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Junior Niya Moon goes for a layup during Thursday’s scrimmage against West Oak in the Inferno. The Lady Devils, along with head coach Josh Jones, are looking to bring home a state championship this season. (Photo by Scoggins)

Junior Niya Moon goes for a layup during Thursday’s scrimmage against West Oak in the Inferno. The Lady Devils, along with head coach Josh Jones, are looking to bring home a state championship this season. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Lady Devils have their eyes on the state championship

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
While the Lady Devils basketball team finished in the Elite Eight round of the GHSA state playoffs last season with a close 46-45 loss to  reigning state champion Josey, pre-season rankings have placed Elbert at the top of the state list in AA.
Senior Jamil Burton, pictured above during Thursday’s scrimmage against West Oak, will lead the Blue Devils this year. The Devils, along with Coach Don Hurlburt, are looking to defend the region championship title the team took home last season. (Photo by Scoggins)

Senior Jamil Burton, pictured above during Thursday’s scrimmage against West Oak, will lead the Blue Devils this year. The Devils, along with Coach Don Hurlburt, are looking to defend the region championship title the team took home last season. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Hurlburt excited for Devils’ upcoming season

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Elbert County basketball head coach Don Hurlburt said there’s not an aspect of this year’s basketball season and his team of Blue Devils that he’s not excited about. “Forget basketball, I just like being around them. I like going to practice every day,” the coach said.
Clockwise, the Lady Devils will graduate seniors Makenley Rorick (left in first photo), Dallas Dean (left in second photo), Liberty Burnette (right in second photo), Chantille Syphore and Chesnee Brown. (Photos by Scoggins)

Clockwise, the Lady Devils will graduate seniors Makenley Rorick (left in first photo), Dallas Dean (left in second photo), Liberty Burnette (right in second photo), Chantille Syphore and Chesnee Brown. (Photos by Scoggins)

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Lady Devils wrap Sweet Sixteen season

Rose Scoggins
Friday, October 29, 2021
The Lady Devils softball team wrapped a 15-11, region runners-up, Sweet Sixteen season Tuesday, Oct. 19 in Vidalia after 6-0 and 5-4 losses against the No. 1 team in the state in the AA division.
Senior Trez White sacks Wildcat quarterback and University of Georgia football commit Gunnar Stockton for a four-yard loss during the Blue Devils’ 45-7 region loss against Rabun County Friday, Oct. 22 in Tiger. (Photo by Scoggins)

Senior Trez White sacks Wildcat quarterback and University of Georgia football commit Gunnar Stockton for a four-yard loss during the Blue Devils’ 45-7 region loss against Rabun County Friday, Oct. 22 in Tiger. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Road through Rabun blocked by Wildcats

News Staff
Friday, October 29, 2021
By Mark Wells Special Star correspondent   Elbert County’s Blue Devils fell in decisive fashion to the high-powered Rabun County Wildcats, 45-7, in Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium in Tiger, Friday, Oct. 22.
Blue Devil Christian Harris walks through a tunnel of future Blue Devils and current football players from Elbert County Parks and Recreation before the Oct. 15 game against Union County in the Granite Bowl. (Photo by Scoggins)

Blue Devil Christian Harris walks through a tunnel of future Blue Devils and current football players from Elbert County Parks and Recreation before the Oct. 15 game against Union County in the Granite Bowl. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Blue Devils tame the Panthers

Gary Jones
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Elbert County tamed Union County’s Panthers in the Historic Granite Bowl Friday night 52-29 as sophomore quarterback Braydon Scarborough had touchdown throws of 68, 52 and 40 yards and junior running back Quan Moss totaled 154 yards rushing and three touchdown runs on 24 attempts.
Lady Devils Chesnee Brown, Dallas Dean, Ava Lunsford, Lilly Ray, Gracie Brady, Jayda Wood, Miller Drake, Emalise Andrews, Reagan Baker and Katelyn Edwards lead a softball chant from the dugout during the Lady Devils’ 12-0 and 19-0 wins against Washington High School in the first round of the GHSA State Playoffs Tuesday, Oct. 12. (Photo by Scoggins)

Lady Devils Chesnee Brown, Dallas Dean, Ava Lunsford, Lilly Ray, Gracie Brady, Jayda Wood, Miller Drake, Emalise Andrews, Reagan Baker and Katelyn Edwards lead a softball chant from the dugout during the Lady Devils’ 12-0 and 19-0 wins against Washington High School in the first round of the GHSA State Playoffs Tuesday, Oct. 12. (Photo by Scoggins)

‘That way’ to Vidalia and the Sweet Sixteen

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
The Lady Devils were on fire last Tuesday night. In the first round of the GHSA state playoffs, the host Lady Devils defeated the Washington High School Lady Bulldogs by a combined 31 runs in seven total innings to advance them to the Sweet Sixteen round.
The 2021 Lady Devils softball team poses with the second-place trophy Saturday, Oct. 9 after falling 1-0 to Banks County in the region championship game.

The 2021 Lady Devils softball team poses with the second-place trophy Saturday, Oct. 9 after falling 1-0 to Banks County in the region championship game.

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Lady Devils finish as region runners-up

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
After forcing the region tournament back to Saturday and to single elimination-style, Elbert County Comprehensive High School’s Lady Devils had a hard-fought day full of softball Saturday, Oct. 9 at Banks County High School in Homer.
Sophomore Terrez Allen leaps over a pile of Red and Blue Devils and during the Blue Devils’ 28-16 win over the Red Devils Friday, Sept. 25 in Lincolnton. The Blue Devils return home this week to host Haralson County for homecoming. (Photo by Scoggins)

Sophomore Terrez Allen leaps over a pile of Red and Blue Devils and during the Blue Devils’ 28-16 win over the Red Devils Friday, Sept. 25 in Lincolnton. The Blue Devils return home this week to host Haralson County for homecoming. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Pleased with intensity and effort

Gary Jones
Thursday, September 30, 2021
They are still working on technique, but after Friday night’s defeat of Lincoln County’s Red Devils in Lincolnton at Larry Campbell Stadium 28-16, Elbert County Head Coach Shannon Jarvis said he is greatly pleased with the intensity and effort of his football team ... and his coaching staff.
The Elbert County Lady Devils softball team honored the five Lady Devil seniors before Monday’s last regular season home game at Wesley King Field. Pictured before the game were (front row, L-R) seniors Chesnee Brown, Liberty Burnette, Chantille Syphore, Dallas Dean and Makenley Rorick and freshman Hannah Brady; (back row, L-R) Emalise Andrews, Carmen Burden, Miller Drake, Reagan Baker, Jaynee Webb, Ava Lunsford, Emily Booth, Jayda Wood, Lilly Ray and Katelyn Edwards. (Photo by Scoggins)

The Elbert County Lady Devils softball team honored the five Lady Devil seniors before Monday’s last regular season home game at Wesley King Field. Pictured before the game were (front row, L-R) seniors Chesnee Brown, Liberty Burnette, Chantille Syphore, Dallas Dean and Makenley Rorick and freshman Hannah Brady; (back row, L-R) Emalise Andrews, Carmen Burden, Miller Drake, Reagan Baker, Jaynee Webb, Ava Lunsford, Emily Booth, Jayda Wood, Lilly Ray and Katelyn Edwards. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Lady Devils honor five seniors

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Lady Devil seniors Chesnee Brown, Liberty Burnette, Chantille Syphore, Dallas Dean and Makenley Rorick were recognized, along with their parents, before Monday’s last regular season home game against Wesley King Field.
Fuquan Hargrove (No. 8) and brothers Bryce Dickerson (No. 10) and Brady Dickerson (No. 29) celebrate Bryce’s fumble recovery that led to the Blue Devils’ first score of Friday’s 27-14 victory over Commerce in the Granite Bowl. (Photo by Scoggins)

Fuquan Hargrove (No. 8) and brothers Bryce Dickerson (No. 10) and Brady Dickerson (No. 29) celebrate Bryce’s fumble recovery that led to the Blue Devils’ first score of Friday’s 27-14 victory over Commerce in the Granite Bowl. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Devils’ intensity downs Commerce

Gary Jones
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
The foe Friday night in the Historic Granite Bowl was officially Commerce, but Elbert County Head Coach Shannon Jarvis said his Blue Devils were actually playing against themselves. “We had to get better this week,” said Jarvis after his Blue Devils defeated Commerce 27-14 to go 1-1 on the season.