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Mistakes doom Panthers in opener
FPCA drops first game to Bulloch Academy
Chris Helvie breaks tackles for gain
Liberty Countys Chris Helvie breaks a few tackles and gains yards Friday at Donell Woods Stadium. - photo by Patty Leon
Four interceptions and some untimely penalties by Liberty County helped the Effingham County Rebels to a 35-7 win Friday at Donell Woods Stadium in the high-school football regular-season opener.It was apparent that something was amiss on the Panthers’ sideline minutes prior to the start. All-around athlete Richard LeCounte, junior linebacker Jeremiah Gilbert and starting quarterback Walker Franklin were not dressed to play.Two of the absences were injury related. Gilbert had to sit out due to a concussion, while LeCounte tweaked his shoulder during a massive tackle in last week’s scrimmage and had not yet received medical clearance.
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Dual wins for Tide wrestling at area duals
Tide wrestling area champs
The Long County wrestling team celebrates its region championship at Calvary Day School.
The Long County Blue Tide wrestling team made history this past weekend when both the boys and girls teams qualified for the state championship duals meet. The girls won the Division 2 Area 1 championship on Friday, January 10 and the boys won the Region 3-AAA championship on Saturday, January 11.
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