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BARROW JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008
APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2008
GAME ADJUSTMENTS
(Top) Apalachee High School linemen Shaun Hill, Su Yang and Javier Crawford get
instructions during Friday’s game at Rome. (Bottom) Defensive cooridator David
Wagner addresses his players during a timeout. Photos by Chris Bridges
Wildcats fall in opening round
BY CHRIS BRIDGES
After dissecting his team’s
playoff game against Rome
from two days earlier,
Apalachee High School head
football coach Shane Davis
probably summed it up best
with a simple quote.
"It was just one of those
games.” he said.
Such was the case for
Davis’ team who fell 16-8
to the host Wolves in the
opening round of the Class
AAAA playoffs on the road
last Friday night.
Trailing 16-0 at half
time, Apalachee would pull
to within one score after a
2-yard touchdown run by
Christian Hoard with 4:41
left in the third quarter.
Hoard also powered in for
the 2-point conversion and
suddenly the Wildcats were
within striking distance.
Despite having several
more chances, however, in
the game’s final 12 plus min
utes, the Wildcats could not
cross the Rome goal line
again and would see their
chances of advancing to the
second round for the second
year in a row get away.
"Rome is a good team,”
Davis said. “I take nothing
away from them. However,
we didn’t play a complete
game. We played well in
spurts. I do think we played
well defensively. If you take
away three or four plays we
played about as well as we
have all year on that side of
the football.”
Offensively, Apalachee
wasn’t able to get on track in
the first half, Davis said.
"Defensively, Rome was
probably the best tackling
team we’ve played all sea
son,” the Apalachee coach
said. “They played hard. In
the second half, our backs
ran hard. Overall, our kids
played hard. They impressed
me and pleased me with their
effort.”
While Davis said he didn’t
want to sound like he had
a case of sour grapes, the
coach said he truly believed
if the teams played again
Apalachee could win.
“We had that happen a
couple of times this season,”
the coach said.
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▼ Making a Difference
Game location causes concern Friday
BY CHRIS BRIDGES
Several hours before the set
kickoff between Apalachee
and Rome last Friday, there
was some doubt as to whether
the game was going to be
played Friday night, specially
at the set location in Rome.
Earlier in the week chicken
litter had been spread over the
field and was still evident as
the teams prepared to compete
on it.
The field used by Rome
High School is under the con
trol of the county's recreation
department and is also used
by Shorter College. The field
will be the host site for the
NAIA national championship
football game next month and
recreation department officials
were attempting to fertilize
the field to take advantage of
forecast rain late last week.
However, with clumps of
chicken manure still visible
on top of the playing surface,
Apalachee High School offi
cials were concerned of the
potential risk it might cause
players.
AHS principal David
Football
Notebook
McGee and athletic direc
tor Brian Moore were both
at the game and discussions
were held with Rome High
School officials about options.
Eventually, however, school
officials decided to play the
game although it was under
less than desirable conditions.
No incidents or problems
were reported from players
competing on the surface
which had been covered with
chicken litter. The concern
centered on if a player were
cut and had an open wound
there would be a risk of infec
tion being exposed to the
chicken manure.
Georgia High School
Association rules dictate play
ers must leave a game when
they are bleeding from cuts
and have them taped or cov
ered.
McGee said the discussion
to not play the game at the
stadium was “serious.”
WIMO, Big Stick Radio,
which broadcasts Apalachee
High School football games
had a large audience for
Friday's night's game against
Rome.
With the contest more than
two hours from Winder and
with it having rained through
the afternoon, many fans
decided not to make the trip.
In addition to those who
listened on their radios at
home, station vice-president
and general manager Scott
Pinner said WIMO's wesbite
received 2,500 “hits,” the
maximum number it could
handle.WIMO aired an hour
pregame show Friday night
as well.
• ••
The AHS football team
arrived in Rome around 2 p.m.
Friday. Coach Shane Davis
was concerned about the
effect the trip would have on
his players and wanted to give
them plenty of time to recover
from the two-and-a-half hour
journey. Players were divided
among three buses which left
Apalachee before noon.
Apalachee football continued from IB
Whenever a high school football head coach
opening occurs numerous applicants apply.
Such was the case with Apalachee High School.
Several resumes with head coaching experi
ence were received.
However, it was Davis who stood out from
the pack. After a 1-9 season in 2005, the pro
gram has found a new footing. Three straight
playoff appearances, a new record for wins
this fall and a respect among region and area
opponents is something Davis, his coaches and
players have worked to develop.
It took some time for the program to get past
“hoping to win” to “expecting to win,” Davis
said.
“I know for a fact our kids expected to win
last Friday night,” the coach said. “When we
got here four years ago we hoped to win. That
is a step you have to take when building a suc-
essful program.”
Davis once again said he could not express
enough gratitude to this year’s seniors.
“I coach centers and guards and I told Sue
Yang it would be the first time in three years 1
wouldn't see him with the first group,” the head
coach said.
To ensure the ongoing success of the pro
gram, working in the weight room will be the
key.
Currently, 95 percent of the sophomores,
juniors and seniors are in weight training class
with most of the freshmen either taking it now
or later in the spring.
“I don’t know any other way to do,” Davis
said. “We have to go right back to work. We
are still going to hurt for this loss and still feel
bad. It will be that way the rest of our lives,
The only thing I know to do is to get strongei
and have an opportunity to win more in the
future.”
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