VHS Splits With Coffee

The Vidalia High School basketball teams hosted the Paul Thigpen Christmas Classic last week and took on Coffee County on Wednesday night to kick it off. The Lady Indians fell to the Trojans, but the boys took the win from the 5A school.

Girls vs. Coffee

The Lady Indians fell behind early in the game as Coffee jumped out to a 21-5 leadin the first quarter. They extended that lead in the second to 3412.

Coffee kept up the pressure in the third quarter, taking a 50-21 lead into the fourth. Coffee took the win, 62-33 over Vidalia.

Boys vs. Coffee

The boys also took on the Trojans on Wednesday night, but they got the win over the larger school. Vidalia won their game 71-67 over Coffee.

The Lady Indians are now 4-6 on the season and are 1-1 in Region play. The boys are 7-3 on the year and are also 1-1 in Region action.

After presstime for this issue the Lady Indians faced Statesboro on Thursday and Telfair County on Friday in the Christmas Classic. The boys took on Dublin and Telfair County. Both teams played against Brantley County on Tuesday of this week, and will be back in action on Friday as they host Windsor Forest at 6:00 p.m. They will then host Portal on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.