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The ADVANCE, December 29,2021 /Page 2B
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MONTGOMERY
Photo by Mike Branch
Many of the people involved in the new MCHS Track & Field project gathered for the
ribbon cutting ceremony and the grand opening event of the new Curtis Ryals Sr. Track
& Field Complex at Montgomery County High School.
Photo by Mike Branch
Julian Mann led the Bulldogs past the Indians for the first
time since 2016, and secured a spot in the State Playoffs
with the win.
Review
continued from page 1B
wins over Edmund Burke in
the first round and Gate-
wood in the second round
to move into the Final 4.
In that Final 4, RTCA
took on Brentwood Acad
emy. MK McBride was in
foul trouble most of the
game, but Jashaun Powell
stepped up and dropped 28
points as RCA took the win
78-67. That moved them
into the Championship
Game where they would
take on Strong Rock Chris
tian.
Strong Rock had a seri
ous height advantage over
RTCA. The Fions starters
were 6’9”, 6’8”, 6’6”, 6’4” and
6’2”; and with that advan
tage, and some questionable
calls on RTCA’s big man Ty
ler Buggs, putting him in
foul trouble all game, it was a
tough road for the Crusad
ers in the Championship
game.
RTCA played a good
game, and kept it close
throughout the first half, but
the height was too much in
the second half as the Fions
pulled away for the win, 83-
68.
TCHS Basketball
The TCHS boys’ bas
ketball team had some big
moments last season. The
TCHS and Vidalia boys
played an instant classic
game in the Region Tourna
ment. The game went to tri
ple overtime with the Bull
dogs defeating VHS for the
first time since 2016. That
moved the boys into the Re
gion Championship against
the Tigers of Swainsboro.
TCHS faced the #1
team in the state in the Re
gion title game. Toombs lost
the game 79-60 but played
well against the top ranked
team.
The Bulldogs moved
into the State Playoffs where
they took on Jasper County
in the first round and pulled
off their first playoff win
since 1998. They won the
game 64-43 with Julian
Mann leading the way with
22 points. Toombs fell in the
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Photo by Mike Branch
Walker Moncus put the bat on the ball for VHS as they battled back in the third game
of the series against Lovett.
second round to Butler.
MCHS Track
On Monday, March 1,
Montgomery County High
School held a ribbon cutting
ceremony for the newly con
structed Curtis Ryals Track
and Field facility on the
campus ofMCHS located at
the William Mayes Dobbins
Athletics Complex.
The newly constructed
track and field facility is
named in honor of the late
Curtis Ryals Sr., who was
the high point scorer at the
1972 State Track Meet while
he ran to state titles in the
100- and 220-yard dashes
and earned medals in three
other events.
Athletic Director and
Head Track Coach Tim Sut-
tles said, “This has been a
long-term process. Our
school board has talked and
planned for the last decade,
and we had just been waiting
on the financing to be right.
There have been so many
people that have been in
volved in this process, and
we are just so excited to be
able to have this great facil
ity-
“We are thankful to ev
eryone that has been a part
of this, and there are so
many people to thank for all
the hard work. And to be
able to honor one of the
former MCHS greats, and to
hopefully have many more
that will get to use this new
track is awesome.”
RTCA MS Baseball
The Robert Toombs
Christian Academy Middle
School baseball team played
for the GISA AA State
Championship and came
away with the title. The Cru
saders have lost only one
game over the past two sea
sons, and that game was due
to the eighth graders being
held out of the game with
the high school playing for
the basketball State Cham
pionship.
RTCA’s playoff run saw
them defeat Gatewood in
the first round 10-0, Thomas
Jefferson in the second
round by the score of 5-1,
and then win in the Cham
pionship over Piedmont
Academy in a close game,
2-1.
VHS Baseball
The Indians baseball
team had a great season and
were ranked as the #1 team
in the state in AA for much
of the year.
VHS claimed the Re
gion 2AA Championship as
they went 15-0 in the Re
gion on the season. They
wrapped up the title with a
sweep of Region rival Jeff
Davis in their three-game se
ries. They then swept Bacon
County the following week
to end the regular season
with a 15-0 Region record
and they were 24-4 overall.
VHS won their first-
round playoff matchup over
Washington County, and
then over Berrien County in
the second round. That set
up VHS to take on Fovett in
the third round.
VHS and the Fions of
Fovett split the first two
games of the best-of-three
series to for a Game 3. In
Game 3 the Indians strug
gled as they gave up 10 walks
and 4 errors as they fell by
just one run, 8-7. That
ended the grate run by VHS
in the Elite 8 with a record of
29-6.
RTCA Track
Robert Toombs Chris
tian Academy hosted the
GISA Region 2AA Track
meet. RTCA competed
against Memorial Day
School, First Presbyterian
Christian Academy, and
Twiggs Academy. All RT
CA’s athletes qualified for
the GISA State Track Meet.
Please see Review page 3B
City of Vidalia Board of Education
Schedule of Approved Local Option Sales Tax Projects Year Ended June 30,2021
AMOUNT AMOUNT
ORIGINAL CURRENT EXPENDED EXPENDED TOTAL EXCESS ESTIMATED
ESTIMATED ESTIMATED IN CURRENT IN PRIOR COMPLETION PROCEEDS NOT COMPLETION
COST (1) COSTS (2) YEAR (3) YEARS (3) COST EXPENDED DATE
PROJECT IV
(a)Payment of principal and interest on general obligation debt of
the Vidalia School District incurred for the Vidalia High School.
$ $
7,154,900.00
$
7,154,900.00
$
1,427,072.50
$ $
355,969.00
December, 2024
(b)To purchase textbooks, furniture, technology and software,
additonal instructional materials, and equipment for all facilities.
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
350,428.00
11,954.23
December, 2024
(c)To expand technology upgrades and improvements to
communication, safety and security upgrades and capabilities
at all facilities.
2,305,100.00
2,305,100.00
54,370.00
December, 2024
(d)To expand and maintain student transportation including
additional student regular transportation and activity vehicles.
500,000.00
500,000.00
118,360.00
December, 2024
(e )To acquire and improve facilities, including but not limited to,
HVAC and maintaining roof warranties through the system.
2,000,000.00
2,000,000.00
303,084.58
132,374.00
December, 2024
$ 12.960,000.00 $ 12,960.000.00 $ 2,198,945.08 $ 554,667.23 $ - $
(1) The School District's original cost estimate as specified in the resolution calling for the imposition of the Local Option Sales Tax.
(2) The School District's current estimate of total cost for the projects. Includes all cost from project inception to completion.
(3) The voters of Toombs County approved the imposition of a 1% sales tax to fund the above projects and retire associated debt. Amounts expended for these projects may include
sales tax proceeds, state, local property taxes and/or other funds over the life of the projects.
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