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Wednesday, October 24, 2007 The Braselton News Page 3B JCCHS Panthers fight hard, but lose to Loganville Coach says team still had chance to win late WHERE ARE YOU GOING? Panthers Ryan Howe (43) and Jake Swaim (33) move in on Loganville’s Zach West (22) during Friday night’s matchup. The Red Devils defeated Jackson County 23-7. BY CHRIS BRIDGES WHEN ALL the dust had set tled from last Lriday’s Jackson County-Loganville matchup, Panther head coach Billy Kirk saw some positives from his team. The Jackson County squad played a gritty defensive game and hung around to put a legiti mate scare into the visiting Red Devils. However, in the end, Loganville left town with a 23-7 win leaving the Panthers still searching for their first win of 2007. Lor Kirk and his players, it has been a frustrating element, but it also means it is time to simply keep working. “We are doing some good things,” the first-year head coach said. “However, we didn’t have that total team effort that you need to win. We need for our offense, defense and special teams to con tribute as a group. Turnovers are also killing us. They had two big screen passes for touchdowns.” Kirk said Loganville entered the contest determined to run the football on Jackson County but the Panther defense was up to the challenge. The Red Devils then went to the short passing game, however, and cashed in on screen passes to running back Zach West from quarterback Drew Payne. “I think we made them work harder than they thought they were going to have to,” Kirk said. “Our kids kept fighting, and keep going until the very end. I am proud of our players for that effort. We were still in the game with a chance to win midway through the fourth quarter.” The loss dropped the Panthers to 0-7 overall (0-4 in Region 8-AAAA) while Loganville upped its season mark to 3-4 (2-2). The Red Devils took the open ing kickoff and moved to the JCCHS 8-yard line before the drive stalled. LHS kicker Ashlynn Bass then connected on his first of three field goals for an early 3-0 advantage. A holding penalty during the drive hurt Loganville’s attempt to reach the endzone. The Red Devils would eventu ally lead 13-0 at halftime. LHS did not gain some legitimate breathing room until the second screen pass to West resulting in a touchdown and a 23-0 lead. Jackson County’s lone score came on a 65-yard run by Adarius Hendrix. Kirk knows his team is battling tough odds each time it steps on the football field. “We are basically playing a AAAA schedule with AA num bers,” the coach said. “That makes it very difficult to do what we are trying to do in terms of building a program. We are giving it all we have. Loganville had 95 play ers last week and was putting in an entirely new defense at times while we were going with many of the same players. We only had 26 players touch the field last Lriday.” As he looked ahead to this week’s contest against Madison County, Kirk said he needs a complete four-quarter effort in all three areas from his team. “We will look at the film of the Loganville game and see where we can improve,” the coach said. “We have kids who are simply inexperienced on Lriday night. We are playing sophomores we probably shouldn’t be playing varsity football at this point but they are having to line up and go.” Despite the tough season, Kirk said his players remain deter mined to improve and continue to have an upbeat attitude. “We have a fighting spirit,” he said. “We want to get a win so bad. I can handle the losses if we play a complete game. That’s what we need to have this week.” This Lriday’s contest against Madison County will be the first of three remaining games on the 2007 slate for the JCCHS gridiron Panthers. Kickoff in Danielsville is set for 7:30 p.m. MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 2007 Pigskin Pickers This Week's Pics Jefferson @ Prince Ave. Athens Academy @ Commerce Mill Creek @ Peachtree Ridge Jackson Co. @ Madison Co. Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville) Fannin Co. @ Banks Co. Boston College @ Virginia Tech USC @ Oregon California @ Arizona State South Carolina @ Tennessee Ben Munro Allen Luton Athens Acad. Florida '07 Record: Athens Acad. Georgia '07 Record: Madison County Virginia lech 61-19 Madison County Virqinia Tech 59-29 Fannin County USC Fannin County USC Jefferson California Last week: Jefferson Arizona State Last week: Peachtree Ridge Tennessee 9-1 Peachtree Ridge Tennessee 9-1 Chris Bridges Brandon Reed Commerce Florida '07 Record: i Commerce Florida '07 Record: Madison County Va. Tech 49-31 iMadison County Virginia Tech 46-34 Banks County Jefferson USC Arizona State Last week: i Fannin County Jefferson USC Arizona State Last week: Peachtree Ridge South Carolina 8-2 iMill Creek South Carolina 7-3 Zach Mitcham Athens Acad. Georgia '07 Record: Madison County Virginia Tech 58-22 Fannin County Oregon Jefferson Arizona State Last week: Peachtree Ridge Tennessee p_o The Players: •Allen Luton is a reporter for The Jackson Herald. •Zach Mitcham is editor of The Madison County Journal. •Chris Bridges is a reporter for The Banks County News. •Brandon Reed is a reporter for The Commerce News and The Jackson Herald. •Ben Munro is a reporter for The Madison County Journal. Contact us Sports scores, news or feature story ideas for The Braselton News may be sent to Brandon Reed, reporter, via: ■^E-mail: brandon@main- streetnews.com. ^►Fax: 706-367-5233 IPhone: 706-367-9355 NEED PRINTING? 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