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PAGE 4B BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2016 Pigskin Pickers Contest: Week 10 Garrett goes perfect 10-0 Charles Garrett of Winder went a perfect 10-0 to win the Barrow News-Journal’s football contest last week. Contestants missing one game were: Brandon Shedd of Auburn, Gloria McDan iel of Lawrenceville, Eddie Wallace of Winder, Randy Franklin of Winder and Vince Sparacello of Winder. Contestants missing two games were: Michael McDaniel of Monroe, Ken Moore of Winder. Charles Perry of Winder. Pam Yarbrough of Maysville, Bill House of Winder, Angela Smith of Winder, Mike Murphy of Winder, Dale Kennedy of Bethlehem, Bill Cartmill of Winder, Deb orah Prickett of Monroe, Caleb Prickett of Monroe, Kenny Coleman of Monroe and Tony Bennett of Winder. Contestants missing three games were: Susan White of Winder, Larry McDaniel of Monroe, Dale McDaniel of Monroe, Billy McDaniel of Lawrenceville, Tommy Nabors of Winder, David McDaniel, Sr. of Lawrenceville. Greg Prickett of Monroe, Michael Cameron of Monroe. Rolando Alvarez of Winder, Erin Alvarez of Wind er and Vinson Wall of Dacula. Contestants missing four games were: Ronnie Fields of Winder, David McDaniel of Cumming, Jimmy Bennett of Winder, Larry Manders of Winder, Elaine Moore of Winder, Johnny Suggs of Hoschton, Robin Fisher of Dacula and Gabe Alvarez of Winder. Contestants missing five games were: Rhonda Kennedy of Bethlehem, Marion Shultz of Bethlehem and Jackson Alvarez of Winder. Contestants missing six games were: Steven Fisher of Dacula. PULLING AWAY Winder-Barrow’s Deon Williams pulls away from Habersham Central’s Daniel Matkovic during last week’s game. The Bulldoggs and Williams will need another strong performance to beat Dacula on Friday. Photo by Jessica Brown Bulldoggs continued from IB “They’re just very good all the way around,” Webb said. “They've got all the right components — speed, size and discipline. They’ve started to play really well the past few weeks.” The Bulldoggs’ win over Habersham was fueled by big plays in the second half, including a 90-yard kickoff return and 80-yard touchdown run by Deon Williams, a 52-yard touch down pass from Brock Landis to Teague Moore and several other long gains that helped set up additional scores. But Dacula has not been as susceptible to big plays. “It’s a very tough defense to play against because they’ve been able to shut the run down and limit the number of big passing plays they give up,” Webb said. “You have to be able to really play well up front and drive the football against these guys because they’re not going to give up anything deep and they do a terrific job of stopping the run.” Dacula linebackers Ty Harris, a 6-foot-1. 220- pound senior, and junior Tre McMillan are the lead ers of the Falcon defense and also star on the offen sive side of the ball at run ning back. “They’re both great foot ball players who make plays all over the field on both sides of the ball, so we’re going to have to account for where they are each and every play,” Webb said. “They’ve gotten some pretty good production from their quarterback in recent weeks so that’s allowed them to go from very run-heavy early on to much more balanced as the season has progressed.” AHS continued from IB Habersham (3-5, 0-4) has had its own struggles in region play and lost a back-and-forth 35-28 heartbreaker to Wind er-Barrow last week. The Raiders had success in the passing game led by senior quarterback Cole Wilbanks, but their run ning game, which features running back Michael Babers was held in check for most of the night by the Bulldoggs. “They’ve got a big offen sive line and that running back is as good as any one we’ve seen all year when he gets going,” Sims said. “I wouldn’t say their receivers are super fast, but they’re able to get open and make catches pretty well. They’ve done a better job the past few weeks of being balanced. “It always helps if you can force them into more predictable situations, so we’ve got to do a good job on first and second down so we have more flexibility to pin our ears back and put pressure on them.” Above all, Sims hopes Apalachee’s seniors can leave with a good taste in their mouth as they play their final game. “They’ve been through a lot in four years with two coaches and not a whole lot of wins to show for it,” he said. “Yet there they are sticking it out and show ing improvement every week. I’ve been proud of their ability to stick togeth er and fight through the tough times. Their leader ship is going to be hard to replace.” And so will the bodies, as Apalachee will take graduation at quarterback, wide receiver, running back, the defensive line, middle linebacker and the entire secondary. “They’re going to be missed and we’re going to be really young next year. We don’t have a whole lot of juniors right now, so every chances those younger guys can get to play is key for us. “We want to get this win so we can really have something to build on for next season.” BCA continued from IB Myrick returned an inter ception 42 yards for a touchdown. After forcing another BC three-and-out, Jackson rushed up the middle for his third score, another 54- yarder, to set the halftime score at 45-0 and ensure a running clock for the second half. Although the offense was cruising, Fred erica’s defense was equally impressive as it held the visiting team to just 11 yards from scrimmage and forcing five punts and one turnover on downs in the first half. In the second half, Ja’Shawn Sheffield, who sat out the first half, scored on his lone carry of the game, a 50-yard scamper from midfield. Simpson would add an interception before the starters were pulled. Bethlehem Chris tian scored on runs of 2 and 1 yards by Matthew Kamm and Tanner Schwebel in the fourth quarter. Outside of forcing a turnover on Frederica’s first drive, BCA “never really got into it in the first half.” Knights coach Lance Fendley said. “They just had more athletes and beat us all night on the line of scrimmage. We had a few good plays here and there, but they were as good as advertised and very well- coached. “They were just a bad draw for the first round.” The loss brought an end to the season for BCA, which made the state play offs for the first time in school history. “We couldn’t have done it without our seniors,” Fendley said. “They worked hard every day, and hopefully they’ve set the tone for the program going forward where we’re not just a one-and-done team but are back here every year with something to prove and to go further.” Scott Thompson contrib uted to this story. Sponsored by: ENTER TO WIN *50 PER WEEK RUI£S0F1WGAME • 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. Winder-Barrow @ Dacula* 2. Apalachee @ Habersham Central 3. Georgia @ Kentucky 4. Georgia Tech @ North Carolina 5. Alabama @ LSU 6. Nebraska @ Ohio State 7. Pittsburgh @ Miami 8. Florida @ Arkansas 9. Iowa @ Penn State 10. Navy vs. Notre Dame (Jacksonville, Fla.) tiebreaker: Name: Address: Phone: Barrow News-Journal Barrow County News E$t. 1893 • Barrow Journal Est. 2008 Merged August 2016 Newspaper Football Contest s / And the winner is... Charles Garrett of Winder for the week of October 26 th GOT TRASH?*" 770-725-R0LL