Macon County is Headed to the Final Four
The Macon County Lady Bulldogs defeated the Turner County Lady Titans on Tuesday night 60-57 on a game winning buzzer beater to advance to the GHSA Class A D-2 Semifinals
MONTEZUMA, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – On Tuesday night at Macon County High School, the 22-3 Lady Bulldogs defeated the 22-9 Turner County Lady Titans 60-57 with a game winning buzzer beating three-pointer from Junior Morgan Cochran.
After being down 24-10 after the first quarter, and 32-16 at halftime, the Lady Dawgs scored 24 points and allowed just 10 in the third quarter to pull within two points at the start of the fourth quarter. Down 55-50 with two minutes left, Macon County rallied back. The Lady Bulldogs were fouled with just seconds left, making just one out of two free throws to tie the game up at 57. With eight seconds left, the Lady Titans missed the layup, and the Lady Bulldogs ran down the floor to win the game as time expired.
After the game, 41NBC’s Justin Dierkes spoke with Head Coach Jimmy Daniels about the emotion he was feeling after a big victory and the trust he has in his girls. “It’s a heartfelt moment, man. We had a long year. We started off kind of rough, but we have prevailed” said Coach Daniels while trying to catch his breath. “I got to prepare tonight for moving forward. Like I said, I am proud of those girls, man. They came out and played hard, they came out and fought hard. I am proud. We’re moving on to Friday, I’ll see you guys in Milledgeville.”
When asked about the last second shot, Coach said, “I knew it was going in. I knew it was going in.”
Cochran spoke on the emotion in the moment as well. “It means a lot because the Macon County girls haven’t been this far in a long time. So, it means a lot and for me to be apart of it, it means the world to me. I’m glad I’m able to share that with my team and everybody in Macon county, I’m very excited” said Morgan.
When speaking about the last second shot, Cochran said “It feels amazing because I didn’t know if it was going in or not, but I’m glad it did, and I’m glad we are moving forward. [Coach Daniels] been my head coach for awhile so I’m glad he got the faith in me. He put the game on me. He told me in the timeout. He told me it was my job to get us the win, so that’s what I did.”
Macon County will take on Washington-Wilkes in the GHSA Class A Division-Two Semifinal Round Friday at Georgia College and State University with a tip-off scheduled for 5 p.m.
