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2B ♦ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2006 m 'fß ifci j^B ENI/Gary Harmon Perry’s Trey Smith goes in for a layup Tuesday in Perry. PANTHERS From page iB 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. WfutSl r S Lady Panther Ashley West bat tles for a rebound. ENI Gary Harmon SPREE From page iB 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 From page iB 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 From page iB 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 From page iB 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’ CLEATS ABBY, I'M SORRY YOU PIPP'T LIKE THE story i wrote about you, but a ; LOT OF ATHLETES’ POH'T LIKE WHAT I ST’ORTS-WRITERS’ S>AY ABOUT THEM. \ —f AWW, i IT. gOT 60IPG W j Play Better Golf with JACK NICKLAUS CLJfc 1 ’secureLV T W °S6NS£ GRESTETR E fill V LEsf 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 W WYTUMG YOU TZ ■ THE HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL 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.) YOuTp ELLEPY 1 u &Et n i MY WAME RIGHT I RIGHT A HUSiPREP I) ALMOST EVERY 1 HEXT U TIME, yy TIME, isna ! pOTIFY|V a YOU'RE 111 M V peap k I Ks L www gocomics com e-mail Cleatsmail@aol.com I [©2006 by King Feature* Synd»c«i« Inc World righU reserved |