8-year-old basketball star becomes a champion after falling short last season

  • Reggie Mattox, who scored 20 of his team’s 24 points, and his family hug after the Oglethorpe Recreation Department Championship game
    Reggie Mattox, who scored 20 of his team’s 24 points, and his family hug after the Oglethorpe Recreation Department Championship game
  • The Mattox family celebrates after the 8U Championship win. (Armani Kardar/The Oglethorpe Echo)
    The Mattox family celebrates after the 8U Championship win. (Armani Kardar/The Oglethorpe Echo)
  • The winning 8U Championship team for the Oglethorpe County Rec Department. (Armani Kardar/The Oglethorpe Echo)
    The winning 8U Championship team for the Oglethorpe County Rec Department. (Armani Kardar/The Oglethorpe Echo)
  • The two teams battle it out in the 8U Championship game for the Oglethorpe County Rec Department. (Armani Kardar/The Oglethorpe Echo)
    The two teams battle it out in the 8U Championship game for the Oglethorpe County Rec Department. (Armani Kardar/The Oglethorpe Echo)
    This time last year, 8-year-old Reggie Mattox wasn’t celebrating at the end of his basketball season. Instead, he said he worked harder on his game.   The results showed ...

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