2022-23 LADY HOUNDS

SURVIVE AND ADVANCE

Greyhounds blank Union Grove to earn playoff date at Ware County MCDONOUGH - With its postseason fate on the line, Jones County didn’t waste much time in casting away any seeds of doubt on Friday against Union Grove.

GHSA AAAAA State Playoffs

• JonesCountyatWareCounty, 5:30 p.m., Saturday • ListenOnline:Mixlr.com/ GreyhoundSports • SeriesHistory:WareCounty leads 2-0 • PreviousMeeting:Ware County won 28-0 in 1993

JCHS set to host big-time opponents in invitational

Regular-season mode has arrived for Jones County’s basketball teams. What amounts to the preseason ended on Saturday afternoon in the JCHS Gymnasium with both teams sweeping a preseason scrimmage with Peach County.

Grapplers ready to ‘raise the standard’

Jones County’s wrestling program took a significant step ahead last year, qualifying for the state duals, ranking them among the state’s top eight teams in the GHSA’s AAAAA classification.

Georgia’s defense rises to the occasion against Tennessee

ATHENS — Tennessee entered Saturday’s matchup against Georgia ranked No. 1 nationally in scoring offense (49.4 points per game) and total offense (530.1 yards per game).

TENNESSEE FINAL: 27-13

PASSING 17-25 / 257 YDS 2TDs (1 rush) RUSHING K. MCINTOSH 10 CARRIES 52 YDS RECEIVING L. MCCONKEY 5 RECEPTIONS 94 YDS / 1 TD DEFENSE M. STARKS 10 TCKLS J. BULLARD 7 TCKLS / 2 SCKS / 2 TFLS K . RINGO 7 TCKLES / 1 INT

HISTORY VS. MISS. STATE

Last Matchup: Nov. 21, 2020 UGA 31 • Mississippi State 24 Record: 19-6 Longest Winning Streak 9 games First Matchup: Oct. 31, 1914 UGA 0 • Mississippi State 9 Largest Margin of Victory 47-0 • Oct. 4, 1997 Last 10 Matchups: 9-1

UGA to defend No. 1 ranking against Leach’s Bulldogs

After the Bulldogs and a deafening Sanford Stadium crowd silenced the critics with a win over Tennessee last Saturday, Georgia fans will now prepare to watch their defending national champions travel to Starkville, Miss., this weekend.

ALUMNI UPDATE

Fryer catches three TDS in LaGrange loss De’Queze Fryer accounted for all three of LaGrange College’s touchdowns against Southern Virginia, but it was not enough as the Panthers fell 35-21. Fryer had nine catches for 127 yards, the longest being a 59-yard touchdown.