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Demons Stephen Perrson and Jackson Smith prepare for the 200 freestyle relay.
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points for the team.
As far as the varsity
Demons, they placed sec
ond to the Bears. Houston
County won 155-92.
Freshmen Erik Hanson
brought in 12 points
for Warner Robins (per
Bears head coach Jamey
Richardson, the Bears’ stats
SERSEY
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that Vick is its route to a
championship ring.
The sentimental slob
I work for insists that it’s
the Falcons defense that’s
at fault. Yeah, that defense
keeps Vick from complet
ing 50 percent of his passes.
Against Cleveland, he com
pleted 16 of 40. That’s a 40
percent completion rate.
Imperious leader blames
the Atlanta defense for the
two straight losses. He points
out that anemic Detroit put
up over 30 points against
that defense. That’s true.
Pittsburgh scored a lot,
but Atlanta also busted 30
points in the win. Vick and
company couldn’t do that
against the doormat Lions.
The Falcons’ offense
couldn’t score but one touch
down against Cleveland, and
Vick’s two picks didn’t help.
On the season, Vick is
pitching at a 52 percent
completion rate. For the 21st
century pass-happy offenses
that is not enough, especial
ly when the Falcons strong
suit is the run.
Vick is 24th in quarterback
Warner Robins Bowling results
Through week ending Sunday
Gold Cup Bowling Center,
Russell Parkway
• Kibbles & Bits
High Scores: Mike May 257;
Donnie Harvey 256-716;
Dennis Craig 631; Delena
Hoffmann 236-532; Tammy
Crutchfield 158-405; Jon
Hough 246-677; Matthew
Adams 221-598; Shana
McCarley 151-385; Kayce
Powell 144-392
• New Kids on the Alley
High Scores: Deric Morris
279-691; William Johnson
270-706; Lori Phillips 214;
Lisa Golds 208-568; Valerie
Jackson 549
• Fellowship League
High Scores: Mac Angley
255; Kyle Hering 224-580;
Jay Schnable 619; Robin
Hering 202; Christy Williams
183-453; Mariela Schnable
480
• Rock & Rollers
High Scores: Craig Duke
300-794; Mike Kilinski 268-
686
Morning Glory
High Scores: Amy Saulmon
192; Jennie Lackey 192;
Maria Branch 565; Joann
Kovarovic 514
• Grandma’s Tea Party &
Company
High Scores: Carolyn
O’Rourke 196-461; Nina
Smith 171; Irene Harner 470
• Ladies Church
High Scores: Debbi Boggero
191-444; Cindy Crowley 155-
445
• Kings and Queens
High Scores: Troy Bell
235; Tom Franklin 212;
Mike Chandler 624; James
Humphreys 553; Brenda
Bridendolp 194; Michelle
Todd 157; Devona Zodun
529; Lori Sato 500
• Tuesday Men’s Handicap
High Scores: B.J. Wynn 266;
were pending) wfth two sec
ond-place finishes. One was
in the 200IM and the other in
the 100 Fly. Stephen Persson
with 11 points followed him
in terms of contributions,
followed by Jackson Smith
with 10 and Josh Bryant
with 9.
“As first meets of the sea
son go,” Hawkins said. “I
promise you, the swimmers
learned a lot! We will be
rating behind Jake Plummer
whose team is 7-2.
The football gurus have
been touting Vick’s talent
for six years. When the talk
ing heads speak of Vick, they
babble about his prodigious
talent, but in whispers too
quiet for the faithful to hear,
these same experts suggest
the Falcons’ quarterback
has failed to have a consis
tent season.
Granted, it’s not all on
Vick. It wouldn’t hurt if he
had an offensive line that
would block something
besides the sun. Still, Vick is
the man.
I don’t care about how
many yards he runs, or how
many hearts stop when he
does his razzle dazzle. None
of that matters without the
win - without the ring.
Exalted one insists the
Atlanta defense is more
porous than Swiss cheese.
The Colts’ bad defense
doesn’t seem to keep Peyton
Manning from putting points
on the board and pulling out
last-second victories.
If Vick wants folks to utter
his name in the same breath
as the Mannings, McNairs,
and Rivers of the football
world, he needs to match
Brandon Jones 236; John
Reed 613; Brent Flemings
611
• Moose-ette
High Scores: Trish Ellis 179-
452; Peggy Payne 156; Luisa
Gaston 453
• Parkway Senior Wonders
High Scores: Henry Owens
229-654; Walt McCarty 203;
Charles Tucker 571; Marti
Pope 213-500; Nina Smith
197; Maria Branch 488
• Town and Country
High Scores: Corey Jackson
279-721; Greg Jarres 249;
John Hoffmann 680; Lori
Phillips 243-643; Valerie
Jackson 228-610
• Mixed Misfits
High Scores: Tony Baker
246-596; Bobby Morgan 235-
601; Merri King 199; Jacki
Davis 195; Lori Sato 530;
Sarah Wooley 488
• Wednesday Night Scratch
Doubles
High Scores: Joe Rutherford
257-619; Lin Taylor 227; Dick
Rutherford 626
• Harris-N-Lynn Trophy
High Scores: Bill Haberin
237-667; Harry Wampler
223-597; Jan Daniell 208-
565; Jan Carter 201-541
• Thursday Men’s
Commercial
High Scores: Chris Petrie
279; Mike Ott 248-653; B.J.
Wynn 248; Corey
Jackson 648
Gold Cup Bowling Center North
Houston
• Sunday Delights
High Scores: Mike Mauro
248-617; Dameon Vaughn
218; Harrell Hampton 560;
Vernice Hobbs 203-491;
Ellen Hampton 181-491; Lisa
Whittington 460
• Senior Mixed Fall
High Scores: Henry Owens
245-655; Dick Riley 235-583;
Marge Riley 183-506; Marlee
Shook 164-455
doing a lot of stroke work
with precision this week
before Columbus”.
Columbus, the Blue Devil
Invitational, is next on
Warner Robins’ radar. That
meet is slated for Saturday.
As far as Houston County,
the Bears and Lady Bears
are next scheduled to com
pete in the Chatham County
Invitational in Savannah.
That is slated for Dec. 9.
their success. Until he does,
I have doubts.
Atlanta is still in the
hunt. At 5-4, the Falcons are
one game behind the New
Orleans Saints, but they
have to play them again.
In fact, four of Atlanta’s
last seven games are against
teams with winning records.
The Falcons next opponent,
the Baltimore Ravens, is 7-2
and leads their division.
The Ravens are coming off
a 27-26 win. Quarterback
Steve McNair threw for 371
yards and three touchdowns.
Vick has led his team to
only three games where the
Falcons have scored more
than 20 points, while the
defense has let opponents
score in excess of 20 points
in five games.
Whether Vick likes it or
not, the team, the fans, and
the doubters (count me as
one) look to him to be the
one who has to lead the
Falcons to victory. I don’t see
anybody else stepping up.
I say make Vick a run
ning back, let him shake and
bake in the flat, and get
a Manning clone to either
hand him or throw him the
ball. Vick will improvise the
rest.
• Gold Cup’s Finest
High Scores: Hope Livingston
212; Renee Lethco 200;
Carolyn Helmick 559; Eva
Erlich 536
• Happy Hour
High Scores: Joe Pallini 139-
205; Ruth Ann Neil 139-352
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE
• Charity League
High Scores: Tony Colbert
204-579; Chris Davis 200-
588; Maria Branch 195-501;
Sylvia DeHoyes 151-434
• Women’s Lib
High Scores: Pat Akin 191;
Laurie McAlister 182; April
Mitchell 517; Tina James
475
• OSC
High Scores: Sandy McTier
189-510; Wild Kat Dicicco
179; Di McNamara 467
• Tuesday Peterson Point
High Scores: Jim Davis 288-
666; Ted Schildknecht 258-
671
• AFRC Mixed
High Scores; Dave Jones
248: Duane Hall 248; Jimmy
Jean 235-630; Bob Walker
619; Sherry Jean 205; Ginger
Woelk 195-506; Kerri Alex
467
• Intramurals
High Scores: Ray Chan
256-691; Jimmy Jean 237-
643; Tez Chan 210; Glenda
Manning 198-552; Si Dyer
555; Brandi Ray 552
• Early Friday Mixed
High Scores: Lou Puryear
268; Mr. C. Carter Sr. 246;
Bob Chamblin 670; Dan
Bueno 667; Carolyn Helmick
232; Carrie Stella 213; Lori
Phillips 580; Laurie McAlister
577; Dorothy Diaz 577
• RYA Junior-Senior
High Scores: Walter Shutter
211-611; Desi Giles II 211;
Justin Chan 207-577;
Amanda Lethco 209-503;
Stephanie Chan 195; Cady
Mcßight 500
SPORTS
GREEN
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future in the eyes of the
coaching staff prior to the
2004 season.
But Green had to sit back
and watch the Demons win
the state championship that
year. He only had a couple
of games of varsity experi
ence from his junior year,
but even that was when
Warner Robins had com
fortable leads.
“It was real hard ... real
hard,” said Green about
missing out on all the fun
of 2004. “I wanted to be out
there so bad with my team
mates, but I couldn’t.”
Green also missed out
on the chance to battle for
playing time amid a fairly
talented crop of defensive
backs.
If it was any consolation,
he had a chance to watch
and learn from his older
secondary peers, some of
who went on to sign college
scholarships. Green was
never lacking in confidence
in his own abilities to mix
it up with a championship
bound squad.
“I think I could have had
a shot at it,” he said. “In
that ’O4 season we had a
lot of talent on both sides
of the ball. But I probably
could have had a shot (at
playing).
“You can learn a little bit,
but not much because you
want to be out there so bad.
You can pay attention to the
person in the position that
you played and see what he
does and make sure you can
do what he does. But it was
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ago. So I’m sure they’re
feeling good about them
selves and will come down
here ready to get after us.”
A couple of other results
of note during the Mundy’s
Mill season concern the
other two state qualifi
ers from 4-AAAAA. East
Coweta, which finished one
game behind the Tigers for
fourth place in the stand
ings, actually torched the
Tigers head-to-head 49-6.
Hiram, which had the same
record as Newnan in the
region, edged Mundy’s Mill
7-6.
The school Mundy’s Mill
may be relatively new, but
the student-athletes who
attend it certainly didn’t
go there as novices as far as
football goes.
Jonesboro and Clayton
County make up a place
with a lot of high schools,
but there is enough talent
to go around.
“The school is locat
ed about five miles from
Lovejoy High School,” said
Way. “Lovejoy, in the last
several years, has had more
than its share of athletes. I
think a lot of those kids that
had been zoned for Lovejoy
are now at Mundy’s Mill.
“Their quarterback’s
about 6-3, 210, and he’s
probably their playmaker
on offense. He runs the ball
well and throws it well. He’s
a polished, smooth operator.
Their running backs aren’t
big, but very fast with shifty,
quick feet.
“Defensively, they run
very well. They don’t have
any huge guys, but they
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be out there in the action.”
Hands down the former
Demons Green really kept
an eye on were Maurice
Gray and Dominique
Davenport.
“Dominique, he was real
physical,” he said. “He’ll
come up and hit you. I
learned from Maurice to
be real quick when you’re
backpeddling. He was good
at jamming receivers.
“I want to go to (college)
just like them.”
Even though he is a corner
back like Gray, Green said
he does love to hit opposing
players like Davenport, who
played safety.
It shows in his 55 total
tackles for the season,
including nine in last
Friday’s win for Warner
Robins at Lowndes. Green
also stated that most defen
sive backs love to get inter
ceptions, but it’s still all
about hitting to him.
“I feel good,” said Green
about his physical status
after all those injuries and
playing all 10 regular sea
sons games this year. “I’ve
had a couple of bumps and
bruises, but I’m good.”
He said, as far as rehabili
tating all of those injuries, a
lot of it is up to the individ
ual and what he does on his
own. He’s not entirely on
his own, though, because he
has a strong coaching staff
to make sure he’s working
to get better.
“You have to work hard
er than everybody,” said
Green. “You have to out
work people. You have to
be dedicated. (The coaches)
push, especially the defen
"If nothing else,
we are
battle-tested.”
- Warner Robins head football
coach Bryan Way
have a couple of guys who
weigh 250 or 260. They run
to the ball very well and
will line up where they’re
supposed to.”
Way gave a lot of credit
to the Mundy’s Mill coach
ing staff for bringing this
team together and making
it a sound football group.
One thing he knows is in
Warner Robins’ favor, aside
from the stronger tradition,
is the schedule the Demons
faced this year filled with
state championship lega
cies.
“If nothing else, we are
battle-tested,” said Way.
“I don’t think athlete-wise
(Mundy’s Mill) is going
to be any better than any
of the other teams we’ve
played.
“Offensively they are a
little more multiple than
what we’ve gone against,
which will cause us to be
pretty simple and basic on
defense. You can’t defend
them by sets because they
run too many sets.
“Offensively, we need to
continue to work on our
execution. I thought in the
second half against Lowndes
last week we executed pret
ty well and moved the ball
pretty well. We have to
build a little on the momen
tum we have.”
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season, Warner Robins
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sive coaches. They push you
to the limit.”
Green’s comeback got a
bit of an exclamation point
three weeks ago in Warner
Robins’ game at Tift County
High.
He returned an inter
ception for a touchdown,
the only touchdown the
Demons got in the game, a
17-10 loss.
For his first career score,
Green was named the
team’s Defensive Player of
the Week.
“My eyes got big. Once I
got that ball I was like, ‘l’m
going to the end zone,”’
said Green about his 30-
yard return.
Warner Robins, at 6-4,
still earned its way into the
state playoffs as the run
ner-up in Region 1-AAAAA
(4-2) and hosts Mundy’s
Mill of Jonesboro at
McConnell-Talbert Stadium
on Saturday.
“I think we’re going to
make it,” said Green about
the Demons’ chances this
year. “We had one of the
toughest schedules in the
state, so these teams in the
playoffs shouldn’t be better
than us. We pretty much
already had a playoff thing
with the schedule we had.
“It’s going to take dedica
tion and hard work. We’ve
got to be committed.”
Green and the Warner
Robins defense has certain
ly done its part this sea
son, and the senior corner
said they gave a hard effort
every play.
“I like that. I’m proud of
that,” he said about finally
wearing the Demon uniform
and making an impact.
game without an offensive
touchdown. The Demons
are 2-2 in those games.
The big points at Lowndes
were on a kickoff return
touchdown by Laron Scott
and three field goals by
David Clark. The defense
didn’t give up any touch
downs in the home of the
two-time defending cham
pions.
“It was a big win for us
for a lot of reasons,” said
Way. “We get to be at home
for the first round of the
playoffs, which is always
nice. Confidence-wise, beat
ing a good team as Lowndes
is on the road and playing
good against them in the
second half is going to give
us much-needed confidence
going into the playoffs.”
With the defending cham
pions out of the way, it opens
the state’s biggest classi
fication up wide for any
one to take over the throne.
Way said, as far as he’s con
cerned, all 32 teams have
the same chance regardless
of seeding.
“We’re worried about
Mundy’s Mill right now,”
he said. “Anybody can look
at the bracket and see the
winner of our game will
play the winner of Camden
and Redan, which most
people will say that’s going
to be Camden.
“I don’t think we are
going to play any teams
that are a whole lot bet
ter than any teams we’ve
played all year long. I think
that should be somewhat of
an advantage for us.
“The playoffs are about
who’s playing good at the
right time. If we get on a
roll, we’ve got as good a
shot as anybody else.”
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