Putnam County girls basketball came up just short of winning the region championship on Feb. 14.
No. 9 Lamar County edged the Lady War Eagles 55-53 in Barnesville to win the Class A Division I Region 4 championship.
Despite the result, Putnam County girls’ head coach Derrick Arrington remained proud of his players. However, he told The Eatonton Messenger that his team just didn’t “ex…