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Tuesday night basketball scores: JHS boys nab huge win at Elbert

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

JEFFERSON moved into second place in Region 8-AA South with a 61-57 victory over subregion co-leader Elbert County Tuesday on the road. Austin Thompson led Jefferson (9-7, 4-1) with 21 points, which included converting 10-of-11 free throws. He went 5-for-6 in the fourth quarter as the Dragons pulled out the victory. “I thought it was a huge ... [Full Story »]

Girls’ basketball: Lady Panthers inconsistent in loss to Elbert

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

THE JACKSON County girls (6-12, 3-2) suffered through an uneven performance in a 53-38 road loss to Elbert County Friday to drop to 3-2 in subregion play. Victoria Fontana led the Lady Panthers with 11 points. Mason Garland and Macey Latty each added eight. “Story of two halves tonight (Friday),” coach John Hawley said. “Great team ... [Full Story »]

Boys’ basketball: Jackson County boys fade in fourth against Elbert County

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

THE JACKSON County boys gave coach Britt Beaver as good a three quarters of basketball as he could have asked. His Panthers went stride-for-stride with subregion co-leader Elbert County Friday on the road before succumbing in the final quarter in a 65-44 loss. The Panthers were outscored 23-8 in that period. “It’s unfortunate that it ended ... [Full Story »]

Boys’ basketball: Dragons get even with Commerce

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

Girls’ basketball: Lady Dragons score weekend wins

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

JEFFERSON got past rival Commerce 58-38 Saturday for its fourth win in five games. The Lady Dragons — who haven’t lost to Commerce in years – beat the Lady Tigers 56-13 earlier this year but this game wasn’t quite as easy for Jefferson. “I thought Commerce played really well,” Jefferson coach Jason Gibson said. “I thought they ... [Full Story »]

Boy’s basketball: Eagles lose despite 22 points from Reed

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

CASEY REED poured in a career-high 22 points Friday for East Jackson but the Eagles (4-10, 0-3) still fell to Banks County 65-58 at home. Nathan Crumley added 11 points for East Jackson, which trailed 29-24 at the half and 48-36 at the of three quarters. “They shot the ball extremely well early on, which put us playing catch up all night,” ... [Full Story »]

Girls’ basketball: East Jackson girls more competitive in loss

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

EAST JACKSON presented Banks County a much stiffer challenge this time but still fell to the nearby foes, 43-28, Friday at home. “They are incredibly hard to match up with,” coach Katie David said. “They have strong point guard, two other players that can fill it up from the outside and a standout post player.” Taylor Patrick and Kayla ... [Full Story »]

Wrestling: East Jackson drops two matches at area duals

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

EAST JACKSON fell to both Dawson County and Fannin County as it bowed out of the Region 8-AA duals early over the weekend. The Eagles, however, did have several wrestlers enjoy individual success as Garrett Lott (106 lb.), Jake Tate (138 lb.), Alex Trejo (160 lb.) and Jeff Chandler (285 lb.) all went 2-0 in their matches. The Eagles, who ... [Full Story »]

Basketball: Dragons, Tigers back at it

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Friday, January 6. 2012

Jefferson boys aim to break two-game skid in rivalry Amid the Jefferson’s busy subregion slate, the Dragons have pressing non-region business to attend to. The Dragons attempt to rid themselves of a two-game losing streak to archrival Commerce Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on the road when these long-standing foes meet again. The Tigers won the last ... [Full Story »]

Wrestling: Jackson Co. rules Toombs Co. duals

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Thursday, January 5. 2012

JACKSON County’s wrestling team hopes to follow one great duals tournament with another. The Panthers went 9-0 at Toombs County’s Bulldog Christmas Duals to win the event heading into this weekend’s area duals at Jefferson. Jackson County’s record is 20-3. “We had a lot of hard fought matches over the two-day tournament and we learned ... [Full Story »]

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