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thesy lvaniatimes. com The Sylvania Times Wednesday, January 17, 2024 - Page 5 YOUTHFUL GAMECOCKS CLOSE, BUT STILL LOOKING TO END STREAK Twice seeing fourth quarter leads evaporate into losses, the youthful SCHS Gamecocks of Nick Clifton saw their losing streak extend to nine games after week’s end with defeats to Metter and Johnson County. This week the team goes to Claxton, a team SCHS defeated 62-39 on December 8, for a region game on Friday and Portal for a nonregion game on Saturday. On January 23 they will go to Twin City to face nonregion ECI. The Saturday contest in Portal is set for a 3:30 girls tipoff. Of future note is that the January 27 contest with Savannah High in the Harold Lee Scott Gymnasium has been changed to a 3:00 girls tip off. With the region schedule now through the first round robin portion, standings through this past weekend had Savannah High at 5-0, Woodville-Tompkins at 5-1, Bryan County at 3-2, Metter at 2-3, SCHS at 1-4, and Claxton at 0-6. At this point all teams have played each other once and Woodville-Tompkins and Claxton have met for a second time. Of the lost leads last week the most significant was on Friday in a 51-48 defeat at the hands of visiting region foe Metter. The Red and White led 36-31 after 24 minutes. The Tigers came roaring back to take the lead at the midway point of the final stanza. With :50 remaining a Brennen Fountain trey knotted the game at 47-47 before Metter retook the lead at 49-47. Kashard Prescott hit one free throw to make the SCHS deficit 49-48 with just :32 remaining. When the Gamecocks got the ball back trailing 50-48 with : 17.5 remaining, they had plenty of time. A very rushed three point attempt with ten seconds still remaining took the final victory chance away. Prescott and DeMarko Ward had 12 and 11 points respectively and Deon Dixon had three rebounds. In their third game at the Harold Lee Scott Gymnasium last week SCHS faced winless Johnson County’s Trojans on Saturday. Against their guest a 21-14 halftime lead quickly stretched to 29-19 at the midpoint of the third stanza. From that point JoCo dominated as they closed their deficit to 34-32 at the quarter’s end before scoring the first 15 points of the final eight minutes on the way to a 55-43 win. Eleven different Roosters scored points led by the nine of sophomore Lavez Roper. Eight of the 11 who scored were either a sophomore or freshman. Deon Dixon, Devin Oliver, and Luke Sowell had five rebounds each. Against defending region champion Woodville-Tompkins, currently in second place behind crosstown rival Savannah High, on January 10„ the Roosters kept close for the first half but could not keep pace in the second half as a very cold third quarter allowed the Wolverines to put the 59-42 game away. Sophomore Prescott led scoring with 13 points. Another sophomore Jase Hughes had four rebounds. ■8 iW Pf L pr 1 Hk i j® Left: Deon Dixon drives in for a layup against Johnson County (photo by Francina Sanders #perfectshotphotography) This one can be cropped at the bottom Right: Sophomore Kashard Prescott dribbles against Johnson County’s Cory King (photo by Francina Sanders #perfectshotphotograhy) LADY GAMECOCKS RALLY, WIN PAIR OF WEEKEND GAMES Putting an end to a three game losing streak, the SCHS Lady Gamecock basketball team of Stephanie Davis came from behind to defeat region opponent Metter 69-57 in overtime on Friday night before coasting over nonregion Johnson County 49-33 on Saturday. Both games were in the Harold Lee Scott Gymnasium and left the Red and White at 11-4 overall but a disappointing 2-3 in 3-A D1 play. After a night off on January 16, SCHS will go to Claxton this Friday for another region game before going to Portal on Saturday for a 3:30 tip and then to Twin City to face ECI on January 23. Through the weekend past all region teams had played each other at least once with Woodville-Tompkins and Claxton having already played a second time. Region standings were Bryan County at 5-0, Woodville-Tompkins at 4-2, Savannah High at 3-2, SCHS at 2-3, Metter at 2-3, and Claxton at 0-6. Claxton is actually 0-6 in both boys and girls. Friday night’s Lady Gamecock contest will be talked about for a long time. After leading Metter throughout the first half (24-18 at the half) the Red and White put on a clinic on how not to play and were outscored 18-4 to trail by eight after three quarters. Their deficit was still eight at 51-43 with under three minutes to play. Down the final three minute stretch three Lady Tigers fouled out and SCHS began to make steals and score points. When Alailah Scott GRITS holds Christmas meeting By Annora Mallard, Special Contributor for The Times For those who want to experience the joy of Christmas, you can take a page from the GRITS book club’s agenda. Pack your imagination and pick up a copy of “Christmas with Anne” by L.M. Montgomery for a trip to Green Gables. This collection of seasonal short stories is heart-warming, funny and full of small town characters who will make you feel like part of the family. Linda Thompson chose the book, gifted copies to the readers, and led the discussion. She profiled Lucy Maud Montgomery who created the stories of orphan Anne Shirley in her own childhood home of Prince Edward Island. Readers talked about the stories they liked best, the characters, the moral lessons, and their memories of reading the book series or watching the PBS shows. Anne Shirley is still loved like a long- lost relative. Annice Hogsette opened her beautiful new home to host the party. The members gathered around her festive dining table and Christmas tree to share a variety of treats. Each brought a Christmas item for a fun swap/steal session. Each December for over a decade, the group decides how to dispense the Christmas jar. Members made suggestions and the monthly giving afforded an opportunity to help a local family. With 2023 on the shelf, GRITS peruses the possibilities of 2024, book, by book, by book. Rating: GRIT SCMS BASKETBALL READIES FOR REGION TOURNAMENT Their final regular season contest and region contest tomorrow at Metter, the SCMS Gamecocks and Lady Gamecocks basketball teams will each begin play in the Southeast Georgia Middle School League basketball tournament on January 22 or 23. The second seeded boys (North subregion) will host the third seed from the South, either Bryan County or South Tattnall on the 23rd while the Lady Gamecocks may be either second or third. Second will put them at home on the 22nd while third will send them on the road. The tournament will continue through January 27. Standing at 8-2, 4-1 in subregion, the Gamecocks are 2-1 in the New Year. On January 4 they fell to region leading Metter by a 41-28 margin with Cam Carter scoring seven and pulling down six boards. KaJay Tyler and Quincy Thomas had six each. The team rebounded with a pair of wins over subregion foes Jenkins County 42-38 and ECI 49-20. Against JCMS Carter had 11 points while Cleve Mingle and Chase Williams each had nine points with Mingle having five rebounds. January 10 saw Thomas (11), Carter (9), Mason Scott (8), and Mingle (8) lead the scoring while Carter had four rebounds against ECI.. For the Lady Gamecocks the New Year has seen them drop two of three region games but still stand at 7-3 with a 3-2 region record. The year 2024 opened with the team falling to Metter 37-26. A’Chanti Middleton hit for 11 and Christina Robbins five. SCMS rebounded by defeating Jenkins County 25-21 with Middleton scoring 12 points and ZaKaria Walker eight. ECI, too, took the measure of the Red and White by a 29-19 margin on January 10 with Middleton again leading the way with 10. SCMS defeated ECI in Twin City on November 30. Shady Lane Tree Service LLC Tree & Stump Removal * Storm Clean-up * Pruning Dustin McMillan Call Today! (912)682-8166 CLASSIFIED ADS SEPTIC TANK PROBLEMS? We Pump Septic Tanks. Call Street Septic Tanks 912-425-2369, 912-863-7629, or 912-536-0581. — — — — — — — — n Get Fishing Ready! Outboard Motor for sale 9.9 Evinrude, Just tuned up Plugs, water pump and carburetor kit Excellent condition! . Call 912-978-1354 for Best offer! I hit a driving layup at the buzzer the game was tied at 54 and headed to overtime. The OT was all SCHS as they outscored Metter 15-3. Jaliah Roberts finished with 24 points and 15 rebounds. She also took an amazing 24 foul shots (missing 13). Scott had 22 and Olivia Jackson 12. Roberts, Scott, Jackson, and Rayven Tyler each had five steals. As as been true all season long, free throw shooting was not so good as the team missed 19 free throws in regulation and 22 overall. Against two win Johnson County on Saturday the Lady Gamecocks took off to a 20-7 first quarter lead and never looked back as Davis got everyone in the game with nine different players scoring. Tyler had 13 and Scott 12 with Kyla Oglesby and Kadence Morris having seven rebounds each and Tyler six. Scott had 11 steals. In what may have been a pivotal region game for the Lady Gamecocks on January 10, the Red and White suffered their second come from ahead region loss and their second at the Scott Gymnasium. After trailing the much larger Lady Wolverines the entire game, SCHS took its first lead at 48-45 on a trey by Roberts at the six minute mark of the final stanza. The team stretched its lead to seven at 56-49 with 2:23 remaining in the game. Included in their gallop to the lead was a 10-0 run. They never scored again as Woodville-Tompkins scored the game’s final 11 points to take the win. Down the stretch several ill-advised layups by the Lady Gamecocks were blocked by the much taller visitors. Scott had 15, Roberts 13, and Jackson 11. Jackson had seven rebounds. Above: Freshman Jaliah Roberts drives the lanefor two points (photo by Francina Sanders hperfectshotphotography) Right: Freshman JaNiyah Scott brings the ball upcourt against Johnson County (photo by Francina Sanders #perfectshotphotography) Above: Senior Kiara Scott is on the floor after the all (photo by Francina Sanders ttperfectshotphotography) Gamecock Lunch Menu January 22 - January 26 Breakfast: Grab and Go Breakfast Offered Daily, All Meals Are Served with Choice of Fruit, Juice, and Milk. January 22 - Breakfast on a Stick or Cereal & Yogurt. January 23 - Waffles, Sausage Patties or Granola Bar & Yogurt. January 24 - Breakfast Pizza or Cereal & Yogurt. January 25 - Cinnamon Roll or Granola Bar & Yogurt. January 26 - Assorted Muffins, Bacon, or Cereal & Yogurt. Lunch: All Meals Are Served with a Choice of Assorted Fruit, Juice, and Milk. January 22 - Chicken Fajitas, Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese, Whole Kernel Corn, Red Beans. ES Choice: PB&J w/String Cheese. M/HS Choice: Ham Deli Sub. January 23 - Pepperoni Pizza, Romaine Side Salad, Carrot Dippers. ES Choice: Turkey Sandwich M/HS Choice: Chicken Caesar Salad. January 24 - Pulled Pork Sandwich, Seasoned Fries, Broccoli Dippers. ES Choice: PB&J w/Cheezits. M/HS Choice: Chef’s Salad. January 25 - Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Caesar Side Salad, Whole Kernel Corn. ES Choice: Hot Ham & Cheese Sandwich. M/HS Choice: Turkey Deli Sub. January 26 - Popcorn Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Green Peas. ES Choice: PB&J w/Goldfish M/HS Choice: Manager’s Choice Entree.
