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LEFT: Stephen Sherrill comes up with a steal during the first round of the Mountain League Championship tournament to start a Lumpkin fast break. RIGHT: Scoring sensation Averie Jones drives the lane for two of her 19 first half points against the Fannin County Lady Rebels in the semifinals of the Mountain League Championship tournament. Jones averaged 23.5 points per game for the Lady Indians during the tournament.

LEFT: Stephen Sherrill comes up with a steal during the first round of the Mountain League Championship tournament to start a Lumpkin fast break. RIGHT: Scoring sensation Averie Jones drives the lane for two of her 19 first half points against the Fannin County Lady Rebels in the semifinals of the Mountain League Championship tournament. Jones averaged 23.5 points per game for the Lady Indians during the tournament.

8th grade girls and boys teams earn league runner-up titles

GREG FINAN JR.
Friday, January 31, 2020
GIRLS TEAM The LCMS eighth grade girls basketball team finished up its 2019-2020 season by winning the Mountain League runner-up title after falling to rival Dawson County in the championship game last week.
Lady Indians wrestler Olivia Gilleland locks up with one her opponents at the Burnt Mountain Classic. Gilleland won her first tournament championship of her career with a first place finish at the event.

Lady Indians wrestler Olivia Gilleland locks up with one her opponents at the Burnt Mountain Classic. Gilleland won her first tournament championship of her career with a first place finish at the event.

Wrestling team ready for Area tourney

GREG FINAN JR.
Friday, January 31, 2020
The LCHS varsity wrestling team enjoyed much success on the mats last week, including having three of its wrestlers being ranked number one in the state, completely dominating rival White County in dual action and earning a third place team finish at the Burnt Mountain Classic.
Lady Indians point guard Isabel Davenport receives congratulations from her teammates and recognition from the Lumpkin faithful after she knocked down the 1,000th point of her career against the GAC Lady Spartans at the Longhouse last week.

Lady Indians point guard Isabel Davenport receives congratulations from her teammates and recognition from the Lumpkin faithful after she knocked down the 1,000th point of her career against the GAC Lady Spartans at the Longhouse last week.

Girls basketball tops GAC as Davenport reaches 1,000 point mark

GREG FINAN JR.
Friday, January 31, 2020
The LCHS varsity girls basketball team fell to fifth place in the Region 7-AAA standings after defeating Greater Atlanta Christian (GAC) and dropping a close contest to Dawson County last week.
LCHS sophomore shooter Joshua Molina takes aim during the prone portion of competition. Molina shot perfect scores in prone and kneeling to help the Indians defeat North Forsyth last week, improving the team’s overall record to 5-1.

LCHS sophomore shooter Joshua Molina takes aim during the prone portion of competition. Molina shot perfect scores in prone and kneeling to help the Indians defeat North Forsyth last week, improving the team’s overall record to 5-1.

Lumpkin County rifle team improves to 5-1

GREG FINAN JR.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
The LCHS rifle team improved to 5-1 on the season after pulling out a nail-biter against North Forsyth at the Indian Hunting Grounds at LCHS on Thursday, Jan. 16.
Senior Peyton Polk throws down an emphatic dunk at the buzzer versus the White County Warriors at the Longhouse on Saturday, Jan. 18.

Senior Peyton Polk throws down an emphatic dunk at the buzzer versus the White County Warriors at the Longhouse on Saturday, Jan. 18.

LCHS Boys basketball drops game to Warriors, tops Fannin

GREG FINAN JR.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
The LCHS varsity boys basketball team watched the two-game winning streak it started at the beginning of last week end when the Indians lost a tight battle against the White County Warriors on Saturday night, dropping Lumpkin’s overall record to 8-13.
Lumpkin County guard Lexi Pierce finishes a fast break with an easy layup against the White County Lady Warriors. Pierce, a freshman, averaged just over 11.5 points a game during the team’s last three contests.

Lumpkin County guard Lexi Pierce finishes a fast break with an easy layup against the White County Lady Warriors. Pierce, a freshman, averaged just over 11.5 points a game during the team’s last three contests.

Lady Indians basketball looking good late in the season

GREG FINAN JR.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
The Lumpkin County varsity girls basketball team improved to 13-8 overall and 4-5 in Region 7-AAA action, putting the team in a tie for fourth place in the region standings, when the Lady Indians bounced back from a close loss to East Hall to start the week with a two-game win streak against Fannin...
Jacob Cumbie

Jacob Cumbie

Varsity boys basketball nearly upsets Cherokee Bluff

Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
LCHS boys basketball standout Jacob Cumbie drives past several defenders en route to the basket during the Indians’ Friday night region matchup with Cherokee Bluff. The Indians went into the game shorthanded, but fought to the very end, falling 69-65.
Isabelle Davenport

Isabelle Davenport

Varsity girls victorious over Cherokee Bluff

Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
After allowing Cherokee Bluff to make a comeback just before halftime, cutting the Indians’ lead to three points, LCHS girls’ basketball head coach David Dowse emphasized playing hard for the first three minutes of the second half.
Pictured (clockwise from left) LCHS seniors Aaron Hopkins, BoJack Dowdy, Tucker Kirk and Trey Wilkes were among eight Indian players to be named to the Region 7-AAA All-Region teams for their performances in the 2019 season.

Pictured (clockwise from left) LCHS seniors Aaron Hopkins, BoJack Dowdy, Tucker Kirk and Trey Wilkes were among eight Indian players to be named to the Region 7-AAA All-Region teams for their performances in the 2019 season.

Lumpkin football lands eight on All-Region teams

GREG FINAN JR.
Friday, January 10, 2020
The LCHS varsity football team received some much deserved recognition for the play of eight of its players during the 2019 season when the All-Region 7-AAA teams were announced recently.