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Jackson wins in OT 23-22

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Friday, September 18. 2020
The Lamar County Trojans (2-1) lost to Jackson in overtime Friday night on the road.

Realtime scoring from the game:

8:59 1st.: Jax 7 LC 0: Jax 28 yard TD run. PAT good.

2:06 1st.: Jax 7 LC 6: CJ Allen 5 yard TD run. Two point PAT fail.

10:59 2nd.: LC 12 Jax 7: Devin Bateman 8 yard TD run. PAT fail.

HALFTIME: LC 12 Jax 7

9:40 4th.: LC 15 Jax 7: Josh Moore 19 yard FG.

3:08 4th: LC 15 Jax 15: Jax 5 yard TD run. Two point PAT good.

END REGULATION: 15-15. Going to OT.

1st. OT: LC 22 Jax 15. Allen 2 yard TD run. Moore PAT.

1st. OT: Jax 23 LC 22: Jax 9 yard TD run. Two point PAT good.

FINAL: 23-22

LC gets only 200 tickets for Jackson game

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Wednesday, September 16. 2020
Lamar County has received only 200 tickets for Friday night’s football game against Jackson at Red Devil Hill Friday night due to COVID-19 restrictions. “I have released the tickets to players’ families first then we will open them up to everyone else later in the week,” Trojan coach Jeff Sloan said.

Jackson is pre-selling tickets but it is unclear how LC fans might attempt to acquire those.

Lamar is 2-0 with wins over Pike and Crawford going into the rivalry game. Jackson is 0-1 with a loss to Ola.

Trojans win 49-3 after lightning cuts night short

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Friday, September 11. 2020
The Lamar County Trojans (2-) dispatched the Crawford County Eagles 49-3 in a game shortened mercifully for them by lightning near Trojan Field.

Realtime scoring from the game tonight.

5:11 1st.: CC 3 LC 0: CC 32 yard FG.

3:41 1st.: LC 6 CC 3: CJ Allen 2 yard TD run. PAT fail.

0:00 1st.: LC 14 CC 3: Allen 50 yard TD run. Allen run for PAT.

9:39 2nd.: LC 21 CC 3: Ju'Corie Zellner 93 yard TD on screen pass from Bateman. Ethan Popham PAT.

3:39 2nd.: LC 28 CC 3: Allen 17 yard TD run. Popham PAT.

0: 55.90 2nd.: LC 35 CC 3: Allen six yard TD run. Popham PAT.

8:51 3rd.: LC 42 CC 3: Bateman 17 yard TD run. Caleb Raynie PAT.

7:45 3rd.: LC 49 CC 3: Alex Welch 26 yard interception return for TD. Raynie PAT.

7:42 4th: Game called due to lightning.

FINAL: 49-3.


Trojans roll 43-13

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Friday, September 4. 2020
The Lamar County Trojans defeated the Pike County Pirates 43-13 in the traditional Battle of Potato Creek Friday night at Trojan Field.

Realtime scoring from the sidelines:

4:52 1st: LC 7 PC 0: Devin Bateman 36-yd. TD pass to Donavan Sanford. Josh Moore PAT.

0:01 1st.: LC 14 PC 0: Bateman 20-yd. TD pass to Sanford. Moore PAT.

7:15 2nd.: LC 14 PC 6: Eli Hubbard 12-yd. TD run. PAT fail.

6:12 2nd.: LC 21 PC 6: Bateman 24-yd. run. Moore PAT.

HALFTIME: 21-6

3:18 3rd.: LC 29 PC 6: Antonio Altman 8-yd. TD run. Ju'Corie Zellner run for two-point PAT.

10:21 4th.: LC 29 PC 13: Jakilen King two-yard TD run. PAT good.

9:41 4th: LC 37 PC 13: CJ Allen six yard TD run. Channing Buckner run for two point PAT.

1:39 4th LC 43 PC 13: Rhett Blount 51 yard TD pass to Josh Driver. PAT fail.

Battle of Potato Creek: Trojans ‘extremely excited’ to play

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Friday, September 4. 2020
High school football returns tonight when the Lamar County Trojans take on the Pike County Pirates in the traditional Battle of Potato Creek. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Trojan Field. Only 1500 tickets will be sold to ensure social distancing.

“We are extremely excited to get to play a game this season. It has been up in the air for so long and our kids have been working extremely hard for the opportunity to be able to play an opponent,” Trojan coach Jeff Sloan said.

Pre-game prep has been different this year due to GHSA banning interscholastic preseason scrimmages due to COVID-19. [Full Story »] 

LC volleyball on the road today

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Thursday, September 3. 2020
The LC Lady Trojans varsity and JV teams are in McDonough today for matches against McDonough High School and Morrow High School. Action begins at 5 p.m.

Tickets must be purchased online at ticketspicket.com. More information is available at the team's Facebook page.

Lightning get second win

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Wednesday, September 2. 2020
Lamar Lightning Select rolled to its second win of the young season with a 5-2 victory over Inter-Atlanta here Saturday morning.

Samiya Smith had two goals for LC while Katie Bankston, DD Bowles and Maci-Lauren Lanier had one goal each. Ally Bloxham and Krista Hatfield each had assists.

Aniya Barron logged two saves in the net for the home team. The locals are off this weekend and return to action Sept. 12 when they host FFC United at 2:30 p.m.

Lightning win season opener

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Wednesday, August 26. 2020
Samiya Smith soars in for one of her two goals in Lamar Lightning Select’s 3-0 win over All-In FC Saturday in Sugar Hill.

Armani Flewellen added one goal for Lightning. Giada Ritch and Emily McEvers had assists while Katie Bankston had one save in goal.

The team has moved up to Class A in Georgia Soccer’s Athena U16 division. They host Inter Atlanta FC Premiere Saturday. First touch is set for 11 a.m. at the new LC soccer field in front of the high school.

Bibb, Spalding decisions impact LC sports schedules

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Wednesday, August 19. 2020
Bibb County Schools ruled last week there will be no fall semester face-to-face instruction on its campuses and ordered a delay in the start of fall sports for its high schools Reports indicate dozens of athletes are seeking hardship waivers to transfer from Bibb's high schools to schools which are playing.

Two Bibb schools, NE Macon and SW Macon, are members of Region 3AA along with Lamar County. The football Trojans were to host SW Macon Oct. 16 and NE Macon on Nov. 20. [Full Story »] 

LC volleyball action begins today

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Monday, August 17. 2020
LC volleyball gets into action today when they host Tattnall Square Academy at the new gym. The JV teams play at 5 p.m. with the varsity to follow at 6 p.m.

Macon pushback of fall sports impacts Trojan schedules

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Friday, August 14. 2020
Bibb County Schools determined there will be no fall semester face-to-face instruction on its campuses Thursday and ordered a delay in the start of fall sports for its high schools Reports indicated dozens of athletes are already seeking transfer from Bibb's high schools.

Two Bibb schools, NE Macon and SW Macon, are members of Region 3AA along with Lamar County.

The football Trojans were to host SW Macon Oct. 16 and NE Macon on Nov. 20.

The Lady Trojans softball team was to host SW Macon Tuesday and NE Macon on Sept. 1. LC was to travel to SW Macon on September 15 and NE Macon on Sept. 29.

GHSA says no football scrimmages

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Thursday, August 6. 2020
The GHSA has ruled Georgia high schools cannot hold preseason football scrimmage games due to COVID-19. The regular season is still slated to kick off Sept. 4.

LC was to scrimmage Manchester and Upson-Lee before the season opening Battle of Potato Creek with Pike County here.

GHSA also pushed back seasons for competition cheerleading and one-act play.

Central Thomasville replaces Alabama school on LC football schedule

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Tuesday, August 4. 2020
Lamar County has dropped Handley County, Ala. from its schedule and replaced it with a home game with Thomas County-Central.

Central is a AAAAA school and went 5-5 last season.

Football scrimmages begin Aug. 21

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Wednesday, July 29. 2020
The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) decided last week to proceed with high school football but pushed the start of the season back by two weeks. GHSA also issued some common sense guidelines about sanitizing balls, weight equipment, etc. Guidance will be forthcoming on game night operations soon. [Full Story »] 

Fate of fall sports hangs in the balance

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Wednesday, July 22. 2020
The Georgia High School Association board was to meet Monday afternoon to discuss the fate of fall sports and LC coaches are holding their collective breaths. Fall sports include football, softball, cheerleading, cross county and volleyball at the high school and middle school levels.
Trojan football coach Jeff Sloan, whose team is coming off its best season in several years, is ready to tee it up. His summer workouts have attracted good numbers and have been intense.

“According to the information GHSA has released, they were to discuss the upcoming season and had no plans to vote on anything. Hopefully they will come up with some answers as we are getting close,” Sloan said. He will serve as LC athletic director for the 2020-21 academic year. [Full Story »] 
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