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SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 2, 2006
The Home Journal’s
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ON DECK
Major League Baseball
Today
■ Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:05
p.m„ Turner South
High school
Softball
Today
■ Valdosta at Houston County,
11 a.m.
, High school
Volleyball
Today
■ Warner Robins at Mundy’s
Mill (against it, Luella and Union
Grove), noon
High school
Cross country
Today
■ Warner Robins at Valdosta
Invite, 10 a.m.
High school
Football
Today
■ Warner Robins versus
Parkview, in Georgia Dome,
2:45 p.m.
IN BRIEF
PY competition cheer
squad to hold clinic
Perry High School’s
Competition Cheerleaders will
be sponsoring a one-day cheer
clinic for children 4 years old to
sixth grade Sept. 16.
It will be held in the high
school's multipurpose gym. The
cost is $35. with a $5 discount
given for each additional family
member. The cost includes an
event T-shirt, drinks and snack.
Registration and pictures for
those below third grade will be
from 7:30-8:15 a.m., with the
clinic running from 8:30-11:30
a.m. A performance for the par
ents is slated for 11:30 a.m.
Registration and pictures for
those third-sixth grade will be
from 7:30-8:15 a.m., with their
clinic running from 8:30' a.m.-
12:30 p.m. A performance for
those parents is set for 12:30
p.m.
E-mail mlangston@hcbe.net
or jmashburn@hcbe.net for an
application or more information.
Robins Bowling Center to
hold registration
The Robins AFB Bowling
Center will be holding regis
tration for youth bowlers ages
5 - 21 Sept. 9 from 10 a.m.
- 2 p.m. The cost is s2l which,
according to a release, includes
a bowling shirt. Registration
is open to any youth that have
access to Robins AFB. Bowling
will begin Sept. 16.
Call Marge Corzine, youth
coordinator at Robins, at 923-
5618 for more information.
Warner Robins chamber
to hold Playday Classic
The Warner Robins Chamber
of Commerce will hold the
Playday Classic 2006 Sept.
14, at The Landings Golf Club.
Registration deadline is Sept. 7.
Tee times available at 8 a.m.
and 1:30 p.m.
The registration fee of SBS
includes greens fees, a cart,
breakfast or lunch and admis
sion to the Celebration & Food
Festival. Prizes include a set
of tires, a Nissan truck from
Jeff Smith Nissan, a SIO,OOO
CD from Sun Mark Bank and a
Rolex watch from Satterfield &
Dempsey Jewelers. For informa
tion, call 328-7745.
Central Georgia Soccer
Association sets opener
The Central Georgia Soccer
Association, in a release, would
like to “invite everyone to come
watch or participate in one of
the fastest growing sports in
America," during their open
ing day is Sept. 9 (matches all
day).
Hawkinsville denies Perry
ByJOESERSEY
Journal Correspondent
Antonio Hubbard’s 45-yard
punt return for touchdown
avoided a Perry
Panther shut
out at the hands
of Hawkinsville,
Friday night.
The Red
Devils led 17-0
with 13 seconds
left.
Hawkinsville
17, Perry 6
Hawkinsville’s quarterback
Jim Henry had taken knees on
three consecutive plays to run
the clock from one minute, 39
seconds before punting from the
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The Eagles’ Brandon Jordan sprints for yardage Friday in McConnell-Talbert Stadium.
Northside beats HoCo
By MATTHEW BROWN
Journal Sports Writer
In Marques Ivory’s learn
ing experience known as
opening night of a high
school
season,
the new
Northside
starting
quarter
back turned
lit
tle disas
ters into
big gains
Friday at
McConnell
l 1 a 1 b e r t
Stadium.
Northside
26, Houston
County 14
Ivory threw two touch
down passes to Jacobi
Rodrigues, leading the No.
3 Eagles to a 26-14 win over
the Houston County High
Bears.
“I thought he did pretty
well,” said Rodrigues, last
year’s starting qiiarterback,
on Ivory’s pei-formance.
Rodrigues had 1.43 receiv-
Lady Bears rout Ola, fall to Morrow
Special to the Journal
Houston County’s varsity volleyball
team continued its 2006-2007 campaign
Thursday with a feplit of their matches.
The Lady Bears traveled to Henry County
and played a tri-match with Ola High
School and Morrow High School, winning
the first and dropping the second.
HoCo 25, Ola 13
HoCo 25, Ola 16
In the first match against Ola, the Lady
Bears needed only two games to win the
match.
“The first game was simply balanced
play and strong defensive play by the
team,” said Houston County head coach
Tony Jones.
Sports
Red Devils 22.
Hubbard took the 23-yard
punt, survived initial contact
and raced down the Panther
sideline, juking the final Red
Devil defender out of his shoul
der pads at the one before scor
ing.
Alas, Hubbard’s highlight
jaunt couldn’t overcome a dis
mal Panther second half.
Perry played even with
Hawkinsville throughout the
first 24 minutes before the Red
Devils took advantage of Perry’s
third first-half turnover to set
up a Gregg Vickers 20-yard field
goal as time ended the first
ing yards on seven catches.
Ivory had eight completions
in all for 162 yards.
With . Northside lead
ing 16-7 at halftime, the
Eagles had two turnovers
in the second half. There
was a fumble early in the
third quarter recovered by
Houston’s Chris Prewett.
Prewett also intercepted
a pass right at the start
of the fourth quarter. But
Houston could not convert
points on either of the take
aways.
Credit that to adjust
ments from the Eagle
defense against the Bear
rushing attack, that created
some opportunities in the
first half. But plays by Eric
Fields and Anthony Taylor,
among others put down the
clamps and made Houston
settle for one field goal try
that never got off the grass.
The little troubles for the
Eagles offense also included
some hobbled snaps. With
two on one drive, Ivory made
quick recoveries and helped
The team netted just three aces but all
were by sophomore Devon Preston.
“She ran a streak of 10 points while get
ting the aces and that was important,” said
Jones.
The second game of the match was again
a “balanced attack” by the Lady Bears,
Jones said.
Devon Preston ran off a string of six
straight points on serves, two of which
were aces. “(I) felt that Devon had their
number in the match,” Jones said. “She
was spot serving them perfectly.
“The offense was added by the best
back row play so far this season. I felt we
hustled to every ball.”
See BEA T, page 8A
half.
Perry had its chances, but a
strong rushing performance by
Kenny Davis, eight carries for
64 yards was negated by two
fumbles and an interception.
On the Panthers first posses
sion of the game, they drove
47 yards on eight plays, but on
third and one, a miscue between
quarterback and center sent the
ball skittering to Hawkinsville’s
16 where Red Devil Dequan
Bembry fell on it.
Fortunately, Hawkinsville
had its own trouble holding
onto the ball. The Red Devils
See DENIES, page yA
his team gain three first
downs into Bear ground.
With 4:08 left in the third,
Ivory, finding a lot of time
from a retooled offensive
line, hit Rodrigues for a 46-
yard touchdown.
Freshman Devon Pike hit
the PAT to make it 23-7.
“Rookie mistakes. He’ll
get it,” said Rodrigues
about the fumbles. “He’s
played before. He’s just got
to get used to the new align
ment.”
And in Rodrigues’ own
game at a new position?
‘I could have done better
on some catches,” he said.
When Northside held after
the fourth quarter intercep
tion, the offense went on
a 10-play drive. Pike, for
the second time in his first
varsity game, hit a field goal
(30 yards) with two minutes
left to play (26-7).
What the Bears, trying to
break through in this inter
county rivalry, didn’t need
after pulling even on the
scoreboard in the second
Trojans rally
past Hornets
From steffireports
As long as Westfield didn’t have to field a
punt or kickoff, life was good.
The problem: John
Milledge, in its 31-28 come
from-behind win over th|
Hornets punted three times
and kicked off four. The
Hornets did not have to
punt once.
Still, they trailed 3-0 early
after losing the handle on
the Trojans’ first punt early in the first
See RALLY, page yA
ENI/Gary Harmon
quarter was one mistake
after another.
Houston County made
use of the 39 rushing yards
from its smallest running
back, D.J. Dodson. On first
down from the Eagle 46,
quarterback Martrez King
did the play fake and found
the backfield all to him
self. Tight end Ben Collins
wasn’t by himself, but he
was still the prime target
sprinting downfield.
Despite an interference
flag on Northside, Collins
came down with the foot
ball for a touchdown at 9:55
left until halftime. Taylor
Jones tied the score 7-7 on
the PAT kick.
The Houston defense was
doing a job on the Eagle
offense after giving up a
first-drive score of only two
plays. Not including penal
ties, Northside had just four
yards from scrimmage in 10
plays after taking a 7-0 lead
less than two minutes into
the action.
See NORTHSIDE, page >)A
Lady Panthers win one of two
Special to the Journal
Perry’s varsity volleyball
team earned a split in its
matches at home Thursday
against Americus and
Jackson.
The Lady Panthers beat
the first school two games
to one but fell to the sec
ond two to nil.
Perry won the first game
against Americus 25-20. It
then lost the second 25-22
but then won the third by
the same score.
Ashley West was one of
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John Milledge
31, Westfield 28
Clarke leads
Lady Panthers
past Northeast
By MATTHEW BROWN
Journal Sports Writer
Even though she allowed
two baserunners, Jenna
Clarke faced the minimum of
nine batters in three innings
Thursday to
pitch the
Perry High
Panthers to
a Region 4-
AAA win at
home.
Even with
a half-hour
delay in get
ting started
to get a rain
soaked field
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PERRY
PANTHERS
Perry 18,
Northeast-
Macon 0
ready for the game* Perry
crushed Northeast-Macon
18-0 in three. That gives the
Panthers a 2-1 record in the
region, 7-4 overall.
Shortstop Marla Patterson
hit another home run, a
three-run second-inning
blast that gave her seven
runs batted in. In the first
inning, she had a two-run
single and a two-run double.
One pitch before her home
run, Perry had the bases
See CLARKE, page 8A
Defense fails
Lady Eagles
From staff reports
The defense had trouble in
a loss the last time out and
such was the case Thursday.
Northside 9-2 to
Dutchtown
at home.
Five errors
were a major
contribut
ing factor,
said Lady
Eagles head
coach Mitch
Horton.
“Ton-ight
NORTHSIDE
EA€E£s
Dutchtown 9,
Northside 2
we had some opportunities
on offense,” Horton said, “as
we had six hits and four
walks but we could not get
it put all together.”
Still, Horton added he
See FAILS, page $A
the standouts mentioned
by Perry head coach Bretty
Hardy for her “hitting,
defending and serving the
ball.”
Hardy also said the team
had “solid” play from
Brianna Brown, J’Vonna
Ragin and Amber Ennis.
“In the end, we just out
played them in pressure
situations,” Hardy said.
The Lady Panthers
didn’t enjoy that same
kind of success against
See WIN, page SA