Sports

Grice Connect's sports reporter, Destiny Hartwell, is on a mission to shine a light on all the remarkable student-athletes in our community. Check out this week's preview of all sports in Bulloch County from Georgia Southern, Statesboro High, Southeast Bulloch High, Portal Middle High, and Bulloch Academy.

Statesboro bests Swainsboro at home Saturday night to win the first "Battle of the Boro" of the season. Girls varsity senior, Alyssa Staton is celebrated for reaching 1,000 career points and rebounds.

GS Eagles hold ULM to an 18.2 percent success rate from three-point range in the win.

Georgia Southern erases a 14-point second-half deficit, Ward scores game-tying basket then steals inbound for buzzer-beating three for the win

Bulloch Academy hosted Thomas Jefferson Academy at home Thursday night where their powerful offense dominated a resounding victory to pull away from TJA in both the girls and boys varsity matches.

More than 430 student athletes posted a record high fall semester average GPA of 3.136. Additionally, 13 of the 17 programs earned a 3.0 or higher for the fall semester with several setting program records.

Southeast Bulloch hosted New Hampstead at home Friday night. Both Varsity Yellow Jacket teams lost to the Pheonix in the first region matchup of the season.

Five different Eagles reached double digits in the setback.

The loss halted the Eagles' nine-game winning streak and also halted a 10-game winning streak in Hanner that dated back to last season.

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