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No registered users are online right now. [Does anyone have any trivia like the item below? Send it to the lazy "webmaster" and he will eventually get it posted] (article appearing in Macon News May 9, 2016) The shool was formed in 1957 with the merger of schools in Jeffersonville, Dry Branch and Danville High school state championships are hard to... come by, and if you dont believe me just ask the folks at Twiggs County. That school has two state titles in its history, and they both came in baseball. The Black Knights, as they were known at the time, captured the Class C crown in 1959 under the guidance of head coach Reese Perry, and they repeated three years later in 1962. Twiggs County had only been an actual school for about two years when the baseball team won in 1959, and that came about with the merger of Jeffersonville, Dry Branch and Danville high schools in 1957. The first title came in Thomaston at the East Thomaston Ball Park with Twiggs County beating Plains 3-2 in the semifinals, and then it took care of Coosa 8-3 in the championship game, scoring five runs in the top of the seventh to break a tie a 3. Sophomore left-handed pitcher Charlie Thompson went the distance in both games, scattering six hits against Plains and four against Coosa. The Black Knights used the exact same lineup in both games. Dan Vaughan was the catcher, Gene Kitchens was at first, Jimmy Arnold at second, B.W. Phillips was the shortstop and Edgar Ross Hill at third, while Turner Wimberly, Wayne Holliday and Woodrow Little were the outfielders. Jimmy Dorsey, who pitched two no-hit games during the regular season, missed the playoffs after suffering a broken leg in the region playoffs. The 1962 team also won its state title in Thomaston. Twiggs County defeated Hepzibah 8-2 in the tournament opener as Chipper Davidson allowed just three hits while striking out 10. Then the Black Knights beat Plains twice to take the crown. Johnny Woodward gave up just one hit in a 3-1 victory, and he started the second game but after a slow ...Read More