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Commerce primed for subregion charge

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Wednesday, January 4. 2012

The second and most critical half of the winter sports season begins later this week for the Commerce High School basketball teams. The bulk of the Tigers’ 8A-A subregion schedule starts to unfold on Friday, when both teams travel to Hiawassee for games against Towns County. The girls play at 7 p.m. and the boys follow at 8:30 p.m. Subregion ... [Full Story »]

Lady Cats cruise past Monroe Area

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Wednesday, January 4. 2012

The Apalachee High School Lady Wildcats went through a final tuneup Tuesday night prior to the start of the subregion schedule. AHS dispatched of visiting Monroe Area 59-31 in a game which was decided relatively early as the Lady Wildcats led by 15 after the first quarter. Kiarra Sanford scored 22 points to pace AHS while teammate Saboyce ... [Full Story »]

Tuesday night basketball scores

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Wednesday, January 4. 2012

Scores from Tuesday's local games: •Jackson Co. (boys) 47, Oglethorpe Co. 35: Led by Xavier Harper’s 15 points, Jackson County (4-8, 1-3) earned its first subregion win Tuesday against Oglethorpe County. Kolin Zimmer added 12 points, and Jared Scott chipped in 11 points along with 12 rebounds. Jackson County elected not to play in a ... [Full Story »]

Tuesday night basketball scores

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Scores from Tuesday's local games: •Jackson Co. (boys) 47, Oglethorpe Co. 35: Led by Xavier Harper’s 15 points, Jackson County (4-8, 1-3) earned its first subregion win Tuesday against Oglethorpe County. Kolin Zimmer added 12 points and Jared Scott chipped in 11 points along with 12 rebounds. Jackson County elected not to play in a ... [Full Story »]

Boys' basketball: Jefferson boys routed in last two games at Westminster tourney

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Wednesday, January 4. 2012

Jefferson’s stay at the Westminster Holiday Classic started promisingly enough with a lopsided win over the tournament hosts but ended anticlimactically with lopsided losses to Alpharetta and Wesleyan. Wesleyan, winners of two state titles in the last four years, drubbed Jefferson 61-34 Thursday in the consolation finals to close the ... [Full Story »]

Sharp-shooting: Thomas leads three-point onslaught

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East Jackson girls nail 12 threes in tournament victory over Commerce THE LADY Eagles dialed up their long distance game to torch a nearby rival. East Jackson buried 12 three-pointers Friday in beating Commerce 61-33 in the seventh-place game in the Wing Slingers Holiday Bash at East Jackson. Kayla Thomas accounted for six treys — five of ... [Full Story »]

Sharp-shooting: Thomas leads three-point onslaught for EJCHS

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East Jackson girls nail 12 threes in tournament victory over Commerce THE LADY Eagles dialed up their long distance game to torch a nearby rival. East Jackson buried 12 three-pointers Friday in beating Commerce 61-33 in the seventh-place game in the Wing Slingers Holiday Bash at East Jackson ( Click here for photos from the East Jackson ... [Full Story »]

Boys' basketball: Rakestraw’s free throws lift East Jackson in nail-biter

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Wednesday, January 4. 2012

Tyree Rakestraw’s lone two points Friday couldn’t have come at a more opportune time for East Jackson. The sophomore knocked down a pair of free throws with six seconds left to lift the Eagles to a 51-50 victory over Hebron Christian Academy in the seventh-place game at the Wing Slinger Holiday Bash. Click here for photos from the East ... [Full Story »]

Tuesday night basketball scores

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Scores from Tuesday's local games: •Jackson Co. (boys) 47, Oglethorpe Co. 35: Led by Xavier Harper’s 15 points, Jackson County (4-8, 1-3) earned its first subregion win Tuesday against Oglethorpe County. Kolin Zimmer added 12 points and Jared Scott chipped in 11 points along with 12 rebounds. Jackson County elected not to play in a ... [Full Story »]

Girls' basketball: Jackson Co. girls win two of three at Oconee tourney

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Wednesday, January 4. 2012

Jackson County regained its form just as the holidays ended by winning two of three at Oconee tournament. The Lady Panthers closed out the event Thursday with a 50-47 win over East Paulding. “The girls played much harder and together today (Thursday),” coach John Hawley said. “As a team we made some great defensive adjustments at half and ... [Full Story »]

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