MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – Brewton-Parker men’s basketball took on a challenging No. 16-ranked Faulkner (Ala.) team on Thursday night in Gillis Gymnasium.
The Barons (5-16, 3-10 SSAC) fell to the Eagles (19-3, 11-3 SSAC) in a low-scoring affair, 59-48.
How It Happened | 1st Half
Brewton-Parker opened with an early 4-0 lead with buckets from Jeffery Huff Jr. and Damarcus Johnson Jr.
Faulkner quickly responded with an 8-0 run to capture the lead 8-4, leaving 16:48 on the clock.
About two minutes later Johnson Jr. connected on a free throw to pull the Barons into a one-possession ballgame.
A pair of treys from the visitors at 13:46 and 12:49 boosted the lead to 14-5 just before Lance Smith converted two scores from the foul line for BPC.
As time slipped away from Brewton-Parker, Faulkner began to build up a bigger lead with a pair of jumpers.
BPC put together a 6-2 run to pull the deficit down to just seven points with 6:25 remaining in the half.
The Eagles responded with seven unanswered points in the following couple of minutes to pull out to a 27-13 lead.
Despite a late surge from BPC, Faulkner remained composed enough to close out the half with a 33-21 lead, knocking in a jumper at the buzzer.
How It Happened | 2nd Half
The Barons opened the second half strong with six points to knock the deficit down to just two possessions to move the score to 33-27 with 18:28 on the clock.
Jordan Johnson connected on a deep ball at the 16:40 mark to spark an 18-11 run from the Barons to eventually level the game 45-45 nine minutes later.
The Run was capped off by nine points which included an and-one play from Smith, a steal turned fastbreak score for Huff Jr., and back-to-back slams for Johnson Jr. and Grant Sanders.
Over the course of the run, BPC shot 7-of-15 from the floor, 2-of-5 from three, and 2-of-3 from the charity stripe.
Smith led the run with six points followed by four from Sanders.
The Barons eventually claimed the lead at the 5:19 mark, with Huff Jr. laying in a fastbreak score to lead 47-45.
Faulkner essentially slammed the door shut on Brewton-Parker with a 10-0 run highlighted by a four-point play to pull out to a 55-47 lead with a minute to play.
Unfortunately for BPC, the Barons managed to find just one point from the foul line while the visitors put together four more points to seal the 59-48 win.
Inside The Statistics
BPC shot for 31% (18-of-58) from the floor, 18.2% (4-of-22) from three, and 57.1% (8-of-14) from the charity stripe.
Smith led with 15 points and four assists followed by Johnson with 14 points and four assists as well.
Johnson Jr. led off the glass with nine boards followed by Sanders’ seven rebounds and team-leading three steals.
Other Notables
Faulkner held a 43-35 advantage in rebounds
The Eagles coughed up 15 turnovers while the Barons gave up 10.
Brewton-Parker produced nine steals, scoring just eight points off turnovers.
Next Up
Brewton-Parker travels to Stillman (Ala.) on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. (Courtesy of BPC)
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The MatDawgs ended the dual portion of their season as they traveled to Jeff Davis High School to compete in the State Dual Championships. This was the first trip to the State Duals since 2020 and their best finish since 2019. The MatDawgs started the day posting a 37-30 win over Model in the first round. The semi-final matchup was a rematch of last years prelim sectional finals against Fannin County where the MatDawgs dropped the match to move on. The MatDawgs lost again to Fannin County in a highly contested battle, 27-39. “Our guys laid it on the line. We knew Fannin would be a dog fight and our guys had faith they could do it, but it wasn’t our day. I’m still proud of the fight we had!”, said Coach Allen of the semi-final match.
Dropping to the backside of the bracket the MatDawgs bounced back quickly with a convincing win over Brantley County with a score of 59-24. The final matchup of the day to determine 3rd place was against Landmark Christian School. In another close dual the MatDawgs were able to outlast Landmark Christian, 43-27. The MatDawgs ended their dual season with a 13-6 Varsity dual record and as the 3rd best team in Georgia 2A schools.
“I’m extremely proud of our team. They’ve made significant progress in one year and we thought we could do it. We went from not being here last year, to placing 3rd. It’s a real testament to the hard work all of these guys put in during the off-season.”, said Coach Allen of the teams finish.
The MatDawgs head into the traditional portion of their season as they host the Sweet Onion Invitational held at the TCHS gymnasium. Come out and support the MatDawgs as the first whistle is at 3:30 pm on Friday and 9:00 am on Saturday.
Below are the individual match results from the State Dual Championships:
Match #1 Championship Bracket | Toombs County defeated Model 37-30
120 – Byrson Mcjunkin (Model) over Samuel Register (Toombs County) Dec 6-4
126 – Robert Agzigian (Toombs County) over Eric Reyes (Model) Fall 1:17
132 – Dylan Vetter (Toombs County) over Brandon Welsh (Model) Fall 0:22
138 – Dabvn Wadley (Toombs County) over Luke Tanner (Model) Fall 0:33
144 – Nicholas Moore (Model) over Slade Landrum (Toombs County) Dec 6-5
150 – Rylee Kines (Model) over Tyson Brantley (Toombs County) Fall 2:33
157 – Michale Jones (Toombs County) over Gage Mcwhorter (Model) Fall 2:31
165 – Jamer Jones (Toombs County) over Grayson Phillips (Model) Fall 3:40
175 – Riley Davis (Model) over Hayden Roy (Toombs County) Fall 1:58
190 – Noah Allmon (Model) over Tank Morris (Toombs County) Dec 1-0
215 – Wil Watts (Toombs County) over Landon Wade (Model) Dec 5-0
285 – Brock Nobles (Toombs County) over Clay Koehler (Model) Maj 13-5
106 – Ethan Polley (Model) over Jahir Lopez (Toombs County) Fall 1:13
113 – Jonah Houston (Model) over Benjamin Parra (Toombs County) Dec 10-5
Match #2 Championship Bracket | Fannin County HS defeated Toombs County 39-27
126 – Cooper Moreland (Fannin County HS) over Robert Agzigian (Toombs County) Fall 2:24
132 – Dylan Vetter (Toombs County) over Thomas Golden (Fannin County HS) Dec 6-1
138 – Carson Collis (Fannin County HS) over Dabvn Wadley (Toombs County) Dec 10-4
144 – Taylor Collis (Fannin County HS) over Slade Landrum (Toombs County) Fall 0:00
150 – Tyson Brantley (Toombs County) over Tristan Siler (Fannin County HS) Fall 0:00
157 – Drake Cantrell (Fannin County HS) over Michale Jones (Toombs County) Fall 2:44
165 – Jamer Jones (Toombs County) over Colby Shaw (Fannin County HS) Dec 7-4
175 – Corbin Davenport (Fannin County HS) over Hayden Roy (Toombs County) Fall 0:37
190 – Tank Morris (Toombs County) over Christen Newberry (Fannin County HS) Fall 3:46
215 – Wil Watts (Toombs County) over Matthew Crowder (Fannin County HS) Dec 2-1
285 – Logan Long (Fannin County HS) over Brock Nobles (Toombs County) Fall 3:36
106 – Jahir Lopez (Toombs County) over Finn Thoreson (Fannin County HS) Dec 5-4
113 – Blake Summers (Fannin County HS) over Benjamin Parra (Toombs County) Fall 2:54
120 – Samuel Register (Toombs County) over Landon Poole (Fannin County HS) Dec 10-6
Match #3 Consolation Bracket | Toombs County defeated Brantley County HS 59-24
132 – Dylan Vetter (Toombs County) over Colby McCarty (Brantley County HS) Fall 3:01
138 – Dabvn Wadley (Toombs County) over Dallon Lowe (Brantley County HS) Fall 1:41
144 – Slade Landrum (Toombs County) over Rylan Smith (Brantley County HS) Fall 2:58
150 – Tyson Brantley (Toombs County) over Chase Carter (Brantley County HS) Fall 1:40
157 – Michale Jones (Toombs County) over Payton Perez (Brantley County HS) Fall 5:19
165 – Gailan Wilds (Toombs County) over Ernesto Diaz (Brantley County HS) Fall 4:54
175 – Harlon Pruitt (Brantley County HS) over Hayden Roy (Toombs County) Fall 4:23
190 – Tank Morris (Toombs County) over Wyatt Greene (Brantley County HS) Fall 2:30
215 – Brandon McCall (Toombs County) over James Wainright (Brantley County HS) Fall 1:35
285 – Augustus Underwood-Ball (Toombs County) over Jaden Palmer (Brantley County HS) Fall 0:42
106 – Noah Smith (Brantley County HS) over Jahir Lopez (Toombs County) Fall 1:28
113 – Steven Roberson (Brantley County HS) over Benjamin Parra (Toombs County) Fall 1:46
120 – Cameron Spivey (Toombs County) over Brody Howell (Brantley County HS) Fall 4:31
126 – Jonathan Westberry (Brantley County HS) over Robert Agzigian (Toombs County) Inj 4:33
Toombs County’s team score was adjusted by -1.0 for unspots
Match #4 3rd Place Match | Toombs County defeated Landmark Christian School 43-27
138 – Drew Robinson (Landmark Christian School) over Dabvn Wadley (Toombs County) Dec 10-6
144 – Levi Trask (Landmark Christian School) over Slade Landrum (Toombs County) Dec 5-4
150 – Brady Robinson (Landmark Christian School) over Tyson Brantley (Toombs County) Fall 4:17
157 – Michale Jones (Toombs County) over Andrew Seppings (Landmark Christian School) Fall 5:16
165 – Jamer Jones (Toombs County) over Nathan Cruver (Landmark Christian School) Fall 1:41
175 – Micah Lewis (Landmark Christian School) over Hayden Roy (Toombs County) Fall 4:39
190 – Tank Morris (Toombs County) over Jacob Weissflog (Landmark Christian School) Fall 3:04
215 – Wil Watts (Toombs County) over Fischer Thomas (Landmark Christian School) Fall 2:39
285 – Brock Nobles (Toombs County) over Micah Rogers (Landmark Christian School) Dec 1-0
106 – Steve Hodges (Landmark Christian School) over Jahir Lopez (Toombs County) Fall 0:43
113 – Benjamin Parra (Toombs County) over Ayden Zagadinow (Landmark Christian School) Fall 1:20
120 – Townsend Turner (Landmark Christian School) over Cameron Spivey (Toombs County) Dec 8-6
126 – Robert Agzigian (Toombs County) over Cooper Brown (Landmark Christian School) Fall 0:51
132 – Dylan Vetter (Toombs County) over Alex Gardner (Landmark Christian School) Maj 8-0
(Courtesy of Toombs County Athletics)
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The Toombs County Middle School MatDawgs took the mats this Tuesday as they hosted the Middle School All-Area Tournament. This tournament marks their final competition for the 2022-2023 season and they ended on top. In a year of growth for the middle school program, the Middle School MatDawgs finished 1st place in the All-Area Tournament. First year ahead Middle School Wrestling Coach, Wesley Bratton was satisfied with their progress, “These boys made a ton of progress throughout the year. I couldn’t be any more proud of the work they put in, as a whole, throughout the year.” The Middle School MatDawgs posted a total of 237.5 points in the tournament, which was enough to beat cross-town rival Vidalia’s 209 points. “It is great to see the hard-work these young wrestlers put in, pay off in the end. Looking back at where we were at the beginning of the year makes this Championship even more impressive.”
The MatDawgs end the season with a 10-5 dual record and cap off the season with an All-Area Tournament Championship. The future is bright for the MatDawgs as Coach Allen looks ahead to what will be heading up to his program in the future. “It is an exciting time to be a part of the Toombs County Wrestling program! With us heading to the State Dual Championships this weekend and seeing the young talent that wrestled tonight (January 17th), we will making many more runs to State! Coach Bratton has done a great job with these young MatDawgs to set a strong foundation for them as they transition to the high school. I’m very excited for our program’s future!”
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MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – Brewton-Parker women’s basketball continues to roll in 2023 as the Lady Barons (16-5, 8-4 SSAC) grounded (RV) Faulkner (Ala.) in the SSAC Game of the Week on Thursday night.
BPC defeated the Eagles (17-5, 9-3 SSAC) in a convincing 71-46 victory to extend the Lady Barons’ winning streak to seven games.
“We are playing well defensively, and it showed tonight,” Head Coach Steve Edwards said. “I like how we are playing connected on that floor side. We will continue to improve and do all we can to play our best basketball the rest of the way.”
How It Happened | 1st Q
Daisha Terry opened the scoring with a trey, leading to a 9-2 run for the Lady Barons in the first three minutes of play.
The Eagles responded with a 10-4 run to pull their deficit to just 13-12 with 4:31 on the clock.
Nearly a minute later, Sy-Marieona Williams knocked down a three-pointer to give BPC a four-point lead.
Faulkner answered with five points across close to two minutes of play to capture a 17-16 lead with 1:48 remaining in the first quarter.
Keonya Mincey netted the final bucket of the period at the 0:37 mark to put the Lady Barons on top, 19-17.
How It Happened | 2nd Q
Brewton-Parker continued to control the scoreline as Terry knocked down a bucket from beyond the arc, scoring the first three points of an opening 7-0 run to lead 26-17 with 5:44 left in the half.
Scoring began to slow down for both teams with Faulkner scoring at the 5:33 mark and eventually scoring at the 1:49 mark to pull the deficit down to 26-22.
Micah Bess connected for a trey, giving BPC their first score in nearly four minutes.
After a free throw from the visitors, Samerria Bryant closed out the half with a trey ball to move the score to 32-23.
How It Happened | 3rd Q
A’Aliyah Clay’s opening trio sparked a 7-0 run from the Lady Barons with BPC advancing to a 16-point advantage with 8:43 on the clock.
After a layup from the Eagles, BPC added to the tally with six more points to jump out to a 45-25 lead.
Faulkner took back five points, but the Lady Barons continued to respond by keeping the advantage above a 15-point gap.
BPC bested the visitors 25-14 in the quarter with Clay leading the offensive efforts with seven points followed by Angel McRae’s six.
How It Happened | 4th Q
The Lady Barons slowed things down in the fourth quarter but did not budge much as they bested Faulkner 14-9 in the quarter.
Brewton-Parker scored early in the quarter and chewed off nearly four minutes of the clock before knocking down a trey from Terry to lead 62-37.
BPC managed to boost the lead to 29 points at the 3:13 mark, leading 69-40.
Faulkner closed out the game with a pair of three-pointers to make the final score, 71-46.
Inside The Statistics
As a team, Brewton-Parker shot for 40.3% (29-of-72) from the floor, 29.7% (11-of-37) from three, and 100% (2-of-2) from the charity stripe.
Terry led the way with 12 points followed by Bryant’s 11 and McRae’s eight.
McRae led off the glass with 12 of BPC’s 48 rebounds.
The Lady Barons held a 48-29 edge over the Eagles off the glass.
Madison Evans dished out five of BPC’s 16 assists.
Other Notables
The Lady Barons snap Faulkner’s six-game winning streak and pick up the first win over the Eagles since last season’s matchup in the SSAC Tournament in Montgomery, Ala.
Thursday’s win marks the first victory where BPC has held their opponents to under 50 points.
Next Up
Brewton-Parker hits the road on Saturday with a contest at Stillman (Ala.) at 1 p.m. ET.
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Toombs County Bass Team members Gracie Landrum and Ben Bailey recently competed in the GHSA Qualifying Tournament at Lake Seminole with over 250 other high school teams. Gracie and Ben had to deal with less than ideal conditions such as rain and cold temperatures and were unable to land a legal fish in the tournament. We are now turning our attention to the next tournament at Lake Oconee in February.
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