Dawgs win fourth game in five

The Toombs County Boys basketball team is ending the regular season playing their best ball of the year. The Dawgs won their fourth game in their last five, 65-62 at Twiggs County, avenging a home loss to the Cobras (47-38). The Bulldogs are 8-12 and 3-5 in subregion games. The last time the Bulldogs won eight or more games was the 2011-12 season when they tallied 10 victories to earn their last trip to the GHSA State Tournament as a fourth seed. The Dawgs have five regular season games remaining- two at home (Tattnall County and Southeast Bulloch) and three on the road (Savannah, Vidalia and Dodge).  The game was tied at 15 after the first quarter and TCHS led 31-25 at half. Toombs pushed the lead to 47-36 going to the fourth quarter and then had to hold on to win the non-region game. Twiggs chopped the lead to two points with 45 seconds remaining. "We wanted to push the lead to double-digits in the second half," head coach Chuck Hill said. "We started executing on offense and then we went to our man-to-man defense in the fourth and kind of let up. But, I am proud of the guys for pulling out the win." Carlos Eason led the Bulldogs with 20 points. He scored seven in the third quarter and even sank his first 3-ball of the season. Jalen Mobley dropped in four 3-pointers, for the second game in two nights, and he had 14 points. He hit two 3's in the first quarter and two in the fourth. D.R. Meadows scored six of his 13 in the fourth quarter and was 4-of-4 at the line in the final period and 5-for-5 in the game. Meadows is 13-of-15 (87%) in his last two games. Andre Clark, Brandon Dillard and Keshawn Morgan each scored five points. Morgan was 5-for-7 at the line and he has dropped in 16-of-19 (84%) at the stripe in his last three games. Quanvonte Kent scored three points.  The Lady Cobras also avenged a loss on this Saturday night. The Lady Dawgs beat Twiggs by 17 (57-40) in Lyons. However, they lost to Twiggs 60-46 on the road, Tyara Gaines scored 14 and Breanna Walker 10. Jocelyn Walker had six, Shakevia Knight five, Demetria Jones four, Kaleigh Hollmes two and Lauren Terrell one.

Big Wrestling Weekend at TCMS

Shorthanded Dawgs 6th in Bulldog Sweet Onion   Missing four wrestlers including undefeated Jamar Smith, who was taking his SAT, the Toombs County Bulldogs finished sixth out of 28 teams in their own Bulldog Sweet Onion Tournament. West Laurens took first place, Jackson County was second, Morgan County third, Fitzgerald fourth, Pierce County fifth and Vidalia was seventh. Individually for TCHS, J.J. Arredondo and Bryson Smith placed second and Justin Hall, Chase Corbin and Johnathan Quintero were fourth Toombs Goes 2-0 in 3 Rivers A big wrestling weekend opened up in the Toombs County Middle School Gym with the renewal of an old wrestling tradition- the Three Rivers. Montgomery County, Appling County and Jeff Davis County joined the Bulldogs for some dual action. TCHS wrestled and defeated Montgomery County 58-12 and Jeff Davis 63-15. Including the state duals, the Bulldogs now have a 19-5 record in dual action. Watch Highlights The Toombs County Middle School wrestlers traveled to West Laurens and beat East Laurens 94-20 and Dublin 96-24. The Bullpups next competition will be the season ending MGMSAA Tournament on January 29 at East Laurens.

A Lewis steal & bucket downs Dodge

Trailing by one, Tyrese Lewis intercepted a short pass, near midcourt, and turned the steal into a layup with eight seconds remaining to lead the Toombs County Middle School Bullpups to a 33-31 win. Lewis added a free throw to push the lead to two and he finished with 15 points. Jalen Jones and Tyquan Toby each scored seven points and Karis Harden and Ashlee Ashely each added two. The victory was the Bullpups third of the season and second in the MGMSAA. Watch Highlights

Yawn scores 41 in Heron win

Brantley County's Colt Yawn fired in 41 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, as the Brantley County Herons defeated the Toombs County Bulldogs 63-52 in Lyons. Yawn, a 5-11 160 pound senior guard, drilled five 3-pointers and was 9-of-10 at the free throw line in the fourth quarter. Earlier in the month, in Blackshear, Yawn scored 22 in the Herons 62-39 win over the Dawgs. The 13-5 Herons have now won five in a row and eight out of their last nine games. Meanwhile, the 6-12 Bulldogs had their two-game win streak come to an end. Watch Highlights D.R. Meadows tried his best to match Yawn's scoring in the second half. The Bulldogs' guard hit four 3-pointers, three in the fourth quarter, and he scored 12 points. Carlos Eason led TCHS with 13, Kesahwn Morgan made 9-of-10 at the line and scored nine, Andre Clark seven, Jalen Mobley hit two 3-balls for six, Quanvonte Kent had three and Darius Scott two. Girls Game- Brantley County beat TCHS 39-28. Breanna Walker scored 11 of her team high 15 points in the fourth quarter. Demetria Jones added seven points, Joanne Gomez five and Tyara Gaines one.

GHSA AAA State Team Duals in Macon

Dawgs finish in AAA Top 6

The Smiths stick the Greenwave

Bryson Smith smothers his Spencer opponent with a pin

Cousin Jamar Smith follows with a first round pin

Day 3- Saturday- Toombs County Bulldog wrestling head coach Bradley Benton said before the start of thr AAA GHSA State Team Duals, in the Macon Centreplex, that his goal for his young 2014-15 team was to finish in the top six. Last season a more experienced and senior laden team finished fourth in Double A. Only four wrestlers from that team were in the lineup when the Bulldogs took on Spencer in the consolation semifinals. Watch Highlights Spencer opened up a 27-15 lead before the Bulldogs rallied with their big guys. Cole Dowd, Bryson Smith and Jamar Smith reeled off three straight pins and pulled the Bulldogs to within three points at 36-33. The Greenwave finished strong winning a match by points and with a pin to defeat TCHS 42-33. J.J. Arredondo and Justin Hall each pinned their opponent at the beginning of the dual to tie the score at 12. Carson Roberts won his match by points to help stop Spencer's run through the middleweights. Head coach Bradley Benton talks about the duals Audio   In other action, Jefferson whipped Sonoraville 51-22 to win it's first AAA State Title. The Dragons won six straight AA championships from 2009-14 and before that seven straight in Single A. Lumpkin County nipped Spencer 33-32 to take third place. Lumpkin County beat Oconee County 33-27 in the other consolation semifinal.       Day 2- Friday- The third seeded Toombs County Bulldog wrestlers lost a heartbreaker in the quarterfinal round of the GHSA AAA State Team Duals in the Macon Centreplex. TCHS lost by one single point to Oconee County 34-33. However, later in the day TCHS came out on top of a one-point decision. The Dawgs nipped Banks County 35-34 in the consolation bracket. Toombs also beat Appling County 50-26 in a prior match in the consolation bracket. Jefferson beat Spencer 59-18 and Sonoraville knocked off Oconee 34-29 in the two semifinal matches. In other quarterfinal action, Jefferson took care of Rockmart 54-14, Spencer slipped by Lumpkin County 35-34 and Sonoravile blew by Banks County 39-22.  Day 1- Thursday- The Toombs County Bulldog wrestling team opened up with a 49-30 victory over Southwest Macon in the first round of the Triple A bracket of the GHSA State Duals in Macon.  Listen to coach Bradley Benton Audio The first Bulldog to win in the dual was senior Jamar Smith at 220 pounds. Smith earned a pin and so did freshman Johnathan Quintero at 285. Gage Clark won by points at 113, J.J. Arredondo with a pin at 120 and Jose Delgado also had a pin at 126. Carson Roberts won a big match, by points, in the 145 pound weight class and Chase Corbin followed with a pin at 152. Luke Anderson clinched the victory with a major decision at 160 and Cole Dowd ended the match with a pin at 182.   In other AAA action in the Bulldogs' side of the bracket, Oconee beat Westminster 40-25, Sonoraville knocked off Pepperell 41-38 and Banks County routed Glen Hills 78-6. Check out the AAA Bracket On the other side- Jefferson took care of McNair 54-21, Rockmart edged Calhoun 37-28, Lumpkin County whipped Westside-Augusta 57-12 and Spencer defeated Appling County 51-24.

Dawgs run away from Beach in the 4th quarter

For three quarters, in Lyons, the Toombs County Bulldogs and Beach were playing a game in which neither team was able to go off on a long run. TCHS led 12-11 after the first quarter, the game was tied at 22 at half and the Bulldogs were up 32-28 going to the fourth. That is when Toombs put together the only run of the game. D.R. Meadows (nine points) opened the run with a 10-footer in the lane and a dish to Brandon Dillard (six points) who scored in the paint. Carlos Eason (11 points) sank two free throws with 6:03 to play to push the Dawg lead to 38-28. Then Dillard followed up a miss and scored and was fouled. Brandon missed the free throw. However, Eason collected the rebound and scored. Meadows got a steal and an easy layup and Jalen Mobley (eight points) nailed his second 3-pointer of the game and suddenly Toombs had a 17-point lead. It was a 13-2 run in 5:04 which propelled the Bulldogs to a 48-37 victory as the 6-11 Dawgs won their second game in a row. Watch Highlights Keshawn Morgan added eight points and Andre Clark and Quanvonte Kent scored three each and Darius Scott had two. The Lady Bulldogs had to play Beach without leading scorer and rebounder Breanna Walker (14.9 points and 21.6 rebounds). Walker was injured at Appling County and had to sit the game out. Also, starter Joanne Gomez turned her ankle and she had to leave the Beach game. So, the shorthanded Lady Dawgs lost 74-22 to a pressing and deep Beach squad. Jocelyn Walker scored eight points, Demetria Jones and Christine Mobley each had four and Shakevia Knight, Tyara Gaines and Lauren Terrell two each.

Harden scores 19 in 4th quarter

Karis Harden swished two free throws to open up the fourth quarter and then the eighth grade guard took over the game. He swished two right baseline 3-pointers and one 3-ball from the left side, scored on a short shot and sank six more free throws in six attempts. Harden scored 19-fourth quarter points -22 in the entire game-as the Toombs County Middle School Bullpups rallied from a 31-17 deficit and pulled to within a bucket of visiting East Laurens. However, the Falcons withstood the Pups comeback and East Laurens won 43-39. Watch Highlights Tyrese Lewis chipped in 12 points, Josh Jackson four and Drekari Jones one. Earlier in the week the Bullpups lost a pair of road games. Harden scored 13 in a 41-26 loss at Dublin and Lewis had seven in a 41-26 defeat at Bleckley County.

Bulldogs snag a road win at Appling

The Toombs County Boys basketball team snagged a fifth win of the season with a 53-49 victory at Appling County. The 5-11 Dawgs have secured four of their five wins on the road. Carlos Eason opened the game scoring nine points in the first quarter and he finished his night with a seven-point fourth quarter. eason hit a pair of free throws in the final half minute of the game to push a one-point Dawg lead to three and scored a career-high 27 points. Watch Highlights D.R. Meadows sank four firee throws in the fourth quarter and scored eight points and Brandon Dilllard came off the bench and also scored eight, Jalen Mobley swished two 3-pointers for six and Darius Scott had four. Girls Game- Breanna Walker had a double-double, 12 points and 20 rebounds, in the Lady Bulldogs 51-30 loss. Joanne Gomez scored six, Tyara Gaines and Demetria Jones four each and Jocelyn Walker and Dominique Jones had two a piece. B-Team Boys- Appling County was a 37-21 winner. Tyree Brown scored six points, Alex Dillard and and Keshawn Morgan four and Hunter Hayes and Jaquail Boyd two each.