Spartan Swim and Dive Teams Have Great Season

The Spartan Swim and Dive Team had a fantastic season this year, ending with a State Championship for the boys’ team and a third place trophy for the girls’ team. At the State Meet, there were twelve team records broken, six All-American Consideration times, and two Automatic All-American times achieved.

“I couldn’t be prouder of our Boys’ and Girls’ State Teams! All their hard work, dedication and determination was rewarded with fantastic performances! Everyone on the team stepped up and swam to the best of their abilities with almost everyone swimming lifetime best times. It was a coach’s dream come true,” says the ecstatic Coach Beth McGee.

The boys score was tied with Wesleyan going into the last relay of the meet, but the Spartan 400 free relay team, consisting of DJ Boutté, Wesley Pate, Chase Flint, and Will Freeman, swam an astounding race and dropped six seconds of their time from preliminaries, to tie up the meet.  The Dive Team scored points for placed divers for the first time in GACS history.

Congratulations to all the Spartan Swimmers for a record-breaking season!

Spartan Basketball Takes Region

The boys’ basketball team defeated Decatur last night 63–34 to claim the Region 6 AA championship. The Spartans will play at home this Friday night in the 1st round of the state tournament. Following the game last night the Region 6 AA Team of the Year was announced. Selected to the team were Trent Wiedeman, Paul Dawson, Elliott Long, and Malcolm Brogdon was named Player of the Year.

The Lady Spartans defeated Buford 55-50 in the Region 6AA championship game. The team was led by freshman Kristina Nelson with 28 points and 12 rebounds, Sierra Lawrence with 10 points, and Peyton Whitted with 8 points. The win captures the region #1 seed for the state tournament and guarantees the first 2 games to be played at GAC! The girls will play the #4 seed from Region 7AA on Saturday in the first round.

An estimated 1,500 basketball fans attended these region finals in the GACS Forum on Monday, February 22. Continue cheering on the Spartan teams as they roll on into state competition. Go, Spartans!

GAC Boys’ Team Wins State Swim Title

In swim & dive, the Spartan boys’ team won the State Championship in the Class A-AAAA swim meet, held on the campus of Westminster, Thursday, February 18. The GAC boys scored 271 points, finishing ahead of Wesleyan (264) and Westminster (248).

The girls’ team did very well also, taking 3rd place in state action. The GAC girls totaled 198.5 points, finishing behind perennial powers Marist (325) and Westminster (277.5).

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Spartans Men Dominate Region Play

SPARTAN boys’ varsity basketball continues to dominate the region. They have currently won twenty games and lost one game to Melrose High School in Tennessee during the Arby’s Classic, held in December in Bristol, Tennessee.

This record places GACS number one in the AA division for boys’ basketball in the state of Georgia. The boys’ varsity basketball team will be having its Region tournament this weekend, and would appreciate support from the fans. Come out and support the team as they head for success in the post-season.

Spartans Make it to Finals in Arby’s Classic

If you missed it, GAC fans enjoyed watching the Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team on CSS, January 12th. The program reviewed the entire Arby’s Annual Tournament, held again this year in Bristol, TN. The final match-up, which included GAC and Memphis Melrose, was aired in its entirety.

Coach Eddie Martin and his Spartans fought hard and never gave up despite the 55-51 loss to Memphis. Both teams went into the holiday tournament undefeated.

This was the 27th Annual Arby’s Classic. It has gained the reputation of including the best teams and involves a grueling 10-round contest. Making it to the final contest and coming close to bringing the championship trophy back to Atlanta is an accomplishment that Spartan fans won’t soon forget. GO SPARTANS!

Read more about the Spartans in Bristol.
Final match-up: GACS vs Memphis Melrose