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BARROW JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008
CROSS COUNTRY
Timms, Cope pace WBHS runners
LOCAL STARS
Brown, McGee compete for Hawks
BY CHRIS BRIDGES
Robert Brown and Jesse
McGee are continuing their
football careers for a coach
who has legendary ties to
Barrow County.
The Winder-Barrow High
School graduates are fresh
man at Shorter College in
Rome playing for coach Phil
BROWN
McGEE
Jones, who guided the WBHS
Bulldogs from 1984-1996.
Brown is a defensive
lineman while McGee is a
punter/kicker. Jones expects
big things from both players
before their collegiate careers
are over.
“They are two great kids,”
Jones said. “They will do well.
We are proud to have them.”
Coach continued from IB
As head coach at Winder-
Barrow from 1984-1996,
Jones had a high level of suc
cess. The Bulldoggs advanced
to the playoffs eight times as
his teams compiled a record
of 81-58-2. In 1993, Winder-
Barrow advanced to the Class
AAA Final Four. Jones also
earned Athletic Director of the
Year honors in 1993.
Jones left Winder-Barrow
to become a graduate assis
tant for then UGA coach
Jim Donnan. He eventually
would work as an assistant at
SMU before spending time
at Gardner-Webb in North
Carolina.
Eventually Jones had a
chance which most coaches
dream of. Four years ago the
veteran coach had the oppor
tunity to start a college pro
gram from scratch in Rome at
Shorter College.
“It was difficult and very
challenging,” Jones said of
starting the Hawks program
from scratch. “There were
so many things to do, things
which you don't normally
think about. On the plus side
the opportunity was there
to start a program the way
you thought it should be.
Hopefully, through experience
I had learned how to start one
the right way.”
One element which was
important to Jones was
an emphasis on having a
Christian-based program.
“We wanted a sound foot
ball program, but also wanted
our program to be a vehicle
for young men who love to
play football to have a chance
to enjoy a relationship through
Christ,” the coach said. “That’s
something that is eternal.”
Something which Jones felt
would help the overall build
ing process for the Shorter
program was a strong recruit
ing base in Georgia.
“There is a lack of smaller
schools playing college foot
ball in the state,” Jones said.
“We are also the only NAIA
school in Georgia playing
football. The high schools in
our state are as good as any
when it comes to a recruiting
base to choose from. It gave
us a chance to compete and
succeed.”
Now in its fourth year as a
program. Shorter College has
made steady improvements
each season. The Hawks have
gone from two wins to six to
seven.
When Shorter first began
playing it had to compete
immediately in the Mid-South
Conference of the NAIA so
the league could have 12
teams. That first season all
players were freshman.
Several of those first-year
players four seasons ago
are now seniors on the 2008
squad. Even in that initial sea
son, four of the team’s losses
were by a touchdown or less.
“Our seniors have been very
loyal,” Jones said.
This weekend Jones and
his Shorter College Hawks
will travel to Cumberland
University in Lebanon, Tenn.
for a 2:30 p.m. contest.
BY CHRIS BRIDGES
The Winder-Barrow High
School varsity cross coun
try teams are preparing for
the Region 8-AAAA meet
Saturday in Conyers at the
International Horse Park.
WBHS coaches are hopeful
both teams will qualify for
state. The Lady Bulldoggs are
ranked fourth in Class AAAA
with the boys also ranked in
the Top 25.
Pacing the Lady Bulldogs
this fall has been freshman
Amanda Cope whose top
score has been 18:36. Junior
Bethaney Murphy has posted
BY CHRIS BRIDGES
All eyes are on the Region
8-AAAA meet for the
Apalachee High School cross
country runners.
The region meet is set for
Saturday in Conyers at the
International Horse Park.
The varsity boys have earned
three fourth place finishes in
2008. Both Dillon Moon and
Brandon Craig have medaled
BY CHRIS BRIDGES
The storied Winder-Barrow
High School competition
cheerleading team continues
to compile more honors this
season.
Coach Jerri Hulsey's squad
has already earned three first-
a time of 20:42 followed by
junior Rebecca Gregory in
20:58.
Other top runners for the
varsity girls include junior
Kayla Estes (21:00) and junior
Marie Lyle (22:02).
The varsity girls placed sec
ond overall at the Carrollton
Invitational, the Gunderson
Invitational in Conyers and
the Winder-Barrow High
School Invitational.
Josh Timms has led the var
sity boys with a personal best
of 17:24 followed by senior
Luis Jiminez in 17:44. Junior
Charles Pepper’s best time has
at meets.
“We have had good show
ings at several meets,” said
coach William Harrell.
Marquel Mosby and James
Vang have also been key run
ners for the Wildcats.
“We have a chance at state
as the boys have been training
hard all season to reach this
goal,” Harrell said.
The Lady Wildcats have
place showings in 2008 along
with two more second-place
finishes.
Winder-B arrow High School
took top showing at competi
tions at Oconee County and
Columbus, Peachtree Ridge.
The team was also second at
been 18:25.
Also posting quality times
this fall for the boys have
been Jake Hester (18:50), a
freshman, and Ryan Weathers
(18:55), a junior.
The Bulldoggs earned a
team third place finish this
season at their own meet
and were runner-up at the
Gunderson Invitational in late
September.
The state cross country
meets are set for Nov. 8 in
Carrollton. The state meet
being held in Carrollton each
fall has become a tradition for
high school teams.
been paced by Katie Robert:
who has been a great tean
leader, Harrell said.
Roberts has set persona
records in each of her las
three meets. Overall, the
Apalachee varsity girls have
finished in the top 10 in twe
meets this season.
Harrell said H. Lee Xioiu
has also been a nice additior
for the varsity girls team.
Mill Creek and Loganville.
Hulsey’s team will com
pete at the Co-Ed sectional
Saturday at the Rome Forum
and then at the annual GHSA
state championships Nov.
7-8 at the Columbus Civic
Center.
Wildcats continued from IB
Apalachee teams prepare for region
COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING
WBHS team cheers to more success
Despite Apalachee prepar
ing for its eighth game of the
season, Davis said the team is
overall healthy.
“We don’t have anything
major,” the coach said con
cerning his team’s injury
report. “Nothing but our pride
is hurt after last week.”
As far as the postseason is
concerned, if Apalachee wins
out the worst it could finish in
the region standings is third.
Even a loss in the final two
contests would not
officially eliminate
the Wildcats, who
could still get in the
playoffs with some
help.
“The best thing for
At A Glance:
Madison
County (2-6) @
Apalachee (5-3),
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Owens said. “They
are also very physi
cal. They have good
speed.”
The Red Raider
coach said while the
Wildcats run mainly
us would be to simply win the
two games,” Davis said.
Madison county head
coach Randall Owens said
Apalachee will be a tall order
for his squad Friday night.
“They're very athletic,”
from the Wing-T, once they
“open it up and go to the
spread when they're behind,
they move the ball fairly
well.”
WB Football continued from IB
The Gladiators enter the
contest 7-1 fresh off a 23-21
victory against their rival
Cedar Shoals.
Corley said Clarke Central
is very athletic and has won
several close games in the
fourth quarter this season. The
Gladiator's lone loss was an
overtime setback to
Loganville in the sea
son opener.
“Their quarterback
throws the football
well and they have
good receivers,” the
Winder-Barrow head
At A Glance: against a combina-
WBHS (1-7) @
Clarke Central
(7-1), Friday,
7:30 p.m.
tion like that. Their
skill players make
you nervous. They
run to the football
on defense. All of
that makes for a
coach good recipe to win football
said. “It’s always scary to go games.”
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