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Knights return to action, to travel to Nathanael Greene

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Wednesday, October 31. 2012

After a bye week to heal and regroup, the Bethlehem Christian Academy football team will be back in action Friday night as the Knights travel to Nathanael Greene Academy in Siloam. With injuries taking a toll on the BCA team this fall, the coaches spent last week working on reshuffling some players into different positions on the field. “It ... [Full Story »]

Lady Bulldoggs aim for another region title

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Wednesday, October 31. 2012

The Winder-Barrow High School Lady Bulldoggs cross country team will look to earn a fourth consecutive region championship this week. The WBHS runners will compete at the Region 8-AAAAA meet Thursday at the International Horse Park in Conyers. The Lady Bulldoggs have won the last three region titles and will aim for a fourth. "Region is here ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson 47, Social Circle 10: Dragons rout Redskins to stay perfect in region play

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Wednesday, October 31. 2012

A PAIRING of the first and last-place teams in Region 8-AA this past Friday yielded the expected result. Jefferson built a 47-0 halftime lead over Social Circle on the road in cruising to a 47-10 victory — the Dragons’ seventh in a row. “The thing to get accomplished was to win the game and get out of there without an injury, then ... [Full Story »]

Happy homecoming? Jefferson can clinch region title Friday with win over Riverside Military Acad.

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Wednesday, October 31. 2012

JEFFERSON hasn’t had any problems winning region games this year. One more victory would make the Dragons’ domination official. Jefferson (7-1, 5-0) can clinch the Region 8-AA title with a victory over Riverside Military Academy (1-7, 1-4) this Friday on homecoming at Memorial Stadium. “It ought to mean a heck of a lot because there ... [Full Story »]

Cross country: Bowles, Lady Dragons dominate Patriot Races

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Wednesday, October 31. 2012

JEFFERSON’s Reese Bowles won Thursday’s Patriot race at Oglethorpe County, paving the way for a convincing team win for the Lady Dragons with the region meet on the horizon. Bowles ran a 20:36 — 32 seconds off her personal-best time — to take the top spot individually, finishing four seconds ahead of Jackson County’s Sydney Baird. ... [Full Story »]

Scott slicing up run defenses

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Wednesday, October 31. 2012

DUSTIN SCOTT knew he had a good night, but not this good of a night. The senior Panther running back put up half a season’s worth of stats for some players with a career-high 318-yard effort in Jackson County’s 48-35 win over Oconee County this past Friday. “Well I was kind of surprised,” Scott said. “It didn’t feel like a 300-yard ... [Full Story »]

A season to remember: Panthers reach Final Four

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Wednesday, October 31. 2012

THEY WENT to Columbus to win a championship but left with plenty to be proud of. Faced with long-odds after an opening-day loss, the Jackson County Panthers (23-17-1) rallied with two wins out of the losers’ bracket and nearly won a third game before bowing out in the Final Four. “We were definitely sad,” Jackson County softball coach ... [Full Story »]

Football: East Jackson, Franklin County both eyeing first region win

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Wednesday, October 31. 2012

EAST JACKSON is looking for something positive — anything — as it continues region play Friday at Franklin County. The winless and banged-up Eagles (0-8, 0-5) take on a struggling Franklin County team (1-7, 0-5) at 7:30 p.m. on the road at Ed Bryant Stadium. Both teams are tied for last place in 8-AAA without a region victory. “We are ... [Full Story »]

Football: Panthers have huge opportunity vs. Blue Devils

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Wednesday, October 31. 2012

JACKSON COUNTY continues to win and the games continue to get bigger. Perhaps none bigger than this week. The Panthers (5-3, 3-2) face Elbert County (4-4, 3-2) Friday with a chance to fulfill their long-awaited state playoff dreams. Win against the Blue Devils and they’re in. Add Senior Night into the mix and it makes this the biggest game ... [Full Story »]

Cross country: Hulett sets the pace again for EJCHS

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Wednesday, October 31. 2012

NOAH Hulett continued his hot streak on the cross country trail for East Jackson, running a 17:42 Thursday at Oglethorpe County’s Patriot races to finish fifth overall. The Eagles finished eighth out of 15 teams. Hulett was the only Eagle to run a sub-18 or sub-19 team. Quenton Rice was second on the squad with a 19:22 (44th overall). Vladik ... [Full Story »]

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