STOCKBRIDGE — The 2020-21 high school basketball season was a strong one for Henry County’s teams.
Half of the county’s dozen public and private schools qualified for their respective classification’s state tournament, including one advancing to the Final Four, one to the Elite Eight and another to the Sweet 16.
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