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The ADVANCE, January 27, 2021 /Page 3B
Crusaders
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ed Jake Wilkinson, Lady
Crusaders Head Basketball
coach.
Boys vs. St. Andrew's
The Crusaders won against
the Lions 60-48. The top
scorers for the game were
junior MK McBride with
19 points, senior Justin
Walker with 18 points, and
junior Tyler Buggs with 17
points. "The guys came
out slow in the first half
and were actually down by
eight at halftime. The guys
played extremely well in
the third quarter holding
St. Andrew's to only two
points to RTCA's 20 points
for the quarter," said Adam
Callaway, Crusaders Head
Basketball coach.
Girls vs. Twiggs
On Tuesday, the Cru
sader basketball teams
hosted Twiggs Academy.
The Lady Crusaders won
32-21. Leading scorers for
the evening were fresh
men Ansley Akins with 14
points, Rachel Threlkeld
with 6 points and Emmie
Davis with 2 points and 11
rebounds.
Coach Wilkinson said,
"I am really proud of our
girls, they came out ready
to play and got a big re
gion win. I wish we could
have won by a bigger point
margin but we made a few
young mistakes but played
great defense. Free throws
are something we work on
every day at practice, and
we made five straight free
throws late in the game to
secure the win. Freshmen
Ansley Akins and Rachel
Threlkeld stepped up and
shot the ball really well for
us throughout the game
since junior Ellie Gra
ham has not been able to
play and sophomore Am-
ily Mixon is still not one
hundred percent after her
injury. I am very proud of
these girls and excited for a
win at home."
Boys vs. Twiggs
The Crusaders also
won against the Trojans
78-51. The top scorers for
the game were junior MK
McBride with 26 points,
senior Justin Walker with
21 points, and freshman
Hayden Right with 14
points.
Coach Callaway stat
ed, "This was the first Re
gion game for us and we
came out and played well
all four quarters. Freshman
Hayden Right showed out
big time scoring all 14 of
his points in the third quar
ter."
Boys vs. Memorial
On Friday, the Cru
saders traveled to Savan
nah to take on Memorial
Day School. The Crusaders
came up short 76-67. The
top scorers for the game
were junior MK McBride
with 23 points, junior Ty
ler Buggs with 15 points,
and tied with 13 points
were senior Justin Walker
and sophomore JaShaun
Powell.
"The guys came out
slow in the first half and
were down by 14 points. In
the third quarter we were
down by one point and
then led by four points ear
ly in the fourth quarter. We
made a couple of mistakes
that led the Matadors to an
8-0 run and which allowed
them to pull away. The offi
cials were not on our side;
however, the boys played
really hard despite the
fact," said Coach Callaway.
This week RTCA
hosted Citizzens Christian
Academy on Monday after
presstime and will be back
in action on Saturday when
the boys team travels to
First Presbyterian Chris
tian Academy at 4:00 p.m.
Toombs Sweeps Bacon
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LANIER NAGLE
From the
PORCH
A collection of
personal essays
from author Amber
Nagle’s weekly
column published
in The Advance
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 1 advance@gmaii.com
The Toombs County
High School Bulldogs bas
ketball teams played just
one opponent last week.
TCHS hosted the Raiders
of Bacon County on Sat
urday and came away with
two big Region wins.
The Lady Bulldogs
started off the day with a
runaway victory. The girls
came out on top 51-37
over the Lady Raiders.
The boys were up next
and they took a close win
in a low scoring game. The
Bulldogs scored just 41
points, but the defense did
their job and they got the
win, 41-38.
This week the Bull
dogs hosted rival Vidalia
on Tuesday after press
time. Toombs will host
East Laurens on Friday
at 6:00 p.m., and then the
Tigers of Metter will be in
Lyons on Saturday at 6:00
p.m.
Lyons Rec Holding
Spring Signups
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 1 advance@gmail.com
The Lyons Recreation
Department is now hold
ing signups for their spring
baseball, softball, and Tee-
ball seasons. Signups began
on Monday, January 25,
and will continue through
February 6. Signups will be
at the office at Partin Park
which is open Monday -
Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
On Saturday, February 6,
the office will be open from
9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
The cost of registration
is $45 per participant. Late
registration is from Febru
ary 7-12 and the fee at that
time will be $55. Online
registration is available and
can be done at www.lyons-
ga.org/RecreationDepart-
ment.aspx, then click on
“Register for a recreation
sport or activity” to log-in
with your username and
password. You may call
the office if you are hav
ing difficulties logging into
your account. Online regis
trants, please call the office
for evaluation night time.
The age divisions are 4
year old, 5-6 year old, 7-8
year old, 9-10 year old, 11-
12 year old, and 13-14 year
old. The age control date is
September 1, 2021.
Evaluations will be
held February 16, 18, 19.
Details will be in the parent
information packet.
There will be a man
datory meeting for all
prospective coaches on
Tuesday, February 9, at
6:00 p.m. in the Calla
way Center at Partin Park.
Come by the office or call
at 912-526-3084 to let the
office know you would like
to coach.
Opening day will be
on March 20.
Indians Win
In Overtime
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 1 advance@gmail.com
The Indians basket
ball teams of Vidalia High
School had their only
scheduled games against
Jeff Davis last week can
celled due to the Yellow
Jackets being in quaran
tine. This week on Mon
day the Indians hosted the
Raiders of Bacon County,
splitting their games.
The Lady Indians
picked up the win going
away, defeating the Lady
Raiders 55-33. The boys
were nearly upset, but
pulled out a win in over
time over the Raiders, 47-
42.
On Tuesday of this
week the Indians took the
short trip to Lyons to face
rival Toombs County af
ter presstime. VHS will be
back in action on Friday in
Alma at Bacon County at
6:00 p.m., and will host the
Falcons of East Laurens on
Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
Scouting
continued from page IB
For the record, the 6’7”
Cunningham averaged
21-2 points per game in an
NBA and ABA career that
spanned 12 years. He was
named to the NBAs 50th
anniversary all-time team.
As my grandfather used to
say, “That’s high cotton.”
Cunningham also be
came a great NBA coach,
going 454-196 in his career
before retirement.
I’m not saying that Ty
Dailey can become a Billy
Cunningham. Let’s just say
that with hard work and a
little growth spurt, the
odds are a little higher that
he can.
“Nagle writes with Southern flavor and charm,
capturing the rhythms of her life with grace and
artistry. ” - Audrey Andersen
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