About The Jenkins County times. (Millen, Ga.) 2023-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 2023)
Page 10 - Wednesday, August 23, 2023 The Jenkins County Times j enkinsc ountytimes .com Senior Lohgan Walker was at bat on Monday Junior Laura Gayle Dailey throws the ball from her afternoon as the War Eagles faced David knees at a recent game at Screven County. Photo by Emmanuel Academy. The War Eagles won 3-1 in Lisa Dailey. a close battle. Photo by Jamie Shingleton. Senior Shanya Lake, one of three seniors on the War Eagles softball team swings at a pitch in a game earlier this season. Lake is helping her team off to a hot start this season. Photo by Jamie Shingleton. Senior Katie Bell, when not on the pitcher s mound, is a mighty force at the plate for the Lady War Eagles. The War Eagles were 1-1 for the week winning against DEA, but dropping a matchup against Screven County. Photo by Jamie Shingleton. f LWE War rematch at Screven County did not go as well. The War Eagles lost the rematch 8-0. Photo by Lisa Dailey. Around the Area and Region Football and softball are in full swing as the 2023/2024 season is off and going strong. Each week in the Jenkins County Times, we will keep up with what is happening in athletics around the area as the season goes by. First, in football action regional rival McIntosh County Academy started their season off against Johnson High School. They shut out Johnson 26-0. Portal started with Hawkinsville and won by a big margin of 26-0. Metter, under a new head coach, after longtime head coach Rodney Garvin departed for Vidalia High School, dropped their first game to top- ranked Swainsboro 39-7. With the season just getting started, football had fewer games to report. However, softball is in its third week and several local teams have been getting some games in. Class A-Division 2 State Champions, ECI, has started off the season with a 3-5 record. This past week though, they did pull out three wins. They defeated Calvary Day, Toombs County, and Southeast Bullock; they lost only one game to Perry High School. Regionals rivals Montgomery County has started there season 3-2, McIntosh County Academy is 1-4, and Portal is 1-4. As the football and softball season goes further make sure to check with the Jenkins County Times for the best coverage of local athletics. BRINSON'S Tree & Stump Removal * Iron & Slump RurAovnl * EKp*rt Trimming - St&rm Cta-a nUp » S-k id steer Work * umd Clrori ng r B ru*h Culling. & euSti Hogging locdityOwrtod. licensor & insured Q C ALL NOW 706-526-3686 (g) 478-401-0495 ^ 513 Cotton Ave ^ Millen, Go ® ^ ^ ® ® N ishen, Brinson Insurance Irui,. r -^ ^ Kayla Shuman Auto Insurance Qj Home Insurance Life Insurance SF Health insurance Commercial gj' Medicare ^ insurance Supplements ® Title Bonds AFLAC Products @ www.brinsoninsurance.net Meet Your War Eagles Have you ever attended a War Eagle Football game and wondered who are those guys on the sideline? Of course, you are looking for your nephew, a friend’s son, or just wondering who number three is for instnace; and it gets frustrating because you cannot see their face due to the helmets on their head. Use the following this season to know who is out on the field! Name Number Grade Name Number Grade Derrick Grier 0 12 Tyler Williams 31 11 Tyrone Martin 2 12 Tyquan Martin 34 10 ZZ Wilson 3 12 Edgar Gonzales 44 10 Ty Ty Williams 4 12 Gavin Cathey 48 11 Christian Wilson 5 12 Caleb Asbury 50 12 Rob Travious Coney 6 12 Chandler Muns 51 9 Calvin Adams 7 10 Jeremiah Gilmore 53 12 Tyree Abraham 8 11 Vance Garvin 55 12 Marion Young 9 10 Kamen Guzman 56 10 Zyquan Carlton 10 10 Kenneth Thomas 57 11 J.T. Moye 11 11 Corey Lockett 59 11 Justin Wright 12 10 Keishan Scott 60 12 Demetris Moore 13 12 Ty Boynton 62 11 Jamarious Luke 15 10 Dalton Dudley 63 11 Roshawn Allen 16 11 Jayden Lee 64 10 Emmanuel Watson 19 12 Gavin Lakes 66 10 Tumani Chandler 20 11 Jake Bazemore 67 11 Ge’Marion Newton 21 11 Blake Aaron 68 10 Javarious Gilmore 22 11 Jason Cooper 70 10 D’Andre Burton 23 11 Dwight Hughes 71 11 Jaquavious Reed 24 9 Joshua Coney 72 11 Alex Morales 25 9 Cam Rouse 74 9 Marquavious Roberson 26 10 Tristian Chance 77 10 Kendrick Thomas 28 11 Aiden Lovett 85 9 Barther Taylor rntirhino Staff* 29 10 Mason Mozee 95 9 Charley Waters- Head Coach Jason Boynton- Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Hil Johnson- Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Chuck Sanders- Assistant Head Coach Roy Clayton- QB/B-Backs/O-Line Quinton Sweet- Defensive Line Matt Williams- Special Team Coordinator Will Jenkins- Linebackers/B-Backs Edmund Burke Academy Kickoffs This Week The Edmund Burke Academy football season will have its first game this season on Friday night at 7:30 PM as they play host to Glascock County. EBA competes in the GIAA Class AA in Region 4. Max Preps has EBA ranked 5th in GIAA AA to start the season. Date Opponent Time Location 08/25 Glascock County 7:30 PM Home 09/01 Trinity Christian 7:30 PM Home 09/15 Piedmont Academy 7:30 PM Away 09/22 Thomas Jefferson 7:30 PM Away 09/29 Memorial Day 7:30 PM Home 10/6 Brentwood 7:30 PM Home 10/13 Robert Toombs Christian 7:30 PM Home 10/20 Gatewood 7:30 PM Away 10/27 August Prep Day** 7:30 PM Home 11/3 Briarwood Academy* * 7:30 PM Away * indicates Region Game If you have pictures of Jenkins County residents or those who have ties to Jenkins County who play sports at EBA, please send those pictures to pastorbradasbury@gmail.com and we will include those in the Jenkins County Times. We want to ensure that we are highlighting all of our Jenkins County students if they are involved at Jenkins County, EBA, Bulloch Academy, etc. Gauge Oglesbsy, a senior from Millen, will be on the field Friday night as his EBA Spartans play host to Glascock County. Photo Submitted. Ready to Buy Or Sell? CALL US 478-249-3111 OFFICE 7nft.fl7i.oqno pft t
