Lowndes took a 75-70 lead early in overtime with a Powell putback, a Brandon Fox tip-in and Wright’s three-pointer. But Warner Robins refused to let them pull away.

Jared Fluellen’s jumper and two free throws by Williams gave Warner Robins its last lead of the night, 81-80, with 40 seconds left.

Dribbling the ball up the court, Wright was fouled, and made both free throws, putting the Vikings on top with 34 seconds remaining. Then Fox stole the ball at the other end and passed to Hunter, who drew a flagrant foul racing for the basket. He made the second free throw, then Mayfield was fouled and made a free throw, making it 84-81 with 5.3 seconds to play. One missed shot later, the Vikings were the winners.

Powell was the best player on the court Friday night. He scored a game-high 25 points and also pulled down 15 rebounds for Lowndes. Mayfield scored 18 points, 16 after halftime, and Wright added 13.

“Robert had a great game,” Clark said. “Both he and Justin are coming along real well. We’ve got kids that are jelling together.”

Kenny Fluellen led Warner Robins with 24 points, while his brother scored 18. Williams added 15.

Lowndes girls 51, Warner Robins 29

A 21-3 run to start the game wasn’t quite a knockout punch for Lowndes Thursday. But it sure put Warner Robins on the ropes quickly, and sent the Vikettes on their way to a lopsided win.

“It was a huge win for us in our first region game,” Lowndes head coach Shan Garner said. “Warner Robins always has a good team. Our defense played well. We got on them early, and got a big lead.”

Garner has always emphasized defense first, and the Vikettes were very strong in their own end. The Lady Demons scored in single digits in three of the four quarters.

“Our defense played well,” Garner said. “I was proud of our effort. Warner Robins has a couple of guards that can really shoot it, and we shut them down. It was a total team effort. (Keira) Peak, Abrielle (Clemons) and (Amanda) Harper in particular are doing a great job on defense.”

The rout began when Lowndes scored the first 12 points of the game. The Vikettes got two free throws from Clemons and one from D’Arcy Williams, followed by a Kendra Thornton jumper and a fast break layup by Peak. Williams made a three-pointer, then stole the ball at the other end and, after being fouled, made two free throws, giving Lowndes a 12-0 lead.

Warner Robins’ Diamond Hudson finally got her team on the board with a three-point play 6:09 into the game, but the Vikettes led 12-3 at the end of one period.

Lowndes continued to dominate early in the second quarter. Peak scored inside on the first possession, then Clemons made a pair of three-pointers. Thornton’s free throw made it 21-3 less than two minutes into the quarter.