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Jackson Progress-Argus
Bo’s best, Brown’s 5 TDs help Jackson rout Central-,Macon
Now, Bo knows. Bo Hamby and everybody who plays alongside him now know that when he plays like he did last Friday in Macon — poised, confident, accurate and decisive — the Red Devils are a whole different team. Most immediately, he could turn the upcoming Senior Night game against Southwest-Macon into Sophomore Night at Red Devil Hill. The sophomore quarterback had his best game of the season, completing 9 of 11 passes for 173 yards and three touchdowns while dependable Danarri Brown had his second-best game as Jackson went down to Central-Macon and crushed the Chargers 56-7 at Thompson Stadium. The Red Devils badly needed their first road victory of the season, after losing consecutive games at Callaway and at home against Pike County. “When we play, we can play and beat anybody,” Jackson coach Thomas Clark said. “When we don’t play, we are awful.” Jackson (3-5 overall, 2-3 in Region 2-AAA) still has a shot at making the playoffs, despite losing to Pike — and few teams get the opportunity to undo that trauma. The Red Devils are No. 36 in the Georgia High School Association postseason rankings, but five of the teams in front of them are
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Five INTs, blocked punt TD help West Laurens pick off Liberty County to preserve hopes in region
HINESVILLE – Post-touchdown tries have historically been an adventure in the West Laurens-Liberty County series, whose two other editions before Friday were both decided on go-ahead two-point attempts that the Panthers held out of the end zone to win overtime games in 2008 and 09. The teams were a...
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Hometown Hero: The Untold Story of Macon Sports Legend Tommy Mixon
The year is 1951. A buzzing crowd of high school basketball fans are packed into the 1,800-seat Heisman Gym, home of the Georgia Tech basketball team. On this day, however, it wasn’t the Yellow Jackets taking the hardwood. It was Macon’s Lanier High School Poets. The all-boys Macon team was facing off against the heavily favored and top-seeded Brown High School from Atlanta.
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Interceptions, Bostic’s hat trick in fourth give Dublin last word over Dodge in 100-point thriller
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Friday’s 61st meeting between Dublin and Dodge County delivered another of the all-out barnburners that have become the norm in the last three editions of the longtime rivalry. For a third-straight, the Indians gave the Irish every bit they could handle, and this...
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Jackson volleyball coach reflects on playoff season with pride
The Georgia High School Association state volleyball tournament has advanced to the semifinals, giving many who weren’t fortunate enough to make it that far a chance to reflect on the season. Alisha Hall and the Lady Devils are among that number, while the team that eliminated them — Coahulla Creek — is still going strong. Hall had a healthy helping of praise for her players as she looked back on a season in which her team went 14-17 and finished fifth in Region 2-AAA. “Throughout the season, the team demonstrated determination, resilience, and a willingness to compete,” Hall said in a written statement, speaking for herself and assistant coach Steven Dudley. “Despite facing challenges, including injuries and tough competition, the Lady Devils continued to work together, learn from each match, and grow as a team.” The Lady Devils were led by Lucy Worley, who was their top server with 67 aces and their top finisher with 225 kills. Brinnly Hall led Jackson with 231 assists and Kaydance Gentle paced them with 178 digs. Sarah Harnage had seven assist blocks. “These accomplishments reflect the hard work, effort, and dedication our athletes put into the game,” Hall said. “Lucy Worley led the
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Bus carrying Georgia high school football players overturns on way home from game
Macon Telegraph
from Lanier to Mercer: The story of Macon hometown hero Tommy Mixon
The year is 1951. A buzzing crowd of high school basketball fans are packed into the 1,800-seat Heisman Gym, home of the Georgia Tech basketball team. On this day, however, it wasn’t the Yellow Jackets taking the hardwood. It was Macon’s Lanier High School Poets. The all-boys Macon team was facing off against the heavily favored and top-seeded Brown High School from Atlanta. “Everyone was saying the Lanier High Poets were staying in the tournament on borrowed time,” The Macon Telegraph reported at the time. Many fans never expected the Poets to be in this situation, and it seemed clear to most that their run would end at the hands of Brown. It was assumed that Brown, being from the bigger city, would simply have the superior talent and would handle Macon’s team with ease. To add to the pressure, the Poets would be playing in a hostile environment that night unlike anything they had played in before, as only about 400 of the nearly 2,000 fans were there to support the boys from Lanier. “The Poets were booed lustily,” the Telegraph wrote. “Everytime they walked on the floor and every time they stepped up to make a free throw.”
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Trinity comes up short on road at Piedmont
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Trinity Crusaders traveled to Monticello Friday night for their penultimate contest of the regular football season. Much like last week’s game with Flint River, the Crusaders got a late first-half touchdown to keep the game close, but Piedmont broke the game open with three second half scores to pull away for the 34-13 win.
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FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD: Dublin edges Dodge in 100-point thriller; West Laurens picks five to rout Liberty County
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A runaway shootout in the Shamrock Bowl and an outstanding night in Hinesville for the West Laurens defense and special teams made for an eventful Friday night of high school football in the Heart of Georgia. Bleckley and Johnson counties rolled to a couple more huge wins, and others squeaked by in some late-season region tests.
Macon Telegraph
Penalties cost Stratford as Eagles fall to John Milledge 28-20 in heavyweight bout
It can be tough to succeed on the football field with a one-dimensional offense, but the John Milledge Trojans proved the exception to the rule in a crucial region game against the Stratford Eagles in Macon on Friday. The Trojans, led by tight end and Georgia Bulldogs commit Asa Wall, did just enough on offense and clamped down on defense to snuff out a fired-up Stratford team and its home crowd, escaping Bibb County with a 28-20 victory — and with a 10-0 record to finish the regular season. The Eagles (7-2) matched John Milledge better than any other team had so far this year, but Stratford shot itself in the foot a few times with penalties and missed chances — particularly on two drives that ventured inside the 5-yard line but ended with unceremonious field goals — and came up short as a result. “Right there in the second half, the penalties hurt us,” Stratford head coach Paul Carroll said. “A lot of times it comes down to fatigue, it comes down to having a lot of kids playing a lot of both ways. They don’t finish like they did in the first half, they start getting a little
Macon Telegraph
Late rally by Spalding spoils Westside homecoming as Seminoles fall 28-19
Westside High School appeared poised to pull off a homecoming upset Friday night, but a late comeback by Spalding spoiled the Seminoles’ celebration as they lost 28-19. Despite trailing 19-14 in the third quarter, the Jaguars scored 14 unanswered points to secure the 11-point victory, improving to 5-3 on the season while dropping Westside to 2-6. The Seminoles were led by an explosive performance from junior quarterback Jaiden Stephens, who made several spectacular plays with his legs to keep Westside in the game. Stephens’ biggest play came midway through the third quarter, when the Seminoles faced fourth-and-1 deep in their own territory. The junior tucked the ball, ran up the middle of the defense and broke through the middle of Spalding’s line to blast his way to a 70-yard scoring run, giving Westside a short-lived 19-14 lead. Westside head coach James Harris said Stephens’ athletic ability is special, but occasionally needs to be honed in. “Anytime you have an athlete playing quarterback, they think they can make every play,” Harris said. “He wants to make every play. He needs to determine when to make a play and when to just throw the ball away.” Before that explosive play from Stephens,