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Inside the final 16 was as far as the Banks County Diamond Leopards could push this year in their postseason drive.

Banks County’s postseason ended Thursday after a three game battle with Westminster.

Westminster went on to defeat Bleckley in the quarterfinals and take a spot in the final four.
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It will be a three-hour bus ride for the Diamond Leopards Thursday as the team heads to Summerville to face Chattooga in the state tournament.

Spirits are high as Banks County makes the return to the state playoffs.

“It will be a bit of a ride for us, but we'll be up to the challenge,” said Leopards’ coach Joe Lord. “We are excited to be back in the state tournament for the second year in a row.”
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“We were up to the challenge and eager to punch our ticket to the state playoffs,” said coach Joe Lord about the Banks County Diamond Leopards. “We are excited to play in the final four of the region tournament and even more excited that we are hosting the tournament at our park.”

The Leopards will advance to the final four in the region tournament. Banks County hosts the tournament Thursday starting at 11 a.m. when the Leopards face the Dragons from Jefferson.

“It will be a big challenge, but we are excited about the opportunities that are in front of us,” Lord said. “We've now qualified for the state playoffs in back-to-back years, and that is a great accomplishment for our program.”
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The Commerce Tigers’ ended their 2008-09 campaign with a break-even record Saturday night as they fell to Paideia in the first round of the state playoffs, 49-30.
Commerce finished with a 13-13 record. The Tigers were 12-7 in Region 8A.

After a very competitive first half, Paideia pulled away to take 19-point win.

“I was really proud of the effort,” said coach Chad Bridges. “[The boys] played hard and gave everything they had.”


For more on Tigers' basketball see this this week's edition of The Commerce News.