From BleckleyProgress.com
     
     Cold shooting third quarter leads to end of season.
     By Dave Whitaker
     Feb  5, 2019, 23:42
     
     
     
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      | Shontavian Manuel gets a rebound. | 
     
   
After starting the season 11-2, the Royals won just three of their final 12 games to finish the regular season 14-11.  Amongst the losses included blown leads against both Dodge County and Washington County.  Despite that, BCHS was fourth seed going into region tournament play.
     
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      | A Patriots player defends Nykeem Farrow's shot attempt. | 
     
   
They’d avenged a previous loss to Southwest by winning in Macon last Friday.  Tuesday, Bleckley took on the fifth-seeded Patriots in round one of region.  Though leading 18-15 lead in the second, five straight by Southwest put them ahead by two at halftime.
     
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      | Deandre Pitts is fouled on this shot. | 
     
   
BC managed just eight third quarter points as the deficit grew to eight.  A Nykeem Farrow three-point play with 1:21 left cut the deficit to five but Southwest scored six straight to win 46-35.  Farrow had 19 points, Shontavian Manuel scored 10 points.
   
   
   
     
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