The Chargers’ season came to a close on March 9 after a 75-65 loss in the NJCAA Region XVII championship game against the number 2 seed in the tournament, Central Georgia Technical College.

The team had advanced to the tournament final game by defeating Andrew College, the number 1 seed 92-80 on March 8.

The Chargers finished with a 23-10 regular season record.

The Chargers’ Carl Johnson has been named GCAA Co-Freshman Player of the Year. GHC’s Khalyl Waters was named to the GCAA All-Region team, and Derrick Cook was named to the GCAA All-Region second team.

The Chargers will be playing at Gordon College Tuesday, March 5 to begin the 2019 GCAA Men’s basketball tournament.

You can watch the game on http://thegcaa.com/sports/mbkb/index or search for thegcaa.com and select men’s basketball under sports.

David Greer – Photo by Kayley Agan

The Chargers were ahead going into the second half but let that lead go. Central Georgia Technical College would tie the game with eight minutes left. The Chargers took back the lead, but would lose it again due to poor shooting from the field and 3 point range. Central Georgia Technical won 79-75.

Phillip Gaffney, Director of Athletics and head men’s coach, said, “We started off great but got into foul trouble. We also didn’t shoot the ball well either.” Gaffney talked about what was said to the players after the loss at home. “We just told them to keep their heads high and keep working,” Gaffney said.

The Chargers future is still in the air, but it is likely that they will host the quarterfinal on March 5.

The Chargers will play their last game at Andrew College on Saturday, March 2 at 3 p.m.

Derrick Cook – Photo by Kayley Agan

Derrick Cook – Photo by Kayley Agan

The Lady Chargers last home game will be 5:30 p.m. tomorrow Wednesday, Feb. 20, against South Georgia Technical College, conference leader. GHC is second in conference standings. If the Lady Chargers can stay in second place, then they will host a regional quarter game on Tuesday, Feb. 26.

The Chargers are second in conference play with a record of 10-3. Their next home game will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 against current conference leader Central Georgia Technical College. If the Chargers can stay in second place by that game and beat Central Georgia Technical College, then they will likely take first place.

To see photos of the Chargers and Lady Chargers’ previous games against South Georgia Technical College, please see the slideshow down below.

Chargers celebrate a win against South Georgia Technical at home on Feb. 9. The final score was 83-77. Photo by Catie Sullivan

Chris Wright scores an easy layup against South Georgia Tech on Feb. 9. Photo by Catie Sullivan

Ciara Thompson scores a tough put-back against South Georgia Technical College at home on Feb. 9. Photo by Catie Sullivan

Jessica Yates passes to a teammate against South Georgia Technical at home on Feb. 9. Photo by Catie Sullivan

GHC had a big winning week in all sports this weekend.

The Chargers beat Southern Crescent Technical College 77-69 on Feb. 2 at the Corral. Khalyl Waters led the way in points and in rebounds with 21 and 10. Chris Wright added to the offense with 10 assists and 11 points. Carl Johnson helped on defense with 7 steals and 2 rebounds.

The Chargers’ next game will be Saturday, Feb. 9, at home against South Georgia Technical College.

The Lady Chargers defeated Southern Crescent Technical College 87-51 on Feb. 2 at the Corral. Nijeria Jordan led the game in assists with 8 and had 20 points. Ciara Thompson led the game with 10 rebounds and 25 points. Jessica Yates helped on offense with 13 points.

Thompson is Division I women’s player of the week in the GCAA. Last week she averaged 22points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 assists.

The Lady Chargers will play their next game at home on Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. against Central Georgia Technical College.

GHC’s softball team won the series against Motlow State Community College on Feb. 2 by scores of 5-3 and 6-1. Kara Knight faced 28 batters in seven innings with 7 hits and 1 walk. Lexi Palazzo had two at-bats with 1 hit and 1 RBI. Kara Knight had three at-bats with 2 hits and 1 RBI.

The softball Lady Chargers will play their next game Feb. 9 at Stars Field against Spartanburg Methodist.

The Chargers played a three-game series against Chattanooga State Community College Feb. 1 and won two games, 6-4 and 11-9, and lost one, 7-6.

In the first game Dalton Rhadans pitched 3.2 innings with 8 hits and 6 runs. Lavoisier Fisher had two at-bats with 2 hits. GHC would go on to lose that game 7-6.

The second game began with trace Twardoski pitching two innings and allowing one walk. Parker Orr had three at-bats with 2 hits and 1 RBI. The Chargers won 6-4.

In the third game, Lavoisier Fisher had three at-bats with 3 hits to help on offense. GHC won 11-9.

The baseball Chargers’ next game will be against Cleveland State Community college at 3 p.m. on Feb. 5 at LakePoint. They take on Brewton Parker College in a double header at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. at LakePoint on Feb. 6.

Sharai Lay drives to the basket against East Georgia. Photo by Catie Sullivan

David Greer goes for a shot against Gordon State. Photo by Catie Sullivan

GHC Head Basketball Coach Phil Gaffney gives a game plan to the GHC Chargers. Gaffney has won 500 games during his time as Head Basketball Coach at GHC. Photo by Caite Sullivan

GHC faced off against Central Georgia Tech on Saturday, Jan. 26 with the final score being 81-80. Derrick Cook led the game in points, 23, and in rebounds with 10. Carl Johnson helped with 18 points and 4 steals.

The GHC Chargers are now ranked 24 nationally by the NJCAA and are on top of the Division 1 conference in the GCAA with a record of 6-1 and 18-3 overall.

The Chargers’ next game will be home against Andrew College on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m.

Cook has been named GCAA Division I Player of the Week for the second week in a row.

The Lady Chargers won on the road against Central Georgia Technical College on Saturday, Jan. 26 with a final score of 75-67.

Jahnarria Brown led the game in points with 19 and had 5 rebounds. Nijeria Jordan contributed 18 points, and Ciara Thompson added 11 points and 9 assists.

With this win, The Lady Chargers are second in the conference only a game back from South Georgia Technical College. They have a conference record of 10-1 and an overall record of 14-9.

Nijeria Jones was named GCAA Division I Player of the Week along with Cook with an average of 19 points, 3 rebounds and one steal in 2 games.

The Lady Chargers’ next game will be at home against Andrew College on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 5:30 p.m.

It was a phenomenal year for music. Here are the top five albums for 2018.

5. “ASTROWORLD” by Travis Scott

This album is chock full of exotic and unorthodox production. It is Travis Scott’s greatest strength but also his greatest weakness. For the most part the production was enjoyable, but in some of the tracks it is a little overwhelming.

A flaw with the album is that some of the features were lackluster. Overall the album was enjoyable. It definitely has replay value for sure, but not the whole album.

4. “THA CARTER V” by Lil Wayne

The legendary producer Mannie Fresh, Metro Boomin, DJ Mustard, Swizz Beats and many more were the producers for the album. From start to finish, this album is classic Wayne. With highlight tracks like “Dedicate”, “Uproar,” and “Let it fly.”

3. “K.O.D” by J Cole

K.O.D stand for three different things Kidz on drugs, King overdose and Kill our demons. Hip-hop is known for its drug culture, and K.O.D has a message to it and its fans.

Cole talks on how they are dealing with their problems all the wrong way. On several different tracks Cole talks about different things like drug use and how it could affect relationships.

This is not Cole’s best album, but conceptually it is his best album.

2. “TRENCH” by Twenty One Pilots

The story of “Trench” is a beautiful and hopeful take on mental illness. All of these story elements can be viewed in a metaphorical sense and seen as things that deal with the theme of the album, mental illness.

It is about a character named Clancy who must escape a walled city called Dema, viewed as mental illness as a whole. Nine bishops rule the city, ruling the people by forcing the citizens to follow a religion, called Vialism, representing depression. Clancy joins a group of people called the Banditos, the people who have been successful with their battle with depression and now want to help people currently in that battle.

1. “SWIMMING” by Mac Miller

Mac Miller’s break-up with artist Ariana Grande and his arrest served as an inspiration for the metaphor for “Swimming.” Rather than sitting in self-pity and the moan and groan of heartbreak, Miller makes the attempt to swim back to life or to the shore. Through the album, Miller inspects the conflict of his recent problems and his new sense of optimism and hope.

Miller begins the album with optimism and a self-care feel. Then the album moves heavy and truthful with “Hurt Feelings.” By the album’s end, Miller is leaving us with an almost posthumous track that feels like he had finally conquered his problems and moved forward.

This album is one of my all-time favorites because of the structure and layout of the album, lyricism, concept and overall sound of the album.

Charger Chris Wright goes for a layup. Photo by Catie Sullivan

The Chargers won at home against Gordon College 100-97 on Jan. 19. Scoring was led by Chris Wright with 30, and Carl Johnson had 7 steals. With this conference win GHC has moved up in the rankings and is only down by a game from first place.

The Chargers next home game will be Wednesday, Jan. 23, against East Georgia State College at 7:30 p.m.

The Lady Chargers beat Gadsden State Community College 86-78 in a non-conference away game on Jan. 19. The Lady Chargers next home game will be on Wednesday, Jan. 23, against East Georgia State College at 5:30 p.m.

Charger Derrick Cook goes for a floater. Photo by Catie Sullivan

With Jan. 16 away wins against Albany Technical College both, men and lady Charger teams have now won two games in a row against divisional opponents.

The Lady Chargers won their game 81-63, and now their record is 10-9 overall, 7-1 in conference.

The Chargers won their game 97-91, and their overall record 15-3, 3-1 in conference.

The Lady Chargers’ next game will be in Gadsden, Alabama, against Gadsden State Community College at 3 p.m. on Saturday Jan. 19. The Chargers’ next game will be at home against Gordon College at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19.

The Lady Chargers won a thrilling game against Central Georgia Technical College on Jan. 12 at home.

The Lady Chargers and the Lady Titans traded baskets all game from start to finish. That was until the last minute or so.

Central Georgia Tech hit a big 3-point shot, and the game seemed over. Then Ciara Thompson hit a big 3 for the Lady Chargers with about 40 seconds left to go in regulation. The game was tied 83 to 83.

After Thompson made that 3-point shot, it was the Lady Titans turn to try to win the game. But as they tried to inbound the ball, they turned it over. The ball would get back into Thompson’s hands. With four seconds left on the shot clock, she hit another big shot to put the Lady Chargers up by 2 points and win the game.

The final score was 85-83.

The Lady Chargers will travel for their next game to Albany Technical College on Jan. 16. Their next home game will be Wed., Jan. 23, at 5:30 p.m. against East Georgia State.