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Perry defenders bring down a Central runner.
DOMINATES
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The Chargers coughed up
the football six times in the
first half, but on only one
occasion did Perry get the
recovery.
On the first Panther
series, also the first drive of
the game, the I formation
emerged with Davis as the
tailback and Brandon Golden
at fullback. It lasted six plays
and covered 73 yards. Davis
has two carries on the option
pitch, but it was on a stan
dard hand-off from Hayward
that he cleared 40 yards to
the Central 1-yard-line.
Davis was rewarded with
another carry to score the
touchdown less than two
minutes into the action. Bill
Freeman kicked the PAT for
the 7-0 lead.
Central fumbled two times
on its first series, but got both
back in order to penetrate
over . the 50. Quarterback
Javarus Mallard threw a
deep completion to the Perry
16, but it was in the red zone
that the Perry defense had
the answers.
Stephen Calhoun stopped
the option at the line of
scrimmage on first down,
then Ambrose Kendrick
charged threw the middle
for a sack on second down.
Mallard was still on the run,
eluding two Panther rushers
but not Kanorris Davis for
another loss on the 25.
The Chargers kept the
offense on the field for
fourth down, but Zetavius
Cheatham slapped away the
football at the last second.
Perry’s offense came back
with pure smash-mouth
football with 11 running
plays out of 12 on its next
scoring drive. Hayward,
Kenny Davis and Golden
each earned a first down, but
when the first quarter ended
the Panthers had 3rd-and-9
on the Charger 37. Hayward
started the second period
taking a bootleg to his right,
and with Golden laying a
pancake-style lead block, the
quarterback sprinted all the
way to the 2.
On 3rd-and-goal, the Perry
coaches called for a return to
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■ Darlington 38, Armuchee 13
■ Dawson Street 62, Griffin Christian 0
■ Douglass Co. 43, Woodland 12
■ Etowah 22, S. Cobb 21
■ Evans 22, Richmond Acad. 9
the wishbone. Johnson, with
his first bit of game action,
cruised in for six more points
at 10:16 of the first half.
The Charger line blocked the
PAT keeping the score 13-0.
Using a fullback dive,
Central once again got over
the midfield stripe for first
down. However, a backwards
lateral backfired on the visi
tors. The fumble problems
finally caught up with the
Chargers, and Tony Davis
recovered on their 47.
Later in the second quar
ter, Tony Davis registered
a sack on Mallard that had
Central punting in its own
end zone. Perry put on the
pressure, and > the hurried
kick sailed out of bounds on
the 19.
Two plays later, and a
Central unsportsmanlike
foul mixed in, Hayward
did his option bootleg for
an eight-yard touchdown at
3:07 remaining in the half.
Kenny Davis carried in a
two-point play to push the
score to 21-0.
Kanorris Davis, who ear
lier actually forced one of
Central’s fumbles, chased
down Mallard for a second
time putting Central in a
long yardage situation. That
ended Central’s last chance
to score in the half.
The third quarter wasn’t
quite what a football pur
ist would want to see : It
started with a Perry kickoff
that the Chargers returned
to the Panther 43. On top
of that was a late hit out of
bounds called on the home
team that spotted Central
on the 28.
And there was still a mat
ter of Central’s fumbling
tendencies. After Kanorris
Davis stopped the first-down
running play for a five-yard
loss. Mallard completed
a pass in the flat. But the
reception was fumbled with
Cheatam recovering on the
16.
Perry gained nothing deep
in this hole, and the punt
return by Central went to
the 24. Even though the
Charger drive started on the
24, it ended with a 25-yard
touchdown pass seven plays
and two penalties later.
Tony Davis and Kanorris
■ Fitzgerald 56, Albany 0
■ Gainesville 63, Chestatee 6
■ Gordon Lee 49, Dade County 22
■ Hare Co. 35, Apalchee 6
■ Harrison 40, Murray Co. 6
■ Jackson 35, Henry Co. 0
■ Jefferson 28, Trion 27, OT
■ Kennesaw Mountain 21, Woodstock 7
■ Luella 17, Newton 12
Davis shared a sack on sec
ond down at the 28, but
Mallard came back to hit
Elton Simmons on the 14.
On second down from the 6,
Central went up the middle
and again lost hold of the
ball. There was a big pileup
and a long process of getting
everyone up, but Central not
only kept possession but had
first down on the 4.
Two false starts put the
Chargers on the 14, still
with first down, then Walker
led a swarming blitz to bring
Mallard down on the 25.
Mallard was shaken up on
that play, so Central went
with Quent Boone under
center. He lofted a pass to
Simmons in the end zone
at 3:40 of the third quar
ter. The PAT missed, so the
score remained 21-6.
Perry still couldn’t get its
offense on the field after
the kickoff. It was an onside
kick, and there was some
hard contact. But with no
fair catch signal, Central
had the football for another
series at the Panther 40.
Kenny Davis took a turn
on the defensive side and
had two stops for a loss. He
sacked Mallard for 3rd-and
-17 to start the fourth quar
ter on the 37.
The Panthers finally
fielded on punt and drove
from their 36. In a nine-play
drive, Hayward ran for a
first down to the Central 49
and hit Johnson in the flat
on third down for a 10-yard
gain at the 35. Akeen Felder
caught a 12-yard completion
near the sidelines at the 10.
Hayward practically
walked over the goal line
from there at 5:58. Freeman
knocked in the PAT for a 28-
6 lead.
Central was facing a 3rd
and-15 from its own 49 when
Mallard let off a good throw.
There was a crash of bod
ies at the point of recep
tion, and Walker came out
with the ball and raced down
the visiting sidelines for six.
Freeman made it seven at
4:42.
The Chargers added an
Antione Moore touchdown
run of nine yards at 2:03,
driving 57 yards on seven
plays.
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■ Norcross 34, S. Forsyth 3
■ Northside 43, Stockbridge 6
■ Oglethorpe Co. 21, Putnam Co. 10
■ Parkview 6, Shiloh 0
■ Pepperell 13, Coosa 12
■ Pickens 17, Gilmer 14
■ Rockmart 41, Model 7
■ Savannah Country Day 31, Portal 0
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Hornet running back John Blount looks for daylight.
RALLY
From page iB
Trent Usher pushed it
to the 9 before quarter
back Chase Ellis scrambled
and found Young at the
2. Fittingly, Young took a
handoff and scored from
there. Joel Revis’ extra
point then cut the lead in
half.
The Hornets’ defense
then followed the lead of
Young and held Stratford to
three plays and a punt.
But a flag forced Westfield
to start deep - on the 13.
The Eagles held despite
ROLLS
From page iB
with the Tigers punter
prancing nervously in the
end zone - with good reason.
Jordan came from the center
and knocked the ball across
the back line for a safety.
Three plays later, after the
Stockbridge kick, Northside
scored again when Ivory hit
Rodriquez for the Eagles’
only touchdown pass.
GAMBLE
From page iB
third quarter as Michael
Thompson connected on
a 25-yard field goal. The
scoring play was set up
by Bears defensive back
Dexter Holman, who recov
ered a Lowndes’ fumble
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Hunter Wojohn 21:45 4th
Evan Grantham 22:10 sth
Hank McCord 22:57 10th
Will Walton 24:09 13th
Zack Hamsley
Jared Howard 25:22 15th
Jeremy Stubbs 27:04 19th
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a nine-yard run by Trent
Usher.
A punt gave Stratford
possession at midfield and
a fumble gave it back to the
Hornets on the 44. That,
following a run for minus
a yard, also ended the third
quarter.
Westfield started the
fourth with a pair of incom
plete passes and had to punt
again.
The Eagles took over and
scored. A third down in
which the Hornets hoped
for a stop and instead
were forced to chase down
a Stratford runner follow
ing an approximate 40-yard
Northside added another
score on its first possession
in the second quarter. Ivory
scored on a keeper from five
yards out. Rodriguez fin
ished the night with three
catches for 74 yards and
touchdown. Jordan’s fumble
return finished Northside’s
first-half scoring with the
Eagles up 36-0.
Northside’s defense held
Stockbridge to zero yards
rushing and 11 yards pass
and returned it to the
Vikings 16. The Vikings
were able to cut the lead
to 14-7 before halftime as
Christian Glisson connected
with Greg Reid for a 7-yard
touchdown pass with 3:32
left in the first half.
The Bears stormed out to
a 14-0 lead after Thompson
scored on a 1-year sneak
Will O'Neal 27:18 20th
Mallory Eubanks 23:26 2nd
Leigh James-Artigas 24:39 4th
Callie Brown 27:22 Bth
Erin Walker 29:53 12th
Kim Campbell 31:29 13th
Elizabeth Stokes 33:34 17th
Jimmy Mehserle 11:32 3rd
Barrett Stanley 11:41 4th
Thompson Way 11:45 sth
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gain was a key to the drive.
If that wasn’t bad enough,
Westfield subsequently fum
bled the kickoff. The Eagles
recovered it around the 30
and scored on one pass play
following. The extra point
made it 28-7 with the clock
closing in on seven minutes
left to play.
And then it happened
again. The Hornets lost it.
Stratford recovered and
scored.
The damage done,
Westfield was forced to
punt on its next possession
and the Eagles, on theirs
were able to run out the
clock.
ing in the first half.
The Tigers finished the
game with 92 yards through
the air and 16 on the ground,
most of the total coming
in the second half after
Northside’s starters had
left the game. The Eagles
Torry Veal scored his touch
down after Falah jumped
on a Tigers fumble at the
Stockbridge two. Veal need
ed two tries before getting
the ball into the end zone.
with 7:52 remaining in the
second quarter. Houston
County struck first as
O’Neal scored on a 2-yard
run with 7:52 remaining in
the first quarter.
Both scores were by
Martez King, who had a 41-
yard run on the first scor
ing drive and a 26-yard run
on the second drive.
Gabe Gattis 12:16 6th
Trae Tolleson 12:38 7th
Ryan Sichelstiel 13:26 10th
Karl Nelson 13:28 11th
Hamilton Way 15:40
Caroline Amos 12:04 Ist
Ellen Grier 12:32 2nd
Courtney Hamsley
McKinley Walton 13:59 sth
Sarah Kate Johnson 15:55 6th
Callie Ray 16:48 9th
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