Sports

CMS boys win, SMMS girls fall in title games

Camden County was represented in both the boys and girls basketball title games of the Coastal Georgia Middle School Athletic Conference last Thursday at Camden County High. The Camden Middle boys completed a 19-0 season by rallying past Glynn, while the St.

Perfect 10: Rifle ’Cats finish regular season unbeaten

Their aim staying true, the rifle ’Cats closed a perfect 10-0 regular season last Thursday and Friday by dispatching visiting Glynn Academy and Benedictine. The wins pushed Camden’s regular-season record to 50-3 over the past five years, according to coach Stephen Banta.

Boys net 1-7A road win; girls hammer New Hampstead at home

The Camden County High girls soccer team ran roughshod over New Hampstead last week, and the boys netted an important Region 1-7A road win. The Lady Wildcats got two goals apiece from Kayden Humberson, Whitney Ross and Shania Hardy (assist) in an 8-0 non-region stroll Feb.

Westlake boys top CCHS in hoops playoff, 53-42

The Camden County High boys hoopsters concluded a 14-14 season Feb. 22 with a 53-42 loss at Westlake in a first-round Class 7A playoff. The Wildcats, the third-seeds from Region 1, got a team-high 14 points from DeNigel Cooper.

’Cats rally for 7A traditional crown

A few weeks after retaining the state Class 7A duals gold, the Camden County High wrestlers maintained their iron grip on the state traditional by thwarting Buford’s bid last weekend in Macon.

Wildcat boys third in 1-7A basketball

The Wildcat boys cagers took the third seed to the state Class 7A tournament after hammering Colquitt in the third-place game last week at the Region 1-7A shootout in Valdosta. Camden County (14-13) was scheduled to visit Region 2 third-seed Westlake (16-11) Feb.

Felix finding footing with Georgia Tech football

Jamie Felix’s first season of college football was an eye-opener, and the former Wildcat standout sees brighter days ahead on the Georgia Tech gridirons. “It went really good,” Felix said last Saturday at the Ryan DeZouche FCA golf tournament at Osprey Cove.

Wildcats paste Valdosta in 1-7A soccer twinbill

Valdosta was no match for Camden County on the soccer pitch last Friday, as CCHS netted two Region 1-7A shutout victories at Chris Gilman Stadium. The boys scored all of their goals in the second half of a 4-0 triumph, their first overall of the season.

Diamond ’Cats top Islands in nine innings

Some extra-inning magic last week brought the Wildcats’ second diamond win in as many outings before a north Georgia team gave Camden County its first loss two days later.

Rifle ’Cats stay unbeaten, stop Beach

Firing their second-highest overall score, the Camden County High rifle ’Cats (8-0) moved within two wins of an undefeated regular season last Friday. The Wildcats outclassed visiting Beach, 1,173-921 behind four counting scores of 289 or better.