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ECRP all-stars shine
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Members of the Effingham County Recreation and Parks Flea Boys team from Sand Hill are Ethan Atkins, Blaine Burnsed, Carson Conaway, Nicholas Cooper, Andrew Darrow IV, Aubrey Heath, Griffin Howe, Peyton Kirby, Chase Litchfield, Cohen Perry, Jensen Privette, Tanner Reich and Nicholas Sessions. Coaches are Jerry Reich, Rusty Sessions and Jeff Kirby. - photo by Photo provided

The Effingham County Recreation and Parks Flea Boys team from Sand Hill placed second in the GRPA state tournament, held July 12 in Cordele.

After a first-round bye, they beat Washington County, lost to Rincon, beat Washington County again, beat Rincon and then lost to Rincon in the championship game.

The ECRP Junior Girls all-stars finished second in the GRPA 1st District tournament, falling to Twin City.

ECHS rolls past Greenbrier, 37-7
John Ford
Effingham County football coach John Ford directed his team to two wins during a brutal stretch of three games in nine days all in the Augusta area. (Mark Lastinger for the Effingham Herald.)
By Donald Heath Special for the Effingham Herald
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