Clinch County 14, Bacon 7
HOMERVILLE — Clinch County defeated Region 1-A opponent Bacon County 14-7 Friday night at Donald Tison Field.
It took the Clinch County Panthers 33 minutes to take the lead, but when they did they didn’t look back.
Bacon scored first with 9:47 left in the first quarter, as Reid Burkett hit George Jenkins on a 65-yard touchdown pass. The converted extra point gave Bacon a 7-0 lead.
Clinch answered back on the ensuing kick-off as Dominique Ellis ran 70 yards for the kick return touchdown. The extra point missed and the Panthers were down by one, 7-6.
With 2:58 left in the third quarter, the Panthers took the lead for good on a Ronnie Hill 7-yard touchdown run.
Next week, Clinch travels to Calhoun County for 7:30 p.m. game.
Thomasville 28, Cook 0
ADEL — The Thomasville Bulldogs got the best of the Cook Hornets on Friday, winning 28-0. Cook managed just 125 yards passing and 64 yards rushing on the night.
Juwan Smith was the high point for the Hornets. Smith had 83 total yards, 40 passing, eight rushing, and 35 yards on a punt return.
Brooks County 21, Berrien 0
NASHVILLE — The Brooks County Trojans continued to improve Friday night, holding off Berrien, 21-0. Brooks put together 322 yards of total offense, 311 of which came on the ground.
Keith Christopher had 104 yards on 21 carries for the Trojans, while Arlestor McKinnon had 88 yards on 12 carries.
VSU falls to Montevallo
MONTEVALLO, Ala. — Valdosta State’s volleyball team (9-13, 0-5) continues to struggle this season. Friday night, they fell on the road to Montevallo in five games.
VSU won the first two games, each by a score of 30-25, but the Lady Falcons came back and won the final three games, 30-21, 30-17, and 15-13. VSU will face West Alabama today at 1 p.m.
Henderson tourney raises money
VALDOSTA — The fourth annual Doug Henderson III Fund golf tournament and silent auction raised thousands of dollars to support the fight against cancer.
The winning team in the golf tournament was the team of Charles Tarpley, Jerry Don Baker, Blake DeCesare and Marty McGhin. Joe Murphy, Ed Rogers, John Hathcock and Paul Fenkbill finished second, followed by John Dennis Wetherington, Steven Hall, Joe Patterson and Danny Knight. David Parker, Dale Parker, Jamie Harris and Ted Welch placed fourth, while Earl Holmes, Carla Holmes, Frankie Gay and Derek Kolitz took fifth. Carla Holmes won the longest drive competition. DeCesare won closest to the pin.
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Lady Packers beat Lowndes, 55-48
The Colquitt County Lady Packers handed the Lowndes Vikettes a second straight loss Tuesday night, 55-48.
Jamesia Jones led Lowndes with 10 points, while Courtne Washington had nine. Tasia Brown finished with eight. -
Braves unveil another alternate home uniform
Hank Aaron recognized the look. Just not the feel.
The Atlanta Braves unveiled a new alternate home uniform Monday that is based on the attire worn when the team moved from Milwaukee in 1966, with Aaron as its biggest star. -
Valdosta native Garland named to Armstrong Atlantic HOF
Armstrong Atlantic State University has announced its latest induction class for the Armstrong Atlantic State University Athletic Hall of Fame. Among the six inductees and one Service Citation award winner is Valdosta native Nikki Garland, who ran cross county and track and field with the Pirates.
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Freeman, Trojans finalize '12 schedule
The Brooks County Trojans’ football motto is to ‘bring the hammer’ each and every Friday night.
Well, the Trojans now know exactly who they will have to bring that hammer to this upcoming season, as head coach Maurice Freeman recently finalized Brooks County’s 2012 football schedule. -
New York wins Super Bowl
Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute touchdown to beat New England 21-17 Sunday night for New York’s fourth Super Bowl title.
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Blazer softball sweeps Nova Southeastern
On Super Bowl Sunday, Valdosta State showed why it has been one of the super teams in the south region for years now.
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Blazers fall to Saints
Just 24 hours after earning an impressive opening day victory, the Valdosta State baseball team struggled to find a rhythm against North Georgia, as the Blazers fell to the Saints 8-3.
North Georgia pitcher Blake Hobby was a major factor for VSU’s struggles. The senior right-hander held the Blazers to just one run on four hits across his eight innings of work on the hill. -
Tift County wins region wrestling championship
Tift County won the Region 1-AAAAA traditional wrestling championship on Saturday at Lowndes High School.
Tift had three individual region champions, had wrestlers place in the top three in 13 of the 14 weight classes and qualified wrestlers for next weekend’s sectional tournament in all 14 weight classes. Tift earned 184 team points, two points more than second-place Lowndes. -
Wildcats beat Crisp in overtime
Valdosta’s boys basketball team dominated the overtime period, and defeated Crisp County 66-56 on Saturday night at the VHS gym.
The Wildcats outscored the Cougars 17-7 in overtime to pull away for the win.
“Another big win,” Valdosta head coach Antonio Haynes said. “I’m happy for the guys. They played hard. They deserved this win.” - More Local Sports Headlines
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Lady Packers beat Lowndes, 55-48
