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Southeast Bulloch splits doubleheader with Wayne County in the Battle between Yellow Jackets

The Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets’ women’s varsity basketball team fell to the Wayne County Yellow Jackets 64-30. The Southeast Bulloch men’s varsity basketball team defeated the Wayne County Yellow Jackets 77-46.
Ke'Juan Humphries
Ke'Juan Humphries
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Lady Yellow Jackets’ Woes Continue

The Lady Yellow Jackets dropped another game on Friday evening to Wayne County. A slow start doomed Southeast Bulloch against a 11-4 Wayne County team. Southeast Bulloch got behind early and trailed 34-9 going into the half. The offense picked up for Southeast Bulloch in the third quarter as they scored 16 points in the period.

This season has been a time for growth and development for Southeast Bulloch. Their record falls to 0-11 on the season, but there have been some flashes of improvement with the team.

Freshman Madison Lanier led Southeast Bulloch in scoring with 12 points. Quentrell Reed pitched in with six points on the game.

Junior Tailan Ward led the way for Wayne County as she finished with 19 points in the game. Alyssa Tillman also poured in 12 points for the Yellow Jackets.

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SEB Men Rout Wayne County

The Southeast Bulloch men’s varsity team took control out the gate in their blowout win against Wayne County. Pressure on defense led to turnover which led to easy buckets for Southeast Bulloch. The SEB Yellow Jackets lived at the rim as they constantly put pressure on the defense even in halfcourt offense.

Southeast Bulloch took a 17-point lead going into the second half. Senior Zach Wells set the tone early for his team by putting his head down and getting to the basket all game.

Zach Wells put on a finishing display on his way to a 30-point outing on Friday night for Southeast Bulloch. The Yellow Jackets finished with four players in double figures.  Sophomore Dane Merrit followed up with 13 points. Brenden O’Dowd and Christian Linen scored 10 points each.

Southeast Bulloch is currently on a three-game winning streak and sits at a 10-7 record. They are 2-2 in region play.

UP NEXT:

The Southeast Bulloch men’s varsity team will take on the Bible Baptist Christian Wolves at home at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 22nd.

Both varsity teams will travel to take on the New Hampstead Phoenix on Tuesday, January 23rd. The ladies will tip off at 6:00 p.m. with the men starting right after.