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PAGE 4B BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 KNIGHTS RETURN HOME The Bethlehem Christian Academy football team returns home to the friend ly confines of Knight Stadium this week as it hosts Dominion Christian in a GISA Region 1 -AAA contest. Photo by Jessica Brown High School Football: Bethlehem Christian Academy BCA tries to turn around close defeat as Knights back at home this Friday By Chris Bridges Sports Editor The Bethlehem Christian Academy foot ball team went through another “almost” contest last Friday as the Knights fell in double overtime 13-10 to Trinity Chris- tian-Sharpsburg on the road. Almost, however, left somewhat of a hollow feeling for Knight players and coaches. “Take nothing away from Trini- ty-Sharpsburg,” BCA coach Lance Fend- ley said. “We just had a lot of obstacles to overcome.” One of those big obstacles was injuries to three offensive linemen. “We have seven offensive linemen and three were out,” Fendley said. “Nine of our 11 players were competing on both sides of the football. When it came to overtime, we were just exhausted. We had so many players who never came off the field offensively, defensively and special teams.” Ironically, the game was 7-7 less than mid-way through the first quarter. The Knights scored on a 17-yard pass from Michael Tuscano to Tanner Schwebel to cap a three-play drive. Trinity-Sharpsburg quickly answered to even the score and the two defenses settled in. BCA opened the second half with a good kickoff return to the 10-yard line but couldn't get points. Neither team scored on its first posses sion of overtime. BCA's Michael Arnaut made a 39-yard field goal in the sec ond overtime for the Knights but Trini ty-Sharpsburg was able to reach the end- zone on its possession to earn its first victory of 2016. “Nothing bounced our way.” Fendley said. “We had a ton of penalties which is unusual because we haven’t had many all season. We probably had 15 penalties. That is always going to hurt. It was just a weird night. We won the turnover battle 4-0 but lost the game.” Tuscano finished the contest ll-of-22 through the air for 130 yards. Schwebel was the team’s leading rusher with 87 yards on 17 carries. Brandon Hinton caught five passes for 47 yards. BCA will return home this Friday to host Dominion, another Region 1-AAA foe. The Marietta-based Knights enter the game 1-4 after falling to Westminster-Au gusta 54-20 last Friday. Similar to Trinity-Sharpsburg, Domin ion has struggled some this season but Fendley once again notes this week’s opponent has played some quality oppo nents. “Defensively, they are going to load the box and try to make us run it,” the BCA coach said. “We still will have to find a way to run the football. We have to do that in order to have success.” Offensively, the Dominion Knights use a version of the Wing-T but their quarter back is not under center. See Knights on Page 12B REGION BATTLE BCA will look to take a big step toward the postseason if the Knights can defeat Dominion Christian this week. Photo by Brittany Merrill Dominion Christian @ Bethlehem Christian Academy •The Game: Dominion Christian @ Bethlehem Christian Academy, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Knights Field •Records: BCA 3-3 overall, 1-1 in GISA Region 1-AAA, lost to Trinity Christian-Sharpsburg 13-10 in double overtime last Friday; Dominion Christian 1-4 overall, 0-1 in region, lost to Westminster-Augusta 54-20 last week •Last meeting between the teams: Dominion Christian won 55-52 in 2015 •Coaches: BCA: Lance Fendley, fourth season as head coach, fifth overall with program; Dominion Christian: Pat Hall, first season •Key Players: BCA: LB/RB Matthew Kamm; OL/DL Clayton Hopkins; RB/DB Tanner Schwebel; RB Chris Ratterree; K Brian Arnaut; QB Michael Tuscano •Notes: The Bethlehem Christian Academy football team feels like one got away last Friday in a double overtime loss to Trinity Christian-Sharpsburg. The Knights were dealing with several injuries on the offensive line. Sophomore Tanner Schwebel continues to play well for the Knights. A win this week againt Dominion would be a big step toward earning one of the four state playoff spots from Region 1-AAA. BCA has not qualified for the state playoffs in its football program history. • They Said It: BCA Coach Lance Fendley: “Two of our losses this season have been 8-6 and 13-10 in two overtimes. That is a big step from losing 55-7. However, we can't be satisfied with being close. We need to be able to finish games and get victories." KAMM SCHWEBEL ENTER TO WIN $ 50 PER WEEK RULES OF THE GAME • One Entry Per Person. • Entries may be completed on the provided form and photocopies will be accepted. • Contest entries must be turned in by 5 P.M. on Fridays at the Barrow News-Journal Office located at 77 East May Street, Winder, GA. Contest entries may be mailed but must be postmarked by Friday of each week. • To determine tiebreaker, pick the total number of points scored in the first game listed each week. • For questions about contest call 770-867-6397. / \ Circle Your Predictions For This Week’s Winners 1. Monroe Area @ Apalachee* 2. North Oconee @ Winder-Barrow 3. Dominion @ Bethlehem Christian 4. Georgia @ Ole Miss 5. Wisconsin @ Michigan State 6. Florida @ Tennessee 7. Georgia Southern @ Western Michigan 8. South Carolina @ Kentucky 9. Arkansas @ Texas A&M 10. Oklahoma State @ Baylor tiebreaker: Name: Address: Phone: Barrow News-Journal Barrow County Neva E$t. 1893 • Barrow Journal Est. 2008 Merged August 2016 Newspaper Football Contest \ / And the winner is... Rhonda Kennedy of Bethlehem for the week of September 14 th HILL’S ACE HARDWARE & LUMBER CENTER Proud to be a part of this community since 1947. ‘The home team for hardware, building materials, feed & farm supplies.’