PHOTOS: Houston County baseball sweeps Pope in 5A quarterfinals

Photos from the 5A baseball quarterfinals matchup between Houston County and Pope in Marietta on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

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May 9, 2025
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Assistant coach Ethan Broome (left) and Tucker Hale (right) were all smiles after HoCo’s quarterfinals sweep over Pope. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Assistant coach Ethan Broome (left) celebrates with Tucker Hale (23) after HoCo’s series sweep over Pope. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Isaiah Galason skips back to the dugout in celebration. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Tyson Ganas came in for 1.1 innings to deliver a Game 2 win over Pope. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Max Willhide. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Usually stoic at third base, head coach Matt Hopkins (right) couldn’t help but get a little animated after Logan Elbie’s (6) second home run of the series against Pope. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Will Allen celebrates his double in Game 2 against Pope. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Will Allen does the “O Gang” celebration after a double. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Will Allen opens his glove for an easy out at first base. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Will Allen (27) hypes up Max Willhide (18) after a big play. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Max Willhide reacts to a big strikeout against Pope. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Max Willhide pitched 5.2 innings for HoCo in Game 2 of their 5A quarterfinals sweep of Pope. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Ethan Buffone let’s out a roar on the way back to the dugout as Pope’s head coach (blue) walks by. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Isaiah Galason winds up for a throw to first base on the move. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Tyson Ganas reacts to a big double play against Pope during HoCo’s 5A quarterfinals victory. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Ethan Buffone (left) and Tyson Ganas (right) celebrate a big strikeout during HoCo’s quarterfinals sweep of Pope. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Ethan Buffone reacts to getting on base against Pope. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Vick Gann rounds third base and heads for home plate while the ball is in the outfield. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Pope’s Nick Truhan had a unique throwing motion. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Kendall Jackson beams for third base while the ball is in play. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Ethan Buffone gets under an infield pop up. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Will Allen pitched all seven innings of HoCo’s Game 1 win over Pope in the 5A quarterfinals. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Vick Gann gets into his swing during Game 1 of HoCo’s quarterfinals sweep of Pope. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Tyson Ganas came in and got the final four outs for HoCo to seal their third straight semifinals appearance. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Nick Bobrowski (26) struck out nine Houston County batters in Game 1 of their quarterfinals doubleheader. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Logan Elbie jumps emphatically on his way around the bases after his first of two home runs against Pope. (Clay Brown/HHJ)
Two Bears embrace after a thrilling and emotional quarterfinals sweep over Pope in Marietta. (Clay Brown/HHJ)

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Clay Brown/Sports Editor

Clay Brown is the Sports Editor for the Houston Home Journal. His career started as a freelance journalist for the Cairo Messenger in Cairo, Georgia before moving to Valdosta and freelancing for the Valdosta Daily Times. He moved to Warner Robins with his wife, Miranda, and two cats Olive and Willow in 2023 to become Sports Editor for the HHJ. When not out covering games and events Clay enjoys reading manga, playing video games, watching shows and trying to catch sports games.

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