In its first region game of the season, Dawson County lost a heartbreaker, 58-56, to Rabun County. And while a 12-2 start before that game would normally be considered the foundation to a great season, Tigers coach Thad Burgess said that loss may have been the moment that helped the team erupt down the stretch. “I told them in the locker room that night that I saw the team we could be,” Burgess said.