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GHSA 3A + CROSS CREEK VS HARLEM + 3SSB

Cross Creek’s boys have yet to lose a contest to an in-state team this season and the No. 2-ranked Razorbacks are primed for the Region 4 tournament and the postseason.

The team has two state championships – 2021 and 2022 – both Class 3A titles and if this season’s trend continues, Cross Creek could be favorited to secure the team’s third championship.

The program’s only loss this season was against River Bluff (SC) 65-64 in overtime on November 27. Cross Creek (21-1, 12-0) has won 17 games since the loss and is outscoring opponents 1,439 to 1,031 heading into Tuesday’s home game against West Laurens.

The Razorbacks will close the pre-region regular season with back-to-back away Region 4 games — Friday at Baldwin and Saturday at Harlem. The Baldwin game might be the most competitive after Cross Creek narrowly beat the Braves 45-42 on Dec. 13.

It’s worth noting that most region tournaments will begin play throughout next week. Each of the classification’s eight regions must report their respective playoff seedings to the GHSA by Feb. 15 for the state championship tournament which begins Feb. 18.

The region tournaments – for the most part – determine playoff seedings and the region tournament brackets are seeded by regular-season play. Here’s a glance at the top of the current basketball region standings below for the boys and the girls.