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BASKETBALL
MCHS vs. Jenkins Co., Treutlen
Fri. 6:00 p.m. (A); Sat. 6:00 p.m. (A)
RTCA vs. Memorial Day
Fri. 6:00 p.m. (A, Boys))
TCHS vs. Bacon Co.
Sat. 6:00 p.m. (A)
VHS vs. Jeff Davis
Fri. 6:00 p.m. (A)
Wheeler vs. Hawkinsville, Johnson Co.
Wed. 6:00 p.m. (H); Fri. 6:00 p.m. (H)
Treutlen vs. Dublin, Telfair Co., Montgomery Co.
Wed. 6:00 p.m. (A); Fri. 6:00 p.m. (A); Sat. 6:00 p.m. (H)
January 20, 2021
Sift Advance
Section B
the
SCOUTING
REPORT
Making A
Difference
If there was one thing I would tell
young athletes, from the Middle School
level to the NCAA level, it’s that people
Because of
your abilities,
you automati
cally become
well known in
the community;
and supporters,
friends, class
mates, and fam
ily members are
watching you.
You become a
role model. In
other words, your actions matter.
You have the power to make a dif
ference. And each level you move up,
from middle school to high school,
from high school to university, and fi
nally from university to professional if
you’re so blessed, your influence grows
exponentially as does your responsibil
ity.
Burns And Lynn
Named To Recruit Georgia All-State
Team
Two of those athletes who will in
all liklihood play at the next level are
Vidalia’s Jaylin Burns, a 6’0”, 245-pound
linebacker and Chandler Lynn, Toombs
County’s cross-over QB and defensive
back.
Both players were named to the
Recruit Georgia All-State defensive
team.
Burns, of course, made the team as
a linebacker after leading the Indians in
tackles for the second consecutive sea
son with 84 individual tackles, includ
ing 11 for loss, and 34 assisted tackles.
Burns was the Region 2-AA Defensive
Player of the Year.
Lynn, one of the state’s best utility
players, almost never left the field for
Toombs County. As a Q_B, he passed
for 884 yards and 8 touchdowns and
ran for 668 yards and 6 touchdowns.
On defense, Lynn had 71 tackles. He
also produced 245 yards returning
kicks and even punted for a 35 yard per
punt average.
Indian QB Bryce Davis, Tight End
Bryant Blount, and running back Jae-
dyn Stanley were honorable mentions.
For the Bulldogs, linebacker Tank
Morriis, running back D.J. Mincey, and
DB/WR Tyler Heath, earned honor
able mention.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
hasn’t released its All-State teams yet.
Coaching Changes
At “Not So Rocky Top”
College head coaches have always
been vagabonds, mostly by necessity.
The contracts are just too big for
alumni and Athletic Directors to put
up with losing.
I actually thought Jeremy Pruitt
had things going for the Tennessee Vol
unteers following last season’s 8-5 sea
son and bowl victory over a good Indi
ana team. Pruitt followed that up with
this year’s 3-7 record.
But Pruit was fired for cause, after
an internal investigation found some
recruiting shenannigans that could end
in some significant penalties from the
NCAA.
One of the players involved was
Bleckley County’s Amarius Sims, who
ended up signing with Georgia anyway.
In a document obtained by The
Athletic, Tennessee said, “Your failures
are likely to lead to significant penalties
Please see Scouting page 3B
are watching you.
By John Conner
Indians Are Region Champs
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail.com
The Vidalia High School wrestling
team are Region Champions for the
first time in over a decade. VHS edged
out seven time defending Champions
Toombs County by just six points to
claim the title. VHS had 219 points
with TCHS posting 213.
VHS
In their first match the Indians
won over East Laurens 60-24. Up next
was Washington County, and Vidalia
won that dual 72-12. In round 3 the
Indians faced off with Swainsboro and
in a close match they took the win, 48-
36.
In the next round it was VHS and
Toombs to face off with the Region ti
tle essentially on the line. When the
dual was over the two rivals were tied
at 39-39. That sent the match into a tie
breaker, and Vidalia got the win by
number of forfeits during the match.
In the match against Toombs, VHS
got wins from Javarius Worthen,
Hunter Manning, Damian Townsel,
Dawson Campbell, Thomas Godbee,
Jaylin Burns, and Brandon Beasley. All
but two weight classes were won by
pins, and one was by forfeit.
Vidalia had a bye in the fifth round,
but had done just enough to claim the
Region Championship.
Toombs
The Bulldogs of Toombs County
came away with second place, breaking
their streak of seven straight Region
Dual Championships.
In the first round Toombs won
over Swainsboro 45-33. They defeated
East Laurens in the second round 58-
24. The Bulldogs had a third round
bye.
In the fourth TCHS fell to Vidalia
by tie breaker. Toombs got wins in that
match from Jacob Edwards, Chandler
Lynn, Tank Morris, Kameron Clark,
Samuel Register, Emmettt Booker and
Jesus Martinez. But Toombs lost the
match by a forfeit at 285 lbs.
Toombs bounced back with a win
the fifth round over Washington
County, 71-12 to take second place in
the Region Duals.
This week both Vidalia and
Toombs will be competing in the Sec
tional Duals which will be held on
Friday at the old Vidalia High School
gym.
RTCA Crusaders Get 3 Wins
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail.com
The Crusaders of Robert Toombs
Christian Academy took on Pinewood
Christian and Trinity Christian last
week and then were at St. Andrew's on
Monday of this week. The Lady Cru
saders dropped all three of their games,
but the boys continue their run as they
won all three of their contests.
Girls vs. Pinewood
In Bellville on Thursday it was an
extremely low scoring game between
these two teams with a total of 36
points being scored. The Lady Cru
saders came up just short, though, as
they lost to the Lady Patriots, 19-17.
Boys vs. Pinewood
The Crusaders boys had no prob
lems with Pinewood. They were up
15-8 at the end of the first period, and
pushed that lead to 32-16 by the end
of the first half.
In the third period the Patriots fi-
Please see RTCA page 3B
Photo by Mike Branch
Tyler Buggs drives in against Trinity for a basket in the second half of the game.
Lady Eagles Improve Record
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail.com
It was a busy week for the Mont
gomery County High School Eagles
basketball teams as they hosted Dooly
County on Tuesday, were at Dublin on
Friday and then were at Wheeler
County on Saturday. The Lady Eagles
won two of their three games, while
the boys got a win over Wheeler.
Girls vs. Dooly
Dooly held an early 9-4 lead on
MCHS, but the Eagles closed it to 12-
11 and then tied it at 14-14. By the end
of the first MCHS was on top 22-17. In
the second the Eagles outscored Dooly
17-8 as they pulled away to a 39-25
halftime lead.
Dooly did hold MCHS to just six
points in the third, but the Eagles were
up 45-35 heading to the fourth. MCHS
took the win 65-48.
MCHS was led by Makyla Bell
with 24 points, Marley Bell added 23,
Zakhia Lawhorne posed 10, and Amire
Banks scored 8 in the win.
Boys vs. Dooly
The boys game was a battle with
the Eagles falling by just three points.
Dooly got on the board first and held
an early 4-0 lead. Dreon Jackson got
the first basket for MCHS. It was tied
at 6-6 after a basket by Javeon Telfair
with just over five minutes left in the
first period.
Both teams were playing sloppy in
the first period with several turnovers
being committed. The score was 10-8
with Dooly in front with two minutes
left in the first. Jamari Mincey tied the
game at 12-12 with a three-pointer
with one minute on the clock, and at
the end of the first the score was 14-12
with MCHS on top after a last second
shot by Javarius Kelly.
Xavier Brantley kept the Eagles on
top early in the second. Dooly took the
lead back with 3:05 left in the half, and
pushed that to 22-18 with 2:45 to play.
Dooly added to that lead and by the
end of the first half they were on top of
MCHS, 26-20.
In the second half of the game the
Please see MCHS page 3B