Morgan County’s basketball teams recently announced that six players made the All-Region 4-AAA list in 2024. The ‘Dogs and Lady Dogs had three players each make either the All-Region First or Second teams. The Dogs had two players earn honorable mention and the Lady Dogs had also one player listed as honorable mention.

Defense and junior Jaden Young helped Morgan County top Dougherty in Tuesday’s first-round playoff tilt.

Morgan County’s girl’s basketball team has been on a hot streak, winning six out of its last eight games.

Morgan County Lady Dogs’ coach Milfred Franklin feels his team is hitting its stride at the right time. Franklin’s squad is 10-9 overall and 3-1 in region competition following Tuesday’s loss to Cross Creek.

The Morgan County girls’ basketball team (7-8) recently competed in the Oscar’s Wimbley Classic tournament at Lamar County High School and came away with a second-place finish.

After an 0-3 start to the season, Morgan County girls’ basketball finally got into the win column.The Lady ‘Dogs reeled off three straight wins, starting with a 58-35 decision over Winder-Barrow on Nov. 21, before their streak came to an end Saturday at Oconee County.

Morgan County boys’ basketball is off to an exciting start under Cody Anderson in his second year.

Morgan County girls’ basketball accomplished a lot last year in Milfred Franklin’s first season in charge. The Lady ‘Dogs won 20 games for the first time in eight years and picked up a playoff win in the process; however, they are looking to improve their stock in Franklin’s second season at the helm.

Since hiring head coach Dawn Staley more than a decade ago, the South Carolina women’s basketball team has been among the best programs in the nation. Staley arrived in 2008, and since then, the Gamecocks won national championships in 2017 and 2022.