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For the third straight season, since moving back to AA and Region 2, the Toombs County Bulldogs are 3-1 after their first four region games. In 2016 they wound up fourth, last year they improved to second and this season the Dawgs could still finish first, second, third or fourth depending on how they do in their final two games and how the other top teams in the region fare…

The 32nd meeting between the Toombs County Bulldogs and the Vidalia Indians was decided in the first quarter when the Indians raced to a 17-0 lead scoring an offensive touchdown, a special teams TD and a field goal. Vidalia scored two more rushing touchdowns and two passing TD’s in a 45-14 win in Booster Stadium in Lyons. Pictures by J.D. Rogers The Indians are 7-0 overall and 3-0 in Region…

The Toombs County versus Vidalia game has been moved to Friday night at 7:30 at Booster Stadium due to Hurricane Michael. The game was originally schedule for Thursday night to accommodate the Rel Squeal. With the game back on a regular high school football night  in Lyons and with a perfect weather forecast- clear sky and a game time temperature in the lower 70’s a large crowd might show up…

Listen to highlights   Jamar Smith has played in 18 games for the UTEP Miners and he still hasn’t experienced the thrill of victory since he signed with the FBS Conference USA school after two seasons at Holmes Community College. The Miners 18 game losing streak is the longest current losing streak in the FBS (Division 1). However, the Miners are getting closer to that first victory. In their last…

The Toombs County Middle School 6th Grade Bullpups doubled up on rival Vidalia with a 40-20 win in Lyons. The Bullpups lead their league with a 4-0 record. This coming week they play on Monday at Claxton and at Jeff Davis on Wednesday. After those two games the Pups have two more regular season games remaining and then the playoffs will follow. Last season TCMS beat Jeff Davis for the…

  On Friday the 4-2 Toombs County Bulldogs will play their third Region 2 game at Bryan County. The Dawgs are the only 2-0 team in the region. Vidalia and Swainsboro are both 1-0. Bryan County is 1-4 overall and 0-2 in region games. The Bulldogs have won 7-of-8 games played in the series against the Redskins which dates back to 1998. The only loss was in triple overtime in…

The 6th grade football teams from Toombs County Middle School and Bacon County have a history of playing very close games decided by the slimmest of margins. In 2016 Bacon County beat TCMS, in the league championship, 7-6 in overtime. The margin of victory was actually two-yards in the penetration tie-breaker. Last year, in a regular season game in Lyons, the Bullpups edged Bacon 14-12 thanks to TD runs of 50 and…

For the second time in Jamar Smith’s football career he played a game with a roof over his head. The first time was on December 4, 2016. That was Jamar’s final junior college game and he lead Holmes Community College in tackles with eight in the Graphic Edge Bowl played in the Uni-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Holmes beat Western Community College 28-24. Jamar Smith Page On September 29, 2018 Jamar…

In 2016 the Toombs County Bulldogs yielded an early touchdown at Bacon County and then the Dawgs reeled off 28 straight points in a 38-21 win. Two years later, in Booster Stadium, the Raiders completed a short 10-yard scoring drive with a nine-yard TD toss by quarterback Cooper Brown and then from that point on Toombs County dominated scoring 35 straight points on offense, defense and specialty teams in a…