Aggressive Dawgs drop ECI

The powerful green shoe. Prior to game Jesus Machado booted two 45-yard field goals. During game he kicked 68 yards worth of field goals- a 40-yarder and a 28-yarder.

The Toombs County Bulldogs theme for 2010 has been hard work equals success. The Bulldogs followed through on that in a 26-15 scrimmage win over ECI in the Pit in Lyons. The Bulldogs aggressive defense did yield a short touchdown run and a passing touchdown in the first two eight-minute periods of the six period game. However, with the contest on the line in the final two varsity periods Toombs County turned up the pressure on defense. The Hamptons, senior O'Shea and sophomore Tamond, spent a lot of time in the ECI backfield. The younger Hampton had three tackles behind the line of scrimmage and each had at least one sack. Hakeem Mobley also applied plenty of pressure up the middle from his nose tackle position. Y-101 Story on Defense On offense senior Marktavious Dasher scored two touchdowns. His first came on a 6-yard run down the home sideline that pulled the Bulldogs to within a point, 8-7, with 3:49 to play in the second period. Dasher's second TD required power and a dive to cover the 4-yards that gave Toombs a 23-15 lead in the fifth period. Junior kicker Jesus Machado displayed his powerful left foot by kicking a 28-yard field goal near the end of the second period and a 4-yarder midway through the final period. Machado also nailed both his PAT attempts. Y-101 Story on Offense The Bulldogs third touchdown was scored during the Junior Varsity segment which consisted of both teams running offensive plays for a period. Freshman Kenny Goethe escaped and broke several tackles on his 55-yard touchdown run. Listen to Y-101 Radio play-by-play of the final two varsity periods Audio   Pregame Slideshow Interview with head coach Shane Williamson Audio

"Meet the Bulldogs"

On the eve before their home scrimmage against ECI the Toombs County Bulldogs staged "Meet the Bulldogs" in Booster Stadium. The Bulldog football players, coaches and cheerleaders mingled with their fans. Y-101 Radio broadcast the first hour live and talked to coaches, players and the athletic trainer. Listen Audio

Sharpe scores the NFL's 1st TD

Former Toombs County Bulldog Brandon Sharpe has only been a Dallas Cowboy for about a week. However, in his first NFL action Sharpe scored the first touchdown in the first NFL preseason game of 2010. In the fourth quarter Sharpe reached back over his shoulder and intercepted a pass at the 6-yard line and then dove in to the end zone to give Dallas a 16-7 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. Sharpe, who played defensive end at Texas Tech, has been moved to inside linebacker since joining the Cowboys. His first NFL action came in the second quarter. He played on first and second downs and also on special teams on both punt and kickoff coverage. Watch Brandon's pick Video

 The Bulldogs are back

Bulldogs put on the pads

The Toombs County Bulldogs put on the pads for the first time in 2010 and they scrimmaged for more than an hour. The number one offense threw the ball well and the defense, after being motivated by the coaches, started making tackles at and behind the line of scrimmage. Watch "The Crew" get after it on day one at TCHS Video  The Bulldogs will practice 10 times between Tuesday and Friday at camp in Tifton

Craig Campbell hits national airwaves

Craig Campbell has been working for many years, in Nashville, trying to get a record deal and nationwide radio airplay. It has finally happened for the Toombs County native. Craig has signed with the Big Picture Group record label, released his "Five Spot" digital download (which will soon be expanded to a full CD) and released his first single to radio stations all across the country. The song Family Man hit the radio on July 26. Craig called Y-101 Radio and talked about his travels across the country taking his music to the people Audio To purchase go the digital downloads go to itunes or Craig's website

Berry Aldridge's summer 

Berry Aldridge catching in the Dominican Republic on a FCA trip

Toombs County's Berry Aldridge followed up his sophomore season, in which he .411 with 35 RBI's and two homers including a walk-off blast off the left field foul poll in game three of the second round of the state playoffs, by representing Georgia in Florida and the Dominican Republic. In June Berry traveled down to Florida to play in the USA Baseball National East Championship and he batted .450 and hit a game-winning home run as his team made the final four. Then in July Berry traveled down to the Dominican on a FCA Trip. Check out Berry's Slideshow   Y-101 Story

Tyler's tunes please Y-101 audience

Tyler (left) and Scott Lightsey at Y-101

Tyler Lightsey, visiting his family in Toombs County, called Y-101 Radio on Tuesday requesting the opportunity to sing on the air. The 17-year old, from Florida, sang "Wagon Wheel" and he so impressed Elmira that he was invited to sing in studio on Wednesday. The audience response was to the three songs that he performed was very positive. Scott, Tyler's father, also sang a couple of songs including one that the two wrote together. Check out some highlights from the Lightsey's Y-101 visit Video