Lady Herons split final two matches Herons close with class-leading 19 wins
Brantley County’s Lady Herons closed out the regular season splitting its final two matches while earning the top spot in the latest GHSA Class A Division I public school power rankings.
Region champions are seeded one thru eight in the state tournament brackets with 24 teams earning at-large berths and seeded accordingly. Region 1 mates Berrien and Bacon County are currently ranked among the Top 16 teams.
The Lady Herons (15-5), who will be the No. 1 seed in next week’s region tournament, fell 3-2 to visiting Class 5A Statesboro Tuesday, April 1. The Lady Herons bounced back to beat Class 4A Ware County 4-1 on the road Wednesday, April 2. No results were received.
The region tournament is scheduled for Wednesday, April 16 in Valdosta at McKey Park. The Lady Herons open at 9:30 a.m., against fourth-seed Bacon County.
The finals and consolation match are scheduled for 1 p.m. Seedings for the state tournament will be released by Sunday, April 20.
The first round of the girls’ state tournament must be played by Thursday, April 24.
Lady Herons JV ..........................3 Richmond Hill ............................0
CANEY BAY — The Lady Herons swept the two singles matches in straight sets and lost the doubles match.
Haley Jane Smith blanked her foe 6-0, 6-0. Brodie Allen posted a 6-2, 6-1 victory. The doubles team of Breanna Gilder and Louna Zakaria fell 6-3, 7-6 (10-7).
Statesboro ..................................3 Lady Herons ...............................2
CANEY BAY — The visiting Lady Blue Devils won two of the three singles matches and split in doubles to garner the victory.
Brooklyn Wildes picked the long singles victory at No. 1 rallying to beat Naomi Feltman in a three-set marathon 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 14-12. Rylee Strickland suffered a 6-3, 6-4 loss at No. 2 to Maxius Feltman. Haley Jane Smith doublued up Ada Lacrnsic 6-3, 6-3.
The No. 1 doubles team of Summer Colley and Bri Crews dropped a 6-4, 6-1 decision to Annalia Small and Lindsay Collins. The No. 2 tandem of Harlee Driggers and Savannah Carroll fell 6-2, 6-4 to Loralei Prosser and Nellie Watanobe.
Staff Report
Brantley County’s Herons finished the regular season with three victories the top spot in the latest GHSA Class A Division I public school power rankings.
The Herons (19-2), the Region 1-A top seed, blanked visiting Class 6A Richmond Hill 5-0 Thursday, March 27. They followed with a 4-1 victory over visiting Class 5A Statesboro Tuesday, April 1.
BCHS closed out the regular season a day later blanking Class 4A Ware County 5-0 on the road. No results were received.
Brantley County will participate in the region tournament scheduled for Tuesday, April 15 in Valdosta at McKey Park. The Herons play at 9:30 a.m., against fourth-seed Bacon County.
The finals and consolation match are scheduled for 1 p.m., Tuesday. Seedings for the state tournament will be released by Sunday, April 20.
The first round of the boys’ state tournament must be played by Thursday, April 24.
Herons ......................................5 Richmond Hill...........................0
CANEY BAY — Brantley County dominated the Wildcats with three second set scores ending with 6-0 scores.
Rohan Davis downed Dylan Fortner 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1 singles. Patrick O’Quinn knocked off Josh Davis 7-6, 60 at No. 2. Owen Spradley logged a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 3 over Connor Hodgdon.
At No. 1 doubles, Tucker O’Quinn and Jayce Chapman posted a 6-2, 6-0 decision over Nick Daly and Ryan Bennett. The No. 2 team of Jeff Florey and Evane Payne recorded a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Cedric Young and Bruno Okada.
Herons ......................................4 Statesboro .................................1
CANEY BAY — The Herons won at No. 2 and No. 3 singles and swept the doubles action to beat Statesboro.
Davis fell at No. 1 singles to Xavier Deckers 6-2, 6-3. Patrick O’Quinn needed a 10-point tie-breaker to beat Davis Hall 7-5, lost the second set, 10-2 at No. 2. Spradley blanked Tyler Blythe 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3.
Tucker O’Quinn and Chapman rolled 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 doubles over Asher Hodgen and Luke Watanobe. The team of Payne and Florey notched a 6-3, 6-4 decision against Sean Kim and Carter Copeland.
