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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2009
THE JACKSON HERALD
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EJCHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
EJCHS BOYS BASKETBALL
Lady Eagles defeat Carver, Columbus
EJCHS hit region stride this week
GOT IT
Autumn Wilbanks (15) and Bralee Griffin (4) try to get
control of the ball during a recent game.
Photo by Brandon Reed
By Brandon Reed
AFTER A rough start to
the DQ Classic tournament
at Hart County that resulted
in back-to-back losses, the
Lady Eagles of East Jackson
rebounded last Tuesday with a
victory over Carver, Columbus
to make them 4-7 overall.
Up next is a trip to Dawson
County to face the Lady Tigers
in region pairing on Friday.
The two teams last met up in
the first round of 8AA tourna
ment play last season, where
Dawson County won 51-44.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7
p.m.
The Lady Eagles started out
play in the DQ Classic last
Friday with an opening loss to
host Hart County. The Lady
Bulldogs took control of the
game early, pulling out to a
13-4 lead at the end of the first
quarter. Hart County contin
ued to hold East Jackson at
bay, allowing only five points
to be scored in the second
quarter while they picked up
16, making the score 29-9 at
the half.
East Jackson found some
momentum in the third quar
ter, and was able to add more
points on the board to make
the score 58-23 by the end.
Hart County continued to con
trol the game, and pulled away
to a 72-35 win.
Autumn Wilbanks led East
Jackson in scoring with 13
points, while Dynelle Todman
had seven and Mikki McGinnis
had six.
Next up for the Lady Eagles
was a pairing against Monroe
Area, a team that has had its
own struggles so far in the
season.
East Jackson took control
early, and held a one-point
lead, 11-10, at the end of
the first quarter. The game
remained close through the
second quarter, as the Lady
Eagles maintained the lead
going into the half, 25-20.
In the third quarter, the Lady
Eagles continued to work to
maintain their lead, and held
Monroe Area at bay with a
36-30 score at the end of the
quarter.
But the advantage slipped
away in the fourth quarter as
the Lady Bulldogs surged and
came away with a 55-47 win.
Shelby Johnson, Callie
Moore and Wilbanks led in
scoring for East Jackson with
nine points, while McGinnis
scored eight against Monroe
Area. McGinnis led in
rebounds with 13, while
Kaitlin Hill had seven. Moore
also had three steals on the
game.
“We are definitely in a slump
right now but I saw some good
things in the Monroe Area
game,” coach Amy Larimer
said after the loss. “We were
aggressive both defensively
and offensively and played
with more intensity than we
have the last few games. If we
continue to play hard things
will start to look up.”
Things finally did look up
for East Jackson in their next
game, as they closed out the
tournament with a victory
over Carver out of Columbus.
After trailing in the first
quarter, 12-10, the Lady
Eagles came back in the sec
ond quarter to take control of
the game, and move out to a
33-23 lead at the half. East
Jackson continued to pace the
game, moving out to a 50-34
lead by the end of the third
quarter. The Lady Eagles then
had to hold off a late charge by
the Carver team that saw them
move to within five points, but
kept them at bay to pick up the
61-56 victory.
Wilbanks led East Jackson
in scoring with 28 points,
while Johnson scored 13 and
Bralee Griffin scored eight.
Caroline Hicks led in rebounds
with nine, while McGinnis
had seven and Wilbanks and
Griffin both had five. Johnson
had three assists. Hicks had
four steals, while Moore and
Wilbanks both had three.
“That was a much need
ed and well deserved win,”
Larimer said. “It was a great
team effort with everyone
contributing. We played hard
the entire game and pulled out
a gutsy performance. It was
especially good to get this
win going into region play.
Hopefully we can keep the
hard work going.”
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By Brandon Reed
AFTER A solid start to tour
nament play in the Warrior
Holiday Classic at Oconee
County last week, the East
Jackson Eagles found them
selves on the short end of a
losing score in their last two
games of the tournament.
Now East Jackson looks
to get the main part of their
region schedule off to a strong
start, as they travel to Dawson
County to face the Tigers on
Friday. In their last two meet
ings, Dawson has come away
the winner, with both of those
games coming in January of
last year.
With a 6-3 overall record,
Dawson County appears to hold
the edge going into Friday's
game. While the Eagles have
outscored the Tigers this sea
son, recording 530 points to
Dawson County's 501, the
Tigers have allowed less points
to be scored against them, 381
to East Jackson's 518.
Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30
p.m.
Coming off of a 68-60 vic
tory over Athens Academy on
Dec. 27 to open tournament
play, the Eagles were hoping
to build momentum towards
the start of region play this
week. Their first opponent last
Monday came in the form of
Apalachee. While the Eagles
could hang onto the ball during
the first half, they found them
selves down 31-18 at the half.
A change in strategy saw East
Jackson cut that lead in the
second half, causing several
turnovers in the process. At
the start of the fourth quarter,
the Eagles had cut the lead
down to only four points, and
with a minute left on the clock,
had tied the game 50-50.
But East Jackson missed
some key free throws for the
win, and Apalachee was able
to take the lead and the 56-51
victory.
Kolby Gilbert led the Eagles
in scoring with 18, while
Brandon Garrett scored 11.
“We went to a 1-3-1 zone the
second half and caused several
turnovers,” said coach Brian
Turner. “The key to the game
was the free throw line as a
whole. They were 16-22 while
we went 5-14.”
The Eagles next moved to
the consolation game to face
host team Oconee County.
The score stayed close in the
first half, with East Jackson
holding a 19-18 lead at the
half. Oconee was able to get
an edge in the second half,
coming away with a 10-point
lead and the 43-33 win.
Gilbert led in scoring for the
Eagles with 14 points.
“We did not play with much
effort on either end of the court
but was somehow able to take
the lead into half time,” Turner
said. “In the second half we
could never find our stride on
defense, or offense as well,
leading to a 10-point defeat.”
The Eagles were next sched
uled to play host to Union
County in region play on
Tuesday. Results of that game
were unavailable at press time.
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Photo by Brandon Reed
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