2009-10 Season

TCHS basketball season ends

Benny Dees coaching his last game of a long, successful career

The Toombs County High School basketball season ended one game short of the Region 3 Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs lost to East Laurens 47-25 in the first region play-in game in Lyons. Ashley Polke topped TCHS with nine points and Bessie Pittman added eight. The Bulldogs, who were down 10-0 after the first quarter, rallied and took their only lead of the game on a Bobby Joe Mincey bucket with 1:20 to play in the game. However, the 29-28 advantage didn't hold up. Bleckley County hit two three throws and won the game 31-29. Senior Alex Jenkins scored nine points. Watch Highlights Video

A Senior Night success

Coming off a 46-44 loss on Friday at home to Jefferson County, a game in which the Bulldogs let a 10-point lead slip away in the second half, the Toombs County Bulldogs rebounded by whipping Bryan County 58-35. On Senior Night the Bulldogs top three scorers were all seniors. Bobby Joe Mincey tossed in 22 points, Jerome Johnson had 15 and Alex Jenkins 10 points and 10 rebounds. Watch Highlights Video

Dublin pulls away in final quarter

The Dublin Irish went on a 16-6 run in the fourth quarter to break open a close game and defeat the Toombs County Bulldogs 51-42. Jerome Johnson scored 15 points to lead the Bulldogs who wrapped up their subregion season with a 4-6 record. Watch Highlights Video

Benny & the Bulldogs bounce back

Less than 24 hours after they lost at Vidalia 57-16, the Toombs County Bulldogs bounced back and beat Southeast Bulloch 57-30 in Brooklet. Jerome Johnson dropped in five 3-pointers and scored 28 points and Alex Jenkins added 11. Watch Highlights Video  The Lady Bulldogs lost at Vidalia 67-22 and at SEB 43-33.

Screven eclipses big Bulldog lead

For a ten minute stretch the Toombs County Bulldogs played their best basketball of the season as they opened up a 24-2 lead at Screven County. However, the Gamecocks rallied and pulled out a 56-50 win. Bobby Joe Mincey led TCHS with 15 points and Alex Jenkins added 12. Watch Highlights Video  Screven County won the girls game 43-27 and Jessica King was the Lady Bulldogs leading scorer with 11 points.

Bulldogs lose at East Laurens

The Toombs County Bulldogs hit a cold spell in a third quarter in which they didn't score for more than four minutes allowing East Laurens to open up a 10-point lead in a 43-36 win in East Dublin. Bobby Joe Mincey topped the Bulldogs with a game-high 16-points. Alex Jenkins scored six points, Jerome Johnson and Marktavious Dasher each had five and Dominique Hawkins scored four. The Bulldogs are 7-10 overall and 4-4 in Region 3B. Watch Highlights Video  The Lady Bulldogs lost 51-24 with Jessica King scoring eight points.

TCHS wins at Wheeler

Coming off subregion losses at Dublin, the Toombs County High School basketball teams swept Wheeler County in Alamo. The Bulldogs played uptempo and won 58-36. Jermone Johnson scored 15 points, Alex Jenkins 9 and Marktavious Dasher and Dominique Hawkins each had eight. Watch Highlights Video On Friday Johnson scored 23 in a 43-38 loss at Dublin. The Lady Bulldogs rallied from an 18-10 halftime deficit by outscoring Wheeler 15-3 in the third quarter and they won their third game of the season 31-29. Jessica King scored nine points and Courtney win seven. Watch Highlights Video King had 11 points in a 41-35 loss at Dublin.

Bulldogs beat Bleckley again

The Toombs County Bulldogs executed a season sweep of visiting Bleckley County. Jerome Johnson dropped in five 3-balls and scored 20 points to lead Toombs to a 45-36 win. Dominique Hawkins added 12 points, Brandon Driggers six, Malcolm Burley five and Alex Jenkins had two points and 11 rebounds. The Bulldogs are 4-1 in Region 3B play. The Lady Bulldogs lost to Bleckley 39-32. Bessie Pittman scored 11 points and Jessica King had nine. Ashley Polke contributed six points and Courtney Wynn, Abigail Williams and Jalisha Knight each had two. Knight scored 15 points to pace the B-Team Lady Bulldogs to a 41-18 win. Daisa Jones made a 3-pointer and scored 11 points. Watch Highlights Video

Indians take sub showdown

A week and a half stretch in which the Toombs County Bulldogs opened Region 3B play by beating Dodge, East Laurens and Bleckley ended abruptly with a 57-27 loss to Vidalia at the TCMS Gym. Both teams entered the game undefeated in subregion play. Bobby Joe Mincey scored 12 points to lead the 4-4 Bulldogs. Vidalia won the Boys B-Team game 49-39 and Brandon Driggers scored 21 to pace the Bulldogs. Watch Highlights Video Jalisha Knight was the top scorer for both the Toombs County Varsity and B-Team girls. She had 20 in the B-Team's 42-32 loss and ten in the Lady Bulldogs 57-23 defeat.

Bulldogs go 3-0 in the sub

The Toombs County Bulldogs rallied in the fourth quarter and beat Bleckley County 46-43 in Cochran to go 3-0 in Region 3B. Bobby Joe Mincey led TCHS with 20 points and Jerome Johnson had 13. Watch highlights Video Bleckley took the girls game 57-37 as both Bessie Pittman and Abigail Williams scored 10 points for the Lady Bulldogs

2008-09 Season

Dowd scores 20 in Senior Night win

The Toombs County basketball teams wrapped up their home schedule by splitting a pair of Senior Night games with Southeast Bulloch. Senior Samantha Dowd scored a season-high 20 points in the Lady Bulldogs 62-40 win. Fellow senior Corneshia Corouthers added 13. SEB took the boys game 48-39 and the top Bulldog scorer was junior Henry Walker with 17 points.   In the B-Team game, SEB nipped TCHS 41-37. Brandon Driggers scored 10 points and Dylan Ennis and Marktavious Dasher nine. Watch highlights Video

Vidalia rallies twice in the 2nd half

The Vidalia Indians and Lady Indians each rallied from one-down at half time to beat Toombs County in Lyons. The Bulldogs, who lost at Vidalia 59-22 in December, led 17-16 at half. However, the Indians outscored TCHS 15-10 in the third period in a 51-42 victory. T.J. Smarts led Toombs with 16 points and Bobby Joe Mincey added 10. Terrence Jackson topped the Indians with 18 points and Williams Oscar tossed in 14. The Lady Bulldogs outscored Vidalia 14-11 in the second quarter to take a 28-27 lead at the break. Vidalia, though, opened the second half with a 13-0 run and pulled away to a 58-43 win. Brianna Mincey paced TCHS with 16 points and Samantha Dowd scored 11. Shekinah Henry had 24 to lead the Lady Indians. Shanice Mincey scored 17 and Olivia Coleman 10. In Boys B-Team action, pictured above, Vidalia beat Toombs County 43-33 and Malcolm Burley led Toombs with 13 points. Watch highlights Video  Vidalia won the Girls B-Team game 34-30 in overtime. Watch higlights Video

 Lady Bulldogs lose at the buzzer 

The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs and East Laurens seem destined to play a close game. In December, in East Dublin, the Lady Falcons pulled out a one-point win and in the rematch in Lyons Kierra Ervin hit a layup at the buzzer to give East Laurens a 57-55 win. Abigail Williams, who scored a career-high seven points, hit a free throw with five seconds left to tie the game. Corneshia Corouthers fouled out with 14 points and Brianna Mincey tossed in 12. The Lady Bulldogs are 10-9 overall and 3-5 in Region 3B. Audio The Bulldogs, who fell behind 8-0, rallied in the second quarter and tied the game at 20 and they trailed by only one point at half, 24-23. East Laurens controlled the second half in a 59-45 win. Bobby Joe Mincey led TCHS, 7-12 overall and 3-5 in the subregion, with 15 points.

Bulldogs sweep Bulldogs

For the second time this season Toombs County swept Wheeler County in a basketball doubleheader. The Lady Bulldogs won their third straight game 54-24. Brianna Mincey scored 17, Corneshia Corouthers 13 and Jessica King 12 points. The Bulldogs defeated Wheeler 51-30. T.J Smarts topped Toombs with 16 points. Jerome Johnson scord eight, Terrence Johnson seven, Bobby Joe Mincey six and Henry Walker five.

Lady Bulldogs pull out overtime thriller

The Toombs County lady Bulldogs let a 13-point lead slip away in the second half, however, in overtime, missing three fouled out players, they outscored visiting Dublin 11-4 to win their second straight subregion game 69-62. Corneshia Corouthers scored a season high 28 points while Brianna Mincey finshed with 22 which included eight overtime points. Jessica King fouled out with 11 points. The Lady Bulldogs are 9-6 and 3-2.  Number one ranked Dublin took the boys game 81-46. Jerome Johnson scored all 13 of his points off the bench in the second half. Terrence Johnson had 10.

Patient Bulldogs win again

Playing a more patient style of basketball the Toombs County Bulldogs reeled off their second straight win, for the first time this season. The Bulldogs edged Telfair County, a team that had beaten them twice so far this season, 46-44 in the fifth place game of the Brewton-Parker College Christmas Classic. The Bulldogs led at the end of each quarter and they opened up an eight point lead in the final period. Telfair pulled to within one and then Daniel NeSmith hit the front end of a one-and-one with six second left to give Toombs a two-point lead. Telfair's desperation 3-pointer was an air ball. Alex Jenkins hit two 3-pointers and led TCHS with 12 points. T.J. Smarts also knocked in two 3-pointers, including one early in the fourth quarter, and he scored 10 points. The Bulldogs improved to 4-9. Audio For the second straight game the Lady Bulldogs led a 5A school at halftime of the BPC Christmas Classic. However, for the second straight day they were outscored severely in the second half as they lost to Lovejoy 65-50 in the third place game. Brianna Mincey and Corneshia Corouthers each scored 16 points to lead the 7-6 Lady Bulldogs.

Bulldogs pull out win in BPC Tourney

T.J. Smarts hit a free throw with five seconds remaining to lift the Toombs County Bulldogs to there third win of the season. The Bulldogs edged Tattnall County 46-45 in the consolation round of the Brewton-Parker College Christmas Classic. Smarts led Toombs with 14 points and Terrence Jonson had 12. The Lady Bulldogs lost to 5A Northside of Warner Robins 58-31. Cornesha Crouthers led Toombs with 11 points. Y-101 Story

Lady Bulldogs wake up with BPC win

The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs opened up the Brewton-Parker High School Christmas Tourney with an early morning 69-47 win over Treutlen. The Lady Bulldogs built up a large double-digit lead in the 9:30 a.m. game. Toombs County had three double-digit scorers. Brianna Mincey led the Lady Bulldogs with 24 points. Corneshia Corouthers and Jessica King each added 15. The Lady Vikings cut the advantage to 17 with two rare four-point plays.

Lady Bulldogs bounce back

The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs bounced back from their loss at Vidalia by beating Single A Metter 50-42 in Lyons. The Lady Bulldogs, who trailed 27-19 at half, outscored the Lady Tigers 20-4 in the third period. Corneshia Corouthers scored seven of her team high 16 points in the third quarter while fellow senior Samantha Dowd finished with a double-double- 12 points and 21 rebounds. The Lady Bulldogs are 6-4 overall and 1-3 in the subregion. In the Boys game Metter beat Toombs County 50-45. The Bulldogs tied the game at 11 near the end of the first quarter on a Bobby Joe Mincey 3-ball. The Tigers led 19-18 at half and they extended the lead into double-digits when Dillon Lawrence got hot in the third quarter. Lawrence nailed three 3-pointers and scored 13 of his15 points in that period. Mincey led TCHS with 11 points and Jerome Johnson had 10. The Bulldogs fall to 2-8. Y-101 Story   Metter won both B-Team games. Watch highlights of the Boys B-Team game Video

TCHS basketball finds the road is a tough place to win 

In its first seven games the Toombs County High School basketball teams have played six times on the road. In roundball the road can be a tough place to win a game. On Saturday, in Augusta, Laney beat Toombs County three times. In the boys varsity game the Wildcats were a 59-46 winner. T.J. Smarts led the Bulldogs with 15 points. Laney took the girls varsity game 71-36 and Brianna Mincey topped TCHS with 11 points. Laney also won the Boys B-Team game 52-21.   The trip to Augusta was Toombs County's longest of the season. Its 108 miles from TCHS to Laney High. Here are some of the sights (or lack of sights) you missed if you didn't follow the Dawgs to Laney. Getting There Video    Toombs County High School lost three times at East Laurens on Friday. The Lady Bulldogs dropped a 54-53 decision. Brianna Mincey fouled out with 3:15 to play with 19 points. Corneshia Corouthers scored 18 points and Jessica King 12. The Bulldogs led East Laurens 34-32 at half. However, they were outscored in the third quarter 22-11 in a 69-55 loss. T.J. Smarts topped TCHS with 14 points and Alex Jenkins had 10. East Laurens also won the girls B-Team 31-22. Lanesha Furman and Megan Hayes scored six points.  Y-101 Story

Another tough loss for the Bulldogs

Coming off a two-point home loss to Telfair County, the Toombs County Bulldogs dropped another two-point decision at Dodge County 51-49. T.J. Smarts led Toombs County with 17 points. Y-101 Story  Dodge County beat the Lady Bulldogs 58-26 and Jessica King was Toombs County's only double-digit scorer with 11 points. The B-Team Lady Bulldogs beat Dodge 38-16. Watch highlights Video

Welcome back basketball Bulldogs

Ten football players from Toombs County High School's Elite 8 team joined the basketball team for a game at Wheeler County. Playing on just one days practice the Bulldogs looked a little rusty, but despite that they were a 56-50 winner.  Terrence Johnson, who was one of the Dawgs making the sports transition, showed excellent touch around the rim and he lead his team with 18 points. Bobby Joe Mincey had eight points, Lonzo Skinner seven, Alex Jenkins six and T.J. Smarts and Jerome Johnson five a piece. The Bulldogs are 1-2. The Lady Bulldogs improved to 3-0 with a 61-31 victory. Brianna Mincey led TCHS with 18 points, Corneshia Corouthers had 14 and Sam Dowd 12. Y-101 Story  Listen to the Y-101 Bulldog Pregame Show Audio

Lady Bulldogs win, Bulldogs lose

The Toombs County High School basketball teams split at Telfair County. The Lady Bulldogs scored 39 points in the second and third quarter combined in a 57-50 win. 5-10 junior Jessica King's goal this season was to get some double-doubles and she did with 21 points and 14 rebounds. King scored 14 of Toombs County's 28 first half points. Point guard Brianna Mincey hit some jump shots, fast break layups and free throws and scored 18. Senior Corneshia Corouthers hit a couple of 3-balls and scored 13. The Lady Bulldogs are 2-0.  The Bulldogs fell behind early, but then they rallied on the shooting of Bobby Joe Mincey and Jerome Johnson and pulled to within one at 27-26. Telfair ran off nine straight and led 36-26 at half. The Trojans were up by eight after three quarters and won the game 57-47. Bobby Joe Mincey, who scored 15 of Toombs County's first 19 points, finished with 22. Henry Walker added 10 points and Johnson seven. The Bulldogs are 0-2. Both teams will be back in action on Tuesday night beginning a six o'clock on Y-101 Radio. Y-101 Story

Benny and the Bulldogs

Benny Dees wrapped up his first week coaching the Toombs County Boys basketball team by playing some summer games at Tattnall County. In their first game of a long day, the Bulldogs opened up a 10-2 and 17-5 lead over Metter. However, the Tigers came back and won the game 49-39. Watch highlights Video

Chase's new team

Chase Arrington, who played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Toombs County High School, has transferred to Effingham County where his father Donnie, former Bulldog head coach, is now an assistant. Chase scored 11 points in Effingham's 50-41 win over Charlton County. Watch highlights of Chase Video

Arrington steps down after season ending loss In the locker room following Toombs County's season ending loss to Bleckley County, Bulldog basketball head coach Donnie Arrington told his team that he was stepping down from his position after 16 years on the job. Arrington said it was time to do something different. Last season Arrington won his 300th game and his Bulldog highlights include back-to-back region championships which were won in the Gillis Gymnasium where he made his announcement. Arrington talks about his decision Audio

Bulldogs come back, comes up short in region tourney Down by 14 points entering the fourth quarter the Toombs County Bulldogs went to their press and pulled to within one on a 3-pointer by Chase Arrington, but Bleckley County hit 10 free throws in the final period to beat the Bulldogs 58-54 in the opening round of the Region 4 Tournament at BPC. A.J. Fletcher scored 14 of his 16 in the fourth quarter and Arrington tossed in seven of his 14 in the final period. The Bulldogs season ends with a 9-14 record. Y-101 play-by-play 1st Half  2nd Half   In other action- Dodge County 54, Tattnall County 44 and Dublin 64, Vidalia 31 Watch highlights of both games Video   Lady Bulldogs season comes to an end in Region Tourney The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs lost to Dublin 62-58 in the first round of the Region 4 Tournament at Brewton-Parker College. Corneshia Courouthers led TCHS with 19 points and Brianna Mincey had 18. Y-101 play-by-play 1st Half 2nd Half  Also, the Lady Bulldog soccer team opened up the season with a 6-1 loss at Southeast Bulloch. Linda Esparza scored the only Toombs County goal.

TCHS regular season ends with a pair of losses  The Toombs County High School basketball teams ended the regular season with two losses at East Laurens. The Lady Bulldogs, who were outscored 22-11 in the third quarter, lost 56-48. Brianna Mincey scored 10 of her 15 points in the opening half and Samantha Dowd dropped in 12 of her 14 in the second half. Watch highlights of the game Video The Bulldogs lost to East Laurens 71-53. TCHS trailed 19-9 after the first quarter, 38-25 at half and 60-40 after three. The Bulldogs were led in scoring by their sophomore class- Jackie Mincey and Jerome Johnson each scored 10 points and Henry Walker had nine. Terrence Johnson, T.J. Smarts and Chase Arrington each added six points. Watch highlights of the game Video

A "Super Tuesday" for Toombs County basketball The Toombs County High School teams swept Tattnall County in Lyons and for the Lady Bulldogs it was their first win in 39 days. Toombs County's 74-67 win stopped an 11-game losing streak. Brianna Mincey scored 26 to lead TCHS. Samantha Dowd scored 16, Jessica King 12 and Corneshia Courouthers 11. Y-101 play-by-play 1st Half  3rd Quarter 4th Quarter  Y-101 Story The Bulldogs outscored Tattnall 20-6 in the fourth quarter in a 51-39 victory. T.J. Smarts scored 14 points, collected eight rebounds and blocked five shots. Chase Arrington added 11 points, Jerome Johnson eight and Henry Walker five with seven rebounds. The B-Team Boys ended their season with a 47-27 win. Jonathan Harden led TCHS with 17. The B-Team finished with a 9-7 record.

Lady Bulldogs lose a heartbreaker The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs lost their 11th straight game by the slimmest of margins, 52-50 in overtime to Dublin in Lyons. The Lady Dawgs shut out the Lady Irish 10-0 in the first quarter and they had a 16-14 lead at half. Dublin led 31-26 after three quarters, however, TCHS came back in the fourth quarter and tied the game at 42 at the end of regulation. Tiffany Rozier hit two 3-pointers in OT to give Dublin the win. Corneshia Courouthers led Toombs with 20 points and Brianna Mincey had 18. Y-101 Radio play-by-play 1st Half  2nd Half Dublin took the Boys game 83-44. Chase Arrington topped the Bulldogs with 12 points. Dublin also took the B-Team Boys game 34-32. Denzel Atkins scored eight of his 14 points in the fourth quarter. Watch second half highlights Video

Fletcher, Smarts and Arrington propel Bulldogs to win over Vidalia A.J. Fletcher and T.J. Smarts each scored nine points in the third quarter and Chase Arrington hit five straight free throws with the game on the line as Toombs County beat Vidalia 51-45 in Lyons. Arrington and Fletcher each scored 16 points. Terrence Jackson led the Indians with 20. Vidalia took the girls game 65-50. Shaniqua Williams topped VHS with 20. Brianna Mincey led TCHS with 19. Listen to Y-101 play-by-play of the boys game 1st Half  2nd Half Bulldog B-Team Boys beat Vidalia The Toombs County B-Team Boys basketball team has won three out of four games since they halted a three game losing streak. The Bulldogs avenged an earlier loss at Vidalia by beating the Indians 34-27. Henry Walker led TCHS with 11 points, Jonathan Harden had seven and Bobby Joe Mincey six. Watch second half highlights Video

An exciting night of roundball- TCHS vs. Appling County  Toombs County and Appling County played three exciting basketball games in Lyons. Appling won both varsity games and Toombs took the Boys B-Team game. 53 days after being spanked by Appling 66-27 in Baxley, the Toombs County Boys lost 37-34 to the third ranked Pirates. The Bulldogs had the ball at the end of the game seeking a tie. T.J. Smarts led TCHS with 13 points and Wendell Williams topped 19-1 Appling with 10. Listen to the Y-101 Radio play-by-play  1st Half  2nd Half    Despite Corneshia Courouthers continued hot shooting, the Toombs County Lady Bulldogs lost their ninth straight game 55-46. Courouthers scored 27 in her third straight game of 21 or more. She also scored 26 at Tattnall County and 21 versus East Laurens and for the second straight game she faced a box and one defense. Kellie Bacon led Appling with 17 points. Listen to Y-101 play-by-play 1st Half  2nd Half    The Toombs County B-Team salvaged the night with a 39-36 win. Cody Stoddard hit the go-ahead free throw with three seconds remaining and Denzel Atkins scored nine of his 14 in the fourth quarter. Watch highlights of the second half  Video

East Laurens sweeps TCHS In the first basketball meeting of the season East Laurens swept Toombs County in Lyons. The fourth ranked Falcons (18-1 and 6-0) beat the Bulldogs (7-11 and 1-7) 77-40. Chase Arrington led TCHS with 17 points and he hit three 3-pointer. The East Laurens girls pulled away from TCHS (7-11 and 0-8) in the second half by outscoring the Lady Bulldogs 36-17 in a 67-43 win. Corneshia Courouthers, coming off a 26 point game at Tattnall County, hit her first five shots and scored 21. East Laurens also won the Boys B-Team game 54-38.

TCHS varsity teams both lose at Tattnall County The Toombs County High School basketball teams both lost Region 4 games at Tattnall County. The Bulldogs were a 50-39 loser. Chase Arrington and Terrence Johnson each scored 11 points. The Lady Bulldogs lost 66-58. Corneshia Courouthers topped TCHS with 26 and Brianna Mincey had 21. Y-101 Story     B-Team Bulldogs beat Tattnall on Atkins buzzer beating 3-ball The Toombs County B-Team Bulldogs trailed Tattnall County 10-4 after the first quarter, 16-14 at half and 23-21 going to the fourth quarter. But the Bulldogs pulled out a 27-25 victory on Denzel Atkins' buzzer beating 3-pointer. Atkins led TCHS with 11 points, Henry Walker and Bobby Joe Mincey each scored four. Watch fourth quarter highlights, see Atkins baseline bomb and hear Denzel set up his game winning heroics. Video  Y-101 Story

Neither Toombs team scores 40 in two close losses The Toombs County High School basketball teams both lost to Bleckley County in Region 4 play in Lyons. The Lady Bulldogs lost their game 39-38. Brianna Mincey scored 17 points and Corneshia Courothers had 12. The Bulldogs were a 39-33 loser. A.J. Fletcher and Daneil NeSmith each scored eight points to lead TCHS

Toombs plays better against Dodge, but the Indians win anyway The Toombs County Bulldogs improved on an earlier 20 point loss at home to Dodge, but still they came up short in a 48-39 loss at Eastman. The Bulldogs opened up an 10-7 lead after a quarter. Dodge led 23-15 at half. In the third quarter Chase Arrington hit three of his first four 3-point shots and T.J. Smarts dropped in a 3-ball and scored off a steal to pull the Bulldogs to within five points after three quarters at 36-31. A.J. Fletcher picked up a loose ball and scored underneath to cut the lead to 36-33, but then a series of turnovers ended the comeback. Arrington led TCHS with 19 points and Smarts had eight. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights of the game Video The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs hung around for a half in their game. Dodge led 28-22 at halftime before pulling away to a 62-31 win. Samantha Dowd topped TCHS with eleven points. Watch highlights of the game Video

Dublin takes two from Toombs The Toombs County basketball teams were both beaten by Dublin on the road on Saturday. The Lady Bulldogs lost 47-43 and the TCHS Boys 63-45. Corneshia Courouthers led the Lady Bulldogs with 14 points- seven of which were scored in the first quarter. Jessica King scored six of her 12 in the second quarter and Samantha Dowd scored eight of her ten in the third period. Brianna Mincey had four points and Carmen Knight three. Free throw shooting was a major factor in the game as Dublin made 17-of-23 (73%) and Toombs just 6-of-14 (43%). Dublin led 13-11 after the first quarter, 26-21 at half and 40-33 after three.The Lady Bulldogs are 7-7 and 0-4 in Region 4. The Dublin Boys, as usual, pressed the Bulldogs and opened up a 12-0 lead. But the Bulldogs settled into the pace of the game in the final three minutes of the first quarter and trailed 19-11 after one. In the second quarter Toombs pulled to within into two points on three different occasions on buckets by Terrence Johnson, Chase Arrington and Daniel NeSmith. The Bulldogs trailed 31-24 at half. Dublin pushed its advantage to 44-34 after three quarters and then outscored Toombs 19-11 in the fourth.   Terrence Johnson led TCHS with 11 points, T.J. Smarts had eight and Arrington 7. Jerome Johnson, Nick Carroll, Alex Jenkins and NeSmith each score four points. Bobby Joe Mincey had two and A.J. Fletcher one. The Bulldogs are 7-7 and 1-3.    Watch highlights of both games Video

Bulldogs beat Trojans on Carroll's free throw In his second game back with the Bulldogs this season, Nick Carroll hit the game winning free throw with three seconds remaining to give the Toombs County Bulldogs a 44-43 win at Telfair County. Telfair tied the game with nine seconds remaining on a shot by Mike Smith. Chase Arrington led the Bulldogs with 18 points. Listen to the second half Y-101 play-by-play Audio Telfair won the girls game 49-38. Corneshia Courouthers topped Toombs with 15 points and Brianna Mincey added 13.

Tough Tuesday for Toombs County Basketball The Toombs County High School and Middle School teams all came up on the losing end in their first action of the new year. The high school teams were beaten at Bleckley County. The Royals won the boys game 56-45 and Bleckley took the girls game 48-35.Terrence Johnson led the Bulldogs with 14 points and Corneshia Courouthers topped the Lady Bulldogs with 10. In middle school action in Lyons, Glennville beat Toombs County 48-36 in the boys game and 24-19 in the girls game.  Y-101 Story Y-101 play-by-play of the Bulldogs' game 1st quarter  2nd quarter  3rd quarter  4th quarter

Lady Bulldogs honored at BPC

Brianna Mincey and Corneshia Courouthers make All-Tourney Team

Lady Bulldogs lose in BPC final to rival Vidalia The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs scored more and yielded less in their second matchup against undefeated Vidalia, but the Lady Indians still won the Brewton-Parker College Christmas Tournament with a 65-41 victory over TCHS. On December 14, in Vidalia, the Lady Indians defeated Toombs 78-34. In both games Vidalia freshman point guard Kourtney Williams scored a game-high 20 points. Keyondra Powell and Skekinah Henry each had a dozen points for the 13-0 Lady Indians in the rematch. Brianna Mincey led 7-4 Toombs County with 12 points, Jessica King had 10 and Corneshia Courouthers had eight. Williams, Powell, Mincey and Courouthers each made the All-Tournament team.     Y-101 play-by-play 1st Half  2nd Half

Bulldogs 4th quarter rally comes up short Down by 17 points to Pacelli entering the fourth quarter, the Toombs County Bulldogs outscored the Vikings 29-20 in the final period in a 77-68 loss in the fifth place game of the Brewton-Parker Christmas Tournament. Sophomores Jerome Johnson, Henry Walker and Chase Arrington combined for 23 of the fourth quarter points. Johnson scored 11 of his career high 16 in the final period. Walker scored all seven of his points in the fourth and Arrington five of his ten. Senior Brandon Green led 5-5 Pacelli with 26. Jacquise Terry, who has committed to Kent State to play football, scored 25. The Bulldogs are 6-5. Head coach Donnie Arrington talks about the fourth quarter rally. Audio   Y-101 Radio play-by-play  1st Half   2nd Half

Lady Bulldogs move into a championship matchup with Vidalia The Toombs County Bulldogs overcame a slow start and they defeated Montgomery County 55-39 to move into the championship game of the Brewton-Parker College Christmas Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs, who trailed 16-10 after the first quarter, were led by Brianna Mincey with 15 points. Corneshia Courouthers had 13 and Samantha Dowd 10. Toombs County will play Vidalia for the championship on Saturday at 6:30 on Y-101.

Bulldogs break away from Johnson County in the 1st half The Toombs County Bulldogs went on a 19-2 run in the first quarter and beat Johnson County 56-34 in a consolation bracket game in the Brewton-Parker Christmas Tourney. The Bulldogs led 23-6 after a quarter and 40-15 at half. Their largest lead was 40-7. The Bulldogs scoring pace slowed considerably in the second half. TCHS scored nine points in the third quarter and just seven in the fourth. Terrence Johnson scored a career-high 15 points to lead the 6-4 Bulldogs. Chase Arrington added 10 points and Jerome Johnson nine. The Bulldogs will play Pacelli, a 67-46 winner over Treutlen, in the consolation final on Saturday at 2 p.m. Head Coach Donnie Arrington talks about the win. Audio  Terrence Johnson discusses his big game Audio

Lady Bulldogs win and Bulldogs lose in first day of BPC Tourney The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs defeated Charlton County 53-38 to move on in the winners bracket of the Brewton-Parker College Christmas Tournament. Jessica King led TCHS with 16 points, Corneshia Courouthers had 15 and Brianna Mincey 14. The Lady Bulldogs will play Montgomery County on Friday at 6:30 p.m. on Y-101. The Toombs County Boys lost to Charlton County 46-43. A.J. Fletcher led the Bulldogs with 13 points and Chase Arrington had 10. The Bulldogs will play Johnson County at 2 p.m. on Y-101. Other scores: Boys- East Laurens 95, Pacelli 60-  Vidalia 59, Treutlen 51- Montgomery County 66, Johnson County 53.  Girls- Pacelli 46, East Laurens 43 and Vidalia 63, Treutlen 35.

Toombs County sweeps Bryan County with two double-digit wins The Toombs County Boys basketball team broke away from Bryan County by switching to a press with 90 seconds remaining in the third quarter and then went off on a 35-8 run to win their third straight game 65-35. Chase Arrington led the Bulldogs with 17 points. Terrence and Jerome Johnson each had 10. The Bulldogs are 5-3 and 1-1 in Region 4. Y-101 Audio Story The Lady Bulldogs outscored Bryan County 17-10 in the second quarter and won their game 49-35. Corneisha Courouthers topped Toombs County with 12 points, Samantha Dowd had 10 and Jessica King eight. The Lady Bulldogs are 5-3 and 0-2.

Cold Shooting Bulldogs win anyway Less than 24 hours after their 13 point region win at Vidalia, the Toombs County Bulldogs eeked out a 35-34 victory at Claxton despite making only 8-of-26 free throws including 2-of-13 in the fourth quarter. Chase Arrington topped TCHS with eight points, T.J. Smarts had seven and Daniel NeSmith and A.J. Fletcher each scored six. The Lady Bulldogs snapped a two-game losing streak with a 46-43 win over the Lady Tigers. Unlike the Bulldogs, the TCHS girls made 7-of-12 free throws in the fourth quarter. Brianna Mincey led the Lady Bulldogs with 16 points and Jessica King scored 13 including seven in the fourth quarter and she hit 3-of-4 free shots. Watch highlights of both games  Video   B-Team comes back in improbable victory Its not impossible to come back from a 24-point halftime deficit, but it most certainly is improbable. The Toombs County B-Team Boys did the improbable. After trailing 13-0 after a quarter and 27-3 at half the Bulldogs put on a ferocious press and they outscored Claxton 12-4 in the third quarter and 20-4 in the fourth to tie the game at 35 after regulation. Toombs County went on to take the game in double-overtime 49-43. Jackie Mincey led the Bulldogs with 13 points of which 11 came in the fourth quarter or overtime. Denzel Atkins scored 10 of his 12 in the second half. B-Team coach Jamie Clayton talks about the amazing comeback.  Audio   Bullpups nip J.R. Trippe on Jackson's shot  The Toombs County Middle School Bullpups won an overtime game from rival J.R. Trippe ,49-48, on a six-foot shot in the lane by Keith Jackson with six seconds remaining. The Lady Bullpups were a 29-23 winner.

Bulldogs win at Vidalia The Toombs County Bulldogs won their first region game of the season with a 56-34 victory at Vidalia. The Lady Bulldogs were a 78-34 loser. Y-101 Audio Story  The Vidalia Boys B-Team beat Toombs County. Watch video of the B-Team game Video  Y-101 Boys Pregame Show

Only the B-Team beats Dodge in hoops The Toombs County High School varsity basketball teams both lost their region openers, however, the B-Team Boys beat Dodge 30-28 in overtime in Lyons. Watch highlights of the game and hear Bobby Joe Mincey talk about his game-winning shot. Video   The Bulldogs jumped on Dodge early and led 12-3 and 14-9 after the first quarter. But Dodge came back and led 20-18 at half, 36-29 after three and won the game 53-33. Chase Arrington led Toombs with 13 points. The Lady Indians scored the first 17 points of their game and led 30-6 after a quarter. Dodge ended up a 75-32 winner. Jessica King led the Lady Bulldogs with 14 points.

Toombs County drops two in Baxley The Toombs County Lady Bulldogs lost a close game at Appling County 43-38 while the Bulldogs, playing without leading scorer Chase Arrington (injured ankle), were a 66-27 loser. The Lady Bulldogs began the fourth quarter down 10 points and with two starters, the Mincey sisters Brianna and Jessica, in foul trouble and another starter, Samantha Dowd, out with a swollen eye after taking a hard shot to the face. Corneshia Courouthers led TCHS back by scoring 12 of her game-high 20 points in the final period. Courothers put the Lady Dawgs up 32-30 with 3:10 to play and then later she tied the game at 34 with 90 seconds remaining. Jessica King scored seven points including four in the fourth quarter. B. Mincey and Dowd each had four points. The Bulldogs fell behind 21-2 after a quarter, 39-14 at half and 56-22 after three. The bright spot for the TCHS was the offensive play of Alex Jenkins who scored six of his 10 points in the third quarter. Jackie Mincey, another sophomore, scored six points. Audio The Bulldog Boys B-Team lost 64-43 to Appling. Watch second half action of that game. Video

TCHS wins two "ugly" games over Claxton They weren't pretty, but they were victories. Playing their first back-to-back games of the season Toombs County swept Claxton in Lyons. The Lady Bulldogs improved to 3-0 with a 41-20 win and the Bulldogs had to go into overtime to take a 51-48 decision. From the second quarter on the Lady Bulldogs maintained a double-digit lead over Claxton. Corneshia Courouthers was Toombs County's only double-digit scorer with 13 points. Brianna Mincey had nine points, Jessca King six and Jessica Mincey five. Courouthers talks about the game in a Y-101 halftime interview. Audio The first quarter was not a good indicator for the final three quarters plus of the boys game. Toombs shut out Claxton 12-0 for the first eight minutes and twenty-five seconds of the game. The Bulldogs led 20-9 at half. Then in the third quarter Chris Bellamy scored 11 points for the Tigers before picking up his second technical foul which eliminated him from the game. TCHS led 28-26 after three quarters and Claxton outscored the Bulldogs 13-11 in the fourth quarter to tie the game at the end of regulation at 39. In overtime, despite making only 2-of-15 free throw for the game, A.J. Fletcher scored three buckets and hit a free thow. Fletcher led TCHS with 10 points, Terrence Johnson fouled out with nine points and Chase Arrington had eight.       Bulldog B-Team goes 2-0 with home win The Toombs County B-Team Boys defeated Claxton 44-34. Henry Walker topped the Bulldogs with 16 points and Jonathan Harden had nine. Watch Toombs Now highlights of the game Video

TCHS wins two double-digit games at Bryan County In their first road trip of the basketball season Toombs County took a pair of varsity games at Bryan County. The Lady Bulldogs improved to 2-0 with a 66-49 victory. Four Lady Bulldogs hit double figures with Brianna Mincey scoring 18 for the second straight game. Jessica King fouled out with 16, Corneisha Courouthers fouled out with 15 and Samantha Dowd had 11. Listen to Brianna Mincey's interview on Y-101 Audio The Bulldogs started off their game with four 3-ball misses, but then they changed their offensive approach and started driving to the hoop and getting the ball to the short corner. The Dawgs led 12-6 after a quarter and 27-17 at half. In the second half Bryan County cut the Bulldog lead to five with the ball, however, the Redskins never got it down to three. The Bulldogs led 37-28 after three quarters. Toombs extended the lead in the fourth quarter and won the game 55-39. Chase Arrington had 14 points and A.J. Fletcher and Terrence Johnson 13 each. Johnson also hit double figures in rebounds in his best game of his career. The Bulldogs are 1-1. Listen to Y-101 radio highlights and an interview with Terrence Johnson on his first career double-double. Audio       Bulldog B-team boys open season with big time rout The Toombs County B-Team Bulldogs are 15 deep and they opened up their season with a 47-12 big time rout at Bryan County. Toombs led 16-0 after the first quarter and Bryan County didn't score until the 4:47 mark of the second quarter on a bank shot free throw. The Bulldogs led 29-1 at half and 42-9 after three quarters. Jonathan Hardin led TCHS with 13 points, Zan Ford had nine and Denzel Atkins eight. Watch some highlights of the game. Video

Toombs County basketball season opens with a split The Toombs County High School basketball season began with the Lady Bulldogs beating Telfair County 47-22 and the Bulldogs losing 50-44 in Lyons. The TCHS girls led 16-6 after a quarter, 31-9 at half and 46-16 after three periods. The fourth quarter was played with a running clock under the mercy rule. Brianna Mincey topped the Lady Bulldogs with 18 points, 16 of which were scored in the opening half. Corneisha Courouthers added 11 and hit Toombs County's only 3-point shot. Other scoring- Jessica King 7, Samantha Dowd 6, Jessica Mincey and Andi Ferree 2 and Abigail Williams 1. The Toombs County Boys also took the early lead in their game. The Bulldogs were up 12-5 after a quarter and 21-17 at half. Toombs opened up an eight-point lead early in the third quarter on a Alex Jenkins bucket and led by four with four minutes to play. But Telfair put together a late game run to pull out its second win of the season. Chase Arrington led Toombs County with 17, he hit three 3-balls. T.J. Smarts sank two 3-pointers and contributed 14 points. Other scoring- Alex Jenkins 6, Jerome Johnson 4, Terrence Johnson 3 and Daniel NeSmith 1.  Y-101 Audio Story   Y-101 Boys Pregame Show

TCHS splits scrimmage roundball games Less than two weeks prior to the start of the regular season, Toombs County split a pair of scrimmage basketball games to visiting Richmond Hill. The Lady Bulldogs were a 50-31 winner. Corneisha Courouthers scored 17 points and Brianna Mincey and Samantha Dowd each had 12. Jessica King added nine. The Toombs County Boys came from 17 back at half and made it interesting before dropping a 60-54 decision. Chase Arrington led the Bulldogs with 18 and Jerome Johnson contributed 12 points, eight coming in the third quarter. Watch highlights of both games  Video  Audio Story