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Brendan Waters gets the Greyhounds on the board with a first-half field goal against Peach County. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Brendan Waters gets the Greyhounds on the board with a first-half field goal against Peach County. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Hounds end non-region schedule with stumble against Peach County

Brad Harrison
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Part of facing a challenging non-region schedule for any football team is the expectation that waves of adversity will be encountered. That certainly found its way to the Greyhounds on Friday against Peach County.
Led by the _rst-place _nish of Isabella Sanchez, Gray Station Middle _nished second in the girls’ race last Thursday in Milledgeville. CONTRIBUTED

Led by the _rst-place _nish of Isabella Sanchez, Gray Station Middle _nished second in the girls’ race last Thursday in Milledgeville. CONTRIBUTED

SPORTS BRIEFS

News Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Cheer clinic set for Oct. 1 The JCHS cheerleading program will host its future cheerleading clinic on Oct. 1 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Cheer Factory. Open to ages PreK through fifth grade, the cost is $35 per participant and includes a t-shirt and cheer bow.

Sporting events

News Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Want to add an event? Send it to us! >> sports@jcnews.com Volleyball: Sept. 15 vs. Stratford and Jackson, at Stratford, Softball: Sept. 15 vs. Ola (JV at 4:30 p.m.) Cross Country: Sept. 15 at South Georgia Championships, Hazelhurst Middle School Softball: Sept.
Jones County’s JV boys pose after a second-place finish against a field of varsity teams last week in Milledgeville. CONTRIBUTED

Jones County’s JV boys pose after a second-place finish against a field of varsity teams last week in Milledgeville. CONTRIBUTED

Cross country teams strive for greater heights; JV boys take second

Brad Harrison
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
The expectations continue to be high for the Jones County cross country program. As part of that, when it’s time for runners to compete, there is an expectation to perform at a certain standard. Last week showed that the expectation goes beyond just the top runners.
Georgia tight end Darnell Washington (0) had two catches for 33 yards against Samford at Sanford Stadium in Athens Saturday. ADAM WALSH/UGA

Georgia tight end Darnell Washington (0) had two catches for 33 yards against Samford at Sanford Stadium in Athens Saturday. ADAM WALSH/UGA

Offensive woes stymie Bulldogs from scoring more against Samford

Lance McCurley
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Georgia’s offense struggled against FCS opponent Samford on Saturday, especially in the red zone. Despite dominating the visiting Bulldogs 33-0, the No. 2 Bulldogs felt like they underperformed.
Georgia ran out on Dooey Field for the first time this season before heading to South Carolina Saturday. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

Georgia ran out on Dooey Field for the first time this season before heading to South Carolina Saturday. BRENDAN KOERNER/Staff

Bulldogs shift focus to South Carolina

Lance McCurley
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Top-ranked Georgia (2-0) will now shift focus to South Carolina (1-1, 0-1 SEC) after defeating FCS opponent Samford 33-0 in its home opener last Saturday at Sanford Stadium. Meanwhile, No. 10 Arkansas defeated the Gamecocks 44-30 this past weekend.

STATS VS. SOUTH CAROLINA

News Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Last Matchup: Sept. 18, 2021 UGA40 • Samford 13 Record: 53-19 LongestWinningStreak 10 games First Matchup: Nov. 3, 1894 UGA40 • South Carolina 0 Largest Margin of Victory 40-0 • Nov. 3, 1894 Last10Matchups:8-2
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Clifton Ridge takes on Upson-Lee

News Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Clifton Ridge Middle continued its season last Wednesday, falling 32-0 to Upson Lee. CRMS, which matched up this past Wednesday in the annual cross-county match up against Gray Station, hosts Henderson next Wednesday in its _nal home game of the season.
Kylie Chastain serves the ball over the net last week against Mary Persons. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Kylie Chastain serves the ball over the net last week against Mary Persons. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Volley Hounds primed for region play

Brad Harrison
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
The Volley Hounds met the opportunity for a next step forward earlier this week for the opening of region play. But before seeking the first region win in program history, JCHS entered that span following a tough loss to Mary Persons.
The Greyhound defense closes in to make a tackle behind the line of scrimmage against Perry. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

The Greyhound defense closes in to make a tackle behind the line of scrimmage against Perry. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Hounds dropped by Perry in home opener

Brad Harrison
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
By design, the Greyhounds grueling non-region schedule of teams that were in their classification’s top eight teams a season is built to challenge them prior to getting into region play. Jones County got that and then some from Perry in Friday’s home opener at Greyhound Field.
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