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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009
JHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
JHS FOOTBALL
JHS defeats East Jackson at home
GET OPEN
Skylar Evanson looks for someone to pass to during
Saturday’s game against East Jackson.
Photo by Blair Buffington
By Brandon Reed
THE LADY Dragons of
Jefferson are riding a four
game winning streak towards
the post season, as they
picked up region wins against
Dawson County, Oglethorpe
County and East Jackson last
week, giving them a 5-1 region
record, and placing them sol
idly in second in the subre
gion.
The Lady Dragons will wrap
up their regular season with a
trip to face the subregion lead
er, North Oconee, on Friday.
The undefeated Lady Titans
have been the only team to
beat Jefferson in region play
this season.
Tip-off Friday night is
scheduled for 7 p.m.
DAWSON COUNTY
Jefferson started out last
week with a home stand against
the Lady Tigers of Dawson
County. The Lady Dragons
went to work early, forcing
Dawson into some early mis
takes, and took a 14-6 lead
at the end of the first quarter.
Jefferson held the Lady Tigers
to six points in the second
quarter while adding another
10 to their score to lead 24-12
at the half.
In the third quarter, the Lady
Dragons went to work, record
ing 26 points while they held
Dawson to 12, carrying a 50-24
lead into the fourth quarter. In
the end, Jefferson came away
with the victory, 56-39.
Marcayla Hester led
Jefferson in scoring with 12
points, 11 rebounds and seven
steals. Callie Holloway had 10
and Erin Knight had eight.
“I thought we played well
against Dawson County,” said
coach Jason Gibson. “We
came out in the 3rd quarter and
really got after them on the
defensive end and that allowed
us to really break open the
game.
“Marcayla Hester played an
outstanding game. She ended
up with a double double and
only 3 steals shy of a triple
double.”
OGLETHORPE CO.
Up next was a trip to
Oglethorpe County to face the
Lady Patriots, a team that has
faced its share of problems this
season.
The Lady Dragons came
out swinging from the start,
turning several turnovers into
points to lead 23-2 at the end
of the first quarter. It was
more of the same in the second
quarter, with Jefferson holding
the Lady Patriots to just five
points, while they ran their
lead to 42-7 at the half.
In the end, Jefferson moved
away to a 66-22 victory.
“I thought we came out
and really took control of the
game,” Gibson said. “It was a
great defensive effort by our
girls. They did an outstanding
job of pressuring their guards
and forcing them into mis
takes.”
Emily Jacobs led in scoring
with 10 points, going 5-5 from
the floor. Bethany Whitlock
scored nine, Stephanie Fincher
scored eight and Summer
Bartek scored seven as 11
players scored on the night.
Brittney Digby led the
Lady Dragons in rebounds
with seven. Skylar Evanson,
Holloway, Hester and Whitlock
each had four steals on the
night, while Holloway had
four assists.
“It was a great team effort,”
Gibson added.
EAST JACKSON
It was Senior Night for
Jefferson, as they played host
to East Jackson Saturday.
“Senior Night for us was a
very emotional night,” Gibson
said. “We have a great group
of seniors and we all wanted
it to be special for them. I
couldn’t be prouder of our
seniors. We’ve asked them to
step up all year and lead this
team and they have responded
very well.
“This group has been through
a lot of adversity this year and
to see them being successful is
a great feeling for everyone in
our program.”
With emotions running high,
the Lady Dragons looked to
duplicate their victory from
last month over the Lady
Eagles.
But East Jackson was look
ing for a little revenge them
selves, and ran the score up
10-3 in the first five minutes
of the game.
But the Lady Dragons kept
a cool head, and by the end of
the first quarter, they had cut
the lead to one point, as East
Jackson led 11-10.
Jefferson kept control of the
game, adding 12 points to their
lead while holding the Lady
Eagles to 5, making it a 22-16
game at the half.
The Lady Dragons contin
ued their control of the game
in the second half, running the
score to 32-22 by the end of
the third quarter. They would
go on to win 46-28.
Hester led Jefferson in scor
ing and was just two points shy
of her second double double of
the week, as she scored eight
points and 10 rebounds. Hester
also recorded three steals while
holding East Jackson’s leading
scorer without a point for the
night.
Holloway scored seven
points, Knight scored six
points, and Bartek scored
four points and grabbed seven
rebounds.
“We started off a little slop
py, but once our kids regained
control of their emotions and
settled down we played very
well on both ends of the floor,”
Gibson said. “It was a great
ending to a special night for
our kids. I’m very proud of
them.”
The Lady Dragons were
slated to host Banks County at
home Tuesday night. Results
were unavailable at press
time.
CROSBY SELECTS FORDHAM
JHS senior Zach Crosby signed to play football with Fordham University during last
week’s national signing day. Among other honors, Crosby was named JHS foot
ball’s Most Valuable Player for 2008. Photo by Meagan Williams
MARTIN CHOOSES SAVANNAH STATE
Jefferson senior Tab Martin chose to sign with Savannah State University’s football
program during national signing day last week. Martin was a four year starter for
the Dragons, and was a GACA All State Defensive Back for 2008.
Photo by Rachel Botts
ALLEN PICKS VALDOSTA STATE
JHS senior Patrick Allen signed with Valdosta State’s football program last
Wednesday during national signing day. Allen was an All Region Offensive Lineman
2007 and in 2008 Photo by Rachel Botts
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