The boys and girls squads of Portal and Claxton spent the entire regular season crafting impressive resumes. But a week full of bad weather, long road trips and surprising upsets has left the state playoff brackets jumbled as play begins this week. The Portal boys and Claxton girls both reached the top spot of the GHSA’s power poll midway through the season and held on to the top spot down the stretch.
Claxton, Portal eye state titles
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