Valdosta beats Warner Robins by 20 points
WARNER ROBINS — Valdosta High’s boys basketball team defeated Warner Robins 85-65 Friday night.
Jay Rome led the Wildcats with 24 points. Thoullit Hunter scored 18 for Valdosta, while Cameron Venus added 16. The Wildcats remained undefeated with the victory.
Valdosta (14-0) hosts Northside tonight, with the girls game beginning at 6 p.m.
LHS defeats Houston
WARNER ROBINS — Lowndes High’s girls basketball team improved to 11-2 with a 46-28 win over Houston County Friday night.
Scoring was balanced for the Vikettes. Kendra Thornton, D’Arcy Williams and Keira Peak each scored 10 points, while Amanda Harper had nine.
Lowndes hosts Colquitt County Tuesday.
Brooks, Cook split
QUITMAN — Clarion Macon scored 14 points, while Jasmine Mapp had 10, leading Brooks County’s girls to a 38-33 win Friday night. Quanesha Smith led Cook with 11 points.
Cook’s boys defeated Brooks, 42-36. Broderek Henry led Cook with 14 points, while Rashad Rose had nine for Brooks.
Echols sweeps Irwin
STATENVILLE — Echols County’s basketball teams swept Irwin County Friday night.
Jacob Brantley scored 24 points, leading Echols County’s boys to a 67-65 win over Irwin. JoJo Tucker scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Staten Levings scored 11.
Echols’ girls dominated most of the game, and won 67-43 Friday. Shericka Nobles scored a game-high 20 points for the Lady Wildcats, and also had seven steals. Ciera Staten had a double-double, scoring 17 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. Glennie Wicks added 11 for Echols (6-4).
Echols’ junior varsity girls annihilated Irwin, 46-11. The Lady Wildcats held Irwin to just one point in the first half. Breanna Highsmith led Echols with nine points.
Echols hosts Ware Magnet tonight and Bacon County on Tuesday.
Lanier beats Atkinson
LAKELAND — Emmanuel Ezoua scored 15 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, leading Lanier County to a 63-47 win over Atkinson County Friday.
Anthony Ethridge scored 12 points, while Malik Kone added 10.
Lanier (11-4, 5-0) hosts Ware Magnet Tuesday.
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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
