Mid-Week Updates

OCHS – Wrestling:  The Patriot wrestlers have a tournament at Washington-Wilkes on Saturday, January 21st.

Girls Basketball:  The OC girls traveled to Jefferson Tuesday night and lost 48-29.  For the first half of the game the Lady Patriots did well going into half time tied with Jefferson 12-12.  Jefferson opened things up in the third quarter allowing OC only two points.  Even so, OC scored fifteen in the fourth but it wasn’t enough.

        Kristen Baker was high scorer with nine; Trenetta Smith followed with eight, Aubrey Fearnow had four while Tanisha Eberheart, Taylor McDaniel and Jessica Pulliam had two each.  Thanks to Coach Ellis for the updates.

Boys Basketball:  Jefferson defeated the OC boy’s team 52-31.  According to the Athens paper Clay Ogle was high scorer for OC with nine.

        OC hosts Elbert Co this Friday, January 20^th.  OC travels to East Jackson on Tuesday, January 24^th. 

Preview – I interviewed baseball head coach Jason Bramlett and girls head soccer coach Teresa Rindone today regarding their upcoming seasons.  Check back here for the interview series. 

        Baseball practice and tryouts start on Monday, January 30^th. 

        Soccer practice and tryouts start on Monday, January 23^rd.  Also, there will be a soccer parent meeting on Thursday, January 26^th, time to be determined.          

OCMS – The middle school Patriot hoopsters travel to Athens Academy to face the Spartans Thursday, January 19^th.  Then on Saturday, January 21^st they face off against Athens Christian at home at 10:30am.  The middle school wrestlers take part in the wrestling league tournament at George Walton Academy Saturday, January 21^st.  This will be the final tournament of the season for the wrestlers.