Houston daily journal. (Perry, GA) 2006-current, December 13, 2006, Section B, Page 2B, Image 8

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2B ♦ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2006 * •mffll'i t ' V. 2? -~' '* ¥nwi\jlßt mjk JiU*' ' j .♦ *-^jjWfejwSßf# ™ wwaa— BaasßaßMMMHmaaß , gg w*.* x*** . i ENI Gary Harmon Northside players warm up for their semifinal game against St Pius X. : W jpr J» ' _ ‘ v , ENI Gary llarmmi The Eagles’ cheer squad stands at the ready. W f £ i M -v. A Northside defender upends a St. Pius runner. KNI Gary llarraon a, jHHBHrRp . *4 mU JMK m. m ENI Gary Harmon Assistant coach Kevin Smith provides guidance. BROWN From page iB Tijuan Green wiped that out in the last three weeks. Byron Hunter was great last year, and Green has filled that void admirably with his postseason performances. It’s a different running game now as Hunter had David Everett at full back while Green does most of his Dome rewind: Eagles b Ll»a— ■■• • ••••••'' ENI/Gary Harmon Sophomore Tommy Moore was nervous enough to bite his nails. damage out of the shotgun set. Not that big quarterback Marques Ivory couldn’t throw a mean lead block. I’ll just echo what coach Conrad Nix said last year prior to that championship game. If this is Northside’s first and only title winner, then it’s the best in school history. As for other notes about the 2006 postseason, I had an oppor- SPORTS *' Bb . jlB m ‘' { % " *■'. ' Hfc&k ’ '■'''• 3 fffW*' ’•’ '~^*'t«T '*•’ tffufit’tPr' 4RK wl-y ■*.,* 1 tfgflfcgffire ••. '-jit* fi- >. t j^H^^Hß^u^HaffifflP . gJ®* ' * " ' IHf | { r®,/ ' HP#f ■fN ENI/Gary Harmon T/i/s fan - like the Eagles - was a bird of prey. * m B 4k jf * - j _ ....... ENI Gary Harmon Tijuan Green heads for the endzone. tunity to visit a former home city when ‘I went to cover Houston County play Newnan High in the first round. The running game for the Bears was a thing of beauty to behold (I will remember fullback DJ Dodson going to throw a block, taking the worst of the hit, but still doing the job to let Eric O’Neal score one of his five touchdowns). Newnan has sure grown since ’*~ «■' ■ -* '>AAmbw6 i* - A^: Hk . f| f 1 |f X J mSCf r w mC \Vtt& ** ■ gpp: •. * ENI/Gary Harmon Eagle fans sport the “do” of the day. my childhood days there in the 19705. But several things are just as they were back then. I watched major motion pictures in a place called The Alamo in downtown. The sign and marquee are still there, but the inside has gone from a theater to a gift shop to now a place to eat pizza, play cards and listen to live music. If players are anxious about playing in the Georgia Dome, how THE HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL about media types like myself who don’t go there every day? It is still a thrilling experience to hear the crowd in that place when big plays happen, to' walk through the cor ridors and to be right there on the field where Super Bowls and Final Fours have commenced. We are certain that the day will soon come when all four of our GHSA schools are in the Dome in the same year. Marques Ivory turns for a handoff. ENI Gary Harmon