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Four Mat Panthers place first at John Smith Mountaineer tourney

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Wednesday, December 19. 2012

The Mat Panthers earned the tournament championship Dec. 15-16 at the John Smith Mountaineer meet held at Lumpkin County. The Jackson County Comprehensive High School opened the tournament by beating East Hall (51-21), Riverside Military (51-18) and Forsyth Central (57-14). “We wrestled very disciplined and stuck to our strengths,” coach ... [Full Story »]

EJCHS looks to rebound after consecutive losses

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Wednesday, December 19. 2012

The Lady Eagles suffered difficult losses to Morgan County and Banks County last week. Morgan County’s late man-to-man press created several Eagle turnovers, allowing the Bulldogs to pull away in the closing minutes, sealing a hard-fought 60-55 victory against East Jackson on Friday. “Morgan was a battle,” said Eagle head coach Matt ... [Full Story »]

Eagles edge Banks Co. in come-from-behind win

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Wednesday, December 19. 2012

The East Jackson boys’ basketball team improved to 5-4 after narrowly defeating Banks County 64-63 last Saturday. After a slow start, the Eagles were trailing 18-3 at the end of the first quarter; however, East Jackson battled back and continuously cut the lead down throughout the remainder of the game. “Tyree Rakestraw and Tyler Shipp came ... [Full Story »]

Community basks in Dragons’ state title win

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Wednesday, December 19. 2012

Bruce Simonton stood out in the parent huddle at Jefferson High School Monday night. As others spoke of their sons’ championship performance, a possible Dragon streak and the young talent waiting in the wings, the football dad stayed relatively mum. Call it contentedness. Simonton preferred to bask in the enthusiasm saturating the Dragons’ ... [Full Story »]

Dragon offense rolls through top-ranked team

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Wednesday, December 19. 2012

In A battle of two high-powered offenses, it was Jefferson’s balanced attack that thrived under the Georgia Dome roof Saturday. The Dragons — who average 38 points a game —racked up 470 yards and 31 points on top-ranked Calhoun in winning the program’s first state title. The Yellow Jacket defense hadn’t given up more than 14 points in ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson D stymies high-scoring Calhoun

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Wednesday, December 19. 2012

Tasked with stopping a Calhoun offense that nobody has stopped, Jefferson’s defense delivered a state-championship caliber performance. The Dragons surrendered 345 yards but was able to hold the Yellow Jackets’ potent attack to 30 points below its seasonal average in a 31-14 state championship victory Saturday. Both of those scores came off ... [Full Story »]

Spratlin leads Knights against Patriots

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Wednesday, December 19. 2012

The Bethlehem Christian Academy boys basketball team defeated Nathanael Greene 50-39 last week. The Knights were led by Chance Spratlin who scored 16 points, Travis Burchfield finished with 15 points and seven rebounds. Niko Mailloux added 12 points and seven boards and the Knights recorded their first Region 1-A win of the season. “We had ... [Full Story »]

Mat Bulldoggs enjoy strong start

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Wednesday, December 19. 2012

With the first area duals now less than a month away, Winder-Barrow High School wrestling coach Jason Austin said Monday he is pleased with where the Mat Bulldoggs are at this point in the season. “The sids are starting to make their way down to a lower weight class and we are getting our lineup set and ready to go for area duals in a couple ... [Full Story »]

Lady Leopards take two wins; 2-0 record puts team at top of region

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Wednesday, December 19. 2012

The Banks County High School varsity Lady Leopards basketball team has a lot to be proud of this season. Currently sitting at the top of the region with a 2-0 record and a 7-1 regular season record. The Lady Leopards only loss thus far is to 7-AAAAAA Habersham Central. "This was a huge win for the varsity Lady Leopards team,” said head coach ... [Full Story »]

Up-tempo scheme benefiting Wildcats

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Wednesday, December 19. 2012

Kevin Morris is using a system which he thinks all basketball players would enjoy. The Apalachee High School Wildcats are employing a fast-paced, up-tempo, pressing style of play which has already paid dividends during the 2012-2013 season. AHS is off to a 6-2 start overall and a 3-2 mark in Region 8-AAAAA. “There’s no doubt our players are ... [Full Story »]

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