LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAMS’ QUEST FOR A GOLD BALL IN 71ST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT CULMINATES WITH CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND TONIGHT, LISTEN ON WLAQ

Local high school basketball teams’ quest for a Gold Ball in the 71st annual Rome Seven Hills Rotary Christmas Tournament will culminate tonight with the championship round.

In semifinal scores from Thursday on the campus of Armuchee High School:

Girls –

Rome 59, Armuchee 41

Calhoun 42, Model 37

Boys –

Darlington 86, Rockmart 27

Rome 64, Model 49

WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM will broadcast tonight’s championship games from the Armuchee Coliseum. The Rome and Calhoun girls’ battle for a Gold Ball will tip off at 7 pm, while the Darlington and Rome boys will meet in an 8:30 pm showdown.