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♦ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2007 2B WESTFIELD From page iB Macon. White had eight points in the second half just from offensive rebounds. John Peake had some kind of hand in the points for Westfield in an opening 10- 2 run. He had three steals, a stick-back basket and an assist to Rust, who had a sec ond basket on the offensive glass. Rust even added an assist to Amrit. Revis’ drive to the basket for two ended the quarter with Westfield up 16-10. Amrit blocked a shot in those first eight minutes, and James Wurster, a fresh man forward, had two steals. Wurster scored on a drive to keep Westfield up by six early in the second period. The Hornets, that quick pace starting to catch up, missed three good scoring opportu nities until Amrit converted in the paint (22-18). Steven Peake made his impact off the bench with a third-chance score. The second chance was created when Keenan Malone fol lowed and got back his 3- point try. Point guard Casey Young’s ‘thread-the-needle’ pass to John Peake put the Hornets up five, 26-21. First Presbyterian stayed BEAT From page iB Alexis Hewitt scored seven points for the Lady Bears and blocked a Northside jjjjPL. ’ * z. p|spK|HSi I jMk MW ajWHgBHmM WRk ! JR - JP||||||| * ■ Ayt^, i iR^ : . 1 "' '. : ' _£____ !—i ENI/Gary Harmon Lady Bear Tonia Williams attempts to block a shot by Lady Eagle Leah Daniely. THIRD From page iB Other scorers were: Carly Daly with 19, Jamie Smith with 14, Sean Taylor 11, Holly Odom 8, Olivia Aungst 7, Michael Gregory 7, Lesley Haller 7, Stanley Jackson 7, Britney Marchbanks 7, Travis Boggs 6, Yusuf Uddin 6, Richard Skillen 3 and Courtnie Blakely 2. “It was a fast meet with great competition,” Hawkins exclaimed. “Sixty percent of all swims were recorded as personal best times!” “It is always encouraging to see swimmers put into action the techniques prac ticed all week! Stephen Persson’s swim in the 100- yard Free was impressive as he out- touched his competi tor at the wall!” The 200 Girls Medley Relay teams placed third and 12th for 44 points with members being Rachel Sundry, Brittani Wharton, Anne Culpepper, Carly Daly, Olivia Aungst, Alex Vinge, Courtnie Blakely and Janelle Urdialez. The 200 Freestyle Relays placed fourth and 11th for 42 points with members Culpepper, Holly Odom, Jamie Smith, Daly, Rachel Sundry, Ashley Clarke, Britney Marchbanks, and in the game because of White and a kind roll on a 3-pointer late in the half. On an unforced turnover, the Vikings got the tying basket, 26-26, at the break. The White Show dominat ed the early portion of the third quarter as he not only scored on the boards, but from his own steal and post ing up inside. With his sec ond stick-back of the period, the Vikings led 36-30. FPD’s 3-pointer made from a corner had the score at 39-35. But it was all Westfield until the buzzer with two key baskets com ing from Steven Peake. He not only put back on offen sive rebound but also ran the pick-and-roll with John Peake. John Peake did much more with his own stick back and baskets assisted by Young. The Hornets took a 44-39 lead into the fourth quarter and built it up to 12, 55- 43. Wurster and Rust both took the ball inside to score on White, and Steven Peake offered an assist to Young. But White and the rest of his Viking teammates were still to grab offensive rebounds. As Amrit fouled out at 4:41 to play, FPD scored three times on the glass and got within three, 57-54. John Peake, with 2:01 to shot in the fourth quarter. Johnson talked six points. For Northside, 5-11 soph omore Tai Brown had 11 points, blocked two shots and had three first-half steals. Guard Ladarria Lesley Haller. The 400 Freestyle Relays placed third and 10th for 50 points with members Aungst, Odom, Wharton, Culpepper, Marchbanks, Haller, Vinge, and Clarke. In the 200 Freestyle Relay the boys’ team earned 42 points with a fifth and 10th v wKtf F jA Contributed Warner Robins swimmers Olivia Aungst, Britney Marchbanks, Adam Kingsley, Holly Odom and Alex Vinge warm up prior to the Pace Academy meet. go, had a key outlet throw to Revis, resulting in a three point play. FPD GIRLS 41, WESTFIELD 38 Facing two girls players from First Presbyterian who stand 6-1, and shooting only 11-for-59 from the field, the Westfield girls basket ball team was still poised to knock off the GISA top ranked Vikings at home Tuesday. In fact, Jeff Eubanks and the Lady Hornets were tied with FPD in the fourth quar ter when not only did they give up a 3-point basket, but also fouled the open shooter for what was a four-point game-deciding swing for the visitors. “We had 18 offensive rebounds, but just couldn’t score,” said Eubanks. “We only had 13 turnovers, which is great. But if we could have only had a couple of breaks.” Eubanks said an example of his team’s shooting woes came for the usually on-tar get Hanna Jones. But he said Jones, who has had a broken thumb in the past, had that old injury re-aggravated during the game. She would score nine points. The Lady Hornet went 13-for-19 at the foul line. Clark, another sophomore, scored eight. The Lady Eagles, a AAAA semifinalist last year, took the game to the bigger Lady Bears from the beginning, and though they didn’t have much success on the offensive boards, Casaundra Wilson’s girls didn’t allow many second shots to Sid Baxley’s home team. In fact, Northside started the game on a 5-0 run when 5-7 senior Arnishka Nelson followed in a missed 3-point er from the weak side. The visitors also blocked one of Williams’ trademark out let passes. Brown made a 3-pointer, and the opening quarter ended with the Lady Eagles leading 7-6. It would be a first half of turnovers - about 10 steals from both teams combined - and lead changes, six in the second quarter. Farr ah Lewis converted on a rare second chance shot for Houston, which took command early at 10-7. Northside would break the press and get a Chan Fann basket on a ball saved from going out of bounds in a 6-0 run. Late in the half, the Lady Bears countered a 3- pointer from senior Lady Eagle Brittnie Henderson with 7-of-10 foul shooting. Northside still owned the lead, still by one, 20-19, at halftime. The second half didn’t have quite the turnovers as the first, but Northside’s shooting did not improve place. Team members were Jackson Smith, Yusuf Uddin, Richard Skillen, Stephen Persson, Jordan Carhuff, Adam Kingsley, Michael Gregory, and Stanley Jackson. The 400 Freestyle Relay placed fifth and eighth for 50 points with swimmers SPORTS jmr Sbl ■ EN I/Gary Harmon Hornet Keenan Malone goes up for a rebound against two Viking players Tuesday at Westfield. Haley Way was 8-for-8 at the Caroline Pfohl, at 5-7, had Willie had five against the stripe in her 16-point game. 11 rebounds and 5-8 Erin Lady Viking frontcourt. "—"" 111 : M .■ " 14—4 I W ENI/Gary Harmon Northside’s Chanteneice Fann goes up for a rebound against Houston County’s Kourtney Thomas Tuesday at Houston County. with several long, rushed attempted over the Lady Bear zone. But the lead on the board changed five times, Nelson taking one for the Lady Eagles (26-25), on a third-chance shot. Houston County ended the half with five in a row (30-26) capped by a transition assist for Williams to Hewitt. Carhuff, Gregory, Skillen, Uddin, Poorman, Adam Kingsley, Travis Boggs, and Stanley Jackson. Then in the 200 Medley Relay the boys earned 38 points with teammates Jackson Smith, Poorman, Persson, Jackson, Boggs, Sean Taylor, Devlin Candelaria and Bill Hops. The final quarter saw four more lead changes. Northside didn’t score from the foul line in the second half, and the last points and lead for the visitors in the fourth came on a baseline drive for Brown in which she drew a foul. • The Northside boys bas ketball team took a 70-59 Also, Hawkins added, Niomi Sritan improved her times by more than 32 sec onds, while Candelaria had a 23-second improvement. Other notable time drops were Ashley Clarke, Chelsea Clance, Olivia Harris, Adam Kingsley and Andrew Richey. f NY Jvl *www.hhjnews.€om HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL win at Houston County High Tuesday. 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