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Contact the sports department: Phone: 706-367-5233 Fax: 706-367-9355 brandon@mainstreetnews.com IB Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Mill Creek to face Norcross Friday BACKOFF! Mill Creek’s Ed Russ (16) fends off a North Forsyth defender during Friday night’s matchup. Russ made a 51 yard run on this carry, his second of the night. Photo by Brandon Reed Hawks get Homecoming win over Bulldogs, 16-0 BY BRANDON REED It may not have been pretty, but it was a Homecoming win Friday night for the Mill Creek Hawks, as they defeated the Forsyth Central Bulldogs 16-0 in a game that saw 15 Mill Creek penalties for 118 yards. “It’s a region win, we’re going to take it and run with it,” said head football coach Shannon Jarvis. “The concern I have is that so many of the penalties were unforced penalties, in regards to jumping off sides and the procedures. We really regressed in that area. That’s been a concern we’ve had this year, as far as maintaining our focus, especially as the season goes on. That’s just a lack of concentration and focus.” Mill Creek now looks towards Friday night’s matchup in Hoschton with Norcross, who enters the game with a 5-1 overall record, and 3-1 in the region. Back And Forth Defensively, both teams seemed to match each other. Both sides could recover on turnovers, and both could make drives down the field. But early on, neither team seemed to be able to make the drives pay off. Mill Creek drew first blood, when Zach Landis connected to Lenny Brooks for the Hawks first touchdown with 43 seconds remaining in the first quarter. For the second quarter, it was again a battle of the defenses, as both teams put together drives to put them into range, but neither could find the end zone. After the half, it was more of the same, as both teams went scoreless in the third quarter. But with 10:52 left in the fourth quarter, Mill Creek again scored, this time with Ramael Wilson running in from one yard out. With the PAT good, that put the Hawks up 14-0. The last scoring of the game came for Mill Creek when officials called intentional grounding against Forsyth Central quarterback Cody Majors in the end zone with less than two minutes remaining in the game, mak ing the score 16-0. Jarvis said it was a sloppy game. “The credit is this,” he said. “As sloppy as it was, even offensively, we had a 17 play drive that scored to get a two touchdown lead. There were some positives in the game, but after a win, you get to identify the nega tives a little better and get them fixed on the practice field. “I don’t think there’s a player on our team that was happy with the way they played and we’re still sitting here at 4-1 in the region, and can build off that win and hopefully get those mistakes fixed.” The Numbers Chris Avery was the leading receiver for the Hawks Friday night, going 104 yards on 5 catches. Glendon Jones led in rushing, going 59 See FOOTBALL on page 2B Softball Lady Hawks now three time region champs Mill Creek to face Harrison Friday BY BRANDON REED The Mill Creek Lady Hawks are now three time region 7-AAAAA champs. The team claimed their third consecutive region championship last Wednesday night with a 3-0 victory over the Collins Hill Lady Eagles. Morgan Bullock pitched a complete game shutout, while Amberlie Saxton added two hits, including the game-winning run. Stephanie Konkle drove in two runs with a base hit, and Allie Millonig had two hits as well. “It was a great game,” said head softball coach Kelly Murdock. “We waited until the top of the seventh to score, we scored three runs, and held them in the bottom of the seventh.” Murdock said it was a hard fought win against a strong Collins Hill team. “It was extremely tough,” she said. “Anytime you play a team like Collins Hill, you’re fighting for everything you have.” The Lady Hawks will have a little time to savor their third con secutive championship, but then it’s back to work as playoffs begin on Friday. Mill Creek will start off against Harrison High School at 4 p.m. “We’re just going to continue to try to play good defense,” Murdock said. “We want to have quality at bats at the plate, that’s been a big key for us, and try to squeeze a few runs across. “Harrison is a very good team, and every team we face from now on will be. We’ll just see what happens.” Morgan Bullock sends one to the plate in a recent game. Bullock was the winning pitcher last Wednesday, pitching a complete game shutout. Photo by Brandon Reed. TangerTown Centre Value Shopping »i>«BEST! OLD NAVY • NAIL $ IAN • DRESSBARN * NOVA CINEMAS • BLACK & DECKER • PETSENSE • AND MORE! Commerce, Georgia * 1-85. Banks Crossing, Exit 149 ■ 706-335-3354 * Mon-Sat 9-9, Sun 12-6 ■ www.tangeroutlet.com NOW OPEN! at Tanger Town Centre Suite 101 (next to Hibbett Sports) All Bibles, references & specialty books 50% OFF All other books are $5