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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Northside wins battle with North Clayton From staff reports Charles McKenzie saved what was left of Eagle fans’ fingernails. With 59 seconds to go, he intercepted a North ' Clayton pass to help preserve a 28-21 Northside victory on the road Friday. The Eagles from College Park had set up the last-min ute dramatics by stopping the Eagles from the south deep in their own territory. Northside 28, North Clayton 21 Northside subsequently punted giving North Clayton, which had already struck once on a long pass and came into the contest with a reputation for the long ball, possession on Northside’s 35. At first North Clayton was its own worst enemy, being penalized five yards twice before snapping the ball, and then again on Also Demons shut out - page 8B the play following an incompletion. But, fol lowing a pass knocked down by McKenzie, the Eagles’ quarterback connected for a pass to the 23 with 1:11 remaining. That in turn set up McKenzie’s other gem on the next play. Northside actually trailed in the contest all of the first quarter and all but 28 seconds of the second. North Clayton, taking advantage of a Northside fumble on its first possession, took an 8-0 lead - with 2-point conversion added in. Marques Ivoiy, with a Devon Pike extra point added in, made it 8-7 when he fin ished off a Northside drive by hitting Jacobi Rodrigues with a 29-yard touchdown pass. North Clayton, however, aided by a long run and long pass, made it 15-7. That came just as the game entered the second. Northside again countered that with a score, this one a three-yard run by Deonta Jordan that finished of a drive just inside the 50. Pike, as he was all night, was perfect again. Northside finally took the lead on a 22-yard pass from Ivory to Tijuan Green. Following an interception by Damon Lopez - a defensive lineman - on the 9 of North Clayton, Green scored again from the 7. North Clayton then countered that with a long drive that included a conversion on third and seven. Keith Townsend blocked the extra point to make it the 28-21 final, but that was with 1:32 left in the third. There was still the whole fourth to play and plenty nail-biting to be had on both sidelines and in the stands. Perry stops Southwest By MATTHEW BROWN Journal Sports Writer Perry High’s softball team recovered from a tough road loss at Peach County Tuesday to top Southwest-Macon for the second time this season 8-3 at home Thursday. Coach Jeff Sans said, while it was good to get back in the win column in Region 4-AAA, his Panthers didn’t play a great game but caught BACK From page iB on Monday and a shutout the next day - both on the road - Westfield’s bats came back on the home field with seven runs on seven hits and some wayward defense by the vis iting Knights of Albany. It all started in the bottom of the first with an infield hit from Audrey Clearman and sacrifice bunt by Daryl Ann Thompson that Deerfield- Windsor booted. Gilliam’s long fly-out ended the scoring drought and put Thompson in position to score on wild pitch. With the bases empty again, Moreland singled, stole her way to third base and came in on Hanna Jones’ groundout. Westfield (2-1 in the region, 6-6 overall) added a fourth run in the second on two walks and a throw from the Deerfield-Windsor catcher that the pitcher missed cut Frank’s Golf Car Center SALES, SERVICE, & RENTALS Ujffll 1237 Watson Blvd. Warner Robins, Ga 31093 Phone: 478-918-0680 Fax: 478-918-0580 Cell: 478-396-5157 • 1-866-800-7722 wu/uj*ft an A sgolfca Tccntet. com BACK From page iB ' Tattnall Square 47-yard-line. But when Young tried to go around left end on sec ond down, he could not get back up due to the pain in his foot that first sprang up in a week 1 loss at John Milledge. The football would go to the Trojans on a punt by Tyler Brooks to the 16. On sec ond down, it popped out of fullback Darius Green’s grasp and Brooks recovered on the 34. It was a takeaway Westfield could not let go without some reward. It came in a six-play drive of all running plays from a variety of Hornet backs. Tattnall Square was also called for a facemask to spot Westfield on the 3. For most of these plays, the Hornet backfield was a scene of controlled confu sion. But from the 3 Trent Usher came out with the ball and the touchdown at 6:37 of the first period. Joel Revis kicked the PAT for the 7-0 lead. The rest of the first half was a 19-0 run for the Trojans. They held Westfield to just 65 yards for the half and just one first down after the touchdown. See HORNETS, page 8B BAFFLE From page iB on the Bears next possession, taking the ball in from the 10-yard line for his sec ond touchdown. He squeezed through the clutches of three defenders at the line of scrimmage and then sprinted in for the score. Houston County’s defense held Berkmar to 26 yards rushing in the first half and minus 15 in the second as'the Patriots abandoned the run for the pass. “We took them out of their game plan,” Johnson said of Berkmar’s veer offense. “They had some success throwing, but we really didn’t prepare for that. We worked on defending the option.” What defensive problems the Bears began when T.J. Smith entered the game as quarterback, replacing J.J. Harbin. Throwing from the shotgun, Smith com pleted five of his first six passes. The Patriots had a chance to score late in the first half after Smith hit Will Clark on a 27-yarder to the Bears five yard line. But Berkmar’s offense unraveled with the help of relentless defensive pressure. See BEARS, page SB a few breaks along the way. With the game still closely contested midway through, Jessica Wright had a two-run single up the middle to give Perry a comfortable lead. Marla Patterson had four hits, including another home run and a triple. Jenna Clarke pitched a complete game for the win with seven strikeouts. Perry is now 13-7 over all and 3-2 in the region. ting off while Shae Horsting was stealing second base. The bottom of the fourth was another one-run Hornet inning. Jennifer Wrye, the catcher, led off with a single, then her courtesy runner, Ashley Moreland, stole second with two outs. Clearmari’s hit brought her home. Wrye had another hit to help load the bases in the home sixth. Clearman flied out deep to left for her sec ond RBI, then Thompson singled for the final 7-0 mar gin. Gilliam gave up a hit in the first inning and hit the lead off Knight batter in the top of the second. In that inning, Moreland made a force-out at second base, then covered first base to take a throw from Thompson in right field for the second out. Moreland also covered first on a bunt in the third inning and took a throw from Clearman, who plays first base, at that bag to end the top of the fifth. (Susiam I SBaitt jp ♦ jr## High Performance LASIK / Faster Visual Recovery ✓ Safer, Blade-Free Technology ✓ Unsurpassed LASIK Experience With faster recovery time - combined with unsurpassed safety and precision - it’s no wonder Dr. Eisner’s CustomVue® Intra Lase procedure is the preferred LASIK procedure for the military. Call Eisner Laser Center today at 405-2020 to schedule your complimentary consultation. Unmatched experience, unsurpassed results. Call today 478-405-2020 CufjcmMue intralase INDIVIDUALIZED LASER VISION CORRECTION c 0 R P Over SIOOO In LASIK Savings! 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