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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL DEFENSE From page §B stellar evening, and pres sure from Garrett Stokeling on quarterback Aaron Black put Hawkinsville at 3rd and-13 to begin the second quarter. Black began that quarter finding Kameron Riley (com mitted to Georgia Tech) on a completion to the 50. With a late hit out of bounds, Hawkinsville was on the Panther 35-yard-line. It was on third down from the 32 that Hayward timed Black’s throw just right for the interception and return down the Devil sideline to score. “They throw the ball a lot, and I was just at the right place at the right time, in the right coverage,” said Hayward. Bill Freeman followed with the first of four PAT kicks at 10:49 until halftime. Hawkinsville took its next possession and turned it into a 72-yard scoring drive in eight plays with a first down catch of 20 yards by Riley and a 16-yard pickup by Grace. Black, from the Panther 33, hit Shannon Williams on a slant that netted 24 yards to the 9. Linebacker Kanorris Davis threw his blocker aside to stop Hawkins ville for second down on the 10. On third down from the 15, Black threw up top towards Riley on the left side and - despite Hayward’s one-on-one cov erage - the Devils had the touchdown at 7:23. However, the PAT kick would miss wide left to keep Perry in front 7-6. The Panther first half offensively was a struggle to sustain long drives in the new spread formation that saw Hayward take every snap Friday from the shot gun. With the protection of :. jgp% ik * y . . .4 / ' '• v - .... •-,. y' ■>. v- '-r ' ' , ' | V ';. , . ■ -• ■ ENI/Gary Harmon Panther running back Brandon Golden runs through the Hawkinsville line for a big gain. Wmi m : 3p. m JVS ■ 7?k mi ..jm jm H I B I--- <Hy^r.C r i y nitliiin ByiJ^ J « MBlv% jl I H -> Jrl 1 H fi,.::;';#; Hfc&. I I«gd f| Ht i? gBSLy JB& ' *&&&. t^rt'ui~ii.j... WmTBWI , iMRUHIf JB - J \ . ....a .. ~v ... .'!.' *——•——— .... ,~+L~.~ — ENI/Gary Harmon Brandon Smith, left, and Tay Brown double-team a Red Devil runner. big junior Johnnie Farms, Hayward had Perry’s big gest play of the first period on a 30-yard completion to a wide-open Cody Mahler on the Hawkinsville 26. But after another first down on the 13, the drive had a bad snap and ended with the interception. Perry’s first touch of the second period on offense saw Brandon Golden gain 36 yards on two carries to the Red Devil 25. Trey Smith, on third down from the 21, was called out of bounds while making a catch near the side of the end zone. With a missed field-goal try of 37 yards, the Devils had the ball back still down by one. Jonathan Clowers and Stokeling put Hawkinsville in third-and-long situations. The Devil punting game had its struggles, though, and a bad snap led to Brandon Smith forcing a fumble on the 12. The 12-yard field became an 18-yard field due to a penalty, but on third-and-16 Jacorey Lane made a jug gling catch on the 1 with 22 seconds left. Hayward, still in the shotgun, kept the football and scored. Freeman upped the lead for halftime to 14-6. Perry still wasn’t able to follow up on great plays to start the second half. The first was a kickoff return of 41 yards from Brandon Grace at the Hawkinsville 45. From there Hayward hit Felder on an out route, and Felder churned up field 23 yards to the 22. But the Panthers went backwards from there before losing the ball on downs at the 18. Hawkinsville’s Grace busted through right tackle for 42 yards to the Panther 30. On third down, Black’s play-action continued to hurt Perry with a catch from Riley on the 10. End Tony Davis read Ir : 7 " g w \|jjr ' '-.Sk m & A B . ... v :' ' •••• x ' \ i I A. m h 9 Hg& , .. ■ * i I am ... *. . m w< i *4bmßl Sfoi * •?**' I & - •* ~ „ .'riii ~i i ENI/Gary Harmon A Hawkinsville defensive back cuts in front of Perry wide receiver Akeen Felder in the endzone to make an intercep tion, Friday in Perry. Black’s fake and brought the quarterback down on the 15. The Devils would settle for a 24-yard field goal making it a 14-9 game. The visitors got the football back quickly at the Panther 43 on a 13-yard punt. After a first-down gain to the 33, Jecavesia Hayward took over the line of scrimmage with two tackles for a loss, including a 10-yard sack on the 44. Early in the fourth, the Perry defense came through SPORTS again as Kaderius Felder, from the secondary, read a pitch play for a loss on the Hawkinsville 25. The punt went high in the air and came down five yards from the snap on the 36. On third down from the 31, Casey Hayward swung the ball out to Akeen Felder, who fought his way through defenders to open space and the end zone with 7:03 left to play. Freeman followed with the kick to put the home club ahead 21-9. ■ 4^ / ft il Ik. , ;^j % WmF |ME|ygf**^ 1 *; , : Hv. ■?'&>;■ wtiljtjL-x H -Jfl|H '\' ;? '■ ji& m < .yniidl liP W^i ••' •-. '■' .\ ... ■ ■ .«■■ . ENI/Gary Harmon Perry defensive back Tourris Leary hits a Hawkinsville running back at the line. **"*■ v ‘W*®** B • P*« « B 'Jmgs^y : i - ! "- „* t ' i^a “' ' "' / ® y ’ * .. ' *„<. :. * 4&m* ■. '' ' ■■' '' ’ ‘ .' i#* . ■ '■ '■ . < ". . * : (« >,.',.. . ... - . . i ENI/Gary Harmon Perry quarterback, Casey Hayward, stiff arms a Hawkinsville player, as he runs around the end. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER S, 2007 The Panther defense was in control of its side, forcing Black into a grounding pen alty and another shanked punt of 31 yards from the 6 to the 37.. Lane ran the ball up to the 18, but then Perry was faced with fourth down on the 21. Coach Andy Scott had the offense go for it, and Hayward responded with a second touchdown pass to Felder with a strike over the middle. Freeman’s kick was good for a 28-9 lead at 3:27. Hawkinsville still couldn’t drive out of its own red zone, and the Devil punter conced ed a safety taking another bad snap in hjg own end zone. Golden was Perry’s lead ing rusher with 66 yards on 14 carries while Lane picked up 44 yards on five rushes. Felder had four catches in all for 76 yards. Up next, the Panthers go to Hugh Mills Stadium in Albany to play Dougherty High this coming Friday. 9B