Staff Reports

CENTRE – The Cherokee County basketball coaches met Wednesday evening to determine pairings for the upcoming county tournament. This year’s tournament is Jan. 19-21 at the Gadsden State-Cherokee Arena. Gaylesville is the host school.

Spring Garden’s girls (20-0) and Sand Rock’s boys (13-6) are the varsity tournament’s top seeds. They won’t begin play until next Friday at 4 and 5:30 p.m.

The tournament opens next Thursday at 3:30 p.m. with junior varsity boys action between Spring Garden and Gaylesville, followed at 5:30 p.m. by Cherokee County and Sand Rock’s JV boys.

In the varsity tournament, Sand Rock and Gaylesville’s girls tip off at 6:30 p.m., followed by Cedar Bluff and Gaylesville’s boys at 8 p.m. The respective winners take on the top seeds next Friday.

Cherokee County and Cedar Bluff’s girls do battle at 7 p.m. next Friday, followed by Cherokee County and Spring Garden’s boys in the nightcap at 8:30 p.m.

Championship Saturday begins with the junior varsity boys title game at 4:30 p.m. The varsity girls championship is scheduled for 6 p.m., with the varsity boys title game at 7:30 p.m.

Spring Garden’s girls and boys are the county tournament’s defending varsity champions. The Lady Panthers will be going for their fourth consecutive county title.

The complete tournament schedule is below.

Thursday, Jan. 19

Spring Garden vs. Gaylesville JV boys, 3:30 p.m.

Cherokee County vs. Sand Rock JV boys, 4:30 p.m.

Cedar Bluff vs. Spring Garden-Gaylesville JV boys winner, 5:30 p.m.

Sand Rock vs. Gaylesville girls, 6:30 p.m.

Cedar Bluff vs. Gaylesville boys, 8 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 20

Spring Garden girls vs. Sand Rock/Gaylesville winner, 4 p.m.

Sand Rock boys vs. Cedar Bluff/Gaylesville winner, 5:30 p.m.

Cherokee County vs. Cedar Bluff girls, 7 p.m.

Cherokee County vs. Spring Garden boys, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21

Junior Varsity Boys Championship, 4:30 p.m.

Varsity Girls Championship, 6 p.m.

Varsity Boys Championship, 7:30 p.m.