Antonio Buffingham of CrossCreek, left, battles with Willie Taylor of Butler for a rebound at the Richmond County JV Boys Championship on Jan. 20. File photo
by MIKE ADAMS/
Richmond County’s top junior varsity teams battled it out Thursday at Lucy C. Laney High School for the championship titles.
In the girls’ matchup, it was T.W. Josey High School defeating Hephzibah High School with a score of 37-27.
The Josey and Hephzibah girls advanced to the title match after wins Wednesday over Laney and Cross Creek respectively.
The boys’ game pitted the Butler Bulldogs against the Cross Creek Razorbacks with the Bulldogs coming out on top 56-33.
Butler and Cross Creek made it to the finals after defeating Westside and Josey respectively.
Antwone Bates of Butler, left, attempts a shot against CrossCreek at the Richmond County JV Boys Championship on Jan. 20. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTOZion Coleman of Butler, right, attempts a shot a CrossCreek defender at the Richmond County JV Boys Championship on Thursday Jan. 20. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTORosevelt Brown of Butler attempts a layup against CrossCreek at the Richmond County JV Boys Championship on Jan 20. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTO. Butler celebrates a 56-33 win over CrossCreek at the Richmond County JV Boys Championship on Jan. 20. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTO.Clarrissia Winfrey of Josey, left, tries to block the shot of Layla Wilson at the Richmond County JV Girls Championship Jan. 20/ MIKE ADAMS/PHOTOShaniya Sanders of Josey, left, tries to block the shot of Jaliah Terry of Hephzibah, right, at the Richmond County JV Girls Championship Jan. 20. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTO.Kayla McCord of Josey, left, attempts a shot as Layla Wilson of Hephzibah defends the play at the Richmond County JV Girls Championship on Thursday, Jan. 20. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTO.Zeniyah Mayers of Josey celebrates a 37-27 victory in Richmond County girls basketball championship over Hephzibah on Thursday,. MIKE ADAMS/PHOTO.Sakai Lewis of Josey, left, attempts a shot as Zanyan Mullins of Hephzibah tries to block the shot at the Richmond County JV Girls Championship on Jan. 20. Photo by Mike Adams
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