TIFTON —
The Tift County Blue Devils junior varsity football team went down to “Death Valley” in Valdosta Thursday and came back with a 16-7 victory.
Jordan Powell contributed eight of the Devil points with a touchdown and a two-point conversion.
Malik Henry also added a touchdown, while Michael Hancock added the other two points on a conversion.
The news was not as good for the Tift freshman team, which fell 8-6 to Valdosta.
The varsity Blue Devils will open their 2012 season tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Albany’s Hugh Mills Stadium against the Westover High Patriots.
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August 30, 2012
Jayvee Devils knock off Valdosta, 16-7
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Students challenge community, leaders to ‘stop the violence’
Eighth Street Middle School students chant "Keep calm and stop the violence" as they hold up signs in front of the school Tuesday morning for their peace rally.
“Keep calm and stop the violence,” “Save our streets” and “No more violence” were the words echoed by Eighth Street Middle School students early Tuesday morning as they stood in front of the school behind caution tape and orange cones, shouting and holding up signs as they waved at passing motorists who smiled and returned the gesture.
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Alex Abbott belts a three-run homer in the second inning of a 13-3 Tift rout over Berrien.
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Two from Tift named 1st team All-Region
The Tift County Blue Devils, who were only just barely eliminated in the state quarterfinals, placed two players on the All-Region team for 1-AAAAAA. The region, which sent three teams to the elite eight in the state tournament, named Lowndes’ Danny Redshaw Coach of the Year.
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