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A new region for
Lamar County
athletics for 2022-23
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McCook wins High School Heisman
LC senior cheerleader Katelynn McCook has won the Heisman High School
scholarship. The award is presented by the Heisman Trophy Trust and sponsors.
McCook moves on to the state competition.
Lightning U12
girls win division
LC basketball opens
season with scrimmages
Lamar County athletic
teams will compete in Re
gion 2-AA beginning with
the 2022-23 school year.
There will be new teams
on the region schedule
and some long road trips
remain.
The new region will
include current foes
NE Macon, SW Macon,
Bleckley County and
Dodge County. New to
the schedule will be
Central and Rutland of
Macon, East Laurens,
and Toombs County. The
longest road trip, which
is to Toombs County, is
nearly 150 miles.
The move to the new
region will hurt gate
income. Fans of the
Macon schools do not
travel well and there will
The LC Lightning U14
girls won the Fury Cup
mini-tournament played
in Pike County over the
weekend in preparation
for major tournaments
this weekend.
In game one Satur
day, LC dispatched the
Butts County Tigers 4-0.
Ava Bushby had a goal
and an assist for Lamar,
Mckenzie Smith and Nya
Brown added single goals
while Makaiya Howard
had an assist. The Tigers
suffered an own goal as
well.
Chelsie Roberts had
two saves in the net for
the Lightning.
In game two, LC ended
regulation tied with the
Fury 2010 Select squad
3-3. Bushby, Smith and
be only two non-region
games on the schedule
for traditional rivals.
Appeals to realign
ment are still pending
but, during appeals,
GHSA largely stood by its
new classifications after
the increase of the out-of-
district multiplier which
removed large private
and city schools from
Class AA.
Bremen, Thomasville
and Vidalia all lost ap
peals to stay in AA after
GHSA moved them to
AAA. East Jackson and
Therrell won appeals to
stay in AA rather than
move to AAA.
GHSA moved Lovett
to AAAA. It appealed to
remain in AA but lost.
Wren Lonberg had goals
for LC in regulation while
Bushby added an assist.
Roberts had three saves.
The match went to
penalty kicks. Bushby
turned away three of four
Fury shots as the over
time goalie and the locals
won 4-3.
On Sunday, the Light
ning and Fury squared
off in the title game with
LC prevailing 3-2.
Howard had two goals
while Bushby had a goal
and an assist.
Ella Bleu Leverett had
five saves in the net for
LC.
The Lightning will
compete in the Rec
Rocks tournament over
the weekend in Cum-
ming.
The LC Lightning U12
girls won their division
after finishing 9-1. Their
only loss came to Pike
County in the first game
of the season. They later
avenged that loss with a
4-0 win.
Over the course of the
season, the Lightning
outscored opponents
96-6.
LC, coached by Jeff
Mason, will compete in
the Rec Rocks Tourna
ment this weekend in
Cumming.
The Lightning U12 ros
ter includes Ayva Jraisat,
Bristol Blount, Charlie
Rose Smith, Charlise Ko-
maee, Chloe James, Gab
by Nail, Juliana Gotell,
Kaitlyn Dawson, Kelaiah
Watson, Khloe Samples,
Lydia Ritch, Peyton Wil
liamson, Raegyn Smith
and Scarlett Bryan.
Basketball season
opened for the var
sity teams at LC last
week with scrimmages
at Whitewater. In the
opener, the Lady Trojans
fell 63-55.
Senior standout
Tamya Blasingame
went off for 39 points in
the game. Shy
Foster was also
in double figures
with 11.
Other scorers
for LC were Zhy
Foster (3) and
Janiyah Akins (2).
In the nightcap, the
Trojans lost 5945. Josh
Driver led the scoring
effort with 10 points.
Other scorers were
Ty Head (8), Channing
Buckner (8), Rantavious
Fluellyn (7), Cameron
King (3), Tyler Mitchell
(2), Ray Talmadge (2),
Alex Abernathy (2),
Devin Bateman (2) and
CJ Allen (1).
The Lady Trojan varsi
ty roster includes seniors
Tamya Blasingame and
Zaria Fletcher, freshmen
Mackeda Hubbard and
Alexia Jackson, and the
mammoth sophomore
class of Kaylee Hamrick,
Dee Dee Lyons, Chelsea
Scott, Shaiciria Foster,
Lauren Wilcher, Janiyah
Akins, Zakiria Foster, and
Journi Harris.
The Lady Trojans
are led by head coach
Adam Ballard along with
assistants Lori Greene,
Amanda Ogletree and
Jasmine Zellner.
The LCMS Lady Trojan
squad includes Alana
Smith, Londyn Haygood,
Christianna Bradley,
Makayla Watts, Ereyanna
Carter, Ella Bleu
Leverett, Paris
Thompson, Jenny
Beverly, Diamond
Foster, Ella Cate
Ballard, Kayla
Stewart, La’Bre
Fletcher, Ja’ziyah
Foster and Camari Sul
livan.
The Trojan varsity ros
ter includes Alex Aberna
thy, CJ Allen, Devin Bate
man, Jamarion Bentley,
Channing Buckner, Josh
Driver, Rontavious Fluel
lyn, Ty Head, Cameron
King, Braden Maisonet,
Arthur Mayes, Tyler
Mitchell, Reco Walker
and Ravick Talamdge.
The Trojans are
coached by Kerry Eng
lish.
The Trojan JV team
consists of Kam’ron
Brown, Javorian Foster,
Jaydin Glover, Jordan
Glover, Amon Johnson,
Jy’Mir Jones, Jordan
McIntosh and Darrell
Wright.
The LCMS boys roster
was not available at
press time Monday.
Two Region 3-AA
teams advance in
football playoffs
Two teams from Region 3-AA, in which Lamar
County competes, advanced to the second round of
the GHSA Class AA football playoffs.
Bleckley County, the region’s #1 seed, squeaked by
Early County 20-16 and will host Callaway in round
two. The #2 seed Northeast Macon, whom LC upset
in the final regular season game, topped Cook County
42-22 and will play at Haralson County this week.
The #3 seed Dodge County fell to Fitzgerald 15-6
while WACO, the #4 seed, lost to Thomasville 42-7.
Lightning U14 girls
win mini-tourney
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