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SPORTS DawsonNewscom Wednesday, October 13, 2021 facebook.com/dawsonnews twitter.com/dawsonnews Tigers football puts on offensive clinic Dawson wins 52-21 over Gilmer Jacob Smith jsmith@dawsonnews.com It took the Dawson County Tigers football team no time at all to zap any chance of Gilmer pulling off the upset from the Bobcat sidelines; the Tigers has 21 points in the first six minutes of Friday night’s game. The Tigers refused to take their foot off the gas pedal, win ning the game 52-21 for their third win a row, moving to 3-3 on the season. “Our offense came out smok ing,” Tigers head football coach Sid Maxwell said. Just like every other defense the Tigers have faced the season, nobody from Gilmer could slow down senior wide receiver Bailey Dameron. In just a little over two quarters played tonight, Dameron led the Tigers in receptions (8) and receiving yards (136). Prior to the start of the game, Dameron was 11th in the state in receiving yards with 606. Including Dameron, seven dif ferent Tigers scored their seven touchdowns. Holtzclaw threw three passing touchdowns, one to Dameron, a 31-yard pass to senior Braedon Hubbard and a See Football 13B Bailey Dameron stiff arms a defend er during the win over Gilmer on Friday, Oct. 8. Jacob Smith Dawson County News Lady Tigers excel in the clinch Season ends for volleyball team Jacob Smith jsmith@dawsonnews.com The Lady Tigers volleyball season came to an end Wednesday, Oct. 6, as the team was unable to make it out of the first round of the Region 7-3A tourna ment. Needing two wins to advance to Thursday’s por tion of the bracket, the Lady Tigers only won one game, while losing two, eliminating them from the GHSA 3A State Volleyball tournament. “It didn’t end the way we wanted, but we accom plished a lot,” Lady Tigers head coach Tanya Porter said. “Because of what we were able to accomplish this year, we’ve been able to improve in multiple areas. Most importantly, we grew in skill, team chemistry and dynamics. The team knows my expectations as a coach and their own strengths and weaknesses to make gains moving forward.” The Lady Tigers started the tournament as the No. 3 seed after going 5-2 during region play in the reg ular season. Their first match against the No. 6 seed West Hall did not go as planned, with the Lady Tigers falling in two straight sets. See Volleyball 13B Senior Rylie Erickson throws to first base for the game-ending double play against Gilmer on Friday, Oct. 8. Photos by Jacob Smith Dawson County News Sophomore Layne Bailey winds up for a pitch against Gilmer on Friday, Oct. 8. Softball team qualifies for state tournament after pair of wins Jacob Smith jsmith@dawsonnews.com L*®- m#' „ *“ • w” • . ' rtf \ jib. ?SM| Needing two wins and a MB ®WiSW|f ’psjBm ^ North Hall loss, the ” '« 'Aft Dawson Comm Lad} Tigers softball team over- Brdfll Tournament as the Region M 7-3A fourth W and White w *W County in back-to-back P *— . „ Wr W , g|§jfll games. Sophomore Layne Bailey pitched complete ^ games in both Friday and Pj* v■ WgtgS— -J Saturday's win. allowing four hits and one earned run in the 9-1 victo ry against Gilmer and just three earned runs against White County in the clinching 6-3 win Saturday morning. Friday’s game lasted just over an hour, with an explosive six-run fourth inning earning the Lady Tigers the five-inning mercy rule win. Senior Olivia Martinez zapped any momentum from Gilmer in the first inning, sending a three-run home run over the fence. Senior Anslee Kirby went 2-for-3 with a run batted in and Bailey drove in two runs on a hit in Friday’s win. Heading into the game at White County High School on Saturday morning, the Lady Tigers needed a win and for North Hall to lose against Cherokee Bluff. The Lady Tigers were down 2-1 at the end of the second inning, but contin ued to score, scoring runs in the third and fourth and sending in three runs in the fifth inning while shutting the Lady Warriors out until the seventh. Junior Lauren Kurtz hit a triple and drove in two runs in Saturday’s win, along side Bailey who drove in two more runs for the Lady On-course crash not enough to sideline Elliott From Staff Reports Dawsonville native Chase Elliott was driving great at the Charlotte ROVAL, winning stage one and finishing stage two in second place before an on-course collision with fellow Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick pushed Elliott to a twelfth place fin ish. The incident happened on lap 54. While his car had sustained damage, the No. 9 crew was able to fix his car and get him back on the racetrack on the lead lap. Elliott rejoined the field in 37th and made his way to 31st by lap 77. He continued to push hard but the damage he had sustained earlier caused his decklid to come off on lap 86, bringing out another caution. Elliott pitted for tires, fuel, and to repair the dam age to his car before restacking 31st. Quickly after the green flag waved, Elliott dodged a large group of cars that collected each other and moved to 21st See NASCAR 13B Tigers. Seniors Grade Vaughn and Ainsley Allen both recorded two hits in Saturday’s win, with Vaughn driving in a run and scoring two herself. After winning their game, the Lady Tigers learned North Hall lost to Cherokee Bluff 5-1 and would advance onto the GHSA 3A Softball State tournament alongside region champs East Forsyth, White County and Cherokee Bluff. Some statistical high lights from the regular sea son: five different Lady Tigers had a batting aver age over .300 on the sea son, with senior Ainsley Allen leading the team with a .389 average. Both Bailey and Martinez drove in over 20 runs. The Lady Tigers pitching staff struck out 68 opponents while only walking 56. As the regular season comes to a close, the Lady Tigers finished 11-10 in region play and will move on to play Westminster from Atlanta, Ga. on Tuesday, Oct. 12 in the first round of the state tourna ment. The Lady Tigers will battle in a best-of-three series, with the first two games played Tuesday afternoon, starting at 1:30 p.m. If the games are split 1-1 after Tuesday, a tie breaker will be played on Wednesday. Top 3 stat leaders Batting Average • Ainsely Allen (.389) • Rylie Erickson (.342) • Layne Bailey (.333) Runs • Layne Bailey (25) • Lauren Kurtz (18) • Rylie Erickson (15) Runs Batted In • Layne Bailey (26) • Olivia Martinez (21) • MicahBurruss (18) Extra-Base Hits • Layne Bailey (13) • Olivia Martinez (12) • Rylie Erickson (5) Player Of The Week! 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