Students lined up outside Westside High School to cheer their team heading to the state basketball tournament March 9. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
Students lined up outside Westside High School to cheer their team heading to the state basketball tournament March 9. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News

Photojournalism: Westside heads to state basketball tournament

Westside High School’s basketball team left March 9 for the state championship. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News

Westside High School students lined Patriots Way to sent their basketball team to the state tournament March 9.

The Patriots won the AA title in 2022 defeating cross-town rival Butler High School in the finals 64-55 in Macon.

Students lined up outside Westside High School to cheer their team heading to the state basketball tournament March 9. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News

Tikki Middleton, in her first year as Westside’s principal, said she was especially proud of this team because she has watched many of the starters as they’ve grown up. She was their principal when they were at Tutt Middle School.

The Patriots take on Providence Christian at 3 p.m. March 9.

Students lined up outside Westside High School to cheer their team heading to the state basketball tournament March 9. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News

Charmain Z. Brackett is the publisher of Augusta Good News. Reach her at charmain@augustagoodnews.com. To subscribe to the newsletter, click here.

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