Well now that spring is right around the corner that can only mean one thing, It is time for some baseball!

First the focus is on the Tigers of Washington-Wilkes. The Tigers were in action on Monday against the Morgan County Bulldogs. The Tigers were defeated 14-2, but the Tigers got some redemption this past Tuesday defeating Twiggs County by an impressive score of 17-0. The Tiger’s next game is this Friday at home against Aquinas.

Now we turn our attention to the Diamond Devils of Elbert County.

A mixed bag so far for the Blue Devils this week. The Blue Devils defeated Westside of South Carolina by a score of 8-1 on Monday, but on Tuesday the Devils could not carry the momentum to Thomson as the Devils were defeated 6-4 despite a homerun by Trenton Allen. This Thursday the Diamond Devils will be hitting the road to take on Pendleton, South Carolina at 6:00pm.

David Stephens
WSGC Sports Director

This past Saturday the Elbert County Blue Devils made the long trek up to Dalton, GA for their Elite 8 game against the Columbia Eagles.

Elbert County started out firing on all cylinders holding the lead over Columbia for the first half of the first quarter. Then Columbia woke up and started playing basketball and jumped out in front of the Blue Devils in the second half of the first quarter, but once Columbia took the lead they never trailed for the rest of the game, and wound up defeating the Blue Devils 68-54. Leading scorers for the game were Jershaun Cobb of Columbia with 23 points, and Rod Rucker of Elbert County with 17 points of his own.

With this loss the Blue Devils end the year with a 27-3 overall record.

In other playoff news Westover defeated defending state champion South Atlanta in Overtime. North Hall defeated Riverwood, and LaGrange defeated Dougherty. So the final four for AAA looks like this. North Hall will take on LaGrange, and Westover will play Columbia in the final four in Macon, GA.

David Stephens
WSGC Sports Director

The Elite 8 games for the AAA Georgia High School playoff games are set.

The Elbert County Blue Devils will travel to Dalton, GA this Saturday to take on the Eagles of Columbia. If you are wondering why that sounds familiar it is because Columbia is the team that eliminated the Blue Devils from the playoffs last year in the Elite 8. Tip off is scheduled around 8:30pm. As always tune into 96.5 WSGC for all of the action, or if you can not get us on the radio head on over to www.wsgcradio.com and click the listen live tab.

Time now to take a look at some of the other games that are going on in the AAA boys state playoffs.

North Hall defeated Franklin County 67-42 to advace to the next round. North Hall will take on Riverwood who beat Johnson 55-52. Westover will be taking on South Atlanta after defeating Kendrick 75-59, and last but not least LaGrange will be taking on Dougherty after knocking off Monroe 45-44.

David Stephens
WSGC Sports Director

Last night the Elbert County Blue Devils were in action against the Spartans of West Hall in the second round of the Georgia High School state playoffs.

The Blue Devils started out slow, but were able to get the victory against the Spartans. Final score was Elbert County 64 West Hall 53. The Blue Devils will be in action this Saturday in Dalton, GA for the Elite 8. They will be taking on the winner of the East Hall/Columbia game. As always tune into 96.5 and 1400 WSGC for all of the action with, myself, David Stephens and Ryker Fleming.

Now we turn our attention to the Lady Tigers of Washington-Wilkes.

The Lady Tigers were in action as well last night in the second round of the Georgia High School state playoffs. The Lady Tigers took on Emanuel County, but were overpowered by Emanuel County losing by a score of 58-28. That loss concludes the Lady Tigers basketball season.

David Stephens
WSGC Sports Director

This past Friday the Blue Devils played host to the North Atlanta Warriors in the first round of the state playoffs. Elbert County got off to a slow start in the first half, but finally got it going in the second half thanks to some great defense, and some quick and easy baskets. The Blue Devils defeated North Atlanta by a score of 66-42. Elbert County’s own Rod Rucker led both teams in scoring with 27 points. The Blue Devils will play host to West Hall on Tuesday in the Inferno. As always tune into 96.5 and 1400 WSGC for all of the action with play-by-play from myself, David Stephens, and color commentary from Ryker Fleming! And if you can’t get us on the radio find us on the world wide web at www.wsgcradio.com.

Now for a look at how the other teams in Elbert County’s bracket performed this past Friday. Columbia defeated the Eagles of Eastside by a score of 56 to 36. East Hall defeated Ringgold 63-37. That means that Columbia and East Hall will be in action this Tuesday as well and the winner of that game will play the winner of the Elbert/West Hall game in Dalton, Georgia in the Elite 8 on either Friday or Saturday.

Now we take a look at the Lady Tigers of Washington-Wilkes.

The Lady Tigers played host to Clinch County this past Saturday. In what was a hard fought game the Lady Tigers hit a three pointer in the final seconds to defeat Clinch County by a score of 41-39. The Lady Tigers will hit the road to take on Emanuel County Institute this Wednesday. Be sure to tune into 105.3 WSGC for all the action with play-by-play from Andrew Jackson.

Now for a look at how things have gone in the Lady Tigers bracket. Taylor County defeated Bryan County by a score of 62-44. Seminole County defeated Wilkinson County 57-30. That pits Taylor County taking on Seminole County this Wednesday as well. The winner of that game will play the winner of the Washington-Wilkes/Emanuel County Institute game at Columbus St either this Friday or Saturday.

David Stephens
WSGC Sports Director

This past Saturday night in Franklin County the Elbert County Boys Basketball team demolished the Franklin County Lions to win the Region 8AAA Championship! The final score of the game was Elbert County 73 Franklin County 30. With the win the Blue Devils earn a number one seed going into the state playoffs. With the number one seed that means that the Blue Devils will host in the first round of the State Playoffs. However the Blue Devils opponent has yet to be determined.

The Washington-Wilkes Girls Basketball team was also in action this past Saturday in Region Championship action. Unfortunately the Lady Tigers came up short against Warrenton losing 60-42. The Lady Tigers head into the state playoffs witha number two seed, and will be playing at home in the first round. At this time the Lady Tigers opponent has yet to be determined.

David Stephens
WSGC Sports Director

Well Elbert County finally got to have their senior night, and trust me they did not disappoint.

Due to all the delays and push backs there were no JV games last night. So the Varsity Girls took the court first!

After getting demolished in Stephens County earlier this year the Lady Devils got some payback! They defeated the Lady Indians in thrilling fashion winning a close one 48-45. The Lady Devils will head up to Franklin County to take on Morgan County this Thursday at 6:00pm.

The Varsity Boys took the court next. After dominating Stephens County earlier this year the Blue Devils picked up where they left off. The Blue Devils cruised past the Indians by a score of 79-47. The Blue Devils will play the loser of the Mountain View/Stephens County game on Thursday at the Inferno at 7:00pm.

David Stephens
WSGC Sports Director