COCHRAN, Ga. – Brewton-Parker women's basketball challenged Middle Georgia in a tough battle on Thursday night after a quick one-hour trip west to Cochran, Georgia.
The Lady Barons (19-5, 11-4 SSAC) picked up their tenth-consecutive win of 2023 with the 79-71 victory over the Knights (7-11, 4-9 SSAC).
“Tonight, we were in a tough fight,” Head Coach Steve Edwards said. “We had so many things go wrong tonight, yet we showed resilience and found a way to win late. Several of our players stepped up in a big way. We as a staff, are proud of our group.”
How It Happened | 1st Q
A jumper from Madison Evans and a trey ball from A’Aliyah Clay gave BPC an early 5-2 lead.
The Lady Barons went on a 7-2 run to lead by eight points over the span of six minutes of play, capped off with a three-point play from Evans at the 1:59 mark.
Middle Georgia closed out the opening quarter with three points to move the deficit to five points.
How It Happened | 2nd Q
The Knights leveled the score at 12-12 with 9:11 on the clock after connecting on a jumper and a three-pointer to open the second quarter.
Brewton-Parker answered with two points from Evans and a shot from deep by Keonya Mincey to lead 17-14 with 7:59 remaining.
Middle Georgia surged into the lead, scoring nine unanswered points to lead 23-17 while chewing three minutes off the clock.
Brewton-Parker responded with a run of their own, outpacing the hosts 10-2 over the next couple of minutes to reclaim a two-point advantage.
After three points from MGA, the Lady Barons wrapped up the period with an 8-3 run that saw treys drop from Cisley Copper and Clay to close the half with a 35-31 lead.
How It Happened | 3rd Q
Straight out of the break, Middle Georgia returned to level again by scoring four points to open the period.
The period remained tight as both teams traded leads and leveled the game many times throughout the 10 minutes of play.
Either team only led by more than one point once in the period until the closing seconds.
Cisley Copper hit a trey at the 3:46 mark to give BPC a 46-43 lead while the Knights found a 53-50 lead with 30 seconds remaining before hitting a wild buzzer-beater to lead 56-52.
How It Happened | 4th Q
After a layup from Keyanna Tolbert to open the period, the Lady Barons utilized long buckets from Clay and Copper to surge back into control of the lead, 60-57.
The pair of treys sparked a 16-3 streak from BPC to advance out to a 10-point advantage, leaving just over four minutes on the clock.
Middle Georgia battled its way back to pull the deficit under double figures, but the Lady Barons remained in control of the lead to eventually close out with the 79-71 win.
Inside The Statistics
As a team, Brewton-Parker shot for 36.8% (25-of-68) from the floor, 33.3% (10-of-30) from three, and 65.5% (19-of-29) from the foul line.
Evans dominated the scoring efforts for either team, scoring a season-high 31 points while snagging 10 boards for her third double-double of the season.
Two other Lady Barons produced double-digit points with Clay etching 13 and Copper scoring 12.
Other Notables
Brewton-Parker controlled the boards with a 41-28 rebounding advantage.
BPC moves to a ten-game winning streak in the new year while riding a four-game streak over the Knights.
Next Up
The Lady Barons will take a few days off from play before returning to the court next Saturday against Life (Ga.) in Gillis Gym for Homecoming Weekend as well as Senior Day.
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COCHRAN, Ga. – Brewton-Parker men’s basketball traveled to Cochran, Georgia to take on SSAC and in-state rival Middle Georgia on Thursday night.
The Barons (5-19, 3-13 SSAC) were knocked down by the Knights (10-11 6-9 SSAC) in an 80-51 loss.
How It Happened | 1st Half
A trey from Grant Sanders opened things up before the hosts responded with a three-pointer of their own just moments later.
Middle Georgia moved to a 15-6 lead, chewing roughly four minutes off the clock in the process.
Brewton-Parker surged back by cutting the deficit to just two points with a 7-0 run highlighted by a three-pointer from Lance Smith.
Over the following three minutes, the Barons’ offensive went cold as the Knights were able to jump out to a 26-13 lead with an 11-0 run.
Brewton-Parker struggled to score, with buckets falling scarcely.
Antrell Williams knocked down a trey at the 9:37 mark before the Barons were held nearly three minutes until another shot was made with Dan Fisher scoring from beyond the arc.
Middle Georgia wrapped up the final eight minutes with a 15-8 advantage, closing out the first half with a 43-24 lead.
How It Happened | 2nd Half
The Knights came out of the break, scoring a pair of buckets in the first three minutes to extend their lead to 47-24.
Smith connected for a jumper in the paint at 16:24 to break the drought for BPC, but the hosts continued to answer.
A score from Emmanuel Green at the 14:44 mark was the first couple of points in a 6-0 run for the visitors.
Middle Georgia began to rip time away from the clock, going on an unhurried 10-1 run that extended the lead to 27 points with less than nine minutes to play.
Unfortunately for the Barons, despite scoring 27 points in the second half, the Knights were able to remain in a commanding position scoring 37 in the half.
Inside The Statistics
The Barons finished the night shooting for 31.5% (17-of-54) from the floor, 30.4% (7-of-23) from three, and 52.6% (10-of-19) from the charity stripe.
Dane Fisher led the evening with 10 points while going 3-of-7 from beyond the arc.
Off the glass, Damarcus Johnson Jr. led with eight boards.
Smith dished out four of BPC’s nine assists.
Other Notables
Middle Georgia led 42-37 off the glass.
The Barons gave up 21 turnovers while the hosts gave up 12.
Next Up
Brewton-Parker returns to action a week from today at Dalton State (Ga.) at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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February 2--Wednesday afternoon Robert Toombs Christian Academy standout student athlete Jashaun Powell signed a letter of intent for a scholarship to play football at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville.
“I chose GMC because they believe in me, and they said they wanted to give me a shot and are working with me through everything I want to do for my future. I am going to use this as a guideline for the rest of my career. I want to thank God, my family, teammates, and coaches for being behind me. I have come a long way and I want to go further.” Powell said.
“The coaches really sold him on the ability to prepare him for Division One play and that is hopefully what we are going to see in the future. GMC is one of the best Junior Colleges in the country and the perfect fit for him and his future.” RTCA Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Jacob Lord said.
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The Lady Hoop Dawgs have battled injury and adversity this season.
Last night, with a chance to beat Appling County for a second time this season, the girls dropped a region game in the last few minutes of the 4th quarter. This young team was led in scoring by freshman, Arianna Hill with 13 points and sharp shooting Sophomore, Brinley Miller with 10 points. They were followed by Freshman, Yaz Smith with 7 points.
The Lady Hoop Dawgs look to regain momentum closing out the regular season. Their next game will be Friday against #1 region opponent, Tattnall County.(Courtesy of Toombs County Athletics)
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February 1-- Vidalia High School will hold a State Championship Ring Ceremony this Saturday, February 4th between the VHS vs. Toombs County Boys & Girls Basketball games.(Courtesy of Vidalia Athletics)
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