Devils Compete in GACA Weightlifting Meet

Noah Lewis prepares himself to lift.

Coach Daniel and ten members of the Screaming Devil weightlifting team traveled to Hawkinsville, GA Saturday to compete in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association meet to determine the GACA class A state championship.  Six Warren County athletes returned home wearing medals after placing in their individual weight classes.

Devarius Davis

Rictavious Jones placed 6th in the 140 & below class.  Octavious Jackson came in 7th in the 206-225 weight class.  Antavious Howell placed 5th in the 226-245 weight category.  Warren County scored their highest finish of the day with Noah Lewis placing 3rd in the 226-245 class.  Two Screaming Devils placed in the 246-unlimited weight class with Cortez Wentz coming in 5th and Jeffery Gilyard placing 4th.

Coach Daniel was pleased with the performance of his team.  "We had a young team and still placed well in many categories.  This was a great learning experience and we expect to do even better next year", stated Daniel.

Claxton High School won the overall title for the meet and were crowned the 2012 GACA state champions.

Devils Close Out 2012 Regular Season

Tianca Evans drives
for a layup.

Warren County wrapped up the regular season at home with a pair of wins against Jefferson County Friday night.  Both Screaming Devil teams qualify for the region tournament and used the non-region game against Jefferson County as a tune-up for this week's tournament.

The Lady Devils got off to a slow start against the Warriors of Jefferson County.  Warren County had trouble getting their shots to fall and the Warriors jumped out to a 17-10 first quarter lead.  The Lady Devils managed to trim Jefferson's lead by 3 in the 2nd quarter behind a pair of 3-point shots by Tianca Evans.  Warren County went to the locker room at half-time trailing by the score of 26-22.

The Lady Devils took control in the 2nd half.  Tianca Evans scored 7 consecutive points to tie the game at the end of the 3rd quarter, 33-33.  Tomeka Harris then took over in the 4th quarter and scored 8 consecutive points and 10 for the quarter to lead the Devils to a 52-48 point victory.  The win gave the Lady Devils a split in the season series with Jefferson County.

Tianca Evans led the scoring for the Lady Devils with 19 points.  Also in double digits for the night was Tomeka Harris with 16 points and Raneisha Andrews with 10 points.  Tyjah Hill added 4 points and 7 rebounds.  Shea Kuhn also contributed 3 points.

Richard Wilburn

While the Lady Devils earned a hard fought victory, the boy's game was never really in doubt for Warren County.  The Screaming Devils led at the end of the first quarter by the score of 17-13.  The Screaming Devils continued to add to their lead in the first half as they went to the locker room up by 10 with the half-time scoreboad showing the score of 40-30.

Warren County would add 21 points in the 3rd quarter.  Jabari Wilson contributed almost half of the 3rd quarter scoring with 10 points.

The Warriors would mount a charge in the 4th quarter, however the Screaming Devils held on for the win by the score of 77-69.  The win gave the Screaming Devils a sweep in the season series against Jefferson County.

Jabari Wilson led the scoring for the contest with 19 points and 5 rebounds.  Ed'Ricus Williams scored 15 points and 6 rebounds.  Also in double digits for the night was Richard Wilburn with 13 points, and Bentrayvious Ramsey and Jeremy Norris each had 12 points.  Norris also added 19 rebounds for the contest.

The Lady Devils are scheduled to take the court against GMC Tuesday 4:30 at Washington-Wilkes in the first round of the region tournament.

It appears that Friday's victory will be the last of the season for the Warren County boys.  The Screaming Devils earned the number 3 seed out of their sub-region and were scheduled to face Hancock Central in the region tournament in Wilkinson County Wednesday night.  All efforts were made to work with the members of Region 7 to swap seeds with Taliaferro County, thus giving Warren County the 4 seed and setting up a first round match-up with Wilkinson County instead of Hancock.  Unfortunately, those efforts fell on deaf ears.  As of Monday morning, the decision was made by Warren County officials to forfeit the game against Hancock Central.

Devils Drop Final Region Contest

The Screaming Devils travelled to Washington-Wilkes Tuesday night looking for a little momentum to take into the region tournament next week.  The girl's had already cemented a 2nd place standing in the subregion but were looking to avenge an earlier loss to the Tigers.  A win for the boys would improve their standings in the region and avoid a first round match-up against Hancock Central, the number two seed from the other side of the region.

The rematch between the Lady Devils and the Lady Tigers was probably the most anticipated game of the night for both schools.  The game pitted two of the top teams in the region against each other.  Warren County's girls have seen steady improvement as the year has progressed and their only sub-region loss came at the hands of Washington-Wilkes 3 weeks earlier.

The game was back-and-forth through much of the first half.  The Lady Devils found themselves trailing by 3 at the end of the first quarter and went to the locker room at the half down by the score of 24-22. 

Warren County started the second half strong and quickly erased the slim 2 point half-time scoreboard deficient.  The Devils scored 8 unanswered points to take a 6 point lead.  The Lady Tigers quickly regained momentum however and retook the lead for good as Warren County seemed to tire in the closing quarter.  The Lady Devils fell to the Lady Tigers for the second time this season by the score of 62-48.

The boys game proved to be a total reversal of the first meeting between the two teams.  Warren County came out on top in that contest played in Warrenton by the score of 62-46.  It quickly became apparent that Washington-Wilkes would not fall quietly to the Devils at home.  Warren County was never able to build a sizable lead over the Tigers throughout the entire game.

Down by 1 late in the game, momentum seemed to shift towards the Warren County side of the court when Richard Wilburn stole the ball for Warren County and appeared to give the Devils the lead.  Wilburn was called for travelling however and the basket was waved off.  The Tigers went on to a 67-64 victory over the Devils.

Javoris Wilburn Signs with Albany State

Javoris Wilburn, a senior at Warren County High School, found out Monday that his football career will not end with the final game of the 2011 season on Albert J. Massey Field.  Wilburn committed to play for Albany State in exchange for a full scholarship and is expected to quickly become a factor for the Rams on the offensive and defensive line.

Wilburn knew from his first visit to Albany that he was destined to be a Ram.  When asked what led him to decide to attend Albany State over several other offers, Wilburn stated, "I just felt at home with the coaching staff and the school environment."  Javoris looks forward to continuing his learning while playing hard for the Rams. 

Warren County Falls to Cross Creek

Bentravious Ramsey attacks from the point guard position.

Warren County began their 2011-2012 basketball season November 22 against Cross Creek in Augusta by dropping both games against the AAA Razorbacks.  The Screaming Devils traveled to Cross Creek to participate in a Thanksgiving tournament being hosted by Cross Creek.

Harris eyes a free throw attempt.

The Lady Devils took to the court first and struggled to get their offense clicking.  Warren County had trouble handling the press from Cross Creek as the Razorbacks opened up a 22-9 lead in the first quarter.  The Lady Devils only managed 3 points in the second quarter while the Razorbacks added 16 points to lead by the score of 38-11 at the half.  Warren County's offensive woes continued into the second half and the Lady Devils fell to the Razorbacks by the score of 61-20.

Tomeka Harris led the Lady Devils in scoring with 8 points.  Ranisha Andrews contributed with 5 points.  Tyjah Hill had 4 points and Shea Kuhn added 3 points.

Jabari Wilson drives to
the basket for 2 points.

The boy's game had the gym rocking from the opening minutes as neither team was able to lay claim to a substantial lead throughout the game.  Cross Creek went on a run at the end of the first quarter to open up a 6 point lead by the score of 12-6.  It would be either team's largest lead of the night as the game remained tight for the rest of the way.  Warren County outscored the Razorbacks 16-11 in the second quarter and both teams went to the locker room with Cross Creek holding a 1 point lead by the score of 23-22.

The Devils scored 18 points in the third period to take a 2 point lead by the score of 40-38 into the fourth period.  The lead swapped back and forth throughout the fourth period.  Warren County was down by two when the Devils scored a last second basket to tie the game at 52-52 and send the game into overtime.  The Razorbacks outscored the Devils 10-5 in the overtime period to claim a 62-57 victory.

Williams slams it home.

Leading scorer on the night for Warren County was Ed'Ricus Williams with 14 points.  Bentravious Ramsey added 13 points.  Jabari Wilson and Richard Wilburn were also in double digits with 12 points in the contest.  Jeremy Norris contributed with 5 points and Jacquez Menchaca chipped in with 1 point from the free throw line.

Both Screaming Devil teams return to action Friday, December 2 when they travel to Milledgeville to take on the Bulldogs of GMC.



Warthen Leads Arizona to Georgia Sweep

Reprinted from: University of Arizona website



ATLANTA, Ga. - The University of Arizona Wildcat women's basketball team swept its southern swing with a 79-66 win at Georgia State, in Atlanta, on Sunday to go with Friday's 88-46 win at Georgia Southern. The Wildcats move to 2-0 on the season with 49 points from sophomore guard Candice Warthen in the two contests.

"Candice Warthen was hot, shooting the ball really well," head coach Niya Butts said. "She also bailed us out when Davellyn Whyte got into foul trouble in the first half. Davellyn only played six minutes in the first half. Candice stepped up and we knew she was capable of a performance like that. We just hope it continues. This was a great team win overall."

Paced by Warthen's 36 points against the Panthers on Sunday, the Wildcats shot 42.3 percent from the field (22-52), 45.0 percent from behind the arc (9-20) and 81.3 percent from the charity stripe (26-32). Warthen was just three points shy of tying Arizona's school record for points in a game (39) and was 11 of 18 from the field with five three pointers. She also had seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.  More...

Warren County Middle School Drops Home Opener

Both Warren County Middle School basketball teams were in action against the Tigers of Washington-Wilkes Saturday for their second game of the season and their first at home.  Both games provided fans with close contests until the fourth quarter when the size and depth of Washington-Wilkes began to take it's toll on the Screaming Devils.

The girl's game proved to be a defensive one in the early going.  The Lady Tigers jumped out to the early lead against the Lady Devils in what would amount to a low scoring contest for both teams.  Warren County had trouble getting their shots to fall from the outside and trailed 6-0 at the end of the first period.  Washington-Wilkes scored first in the second period to extend their lead to 8 before Warren County finally got on the board.  The Lady Devils would narrow the lead to 4 at the half and went to the locker room down by the score of 8-4.

The third quarter was a defensive one as neither team was able to make a move.  Both teams were only able to manage 2 points and the period ended with the score 10-6.

The Lady Tigers' size and depth advantage began to show in the fourth quarter as they began to pull away from what appeared to be a tiring Lady Devil team.  The shots began to fall for Washington-Wilkes and the Lady Devils were unable to match with offensive points of their own and fell by the score of 24-6.

Warren County looked as if they might fare a bit better in the early going of the boy's game.  The Screaming Devils scored first in the contest and jumped out to an early 12-5 lead by hitting several shots from the outside against the zone defense of the Tigers.  Washington-Wilkes quickly switched to a man-to-man defense and managed to narrow the lead.  The first period ended with Warren County on top by the score of 13-11.

The Tigers pulled ahead in a closely fought second period to take a 2 point lead to the locker room by the score of 19-17.

The third quarter was all Washington-Wilkes.  The Tigers outscored the Devils by 7.  Warren County was only able to manage to score on a free throw and found themselves trailing by the score of 27-18 at the end of the period.

The Devils made a run in the beginning of the 4th quarter as they narrowed with back-to-back 3 point shots.  Washington-Wilkes would hold on however to win by the score of 33-26.

Both Warren County Middle School teams will be in action at home again Monday afternoon starting at 4:00 against Louisville.