J.J. Keyhea had 16 points and Jimmy Gaskins added 13 points as the Ware County Gators downed the Effingham County Rebels 71-36 in Region 3-AAAA basketball Saturday night in Waycross.

The Gators improved to 14-7 on the year and 5-1 in the region.

Effingham ends its region schedule tonight at Wayne County and will end the regular season Friday at home against Vidalia.