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Westfield head football coach Ronnie Jones talks to the players during a timeout
during a game recently.
SAME
From page iB
the Knights carry may be a
result of a difficult sched
ule as one loss was 20-17
to defending champion
Riverside Military.
The result that jumps out,
though, is a 28-20 defeat
at the hands of Pinewood
Christian, which moved up
from Class AA this year
after playing for that divi
sion's state title in 2005.
“(Deerfield-Windsor) has
lost to Tattnall (Square)
and Riverside; so has every
body else,” said Westfield
head coach Ronnie Jones,
recognizing that Southland
Academy did upend
Riverside on opening week
end. Southland is anoth
er team to knock off the
Knights during that four
game slide.
“Southland's gotten bet
ter every week,” said Jones.
“It’s a tough region that
we’re in. (Deerfield) has a
region win and we don’t.
We need something positive.
We need a win so bad.”
The last time the Hornets
and the Knights hooked
up on the gridiron was in
Albany during last year’s
playoffs. Westfield came
back to Perry with the
win and a semifinal berth.
Deerfield-Windsor has some
key seniors back from that
team, including quarter
back Paul Reese.
“They probably have, in
my opinion, the best athlete
in the GISA,” said Jones
Eagles blast Baldwin
Below are a couple of photos from Northside’s win over Baldwin Friday.
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about Reese. “You have to
hem him up. He’s done the
same thing to everybody
he’s played. They have some
other good players, but he’s
most of their offense. It
seems he’s gotten quicker
than last year.
“They have some big
guys up front. Southland
has started doing the same
thing we are on offense, and
they were able to move the
football (on the Knights).
At times, there hasn’t been
anybody - when we decided
to - we haven’t been able to
move the football on.”
What has been Westfield’s
problem in that regard is
consistency. Last week at
First Presbyterian Day in
Macon, the Hornets lost
31-14 when the Vikings
dominated the football in
the second half. The final
the week before against
Stratford was 35-7, but the
Hornets were within strik
ing distance until things fell
apart in the final period.
“I can’t brag in any way
about the two (region) losses
we’ve had,” said Jones. “We
played one game (Stratford)
three good quarters and we
played (against FPD) one
good half. We were right in
that ball game 17-14 ... we
had four plays in the third
quarter.
“I think the thing I don’t
understand as much is our
kids when they see some
thing go wrong they hang
their heads instead of fight
ing. That’s what it comes
back to. We just need a win,
something good to happen
to us and we need to feel
good about ourselves.
“Hopefully we can play
four quarters. That’s what
it’s going to take. We haven’t
done that in a while.”
The inspiration the foot
ball players might be seek
ing lies with the Hornet
softball team, which on
Saturday overcame one
deficit after another to win
the state championship.
The ladies won two games
in extra innings against
Tattnall Square, and both
times had to rally in the
seventh inning to force
overtime.
“They would come in one
inning and be down two and
catch back up,” said Jones,
who was there for the cel
ebration in Dublin. “They
never quit. That’s the kind
of thing we need. We can
take lessons from them.
They did a great job.”
The other bit of motiva
tion Westfield football can
take to Albany is the fact
that there would be a seri
ous uphill climb from 0-3 in
the region to the top four
in the final standings. The
Hornets still have to play
Southland and Pinewood,
which is undefeated after
a win last week against
Stratford.
“Not but four teams are
going to go (to the play
offs),” said Jones. “Us and
Deerfield have our backs
against the wall. Both of
us need to win this football
game. If we don’t, it’s going
to be tough to get in the
playoffs.”
SPORTS
SECURE
From page iB
in each game of 25-22.
That put them in the losers
bracket and against Warner
Robins - with the winner
qualifying for state and the
loser’s season being over.
Houston County won two
games to one. The Lady
Bears won the first, 25-20,
lost the second 25-22 and
then won the third 25-15.
“Coach (Tracy) Fendley
had her team ready to play
and they gave us a run for
our money,” said Jones.
“That was the best I had
seen Warner Robins play all
year.
“I had an uneasy feeling
after we lost the second
game, but a couple of the
girls stepped into the huddle
and said this is for state,
let’s handle our business
and that is what happened
in the third game.”
The win assured Houston
County at least a fourth seed
at state and also set it up for
a quarterfinal match against
Mundy’s Mill.
The Lady Bears beat the
Versus M.L.King
Games Kills Aces Assists Digs Blocks
Samantha Moncada 2 14 8
Devon Preston 2 2 2 2 3
Dhwani Pate! 2 6 9
Brittany Pierce 2 2 1 4 1
Morgan Hollars 2 3 1 15 4
Nicole Williams 2 2 1
Catherine Goodman 2 3 3 3 1(1
Adrianne Pate 1 1 2
Jennifer Doebreiner 2 3 2 1
Versus Morrow
Games Kills Aces Assists Digs Blocks
Alicia Hess 1 1
Moncada 3 167
Preston 3 2 7 2 1
Patel 3 8 8
Pierce 3 2 7 6 3
Hollars 3 1 18 12
Williams 3 12 2
Goodman 3 3 2 3 2
Pate 2 i 1 1
Doebreiner 3 1
Versus Warner Robins
Games Kills Aces Assists Digs Blocks
Hess 2 3
Moncada 3 48
Preston 3 14 2 1
Patel 3 * 4 12
Pierce 3 3 6 4
Hollars 3 4 14 10 2
Williams 3 4 1
Goodman 3 2 5 3 4 1
Pate 2 I 1
Doebreiner 3 4 3
Versus Mundy’s Mill
Games Kills Aces Assists Digs Blocks
Hess 1 1
Moncada * 2 3
Preston 1 2 1
Patel 3
Pierce 1
Hollars 16 6 8
Goodman 6 3 3
Pate 2 3
Doebreiner 2
Versus Morrow (semifinals)
Games Kills Aces Assists Digs Blocks
Hess | 2 | 1
Moncada 2 24
Preston 2 17 2
Patel 2 4
Pierce 2 1 2 2
Hollars 2 1 5 6
Williams 2 1 1
Goodman 2 4 2 1 2
Pate 2 1
Doebreiner 2 18 1
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2006 ♦
All-Area team
0 Jennifer Doebereiner - Houston County
0 Morgan Hollars - Houston County
D Catherine Goodman - Houston County
□ Catherine Causey - Warner Robins
0 Deanna LeShoure - Warner Robins
□ Chanda Okyere - Morrow
□ Kayla Potter - Union Grove (Player of the Year)
□ Brooke Bailey - Union Grove
0 Krissy Patrick - Union Grove
0 Brie Ard - Union Grove
0 Jess Etress - Union Grove
□ Mikala Flonnoy - Redan
Lady Tigers two games to
none and with scores of 25-
10 and 25-6.
That win set them up in
a semifinal rematch against
- guess who - Morrow.
This time, however, it was
Houston County’s turn.
The Lady Bears defeated
Morrow two games to none
with scores of 25-19 and 25-
22.
“(Assistant) coach Michelle
Christesen has referred to
us as the ‘Cardiac Kids’ all
season and if I didn’t know
Stats from the weekend:
better I would say the ladies
wanted to take the road they
did to the finals on purpose,”
Jones said. “They came onto
the floor with such a deter
mination and drive and
they never trailed in either
game.”
The Lady Bears are now
37-9 overall, and as an added
bonus, the All-Area team
was announced Monday
with Jennifer Doebereiner,
Catherine Goodman and
Morgan Hollars all being
selected.
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