For the second straight Saturday the Wildcats came out firing on all cylinders against county rival Winder-Barrow.

And for the second straight Saturday the Bulldoggs rallied and held on for a win, this time 56-43 against Apalachee Saturday night at the Dogghouse.

Alonzo Nelson-Ododa led the Doggs (7-2 Region 8-AAAA North, 18-5 overall) with 22 points, while point guard DJ Butler added 12 to get past a Wildcats squad bent on grabbing an upset.

Apalachee (2-7 Region 8-AAAA North, 6-17 overall) was led by freshman Rakim Peters with eight points.

See Wednesday's print edition for the full story.