A year after his parents and sister were killed in a car crash while driving home from his football game, a Muscogee County School District student got a spirit-boosting surprise from the NFL.
“Being able to help others, especially in something that relates to what I love, sports and football, it was a full circle moment,” said NFL sponsorship coordinator Kalin Tate, a Shaw H.S. graduate.
Carver wins GHSA state title
WTVM M-F 11-11:30 Syncbak - VOD - clipped version By Dave Platta | March 11, 2021 at 12:02 AM EST - Updated March 11 at 12:02 AM
MACON, Ga. (WTVM) - The Carver Tigers earned their second GHSA Class 4A girls state basketball title in three years with a 70-54 win over the Cairo Syrupmaids on Wednesday at the Macon Coliseum.
The Tigers (16-2) trailed 27-23 in the second quarter when they went on a 16-0 run keyed by a pressure defense that led to several fastbreak layups after steals, taking a 41-32 lead at the break.
They extended that lead to 50-32 with a 9-0 run to open the half. The Syrupmaids (18-2) cut the lead to seven, but the Tigers responded again. An Akirya Robinson layup at the third quarter buzzer made it 57-45, and that pretty much sealed the deal.
Carver girls, ChattCo boys advance to GHSA semifinals
WTVM M-F 11-11:30 Syncbak - VOD - clipped version By Dave Platta | March 3, 2021 at 12:25 AM EST - Updated March 3 at 1:11 AM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - EnyShuan Jones score seven points in a closing 8-2 run to lead the Carver Tigers to a 61-60 come-from-behind victory over the Jefferson Dragons on Tuesday night in the GHSA Class 4A state quarterfinals.
Carver led 53-50 when the Dragons scored eight straight points, including three straight drives the length of the court by Livi Blackstock, to take a 58-53 lead with under three minutes remaining. Jones took command in the paint in the final stretch to give the Tigers new life and a berth in the state semifinals.
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