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Season on the line

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012
Basketball is a game of momentum, Commerce players said. They know they have to play well continuously in order to make the necessary run at Region 8-A. “It has been kind of a shaky season in that we might score 60-70 points one night and the next 40-50 tops,” junior Robert Hayes said. “But it all comes down to who gets rolling at the ... [Full Story »] 

Spring sports to start, rain or not

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012
The spring sports season is slated to begin within days for most of Commerce High School’s teams, with baseball, track and field and golf coaches all planning their first workouts this week and next. Chances of rain are not expected to interfere too much with those initial schedules, which often hinge on conditioning work that can take place ... [Full Story »] 

Tues. night scoreboard

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012

Boys' basketball: East Jackson drops two more

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012
AN EAST Jackson team hoping for a late-season resurgence suffered two more losses over the weekend. The Eagles fell to subregion co-leader Hart County 70-52 Friday and Oconee County 47-44 Saturday. Casey Reed paced East Jackson with 15 points in the setback to Hart County. “We started off very poorly on the defensive end and really just did ... [Full Story »] 

Girls' basketball: Lady Eagles play ‘best game’ of year in loss

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Wednesday, January 25. 2012
LOSSES don’t come with style points, but East Jackson coach Katie David couldn’t overlook her team’s Friday performance. East Jackson (3-16, 1-6) lost 46-40 on the road to subregion foe Hart County, giving the second-place Lady Bulldogs all they could handle in the process. “The Hart County game was the best game we played all year,” ... [Full Story »] 

GHSA separates Class A playoffs

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Wednesday, January 18. 2012
The Georgia High School Association approved a plan last week that would establish separate playoffs for public and private schools in Class A beginning next season. The decision directly impacts Commerce High School. The majority of schools in its Region 8A are private. Furthermore, private schools have dominated the postseason in any number ... [Full Story »] 

Tigers fight for fourth in state duals

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Wednesday, January 18. 2012
Commerce dropped the semifinal round of the Class A Duals Wrestling Championship last weekend in Macon, losing to eventual champion Holy Innocents. Hobbled following an injury to Jacob Harrison, the Tigers lost in lopsided fashion, dropping 52-18 to the Golden Bears. Coach Kendall Love was disappointed with the Tigers’ showing, believing they ... [Full Story »] 

Tuesday night basketball scoreboard

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Wednesday, January 18. 2012

Girls' basketball: Jackson County girls ground Lady Eagles

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Wednesday, January 18. 2012
MINUS one of their top scorers, the Jackson County girls (7-12, 4-2) still rolled to a 43-28 win over rival East Jackson Saturday at home to move into a three-way tie for second place in 8-AA South. “The girls played really hard tonight (Saturday) and had two great defensive quarters in the second and third,” coach John Hawley said. “The ... [Full Story »] 

Boys' basketball: Jefferson earns ‘ugly win’ over EJCHS

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Wednesday, January 18. 2012
AUSTIN Thompson scored 16 points and Will Puckett added 15 in what Jefferson coach Bolling DuBose deemed a less-than-stellar 70-61 win over rival East Jackson Friday. Still, it’s one he’ll gladly take. “I’ll take an ugly win on the road any time,” DuBose said. Satchel Turpin added 10 points in the Dragon win. Jefferson led 40-34 after ... [Full Story »] 
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