Curtis Baptist to face Robert Toombs Christian in team's first state title...
Curtis Baptist has climbed the football ladder at an accelerated pace in coach Nathan Duffie’s three years with the program, and the top rung is now within reach.The Crusaders face Robert Toombs...
View ArticleLaney girls basketball uses big second half to beat Hephzibah
Destiny Brewton’s ankle was hurting. Again.She had rolled it in a scrimmage, but Tuesday night was not the time for it to still be bothering her. She had to drive. She had to defend and distribute,...
View ArticleEvans girls pull away for win over Thomson
A game after she went over the 1,000-point mark for her career, Jasmine Stone led the Evans girls to victory Tuesday night.In the nightcap of the Evans Bruster’s Ice Cream Thanksgiving Classic, Stone...
View ArticleNorth Augusta returns to semifinals to face powerhouse Northwestern
For the third time in four years, North Augusta finds itself a win away from a state championship appearance.Despite playing perhaps their toughest opponent of the three semifinal attempts in...
View ArticleAquinas' Hill just one area basketball player to grab attention
By bike, foot or car, the weekend was about going to and playing at South Peach Park.Growing up with an older brother, Ahmed Hill spent hours playing basketball, often against more experienced players...
View ArticleLaney's long quarterfinal wait ends
The senior class had never been there. Some coaches hadn’t either.That has finally changed.For the first time since 2004, the Laney football team has made it to the state quarterfinals. This year’s...
View ArticleMarist runs all over Burke County
WAYNESBORO, Ga. — Donquell Green’s final pass of his Burke County career fell innocently to the ground in the end zone.It was that kind of night for the Bears.Marist’s running game bludgeoned Burke...
View ArticleEvans wins despite 44 from Josey's Williams
Matlin Marshall’s 3-pointer was the game changer, but the steal near midcourt seconds later was the game’s clincher.The Evans boys basketball team survived a back-and-forth game and 44 points from...
View ArticleAquinas hangs on to advance to state semifinals
In its final home game of the season, the Aquinas football team advanced to the state semifinals for the first time by hanging on to beat Mount Paran Christian, 35-32, Friday evening in a Class A...
View ArticleLovett scratches past Laney in a quarterfinals shootout
A quarterfinals matchup billed as a potential one-sided affair became a shootout that had Laney dreaming of a playoff upset.The result was an upset-minded Laney team walking through the darkness of...
View ArticleOvertime win puts Silver Bluff in state title game
PETTICOAT JUNCTION — Three feet separated Silver Bluff from a trip to Columbia for the Class AA Division II championship game.After coming up short the past two years, there was no way the Bulldogs...
View ArticleNorth Augusta loses in semifinals
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Northwestern football fans headed to Columbia for the South Carolina-Clemson tilt will have to make plans for a return the following Saturday after the Trojans cruised past North...
View ArticleCurtis Baptist falls in state championship game
MACON, Ga. — Arm-in-arm, Curtis Baptist players walked off the field with the silver trophy. It wasn’t the trophy the Crusaders wanted, but it was a trophy.The rapidly improving Curtis Baptist football...
View ArticleIrish star Ruben Garnett should be 'ready to go' in state semifinal
Aquinas coach James Leonard spent Saturday watching film – the most successful Irish football season isn’t done.The 12-0 Irish will play Mount Pisgah Christian in the Class A private state semifinals...
View ArticleSilver Bluff, Batesburg-Leesville connections run deep
COLUMBIA — A special picture hangs on the wall at Silver Bluff coach Al Lown’s home.It’s from the 2001 state championship game, and Lown is shaking his father’s hand. The two are looking at the...
View ArticleGHSA places member schools in regions
The Georgia High School Association has placed schools in regions for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years. As a result, there are a few regions and sub-regions that are full of Augusta-area...
View ArticleEvans sweeps North Augusta
Usually a dangerous 3-point shooting team, Evans High sank just three Tuesday night against North Augusta but that was enough.Leading the Yellow Jackets 28-24, Evans guard Kameron Mason sank treys on...
View ArticleAubrey McRae lifts Glenn Hills boys basketball team past Laney
As the fouls added up on the court, the fans in the packed stands cheered or complained. But when Glenn Hills’ Aubrey McRae went to the line, he was calm through all the noise.The Spartans’ boys...
View ArticleTuesday's High School Basketball Box Scores
Boys BasketballGREENBRIER 57,HEPHZIBAH 48GREENBRIER (57)–Brown 1, Hartfield 13, Demmons 9, Hawes 6, Marshall 14, Nelson 14. Total 18 18-29 57.HEPHZIBAH (48)–Tavares Trotty 4, Josh Savage 2, Stephon...
View ArticleSilver Bluff teammates Jacks, Yeldell are four-year starters
A play in the regular-season finale at Barnwell sums up perfectly the bond between Silver Bluff stars Gyasi Yeldell and James Jacks.It was fourth down, and the Warhorses went for it with a running...
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