VALDOSTA —
While the football season may be over for many teams throughout the state and country, three local area teams are still in the hunt for respective championships.
Valwood will host Westwood in the Georgia Independent School Association Class AA state championship game Friday night at Goddard Field. The Valiants beat the Wildcats 48-18 earlier this season.
Also on Friday night, the Brooks Coun ty Trojans will visit the top-ranked Calhoun Yellow Jackets in the Georgia High School Association Class AA state quarterfinals. The second-ranked Trojans lost the coin toss that determined home field for the state playoff game on Saturday in Macon. Last year, the Trojans were eliminated from the playoffs with a 43-30 loss to the eventual state champion Yellow Jackets.
On Saturday, Valdosta State will face the Carson-Newman Eagles in the NCAA Division II national quarterfinals. The game will be held at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium, according to NCAA.com.
The Blazers defeated West Alabama 49-21 in the second round of the playoffs on Saturday, while Carson-Newman beat Lenoir-Rhyne.
VSU and Carson-Newman last played in the first round of the 2008 playoffs, which the Blazers won 24-20.
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File photo Valwood’s Khary Paige has rushed for over 1,500 yards and scored over 20 touchdowns this season as he has helped lead the undefeated Valiants to the GISA Class AA state championship game. Valwood will host Westwood in the championship game Friday night at 7:30 p.m. from Goddard Field.
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Ed Hooper | The Valdosta Daily Times Valdosta State quarterback Cayden Cochran (11) avoids the rush during Saturday’s playoff game against West Alabama at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in Valdosta. The Blazers host Carson-Newman in the national quarterfinals Saturday at noon.
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Brandon powers | The Valdosta Daily Times Brooks County’s Sam Bradley scores a touchdown in the first quarter of Friday’s Class AA playoff game against McIntosh County Academy in Quitman.
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VSU softball wins South Region, headed to nationals
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The Blazers won their third South Region championship Saturday, beating Alabama-Huntsville 8-3 in game three of the best-of-three series at Steel’s Diamond at Blazer Park. -
VSU baseball season comes to an end
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Blazers take 1-0 series lead
Angela O’Connor launched a pinch-hit two-run home run over the left-field fence, tying the game against Alabama-Huntsville in the bottom of the sixth inning, and sparking the Blazers and their fans along the way.
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Blazer baseball stays alive, beats Stillman
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Lowndes’ Harwell, Wortham sign with Valdosta State
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Blazers host respected rival UAH in Super Regional
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Pop Warner Football coming to Valdosta
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Blazers lose to Delta State, fall to loser’s bracket
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The Blazers (33-17) dropped their first game of the tournament Thursday, falling to Delta State 4-2 at UT Baseball Stadium.
VSU will face Stillman College, which lost to No. 1 seed and tournament host Tampa Thursday, Friday at 11 a.m. to advance to the weekend portion of the tournament. The loser will be eliminated. -
Lowndes’ Willis, Breit named Region 1 Coaches of the Year
The All-Region 1-AAAAAA soccer teams were announced Wednesday and Lowndes was well represented.
Lowndes coaches Chris Willis (girls) and Jordan Breit (boys) were named the Region Coaches of the Year, after leading the Lowndes teams to region championships and going undefeated in region play. -
Vikings commit 4 errors, fall to Roswell, 5-2
The small things matter in baseball, especially in a winner-take-all game three.
On Wednesday, Lowndes’ baseball team made too many mistakes on the little things. The Vikings committed four errors that led to five Roswell runs and were eliminated in the Class AAAAAA state playoffs with a 5-2 loss to the Hornets. - More Local Sports Headlines
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