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Perry wide receiver Cody Mahler goes up for a pass in the Panthers’ game against
Hawkinsville Friday in Perry.
Perry's defense 'stellar'
Hayward a big contributor in Panthers’ win
By MATTHEW BROWN
Journal Sports Writer
Casey Hayward had no
idea his first touchdown of
the 2007
football sea
son would
come ... on
an intercep
tion return.
The Perry
Panther
quarter-
Periy 30,
Hawkinsville 9
back, and sometimes defen
sive back, ran a pick back 80
yards for a score, and then
proceeded to have a hand in
three offensive touchdowns
Friday at Herb St. John
Stadium. With 17 points in
the fourth quarter, Perry
outlasted Hawkinsville High
30-9 to get the new grid
iron season off to a winning
start.
Hayward scored a rush
ing touchdown of one yard
(which would be his net gain
on the ground for the whole
game) and threw two scoring
passes to Akeen Felder, both
in the final quarter of play.
He completed seven passes
in all for 124 yards.
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CALENDAR
High school softball
Today
■ Baldwin at Northside, 6 p.m.
Thursday
■ Westfield at Sherwood, 4:30 p.m.
■ Northside at Dutchtown, 6 p.m.
■ Houston County at Coffee, 5:30 p.m.
■ Perry at Central, 6 p.m.
Friday
■ Houston County at Crisp tourney (through Saturday),
teams and times to be determined
■ Warner Robins at Evans tourney (through Saturday),
teams and times to be determined
■ Perry at Watermelon Invitational (through Saturday),
teams and times to be determined
Saturday
M Westfield at George Walton, 1 p.m.
■ Houston County at Crisp tourney, teams and times to be
determined
■ Warner Robins at Evans tourney, teams and times to be
determined
■ Perry at Watermelon Invitational, teams and times to be
determined
But it was his interception
that put the first points up on
the scoreboard in the game,
and it came early in the sec
ond period. The first period
went by uneventful save for
an interception of Hayward
by the Hawkinsville defense
in its own end zone.
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Perry linebacker Tyler Rodgers makes an open-field
tackle.
Monday
■ Tift County at Houston County, 5:45 p.m.
■ Westfield at Central Fellowship, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday
■ Houston County at Colquitt County, 5:30 p.m.
■ Northside at Jones County, 5:45 p.m.
■ Southland at Westfield, 5:30 p.m.
■ Peach County at Perry, 6:30 p.m.
High school volleyball
Thursday
■ Jackson at Northside, 5 p.m.
■ Americus-Sumter and Perry at Warner Robins, 4:30
p.m.
Saturday
■ Houston County, Warner Robins, Union Grove, Mundy’s
Mill at Luella, 10 a.m.
Tuesday
■ East Paulding, Coffee County at Houston County, 5
p.m.
■ Northside, Lee County, Americus at Dutchtown, 5 p.m.
High school cross country
Saturday
■ Westfield, Deerfield-Windsor at Dickey, time to be deter
mined
■ Houston County, Warner Robins at Bleckley County
The visiting Red Devils
would begin a drive from
the 20, and Class A All-
State candidate tailback
David Grace shed tackling
attempts for a first-down
gain to the 33. Perry’s
defensive front would have a
See DEFENSE, page yB
Northside dominates HC
By DON MONCRIEF
Journal Sports Editor
Warner Robins Mayor
Donald Walker pronounced
it Chris
Johnson
Day.
Johnson’s
mother
said, “I
know that
Chris is
watching.”
He liked
Inside
Camden
County rolls
past Warner
Robins
Page 6B
what he saw.
No. 1 ranked Northside
took up where it left off with
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Zach Crowe breaks out into the open during the Hornets’ game against John
Milledge Friday in Perry.
Hornets off to impressive start
ByJOESERSEY
Journal Correspondent
Westfield dominated John
Milledge Academy, 28-7, to
open its GISA football sea
son and to avenge three
consecutive losses.
Joel Revis led the Hornets
attack, scoring three touch
downs and kicking four
WR man wins Silver at Games
Special to the Journal
Robert Horne has made his trip to
Houston, Texas w -thwhile. Horne, from
Warner Robins, was among the veterans
competing this past week through Monday
at the 21st National Veterans Golden Age
Games.
He joined more than 600 military veter
ans age 55 and older - he’s 59 - in, accord
ing to a release, the nation’s largest annual
Invite, 8 a.m.
Monday
■ Westfield at Stratford, time to be determined
Tuesday
■ Houston County, Perry, Northside, others at Warner
Robins Invitational, 5 p.m.
High school football
Friday
■ Northside at Warner Robins, 7:30 p.m.
■ Perry at Dougherty, 7:30 p.m.
■ Westfield at Mount de Sales, 8 p.m.
Saturday
■ Windsor Forest at Houston County, 7:30 p.m.
IN BRIEF
WR Rec to host Punt, Pass and Kick
The Warner Robins Recreation Department will be
sponsoring the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition Sept.
15 at 9 a.m. (check in at 8:30 a.m.) on Perkins Field.
The competition is free and it is for boys and girls ages
8-15. The age control date is Dec. 31. A birth certificate
is required. Tennis shoes are required to be worn for the
competition. Each child will punt, pass and kick the foot
ball. The child that comes in first place in each age group
will move on to the sectionals.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
its state
champion
ship, eas
ily beating
Houston
County
30-0 in
head coach
George
Collins’
debut for
the Bears.
Northside 30,
Houston County 0
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There was also a ceremo
ny to recognize the Warner
Robins American Little
League World Series cham
pions during the Friday
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Westfield 28, John
Milledge 7
extra
points.
“It’sgood
to start off
with a win
after the
season we
had last
year,” said Westfield head
coach Ronnie Jones.
sporting event for senior veterans.
So far, his efforts have earned him Silver
in shuffleboard, but he may improve upon
that as results in the air rifle competition
- the only other one he competed in - were
still to be released as of presstime.
The Games, according to the release,
were designed to promote a healthy and
active lifestyle for the nation’s aging heroes.
In addition, they serve as a springboard
See SILVER,page 6B
“The down and dirty ”
Applications can be picked up at the Warner Robins
Recreation Department located on Watson Blvd., and
must be turned back in to their office by Sept, 12 at 5
p.m.
Perry cheer squad to hold clinic
Perry High School’s cheerleaders will host a one-day
cheer clinic Sept. 15 in the school's multipurpose gym. It
is open to children from 4 years old to sixth grade.
The cost is $35 which includes an event T-shirt, drinks
and a snack. A $5 discount will be given for additional
family members. Participants, according to a release, will
learn a number of cheerleading skills. They will present
those at a parent performance before the football game
Sept. 28. For more information, e-mail MSloan@hcbe.
net.
PJL undergoing Fall registration
Perry Junior League Fall Ball registration has begun
and will continue until Oct. 5. You can register on line at
www.perryjuniorleaue.com or at the park under the pavil
ion on these dates: Sept. 22 and Sept. 29 from 9 a.m.-1
p.m. Fall ball fees are $45 and the organization is offering
a special for Fall/Spring Combo for $125.
For more information, Kelly Tucker at
pjlpresident@windstream.net or via phone at 988-2618.
matchup at McConnell-
Talbert Stadium and rain,
lots and lots of rain - seem
ingly now a tradition on
opening night in Houston
County - but Northside left
little doubt from the open
ing kickoff that their No. 1
ranking was a fluke.
The Eagles took the ball
to start on their own 42.
Nine plays later and with
just under four minutes
gone Tijuan Green took it
in from a yard out. Devon
Pike added the extra point
See NORTHSIDE, page 6B
“We certainly don’t have
a whole lot of size,” he said,
“but I like their aggressive
ness. They’re an exciting
bunch.”
Westfield dominated
everything, including
the score board. Revis
lead the team in rushing
See HORNETS, page 6B
5B