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The ADVANCE, January 13,2021 /Page 2B
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Bulldogs Get Second Win
Photo by Mike Branch
Julian Mann lays it in on a fast break as the Bulldogs battled with rival Vidalia.
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmaii.com
The Toombs County
High School basketball
teams had another busy
week as they took on rival
Vidalia on Tuesday played
Swainsboro on Friday and
then played Tattnall
County on Saturday. The
girls lost all three of their
games, with the boys get
ting a win over Tattnall.
Girls vs. Vidalia
The Lady Bulldogs
played well against Vidalia
and kept the game close.
The game was tied 10-10
at the end of the first pe
riod. In the second period
Toombs stuck with the In
dians as they trailed by just
two, 21 -19 at the end of the
first half of action.
Early in the third
TCHS tied the game at 21-
21, but VHS went back in
front with five minutes left
in the third. KK Mobley
got a shot to fall, and with
2:30 left in the period, she
tied the game back up at
25-25.
VHS hit a three-
pointer for a 28-25 lead,
and at the end of the third,
the score was 30-27 with
VHS just out in front.
In the final period
VHS pushed their lead to
33-28 with just over four
minutes left to play in the
game. With three minutes
left the score was 37-31.
Aniyah Mckinnon hit a
three-pointer for the Bull
dogs with 1:45 left to close
the lead to 39-34.
VHS went on to win
the game 43-36 as they
pulled away late in the
game. Mobley led the Bull
dogs with 18 points, and
Mckinnon added 10 in the
loss.
Boys vs. Vidalia
The boys also played a
solid game against the
ninth ranked Indians and
were able to keep it close as
well. Toombs got on the
board first with a jumper
by Julian Mann. VHS hit a
three to take the early lead.
Brantley Upshaw tied the
game with a free throw and
then put TCHS on top
with a tip-in, 5-4.
The score went back
and forth with Drew
Vaughn getting a three-
pointer to fall for an 8-7
lead. Toombs went up 11-7
with 2:45 to play and then
were on top 13-9 with 1:30
left after a basket by Gage
Herndon.
Herndon extended the
lead to 15-9 with less than
a minute to play in the first
period, and at the end of
the first the Bulldogs were
on top 15-11.
In the second period
Jamie Wardlaw added a
basket, but VHS came
back and went in front 18-
17 with 4:20 left in the
half. Hunter Herndon gave
the Bulldogs the lead back,
19-18. With 2:30 to go in
the first half the score was
tied at 21-21, and then
Toombs went back on top
on a basket by DJ Mckin-
ney.
By the end of the first
half the Bulldogs were
holding onto a 28-26 lead
over their rival.
In the second half
Mann extended the lead to
31-26. VHS took the lead
on a three-pointer with
just over four minutes to
play in the third at 32-31.
In the fourth period
VHS extended their lead to
44-38 over Toombs. VHS
was up 48-40 with five
minutes left. With just 1:45
left to play Tyler Heath had
brought it back to 54-46,
but VHS held on and got
the win, 56-46.
Toombs was led by
Mann with 18 points, and
Vaughn posted 10 in the
loss.
Girls vs. Swainsboro
The girls played a
good game against Swains
boro, but came up short.
They fell in the contest 59-
45 to the Region foe.
Boys vs. Swainsboro
In the boys game
against the Tigers, Swains
boro jumped out to an
18-8 lead by the end of the
first period and were on
top 46-21 at halftime.
Swainsboro continued to
pull away in the second
half of the game and were
up 68-33 at the end of the
third and took the win, 81-
47.
Girls vs. Tattnall
The Lady Bulldogs
lost to Tattnall on Saturday.
Tattnall was up 23-10 at
the end of the first and
were on top 37-29 at half
time. In the third period
Toombs went ice cold and
didn't score a single point.
Tattnall led 52-29 heading
to the fourth, and they
took the win 67-41.
Boys vs. Tattnall
In the boys game
Toombs picked a win.
They got the victory, 57-
45, over the Warriors for
just their second win of the
season.
This week Toombs
was at East Laurens on
Tuesday and will be at Jeff
Davis on Friday at 6:00
p.m. and will host Tattnall
County on Saturday at
6:00 p.m.
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Johnson Nips
Wheeler
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail. com
The Bulldog basket
ball teams of Wheeler
County High School
dropped a pair of games
to Johnson County last
Saturday in Wrightsville.
The girls lost big, but the
boys forced overtime be
fore losing to the Tro
jans.
Girls vs. Johnson
Johnson pulled out
to an early lead in the
first period, and were up
12-6 when the buzzer
sounded. It was a big sec
ond for Johnson that put
the game away as they
outscored Wheeler 21-3
to hold a 33-9 halftime
lead.
In the third Johnson
extended their lead to
47-15 and they went on
to win the game 56-17.
Boys vs. Johnson
It was a close game
throughout, but Wheeler
came up just short. The
Trojans were up 10-9 at
the end of the first pe
riod, and held onto their
lead and were on top 23-
20 at halftime.
In the third period
the Bulldogs came back
and went up by one
points as they led 44-43
heading to the fourth. In
that fourth period John
son did just enough as
they tied the game at 54-
54 to force overtime.
In overtime Johnson
came out on top and
took the win, 65-62.
This week Wheeler
will take on Vidalia on
Friday in Vidalia with
games beginning at 6:00
p.m. and then on Satur
day Wheeler will host ri
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