MACON – The Morgan County boys basketball team dramatically capped its season on March 14, claiming the GHSA Class 2A state championship.
The Dogs secured the title with a thrilling 53-52 overtime victory over Butler, finishing the season with a 26-6 overall record.
Morgan County’s historic postseason run ended with a 19-game winning streak that stretched nearly three months. The Dogs’ last loss was on Dec. 29, when they fell 65-61 to Lee-Scott Academy.
For the team’s seniors, the championship represented the culmination of a goal they had been chasing since last season, when Morgan County made its first state playoff appearance in several years. The Dogs finished the 2024-25 season in the Sweet 16 after a 65-48 loss to KIPP Atlanta.
The group of veterans believed in what Morgan County head coach Cody Anderson had preached.
“I’m very excited about this win because we knew we were going to come out here and have a dogfight, but we didn’t know it would go into overtime,” senior wing Kobi Jefferies said. “Coach Anderson told us to stay down and stand on business, so we did and pulled it off at the buzzer.”
Jefferies said the season marked his second year with the program after transferring from Newton to Morgan County. In that time, he has seen the team make significant strides.
“It feels great to win this, coming from a different school and being able to bond with these guys,” Jefferies said. “We’ve come so far since last season when we ended in the Sweet 16, and now we’ve won the state championship.”
He also credited Anderson for helping shape him both on and off the court.
“He brought me in during my junior year and helped me become the person I am today from the ground up,” Jefferies said. “He loves all of us, and I’m so glad to have him in my life as a coach and for working with me in my last year here.”
Senior point guard Jacoby Simmons also played a key role in the championship season, having spent his entire high school career with the Dogs playing for Anderson.
Simmons is proud of what the team accomplished, especially after the challenges the program faced in recent years.
“All the years I’ve been here in the program, it’s been ups and downs all the way through,” Simmons said. “I’m just so proud, and the community has treated us so well.”
Looking back, Simmons said the relationships built with his teammates will be what he remembers most.
“Us being able to build together and connect has been a great experience,” Simmons said. “Zeki and Kobi, who came in during the last few years, helped us rebuild the program. Coach Anderson is also a great guy who has taught me from my wrongs and rights and helped build me into a man.”
Morgan County will graduate four seniors, including Jeffries, Simmons, Locus, and Jamir Pittman, but will return a young core that gained valuable experience this year as it tries for a two-peat in 2026-27.