Cinderellas, Spencer and Dawson, Face-Off in 2nd Round of Playoffs

SPENCER AT DAWSON COUNTY

When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Tiger Stadium, Dawsonville, GA.

What: GHSA Class AAA State Playoffs 2nd round

Records:

Spencer 9-3 – Dawson County 8-3

1st Round:

Spencer-47 at Washington County-34 and Ringgold-40 at Dawson-63

Series: First meeting.

Spencer has won seven straight games, while Dawson has won four straight. Spencer is the No. 3 seed from Region 2 and Dawson is the No. 1 seed from Region 7. Both teams are playing in their first ever GHSA State Playoffs. Spencer, finishing 1-9 last year, has four state titles dating back to the 1960’s in the Georgia Interscholastic Association, the governing body of schools during the era of segregation. Spencer won its first GHSA state playoff game last week. In 1993, they beat Shaw in region playoffs, but then lost to Wayne County in the first round. This was Dawson County’s first region title in school history, after going 2-8 last year. Coach Sid Maxwell was brought in and took over coaching duties this year. The winner will advance to the GHSA quarterfinals for the first time.