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Wednesday, October 17, 2007 The Braselton News Page 3B JCCHS Football Panthers set to host Loganville on Friday night BY ALLEN LUTON The Jackson County football team will look to play the role of spoiler this Friday night when it welcomes Loganville to Panther Stadium in region play. Winless through six games this season, three of which were in sub-region play, the Panthers don’t appear to be headed to the playoffs this year. What they can do, however, is ruin the playoff hopes of the remaining teams on their schedule. Coming up: WHAT: Loganville at Jackson Co. WHERE: Panther Stadium in Jefferson, Ga. WHEN: Friday at 7:30 p.m. After two straight lop sided defeats against highly- regarded Dacula and Clarke Central, the Panthers (0-6, 0-3 in Region 8 A - A A A A ) will be facing a Loganville team they’ve played much closer with over the years. In three out of the last four sea sons, the Red Devils and Panthers have seen their annual contest decided by a touchdown or less. That should give Jackson County reason to be optimistic heading into Friday’s game, despite last week’s 49-6 defeat at Clarke. First-year JCCHS head coach Billy Kirk admits his team has been overmatched personnel and depth-wise over the past two games, but Friday the Panthers should be more competitive. “I think we matchup well with them. Athlete-for-athlete I think we’re going to match up from a player standpoint, they’re obvi ously going to have a few more than we’ve got, but I think it’s going to be a good football game for us because I think some of our kids are starting to grow up.” PANTHERS HOPE TO PREVAIL Jackson County’s Chad Daniel runs up the middle last week against Clarke Central. The quarterback will lead the Panthers against Loganville at home this Friday night. Photo by Lyn Sengupta Depth has been an issue for the Panthers all season, due mainly to the loss of a host of play ers because of the opening of East Jackson Comprehensive High School this year. The lack of numbers not only has hindered Jackson County on Friday nights, but also during the week at prac tice. But, Kirk said Tuesday that his team has responded well so far in preparation of the meeting with the Red Devils. “Today I think was one of the most physical practices we’ve had probably all year,” Kirk said Tuesday. “It was very, very physi cal out there. I’ve had to back off of that a lot this year because we can’t afford to get any kids hurt, but we threw it all out there today and it was very physical and I was pretty proud of that.” Loganville is a team that is strong defensively and that will look to run the ball and play power football team on offense with a variety of formations and misdi rection. Kirk said in many ways the Red Devils mirror his squad. “Just watching them, they’re very, very similar to us from a scheme standpoint and every thing. The things that we’ve got to do is stay with their formations and keep our kids focused and keep their spirits up,” the coach explained. With several very narrow defeats earlier this season, Jackson County is winless on the year and it is run ning out of games to crack the vic tory column. The Panthers would like nothing more than to grab that first triumph on Friday night as the school is hosting its Alumni Night festivities prior to kickoff. Kirk said he and his coaches continue to challenge their players to keep fighting despite the diffi cult campaign so far, particularly for the team’s 19 seniors. Jackson County was in a similar position toward the end of last sea son, having been eliminated from playoff contention, and it man aged to upset Heritage in the final game of the year. Down the stretch they will look to once again sur prise their remaining opponents Loganville, Madison County, and Habersham Central. “It’s tough on kids, but I chal lenged our underclassmen to step up because we owe theses seniors these last four games. We’re pretty much mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, so we’ve got to be a spoiler and hurt somebody’s feelings and I’m hoping that starts this week with Loganville. These seniors deserve to have a win. They really deserve to have one.” Don't Fool Around With Anything But The Best Get Classified Nothing works better than the classifieds. Whether you want to sell an unwanted item or are looking for something to buy, classifieds are your best bet. So why settle for average? You can get the best results in the classifieds—and that’s no joke! 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