Ware County Athletics

Athletic Results 1/12/2024 *The Gator Guns Rifle Team traveled over to Statesboro to take on the Blue Devils. The Gator Guns came away with the victory by a score of 1124 with 38 center shots to Statesboro’s 1117 with 49 center shots. Top Gators for the Gator Guns was Makayla Whitley with a score of 286, Austin Griffis with a score of 285, Neve Smoak with a score of 278, and Gabrielle Howard with a score of 275. *Our Gator Basketball teams were again on the road in Region 1 - 5A action as they traveled to Evans, GA to take on Greenbrier High School. The Lady Gators defeated the Wolf Pack by a score of 48 - 36. The Lady Gators are now 12 - 5 overall and 2 - 1 in Region 1 - 5A. The Varsity Boys also defeated the Wolf Pack in the Region 1 - 5A showdown by a score of 89 - 69 with Jarvis Wright scoring an incredible 47 points, Kevin Ramsey with an impressive 21 points, and Darius Ward coming in with 10 points. The Boys are now 10 - 7 overall and 2 - 1 in Region 1 - 5A. The Gator Wrestling team will be in action tomorrow in Greenbrier for the Region 1 - 5A Area Dual Championships. Matches will start around noon as weigh ins are set for 11:00 AM. Our Basketball Teams will be in Region action again as we host the Trojans of Coffee County in the Gator Den for Senior Night and Rec Night. JV Girls will tipoff at 4:00 PM. Jv Boys will Follow. Varsity Girls will begin at 6:00 PM while the Varsity Boys will tipoff at 7:40 PM. Tickets are set at $7.00 and can be purchased online at gofan.co or at the gate. We hope to see everyone in the Gator Den tomorrow are as we continue Basketball region play. If you can’t make the action, please click on the links below to stream through our NFHS website with production from Ross Bedford and our WCHS Stream Team as well as play by play with Shawn Smoak from 912 - Sports. Ware County High School vs. Coffee High School. Watch Boys And Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Saturday, Jan 13th, 2024 at 4:00 PM EST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ware-county-high-school-waycross-ga/gamdee05506b1 Ware County High School vs. Coffee High School. Watch Boys And Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball Saturday, Jan 13th, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST on the NFHS Network! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ware-county-high-school-waycross-ga/gam3d94a615d6 912sports.net/broadcasts (Click on the Listen Now button under the Gator Head) Go Gators!

Athletic Results 1/20/2024: 9th Grade Gator Basketball Teams traveled over to Coffee County to take on the Trojans. The 9th Grade Girls fell in a battle to the Trojans by a score of 33 - 29. The 9th Grade Boys had a great game and defeated the Trojans by a score of 54 - 19. Congratulations to these Gators for their efforts. Go Gators!

Gator Athletics 1/10/2024: 9th Grade Basketball @ Coffee. Girls are set for 5:00 PM / Boys set for 6:30 PM. Go Gators!

Athletic Results 1/8/2024: Ware County shot a 1149(55x) Bradwell Institute shot a 966(13x) Congratulations 🎉 Austin Griffis who qualified for State shooting a 292(16x) Top Gators 🐊 Austin Griffis 292(16x) Gabbie Howard 288(15x) Neve Smoak 288(13x) Makayla Whitley 281(11x) Also shooting tonight for the Gators Camydn Thornton 274(7x) Shonda Moseley 273(6x) Harper Petty 270(8x) Autumn Buskirk 268(6x) Angel Hernandez 267(12x) Macy Tatum 265(6x) Nicholis Hensley 258(5x) Nazz Hernandez 253(2x) Aniston Pittman 248(3x) Ben Dean 243(7x) Karlee Carter 209(2x) Bradwell top shooters Keira Burnside-Pope 252(4x) Calvin Steele 250(3x) Nathan Ramirez 242(4x) Matias Rodriguez 222(2x) Also shooting for Bradwell Xiomara Cruz 208(1x) Jacob Rosenstrauch 135(1x) Ethan Griffith 207 Damien Aguilar 199(2x) Logan Tenorio 189(1x) Christopher Sawyer 145 Landon DeYoung 104

Athletic Results 1/5/2024: JV Girls Basketball defeated Jenkins by a score of37 - 37 and are now 6 - 2. JV Boys Basketball defeated Jenkins by a score of 28 - 25 and are now 6 - 1. Varsity Girls Basketball defeated Jenkins in a Region 1 - 5A Showdown by a score of 47 - 40 and are now 11 - 5 overall and 1 - 1 in Region 1 - 5A. Varsity Boys Basketball defeated Jenkins in a Region 1 - 5A showdown by a score of 58 - 50 and are now 9 - 7 overall and 1 - 1 in Region 1 - 5A. Next up for the Gator Basketball Teams will be Coffee in another Region 1 - 5A matchup on Tuesday 1/9/2024 in the Gator Den. JV Girls will tipoff at 4:00 PM, Varsity Girls at 6:00 PM, and the Varsity Boys will finish the evening off at 7:30 PM. Tickets will be available online at gofan.co as well as at the gate and are set for $7.00. In Rifle action, the Gator Guns defeated Benedictine by a score of 1142 with 63 Center Shots to Benedictine's 1112 with 52 Center Shots. Top Gators for tonight's were Austin Griffis with a score of 289, Makayla Whitley with a score of 289, Gabbie Howard with a score of 283, and Neve Smoak with a score of 281. Next up for the Rifle team will be Monday 1/8/2024 as they welcome the Bradwell Tigers to the range for a 5:00 PM match time. The Gator Wrestling team was in action at the Packer Classic in Moultrie today and will continue tomorrow. Results will come at the conclusion of the tournament tomorrow. Go Gators!

On Thursday, Coach Lingenfelter and her staff carried the Girls Basketball Team over to Moultrie for the Christmas Break Tournament. The Girls defeated Rickards out of Florida by a score of 65 - 47. Coach Williams and his staff took his Gator Basketball team to Atlanta to take on Hillgrove in the Tournament of Champions. The Boys competed against top ranked Hillgrove and fell in a battle 70 - 67. All of Gators Athletics have had a busy and productive Christmas Break and can't wait to see what 2024 brings. Go Gators!

Ware Co. VB 🏀 lost to Archer in the @ClassicToc 69-60 in Wheeler County. The Gators move to 8-6 on the season. Jarvis Wright @thejarviswright 24pts, Kevin Ramsey 15pts, Williams Simmons @will_iam1233 11pts. 10/22 from the FT. The Boys will be in action again in Wheeler county as they tipoff with top ranked Hillgrove at 1:00 PM. The Girls will be traveling over to Colquitt County to take on Rickards, Florida at 5:30 PM in the Colquitt Christmas Tournament. Make the short trip to Moultrie to support Your Lady Gators. Go Gators!

Athletic Results 12/21/2023: The Gator Basketball teams traveled over to Brunswick to compete in their Christmas Tournament. The Lady Gators faced off with Tift County as Ridgeland had to back out of the tournament for unknown reasons. The Lady Gators competed hard but fell by a score of 64 - 46. The Lady Gators are not 7 - 2 overall. The Varsity Boys squared off with Brunswick and defeated the Pirates by a score of 80 - 65. The Gators are now sitting at 7 - 4 overall. Next Up Friday 12/22/2023: Lady Gators take on Warner Robins in Brunswick. Tipoff is set for 4:00 PM. Varsity Boys take on Glynn Academy in Brunswick at 5:30 PM. Wrestling @ Valdosta Wildcat Invitational Go Gators!

As Always, It was a great day to be a Gator. First off our wrestling team traveled over to Brantley County and came away with the win by a score of 48 - 31. For complete dual and individual results, please visit ww.warecountywrestling.com. In Basketball action, the Gators played host to Fitzgerald. The Gators came away with three wins. The now 5 - 1 JV Boys won by a score of 54 - 32. The Varsity girls defeated the Hurricanes by a score of 50 - 29 and are now 7 - 1 overall, and the Varsity Boys ousted the Hurricanes by a score of 63 - 49 and are now 5 - 4 overall. Go Gators!

It's Gameday in the Swamp! The Basketball Teams will host 3 games today as they host Fitzgerald. JV Boys will tipoff at 4:30, Varsity Girls at 6:30, and the Varsity Boys team is set for 7:30PM. Please come out to the Gator Den to support your Gator Basketball Teams. Tickets are set for $7.00 and can be purchased online at gofan.co as well as at the gate. If you can't make it to the Gator Den, please use the following link to stream the events: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ware-county-high-school-waycross-ga/gamac05f69d5d Go Gators!

Ware County Gator Athletic Results 12/16/2023: It was a very busy weekend for the Gator Wrestling Team as Coach Eichfeld carried his wrestling team over to Yulee Florida for a 2 day Friday and Saturday Dual Tournament. The Gators went 7 - 2 and finished second in the field. In round 1, the Gators defeated Charlton by a score of 62 - 12. In round 2, the Gators defeated Beachside by a score of 60 - 16. In round three, the Gators fell in a hard fought dual to Fernandina Beach by a score of 35 - 45. In round four, the Gators ran away in the 66 - 9 dual to Bolles. In round five, the Gators defeated Ridgeview by a score of 38 - 33 leading into the win over Steinbrenner by a score of 44 - 34. Round seven put the Gators against Ed White where they came away with a 72 - 6 victory followed by the round nine victory over University Christian by a shutout score of 78 - 0. The Finals put the Gators against the host Yulee High School where they fell just short of winning the tournament by a score of 30 - 43. The Gators are now 23 - 7 in dual action for the season. Huge congrats to our Gator Wrestling team. You can find complete tournament team and individual results by visiting www.warecountywrestling.com. In basketball Action this weekend, Coach Lingenfelter and Coach Williams carried the Gator Basketball teams over to Clinch County on Friday for four games. The JV Girls came away with the win by a score of 48 - 16, the JV Boys came away with a win by a score of 28 - 22. In Varsity Action, the Lady Gators came away with the win with a score of 62 - 38 while the Varsity Boys fell in Overtime by a score of 65 - 57. On Saturday, the Gator Basketball team was again on the road in Worth County as they took on the Rams in both JV and Varsity Action. The JV Girls defeated Worth County by a score of 46 - 9. The Varsity Girls came away after some adversity with a 63 - 36 victory. The Varsity Boys ended the night with a victory over the Rams by a score of 79 - 60. Huge congrats to our Gator Basketball teams. We also want to give a huge shoutout to our Waycross Middle Bulldogs Girls and Boys Basketball teams for coming away with the SEGMSC Championship this weekend.

Basketball Results Vs. Clinch 12/15/2023 JV Girls Win by a score or 48 - 16 JV Boys Win by a score of 28 - 22 Varsity Girls Win by a score of 62 - 38 Varsity Boys Fall in Overtime by a score of 65 - 57 *Next Up: Saturday 12/16/2023 @ Worth County. JV Girls tipoff at 3:00 PM. Varsity Girls tipoff at 4:40 PM, while the Varsity Boys will begin at 6:00 PM. Go Gators!

Athletic Results 12/12/2023: It was a very busy day for the Gators yesterday. The wrestling team traveled over to Tift County to take on the &A Powerhouse Blue Devils. The Gators fell in a hard fault 42 - 36 dual and move now to 16 - 5 in Dual Action. The Gator Basketball team traveled over to Hinesville to open up Region play last night. The JV boys fell by a score of 57 - 28. The Varsity Girls could not overcome multiple turnovers and fell by a score of 38 - 35. The Lady Gators are now 4 -1 overall and 0 -1 Region 1 - 5A. The Varsity Boys also had a tough day falling to Bradwell by a score of 70 - 50. The Varsity Boys are now 4 - 3 overall and 0 - 1 in the region. Go Gators!

Athletic Results 12/9/2023 It was a very busy weekend for the Gators.  First off the Wrestling team traveled to Effingham for the 22nd Rebel invitational.  The Gators finished 3rd out of 24 teams with six placers.  Jordan Maxwell competed at the 113 lb weight class and finished 6th.  Rodrigo Reyes competed at the 126 lb weight class and finished 5th.  Gunter Fore competed at the 157 lb weight class and finished 6th.  Wyatt Deal competed at the 175 lb weight class and was the tournament champion.  Noah Lucas competed at the 190 lb weight class and came in second.  While Jebare George competed at the 285 lb weight class and lost to the defending state champion to finish 2nd.  For complete team and individual results, please visit www.warecountywrestling.com.  In Basketball action, the 9th grade teams hosted and swept Coffee County in the Gator Den.  The 9th Grade Girls came away with the victory by a score of 37 - 29 while the 9th Grade Boys won by a score of 51 - 36.  The Varsity Girls team was off while the Varsity Boys team traveled to Wheeler High School to take on Heritage High in the Battle at the Peach.  The Gators fell in a tough one by a score of 51 - 37.  Our Gator Swim Team Hosted the Gator Invitational and both girls and boys came in second out of the 4 and 5 team field respectively. GO GATORS!

It's a jammed packed day of action for the Gators today. -Wrestling will be in Effingham for Day 2 of the Rebel Invitational. -Swim is hosting the Gator Invitational at the YMCA. -9th grade girls and boys basketball is hosting Coffee County in the Gator Den. Girls tipoff at 10:00 AM while the boys will follow. tickets are set at $7.00 and can be purchased at the gate or gofan.co. -Varsity Boys Basketball travels to Wheeler High School to take on Heritage in The Battle at the Peach Tournament. Tipoff is set for 9:00 PM. Go Gators!

Athletic Results Wednesday 12/6/2023 9th Grade Girls Basketball defeats Camden by a score of 41 - 19. 9th Grade Boys Basketball defeats Camden by a score of 55 - 42. Go Gators!

It's Gameday in The Swamp. In basketball action tonight the 9th grade teams will host Camden County in the Swamp. 9th Grade Girls tipoff at 5:30 PM. 9th Grade Boys begin at 7:30 PM. Tickets are set at $7.00 and can be purchased at the gate or gofan.co. Go Gators!

Gator Athletic Results Tuesday 12/5/2023 Basketball: -JV Boys Basketball defeats Brantley by a score of 42 - 7 (5 - 0) -Varsity Girls Basketball defeats Brantley by a score of 48 - 18 (3 - 0) -Varsity Boys Basketball defeats Brantley by a score of 79 - 58 (4 - 1) Wrestling: -Ware defeats TCC on the road by a score of 40 - 36 -Ware defeats Lowndes on the road by a score of 48 - 18 *Ware Wrestling is now 16 - 4 over in team duals. *For complete individual results please visit www.warecountywrestling.com Go Gators!

Gators are in action again today. The wrestling team will head over to Lowndes for a Tri Meet. First match is set to begin at 5:00 PM. Basketball will be in action at home in the Gator Den as they host the Herons of Brantley County. JV Boys are set to tipoff at 4:30 PM. Varsity Girls action will begin at 6:00 PM. The Varsity Boys will conclude today's events by tipping off at 7:30 PM. Tickets are set for $7.00 and can be purchased at the gate or gofan.co. Come out and support your Gators! Go Gators!

The Gator Basketball teams had a huge Friday evening Vs. Glynn Academy. The JV Girls defeated Glynn by a score of 44 - 11. The JV Boys would follow this with a win by a score of 51 - 20. The Varsity action netted the Lady Gators win number 2 on the evening by ousting the Terrors by a score of 53 - 48. The Varsity Boys would play a very hard fault game but fell in a nail biter by a score of 76 - 74. Up next for the Gators Basketball Team will be Tuesday 12/5/2023 in the Gator Den as we host the Herons of Brantley County. Action will start at 4:00 PM with the JV Boys. Varsity Girls will tipoff at 6:00 PM. The nightcap will be the Varsity Boys scheduled for 7:30 PM. Tickets for all three games are set at $7.00 and can be purchased online through gofan.co or at the gate. Lets pack the gym as we support out Gator Basketball Teams. Go Gators!