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Boys' basketball: East Jackson drops two more

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

AN EAST Jackson team hoping for a late-season resurgence suffered two more losses over the weekend. The Eagles fell to subregion co-leader Hart County 70-52 Friday and Oconee County 47-44 Saturday. Casey Reed paced East Jackson with 15 points in the setback to Hart County. “We started off very poorly on the defensive end and really just did ... [Full Story »]

Girls' basketball: Lady Eagles play ‘best game’ of year in loss

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

LOSSES don’t come with style points, but East Jackson coach Katie David couldn’t overlook her team’s Friday performance. East Jackson (3-16, 1-6) lost 46-40 on the road to subregion foe Hart County, giving the second-place Lady Bulldogs all they could handle in the process. “The Hart County game was the best game we played all year,” ... [Full Story »]

Girls' basketball: Lady Dragons lose in overtime

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

CLASS AAAA Flowery Branch hit 8-of-10 free throws in overtime to pull away from Jefferson Saturday night in a 47-42 win. Conversely, Jefferson hit just 1-of-6 free throw attempts in the extra period as it missed a chance to beat the Lady Falcons a second time this season. “I was really proud of our kids for battling,” coach Jason Gibson ... [Full Story »]

Boys' basketball: Flowery Branch halts Dragons’ five-game win streak

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

FLOWERY Branch guard Nick Wayne nailed six three-pointers Saturday to hand a shorthanded Jefferson team a 51-48 loss, its first since Jan. 3. Wayne finished with 20 points. The Dragons had won five straight. “No. 4 (Wayne) hitting threes was not a surprise,” Jefferson coach Bolling DuBose said. “He hit six in their last game … And ... [Full Story »]

Boys' basketball: Panthers let one slip away against Titans

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

COACH Britt Beaver wasn’t looking forward to the film review of this one. Jackson County executed its offense meticulously for three quarters Friday only to watch a five-point fourth quarter lead slip away in a 43-34 loss to North Oconee. Xavier Harper led Jackson County with 11 points, and Jared Scott added seven. “It’s just frustrating ... [Full Story »]

Girls' basketball: North Oconee takes over late, beats upset-minded Lady Panthers

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

JACKSON County had subregion leader North Oconee on the ropes for two-and-a-half quarters Friday but fell 46-31 in this pivotal 8-AA matchup for the Lady Panthers. Victoria Fontana and Macey Latty paced Jackson County with 10 points each in the upset bid. “I thought the kids played really hard all night long,” coach John Hawley said. ... [Full Story »]

Wrestling: Four Panthers place at ‘unusual’ tourney for JCCHS

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

JACKSON COUNTY’S Daivon Ledford won his weight class while three others medaled for the Panthers at this past weekend’s East Metro Tournament at Alcovy High School. “Some of the wrestlers are still out of the line-up due to injuries and (we’re) trying to get them well for area,” coach Jason Powers said. “Other wrestlers wrestled out ... [Full Story »]

Wrestling: Shorthanded Dragons get by

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

BEING SHORT a few wrestlers made things a bit more interesting than normal for the Jefferson wrestling team. With 219.5 points, the Dragons won the ‘Sham Slam over the weekend by 18.5 points over Archer, a margin closer than the perennial state champs are accustomed. “We won barely, but we won,” coach Doug Thurmond said. “We were doing ... [Full Story »]

Varsity Leopards improve region record to 4-1 with three wins

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Tuesday, January 24. 2012

The Banks County High School varsity boys won all three games last week and improved their region record to 4-1 and overall record to 11-9 for the season. Posting wins over Union County 50-48, Fannin County 69-52 and Lumpkin County 73-64. BCHS took a road trip to Union County and put a win in the region column beating the Panthers by two ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Chris Smith, the right choice for the Raiders

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Monday, January 23. 2012

By Dallas Bordon Either you agree with the decision or not, Chris Smith is the Raiders’ next head man on the football field. Smith was promoted from within the coaching staff and now has moved to the head of the class. Smith, a long-time familiar face of Madison County, has replaced Randall Owens, who stepped down at the end of the 2011 ... [Full Story »]

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