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Page 2B The Braselton News Wednesday, November 14, 2007 PREP FOOTBALL: HART COUNTY 20. JACKSON COUNTY 0 Panthers finish winless Winter sports begin at JCCHS next week Jackson Co. ends year with road loss against Hart Co. HARTWELL — The Jackson County football team saw its season come to a winless end last Lriday night. Up against one of the more highly regarded teams in Class AAA, Hart County, the Panthers suffered a 20-0 defeat to finish the season at 0-10. The Bulldogs (8-1-1, 6-1 in Region 8-AAA) saw offen sive standout Jerod Jackson score three touchdowns and the Bulldogs held JCCHS scoreless on the other side of the ball. Jackson scored on a pair of 5-yard touchdown runs in the first half and a 10-yard jaunt in the second half to seal the vic tory. The two teams were playing because an agreement between the subdivided Region 8-AAAA and Hart County. Under the arrangement, the last place team in 8A-AAAA (Jackson County) was to play at Hart County to conclude the regular season. All of the other schools in the 13-team region were playing in either region playoff games or cross over contests against squads from the other half of 8-AAAA. Among the region’s teams, Habersham Central, Salem, Cedar Shoals and Clarke Central all advanced to this year’s Class AAAA state playoffs which begin this week. SEASON CONCLUDES Jackson County quarterback Chad Daniel and the Panthers fell to Hart County in the final game of the season last Friday night. Photo by Allen Luton By this time next week, win ter sports will pretty much be in full swing at Jackson County Comprehensive High School. On Monday, JCCHS will open up the 2007-08 basketball sea son by playing host for a tip-off tournament. The event will fea ture both boys and girls teams from JCCHS, Dawson County, Johnson-Gainesville, and North Lorsyth. On Monday, Jackson County is scheduled to play in girls competi tion at 4 p.m. and at 8:30 p.m. in boys. The same game times are set for Tuesday as well. following the two-day event, the Jackson County hoops squads will be off until Nov. 30 when they travel to Apalachee to begin New fisheries The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) announces the recent appointment of John Biagi as the new fisheries Management Section chief. He fills the position left vacant by Chuck Coomer who retired from WRD in October. As former assistant chief of the fisheries Management Section, Biagi brings a wealth of experience to his new position. “John has served WRD in mul tiple capacities for more than 17 years, and his most recent posi tion as assistant chief will serve him well in this recent promotion,” says WRD director Dan forster. a stretch of five straight road games. Britt Beaver will begin his first year at the helm of the JCCHS boys team while returning coach Chad Pittman will once again be roaming the sideline for JCCHS girls team. In addition to the start of basket ball season next week, the Jackson County wrestling program will also begin its 2007-08 campaign. The Panthers will open up the year by hosting Lumpkin County and Holy Innocents at the Gordon Street Center at 6 p.m. The team will then be off until Nov. 27. first-year head coach Jason Powers will be taking over a pro gram that qualified for the state tournament last season. chief named “With his extensive experience in a number of statewide programs and projects, John will be an asset to the state’s expansive fisheries Management Section.” As chief, Biagi will direct, devel op and administer a comprehensive statewide fisheries Management program designed to protect, evaluate and improve fish habi tat or populations. The program encompasses a plethora of projects, including scientific studies, facility and personnel management, state fisheries resource enhancements and sectional legislative efforts. This covers a wide variety of proj ects, including the ongoing Go fish Georgia initiative. Scientists call on citizens to help track birds here, across the country Bird watchers in Georgia and across the nation will be keep ing a close eye on their feeders this winter while participating in the annual Project PeederWatch. This popular citizen-scientist proj ect enters its 21st season Saturday, when more than 7,000 participants across North America will make Project PeederWatch part of their fall/winter ritual. What will the coming winter bring to bird feeders? PeederWatch participants help scientists monitor changes in Georgia’s bird popu lations by tracking birds at their feeders from the second Saturday of November through early April, a 21-week period. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (DNR/ WRD) encourages Georgians to document bird occurrences at their feeders to help contribute to the science and conservation of North American feeder birds. “This is a great opportunity to increase your enjoyment and knowledge of birds, while contrib uting valuable data to a nationwide research effort,” said WRD wildlife biologist Tim Keyes. “The observa tions of amateur birders have long added critical information about bird distributions and populations. Project PeederWatch is just such an opportunity.” Project PeederWatch surveys birds that visit feeders at backyards, nature centers, community areas and other locales across the nation. PeederWatchers periodically count the highest numbers of each species they see at their feeders for the 21 weeks. The survey data helps scientists track broad scale movements of winter bird popula tions and long-term trends in bird distribution and abundance. Tanagers were unexpected sur prises at some PeederWatch loca tions during the 2006-2007 sur vey season. Summer tanagers were recorded in Texas and Florida where the species typically only is found during the breeding sea son. Vagrant Western tanagers were found wintering in Georgia and later returned for another winter to a FeederWatch site in Tallahassee, Fla., that regularly plays host to these “lost” migrants. Project FeederWatch is conduct ed by individuals and groups of all skill levels and backgrounds, including children, families, retir ees, youth groups, nature centers and bird clubs. The project began November 10, but participants are encouraged to join any time. “FeederWatchers across the south eastern U.S. have helped create the world’s largest database of feeder- bird populations,” ornithologist and project leader David Bonter said. “To understand the effects of global climate change, habitat change and other factors on birds, we need new and veteran participants to let us know what they are seeing in their own yards and neighborhoods.” Project FeederWatch is a joint research and education project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada. To learn more about FeederWatch or register, visit www.birds.comell. edu/pfw or call the lab toll-free at (800) 843-2473. The annual fee is $15. 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