‘Heartbreaker’ for Braves in semifinal vs. North Oconee

  • Tre Lawrence dribbles the ball at the top of the key in a game against Swainsboro in February. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff
    Tre Lawrence dribbles the ball at the top of the key in a game against Swainsboro in February. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

    Baldwin’s season ended in the worst possible way, losing at the buzzer to North Oconee in the Class AAAA semifinal. 

    The Titans topped the Braves 65-64 when sophomore forward Khamari Brooks sunk a put-back layup in the net.

    “We just didn’t do a great job of closing out the game,” Baldwin head coach Ben Smith said. “We’ve struggled all year with boxing out. On the (shot) when we lost the game, w…