2A The Forest-Blade • ummiEmaniielConntyLive.com • Swainsboro, Georgia • February 24, 2021
Lady Bulldogs win...
(From front page)
12-6 record and num
ber one seed out of re
gion three. The Bulldogs
are averaging 48.7 points
per game during the sea
son.
Although you don't
like to point to one play
er in a team sport, those
six losses early in the sea
son were without their
senior scoring leader
Harden. Prencis didn't
play her first game for
ECI until January, and
the Bulldogs haven't lost
since her return.
The pre-season all-
state player has averaged
27.5 points per game,
scoring 330 points in just
12 games this season.
Harden has scored 1,606
points during her career,
including a whopping
729 last season.
The ECI boys basket
ball team will travel to
Irwin Co. Wednesday
as the number four seed
from region three. The
fifth-ranked Indians are
the number one seed
from region 2 with an
18-4 season record.
The Bulldogs' three
tournament games could
have gone either way.
They defeated Screven
Co. in the first round
43-41. Eventually, region
champion Portal defeat
ed ECI 59-54 in the sec
ond.
The Bulldogs lost a
close one to Claxton 60-
59 to determine the third
and fourth seeds in the
region. The half ended
with a 2-point advantage
for Claxton. The Bull
dogs brought the deficit
down to a point in the
third, down 41-40 with
both teams matching in
the fourth quarter with
19 points each, giving
ECI a one-point loss to
the Tigers.
Swainsboro Tigers...
(From front page)
The Yellow Jackets had
no answer for Swains-
boro's press, and Fred
Seabrough dominated
early with 13 first quar
ter points. Swainsboro
led 43-17 at the half, and
then things got really
ugly as the Tigers poured
it on in the 3 rd quarter,
winning the period 29-7
for a 72-24 lead. Swains
boro was able to coast the
rest of the way and pre
pare for the champion
ship game on Saturday
night. Seabrough had a
game-high 23 points, and
Derrick Jones threw in 13
points.
On Saturday night,
Swainsboro hosted the
Toombs County Bull
dogs, a surprise entry
into the region champi
onship as they struggled
most of the season. How
ever, an upset over rival
Vidalia and a covid-in-
fluenced victory over
Wo odville-Tompkins
gave them a shot at the
championship. Swains
boro was not as sharp as
the night before, turning
the ball over and making
mistakes on defense. Ty
ler Kelly carried the load
early with 10 first-quar
ter points to give Swains
boro a 20-14 lead after a
quarter. Swainsboro led
36-27 at the half, but it
seemed as though they
just couldn't find the in
tensity to put the Bull
dogs away.
The 3 rd quarter saw
Derrick Jones get hot.
Jones slammed the door
shut with 15 points in the
quarter for a 63-46 lead
with one quarter remain
ing in the region cham
pionship game. Toombs
County would make no
run on this night, and
the Tigers will be able
to hang another cham
pionship banner. Kelly
and Jones both finished
with 24 points, and Fred
Seabrough scored 13
points.
Swainsboro will host
the Bleckley County Roy
als (5-20), Region 3-AA's
#4 seed on Wednesday
night in the first round of
the state playoffs.
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Happenings
*Listed events aresubject to change.
Bobcat Baseball vs.
Scoutz Sports Performance
Virtual event played from home
February 26, 12 p.m.
Third Annual Broken Clay Shoot
Bay Gall Sporting Clays, Garfield
February 27, 10 a.m.
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A Moment
in Black
History
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Booker was the first
African-American to
become a law enforce
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MAYOR SCHWABE WITH GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS
JEAN SCHWABE WITH GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS
Seedling Garden Club plants
trees for Ga. Arbor Day
Members of Seedling
Garden Club gathered at
Meadow Lake Parkway
on Monday, February
22, 2021 to plant trees
in observance of Geor
gia Arbor Day. Plans to
plant trees on the actual
Ga. Arbor Day on Fri
day, February 19, 2021
had to be changed due
to the weather. Meadow
Lake Parkway was cho
sen to continue the row
of trees already planted
in this location. It is the
dream of Seedling Gar
den Club and Mayor
Schwabe to have trees
planted from Hwy #1
South to Lambs Bridge
Road. Meadow Lake
Parkway leads into en
trance of East Georgia
College. The oak trees
were planted this year
in honor of Swainsboro
Mayor Charles Schwabe
and in honor of Jean
Schwabe, retired from
East Georgia College.
Club president, Lu
cille Braswell, thanked
everyone for attending
this special dedication.
Directing her com
ments to the honorees
she stated, "Mayor the
Seedling Garden Club
would like to thank you
for your dedication and
support of our club over
the years. Not only did
you support our local
club you also showed
your support of projects
of The Garden Club of
Georgia, Inc. by signing
many proclamations on
their behalf."
President Braswell
commented to Jean
Schwabe," the Seedling
Garden Club wants to
thank you for all your
support and guid
ance when it was time
for flower shows held
in the Sudie Fulford
Learning center located
on the campus of East
Georgia College. You
also worked hand in
hand with us when the
club was called on by
Oleander District and
the State to host state
workshops and meet
ings. Over the many
years of your help no
matter what we asked
of you, with your beau
tiful smile and gentle
voice you were willing
to meet our needs. We
could not have such a
success without your
help. " Everyone agreed
these two were very
deserving of this hon
or. As Braswell stated,
"we wanted this to be
in "honor of" not in
"memory of." At the
end of the dedication,
Kay Peacock shared
with the group a poem
titled "Advice From a
Tree." The poem was
written by Ilan Shamir,
an avid gardener and
tree lover.
Members present
were; Lucille Braswell,
Linda Dekle, Cher
yl Goodman, Nancy
Lisenby, Ann Peebles,
Kay Peacock and San
dra Thompson. Also
in attendance was Tim
Goodman, Mike Lisen
by and Bobby Peacock.
Special thanks to Ed
die Lewis Signs, Frank
Canady of Yard Mas
ter and Bobby Peacock
for hauling trees to the
site. A very big thank
you to Shane and crew
of Clearwater Solutions
for sharing the machin
ery and digging the
holes to plant trees. We
"little old ladies" could
not have done this with
out them.
The first Georgia Ar
bor Day was proclaimed
by the Georgia General
Assembly in December
1890. In 1941 the Gen
eral Assembly set the
third Friday in February
as the day of Georgia's
Arbor Day. This is an
important date for gar
den clubs all over the
state to plant trees. Gar
den Clubs believe that
every tree planted on
Arbor Day helps clean
the air and water, beau
tify neighborhoods,
provide home for wild
life, conserve energy
and prevent soil erosion
among many other ben
efits. Seedling Garden
Club is proud to be part
of this important date.
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