Toombs County High School is a

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located in Lyons,

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. The school is part of the Toombs County School District, which serves

Toombs County, Georgia Toombs County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,067. The county seat is Lyons and the largest city is Vidalia. The county was created on August 18, 190 ...

Athletics

Toombs County High School's sports teams are known as the Bulldogs. This nickname was adopted from Lyons High School, which was combined with Toombs Central School in 1987 to form Toombs County High School. The Lyons High School colors were changed from red, white, and black to red, white, and navy, to represent Toombs Central School, whose colors were yellow and navy. The Bulldogs compete in the Georgia High School Association's class AA in region 2AA. They are competitive in all sports but have historically been more competitive in football, baseball, and wrestling. Toombs County plays Vidalia High School each year in Toombs-Vidalia Week, a week filled with spirit leading up to the big game. Vidalia is the Bulldogs most competitive rival. Toombs County has won one state championship in school history, which was in baseball in 1996.

Football

The Toombs County Bulldogs football team has won five region titles since its inception in 1987. The Bulldogs have an all-time record of 149–115–0. Toombs County has won five regional championships.

State Titles

*Baseball (1) - 1996(A) *Football (1) - 1975(B) *Girls' Track (1) - 1977(B) GHSA Girls Track Archive
/ref> The 1975 football championship was won by Lyons High School and the 1977 track championship was won by Toombs Central High School

Notable alumni

* Craig Campbell, country music singer *

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References

External links

Toombs County School District

Toombs County High School
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