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The ADVANCE, October 18, 2023/Page 12B
4th Annual
A free community event
for the kids. Candy and
toys will be given to all
who attend.
Saturday, October 28
5-7 p.m.
Higgston City Park,
Higgston, GA
Kids of all ages
are invited to attend
Hear What You Have
Been Missing!
Courtesy of TCHS
In an intense volley
ball showdown, the
Toombs County High
School Lady NetDawgs
triumphed over their
cross-town rivals, Vidalia
High School, in a gruel
ing five-set match. The
scores were tightly con
tested: 20-25, 25-18, 18-
25, 26-24, and 15-12, cul
minating in a total of 104-
104. However, the Net
Dawgs clinched the vic
tory by winning 3 sets to
2.
The significance of
this match couldn’t be
overstated. Beyond the
rivalry between Toombs
County and Vidalia, the
win secured a position in
the next phase of the Area
Tournament for the Lady
Bulldogs on Saturday.
More importantly, the
win guaranteed a spot in
the State Tournament.
Highlighting individ
ual performances: From
the service line, Emma
Wright and Arianna Hill
stood out. Wright deliv
ered 16 service points, 4
aces, and committed no
errors. Hill was close be
hind with 15 service
points and 2 aces, while
Makayla Brewton added
3 aces. Martasia Burton
and Anabel Cruz contrib
uted 6 service points
each. In the defensive de
partment, Anna Patrick
blocked 3 shots, with
both Brewton and McK
enzie Kilgore contribut
ing one block each. Bur
ton facilitated with 20 as
sists, and Cruz followed
with 12 assists. As for of
fense, Brewton and Pat
rick were leaders in kills,
registering 13 and 12 re
spectively, while Hill and
Kilgore added 7 and 4
kills.
The upcoming chal
lenge is set for Saturday at
Windsor Forest, where
the team will face off
against Savannah Arts at
10:00 a.m. Alongside this
match, Pierce and Ap
pling will be competing.
The winners of these
matches will vie for the
1st and 2nd positions,
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Spartans Defeat Crusaders
Courtesy of RTCA
Robert Toombs
Christian Acadmy's foot
ball team traveled to Ed
mund Burke to play the
Spartans last Friday night.
It was a close game, but
RTCA fell to the Spartans
by the score of 14-7.
During the first quar
ter, EBA scored a touch
down to get on the board
first. They tacked on the
extra point to make it 7-0.
In the second quarter
of the contest, David Hill
found the end zone on a
22-yard run early in the
second quarter. Hayden
Meeks added the extra
point to tie the game at
7-7.
With just 30 seconds
left to go in the first half
EBA scored again to go
back on top of the Cru
saders. They added the
PAT for a 14-7 lead head
ing to halftime.
Over the second half
of the game the defenses
took over as neither team
scored again. RTCA had a
chance late in the game
but were not able to score
to tie the game, losing 14-
7, to the Spartans.
The top 3 offensive
players of the game were
Hayden Kight, David
Hill, and Justin Powell.
Kight with 62 passing
yards, Hill with 71 rush
ing yards on 16 carries,
Powell with 62 rushing
yards on 12 carries. Top 3
defesive players of the
game were Justin Powell,
Landen Sauls, and Isaac
Holton all tied with 6
tackles. T
Head Coach Matt
Meeks said, "It was a
tough night. The boys
played extremely hard
and fought for all four
quarters, and we as a
whole just couldn't quite
find a way. EBA is a good
AA team and is looking to
do well in the remainder
of their season, and I feel
our guys gave them all
they wanted and we just
came up a tad short.
“Pm proud of the ef
fort and the ability to
fight and stay in a super
close game, and we had
chances that we just
didn't capitalize on them.
Defensively, we played
exceptionally well and my
hat is off to the guys for
that, but we have to help
that out and be more ef
ficient offensively to go
along with the defensive
effort. Fortunately, we
now have a bye week and
some time to regroup, re
focus, and get prepared
for the last couple of reg
ular season region games."
The next football
game for RTCA will be at
Thomas Jefferson on Oc
tober 27.
Photo by Mike Branch
Madison Brown sets one up for the Lady Bulldogs as they battled with cross-county
rival Vidalia.
Lady NetDawgs Triumph in Tense
Five-Set Showdown over Vidalia
while the losing teams
will contest for the 3rd
and 4th seedings in the
State Tournament, which
kicks off on Tuesday, Oc
tober 17.
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