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Court Is in Session for Richmond Hill’s Kayden Lawrence

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Colquitt County Hires New Football Head Coach

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Court Is in Session for Richmond Hill’s Kayden Lawrence Written by: Allen Allnoch Photos submitted by: Kayden Lawrence

The physical distance from the bench to the basketball court is only a few steps.

But for a young player with little experience, it might as well be in another time zone.

Entering her sophomore season at Richmond Hill, guard Kayden Lawrence certainly was short on playing time and confidence, but it didn’t take long for her to close that gap and become a fixture on the in-bounds side of the court this season.

“As a freshman, most of her minutes came on JV,” said Wildcats head coach Sarah Jones.

“Throughout the summer and the offseason, we expected her to get some more minutes on varsity, but we were still thinking the majority of her minutes would come on JV. But through the first couple weeks of practice and our first scrimmage and

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couple of games, she just got out there and took complete advantage of the minutes she was getting.

We’ve had her solely on varsity since then.”

Jones says Lawrence’s hard work and hustle, particularly on defense, caught her attention and made it impossible to confine her to the bench after the first few games of the 2021-22 season.

“She’s one of our better defenders,” said Jones.

“She can score a few points here and there, but the majority of her strengths for us, and what we really need her for, is her defense. She’ll get in there, she’ll take charge, she doesn’t mind getting on the floor after the ball. That’s really what we look for her to do.”

Lawrence agrees that defense is her forte. In fact, she says, it’s her favorite part of the game.

“I like hustling. I like the adrenaline it gives me,” said Lawrence.

Beginning with the summer league she played in prior to the season and continuing with each passing game for the Wildcats, Lawrence’s confidence has soared.

“When I would be on the bench [during varsity games], I would be like, ‘Oh, if she puts me in, I’m going to be so nervous, I don’t know what I’m going to do,’” said Lawrence. “I would just think too much. I feel like this year I’m more confident in what I can do, and working over the summer really helped with that too.”

Lawrence’s minutes have more than tripled this season, and while her offensive production is still developing, she’s clearly making an impact as a growing leader on the floor.

Jones points to one early season game in particular, against Camden County, as an example of Lawrence’s potential as a game-changer.

“That was one of her best games, where she was kind of an X factor for us,” said Jones. “She played really good defense for us and scored six points. That was early on in the season, and it was important for us because one of our leading scorers got hurt. We needed to pick up some points from other players, and she knocked down some of those shots for us.”

Jones also explained Lawrence’s rapid improvement.

“I think it just shows how hard she works,” said Jones. “She’s been coming in early [to practice], and she’s been trying to raise her offensive game as well. As a freshman, you’re learning a whole new system and just trying to get the fundamentals and basics, and now she’s really starting to put those together. You go from having a little summer ball and your freshman year, and then another summer, and just kind of build on that foundation.”

Lawrence grew up in nearby Savannah and took up basketball as a 5-year-old at a local YMCA. She later moved up to AAU competition, playing for the Savannah Warriors. She recalls her first game at that level, at age 11, as one of her most memorable.

“I was young and playing on an older team,” said Lawrence. “We were down by a lot, so I got to go in, and when I got on the court, right when I went in, I got a steal and a layup. That was my first-ever points in AAU.” At the pace Lawrence is on now, she’ll surely have a career with plenty more steals and points to remember.

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Brooks County Softball Star Commits to Valdosta State University Written by: Kennedie Weems Photography by: Micki K Photography

Lexi Patterson, senior at Brooks County High School, recently finished her high school softball career. Born and raised in Brooks County, Patterson has started for the Lady Trojans since her freshman year of high school. But, her softball story is not over yet as she committed to play outfield at Valdosta State University (VSU) in Valdosta, Georgia.

“I worked with the [VSU] coach and did lessons with him before, and I wanted to stay local and stay where my community could come watch me and my family could come watch me,” said Patterson.

Mike Patterson’s father was her inspiration to get started in softball from a very young age. He coached all of her travel teams and they were able to form a special bond through softball. She found much success in travel softball throughout the years, moving from smaller, local teams to major travel teams.

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Being from such a small, rural town helped the bond between the softball players be strong. The majority of the graduating class played recreational, travel and school softball together for years.

“It helped us team-work wise, we learned how to play with each other and it helped us unify a lot,” said Patterson.

Patterson was awarded Second Team All-Region her freshman year and has been awarded First Team All-Region every year since. Not only is Patterson successful athletically, but academically as well. She was named the STAR Student - the senior with the highest SAT score of the Brooks County senior class and has won academic awards for the Lady Trojan softball team multiple times.

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Brooks County made it into the 2021 GHSA Class A Public State Fast Pitch Playoffs as the No.4 seed out of region two.

However, they ended up losing the first round to Telfair County by a score of 16-0 and 8-0.

She finished her senior season with a .421 batting average and a 5.18 ERA while striking out 68 batters in 47.1 innings pitched. For her entire Brooks career, she had 112 hits, 63 RBIs, six home runs and struck out 230 batters.

Though she is still unsure, Patterson is leaning towards pursuing a nursing degree from VSU. The Blazers season will officially begin on Feb. 4, 2022 against Rollins College in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Patterson will join the Blazer softball team during their 2023 season.

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Colquitt County Hires New Football Head Coach Written by: Phil Jones Photography by: Micki K. Photography

Sean Calhoun has been hired as the new Colquitt County head football coach. Calhoun is a familiar face for Packers fans; he was an offensive assistant under former head coach Rush Propst during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. The decision was announced during a specially called Board of Education meeting the morning of Jan. 5, 2021.

Calhoun returns to Colquitt County after having spent the last year as head coach at Vestavia Hills, located just outside Birmingham, Alabama. Prior to his one season at Vestavia Hills, Calhoun spent five seasons as the head coach at Carrollton, where he led the Trojans to a 51-12 overall record and a trip to the quarterfinals each year.

In an exclusive interview with ITG Next soon after his hiring was announced, the new Packer coach said that he and his family are excited to be returning to South Georgia.

“To try to put into words the excitement my family and I feel right now is really hard to do,” Calhoun said. “Moultrie and Colquitt County has always been a very special place for us, and we are honored and humbled to be returning here to start this new chapter of our lives.”

Calhoun said one of the first things he wanted to do as the new coach was meet the players. He added that selecting his coaching staff would be another top priority. He planned to meet with the current staff as a group first, then meet with everyone oneon-one.

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“Making sure I have a great staff is of the utmost importance to make sure we are successful,” he said.

As far as his coaching philosophy and what Packers fans can expect to see on the field, Calhoun said his approach is simple.

“We want to be physical and, at the end of the day, score one more point than the other team; it’s not too complicated,” he said.

Calhoun said that he’s learned from his time previously spent in Colquitt County that there is one thing really good teams must do well.

“I feel like that you’ve got to be able to run the football to win championships, and that’s what we’re going to do,” he said.

The new Packers head coach added that the team’s skill set would ultimately determine how he and his staff approached the season.

“We conducted an extensive search for our next head football coach, but in the end, we knew Coach Sean Calhoun was the best man for the job here at Colquitt County,” said Daryl Funderburke, Colquitt County athletic director.

“He was the right fit for what we needed here at Colquitt County, and we look forward to great things from our football program moving forward with Coach Calhoun leading the way. We are very excited to have Sean and his family back in Colquitt County.”

Speaking of his family, Calhoun is married to wife Kellie, and they have three children: Cade, 11; Cora, 10; and Camrey, 7. Calhoun said when he was offered the job, it wasn’t just his decision.

“When Colquitt County calls, you listen,” Calhoun said. “When they offered me the job, I was super excited, but it’s more than me; it’s the entire Calhoun family they’re getting.”

ITG Next welcomes Sean Calhoun and his family back to Georgia.

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Lockhart Grows His Legacy with Valdosta Turnaround Written by: Allen Allnoch Photography by: Micki K. Photography

From his days as a player – high school in Thomaston, college at Auburn University, professionally in Europe – to a remarkable career as a high school coach, Darrell Lockhart has spent most of his life around basketball.

Now in his third season as the Valdosta Wildcats head coach, Lockhart is applying that wealth of experience to build a contender at a school far better known for its football achievements.

“I played basketball for a long time,” said Lockhart, who also enjoyed a brief stint with the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs in 1983 before leaving to play overseas. “I just coach based on all the coaches before me. I had some pretty good coaches along the way, and I think I learned a little bit from each one of them. It’s experience, and I draw from that well.”

Lockhart was hired at Valdosta in 2019 following a 14-year career at Thomaston’s Upson-Lee High School. He played high school ball at Upson-Lee’s predecessor, Robert E. Lee Institute, which merged with Upson-Lee High in 1992. As a coach, Lockhart led his hometown Knights to 294 victories, including a 75-game win streak and back-to-back Class 4A state championships

in 2017 and 2018.

At Valdosta, Lockhart immediately turned around a team that had gone 12-15 overall and 3-8 in region play the previous season. In 2019-20, the Wildcats posted a 24-4 overall record while winning both the regular-season and region tournament titles along the way.

Lockhart recorded his 300th career win that season against crosstown rival Lowndes County High School. The feat was formally recognized with a surprise ceremony in the current season at the Wildcats’ game against Coffee County on January 14.

“It’s something that I’ll probably enjoy more as the years pass because right now we’re in the middle of trying to play the best we can, and it really hasn’t sunk in yet,” said Lockhart.

“But I enjoyed the respect and the honor.”

The Wildcats posted a 19-6 record in 2020-21 and stood at 14-7 with two games left in the 2021-22 season, bringing Lockhart’s win total to 351 and counting.

Coaching basketball in a football-first culture presents some unique challenges, but Lockhart takes it all in stride. Considering what he’s done already, the Wildcats’ future on the hardwood appears bright.

“A lot of the athletes have been trained in football terms and football knowledge since they were little,” said Lockhart. “They have limited basketball knowledge. It’s just the way the school is, the way the city is. It’s all about football, and I certainly understand that.”

Despite the town’s focus on football, Lockhart sees the potential in his players.

“It’s just going to take some time to compete with the top teams,” said Lockhart. “We’ve managed to win a few games, but we have to win a few more to really make [an impact]. The kids work hard, they’re willing to learn, and that’s all I ask.”

Looking back on his long career in the game, Lockhart has plenty of highlights to appreciate.

At Auburn, he averaged 11 points and almost six rebounds per game over four years. For two of those seasons, he was teammates with future NBA star Charles Barkley. During his time with the Spurs, who drafted him in the second round with the 35th overall pick in 1983, he played alongside a pair of legends, Artis Gilmore and George Gervin. In Europe, he was part of a championship team.

“I played on a team of young men in Spain that by themselves didn’t stand out, but as a group, we were pretty formidable,” said Lockhart.

“That’s my main focus [in coaching] – trying to push through a team concept.

[For Auburn] I played in Rupp Arena at the University of Kentucky. We were able to win a game there, and that was amazing.

There are a lot of good memories.”

And chief among those memories? The countless players who have come under his tutelage and left as better players and better young men.

“What I enjoy most is seeing a guy come in as a freshman and watching him develop and seeing him become a senior and go off to the next level,” said Lockhart. “That’s the biggest reason I do it.”

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Valwood Swim Team Makes Waves in GISA Competition Written by: Allen Allnoch | Photography by: Micki K Photography

Four years ago, a swim program did not exist at Lowndes County’s Valwood School.

Today, swimming is one of 13 athletic programs at the school, and in that short time, the Valiants have made a significant splash in GISA competition.

“My goal of starting the team was to provide another sport for our student athletes to choose from,” head coach Kelly Yates said.

“Swimming is a sport that offers a host of physical, mental, and social benefits.”

Yates handles scheduling, travel arrangements, and other admin duties for the Valiants, while community coach Kate Morgans leads the skills side of the program. Morgans’s predecessor during the startup process was Haley Helms, who is a coach for the Valdosta Aquatics Swim Team (VAST) and a key partner for the Valwood program. Valwood swimmers train daily at the Stone Creek Golf Club, VAST’s home facility. In addition to GISA competition, Valdosta also schedules meets against GHSA programs to provide more opportunity for its swimmers.

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The Valwood Swim Team launched in 2018 as a pilot program with four students who were active members of VAST: Keagan Kon-Korte, Anabelle Melendez, Ryan Rackley, and Coleman Yates (Kelly’s son). Melendez and Coleman Yates earned three state championships and three runner-up finishes between them that first season.

“Initially we were just trying it with our students who were proficient,” Kelly Yates said.

“They were just going to their normal [club team] practices with their coach, and we would go to meets together as a team. We opened it up to anyone the next year, and our team grew to 23 members including JV and varsity.”

In 2019, Coleman Yates broke GISA state records in the 50 fly, 100 free, and 50 back.

Melendez brought home two championships in the 50 free and 50 fly. Coleman Yates, still only a junior, won the 200 IM in the 2021 GISA State Meet in Atlanta, and Valwood placed fourth overall among 29 teams. Fourteen of the program’s 18 members qualified for the 2021 state meet.

Senior Bethany Glen, who finished as the 200 IM state runner-up this year, will be the first Valwood swimmer to compete at the collegiate level. She recently signed a letter of intent to attend Division II Queens University in Charlotte, NC. Participants don’t have to be elite swimmers to join the program, however; Kelly Yates welcomes all comers as long as they can make it across the pool.

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Denny Bryant and Perry Baseball set for Special 2022 Written by: Matt Melton Photography by: Melissa Bryant

In the world of coaching, your first season is always the biggest unknown at a new school. Sporting a new team with new faces, it may take time for programs or teams to adjust to this, but for Perry High School head baseball coach Denny Bryant, the first year has brought success in recent years.

Having spent countless years within the game of baseball, Bryant would receive his first ever head coaching job back in 2015 at First Presbyterian Day (FPD), taking over the program from long time head coach Jimmy Turner. Making the playoffs in each of his five seasons (headlined by a Final Four appearance in 2018), Bryant enjoyed success as the head man of the Vikings program, but would resign in 2019.

When looking back at his time at First Presbyterian Day, Bryant stated, “I am grateful for my time at FPD for the opportunity at my first head coaching job. Spending five years at FPD as head coach gave me the opportunity to learn the ups-and-downs of being in charge of a program. Over the five years that I was there, I was able to build relationships with many players that are ongoing, including one of my current assistant coaches at Perry High School.”

Landing an assistant coaching job at Perry, Bryant was excited to join a program that had success across the last couple of decades, a stretch that included a 1991 state championship. A community with a very proud feeling surrounding the Panthers baseball program, as well as good players coming through the rec leagues, Bryant was excited entering his first year at Perry, but that excitement was cut short however when the 2020 season was canceled.

Bryant would be named the new head coach of the Panthers entering the 2021 season, tasked with trying to return a Perry program back to the heights it had once seen. Step No. 1 in that process was the upcoming 2021 season, one in which Perry finished with a phenomenal 22-9 record and a Sweet 16 appearance in year one under Bryant.

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“I had a great group of seniors in 2021 that were able to buy into the philosophy and the culture I was trying to create. The 2021 team created a firm foundation for the 2022 team to build on,” Bryant said.

Looking ahead to this year, Perry returns 13 seniors for the 2022 season, the most of any of Bryant’s previous teams. When speaking of this senior class, Bryant stated, “The good thing about this senior class is that they all get along and do a great job of being an extension of the coaches.”

A talented group headlined by five seniors who have already signed to play collegiate baseball in 2023, the Panthers also have a few underclassmen to play key roles this season also, only adding to the depth Perry displays entering 2022.

Coming off a strong season a year ago, expectations will certainly be high for Perry entering this new season, something Bryant has reiterated to his team.

“We are focusing on how to win as a program,” Bryant stated.

“That doesn’t mean just winning games. That means being able to prepare physically and mentally knowing that we have a target on our back. Our expectations in 2022 are much higher than they were last year. These young men have worked hard in the weight room all offseason to make sure that we give ourselves the best chance to advance much further than the Sweet 16.”

It certainly appears that Perry is set for a special 2022 season in year No. 2 under head coach Denny Bryant. Where will the Panthers finish this season in 4A?

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Athletes Honored at 14th Annual ITG Next South Georgia High School Football Banquet Thank you to all the guests and sponsors who made our 14th Annual ITG Next South Georgia High School Football Banquet a success. We recognized the top offensive and defensive players from 40 teams across South Georgia, and we gave out top awards.

We were so happy to be able to have our banquet in person again this year.

Our guest speakers for the evening were Malcolm Mitchell (former Valdosta Wildcat, UGA Bulldog, and New England Patriot) and Mickey Conn (Clemson co-defensive coordinator).

Following their speeches, the top offensive and defensive players from each team were awarded for their performances on the field and the leadership they provided to their teams during the season. ITG Next and our sponsor partners then awarded top honors to nine players, one fan, and two coaches.

JACURRI BROWN & OMARI ARNOLD

Lowndes and Brooks County High School

OFFENSIVE Players of the year

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TYRE WEST

Tift County High School

DEFENSIVE Player of the year

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JOE WILLIAMS

Thomasville High School

SPECIAL TEAMS

Player of the year

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MO WILSON Cairo High School

SCHOLAR ATHLETE

of the year

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KADEN THOMAS & SHAMAR GIBBS Thomasville Middle School & St. Mary’s Middle School

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Player of the Year

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OUSMANE KROMAH

Lee County High School

FORWARD PROGRESS

Award

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ZACH GRAGE & MAURICE FREEMAN

Thomasville & Brooks County High School

COACHES

of the year

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CARSON CRENSHAW

Valdosta High School

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Award

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MARCUS ROGERS

Valdosta High School

THE 12TH MAN

Award

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CONGRATULATIONS

Bainbridge High School

Brooks Co. High School

Offense: Bo Smith Defense: Zye Chrispen Southern Regional Technical College

Offense: Willie Brown Defense: Christian Edgerton Vereen Rehabilitation Center

Cairo High School

Camden Co. High School

Offense: Will Walden Defense: Gary Davis (NP) Kevin Ross Financial

Colquitt Co. High School

Offense: Charlie Pace Defense: Pershaun Fann Vereen Rehabilitation Center

Offense: Jamie Felix Defense: Zachary Andreu Southeast Georgia Health System

Adel High School

Offense: Jamarion Walker & Eddie Watson Defense: Joe Pezent Adel Dental Associates

Brookwood School

Offense: Strong Beverly Defense: Collin Clark Southern Regional Technical College

Coffee High School

Offense: Maurice Turner (NP) Defense: Cameron High Woody Folsom Auto Group

Crisp Academy

Offense: Jacob Odom Defense: Zach Chalon Crisp Regional Hospital

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2021 AWARDS BANQUET

Crisp Co. High School

Dooly Co. High School

Frederica Academy

Offense: Marquise Palmer (NP) Defense: Julian Fox Crisp Regional Hospital

Offense: Lorenzo “TayTay” Clayton Defense: Ja’Tyler Lundy Crisp Regional Hospital

Offense: Jordan Triplett Defense: Jacob Aiken Southeast Georgia Health System

Glynn Academy

Houston Co. High School

Dougherty High School

Irwin Co. High School

Brunswick High School

Offense: Zech Ellis (NP) Defense: DJ Clinch Southeast Georgia Health System

Offense: Cody Soliday Defense: Nehemiah McCoy Irwin County State Bank

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Offense: Simeon Askew Defense: Larry Fields ITG Next

Offense: Kanaya Charlton Defense:Ka’shawn Thomas Southeast Georgia Health System

Offense: Kam Davis Defense: Eli West ITG Next

Lanier High School

Offense: Jacob Faircloth Defense: Tykerion Powell ITG Next

CONGRATULATIONS

Lee Co. High School

Offense: Owen Greene Defense: Malcolm Jones ITG Next

Mitchell Co. High School

Lowndes High School

Offense: Chase Belcher (NP) Defense: Josh Pickett Farmers & Merchant Bank

Pelham High School

McIntosh County Academy

Offense: Will Jones Defense: Quan Proctor Southeast Georgia Health System

Perry High School

Offense: Tony Burkes Defense: Al Childs Vereen Rehabilitation Center

Offense: Zane Touchton Defense: Lavorris Hines & Jayden Parker Vereen Rehabilitation Center

Offense: Daequan Wright (NP) Defense: Price Massey ITG Next

Thomas Co. Central High School

Thomasville High School

Tift Co. High School

Offense: Adam Hopkins Defense: Gabe Harris Southern Regional Technical College

Offense: Malik Harper (NP) Defense: Jimmy Bowdry (NP) Southern Regional Technical College

Offense: Liam Gray Defense: Jackson Strickland Prince Automotive

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2021 AWARDS BANQUET

Tiftarea Academy

Offense: Dylan Harbort (NP) Defense: BWesley Malone Prince Automotive

Valdosta High School

Valwood School

Offense: Jacarrius Peak Defense: Jacquez McGowan CBC Bank

Offense: Noah Pettigrew Defense: Demetris Rosier ITG Next

Veterans High School

Worth Co. High School

Clinch Co. High School Offense: Amazi Williams Defense: Zachary Cason Farmers & Merchant Bank

Brantley Co. High School

Offense: Kellon Middleton Defense: Christian Edgerton Southeast Georgia Health System

Turner Co. High School

Offense: Elijah Stephens Defense: Monquarik Taylor Vereen Rehabilitation Center

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Offense: Damare Franklin Defense: Nate Brooks ITG Next

Offense: Chip Cooper Defense: Quentin Cole Vereen Rehabilitation Center

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