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5fie Aiiuancg The ADVANCE, September 7,2022/Page 3B Loran continued from page 1B Still, he set all the re cords, took his Minnesota Vikings to three Super Bowls which made his coach, Bud Grant, pro claim that Tarkenton was the toughest and most competitive quarterback ever. “A quarterback’s greatest ability is durabil ity,” Grant told me at the Viking headquarters in Minneapolis a few years ago. No NFL quarterback was more durable than Tarkenton. “Stetson is a fine SEC quarterback, but the crit ics focus on his height and his arm strength. He led his team to the national championship. What more do you want in a quarterback? I don’t care how good a quarterback looks in warmups, I don’t rate him off the charts for his arm strength. I prefer to rate him on his ability to make plays, to understand the game of football and to win games. This kid has all those qualities,” Tarkenton says. The chip, by the way, in Tarkenton’s view is us ing the brain to master it all. You must have talent in football, yes, but the key to succeeding in this game for a quarterback is the brain not a cannon arm. Tarkenton, a multi millionaire, studies quar terbacks, but he also stud ies titans in business and can rattle off the names of brilliant CEO’s who were not college graduates. “Bill Gates didn’t finish college,” he says. “Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, was a college dropout, Michael Dell of Dell Technologies was also a dropout. What did these billionaires all have in common? They had the chip. They didn’t need a college education. “The one I find to be so intriguing is Sam Wal ton. He started his first Wal-Mart store at age 51 and died at 74, the rich est man in the world. He developed the biggest company in the world, an unbelievable empire in 25 years. Mr. Sam did go to college, but nobody had a greater chip than he did. “The best quarter backs in history had the chip. Guys like John Uni- tas, Joe Montana, Tom Brady all were late draff picks but they had the chip. Just look at their re cords. “I think Stetson Ben nett has the chip and have no reason to think this young man cannot play in the National Football League.” Appling Defeats VHS By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 7 advance@gmail. com The Vidalia High School Indians softball team played just one game last week as they took on the defending AAA State Champions, and now Re gion 3AA foes, the Pirates of Appling County. Ap pling kept the Indians off balance all day at the plate, holding VHS scoreless for the first time this season. Appling took the lead in the bottom of the first inning on a solo home run. They added a run in the bottom of the second in ning to push the lead to 2-0, and then a 2-RBI dou ble made it 4-0. In the fifth inning Ap pling loaded the bases and added two more runs for a 6-0 lead. The Pirates plated two more runs in the game as they took the win, 8-0. This week Vidalia will be at Pierce County on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. LRD Disc Golf League By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 7 advance@gmaii.com Lyons Recreation De partment will be hosting a Disc Golf League at Partin Park. The League will be held on Saturdays with a starting time of 10:00 a.m. Players will need to have their own equipment. The league will follow PDGA rules and will have live scoring through the UDISC app. Players will be at Pavilion 6 near hole #1 for sign in prior to the 10:00 a.m. starting time each Saturday. Players must sign in through the UDISC app. To learn more, check out the Lyons Recreation Department on Facebook, and visit their UDISC league page at Lyons Rec reation Disc Golf Club. For more information emails can be sent to rbrewer(a)lyonsga.org or rhettharris987(a)gmail. com. Presented by Wendell Dixon Presented by Chris Braddy Ih oh 11 UT^QiHiii 111 CONGRATULATIONS GUYS ENJOY YOUR $25 GIFT CARD Where PEOPLE come FIRST, not only in our name. 912-524-2000 lgir www.ourpeoplesbank.com ll/IV I I EQUAL HOUSING LENDER Heritage Makes Comeback By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 7 advance@gmail. com It was a comeback for the Eagles of Vidalia Her itage Academy’s football team last Friday night on the road in Roopville against the Stallions of Holy Ground Baptist Academy. In the first half of the game the Eagles fell be hind and were trailing 22-8 at halftime. By the three-minute mark of the third quarter, though, Heritage had closed the gap to 28-22. They tied the game at 28-28 with less than a minute left in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter of the game both teams battled but with just a few seconds still on the clock the Eagles went in for a touchdown and picked up the win, 42-36 over the Stallions. Heritage is now 2-0 on the year. This week they will take on Baker County on the road in Newton with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. VHS continued from page 1B to make it 56-8 at the end of the 3rd quarter. Playing the 4th quar ter under a running clock, Pinewood got their only offensive score of the game on a Wesley Tip- pins 2-yard run with 4:07 to go in the game to make the final score 56-16. Barron finished the night with six carries for 127 yards on the ground, with two touchdowns, and 6 for 6 through the air for 108 yards and two touchdowns. Berry was 7 for 13 for 122 yards through the air, with a touchdown and an inter ception, while A.J. McLendon rushed for 122 yards on nine carries and one touchdown. Ka- leb Bennett led all receiv ers with four catches and 128 yards, and two touch downs. The Indians will hit the road for the first time this season when they travel to Dexter to take on the West Laurens Raiders on Friday night, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Photo by Wesley Woods Emmerson Powell fires over fo first base as the Lady Bulldogs take on Brantley County. TCHS Softball Drops Two By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 7 advance@gmail.com The Toombs County High School Lady Bull dogs softball team took on Brantley County and Pierce County last week and fell in both games. Vs. Brantley Toombs County Lady Dawgs lost the lead late in a 5-3 defeat to Brantley County on Tuesday. The dawgs were up 1-0 going into the sixth inning but gave up three runs. Then they came back and tied it up 3-3 in the bottom of the frame, but in the seventh, Brantley was able to score two more to take a 5-3 lead. The Lady Dawgs got things started in the sec ond inning. Shay Stringer drove in one on an RBI single. Stringer was in the pitcher's circle for The Lady Dawgs. The south paw allowed four hits and three runs over six innings, striking out four and walk ing one. Krista Cantwell threw one inning out of the bullpen and gave up two runs. Toombs County Var sity Lady Dawgs collected nine hits. Stringer and Au tumn Jarriel both had mul tiple hits for Toombs County. Stringer went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the Dawgs. Vs. Pierce It was a tough game for Toombs at home on Thursday as they fell to the Bears of Pierce. Toombs couldn’t get much going on offense, while the Bears put five runs on the board to win the game 5-0 over Toombs. This week Toombs was at Treutlen County on Tuesday after presstime. They will be back in action on Thursday at Tattnall County at 6:00 p.m. On Friday they will take part in the Jeff Davis Tourna ment as they will play Lanier County at 4:30 p.m. and then Irwin County at 8:00 p.m. Now Streaming @ tcbbroadcasting.com MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Elections Supervisor Minimum Qualifications: • High school diploma • Experience sufficient to answer questions and resolve problems • Skill in public and interpersonal relations • Skill in oral and written communication • Have a valid driver's licenses issued by the State of Georgia. The successful candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test and a criminal background check. Competitive salary based on experience. Applications are due by Friday, September 16, 2022, at 4:30PM. The employment application and criminal history release form are located on the county’s website: www.montcoga.gov. Also, you may obtain an application in person at the following address: Montgomery County Board of Commissioners' Office 310 West Broad Street Mount Vernon, Georgia 30445 912-583-2363 Montgomery County is an Equal Opportunity Employer