Class A Div. II Blog: Lake Oconee Academy wins third-straight GADA Director's Cup

Lake Oconee Academy won its third-straight Class A Div. II Directors Cupcompiling 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 Academys run to the GADA Directors 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 Scholars Academy had a strong year with a seventh-place overall finish and the schools first-ever volleyball state title in the combined Class A bracket.

In baseball, Lanier County rallied past Wilcox County for the programs 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 Countys 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 Hendrixwho 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 4800 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 Directors 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 Scholars 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