FebruaryTHE TOWNS 24, 2021 COUNTY THE TOWNS HERALD COUNTY February HERALD 24, 2021 Page 3B Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports ooolgofk[gmflq`]jYd\f]lÛÝÛ<¤eYadÛl[`]jYd\³oaf\klj]Yef]l Indians... continued from Front Page Manchester, the Indians will Semaj Jenkins with 15 points, host a second-round game on senior Caleb Willis with 14, and Friday or Saturday of this week sophomore Frank Sherman with against the winner of a game 12. Lincoln County finished between Bowdon, the second the tournament with a 10-10 seed from Region 6, and Warren record, including 7-5 and in County, the third seed from third place in regular season Region 7, with details to be region play. They got to the determined following the first- tournament championship game round games. The third round of by knocking off Social Circle, the tournament will be held on the second place team with a Tuesday and Wednesday of next 10-2 record in regular season, by week, and the fourth on Friday a 48-43 score in the tournament and Saturday of next week. semifinals. Unfortunately, The Red Devils had won amid the celebration of the five of six games entering the region championship was a championship game with the heartbreaking occurrence in loss being by a 58-52 score to the second quarter for dynamic the Indians in Lincolnton. senior point guard Kabe Ellis They showed vast and his teammates and Indians improvement following a 1-4 followers. A collision following Region Player of the Year Kolby Moss. Photo/Lowell Nicholson The Indians celebrate the 2021 region title. Photo/Lowell Nicholson start against mostly larger a layup basket by Ellis resulted minutes of last week's game was tournament with an 8-18 record Lincoln opened the fourth was followed by Moss with classification teams with the in his suffering a separated quite a battle with the Indians following a 71-55 loss to Social quarter with an old fashioned 17, Crowder with 13, McClure final loss in the start being by shoulder injury and having to taking 2-0, 4-2, and 6-4 leads in Circle in the consolation game three-point play for a 45-29 with 6, Ellis – before his second just a 52-50 score to Banks leave the game. just over two minutes on baskets but with six of their losses deficit, but two baskets for quarter injury – and junior Kyle County, the ninth ranked His medical status for by junior Jake McTaggart and being by four points or less. four points each by Crowder Oakes with 4 each, and senior Class 2A team in the state future participation in basketball then a lead of 8-6 they would not This was the 17th victory in and senior Hayden McClure Aidan Berrong with 3 while with a current 18-8 record and this season is unknown at press relinquish on two free throws by a row for the Indians over the highlighted an 11-8 Indian leaders in assists were Berrong regular season champions of time with an appointment with senior Kabe Ellis at the 4:09 Tigers, beginning with a 54-51 advantage between the 6:49 and with 8 and Crowder, Moss, and Region 8-AA. an orthopedist scheduled for mark of the first quarter. win in Commerce on February 2:51 marks for a 56-37 Towns Oakes with 5 each. An article providing some Monday. Best wishes for a quick The Tigers would still 3, 2014. lead. After that, the Red Devils Leading in rebounds were comparisons and connections and full recovery are sent to Kabe hang tough through the first Indians 66, Lincoln would send the Indians to the McTaggart with 11, Crowder between this year's Indians from the Towns County Herald quarter, including trailing by County 52 – The first quarter foul line where they sank 10 of with 6, and Moss with 4, while team and the Indians 1975 and this reporter along with of just a 14-12 score at quarter's of the championship game 12 attempts, including six for leaders in steals were Crowder region championship team is course the same wishes from all end. The Indians achieved their between the Indians and Lincoln six by Moss, between the 2:23 with 3 and Berrong and Oakes incomplete at press time but is players, coaches, and followers slender lead through the first County was very similar to their and 48.6 seconds marks for a with 2 each. McTaggart not only planned for next week's Herald of Indians basketball. quarter on the aforementioned game just nine days earlier in 66-45 lead which became a 66- led in scoring and rebounds but as quite a number of Indian Fortunately for the six points by McTaggart, four Lincolnton. The Indians were 52 victory when Lincoln closed in blocked shots with 6 in a followers have had questions Indians, Ellis' teammates rose to by Ellis, and two each by senior leading by just a 7-4 score in out the game with a 7-0 finish. marvelous performance. about and expressed interest in the occasion for the remainder Aidan Berrong and junior Kyle that game and 8-7 in this one McTaggart led the Indians Scoring leaders for the the 1975 team. of the game, just as the 1975 Oakes. although with cold shooting in scoring with 19 points and Red Devils were freshman Indians team had done during The second quarter would being prevalent in the first game their region championship be a whole new game for the and defensive excellence more victory in spite of the loss of Indians and Tigers, however, dominant in this one in your NASCAR 2021 top player Eddie Rushton for the as six different Indians entered reporter's view. entire tournament due to having the scoring column with leaders The Red Devils opened By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter the mumps. This time, the being senior Kolby Moss with the scoring with a trey for what Indians got the victory with a eight points and junior Collin turned out to be their only lead Christopher Bell gets first Cup win strong assist from Ellis himself Crowder with six as the Indians of 3-0 just 13 seconds into the Christopher Bell passed who had played a strong role used 21-5 dominance in building game. A trey by senior Kolby Joey Logano with less than two in the Indians leading 19-11 at a 35-17 halftime advantage. Moss got the Indians even at laps remaining in Sunday’s Day- the time of the injury at the 2:55 And they weren't through the 5:24 mark and a free throw tona Road Course race, and went mark of the second quarter. as eight more points by Moss, by junior Jake McTaggart got on to victory lane by 2.19-seconds While it is great to five by Ellis, and treys by them a 4-3 lead at 4:32 with a for his first NASCAR Cup Series seniors Colton Day and Hayden basket by senior Kabe Ellis at victory. celebrate the successes of the “This is the high of my life 1975 and 2021 Indians teams, McClure led them to a 54- 2:33 extending the lead to 6-3. The Devils matched the Ellis so far,” he said. “So incredibly the failure to win additional 28 lead entering the fourth thankful to be here for Joe Gibbs region championships does quarter on the way to the 74-45 basket for a 6-5 score and then Racing. I’ve prepared all of my not diminish great team victory. Fourth quarter scoring matched a deuce by Moss for life for this moment to race in the and individual successes by highlights included six points by the aforementioned 8-7 Towns Cup Series. Last year was a huge Indians teams between the two Crowder, five by Berrong, and a lead at quarter's end. learning curve for me, and I’m very championships and prior. Many trey by senior Liam King. Lincoln tied the score 9-9 grateful that I got the opportunity successes have been achieved Ten Indians entered the on a basket at the 7:27 mark to run in Cup. It definitely prepared in nearly 100 years since the scoring column during the game of the second quarter only to me to move to Joe Gibbs Racing. first known basketball team with leaders being Moss with see the Indians take over the “Honestly, I didn’t think I was established in 1922 at the 18 points, Crowder with 12, game during the remainder of was going to get there, but Adam Hiawassee Academy which Ellis with 11, Berrong with 9, the quarter. A basket by junior (Stevens, crew chief) up on the pit Collin Crowder at the 7:27 mark box kept telling me I was going to evolved into TCHS. McTaggart with 6, Day with 5, get there. I didn’t believe it, but he There is the reality, and McClure and Oakes with got the Indians a lead of 11-9 (Logano) really struggled coming however, of Towns County High 4 each. and was the start of a 19-2 finish out of (Turn) 6 one time and al- School being one of the smallest Nine Indians provided for a 28-11 Towns advantage at lowed me to close the gap.” public schools in the state but at least one assist with leaders halftime. Five Indians entered Bell said capturing his first with great successes achieved being Berrong, Crowder, and the scoring column during the Cup win a day after Ty Gibbs won Bell gets first Cup win against much larger schools McTaggart with 4 each; Ellis quarter with McTaggart leading in his Xfinity Series debut was pen at all.