BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER PHENIX CITY — On a night of down to the wire comebacks, the Auburn High School girls’ and Central High School boys’ basketball teams clinched first-place finishes in 7A Area 4. AHS and CHS will now host the girls’ and boys’ area tournaments, respectively, after the Lady Tigers (16-3, 4-0) used a last-second free throw to take down the Lady Red Devils (13-8, 2-2) 42-41 and the Red Devils (10-9, 4-0) overcame a fourth quarter deficit to defeat the Tigers (17-9, 2-2) 64-61 in Phenix City on Jan. 23. Lady Tigers 42, Lady Red Devils 41 Early in the season, one of the biggest challenges for AHS girls’ head basketball coach Courtney Pritchett was developing depth...
