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PAGE 2B THE JACKSON HERALD WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023 JHS Anglers Qualify for State Tigers finish in top six at State JHS Anglers Jacob Janning and Ben Wil son came in 25th out of 251 teams at Lake Seminole on Saturday at the GHSA Bass fishing tournament in Bain- bridge. This was the first bass fishing quali fier of the year and both qualified for the state tournament. The Commerce Tigers finished off their dual season with a top six finish in the state. The Tigers are hosting the Traditional Area Tournament (Feb. 4) and the Traditional Sectionals Tournament (Feb. 11) Pictured above is Jacob Janning and Ben Wilson. Submitted photo. Zander McLane is pictured above with a pin. Photo by Amy Flint. Leopards Outlast Eagles By Kelby Anderson After coming up short against Athens Academy on Tuesday, East Jackson re turned home to host Banks County on Friday night. The Eagles were without leading scorer Birdy Cunningham as he was sidelined with an injury. The Eagles sent out Brody Carruth (10), Eli Buffington (11), Omarion Tuggle (11). Kelby Ander son (12) and Markel Jarrells (12) to start the game. In the initial minutes of the game, nerves were on display as turnovers and missed opportunities forced both head coaches to bum timeouts. Nearing the end of the quarter, the Eagles settled in with Buffington and Anderson producing three-pointers and Moon providing a layup to finish trailing 15-8. The second period is where the Eagles found their stride as the senior trio of Anderson, Jarrells and Moon exploited the Leop ards defense and brought the home supporters to their feet. The Eagles won the second quarter 23-15 and jogged into the locker room clinging to a one-point ad vantage. With a quick appear ance back from the locker room, the Eagles surprised teammate, and friend, Gary Maddox to help celebrate him as it was announced he would share the title of Mr. EJCHS. After a quick cele bration, the Eagles returned to the locker room to pre pare for the second half. The third quarter began slowly for both sides as points were tough to come by. The sides traded hard- fought baskets as Moon, Maddox and Buffington all scored for the Eagles to go into the fourth and final pe riod down 42-39. As the fourth quarter be gan, the gym was as loud as it’s been all season. The Eagles were determined to upset the Leopards. Unfor tunately the Eagles" offense started to sputter and Banks County began to separate themselves. The Leopards made four, three-pointers in the final period which was too much for the Eagles to overcome. While East Jackson battled all night, Banks County prevailed by a final score of 58-48. With the loss, East Jack- son fell to a 7-13 record overall and a 1-5 record in region play. “Even though we lost two tough and energetic games on Tuesday and Friday that brought a multitude of emo tions. we still need and will stick to our goal of making it to the state playoffs.” said Eli Buffington) 11). East Jackson continues their pursuit of making the state playoffs as they travel to Union County (January 25) and Providence Chris tian Academy (January 27) to play two region oppo nents. Anderson is a member of the East Jackson basketball team. The Lady Eagles also fell short to the Lady Leopards 65-39. Photo by Taylor Hearn. Antonia Pittman is pictured above for Jeffery Moon is seen going up for the Lady Eagles, the shot for the Eagles. With an average of 10 years' experience, our tax pros are available virtually, via drop off, or in person to make sure your taxes are done right. H&R BLOCK Make an appointment today. 1663 S ELM ST COMMERCE | 706-335-6245 JCHS basketball teams suffer lopsided losses Friday The Jackson County boys" and girls" basketball teams found themselves on the wrong end of one-sided contests in region play. The boys fell 73-41 to Habersham Central, while the girls lost 66-39 Friday (Jan. 20) ahead of Tues day's (Jan. 24) home match ups with Apalachee. Results from those region games were not available at press time. The teams travel to North Forsyth this Friday (Jan. 27) as 8-AAAAAA play contin ues. Games start at 6 p.m. In the girls’ game on Fri day, Jackson County was undone by a stellar shoot ing night from the Raiders’ Kyia Barrett, who sank sev en 3-pointers and scored 25 points. Barrett’s four first-half 3-pointers paced Habersham Central to a 32-17 halftime lead, which grew to 49-27 at the end of three quarters. Barrett’s final 3-pointer of the evening put the Raiders ahead 64-32 with 2:35 re maining. Post player Santa na Cantrell added 19 points for Habersham Central. Jackson County’s Hannah Mahoney was the only Pan ther reaching double figures with 10 points. Anna Maxey added nine points. The Panthers (5-14, 1-5 Region 8-AAAAAA) played their best stretch of basketball in the second quarter when they shrank a 19-6 deficit to 19-12 with a pair of baskets from Ma honey and a long two-point er from Chloe Satterfield. In the boys’ contest, Jackson County fell behind 35-11 midway through the second quarter en route to a 32-point loss. The closest the Pan thers (1-18, 0-6 Region 8-AAAAAA) came in the second half was 17 points when Brice Rogers hit a 3-pointer to move the score to 38-21. Habersham Cen tral quickly answered with a 12-2 run. Rogers accounted for nearly half the Panthers" points, hitting three 3-point- ers and scoring 18 points. Josiah McCurry, a 6-foot- 6 sophomore post player, paced the Raiders with 16 points. il j wm ' % ./ m Its Tfy Chandler Y Blake is pictured above for the Lady Panthers. Photos by Ben Munro. Channing Marciano is seen going up for the shot. Athlete of the Week! sponsored by: HYMAN BROWN INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. SOUTHERN TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY Elias Vermillion Jefferson High School Vermillion is a member of the Jefferson Wrestling team. The Dragons recently won State Duals. The Dragons will now prepare for their Traditional Region Tournament. HYMAN BROWN INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. 11 State Street • Commerce (706) 335-3900
