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Greyhounds head football coach Justin Montgomery addresses the team during a practice this past season. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Greyhounds head football coach Justin Montgomery addresses the team during a practice this past season. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Greyhounds already turning the page toward 2026

Much like the late wrestling legend Randy “Macho Man” Randy Savage during a memorable on-air promo, the Greyhounds are finding themselves “unjustifiably in a person they’d rather not be in.
Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch (1) celebrates with teammate Dillon Bell (86) after he scored a touchdown in the second quarter against Mississippi State on Saturday, Nov. 8. Courtesy of UGA Athletics

Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch (1) celebrates with teammate Dillon Bell (86) after he scored a touchdown in the second quarter against Mississippi State on Saturday, Nov. 8. Courtesy of UGA Athletics

Dawgs maul Miss State with ‘total team effort’

In a battle of Bulldogs, No. 5 Georgia dominated Mississippi State in all three phases of the game.The visiting Bulldogs played well on offense, defense, and special teams to pull off a 41-21 win in Starkville.
Georgia heavily recruited Arch Manning (16) be he committed and signed with Texas. Courtesy of Texas Athletics

Georgia heavily recruited Arch Manning (16) be he committed and signed with Texas. Courtesy of Texas Athletics

Georgia defense ready to face Manning

Georgia pursued quarterback Arch Manning and was once the leader in his recruitment before he chose Texas.
Youth football champions crowned

Youth football champions crowned

Youth football champions crowned

An autumn of youth football ended on Saturday following a full day of games at Greyhound Field. Action began in the morning and ran into the afternoon with champions being crowned across five different divisions following championship games at each level of play.
Cross Country Hounds finish third at state championships

Cross Country Hounds finish third at state championships

Cross Country Hounds finish third at state championships

As the Greyhounds boys cross country runners walked off the course on Friday morning at the GHSA State Championships in Carrollton, they did so having made history with a third-place finish, the best in school history and with Luke Thornton’s seventh-place finish making him the first JCHS boys...
The alumni game allowed former Greyhounds and Lady Greyhounds the chance to play basketball while once again wearing the purple and gold of JCHS. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

The alumni game allowed former Greyhounds and Lady Greyhounds the chance to play basketball while once again wearing the purple and gold of JCHS. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Former hoopsters entertain at alumni game

Jones County basketball standouts of years past showed that they could still hoop it up on the hardwood Saturday during the second iteration of the JCHS Basketball Alumni Game.
The Greyhounds walked away with both the region and sectional title at Saturday morning’s meet at the Jones County Cross Country Course. CONTRIBUTED

The Greyhounds walked away with both the region and sectional title at Saturday morning’s meet at the Jones County Cross Country Course. CONTRIBUTED

Greyhounds win sectional, eye shot at state title

One after another, a box on a proverbial checklist has been marked off over the course of the cross country season for the Greyhounds.
Kaden Canty runs upfield against the Wildcats’ defense. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Kaden Canty runs upfield against the Wildcats’ defense. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

Hounds come up just shy of postseason

The margin for error was slim for the Greyhounds’ postseason chances on Friday against region-leading Locust Grove to begin with.
The Lady Greyhounds ran to their fourth region title in a row during Saturday’s sectional meet in Gray. CONTRIBUTED

The Lady Greyhounds ran to their fourth region title in a row during Saturday’s sectional meet in Gray. CONTRIBUTED

Four-Pack: Hounds, Lady Hounds are region champs again

When the Lady Greyhounds came into the cross country season down two of their top runners from last year’s region-title squad, outside observers may have doubted the ability of Jones County to run to a fourth-straight region title.