MACON Towns County boys coach Rob Benson said he knew his team was at least a semifinal team.
But he credits some tough non-region games and a solid Region 8-A schedule that prepared the Indians to go all the way. There were several games where I saw us a definite Final Four basketball team, he said. Against Lincloln a couple of times, Banks County, Collins Hill, Anderson Christian, those were all losses, but I saw us as a Final Four team. Now, you get this on top of it.
Senior guard Kolby Moss, who scored 14 points and pulled 14 rebounds, said his team was ready to live up to the hype.
HIAWASSEE They may go down as a one-year wonder, or not, but right now the Towns County boys basketball team is just soaking up the atmosphere of the program’s best-ever run in the Georgia High School Association state playoffs.
It had been since 1974 that any Towns County team had advanced past the second round of the GHSA playoffs. No team had ever gotten to the quarterfinals. On Saturday, the Indians will take on Chattahoochee County in the Class A Public semifinals in Cusseta with a chance to play for a berth in their first-ever state championship game.
“We are extremely excited about the opportunity to represent Towns County in the Final Four,” Towns County coach Rob Benson said on Friday. “It means a lot for us to get to this point, as basketball is a long season and it takes a lot to persevere through that grind.”
Woman charged with DUI, more for chase with Morgan County deputies
Amanda Lynn Weckerly
Posted: Feb 3, 2021 6:24 PM
Updated: Feb 3, 2021 6:25 PM
Posted By: Ashley Thusius
A woman is charged with driving under the influence for a chase with the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office says speeds reached more than 100 mph on Highway 36. It happened after deputies finished a traffic stop and saw a vehicle speed by with its hazard lights on.
Deputies were able to intercept the vehicle at Highway 36 and Collins Hill Road.
The sheriff’s office says “The driver, informed Deputies that she feared her Grandma was having a heart attack and refused to exit the vehicle. Unfortunately, she eventually could not remember why she was worried about her Grandma, was determined to be driving under the influence, and resisted arrest.”
Orange Grove s Eulenfeld ranked 5th in receiving yards
Alice Echo News Journal
Orange Grove s Conner Eulenfeld was ranked fifth in the country in receiving yards for his performance on the field this season.
Eulenfeld, a senior, caught 98 passes for 1,658 yards and 17 touchdowns to highlight a Bulldogs offense that averaged over 40 points a game.
MaxPreps released the list of top receivers on Monday.
In order to be selected, players must have played at least five games.
Orange Grove, which finished 7-4, advanced to the area round of the playoffs after finishing fourth in District 15-3A Division I.
Eulenfeld finished behind receivers Dominique McKenzie (Pine View), Travis Hunter (Collins Hill), Lonnie Adkism (Miller) and Noah Kjar from Corner Canyon.