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♦ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 6B Their night to Howell The Central Georgia Soccer Association started a new season Saturday at the Flint Energies Sports Complex, with games throughout the day. Below are just a few of them. Photos by Gary Harmon j rM SHHPKk A U ''"'’mill Hi B i|j^L • *dpSifr» .. 4«Bh Bailey Howell, in white jersey, of the Strikers takes the ball away from a Rough Rider player. -fc t*- V"’ JlBHr -vc Nathan Anderson, in white jersey, of the Strikers, blocks the kick from a Rough Rider play er. jk l K, JE bh& * ■ JBy jHBHK^k Daniel Cherney, in white, of the Intruders pushes the ball up the field as an Attack player pursues. Hr / *?# .«& N 'v SSL 1H jbh ™ V. W 1 IF I H JHyaflL. wr m SB Fire and Lynx players battle fora loose ball. SPORTS HOCO From page 1B a good matchup for us,” said Johnson on the visiting Patriots of Lilburn. “They have a lot of kids who are really, really fast. We are worried about the speed. So far they have big-played everybody.” It’s been a shaky season, though, so far for Berkmar. The Patriots had a 14-0 lead on Luella late in the third quarter but lost 28-14 on the strength of fumbles. They came back with a 31-17 win against North Forsyth. “(The coach) * did some things different in the second ball game,” said Johnson. “They looked a lot better. “They run the veer, and we’re worried about that. They have two or three backs who can go all the way at any time. “The quarterback’s real ly good ... a great running quarterback. If you don’t tackle him, he’s gone. They have a great receiver who plays DB.” The Berkmar defense is one that lines up even at 4-4 and looks to create problems with the blitz, Johnson said. Two of the touchdowns against North Forsyth were on fumbles recovered and returned to the end zone. Otherwise, Johnson said Berkmar looks for the big plays out of that veer triple option set. He said it’s a case where you might stop a few plays in a row for short gain, but the minute someone misses an assignment, six points are on the board. “The veer is an offense where you don’t have to block as many people,” said Johnson. “You leave people unblocked, you read, so it works to your advantage. We have to be real disci plined and everybody has to do their job. If my job is to take the fullback, 'take the fullback.” Houston County’s line play and overall defense is on a roll after Saturday’s ATTENTION POUITBY WORKERS YOU MAY HAVE BEEN SHORTCHANGED OUT OF EARNED WAGES. A new U.S. Supreme Court decision may impact what your employer must pay you. If you have worked in the poultry industry in the past 2 years you may have been shortchanged out of earned wages. You may be entitled to as much as $17,000. 1 (’ochran. Founding Partner W 1937-2005 41 1 No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. "They run the veer, and we're worried about that They have two or three backs who can go all tlw way at any time." - Houston County head football coach Doug Johnson win that evened the overall record at 1-1. Johnson’s had two good games in a row from the defensive line, but he said the offensive front still has some work to do, especially after the injury to Cuppett. “I thought our running backs did a good job of find ing holes and getting in the end zone,” said Johnson about DJ Dodson and Eric O’Neal, each of whom scored twice in the first half of the Windsor Forest game. “We didn’t do bad on the offen sive front, we just need to do better.” The defensive play was all about penetration into the Windsor Forest back field. Sometimes the football could have been handed off to a Bears lineman who was there at the same time as the opposing running back. Houston recorded 10 tackles for a loss out of 22 plays in the first half. Roddy Nixon had one of those tackles, a quarterback sack. He’s also the player designated to go for blocks on the punt return team. He didn’t block one Saturday, r i •Air Conditioning Repair •Engine Repair •Tune Ups j Belts & Hoses MUHWB.m jiiftilttPrlfi (47i)ttl lil> For More Information About A Potential Claim Contact The Cochran Firm 1-800-THE-FIRM 1-800-843-3476 (ENESPAROL) -800-241-9787 HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL but did chase down a bad snap and took the ball a short distance for a touch down. “Roddy’s played real well so far,” said Johnson. “Who’s really playing well for us is Dexter Holman. Jacob Walker and Gavin Whitfield all up front have done a good job. Our two nose guards, Princeton Dean and Trenton Powell, have done a great job on the centers. “We are trying to pride them into being more physi cal than the (opposing) offensive line.” Houston County and Warner Robins High are the only two teams in Region 1-AAAAA with three non region games in SA. In order to do this, though, both schools had to look up to Atlanta and Savannah for opponents since Middle Georgia is lacking in the state’s highest classifica tion. If somebody can go 3-0, or even 2-1, it would benefit that school in a tiebreaker situation for state playoff qualification and/or seeding at the end of the season. ASE MASTER MECHANIC www.cochranfirm.com Ml 38159