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The ADVANCE, February 24,2021/Page 3B
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the fourth, but fell short as
Swainsboro won the game
62-55.
Boys vs. East Laurens
The TCHS boys
kicked off their Region
Tournament play against
the Falcons of East Lau
rens. Toombs won the
close game 63-57 to keep
their season alive, an set
them up with a match
against their rival Vidalia.
Boys vs. Vidalia
What a game it was, an
instant classic, as the Bull
dogs took VHS to triple
overtime to beat them for
the first time since 2016.
Matt Hill got the scor
ing 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 af
ter another basket by Hill
as VHS was on a run.
Jamie Wardlaw got a
shot to go for the Bulldogs
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 period,
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 Domi
nic 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
Pierson, 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 base
line three by Mckinney as
Toombs led 37-33 with
1:30 left in the third. VHS
went on a late run with
Dailey getting a couple 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 on
a run with Mann and
Vaughn getting shots to go.
Mann closed it to 49-47,
and Toombs came up with
a steal, but a big block by
Johnson for VHS kept
Toombs from tying the
game.
Hill added to the VHS
lead to make it 51-47, but
Wardlaw worked hard un
der the basket for the Bull
dogs and closed that to 51-
49. Whited gave VHS a
54-49 with a three with just
1:30 left in the game.
Mann did a great job
down the stretch for TCHS
at the free-throw line. He
made two to close the lead
to 54-51. VHS missed a
few free-throws in the final
minute and with just 16
seconds left Toombs got
the ball, down by three.
With 9 seconds left Whited
blocked a shot, but then
with just 1 second on the
clock, Mckinney hit a three
from the corner to tie the
game at 54-54 and send it
to overtime.
In the first overtime
Mckinney gave Toombs
the lead on another three at
57-55. VHS tied the game
and went ahead on a Hill
three-pointer with just one
minute to go at 60-57.
Mann made two more free-
throws, and then Toombs
took the lead on a fast-
break basket by Mann, 61-
60.
Mckinney made a pair
of free-throws with just 25
seconds left to put TCHS
up 63-62. Mann added two
more from the line to lead
65-62. Owens then drove
in with just five seconds
left and was fouled. Owens
hit the free-throw to tie the
game back at 65-65 and
send it to double overtime.
There was not much
scoring in the second over
time as the score was tied
at 69-69 under a minute to
go. Whited was fouled late
in the period and made
two free-throws to put
VHS up 71-69 with just 12
seconds left. With just two
seconds to go Vaughn
found Pierson under the
basket for Toombs to tie
the game at 71-71 and send
the game to triple over
time.
Early in the third over
time Dailey hit a shot for
VHS, his first since the
third period. Mann tied the
game at 73-73 with 2:30
left, and then he gave
Toombs the lead with two
minutes left. Upshaw
slammed one down for a
four point lead 77-73 with
one minute left.
Mckinney added a free
throw and then he put an
other on the board for a
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KayKay Mobley finds an open lane as she gets two points for the Lady Bulldogs during
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79-74 lead. Mann then
stole it and slammed it for
an 81-74 lead in the final
seconds of the game to se
cure the win for the Bull
dogs.
Toombs got the win
83-77 over the Indians to
end VHS season. Toombs
was led by Mann with 24
points.
TCHS vs. Swainsboro
That win put Toombs
against the #1 team in the
state and the defending
State Champions for the
Region Championship.
Toombs gave the Tigers a
run but fell short.
Toombs played well
but were just outmatched
by Swainsboro and lost the
game 79-60.
This week the Toombs
girls were at Washington
County on Tuesday after
presstime for the first
round of the GHSA State
AA Playoffs. Washington is
the #1 seed out of Region
3AA. The boys will play
Monticello on Wednesday
at home at 6:00 p.m. for
their first round game.
Monticello is the #3 seed
out of Region 3AA.
Photo by Mike Branch
Jamie Wardlaw puts it up and in on a fast break for the
Bulldogs in their win over Vidalia.
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