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2-16-2010

Regular Season Ends

The Long County teams ended the regular season Monday night in Ludowici against the Jeff Davis Yellow Jackets. The games were delayed because of a rare snowfall in the area Friday night.

Earler in the week the Blue Tide boys team defeated the Appling Pirates 63-39. Norman Thompson and Robert Reed each had 14 points in the winning effort.
Justin Boyd had 33 pionts and Norman Thompson added 20, including 6 three pointers, as the Tide closed the regular season out defeating Jeff Davis 76-61. The boys finished up third in the region as Benedictine took the crown with a victory over MCA Last night.

The girls did not fair as well as the boys. They played Appling County close for the fist half trailing only 21-17, but The Pirates pulled away in the secong half for a 55-28-Win. India Gamle led the Tide with 16 Pionts. The Appling Ladies won the region.
Monday night the Lady Tide were defeated by Jeff Davis 51-29. The Lady tide finished 8th in the region ahead of Charlton. Both Blue Tide teams will start region play this week.

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2-9-2010

Weekend Action

The Long County Basketball teams were in action over the weekend against the teams from Brantley and Macintosh. The boys tipped the weeknd off against the Herrons of Brantley county and came out victorious 65-52 in Ludowici. Justin Boyd led the Tides balanced attack with 19 points, Donte Brown had 15 and Jalen Futch added13. The Blue Tide did not fare as well in the short trip to Darien, Macintosh got the better of the Tide 61-52. The Tide still holds on the third in the region by only half a game over Charlton County.

After a two game win streak the Lady Tide were riding high but the weekend was not kind. The Ladies lost to Brantley 45-25 and by almost the same score to Macintosh 48-25.

Both Blue Tide teams will tyr to finish up strong with only two games remaining in the regular season. Both of the contests are at home starting tonight with Appling County and then Jeff Davis comes in Friday night.

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2-4-2010

Lady Tide Again

The Lasdy Tide made it two in a row over Charlton for the year and also have a 2 game win streak in region play.

The Boys unfortunately took a loss against the Indians 64-58. both teams are back in action this Friday agains Brantley County in Ludowici.

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1-29-2010

Lady Tide Win!

The Long County girls basketball team got their second win of the year with a 45-37 victory over Peirce County in Ludowici. Both victories have come in region play.

The Long County Boy's came away with a victory also and keeping a hold of third place in the Region. They defeated the Bears 68-61.

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1-27-2010

Blue Tide Boys move up to 3rd in Region

The Long County boys basketball team bounced back from a tough loss to Benedictine Friday night with a 50-36 victory over Tattnal County last night. That put the Tide in sloe possession for third place in the region just ahead of Pierce and Appling. That sets up a very important game this Friday against Pierce in Ludowici. The Tide lost to the Bears back on January 4th 72-71 in Blackshear. The remaining six games should all be exciting as they are all Region contests.

The Lady Tide showed some improvement in a loss to Tattnal County but still came up short 48-30. They take on the Pierce County Bears on Friday.

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1-20-2010

3 in A Row

The Long County Boys team in on a three game win streak and have won five of six and are now in a tie for 3rd in the region with Pierce County. The Tide made good on an earlier loss in the season by defeating Wayne County last Saturday night in Ludowici. They also got a huge win last night in Hazelhurst with a victory over Jeff Davis 66-54. The next eight games are all in region for the Blue Tide and they are still very much in the title hunt.

The girls hung tough against Wayne County once again but the Jackets eventually came out on top 54-45. The Lady Tide also dropped the contest to Jeff Davis 48-19.

Both teams travel to Savannah on Friday to take on Benedictine/St. Vincents.

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1-16-2010

Boys win, Girls Fall

Long County traveled to Baxley and took on the Appling Pirates Friday night in Baxley. The girls fell 42-23 and the boys cruised to a 66-53 win. Both teams are back in action tonight taking on the Wayne County Yellow Jackets in Ludowici.

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1-13-2010

Blue Tide lose in Overtime

The Blue Tide boy's team brought a two game win streak into the game Tuesday night against Macintosh and seemed for most of the game like they would make it three. Long County led for most of the game behind a strong first half of shooting from Norman Thompson and good team defense the Tide would take a 35-30 halftime lead. Thompson connected on five shots from three point range in the first half and hit seven overall in the game.
Long County would stretch the lead to eight in the fourth quarter with 4:41 remaining Jamal Anderson hit for two but MCA would hang around a battle back. Still; Long County seemed to be in control when Justin Boyd hit two foul shots to give the Blue Tide a six point lead at the 1:37 mark. The Bucs would tally and tie the game with just nine seconds left and would not look back from there. MCA took control early on O.T. and won by five 75-70. Boyd led all scorers with 27, Thompson finished with 25; Johnne Jones added 6. The loss dropped the boys to mid pack in the region while MCA stays unblemished in region play.

The girls were only down 10 in the second quarter but the strong MCA girls team would Pull away for a 72-36 victory. Jessica Bryant led the Lady Tide with 10 points, Shamika Richardson and Rhea Rose added 7 apiece.

Both teams travel to Baxley, Georgia Friday night and take on the Appling Pirates. The Lady Tide start things off at 6pm.

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1-09-2010

2 for 2

Both Long County Blue Tide teams came out winners against Charlton County Friday night in Ludowici. The Lady Tide broke through with their first win of the season defeating Charlton County 56-53. The Tide led at the half 28-25 and had built a lead of 10 with just 5:30 left in the game, but The lady Indians went on a 10-1 run to get within a point with just 1:46 remaining. India Gamble was fouled with 8 seconds left and hit both free throws to seal the win for the Tide. Gamble finished with 18 points including 14 in the final period, other scorers were: Tashanna Livingston 10pts, Rhea Rose 9pts, Miranda McDowell 6pts, Jessica Bryant 5pts, Jameka Boyd 4pts, and Raven Rose 4pts. Congrats to Coach Bailey and his squad!

India Gamble seals the deal at the line for the Blue Tide.

The Long County Boys also led at the half building a 32-27 lead. The Tide would get up by 11 with 2:07 remaining in the third quarter but the Indians would quickly come back and make cut that lead to three by the end of the period 44-41. The fourth quarter was a nail biter as the Blue Tide had to fight off one Charlton rally after another. Donte Brown had a key block with 1:57 remaining and with the Tide only up by two at the 1:28 mark Norman Thompson hit a clutch three pointer to give the Tide some breathing room 63-58. The Indians though would tie tie game with :32 remaining at 63 all. Justin Boyd who scored 11 of his game high 21 in the fourth quarter, hit some free throws in the closing seconds for the Tide victory 66-64. Robert Goslee also had a nice game adding 14 points and Donte Brown added 10. Both teams are in action tonight in Nahunta versus Brantley County.

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1-05-2010

Pierce Sweeps

The Long County teams went to Pierce County Tuesday night and got swept by the Bears. The Blue Tide men lost another heartbreaker 72-71. That is the fourth loss this season by 3 or less points and drops the tide to 1-2 in region play. The Lady Tide hung tough but lost to the Lady Bears 46-36. The Lady Tide are still looking for that first victory of the season. Both teams will be in action this Friday and Saturday against Charlton at Home Friday evening and at Brantley County in Nahunta on Saturday.

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1-05-2010

Happy New Year!

After some time off the Long County Blue Tide basketball teams are back in action. The boys took on Glynn on December 30th and lost that contest at home 74-56. The boys did avenge a loss to Bradwell earlier in the year with a 71-60 win at home last Saturday night. The Lady Tide took a loss to Bradwell 92-24. Both teams are in action tonight against Pierce County in Blackshear. Games start @ 6pm.

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12-17-2009

Glynn Takes Two

The Varsity boys and girls both lost in Tuesday nights games versus Glynn. The Boys score was 74-53 and the girls last 81-30. The Blue Tide will play Glynn again on December 30 at Glynn Academy.

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12-15-2009

Varsity Boys Go for 2 in a Row Tonight

The Blue Tide Boys are coming off a win against Tattnal County Saturday night and look to make it to in a row against the Glynn Academy Terrors in a non-region match up. The Girls are still trying for the first win of the season tonight also. The action starts tonight at 6pm in Ludowici.

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12-11-2009

The Blue Tide boys lost another close one last night at Liberty County 71-68.The girls were defeated 60-22. Both teams will be in action tonight in Ludowici, taking on Tattnal County. The girls start at 6pm so come on out and cheer on the Blue Tide to victory!

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12-09-2009

Blue Tide Teams Open Region Play

The Long County Boy's took on the Benedictine Cadets in Ludowici Tuesday Night. The Blue Tide quickly jumped out to a 6-0 lead with three point shots from Norman Thompson and Justin Boyd. Boyd would also hit from three point range just before the quarter would end and the Tide took a13-11 lead to end the 1st.
Benedictine would grab the lead three minutes into the 2nd quarter and take that advantage into half time 25-23. The Blue Tide would fight back in the third quarter and finally wrestle the lead back from the Cadets with two free throws from Donte Brown to go ahead 37-36 with 1:37 left in the period. Right before the quarter would end Robert Reed would block a shot and Boyd would score on the transition and the Quarter would end 39-36 Blue Tide leading. The final quarter was a wild one. The Blue tide stretched their lead to five with 6:40 left but the Cadets would claw their way back. The lead would change hands five times over the final four minutes. Senior Guard Robert Goslee Put the Tide up 51-50 on a nice drive with 1:20 left in the game. Benedictine would go up by one after hitting 2 free throws but Goslee would tie the game with :27 hitting one of two at the line. Benedictine then got back to the line with :15 left and hit them both and as the buzzer sounded the Blue Tide lost another heartbreaker 54-52.

The Lady Tide played the St. Vincent's Academy Saints, and the Saints quickly jumped out to a 12-0 advantage in the first three minutes of the opening quarter. The Tide did come back later in the quarter and pulled within nine on a three point shot from Miranda McDowell to make the score 18-9 at the 1:50 mark.
India Gamble opened the 2nd quarter for the Tide with three straight three pointers but the Tide still could not cut into the Saints lead and the half ended with St. Vincent's up 38-27.
St. Vincent's strong play continued in the second half and they quickly built a 20 point advantage midway through the 3rd, the Saints eventually won the game by a score of 68-39.
All Blue Tide teams travel to Liberty County on Friday and are home against Tattnal County on Saturday.

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11-28-2009

Long County Stung by Jackets

The Blue Tide took the short drive to Jesup to take on the Wayne County Yellow Jackets Saturday Night. The Lady Tide was up by a point midway in the 3rd quarter. The Lady Jackets though had too much depth and pulled away in the 4th quarter and won by a final of 50-38.

The boys came out and hit six shots from three point range in the first quarter to take a 24-18 lead. The Yellow Jackets came flying back in the 2nd period opening with a 16-6 run and building a 48-41 advantage at halftime. The Blue Tide would cut that lead to 3 by the end of the third 60-57. The fourth quarter was a back and forth affair with the teams swapping the lead several times down the stretch. With the game knotted up at 74, Wayne County took possession of the ball with 8.6 and Nate Evans of the Jackets hit the game winning shot as time expired, final score 76-74. Long County is off until Dec 8th When the Lady Tide take on St. Vincent's Academy and the Boys play Benedictine in Ludowici.

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11-21-2009

Blue Tide Teams Start 0-2

Long County Varsity Girls and Boys lost in the Season opener at Bradwell Institute, The girls fell 70-26 while the boys lost 74-54. The teams also dropped both games against Liberty County on Saturday night at Long County High. The Lady Panthers defeated the Lady Tide 79-40 while the Blue Tide boys fell 90-74. Check out Mike Riddle's breakdown of the games HERE. The Blue Tide look to bounce back and get on the winning track November 28 at Wayne County.

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