With their 78-69 home win over Atlanta Metro on Sophomore Day, Feb. 21, the Golden Eagles men (21-9, 8-8 GCAA) helped clinch the fourth seed in the nine-team conference. As a top-four team, the Golden Eagles earned the right to host a first-round tournament game this Tuesday night, when Atlanta Metro will return to the Smyrna Community Center. Chatt Tech lost 73-64 at Atlanta Metro in the teams’ first meeting on Feb. 15, splitting the regular season.
Chatt Tech and Atlanta Metro also met in the final regular-season and first-round games last season as the No. 4 and 5 seeds, with Atlanta Metro pulling out a 76-74 win at the Smyrna Community Center. The Golden Eagles will be looking to return the favor this season against the Trailblazers (15-15, 7-9).
In the Feb. 21 meeting, the Golden Eagles cruised to victory, jumping out to a 39-25 lead at halftime. Corey Tobin (Cartersville) broke out with a season-high 23 points on 7-of-11 shooting from three, and A.J. Mosby (14 points), Ryan Davis (13 points) and freshman forward Keith Ray (11 points; Hillgrove) also broke double-figures. The talented duo of Brice Booker (24 points) and Carnilious Simmons (22 points) were the only two players in double-figures for the Trailblazers.
Should the Golden Eagles win Tuesday night, they would continue on to the semifinals, both of which will be hosted this Friday by the highest remaining tournament seed. The championship game will be hosted by the higher seed this Saturday. Georgia Highlands (16-0), South Georgia College (11-5) and Central Georgia Tech (9-7) also host first-round games this Tuesday.
The Lady Golden Eagles concluded their season on Feb. 21 with a ninth-place GCAA finish.
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