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The ADVANCE, February 24,2021/Page 2B
Photo by Mike Branch
Ira Clements went up for a shot in the lane as the Indians and Bulldogs battled in the
Region Tournament last week.
VHS Basketball Season Ends
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail. com
The Vidalia High
School basketball teams
will not have a team in
the State Playoffs for the
first time since 2006 as
they dropped games early
in the Region Tourna
ment, including an in
stant classic, triple over
time game for the boys
against rival Toombs
County.
Girls vs. Swainsboro
The Lady Indians
faced off with Swains
boro on Tuesday of last
week and started off
pretty shaky as they
quickly fell behind 10-0
to the Lady Tigers. VHS
did go on a run at the end
of the first to close that
lead to 12-7 at the buzzer.
In the second with
just over five minutes to
go in the half the Tigers
were up 18-8. VHS closed
that lead to 18-12 with
3:30 to play in the half,
and it was 20-14 with
2:45 left in the half after a
basket by De'Asia
Thomas.
But by the end of the
half the score was 24-15
with the Lady Tigers out
in front.
It was another slow
start in the third for VHS
as they went over three
minutes without scoring.
The score was 31-15 with
four minutes on the
clock. It was 35-18 with
just over two minutes to
go and at the end of the
third the score was 40-26.
Swainsboro went on
to win the game over the
Lady Indians 50-43 as
VHS made a late run and
outscored Swainsboro
17-10 in the fourth.
With that loss, that
ended the season for the
Lady Indians with a re
cord of 10-11 overall.
Boys vs. Toombs
The VHS boys took
on Toombs on Wednes
day night at home and
what a game it was! Matt
Hill got the scoring
started for VHS with the
first basket of the game.
Ira Clements gave VHS a
4-2 lead, but a basket by
Julian Mann for Toombs
gave them a 5-4 lead over
the Indians.
Brantley Upshaw in
creased the TCHS lead to
7-4 with 5:15 on the
clock. Upshaw added to
that lead, but Ty Dailey
hit his first basket for
VHS and closed it to 9-6
with 3:30 left in the first
period. Konner Owens
made it 9-8, and then
Dailey gave VHS the lead
at 10-9. It was 12-9 after
another basket by Hill as
VHS was on a run.
Jamie Wardlaw got a
shot to go for the Bull
dogs and tied the game at
12-12 with just over a
minute left in the first.
Kaylan Johnson gave
VHS back the lead and at
the end of the first period
the Indians led 14-12.
Mann tied the game
early in the second pe
riod, but a three-pointer
by Bryson Whited for
VHS put the indians up
17-14. Dailey made it 19-
15 with 3:20 left in the
first half. DJ Mckinney
hit a jumper for Toombs,
and then Dominic Eason
made it 21-19 with 1:30
left in the half.
By the end of the first
half of action the score
was 25-21 with VHS in
front of the Bulldogs.
In the third period
the Bulldogs went on a
run as they took the lead
over the Indians 29-27.
VHS tied the game on a
shot by Dailey and then
Owens put VHS back on
top 31-29. Toombs tied it
on a shot by Jayden Pier
son, but Johnson put the
Indians quickly back on
top.
With 2:18 left in the
third Toombs took a 34-
33 lead and then got a
baseline three by Mckin
ney as Toombs led 37-33
with 1:30 left in the third.
VHS went on a late run
with Dailey getting a cou
ple of shots to fall as they
took a 40-37 lead into the
fourth period.
In the fourth Johnson
pushed the lead to 46-38
for VHS. Toombs went
Please see VHS page 9B
INVITATION FOR BIDS
The Toombs County Board of Education is accepting bids from
the public for the proposed sale of the prior Toombs County Board
of Education office, which was previously used as a school, and
adjoining land, located at 117 E. Wesley Avenue, in Lyons, Geor
gia. Said tract is currently identified as Map LI9, Parcel 52, by the
Toombs County Tax Assessors' office. The proposed sale would in
clude all existing fixtures and equipment currently located at the
school buildings. Interested bidders may make an inspection of the
property by calling the administrative office of the Toombs County
Board of Education, at (912) 526 3141, in order to set an appoint
ment.
Interested bidders must submit a sealed bid, in written form, to
the administrative office of the Toombs County Board of Education,
at 600-1 Bulldog Road, Lyons, Georgia, by 5:00 p.m. on Wednes
day, March 10, 2021, in order to be considered. It is contemplated
that the bids shall be opened at the meeting of the Toombs County
Board of Education on Thursday, March 11, 2021. The property is
offered in “as-is” condition, with no warranties as to the condition
of any improvements, fixtures, or equipment located thereon and all
potential bidders should be qualified to close the transaction with
in thirty (30) days after the acceptance of any bid by the Toombs
County Board of Education. The Toombs County Board of Educa
tion reserves the right to reject any and all bids, any non-conforming
bids, and may subsequently accept an alternate bid, should the initial
accepted bidder fail to close the transaction. All potential bidders
are encouraged to make a personal inspection of the property and
submit any questions about the property or the bid process to the
Toombs County Board of Education.
This the 16th day of February, 2021.
Barrett Waller
Superintendent of the Toombs
County Board of Education
Photo by Mike Branch
Dreon Jackson drives against the Treutlen defense during the first half of their Region
Tournament game in Mt. Vernon.
Eagles Win Over Vikings
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail.com
The Montgomery
County High School boys
basketball team played
two games last week as
part of the Region Tour
nament. They got a win
over rival Treutlen
County on Friday night at
home and then hosted
Telfair County on Satur
day for the Region Cham
pionship and fell to the
Trojans. The Lady Eagles
had a bye through the Re
gion Tournament straight
to the State Playoffs as
the #2 seed out of the Re
gion.
MCHS vs Treutlen
With 3:30 left in the
first period the Vikings
were up 7-6 over the Ea
gles and pushed that to
10-6 with 3:10 left. Xavier
Brantley closed it to 10-8,
but Treutlen hit a three-
pointer for a 13-8 lead
with just over two min
utes left in the first.
Javeon Telfair an
swered with a three for
the Eagles, and then
MCHS took the lead with
a three by Taliek Jackson
at 14-13. Then a steal and
a fast-break ahead to Ja-
varius Kelly, who
slammed it home as
MCHS went ahead 16-13
with just 25 seconds to go
in the first peirod.
Treutlen did get one
back, and at the buzzer
the score was 16-15 with
MCHS in front.
In the second
Treutlen quickly took the
lead back and were up 19-
16 just a minute into the
second. A three-pointer
extended that lead to 22-
16, which forced a time
out by MCHS. Out of the
timeout Calvin Williams
hit a shot for MCHS, and
Kelly closed the lead to
22-20. Williams, then
tied the game on a tip in
at 22-22.
With 4:50 left in the
half Treutlen was up 24-
22. They went on a run,
and with 1:45 left in the
first half the Vikings had
taken a 32-22 lead.
MCHS got one back be
fore the buzzer, but at
halftime the Vikings led
32-24.
In the second half of
the game the Eagles came
out shooting as they out-
scored the Vikings 26-
156 in the third period to
take a two-point, 50-48
lead heading to the
fourth. MCHS kept up
the pressure as they came
away with the win, 70-65
over Treutlen.
MCHS was led by
Brantley and Jamari
Mincey each with 15
points, and Dreon Jack-
son added 12 in the win.
Treutlen was led by Jamar
Jordan with 19 points,
and Cartavious Terry
posted 12 for the Vikings.
MCHS vs. Telfair
The Eagles hosted
Telfair on Saturday to de
cide the #3 and #4 seeds
in the State Playoffs, and
after the emotional win
over their rival the Vi
kings on the night before,
the Eagles came out a bit
flat and fell in the game.
Telfair picked up the
win, 53-41 over the Ea
gles as MCHS will now
head to the State Tourna
ment as the #4 seed.
On Wednesday of
this week the Eagles will
take on Terrell County in
Dawson at 6:00 p.m.
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