Newspaper Page Text
(Eift Aiiuancg
The ADVANCE, December 28, 2022/Page 8B
The Lady Eagles of Montgomery County High School are Region Champions.
The RTCA Crusaders boys basketball team took the Region Championship over Twiggs.
Review
continued from page 4B
mer GISA and CoEd
GHSA, does not separate
cheer teams into divi
sions based on school
rankings or school class.
RTCA would compete as
the only single A school
of nineteen that would
include AA, AAA, AAAA
and CoEd.
The GIAA 2022
State Championship was
held at Columbus State
in Columbus, GA on Sat
urday November 12. The
event began at 1:10pm
and the Lady Crusaders
were scheduled to be the
sixth team to compete at
1:52 pm.
As the team exited
the floor and took their
seats, they worried and
waited while watching
the next eight teams
compete. When the run
ner up was named, the
teams, families, coaches
and RT supporters in the
crowd held their breath
as the emcee announced,
“Ladies and gentleman,
your Champions and
First place goes to Rob
ert Toombs Christian
Academy.” And history
was made for RTCA on
November 12 by a team
who overcame many ob
stacles at the beginning
of their season to end
their season as State
Champions.
RTCA Football
The Robert Toombs
Christian Academy Cru
saders football team
claimed the Region
Championship last
Thursday night against
the Matadors of Memo
rial Day. It was the Cru
saders first Region
Championship since
2016. RTCA was coming
off an upset win over
Thomas Jefferson the
week before and just had
to defeat the Matadors to
earn the Region Champi
onship. They did that in
dominating fashion in a
43-6 blowout.
The big win was the
one over Thomas Jeffer
son. TJ was undefeated
coming into the game,
and RTCA pulled off a
35-34 upset to put them
in the driver’s seat in the
Region.
With the Region
Championship RTCA
went into the playoffs
with a bye. RTCA beat
Fullington Academy in
the Final 4 to advance to
the Championship Game
for a rematch with
Thomas Jefferson.
The Robert Toombs
Christian Academy Cru
saders were in Macon on
December 1, at Mercer
University to play for the
GIAA State A Football
Championship. RTCA
faced off with the Jaguars
of Thomas Jefferson
Academy. Earlier in the
season RTCA had de
feated TJ, 35-34, but on
this day, it was all Jaguars
as they took the State
Championship over the
Crusaders. TJ won the
Championship Game
38-8 over RTCA to win
the State Title.
VHA Football
The Eagles football
team of Heritage Acad
emy had a solid season as
they went 9-2 on the year
and were 3-1 in Region
play. Heritage went into
the playoffs and took on
Fideles Christian in the
first round. It was a high
scoring game with a total
of 141 points being
scored. VHA won the
game 80-61 to move into
the second round.
VHA faced off with
Unity Christian in the
second round, and after
losing their starting quar
terback very early in the
game, the Eagles strug
gled to get the offense
going. They fell in the
game 52-8 to end their
season in the Final 4 of
the State playoffs.
VRD Soccer
The Vidalia Recre
ation Department’s 8U
boys’ soccer team played
in the District Tourna
ment in November. The
boys came away as the
District Champions,
winning the title game by
the score of 9-0. This was
the first Championship
ever for the Vidalia Rec
reation Department in
this age group.
They then competed
in the State Co-Ed Soc
cer Tournament last
weekend in Madison
County. The 8U team
worked their way through
the bracket and came
home as the new State
Champions.
VRD fell to Madison
County making for a
tougher trip to the title.
Madison took the game
4-3 in the first round of
the tournament.
Vidalia then came
back with a 5-3 win over
Liberty County to begin
play on Saturday. VRD
then went on to defeat
Grady County in a tough
game that ended 7-6 in a
shootout.
That set up VRD for
a rematch with Madison
County in the State
Championship Game.
The 8U VRD All-Stars
won the rematch against
Madison County to win
the State Title. What a
year it was for the VRD
8U Soccer All-Stars as
they won the first ever
Soccer District Champi
onship and Soccer State
Championship for the
Vidalia Recreation De
partment.
As you can see, it was
a big year for local athlet
ics as they claimed sev
eral State, Region, and
Area Titles. With the
dedication to sports seen
throughout our commu
nities, we look forward to
the next year in sports
and many more titles to
come.
LRD
continued from page IB
fering include Rocket
League (3v3, any de
vice), Rocket
League (lvl, any de
vice), Madden23 (lvl,
Playstation 5 and Xbox
Series X/S), Super Smash
Bros, (lvl, Nintendo
Switch), and Mario Kart
8 Deluxe (lvl, Nintendo
Switch).
There are three age
groups: youth division
(ages 8-12), teen divi
sion (ages 13-18), adult
division (ages 18+). The
season starts the week of
January 23rd with games
being played on varying
days depending on the
game title. Players will
participate from their
own homes and, by pur
chasing a GGLeagues
winter esports pass for
$15, can compete in as
many different games as
they would like. The reg
istration deadline for the
winter season is January
16.
Throughout 2023
GGLeagues will be offer
ing esports leagues, edu
cational events, free gam
ing events, and more in
your commu
nity. Leagues will be run
online through
GGLeagues and will con
sist of an eight-week sea
son. Games will be at the
same time and day each
week with a flexible re
scheduling policy. At the
end of the season, players
will participate in a two
week playoff and cham
pionship event to crown
the champion.
All games will be
played within the East
ern region. All players
need to register through
the Lyons Recreation x
GGLeague Page and the
winner of the league will
be crowned the cham
pion of the Eastern Re
gion. Winners for each
region will receive a
GGLeagues champion
shirt and medal!
To play, you must
have a console/computer
to play on, email address,
own the game you are
registering to play and
have the ability to play
live. All games are moni
tored by GGLeagues and
players are held to a code
of conduct to maintain a
fun and safe gaming at
mosphere.
GGLeagues Parents
Page: https://www.
ggleagues.com/parents
Trying to
sell your
car?
Reach thousands of
potential buyers by listing
your items for sale in the
MARKET
PLACE
And be sure and try our
Photo Classifieds
Any item will sell faster with our Photo
Classifieds!
CALL 537-3131
BPC
continued from page IB
Loyola remained in control
of a double-figure lead for
most of the second period,
scoring 27 points to lead
48-29 at the break. Keonya
Mincey put together a
seven-point performance
shooting 2-for-3 from be
yond the arch while Evans
gathered five points.
Loyola continued to
hold on to a commanding
lead, not slipping under a
20-point advantage over
the Lady Barons. The Lady
Barons were outscored in
the third quarter 9-14 as
the Wolf Pack moved to a
67-43 lead after 30 minutes
of play. AAliyah Clay
scored five points to lead
the quarter for BPC fol
lowed by a trey from
Mincey.
Loyola put the finish
ing touches on the game,
surging to a 27-16 quarter
in the final 10 minutes of
play. Brewton-Parker strug
gled to find answers to the
Wolf Pack as Loyola fin
ished the game out strong.
BPC shot for 32.8%
(21-of-64) from the floor,
25% (8-of-32) from three,
and 75% (9-of-12) from
the charity stripe. Evans
and Mincey both led BPC
with 13 points apiece with
Evans gathering a game
leading three steals. Chard-
ell Jones led the rebound
ing efforts in her first con
test of the season with six
boards.
The Wolf Pack held a
commanding 53-28 re
bounding advantage over
the Lady Barons. Loyola
also outscored Brewton-
Parker 38-16 in the paint.
BPC won the turnover bat
tle by four while falling be
hind by one steal on the
defensive side of the ball.
The Wolf Pack dished out a
20-8 assist advantage.
The Lady Barons will
take a break before return
ing to the court on Dec. 30
in an exhibition at Georgia
Southwestern in Americus.
Men
Brewton-Parker men’s
basketball traveled to New
Orleans on Monday for a
contest at (RV) Loyola
(La.) to continue SSAC
play. The Barons (3-8, 2-4
SSAC) battled in a tight
game with the Wolf Pack
(11 -2, 6-0 SSAC), but were
eventually outlasted in an
83-74 defeat.
Grant Sanders opened
things up with a jumper to
give BPC the first lead of
the game before Loyola an
swered with two-straight
scores to capture the lead.
The Barons jumped out to
a six-point lead with a 7-0
run that started at the
17:26 mark and was capped
off by a trey from Zailan
Blue with 13:51 on the
clock. Brewton-Parker
found themselves holding a
20-11 advantage at the
12:11 mark after Kenny
Colwell’s pair of three-
pointers.
Loyola responded with
six unanswered points to
pull the deficit down to just
three points with nearly 11
minutes remaining in the
half. A layup from Chance
Hatcher and a trey from
Colwell gave the Barons an
eight-point edge with 10
minutes to play, but Loyola
continued to produce a re
sponse by pulling the score
to just a one-possession
ball game. The Wolf Pack
began to eradicate the Bar
ons’ lead with a 13-7 run
that leveled and flipped the
score into control of the
hosts. Loyola finished out
the half, outscoring Brew
ton-Parker 7-5 in the final
three minutes to hold a 42-
36 advantage at the break.
Colwell led the way for
BPC, scoring 14 points
while shooting 4-of-6 from
beyond the arc.
It was a slow start to
the second half, as Ferlin
Joseph converted a fast-
break layup at the 17:43
mark to score the first
bucket. BPC followed up
with a 7-1 run over the next
two minutes to reclaim the
lead, 45-43 with 15 min
utes remaining. After a lev
eling score from the Wolf
Pack, the Barons answered
with a 7-2 run that boosted
the lead to five points with
just over 13 minutes on the
clock. Loyola took control
of the score in three min
utes by responding with
seven unanswered points
to lead 54-52.
Lance Smith and Blue
connected on layups to
give BPC the lead with
9:30 remaining. Brewton-
Parker held a 66-58 lead
with 5:51 on the clock after
producing a 10-4 run. After
leading by eight, BPC’s
edge over Loyola slipped
away as the Wolf Pack
chipped away at the lead
and outlasted the Barons
down the stretch. Loyola
finished the final five min
utes by outscoring Brew
ton-Parker 25-8. The Bar
ons were able to hold a
brief lead at 3:54, as well as
at the 2:54 mark, but the
Wolf Pack battled to recap
ture the lead and solidify
the victory.
BPC shot for 45.2%
from the field (28-of-62),
36% from three (9-of-25),
and 60% (9-of-15) from
the foul line. Colwell led
the scoring efforts for BPC
with 20 points while Smith
notched 18 and Hatcher
produced 17. The Wolf
Pack dominated off the
glass, producing a 41-27
edge over the Barons.
Brewton-Parker held
the advantage in turnovers
with a difference of six
giveaways.
Defensively, BPC held
a 15-10 edge in steals.
Loyola outscored Brewton-
Parker 34-36 in the paint
while also holding a narrow
25-24 edge in points off
turnovers.
The Barons will take a
break before competing at
the SSAC/SUN Crossover
Challenge at the end of the
month in West Palm Beach,
Florida.
- Bill Bailey presents C
The New Year’s \
Gospel Music^
Spectacular!
THURSDAY
January 5th
2023-7:00pm
VIDALIA, GEORGIA
SOUTHEAST
TECHNICAL COLLEGE
(3001 East First Street - Hwy 2001
NO TICKETS REQUIRED!
“Artist of the Year" & “Favorite Male Quartet”
TRIUMPHANT QUARTET
KAREN PECK & NEW RIVER
7T
The GUARDIANS
A $10 donation per person will be requested at the door for the concert
A love offering will be received during the concert for Bill Bailey Concerts
Doors open at 6pm, and all seating is general admission
FOR MORE INFO, call (0411756-6042
hnp://www.bMlbaileyconcerts.com