NEWARK, Del. (AP) - Pat Devlin threw two touchdown passes and Delaware's defense forced five turnovers as the Blue Hens beat Georgia Southern 27-10 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision semifinals Saturday.
By MATT YOGUS myogus@statesboroherald.com You can say the same thing almost every time the Georgia Southern Eagles take the field for an out-of-conference game - the opponent hasn't seen anything quite like GSU's triple-option attack. It's no different for Delaware (11-2), which the Eagles (10-4) will face Saturday at noon in Newark, Del. for a trip to the Football Championship Subdivision national championship game. The different mentalities - GSU's run-first and shut-down-the-run-and-blitz approach versus ...
In basketball, turnovers are the gifts that keep on giving and Christmas came early for Groves on Tuesday night, courtesy of Bradwell Institute, which turned the ball over 35 times in a 75-63 loss in Savannah.
Three has often been a magic number for the Bradwell Institute Lady Tigers, who usually use the third quarter to throttle opponents. Somebody forgot to tell the players at Groves.
In a battle of rival private schools, Hinesville's First Presbyterian Christian Academy edged out Ludowici's Faith Baptist Christian Academy 88-85.
The Long County boys basketball team picked up its second straight win Tuesday, beating Region 2-AA foe Jeff Davis County 61-49 in Hazelhurst.
For more than 40 minutes Tuesday it looked like the Long County High School girls' basketball team might pick up its first win of the season. Instead, host Jeff Davis High School got hot and pulled away over the last five minutes to win 45-30.
Team Hinesville weightlifting brothers Mack and Dominique Brunson placed fourth in their respective divisions at the 2010 American Open held Dec. 10-12 in Ohio.
"We call them the odd couple," Georgia Southern defensive coordinator Brent Pry said. "One's in to fishing and hunting, and the other is more urban. Definitely two different personalities, but they're great friends."
Hinesville native Gary Guyton had a huge game during the New England Patriot's 36-7 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. The Patriots linebacker scooped up a fumble in the second quarter and ran it back 35 yards for a touchdown to give the Patriots a 21-0 lead. It was Guyton's second NFL touchdown. He also recorded his second interception of the season in the third quarter, when he stepped in front of a ...
Liberty County needed overtime to beat Beach the first time the two teams met. The Bulldogs returned the favor without the need for an extra period Saturday, holding off visiting Liberty County 47-45.
Liberty County High School girls' basketball coach Carolyn Kelly relished her victory in the second game of the season against Savannah power Beach, knowing the Lady Bulldogs would be a better team the next team they faced.
The Long County High School basketball team ended a four-game losing streak Saturday by defeating visiting Appling County 61-56.
The Long County High School girls basketball team lost its sixth game of the season on Saturday, falling 56-22 to Appling County.
It was a basketball game pitting the Youth Challenge Academy boys against Fort Gordon to see who ruled the hardwood during a tournament Sunday at the St. James Sports Center in Holmestown.