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jenkinscountytimes.com The Jenkins County Times Wednesday, December 20, 2023- Page 9 WAkEAGLE By Brad Asbury, Sports Editor for The Times BRAD ASBURY pastorbradasbury@gmail.com Above: Tyrone Martin runs in during as the starting lineups are announced for the War Eagles against Screven County this past week. The War Eagles defeated Screven County 58-36 and are now 7-0! Photo by Danielle M. Davis. Left: Tiajah Chandler prepares to shoot during the game against Screven County! Photo by Danielle M. Davis. Screven County Fitness ignite Your Fitness Journey! Unlock Your Strength, Embrace the Challenge, and Transform Your Workout Routine Today! Facilities • Weight lifting • Personal & Youth Training • Tanning Beds • Group Classes • Silver Sneakers Club Members have 24 hour access 912.531.5086 101 North Main Street Downtown Sylvania, Ga. <KKI V The year is winding down. Bowl Season has begun for College Football and in a few days the College Football Playoffs will begin. Once you read this article, at least ten bowl games will have already been played. Most of the games featured teams from smaller conferences. Georgia Southern is one of those early bowl games as they lost in the Myrtle Beach Bowl over the weekend against Ohio. Speaking of the College Football Bowl games, controversy is still swirling over the Playoff Committee leaving out Georgia Bulldogs and Florida State Seminoles. These two teams will square off in the Orange Bowl on December 30 th . However, both teams believe they should be in the College Football Playoffs. A lawmaker from the state of Georgia is supposedly filing a letter to allow the Orange Bowl to be included in the playoffs this year. While the governor of Florida State is reportedly going to file a lawsuit against the playoff committee for not including the Seminoles in the playoffs. Whether either politician will do this is left to be seen; however, one thing is for sure, there are a lot of hurt feelings over this year’s bowl games. One thing that you will leam about “Under the Bleachers,” or sitting in the bleachers is that there will always be controversy! Controversy comes from “blown calls” by referees, “should have been plays” called by the coaches, and “missed plays” by the players. Fans, whether in War Eagles War Eagles Update The War Eagles and Lady War Eagles were in action this past week. On Tuesday night both teams traveled to Jefferson County for their second matchup with the Warriors this season. The War Eagles and Lady War Eagles came out victorious in both games. The Lady War Eagles won 52-24 while the War Eagles came out on top 82-62. The second game of the week was a Friday night showdown at Jenkins County with Screven County. This was the second time these two teams have met this year, meeting only one week prior. The War Eagles put away the Gamecocks easily by a final score of 60-40 winning both matchups this season. The Jenkins County Lady War Eagles narrowly lost to the Lady Gamecocks by a score of 46-42. The Under the Bleachers or under the stands can always seem to see it better than everyone else! The danger of this is missing what is happening while complaining about what we thought happened. Unfortunately, this is most of life and canbecome a pattern if we are not careful. Life can become one big complaint or a lifestyle of complaining if we do not guard our hearts. Remember, the Bible warns us about complaining and in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 we are told, “In all things give thanks.” As we draw towards the close of another year, complaining would be easy as we look back over a year. We could complain about the government, the economy, etc. Or we could spend our time giving thanks. Complaining never overturns a referee’s whistle and complaining never adds good to our lives or changes our circumstances. We are called to give thanks in all things. As we approach the new year and even more this Christmas season, truly we have more to be thankful for than to complain about. At Christmas, we celebrate a Savior who came to redeem us and to give us forgiveness of sins and eternal life. How can we not be thankful, knowing that the God of Heaven came to us in the person of Jesus to set us free? Spend the last days of the year offering our praise rather than our complaints. Until next time, celebrate the joy of the season! Watch some sports! Give thanks! Stop complaining! Praise God from whom all blessings flow! and Lady Basketball Lady War Eagles had previously lost by 17 in the first matchup of the season. The Lady War Eagles led through the first quarter by a score of 9-6. However, as the first half ended, the Lady Gamecocks took the lead. After the third quarter, the Lady War Eagles retook the lead by a score of 31-28. However, in the final quarter, the Lady Gamecocks outscored the Lady War Eagles 18-11 and took the victory. The Lady War Eagles and War Eagles will be at home against Metter on Tuesday night December 19th. The games will begin at 6:00 with the girls playing first. The girls will not be in action again until January 9th. The boys’ team will travel on December 27th and December 28th to Laney High School in Augusta. Coach Jason Boynton, Defensive Coordinator was named one of 11 Defensive Coordinators who were named to the Assistant Coaches of the Year in Class A Division 2. Boynton is shown during a post-game celebration this season! Photo by Danielle MDavis. Johnson and Boynton Earn Awards Parker Resources, a training organization for coaches in the state of Georgia recently announced their football assistant coaches awards for 2023. The War Eagles continue to add to their hardware for the 2023 season as both the offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator were named to the Assistant Coaches of the Year list. Jason Boynton (defensive coordinator) and Hil Johnson (offensive coordinator) were named as part of the Georgia Class A Division 2 Assistant Coaches of the Year. There were nine Offensive Coordinators and eleven Defensive Coordinators that were named to this list out of all the coordinators in Class A Division 2. There are presently 50 teams in Class A Division 2. Hil Johnson was recently named one of nine Offensive Coordinators who were on the Assistant Coaches of the Year in Class A Division 2. Hil Johnson is shown running in with his team during a game earlier in the War Eagles season. Photo by Danielle M. Davis. Left: Every home game, without fail, the cheerleaders clap from the sideline to the Jenkins County bench to help bring out the starting lineups! Photo by Danielle M. Davis. Above: The Lady War Eagles spread out the floor against the Lady Gamecocks on Friday night. The Lady War Eagles lost a hard-fought game 46-42. They are now 4-6 and will face Metter on December 19th before a short break and will travel to Metter on January 5th. Photo by Danielle M. Davis. Above: ZZ Wilson goes up high for a layup as the War Eagles defeated the Gamecocks on Friday night! Photo by Danielle M. Davis.
