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BARROW JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011
BATTLE OF BARROW 2011
2011 Schedule/Results
ADalachee Hiah School
Aug. 26
Habersham Central
L 35-38
Sept. 2
OPEN
Sept. 9
Floweiy Branch
L 20-42
Sept. 16
@ Salem
L7-14
Sept. 23
@ Heritage
L17-22
Sept. 30
Madison County
W45-9
Oct. 7
@ Rockdale County
W 34-21
Oct. 14
Clarke Central
L 28-37
Oct. 21
Cedar Shoals
W 28-13
Oct. 28
Winder-Barrow
W47-0
Nov. 4
Loganville
7:30 p.m.
Alt games are Region 8-AAAA contests
Winder-Barrow Hiah School
Aug. 26
Rockdale County
L13-17
Sept. 2
Flowery Branch
L7-64
Sept. 9
@ Madison County
L3542/OT
Sept. 16
OPEN
Sept. 23
Clarke Central
LO-44
Sept. 30
@ Habersham Central
L10-54
Oct. 7
Heritage
LG-21
Oct. 14
Loganville
L742
Oct. 21
@ Salem
L742
Oct. 28
Apalachee
L047
Nov. 4
@ Cedar Shoals
7:30 p.m.
All games are Region 8-AAAA contests
Wildcats roll in matchup of county rivals
By Tyler Rollason
tyroUason @yahoo.com
Region 8-AAAA Roundup
Flowery Branch
9-0
9-0
Eleritage
8-1
8-1
Clarke Central
8-1
8-1
Elabersham Central
5-4
5-4
Salem
5-5
5-5
Loganville
4-5
4-5
Apalachee
4-5
4-5
Cedar Shoals
4-5
4-5
Madison County
2-7
2-7
Rockdale County
1-8
1-8
Winder-Barrow
0-9
0-9
LAST WEEK’S SCORES
Apalachee 47, Winder-Barrow 0
Habersham 47, Loganville 45
Flowery Branch 54, Salem 8
Cedar Shoals 35, Madison Co. 18
Clarke Central 44, Rockdale Co. 0
THIS WEEK’S REGION GAMES
IjOganville @ Apalachee; Winder-
Barrow @ Cedar Shoals; Flowery
Branch @ Clarke Central; Rockdale
County @ Habersham Central: Madison
County @ Heritage; Salem is off
CLASS AAAA TOP 10
1. Tucker
(9-0)
2. Norlhside Warner Robins
(9-0)
3. Flowery Branch
(9-0)
4. Statesboro
(9-0)
5. Ware County
(8-1)
6.Marist
(8-1)
7. Lovejoy
(9-0)
8. Norlhgate
(9-0)
9. Warner Robins
(7-2)
10. East Paulding
(8-1)
— Georgia High School FoorbaR Daily
August 31, 2007. That
date marks the last time
that Winder-Barrow High
School defeated Apalachee
High School in the Battle
of Barrow football contest.
This year’s event show
cased Winder-Barrow head
coach David Wagner look
ing to get his first win
as coach of the Bulldoggs
over the team that he used
to be the defensive coor
dinator for. His attempt
was halted, however, by
the Wildcats’ dismantling
of the Bulldoggs 47-0 on
Friday night.
WBHS fell to 0-9 on the
season after the loss as
Apalachee improved to 4-5
with both teams having just
one game remaining.
“It feels great, another
year of bragging rights,”
said AHS sophomore
running back Stanley
Williams.
Williams, who has ver
bally committed to the
University of Georgia, had
a huge part in the Wildcats’
offensive performance,
reaching the endzone five
times on the night, three on
the ground and two through
the air.
The Wildcats made it
four straight years of win
ning the Battle of Barrow,
something that has become
a re-occurring
trend.
“It’s just
good for our
seniors,” said
AHS coach
Shane Davis.
FUN NIGHT
Apalachee High School’s Chris Guthrie (54) is all smiles before the Battle of Barrow Friday. Before the night
was over, all of the Wildcats, including Sacorus Riley (59), Chris Morris (9) and Clint Ashe (5) would be smil
ing as well.
Apalachee
Winder-Barrow 0
“Our seniors get to go out
with four in a row (against
Winder-Barrow).”
The Wildcats came out
ready to play. They may
have also been trying to
play some mind games as
they waited until just 10
minutes before the open
ing kickoff before an
Apalachee player stepped
foot on the field.
AHS started the game on
offense, on the first play
from scrimmage junior full
back Eric Tanner went 27
yards, setting the Wildcats
up at the Winder -Barrow
35-yard line.
It was just four plays
later that Williams scored
his first touchdown of the
game, running in from
16 yards out to put the
Wildcats up 7-0, less than
two minutes into the con
test.
“For the third week in
a row we got the football
first and were able to score
first,” Davis said. “It got
the momentum and set the
tone.”
Apalachee forced a three-
and-out on the Bulldoggs’
first possession, then got
the ball back and scored
again quickly, this time
only taking three plays.
The two-touchdown lead
came from Williams’ sec
ond score of the night. This
time he dashed in from 50
yards out to put
the Wildcats up
14-0.
“They’ve
got extremely
explosive backs
that can run
through arm tackles,” said
47
Winder-Barrow head coach
David Wagner. “And as
soon as they run through
an arm tackle, if you don’t
have a couple of guys to
put a pad on them, then
they’re down the field in a
blink of an eye.”
Williams finished the
night with three rushing
touchdowns and 134 yards
on the ground. He also
added two receiving touch
downs on two receptions
that covered 117 yards.
His first touchdown recep
tion came on Apalachee’s
next possession when
he caught the pass from
quarterback Clint Ashe.
Williams made a defender
miss, and then reached the
end zone untouched for a
60-yard touchdown.
“Our kids are doing a
really good job,” Davis
said. “They’re figuring out
exactly what we are trying
to get them to do.”
Williams shared some
TOUGH CONDITIONS
Winder-Barrow High School quarterback Christian
Hodge prepares to make a handoff during Friday’s
game against Apalachee, which was played in rainy
conditions.
of the spotlight on the
Wildcats’ next chance at the
ball when junior running
back Zay Henry rushed for
58 yards on three straight
carries that culminated
with a four-yard touch
down, putting the Wildcats
up 27-0 with 8:02 to play
in the second quarter.
“We made some changes
up front after week four
of the season,” Davis said.
“Our kids have worked and
continue to get better.”
Williams scored his other
receiving touchdown just
three minutes later when he
took a simple out pass from
Ashe and went 57 yards to
the end zone. The sopho
more standout Stanley out
ran a couple defenders on
the right side of the field
that was, for the most part,
vacant.
Williams would then
score his fifth and final
touchdown of the night
when he cashed in from 48
yards on the Wildcats’ very
next possession, putting
Apalachee up 40-0 with
just a couple of minutes to
go before halftime.
“I talked to my offen
sive line before coming out
of the locker room, telling
them to block well and get
me to the secondary and I’d
take care of the rest,” said
Williams.
Williams took advan
tage of a Winder-Barrow
defense that has had issues
stopping the run all sea
son.
The Wildcats got their
final touchdown on their
first play from scrimmage
in the second half when
Tanner went straight up the
middle and found a big
hole that allowed him to
race down the field for a
64-yard touchdown.
The offensive line for
the Wildcats provided the
backs with open running
lanes throughout the night.
The Apalachee offense
had all the exciting plays,
but the Wildcats’ defense
is what really impressed
coach Davis.
“Our defense just played
extremely well,” Davis
said. “I am proud of our
defense. I know the offense
is going to get a lot of hype
this week, but our defense
played extremely well.”
The Wildcat defense held
Bulldogg running back
Jamonte Riden to just 24
yards on the night and pre
vented the Bulldoggs from
reaching the end zone.
“I thought Apalachee
played extremely well,”
Wagner said. “I feel like
they controlled the line of
scrimmage a good bit and
were able to get into our
backfield pretty quickly.
The Wildcats enjoyed the
return of some key defen
sive players that have been
battling injury all season
long, one of the healthi
est Apalachee defenses that
has been seen all season.
AHS will finish its 2011
campaign this Friday when
its hosts Loganville. The
WBHS Bulldoggs will fin
ish their season on the road
at Cedar Shoals.
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