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ENI/Gary Harmon
Perry’s Trey Smith goes in for a layup Tuesday in Perry.
PANTHERS
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his team’s first field goal and
first lead at 7-5. Martin’s
hook shot basket answered
a Felder 3-pointer, but it was
Smith finding Akeen Felder
on the weak side away from
Martin that gave Perry the
lead for good at 12-11.
The Panthers were 10-for
-15 at the foul line in the
opening eight minutes. With
both Dooly big men on the
bench, Askew scored off the
offensive glass for a 21-14
advantage going into the sec
ond quarter.
Early in second, the Bobcats
re-established their defensive
presence inside. They pulled
within five, 24-19, on a 5-0
spurt, but Perry used some
defense in the perimeter to
stretch out to a big halftime
lead.
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rebound.
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SPREE
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What wasn’t going well for
the home team was the foul
shooting with a string of five
misses in a row.
That opened the way for
Dooly County’s girls to take
an 11-9 lead on a 7-2 run.
Perry’s major scoring spree
began with a little bit of
recovery in the first quarter.
SPLITS
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By then Warner Robins led 25-19. They
stretched that differential slightly to 35-27
after three.
“The press caused a string of turnovers
in the second quarter that allowed us to
score eight unanswered points,” Warner
Robins girls head coach Tom Mobley said.
“That gave us the lead that we never relin
quished.”
Leading the way for the Demonettes
Smith fed Willis on a break
after a Dooly turnover, then
Smith caused another take
away which Hubbard con
verted on the other end (33-
19). Tony Davis had consecu
tive field goals on the offen
sive boards and on a bullet
assist by Casey Hayward.
Hubbard also got into the
action underneath with a
stick-back, and the Panther
lead at the break went to 14,
41-27.
As for the third quarter,
Hubbard’s assist to Kameron
Felder accounted for the only
Panther basket for a long
stretch of time. But neither
Washington nor Martin was
a factor on offense for Dooly
for about six minutes. Perry
had two blocks in the quar
ter, one by Askew and one on
the run by Hayward.
Washington did wake up
inside of 1:05 with an inbound
basket and a dunk, and the
There were baskets off turn
overs and the offensive glass,
and the period ended with
the Lady Panthers up 14-11.
Perry had the first 12 of
the second quarter with
Ragin scoring from both the
high post and 3-point terri
tory and Roberts giving the
visitors a strong move in the
low post. It was 26-11 before
Dooly converted at the foul
line, but Roberts scored run
ning the floor (28-12).
was Symone Wilkerson who had 14 points.
Not far behind, Liza Gaines had 11. Cherie
White finished with 9, Kittery Maine and
Tiandra Billings 8.
“Although it was not our best perfor
mance,” Mobley said, “the girls did what
they needed to win.
“The pressure defense created a lot of
turnovers and we were able to convert them
into easy points. We had too many turnovers
and lacked the necessary focus.
“The last three weeks we have played one
game a week and it is difficult to get into a
rhythm when you don’t play very often.”
Panther lead was down to
eight, 44-36. Hubbard’s base
line drive pushed it back to
10, 46-36, with the fourth
quarter still to play.
Perry started the final peri
od setting up its offense, and
Hubbard scored his second
in a row with the assist to
Hayward. Askew took it to
the Dooly forwards to get
two, and K. Felder canned a
3-ball for a 55-40 lead.
Dooly had one more little
spurt of six in a row, with
Martin getting a stick-back
and Jeff Spivey banking in a
3-pointer (57-50). But Perry
answered each remaining
Bobcat score with the offen
sive rebounds and K. Felder’s
final trey.
Tonight, Perry plays make
up contests at Warner Robins
High. Also this weekend, the
Panthers visit another county
rival, Houston County High,
in the Bear Den.
Late in the first half, the
Lady Panthers moved the
ball well in transition with
West finishing it off. Shay
Newberry, in a reserve role,
scored on a stick-back and
made a steal that gave Beße
Brown two. It was 38-19 at
the half.
Perry’s 14-0 run in the
third quarter had two bas
kets by Burgess and a field
goal and an assist for West.
The period ended at 52-23.
SPORTS
Hunters for the Hungry still going on
Special to the Journal
The Georgia Hunters
for the Hungry is a pro
gram through which deer,
donated by hunters, become
nutritious venison to benefit
those who need it the most.
Hunters have been able to
donate at any of seven pro
cessor collection sites since
Sept. 9 and can continue to
take them to these seven
locations through Jan. 1,
2007.
In addition, seven two-day
collection sites were hosted
on the weekend of Nov. 25-
26. Collections so far this
year total approximately
21,000 pounds of venison.
“The Georgia Hunters
for the Hungry program is
an opportunity to show the
positive aspects of hunting,”
Shad season opens in January
Special to the Journal
Commercial shad sea
son runs from Jan. 1,
2007 through March 31,
2007, according to the
Georgia Department
of Natural Resources,
Wildlife Resources Division.
Commercial shad fishing
regulations are the same
as those during the 2006
season. The Altamaha River
(including the Oconee and
Ocmulgee rivers), the Satilla
River and the St. Marys
CONTEND
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said, by seniors Drew
Benefield (119 pounds),
Dustin Talley (130) and Jon
Beale (215), as well as fresh
men Alex Spears (135).
Benefield, Talley and
Beale all placed second
with a record of 8-1. Spears
placed third with a record
of 6-3. Freshmen Ross Tew
split duties at 125 with
Dustin Taylor, and he man
aged to go undefeated at
4-0.
“I’m extremely proud of
our wrestlers for their hard
work and accomplishments,”
said Mizell. “Wrestling nine
matches in less than 24
hours is very tough, and our
guys accepted the challenge
with open arms. I can assure
BROWN
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new face, especially one that,
as I said about VT, is at that
upper tier level.
That was the case last year
for Georgia in the Atlanta
Sugar Bowl against West
Virginia. And if the Bulldogs
think a Hokie team without
a Vick is, well, just too hokey,
it could be another long
night in the Georgia Dome.
The public might also want
to know where this colum
nist stood on the potential
of a rematch between Ohio
State and Michigan in this
first Bowl Championship
Series national champion
ship game.
Of course there will not
be a rematch as instead the
system jumped the Florida
Gators over the Wolverines
and paired Urban Meyers’
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says WRD Director Dan
Forster. “Not only does it
provide a nutritious, low-fat
meal for those who need it,
but it also allows our agency
to showcase the tremendous
generosity of hunters.”
Hunters who would
still like to participate in
GHFTH should bring field
dressed deer to any of the
following drop-off locations
(see below).
All hunters who donate a
deer during this collection
period will be entered into
a drawing for a deer rifle,
sponsored by the Georgia
Wildlife Federation.
■ Hoboken - Big Creek
Sausage Co., Inc., Rt. 1, Box
146-A, 912-458-2120
■ Jefferson - Sealey’s Deer
Cooler, 5675 South Apple
River downstream from the
Seaboard Coastline Railroad
bridge will be open for com
mercial shad fishing Monday
through Friday each week.
Waters upstream from this
bridge will be open Tuesday
through Saturday each
week. The Ogeechee River
will be open for commercial
shad fishing on Fridays and
Saturdays of each week dur
ing the shad season.
The Savannah River will
be open for commercial shad
you it was a very quite ride
home Saturday night.”
He added: “We gained a
lot of experience this past
weekend by wrestling nine
matches plus the quality of
teams at the tournament.
At times we had five fresh
men in the starting lineup.
Jarrod Billings wrestled the
tournament with only one
day of practice under his
belt, and he wrestled like
a senior from the neutral
position.
“He had the first
takedown in majority of
his matches. He’s going to
be tough to handle once
he gains knowledge of the
sport.”
The Panthers were next
slated to visit and take on
Dublin Tuesday but the
Irish cancelled out, Mizell
said, due to their Saturday
club against the Buckeyes.
I personally had no
problem with a Wolverine-
Buckeye rematch, but not
with the national champion
ship on the line. Ohio State
won the regular-season
Big 10 showdown by a few
points. If that rematch did
happen, and Michigan won
it, between them it would
still only be 1-1, but the
Michigan win would mean
so much more.
Now if these two rivals
wanted to play again, say on
that same weekend as the
Southeastern Conference
championship game, and
Michigan won it, then sure,
let’s have a rubber game.
Or, if Ohio States sweeps
it, then give somebody else
a shot.
Yes, Michigan and Florida
have the same number of
losses, and no, Michigan has
not played in a while. But
(c) 2006 Bill Hinds. Dlsl by Universal Press Syndicate
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Valley Road, 706- 335-9304
Hi Sparta - Garner’s
Grinder, Rt. 3, Box 464-2,
706-444-9228
■ Columbus - Daffin’B
Meat Processing, 4100 1/2
River Bend Road, 706-322-
8848
■ Irwinton - Starley’s
Deer Processing, 190 George
Hatcher Road, 478- 946-
8976
■ Vidalia - Stewart’s
Quality Meats, 204
Washington Street, 912-
537-9888
■ Tifton - Safety-Rite
Foods, 147 Ridge Avenue
South, 229-382-1242
For more information on
the GHFTH program, or to
report participation in other
donation programs, call 770-
761-3044.
fishing downstream from the
1-95 bridge Tuesday through
Friday and upstream from
the 1-95 bridge Wednesday
through Saturday each
week.
Other regulations apply.
For a complete set of com
mercial fishing regulations
or for more information,
contact a WRD law enforce
ment office at 912-264-7237
(Brunswick); 706-595-4211
(Thomson) or 912-685-2145
(Metter).
state football playoff game.
As far as Houston County,
it finished 4-5 overall.
To that, said head coach
Heath Burch, there were
some “good things and bad
things.”
“We had a few injuries
that really hurt us Friday,”
he said. “The guys got down
but came back Saturday
and wrestled really well.
“That was the response
that Coach (Dave) Gibbs
and I were looking for. We
were able to get some young
guys more experience which
should help us in the long
rum.
“We hate to lose, but wres
tling season is long and we
are working towards being
the best team we can be in
Feb. when it really counts.
I have to remind myself of
that a lot.”
the Wolverines had their
chance to take away the No.
1 spot in all the poles. That’s
the way most people I speak
too feel about that.
Is Florida better than
Michigan on paper? That’s
apparently how they
were judged. I saw all of
the Georgia-Florida game
and parts of the Gators’
tussle with Florida State.
Neither time was I totally
overwhelmed. The one vic
tory that could be labeled
“impressive” for Florida
came against LSU, also a
BCS team.
I would be the last per
son on Earth to beat the
dnims in the name of
Florida Gator football. But
fair is fair. Now come Jan. 8,
2007 in Arizona, I hope Ohio
State puts a Nebraska-sized
whooping on Florida. (See
1995 and Steve Spurrier for
reference.)
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