April Thomas poured in a game-high 25 points and Bria Harris added 20 to lead the Bainbridge High School Lady Cats to 59-49 Friday night victory over the Thomas County Central High School Lady Yellow Jackets.

The game, played in Thomasville, was the first Region 1AAAA game of the season for Coach Latreisha Moon’s Lady Cats. The victory moved their overall record to 14-5.

The Lady Cats jumped out ahead 16-12 after one quarter. They then outscored the Lady Yellow Jackets 13-10 in the second quarter to build their advantage to 29-22 at halftime.

The Lady Cats scored 25 points in 18 trips to the free throw line. The Lady Yellow Jackets were down 41-31 after three quarters.

The Lady Yellow Jackets bounced back, outscoring the Lady Cats 9-2 at the beginning of the fourth quarter to pull within three, at 43-40.

The top two scorers for the Lady Yellow Jackets were Jasmine Battle with 16 and Bryanna McCraw with 15.

“April Thomas and Bria Harris are two of our team leaders and they really came through with some clutch shots against Central,” Coach Moon said. “April is so quick and opposing defenses have trouble keeping up with her down the court…a lot of our fast breaks begin with Bria pulling down a rebound and getting a quick pass out to April for a layup.”

BHS will host the boys and girls’ Region 1AAAA tournament in its new gym between Feb. 15-19.