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Mat Leopards competing at Panther Invitational

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Friday, December 4. 2009
At right, Banks County junior Javier Padron, shown from last season’s action, takes down his opponent. Banks competes this weekend in the Panther Invitational at Jackson County. The Leopards will face several tough teams including Jefferson, East Jackson and Apalachee. The Leopards results from Tuesday’s match against Jackson and Flowery ... [Full Story »] 

Leopards rush to prepare for Rabun

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Thursday, December 3. 2009
In what was described by coach Mike Ruth as a game that is pushing Banks back to the drawing board, the Leopards opened the basketball season with a 48-79 loss to Lakeview Academy. Monday’s game saw Banks lose 44 turnovers, the most in one game that Ruth has ever seen. “Lakeview is good, but they are not that much better than us,” said ... [Full Story »] 

Lady Leopards prepare for Rabun Co. on Friday

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Wednesday, December 2. 2009
Monday’s rematch with Lakeview handed the Lady Leopards their first win of the season, 46-34. Banks County is now 1-1 as the ladies enter into their first region game on Friday. Banks County hosts Rabun County this week. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. on Friday. Rabun County is 5-0 overall, with one region win over Walnut Grove. Last season, Rabun made ... [Full Story »] 

BCHS takes on Jackson Co. and Flowery Branch

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Wednesday, November 25. 2009
Banks County’s Mat Leopards are poised for another exciting wrestling season. Last season, the Leopard grapplers finished tied for 12th with East Jackson at the state tournament. This year, Banks County is setting high goals as fifth year coach Kasey Hanley expects each grappler to aim for being a state champion. “Our goals are the same ... [Full Story »] 

Lady Leoaprds fall in opener

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Wednesday, November 25. 2009
It was a rough start for the Lady Leopards’ basketball season. Banks County fell to Lakeview’s Lady Lions 40-34. The Lady Leopards will have a chance to redeem themselves next Monday as Banks County boys and girls travel to Lakeview to take on the Lions. Tip-off for the girls is 6 p.m. with the boys game to follow. Last Thursday’s game ... [Full Story »] 

Leopards kick-start new rivalry at scrimmage

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Friday, November 20. 2009
The Banks County Leopards’ are lacing up their sneakers for another basketball season with high hopes set to improve upon last years’ 14-12 record. “I think we are going to be a competitive team,” said coach Mike Ruth. “We have a lot of quickness. In fact, this is the smallest and fastest team we have had since I have been coaching at ... [Full Story »] 

Lady Leopards open against Lakeview

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Wednesday, November 18. 2009
The Lady Leopards are pumped up and ready to hit the court for the start of another basketball season. The major change to this year’s lineup is the lack of seniors on the team, but coach Jerry King is confident in the abilities of his strong core of experienced players to help mold the rising players. “[We want to] steadily improve as the ... [Full Story »] 

Friday Night Lights for November 13, 2009

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Friday, November 13. 2009
Find out all of the local scores from the 2009 playoffs. This week Apalachee, Commerce, East Jackson and Jefferson look to push throught the first round of the state playoffs. Scroll to bottom for the scoreboard. If you were at a game and the score is not posted, let us know the outcome in the comments. Apalachee vs. Starr's Mill Apalachee - ... [Full Story »] 

BCHS runners finish in top ten

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Friday, November 13. 2009
The final weeks of the 2009 cross country season has been quite an experience for the Banks County boys’ team. Banks County’s Leopard runners came away from the region meet in third place, and qualified to compete in the state meet this past Saturday in Carrollton. According to head coach Kelly McDuffie, the team was getting focused on the ... [Full Story »] 

Banks falls to Union 20-48 for 2-8 record

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Thursday, November 12. 2009
Another Leopard gridiron season closed last Friday night, as Banks County ended the season 2-8 overall after falling to Union County 20-48. While the 2009 season record will stand as the worst season, record wise, since 2006, coach Blair Armstrong was not that unpleased with the performance Banks County put forth during the season. Throughout ... [Full Story »] 
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