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By Walter Geiger

A 15-year-old girl died instantly Saturday after crashing an ATV at a farm on McCollum Road here. [Full Story »] 

Tyler Scandrett, who had earlier missed a routine PAT, booted a school record 47-yd. FG as time expired as Lamar topped BC 24-21. The Lamar defense pitched a second half shutout as the Trojans overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to set up the game winner. Lawrence Austin had a pick and Bo Dunn had a strip/recovery to pace the Trojan D.

Lovett defeated Manchester. In that both Lamar and Lovett are #1 seeds, the coin toss held Saturday morning determined Lovett will host Friday's quarterfinal matchup.

Realtime scoring from the game was provided by Walter Geiger. [Full Story »] 

”We don’t root for Georgia Tech with two engines out on the team plane.”
-the late Lewis Grizzard

The Georgia Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets square off at high noon Saturday in Sanford Stadium in Athens with a lot on the line - especially for the Bulldogs.

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By Ken K. Green

Lamar County hosts Benedictine this week in the second round of the GHSA Class AA state playoffs. The Trojans (10-0-1) are champions of Region 4-AA while the Cadets (8-3) are the number three seed from Region 2-AA.

When and Where:
Friday 7:30 p.m. at Trojan Field. [Full Story »]