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2B ♦ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006 ' v **" . ** * **®*rm? M. «, jPNjjf ~:% V . v : \;-'j|' f{4 .'l| ; Contributed Demons Stephen Perrson and Jackson Smith prepare for the 200 freestyle relay. SWIM From page iB 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 From page iB 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 From page iB 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 DEMONS From page iB 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 CLEATS f fOU'RE OVERREACTING, PEANNA. \ ( THE KIPS. CMAGE EACH OTMER ] i \WITH AIRGOPT* GUNS. ANP J ’ V PRETENP THEY'RE AT WAR. S . iTt'S, LIKE A BATTLE VIPEO GAME, BUT j BETTER BECAUSE THEY'RE OUTS.IPE in THE H.E9M AR toy wnnHIME r HARP, CHECK OUT AIRSOFT* GUN. WOULP IT BOTHER YOU IF ABBY H hard because you want to 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.” For the fourth time this season, Warner Robins went through a football 7 LOOK AT \ -XjO i ( / NO, IT'S. NOT. \ } \ A GW! / /«£ |T HAS. THAT | i y \THE FRONW ] |^c)2oo^ f REALLY? WOW, MAYBE I ‘ I NEEP TO RETHINK THIS.. TO bJ } V. ME IT'S. JUST A KIP'S, T- / V \L « Bill Hinds, Dist by Universal Prsss Syndicate J HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL 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. 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