NORTH AUGUSTA – South Florence halted North Augusta’s state title hopes in football in December, so the Yellow Jackets’ hoops’ team returned the favor Thursday beating the Bruins 58-38 in the second round of the SCHSL playoffs.
The ‘Jackets 24-1 will play Gray Collegiate Tuesday. The two teams have already faced each other twice this season with Gray (19-7) handing North Augusta its lone loss of the season on Jan. 28 by a score of 55-51.
The Lady Yellow Jackets will take to the home court Friday against cross-town rival Aiken at 6 p.m.
Augusta Good News’ photographer Mike Adams is a veteran photographer who has won multiple South Carolina and Georgia Press Association Awards in his career including eight in 2024 for Augusta Good News. He’s photographed for multiple news outlets including The Augusta Chronicle and the Aiken Standard.
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