Lake Oconee Academy won its third-straight Class A Div. II Director’s Cup—compiling a 1036 point total. The Titans swept the three categories and won the girls total (607) and boys total (429) topping runner-up Metter (505) and Georgia Military (390) respectively. Lake Oconee Academy’s run to the GADA Director’s Cup was fueled by state championships in Competition Cheer, boys and girls golf and boys soccer. The Titans earned 84 points for both its girls and boys tennis teams after third-place finishes, 90 points for girls soccer and also top 5 finishes in cross country.
The Bowdon Red Devils took 100 points for football for the third-straight season after winning another state title and Elite Scholar’s Academy had a strong year with a seventh-place overall finish and the school’s first-ever volleyball state title in the combined Class A bracket.
In baseball, Lanier County rallied past Wilcox County for the program’s second-straight baseball state title. Lanier County defended its state title and climbed out of a 1-0 hole in the series after a 5-1 loss with a 16-6 victory in Game 2 and a 4-1 championship-clinching victory on Wednesday at JI Clements Stadium. Senior Ashton Cook led the Bulldogs at the mound with just three hits allowed in seven innings pitched. Offensively, Stone Carey drove in a pair of runs and Ashton Cook and his brother Cayden Cook also recorded RBI. Wilcox County’s Tre Griffin threw 95 pitches and went six innings with four strikeouts and four earned runs.
Earlier this month in track and field, Mitchell County prevailed with a 54-52 two-point victory over Warren County to capture the state title. On the girls side, Claxton tallied a larger cushion and defeated runner-up Elite Scholars Academy 74-52. Mitchell County won its second-straight boys state title and third all-time (1957) and Claxton became a first-ever state champion.
Claxton was led to victory by junior Hannah Hendrix—who placed first in the Pole Vault and Discus. Senior teammate Jada Jordan finished first in the Discus and Shotput. On the boys side, Mitchell County took first place in the 4×800 relays. Bowdon sophomore Averi Lowen swept the 1600 and 3200 meter races and also placed second in the 800 meter.
The baseball state championships will take center stage next Tuesday with Lanier County and Wilcox County will open with its double-header on Tuesday. Top-ranked Lanier County swept Bowdon in the semifinals and Wilcox County is coming off a 7-3 Game 3 victory over ECI this past Thursday.
2024-25 Final GADA Director’s Cup Standings
1. Lake Oconee Academy: 1036
2. Metter: 865
3. Georgia Military: 762
4. Bryan County: 679
5. Schley County: 597
CLASS A DIV. II 2024-25 State Champions
FALL
Competition Cheerleading: Lake Oconee Academy
Cross Country
-Boys: Georgia Military College
-Girls: Atlanta Classical Academy
Football: Bowdon
Volleyball: Elite Scholar’s Academy (Class A)
Fast-Pitch Softball: Emanuel County Institute
WINTER
Basketball
-Boys: Savannah
-Girls: Wilcox County
SPRING
Track & Field
-Boys: Mitchell County
-Girls: Claxton
Baseball: Lanier County
Soccer
-Boys: Lake Oconee Academy
-Girls: Atlanta Classical
Golf
-Boys: Lake Oconee Academy
-Girls: Lake Oconee Academy
Tennis
-Boys: Early County
-Girls: Telfair County
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