen!

Flashback Post: Aquinas vs Westside (2012)

***This "flashback post" was added because with Frank Booker, Ahmed Hill, and others in action, there probably wasn't a more exciting set of high school highlights captured by AugBball in one game.***

One good thing about the class 7A-A Aquinas Fighting Irish visiting the class 3B-AAA Westside Patriots is that the two teams, both currently leading in their respective sub regions, can forget about what the game "means," and just play basketball.  And there are players on these two teams who can really play basketball!  Westside's guard tandem of junior Frank Booker and senior Ronald Campbell, and Aquinas's back court sophomore duo of Michael Scott and Ahmed Hill are certainly exciting to watch.

The Patriot duo does a lot of work from behind the three point line, but they also hurt opponents off the dribble and in the mid range.  The two from Aquinas drive to the basket relentlessly and provide many memorable moments.  Watch the highlights to see the things young men who are very skilled, very competitive, and very intense can do on the basketball court on a special night.