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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Demons rally past Valdosta By JAMES TIDWELL Journal Sta ff Writer After falling behind by 10 points, things did not look good for Warner Robins against Valdosta. Not many teams have ral lied from double-digit def icits at Cleveland Field at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium, but that is what the Demons faced Friday night. Warner Robins proved up to the task, however, as the Demons scored 21 unan swered points to hold on for High school football By The Associated Press ■ Columbia 22, Miller Grove 14 ■ Creekview 55, Towns Co. 20 ■ Dodge Co. 43, Tattnall Co. 8 ■ Dublin 49, Bleckley Co. 7 ■ Dunwoody 16, Chamblee 13 ■ EL Chrstn 48, Lady of Mercy 14 RUNS From page iB to a 7-0 lead on their first possession as Green scored on a 1-yard run with 8:08 left in the first quarter. BLASTS From page iB newfound I formation in the first half. With its goal line so close, though, it was all wishbone. Davis sup plied the first big break with a 20-yard gain. The Panthers were also proficient on the third down conversions, and on one situation in this series Trey Smith made a clutch catch from quarterback Casey Hayward to move the chains. Davis exploded for 14 yards and a first down, then Hayward gained two more firsts to the West Laurens 29 and 14. Almost seven minutes went off the game clock in this drive, which ended on a Davis two-yard touch down run. Perry would also turn three Raider turnovers into scoring possessions. West Laurens, which took the game-opening kickoff tried to run trap after trap only to put the football on the grass on the first series. The Panthers recovered on the Raider 46 and would go on to score after convert ing twice on fourth down. There was less than a yard to gain on both fourth downs. Davis left no room for doubt with an eight yard pickup on the first one. Hayward did a sneak for the second at the 16. From that spot, on third down, the quarterback threw while running towards the sidelines and hit fullback Brandon Golden for the touchdown. West Laurens didn’t gain a first down in the first quarter, and lineman Kanorris Davis was a major reason why. In the second period, Perry earned first down on 4th-and-inches for the third time thanks to Kenny Davis. He broke a big sideline run to the 2, and scored from there on third down I ‘Bait & Tackle •Deer & Hog Processing WE CLEAN FISH 1 vs) J 1 6am-7pm • 7 days a I 333 Hwy 96 • Bonaire JSSp U 478-922-1819 a 21-17 win in a Region 1- AAAAA contest. With the win, Warner Robins improved to 4-2 over all and 2-0 in the region, while the Wildcats dropped to 1-6 and 0-3. Senior running backs Jeremy Grant, with 133 yards rushing on 16 carries with one touchdown, and Dewayne Jackson, with 117 yards on 16 carries with two touchdowns led the Demons. Trailing 10-7, Jackson put Warner Robins ahead for good with a 70-yard touch- ■ Fitzgerald 49, Berrien 0 ■ Gordon Lee 13, N. Oconee 6 ■ Grayson 28, Parkview 6 ■ Greene Co. 21, Morgan Co. 7 ■ Griffin 34, Lovejoy 6 ■ Harlem 19, Glenn Hills 14 ■ Harrison 23, S. Cobb 16 ■ Hiram 7, Mundy's Mill 6 ■ LaGrange 63, Spencer 0 Baldwin responded on the next possession, driving the length of the field to set up a first-and-goal inside the 10. The Eagles defense stiff ened, however, and stopped the Braves on three straight plays. Baldwin then attempt- with 7:46 left until half time. The Raiders, attempting to find some breaks with a no-huddle offense, found much more luck throwing the football and crossed midfield for the first time. They had a big third-down catch on the Panther 3, and scored from there to make it a 14-6 game at 4:33. Unlike Perry’s Bill Freeman and his 6-for -6 PAT kicking night, the home team missed its one and only conversion shot. But the first half wouldn’t end without some sweat ing on the Panther sideline. With under a minute to go, the Raider defense got its hands on a pass, but the football hit the ground as the defender came down with it. West Laurens was awarded possession, either by interception or recover ing its own fumble of the INT. The Raiders made a third down catch on the Perry 30, but Tav Brown broke up a pass later in the end zone. There was still time, .5 seconds to be exact, for West Laurens to make a fourth-down heave, but the receiver dropped the ball. But there would be no question marks about Perry’s control of the sec ond half. After the 96- yard drive, the Panthers scored after Golden made a catch on the Raider 4 and Hayward trotted in from three out late in the third period (28-6). In the fourth quar ter, Brown and Stephen Calhoun intercepted pass es. Kenny Davis scored his third touchdown on a three yard run after the Brown pick. To cash in Calhoun’s takeaway, Jacorey Lane got into the offensive unit and plunged in from one out. Up next for the 4-2 Panthers and head coach Andy Scott is a showdown with last year’s Class AAA state champions, Peach County, in Perry. down run with 11:00 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Grant scored the Demons’ first points of the night in the third quarter on a 47- yard touchdown run with 3:12 remaining in the third quarter to cut the lead to three. He also added a 1- yard run with 4:59 left in the fourth quarter to put the Demons ahead 21-10. Warner Robins finished with 241 yards on 45 car ries on the night, but were hampered with turnovers as the Demons fumbled the ball ■ Lanier Co. 38, Bacon Co. 7 ■ Lovett 49, Decatur 6 ■ Metter 59, Jefferson Co. 21 ■ N. Cobb 21, Woodstock 14 ■ Newton 16, Lithonia 7 ■ Pierce Co. 17, Appling Co. 7 ■ Riverdale 24, Jonesboro 7 ■ Rockmart 13, Coosa 10 ■ Screven Co, 7, Laney 6 ed and missed a 24-yard field goal try. The Eagles got the ball back and drove for another score as Ivory scored on the 8-yard run with 37 seconds left in the first quarter. Neither team was able to We see people differently. We see them as individuals. At Houston Healthcare’s Human Motion Institute, there is only one way to treat our patients— as Individuals. Our leading-edge treatment philosophy combines clinical expertise with a comprehensive, personalized approach. From the prevention and treatment of arthritis, joint or back pain to total joint replacement and spine surgery, our clinical teams have designed our program with one simple goal in mind: keeping our patients healthy and active. air W E V ffig | —i* 4K ** IplP '/J&' '' - ; .^'. SPORTS three times and lost all of them. Valdosta rallied to trim the lead to 21-17 as quar terback Michael Turner con nected with Alfrie Johnson on a 9-yard touchdown pass with 3:42 left in the game. The Wildcats put the only points up in the first half as kicker Brad Barr hit a 33- yard field goal with 4:20 left in the second quarter. Valdosta increased its lead to 10-0 as Johnson exploded for an 81-yard touchdown run with 6:37 remaining in the third quarter. ■ Shaw 56, Hardaway 7 ■ Southside 18, South Atlanta 8 ■ Statesboro 38, Evans 0 ■ Stephenson 17, M.L. King 6 ■ Temple 35, Amurchee 34, OT ■ Thomson 55, Butler 0 ■ Walton 33, Pope 21 ■ Warren Co. 36, Aquinas 8 ■ Westover 9, Cairo 7 put together anything in the second quarter as Northside took a 14-0 lead into half time. Baldwin was with out leading rusher Darius Marshall, who reportedly suffered an ankle injury dur ing warm-ups. If you or someone you care about has a problem related to motion or joint pain, contact us and find out why thousands of individuals each year choose us as their motion care experts. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2006 ♦ SURGES From page iB the Hornets in turn fol lowed that up by scoring on two plays. One of those was a 55 yarder by Zach Young to the endzone. That came near the mid point of the first quarter. And, it was a short-lived lead as FPD went 80 yards on its next possession to take it back. Not to be undone, Westfield scored again right after. The Hornets’ long drive was character ized by picking up two first downs on third-down plays - one of them a third-and -11 - and was finished off by Joel Revis who raced the last 18 yards for the score. He also kicked the extra point - and the one prior to that - giving the visitors a 14-10 lead. But, after the defense had held - giving Westfield the opportunity to score again to close out the half - Westfield turned it over again. FPD turned that into a 17-14 lead at the break. The Vikings, who won the coin toss but deferred, took the ball to start the third quarter and ate up all but about a minute-30 of the third quarter en route to a score. Critical to that touchdown at Houston Healthcare www.hhc.org 478.923.9771 Physician Referral & Information was a successful fake on a punt - Westfield had them fourth-and-nine at the time - and a fourth-down con version deep inside Hornet territory. The Hornets also had them in third down sit uations twice - one of them long - but couldn’t hold. Westfield started deep in its own territory on the ensuing kickoff but Young gave them breathing room with a 31-yard run. That was all they could muster, however, and later had to punt. FPD took over - now with the game moved into the fourth quarter - drove down the field and scored again. Not a flag for hold ing, a third-and-16, third and short or a fourth-and goal from the 2 could keep them from making it a 17-point game, 31-14 with just over four minutes left to play. The Hornets were forced to punt from inside their endzone after going three and-out on their next pos session. That gave FPD the ball on Westfield’s 35 with 2:43 left to play. A 15-yard run on the first play from scrimmage moved it deeper but the Hornets forced and recovered a fumble on the next play to end the threat. Westfield picked up a first down at that point but time ran out shortly after. Members of the Medical Staffs of Houston Medical Center and Perry Hospital Daxes Banit, MD Orthopedic Surgery Jeffrey C. Easom, DO Orthopedic Surgery P. Jeffrey Jarrett, MD Orthopedic Surgery Todd E. Kinnebrew, MD Orthopedic Surgery K. Scott Malone, MD Physiatry!Sports Medicine Derrick D. Phillips, MD Orthopedic Surgery J.W. Spivey, Jr., MD Orthopedic Surgery George S. Stefanis, MD Neurosurgery Daniel B. Wagner, DO Orthopedic Surgery William B. Wiley, MD Orthopedic Surgery HUMAN MOTION INSTITUTE 3B j drXU*>s4s