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Darlington (3-0) advances to play Pepperell in the semifinals on Thursday night at 8:30 p.m.
âWe knew what we were going to get when we played Model,â Darlington coach Nathan West said. âTheyâre a well-coached team, a blue-collar team, kind of like how we envision ourselves to be. So we knew we were going to just have to keep working hard, and that it was going to be a dogfight.â
Model (3-2) had the ball with a chance to tie or take the lead with 11.6 seconds left in the game, but turned it over on a 5-second call when they couldnât get it inbounds.
The teams are ready and the venues are set.
Now all that remains is to find out who will ascend the tournament mountain and claim the coveted golden ball at the summit.
Itâs that time of year again. The 67th Annual Christmas Tournament presented by the Rome News-Tribune and the Seven Hills Rotary Club has arrived.
This yearâs tournament will be hosted by Armuchee High School. Armuchee will be utilizing its two gymnasiums for the three-day event, which will feature some of the Rome areaâs premier talent.
âFlexibility has been key for everybody this year,â Ballard Betz, president of the Seven Hills Rotary Club, said in a phone interview. âThe tournament organizers . want to put on a safe tournament first and foremost.â
A public comment session concerning the closure of Cave Spring Elementary School saw a large, and heated, turnout as Floyd County school board members prepare for a similar meeting Thursday evening.
The board opened the hearing in the Coosa High School gymnasium with a presentation on their reasons for closing Cave Spring Elementary and Glenwood Primary.
FCS Superintendent Glenn White characterized the school systemâs financial issues as a simple equation â too many buildings and not enough students.
This isnât the first time the idea of closing schools has arisen because of the school systemâs shrinking student population.