Lanier County High School
| Lanier County High School | |
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| Address | |
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52 West Patten Avenue Lakeland, Georgia, 31635-6839 United States | |
| Coordinates | 31°02′16″N 83°04′37″W / 31.037650°N 83.076987°WCoordinates: 31°02′16″N 83°04′37″W / 31.037650°N 83.076987°W[1] |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Lanier County School District |
| Principal | Howard Akers |
| Asst. Principal | Clark Clay |
| Teaching staff | 27 FTE[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 487[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14:1[2] |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | 2A |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Team name | Lanier County Bulldogs |
| Telephone | (229) 482-3868 |
| Fax | (229) 482-3368 |
| Website | http://www.lanier.k12.ga.us/LCHS/ |
Lanier County High School is a high school in Lakeland, Georgia, United States. The school is part of the Lanier County School District which serves Lanier County.[3]
LCHS serves grades 9-12.
Athletics
Lanier County High School is a class A school. It participates in most major sports, including football, baseball, and basketball. The 1955 men's basketball team won the GHSA State Championship. Lanier county is known for their basketball program having been dominant mostly in recent years. In 2009, the Bulldogs somehow landed 4 foreign exchange students: Malick Kone, Junior Gnonkonde, Teddy Somolo, and Emmanuel Ezoua. With them the Bulldogs found themselves deep in the state playoffs, deepest being the GHSA final four in 2012 against Whitefield Academy. With all the talent and the addition of Anthony Ethridge the year before, the Bulldogs always seemed to come up short.
Baseball has been a big part of Lanier county sports as well, former players include Coach John White (also one of the most successful baseball coaches in the state of Georgia), Alex Lee, Ethan Mccrae, Josh Fender, Will Branch, Andrew Johnson, Codey Freaky, Austin Cook, Jordan Patten, and many more standouts. Coming close in 2008, the Bulldogs had one of their most successful seasons as they crushed through the regular season on the way to a playoff run. Ryan White (son of Coach White) had one of the most dominant pitching performances against Shly County as he gave up one run in 7 innings. Later in the game Josh Fender hit the game-winning "walk off" grand slam to seal the victory and send the bulldogs to the Elite 8 to face Landmark Christian. However the Bulldogs came up short against the private school, ending the season in disappointing fashion.
Football came to Lanier County in 1997 and has never really been a threat in the division. However in 2006, the Bulldogs advanced to the playoffs for the first time in school history and would face Randolph-Clay County. The head coach of the Bulldogs, Daniel "Coach Mac" Macfather, would leave Lanier County to coach the rival in following years. Notable Gridiron stars include Sylvester West, Demono Nelms, Greg Sealy, Devonte Flowers, Christopher Macutchin, Jeremy Ryan, Lance Davis, Domenick Calhoun, and Anthony Ethridge. In 2012, DE Junior Gnonkonde became the first Division 1 signee as he signed with the North Carolina Tar Heels. Lanier County's biggest football rival are the Clinch County Panthers. Since their inauguration year, the Bulldogs are 0-15 against the Panthers. However in 2012 the Bulldogs held the Panthers to only a field goal, but that would prove to be enough as the Bulldogs couldn't score a single point.
References
- ↑ "Free US Geocoder". Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "school-stats.com". Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ↑ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 22, 2010.
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