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mi ri A l ( | T ¥ LL ft.-s 3^l. ."■■•■•- HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL Eagles power past ML Zion in play-in game By MATTHEW BROWN Journal Sports Writer Kevyn Cooper scored his first touchdown as a quarter back, Tijuan Green rushed for nearly 200 yards, Nick Bass scored three dif ferent ways and the Northside defense 4^ Region 4-AAAA play-in Northside 62, Mt. Zion 7 held highly touted run ning back Martin Ward to under 50 yards Thursday at McConnell-Talbert Stadium. The Eagles fought back from an early 7-0 deficit to bring down the Mt. Zion Bulldogs of Jonesboro 62-7 in a Region 4-AAAA state tournament play-in contest. So Northside is back in the GHSA AAAA champion ship bracket to defend the 2006 title, and the Eagles go in as the No. 1 seed from 4-AAAA by virtue of their 10-0 overall record. Griffin High, which finished first in the north sub-region, had a regular-season, loss to Upson-Lee. It was in a way a come from-behind win as Mt. Zion returned the game’s open- Northside cross country teams take aim at state By MATTHEW BROWN Journal Sports Writer Consistency. That’s the No. 1 component to winning cross coun try meets. And there’s no more important time to have that con sistency than at a championship event. The runners for the Northside High girls had four finishes with in 1:25 of each other and plpced wwwfo Contributed Brian Anderson of Kathleen shows off his earnings at the inaugural DynoMax “Power to the Wheels” Dyno Tour championship held this past weekend. Kathleen man is ‘Dyno’mite Wins 'Power to the Wheels' competition, $25,000 Special to the Journal Brian Anderson of Kathleen has won the inau gural DynoMax “Power to the Wheels” Dyno Tour. He IN BRIEF WR Rec to hold ‘team’ sigoups The Warner Robins Recreation Department will hold team registration for its 2008 adult basketball league Dec. 3 and 4. Divisions will include Men’s Open (five-on-five) 18 years and older and Men’s Open (three-on-three) 45 years and older. The entry fee for the five-on-five league is $395 per team and the three-on-three league is $270 oer team. Both leagues will play a 10-game season. The season will ing kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown (only two sec onds ran off the game clock). Northside proceeded to score on five straight possessions of the first half while giving up just 58 yards from scrim mage to the Bulldog offense. One of those touchdowns was a 27-yard run for Cooper while taking his first snap at the quarterback spot at 1:58 of the first quarter. “It was exciting playing quarterback, backing up Marques (Ivory) and helping out the team,” said Cooper, normally a wide receiver but gaining 36 total yards as a quarterback. “I couldn’t do it without the linemen. “(The touchdown) was wide open. The line got their blocks down, and it was just wide open.” Cooper’s score turned out to be the game-winning play as it gave the Eagles a 14-7 lead. The offense was mainly about Green and his 196 rushing yards on 18 carries. He scored three touchdowns to give him 25 on the ground for the season. Ward of Mt. Zion also came to the stadium with lots of credentials, but had a net of just 46 yards See EAGLES, page 2B fourth through 11th overall at the Region 4-AAAA cross country championships held last Saturday at Jones County Middle School in Gray. That was what it took for the Lady Eagles to win the team title for 2007 with the low score of 42 points, 10 better than Stockbridge at 52. With that result, Northside will have seven runners represented at the GHSA state AAAA cross coun did so last week at the tour’s Championship Shootout at the world-renowned 2007 Specialty Equipment Manufacturer’s Association Show. Anderson and his run Jan. 14-Feb. 29,2008. The entry fee is due at the time of registration. Team registration will be taken between the hours of 8 a.m.-5 p.m. in the athletic office, which is located at 800 Watson Blvd. Needed will be: Entry fee (payable to WRRD), team name and coach(es) name, address and phone numbers for contact. For more info call 929-1916. Soccer referees needed/wanted Want to become a Georgia High School soccer referee? They are in need. A certification class will be held Jan. 26, 2008 in the Westside High School cafe’. It is slated to start |§ ,f &). JH -i If « I jg ff ' I HBB 1 - I j§ IP / " | ; ;p| tt ; | , c p, ■ ENI/Gary Harmon Northside defensive back Jordan Couillard breaks up a long pass play in the Eagles’ Region 4-AAAA state play-in game against Mt. Zion Thursday at McConnell-Talbert Stadium in Warner Robins. try championships taking place today (Saturday) in Carrollton. “I told the girls before (region) that I needed all of them to run under 23 minutes,” said coach Glenda Byrd. “I had done a little scouting on Stockbridge and most of them were running under 24 minutes at No. 4 and 5. I knew if my 3, 4 and 5 could run 22 minutes we would have a great chance to win.” 1964 Rambler Classic pulled 1,642 horsepower during the Championship Shootout to win the $25,000 grand prize. See WINS, page izß Northside actually had six run ners reach the finishJin® in less than 24 minutes ... actually under 23:30 and place in the top 15. The region winning time was 19:42 by a Lovejoy High runner, while Elizabeth Lambert led Northside’s effort by coming in fourth at 21:33. After that, it was Sami Jacobs placing seventh (22:26), Brianna Robertson placing eight (22:28), Houston County Middle Schools All-County teams As designated by athletic directors/coaches Seventh grade softball Ivey Johnson Bonaire Middle Kaelyn Meade Bonaire Middle Rebecca Bence Feagin Mill Middle Amber Dubree Feagin Mill Middle Alexis Spires-Neff Thomson Middle Morgan Whaley Thomson Middle Abbie Cook Mossy Creek Middle Carlie Farmer Mossy Creek Middle Katherine Myers Northside Middle Sierra Carroll Northside Middle Savannah Ransom Perry Middle Deja Robinson Perry Middle Kierra West Warner Robins Middle Melinda McCormack Warner Robins Middle Houston County Middle Schools All-Academic athletes Seventh grade softball Ivey Johnson Bonaire Middle Clarrisa Lewis Thomson Middle Angeline Eugene Northside Middle Anna Swartz Perry Middle Alexis Marchetti Warner Robins Middle at 10 a.m. Also, other classes are available. Contact Patrick Walsh at 478-397-6115 for more infor mation. WINNER’S CIRCLE ■ Westfield’s Jamie Marshall was recently selected to play in the GISA All-Star game held at Mount de Sales. According It is an honor bestwoed only for seniors that were selected all-region. And speaking of all-region and/or better, Kelsey Gilliam was named GISA 3AAA Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Gilliam, Audrey Clearman, Mason Moreland SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2007 ♦ Kizzi Butzin placing 11th (22:58), Laura Pyronneau placing 12th (23:10) and DeMonica Banks plac ing 13th (23:14). “Those are great runs,” said Byrd. “Three of those young ladies are freshmen. They did a super job this year.” For the Northside freshmen, the state meet in Carrollton is a first-time experience at an event See STATE,page 128 Eighth grade softball Jenna Beatty Bonaire Middle Carmen Fields Bonaire Middle Moriah Cadenhead Feagin Mill Middle Emilee Merritt Feagin Mill Middle Taylor Campbell Thomson Middle Kellie Starvetsky Thomson Middle Leah Daughtry Mossy Creek Middle Jessica Burroughs Mossy Creek Middle Katie Usher Northside Middle Karen Turner Northside Middle Amanda Klusman Perry Middle Rachel Stahlman Perry Middle Aaliyah Jones Warner Robins Middle Kilandra Dollar Warner Robins Middle Eighth grade softball Ashley Davis Bonaire Middle Erika Leslie Thomson Middle Erica Deighan Northside Middle Easton Garbett Perry Middle Alyssa Gisseman Warner Robins Middle were all named to the All-State team. Kelsey, Mason, Audrey, Jennifer Wrye, Hanna Jones, Jamie Marshall and Daryl Ann Thompson were named to the All-Region 3AAA team. ■ Also, Jamie Madruga, a 2004 Westfield graduate, was one of four members of Mercer's softball team named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America scholar-Athlete team. And, on a side note, Westfield grad Anna Johnson transferred this year from the University of South Carolina to Mercer and is on the Mercer softball team. Johnson is a 2006 Westfield graduate. 1B