Month: October 2019

In high school marching band competitions you can’t do better than earning a superior score and that is what the Toombs County Red Coat Marching Band received for their four-song performance at the East Georgia Marching Championship at Statesboro High School. The Red Coats had to adapt to playing their music in gym instead of a football stadium due to the rainy weather. Drum major Bryce Braddy and the auxilary…

For the third straight season the Toombs County and Jeff Davis 6th grade teams met for the league championship. The last two years Toombs won by one and nine points. In this third championship- in Hazlehurst- Jeff Davis held on to a 16-12 victory. Jeff Davis scored the first touchdown on a 54-yard punt return with 5:23 to play in the second quarter. JD made a 2-point kick to take…

The week after a loss to rival Vidalia is sometimes a very stressful week for the Toombs County Bulldogs. So much rides on that game that it effects the team the following week. The 2019 Dawgs didn’t let that bring them down in a crucial Region 2 home game against Jeff Davis. Instead they came out and played their most complete game of the season. They ran the ball successfully…

The East Laurens Falcons scored a short rushing touchdown and a 2-point conversion off a running play with 33 seconds remaining in the game to take a 16-14 home win over Toombs County in B-Team action on Thursday. The Bulldogs took an 8-0 lead with 3:18 to play in the first quarter. Freshman running back Silas Legrant scored on a 42-yard run for six and Gavin Hall threw a 2-point…

When last we left the 6th grade football teams from Toombs County and Vidalia in Booster Stadium, the two rivals had played to a 6-6 tie. In a rematch- at Buck Cravey Field in Vidalia- the Bullpups prevailed 25-0. The Bullpups are 2-3-1 on the season. The Pups were aggressive on defense making many tackles behind the line of scrimmage. On offense running back Kamarri Williams scored two touchdowns and…

Region 2 losses to Metter and Vidalia have put the Toombs County Bulldogs in a position in which they desperately need a home win over Jeff Davis. The Bulldog are 5-2 overall and 2-2 in the region and are in fifth place and only the top four teams make the GHSA State Playoffs. Jeff Davis is 6-1 overall and 2-1 in the region and is tied for third place with…

The 2019 Toombs County volleyball team made school history by beating Brooks County 25-15, 25-18 and 25-14 in the first round of the GHSA State Tournament to advance to the Sweet 16. On Wednesday at 5 p.m. the girls will travel back to Jonesboro to face Elite Scholars Academy with the winner moving into the Elite 8. Freshman Zariah Newkirk served 11 aces (serves not returned) and she had 7…

The 33rd meeting between the Toombs County Bulldogs and the Vidalia Indians began with the Indians driving 99 yards on their first possession to take a 7-0 lead and ended with Vidalia killing the fourth quarter clock and holding on to a 17-14 victory at Buck Cravey Field. Y-101 ply-by-play The Indians pushed their record to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in Region 2 while the Bulldogs dropped to 5-2 and 2-2….

They say practice makes perfect. The Toombs County Bulldogs didn’t have a perfect practice on Wednesday on the Legion Turf at Booster Stadium, but head coach was pleased with the way it went heading into the big game at Vidalia. “Not that everything was crisp,” Marsh said. “I just thought it was one of those practices that remind me of a team trying to get better. I think that for…

Reddick's solo homer https://t.co/R33Mst0mcH — Toombs Now (@ToombsNow) October 16, 2019 Reddick calls Yankees fans 'hectic' https://t.co/Ra52Yu5TKE — Toombs Now (@ToombsNow) October 16, 2019 In the summer back in the 90’s Josh Reddick- from Effingham County- would travel to Partin Park with his Rincon teammates to play in the Lyons Youth Tournament. On October 15, 2019 Reddick was in Yankee Stadium for game 3 of the ALCS and in the…