Audrey McElhaney hits the 1,000 point mark
Lady Devils finish season with a heartbreaker
The Lady Devils had a very successful 2015-16 year. They won the 1st place trophy at the Thomasville HoopFest Holiday Tournament then finished the year with their second Region 1-AAAAAA title in a row. This has only been done two other times in the history of the Tifton/Tift County High School girls basketball. The other times back-to-back region championships were won was 1948-49, the Tifton High School girls team, and 1967-68 by the Tift County Angels.
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The Tift County Girls Basketball Booster Club
The Tift County Girls Basketball Booster club helps raise money for the team. For more information on how you can donate your time or financially please contact head coach, Julie Conner at jconner@tiftschools.com or at 229-848-4400 or club treasurer, Kevin Robinson.
The Coaches
Coach Julie Conner has led the Tift County High School Lady Devils to four region championships and six state playoff appearances, including a trip to the elite eight. A former Lady Devil standout herself, she played college ball at Georgia College and also coached basketball for 10 years at the college level. This is her ninth year coaching the Lady Devils and 25th year coaching overall. Coach Caleb Rice returns for his third year as an assistant on the varsity staff. Coach Bryson Daniels, who coached the 6th grade team last year to a championship, should be a great addition to the staff this year.
In the last two years we have had two excellent coaches move on to head coaching positions. In the Summer of 2015 Erick Willis took the head girls coaching job at North Oconee high school, where he won the region championship in his very first year. Last spring, coach Shan Garner left the staff to take a boy's head basketball coaching position at Pierce County. We wish him them both well in their coaching positions.
The following former Lady Devils who have played under Coach Conner have received academic or athletic scholarships:
Dale Adaway Georgia College and State University
Moneshia Goldsboro Santa Fe College
Alexis Johnson Barton College
Dorian Jordan Darton College
Staceyanna Murrell Tuskegee University
Raven Ashley East Georgia College
Tionna Barnes Chattahochee Valley Community College
Brakia Bateman Chattahoochee Valley Community College
Jessi Byrnes Point University (Basketball & Volleyball)
Carlie Couch Furman University (Soccer)
Kendall Couch Lander University (Soccer)
Alexandria Covington Albany State University
Jessica Covington Clayton State University
Raven Denson Chattahoochee Valley Community College
Dee Dee Deshazer Columbus State University
Laken Johnson Southern Union/Barton College
Blakely McClellan Valdosta State University (Soccer)
Amber McKenzie Albany State University
Noelle Okongwu Albany State University
