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Valdosta High, the sjecond-place team in the league, grounded out three second-half touchdowns and completely shut down the Bears’ running game in a 21-0 final. The second quarter alone in this game had seven com bined turnovers, four commit ted by the Valdosta Wildcats. The first half ended the same as it began with 0-0 on the scoreboard. The second half was free of turnovers, but it was the Wildcats that took over with its running game with 106 yards gained on the ground (202 for the whole contest). Houston County, mean while, was struggling to stay in above zero in net yard age from its running game. The Bears had just six rush ing yards in the first half, 15 when the third quarter ended, but two late sacks of the quarterback in the final period took all of it away. Jeff Thompson was 10-for -24 in the passing game for 144 yards. Tight end Michael Ragan was the leading receiver with four catches for 70 yards, all coming in the first half. It was the Bears’ defense that excelled and created all kinds of excitement for the home fans. Valdosta had the football eight times on offense in the first half, threw three interceptions and lost two fumbles. The Bears didn’t fare much better in the give away department with two lost fumbles and one inter cepted pass. The Thompson-to-Ragan connection was good for two Take the Elations Challenge and feel Joint pain relief In 4 weeks or your money back! third-down conversions in the opening Bear series. A 3rd-and-14 connection got 26 yards on the Wildcat 21. But Houston stalled from there and missed a 37-yard field goal try. A pair of juniors, Lee Johnson and Tony Larkin, forced Valdosta into a three and-out as Larkin registered the first sack on quarterback Michael Turner. Late in the first quarter, Larkin got help from junior Jacob Walker on the second sack after the Wildcats drove up to the HC 26. Senior Rico Hendricks started the rash of turnovers with an intercep tion and 25-yard return to the 40. Three plays in a row in the second quarter were turn overs, starting with Valdosta recovering a fumble on its 48. Senior Farris Norris followed with his first of two intercep tions with a 13-yard return. That drive didn’t last but one play and a second lost fumble in a row on the VH 47. But Houston’s defense remained stingy as senior linebacker Chris Prewett’s shoestring tackle on a recep tion put Valdosta in a punt ing situation. The Wildcats snapped for the fake, but W. Johnson stopped the play for no gain. Norris also recovered a fum ble by Arnold on Valdosta’s 42. Ragan fought off tight coverage for a catch on the 30, but Houston lost those yards on a botched option and a sack. The half wouldn’t end without another series of three turnovers in a row. Lee Johnson recovered a fumbled handoff on the VH 46 only to see Valdosta get an intercep tion and return to the HC 47. The Wildcats tried the flank er option pass, but Norris was there for the intercep tion on his 18. Valdosta’s first touchdown in the third quarter came Plus, visit flatiom.cixn now for a chance 19 win a cruise, ikkets to “Dancing with the Stars" and more: despite a combined sack by L. Johnson and Larkin that forced a 3rd-and-18 at the HC 31. Turner scrambled away from more pressure and found Arnold for a 21- yard gain on the 10. Coach Rick Tomberlin sent in a full-house backfield, and Arnold ended the deadlock with a three-yard scoring run. Valdosta did not get the PAT, though, keeping it at 6-0. Houston County moved into Wildcat ground with an 11-yard catch on third down by senior back Jontavious Smith. The home team had an untimely slip trying to convert 3rd-and-l and punt ed away. The Bears would lose one more key conversion due to the penalty flag. Houston started the fourth, still down 6-0, with a drive on its 17. Craig Presley made a 32-yard catch on the 27 and Garrick Davis ran for a first down on the VH 38. • On 4th-and-6 at the 34, Presley made a catch-and spin move for a sure first down close to the ‘red zone,’ but officials spotted an illegal block upfield. The result was fourth down again on the 32, and the Bears couldn’t con vert this one. The Wildcats proceeded to cover 44 yards in eight rush ing plays. On 4th-and-4 at the HC 25, Marcus McNair slipped upfield open from the full-house set and caught Turner’s pass for a touch down at 4:13 remaining. Turner’s pass for two points was good upping the lead to 14-0. Valdosta’s third touchdown was a result of Houston los ing the ball on downs after a fourth-down sack on the Bear 5. Arnold scored his second touchdown on a one yard full-house run at 1:52. Houston County concludes regular-season play on the road Friday at Coffee County High in Douglas. SPORTS Nopthside avoids upset From staff reports A shocker. There is a hint in that statement that Westside upset Northside in the two teams’ Region 48-AAAA match-up Friday night at McConnell-Talbert Stadium. Not quite - but close. The Eagles eventually prevailed 22-12. The “shocker” reference came mainly from the first few seconds of play - two carries by the Seminoles to be exact. And perhaps the halftime score: Westside 12, Northside 7. Whether it was the fact the Eagles were coming of a bye week and were sluggish or simply that Westside had done their homework, either way the Seminoles took the opening kickoff 42 yards and then on the first play from scrimmage struck for a 48- yard touchdown pass. The only good news in that for Northside was that the extra point was missed. Following that score, both teams took turns running the gamut from none-to-little-to some success, each time with the end result the same: No score. While the Seminoles didn’t suffer tremendously from bad field position - they started their fifth drive of the half at the 45, the rest were around the 30 - the Eagles did. Four of Northside’s first half drives started around the RESULTS From page 4B was 3,116) on a 59-yard touchdown run last week against Tift. Junior Greg Reid is a double threat both running the football and playing cornerback, where last year he led 1-AAAAA in interceptions with eight. WIN From page 4B have sort of faded in the end, but they’ve been close.” On offense Jones said the Eagles use what he called the old double wing T with two tight ends. “Power type, no split ends,” he said. “If you go to sleep they will throw the football. If they can’t move it with the double wing T, they will spread it out.” What makes it dangerous, he said, was “They’ll flip the back, pull the guard and tackle and lead the quarter back and fullback. You’ll get everybody up there and stop that and they’ll run the mis direction.” Leading their charge on the ground - the team itself averages about 200 on the ground and 85 in the air - is Nile Knapp who averages 6.33 yards per carry. In addi tion to him, one of their other standout ground gainers is Gerry Smith who averages 6.06. On defense Sherwood, which gives up pretty much the same numbers as on offense - around 200 rushing and 85 passing - employs a multiple five-front. “They run a lot of 5-3,” Jones said. “Or at least they will against us. Every week we’ve faced about the same.” And speaking of every week, Jones can’t help but think back on the year and think a bit about how it’s all turned out. “It’s just that there were a couple of key games,” he said. “I look back at Stratford and Deerfield and think if we just could have gotten a win or two there. 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Northside’s woes in regard to starting position picked up right where it left off to start the third quarter It started its first drive from its own 20 and the second from its own 12. Green - in the grand scheme of things - changed their luck with a long run to the Seminoles’ 30. That drive stalled three plays later but following a stand by the Eagles’ defense, they took the punt and the ball at their own 45. That still didn’t do the trick in regard to putting points on the board. And, a turn over didn’t help. Something “shocking” was necessary. The Demons needed last week’s big win against Colquitt after the loss to Tift and an overtime road loss to third-place Coffee County. Warner Robins got a boost from three blocked punts in Moultrie. Those gave them short fields to work with. It’s something, though, Way doesn’t expect to hap pen in the Lowndes game. such a shame is to go up to Pinewood and then they win in the last few seconds. “There are eight teams in the playoffs. I certainly think we’re certainly in the middle of the pack but we’ve nothing to show for it. It’s tough. I’m not saying we’re a number one or two team but we’re in the mix but won’t get the chance (unlike some of the others).” That aside, the goal right now is to win and get to 6-4. That, Jones said, is a marked improvement over the 2-7-1 of a year before. 1 -800-DQNATE-CARS fIA Heritage the ßlind 1-800-PQNATE-CARS n soo 366 2832) DAVID OVERTON JEWELERS > We Buy Gold Scrap!! Bring It In And Let Us Weigh It. PAY SANTA WITH SCRAP GOLD! 905 Downtown Carroll St. • Perry 478-987-1392 Enter Abry Jones. To set the stage: Westside was driving. In fact the fourth quarter had started by then. Jones’ actions came into play as the Seminoles’ quarterback carried the ball inside their own 10 and with one eye on the endzone. But he fumbled along the way. Jones picked it up and car ried it 57 yards in the oppo site direction - all the way to Northside’s 34. Two runs by Green and then on the third play from scrimmage, Joe Scott found Brandon Jordan with an 18-yard pass for the touchdown. Scott hit Evan Arthur on the two-point con version to finally give the Eagles back the lead, 15-12, with just over 10 minutes left to play. The Seminoles to their credit picked right back up where they left off. They drove again but this time K.J. Morton’s interception proved to be a deterrent. The final shock to their system came following that as Northside went nine plays and 67 yards. It appeared it might stall - with the Eagles taking a shot at a field goal - but on third and long Scott hit Nick Bass in the end zone from 18 yards out for the score. After four-and-out by Westside, the Eagles ate up the last few seconds of the clock for their ninth win without a loss. Joe Dempsey had a break out game at fullback. After playing mostly special teams, Dempsey earned a start and rushed for 111 yards. 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