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THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2006
Johnson goes from tailback to fullback
ATHENS - He still calls
himself “a tailback at heart”
but Jason Johnson has
bulked up for his current
role at Georgia. The 5-foot-
9 Chicago
native has
gone from a
185-pound
walk-on
tailback to
a 216-pound
back-up full
back who
was recently
awarded a
scholarship.
NOTEBOOK
By MARC
WEISZER
Morris News
Service
“I see myself as a real phys
ical person,” said Johnson. “I
love contact and never back
down.”
Johnson had no scholarship
offers after high school, but
got a call back from Georgia
after he sent the staff game
tape. He grew up a big Notre
Dame fan.
“At home I still have
Fighting Irish stuff,” said
Johnson, who rushed for 97
yards in the G-Day game. “I
never knew about Georgia,
but my Dad always spoke
about Herschel Walker.”
With Des Williams still
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Northside’s Becky Studstill delivers to the plate for the Lady Eagles.
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common sight for Northside
on the afternoon - Mary
Evans faked a bunt then
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SENIOR
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Greensboro, carded a cham
pionship-low 75 to finish
third with a total of 157.
Lindberg entered the
final round with a three
shot cushion but Werhnyak,
who was playing in the
final group with Lindberg,
picked up two strokes when
Lindberg found trouble off
the second tee.
Lindberga, former GSGA
Senior Women’s Player of
the Year, double-bogeyed
the par 5 second hole and
her lead fell to a single shot.
Werhnyak gave a stroke
back, however, on the third
settling for a bogey.
Trouble struck Lindberg
again on the 164-yard fifth
hole.
She pulled her tee shot
left of the green and it came
on the mend after surgery
for a meniscus tear in his
right knee, the junior is the
back-up to starter Brannan
Southerland. Johnson insists
he’s holding up well despite
being three inches shorter
and nearly 30 pounds less
than Southerland.
Even before the inju
ry, Johnson had overtak
en Williams on the depth
chart.
Greater Atlanta Christian
running back pipeline?:
Southerland doesn’t know
the guy creating all the buzz
at his old school, Greater
Atlanta Christian, but his
brother, a sophomore on
the squad, is giving him the
inside word about Parkview
transfer Caleb King.
“He’s kind of told me
what’s going on over there
and said he’s pretty good,”
Southerland said. “I’ve heard
good things about him.”
King, Rivals.com No. 1 run
ning back in the nation, lists
Georgia among the schools
he’s considering.
Southerland, who rushed
for 852 yards as a senior, isn’t
worried about King breaking
stroked a single into left that
scored Dickey.
Taelor Bousman was hit
by a pitch to bring in another
run and then Kim Dominy
hit a two-run single to left to
score two more. Elisa Lee’s
to rest near a pile of rocks.
Lindberg then carded
another double-bogey. That
enabled Werhnyak to com
pletely close the gap and
the duo took to the sixth
tee tied.
Lindberg and Werhnyak
took to number 10 tee for
a sudden-death playoff.
Werhynak hit a strong tee
shot down the left side of
the fairway which came to
rest in first cut of rough.
Lindberg followed by hit
ting the fairway.
The championship
through third flights played
the course as a par-72 and
to approximately 5,321
yards and were eligible for
the overall title.
The fourth through 11th
flights played to approxi
mately 5,011 yards.
The field of 137 was
divided into flights based on
handicap index.
any of his single season GAC
rushing records.
Wide receivers battle ham
string inluries: Terrell Owens
isn’t the only wide receiv
er dealing with hamstring
issues this month.
Mikey Henderson and A. J.
Bryant have missed some
practice time last because
of sore hamstrings and on
Tuesday it was Depniko
Goodman and Kris Durham.
Georgia’s trainers held out
Durham because his ham
string has gotten progres
sively sorer.
Freshman receiver Tony
Wilson also remains out
with a shoulder injury.
Others who missed practice
Tuesday: linebacker Darius
Dewberry (pulled muscle),
defensive tackle Marquis
Elmore (knee), defensive end
Brandon Wood (shoulder).
Defensive tackle Ricardo
Crawford (collarbone) also
wore a green non-contact jer
sey.
Starting offensive guard
Chester Adams injured a
hand during blocking drills
early in practice but returned
later, center Nick Jones said.
fielder’s choice brought
home run No. 5.
The Lady Eagles scored
three more in the second,
left two on, and their last in
the third - leaving the bases
loaded this time.
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Warner Robins’ Kristin Graham delivers to the plate Tuesday at Warner Robins.
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Monday’s practice.
Even with the stitches,
Graham threw a three
hitter with no walks and
10 strikeouts. All three
Rutland runs scored as the
results of wild pitches, of
which Graham had five
total.
Head coach Brenda
Arnette said afterwards
how impressed she was
with the way her pitcher
played tough and overcame
her adversities.
Warner Robins had a few
more adversities in the way
of injuries in the game.
Third baseman Amber
Conlon had to leave the
game after she suffered a
bruise on her side while
trying to score from third
base on a fly ball in the
first inning. Catcher Maci
Brown, a freshman, fin
ished the game despite
hurting her finger.
Conlon was responsible
for the Demonettes taking
a 2-0 lead in the bottom
of the first inning. With
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had six blocks and Justin
and Goodman had five kills
apiece.
The attack, Jones added,
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one out, Jensen Barrett
doubled to center to give
Warner Robins two run
ners in scoring position.
Conlon grounded the ball
to the Rutland third base
man, whose look-back at
the runner led to a bad
throw to first base.
The Hurricanes tied the
score 2-2 in the top of the
second as the first two hit
ters reached base, and one
scored on a one-out wild
pitch. The next batter struck
out swinging on a low pitch
that required a throw to
first base. Rutland’s other
runner broke for home on
the throw and evened the
game.
Extra-base hits by lead
off batter Sam Snipes and
fellow outfielder Lauren
Graham put the Demonettes
on top for good.
Snipes batted with the
bases loaded and one
out in the home second.
The left-handed hitter
(and brother of Chris Snipes,
the former left-handed
pitching star for Warner
Robins High’s baseball club)
drove a double to right to
bring in all three runs (she
was started by several “key
digs” by defensive special
ists Dhwani Patel, Sam
Moncada and Brittany
Pierce.
The record for the Lady
Bears is 2-0 Overall and
0-0 in Area 2-AAAAA.
They next play today at
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was thrown out trying to
stretch the hit into a triple).
Lauren Graham, with one
out and a runner on base in
the home fifth, drove the
ball over the left-field fence
for a home run and 7-2
Demonette lead.
Arnette said she was not
surprised by this Graham’s
show of power.
“I think it shocked her as
much as it shocked every
body else,” she said.
After giving up the
second-inning runs,
Kristen Graham retired
10 Hurricanes in a row.
Rutland scored on an infield
hit and wild pitch in the
sixth, but Warner Robins
got it back in the home half
on hits by Sierra Love and
Snipes.
Kylie Barrett, another
freshman on the varsity
roster, filled in for Conlon
at third base and recorded
three assists.
■ Westfield’s sched
uled softball game against
Tattnall Square in Macon
Tuesday was postponed
due to rain. Coach Rodney
Culverhouse said no make
up date has been set.
Callaway versus Callaway
and LaGrange. They also
play Saturday at the North
Cobb Invitational.
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