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The Dawson County parks and recreation third grade team after winning the Mountain League Championship.
FROM 1B
Rec
Rogers said he credits the
influx of players who signed up
for the team this year that really
helped encourage his group of
players to step up and change
their season.
The team had 26 players sign
up at the beginning of the sea
son, doubling the number of
players they had from the first
two years.
The team faced Chestatee in
the championship game, two
weeks after beating them 18-0.
Chestatee had won the league
championship the two years
prior.
The Tigers fell early with
Chestatee taking a 7-0 lead after
a turnover. However, the Tigers
would score 19 unanswered
points to take a 19-7 lead.
Chestatee would score one more
touchdown as time winded
down, but it was too little, too
late. The Tigers won the cham
pionship 19-14.
All three Tiger touchdowns
were scored by quarterback
Andrew Vanderoff, who Rogers
said might already be faster than
some seventh and eighth grad
ers. Vanderoff ran for approxi
mately 200 yards in the champi
onship game and was awarded
Most Valuable Player of the
game.
“The tenacity and the work
they put in...this is the third year
I’ve had this particular team,”
Rogers said. “Up until this year,
we’ve won one game, but
they’ve bought in. They worked
hard in the offseason and we
started surprising people. It’s
really a special group of boys.
They’ve been putting in work
because we knew the kids we
had signed up were solid ath
letes.”
Planning
Commission
denies variance
for proposed
cell tower
Julia Fechter
jfechter@dawsonnews.com
After neighbors raised concerns about
visual blight with a planned cell tower
near the Lumpkin County line, members
of the Dawson County Planning
Commission denied a variance for the
structure on Nov. 16.
During the meeting, they also recom
mended the Board of Commissioners deny
a special use permit for the structure at
that board’s Dec. 16 voting session.
The tower’s proposed location is on
property off of Ga. 52 near its intersection
with Wesley Chapel Road. The variance
would have allowed for the tower’s precise
spot to be slightly less than the required
three-mile distance from an existing tower.
Currently, there is another tower sup
porting Verizon five miles to the northeast
of the proposed site, said attorney David
Kirk, who presented on behalf of his cli
ent, Verizon project manager Greg Spence.
Both of the Planning Commission’s
votes were 3-0, with Chairman Jason
Hamby abstaining from each one. District
2 commissioner John Maloney was absent.
Though he didn’t vote, Hamby shared
his thoughts since the tower’s proposed
spot was in his district.
“As far as Dawson County folks, you’re
only going to reach a few,” Hamby said.
Attorney David Kirk presented on
behalf of his client, Verizon project man
ager Greg Spence.
Kirk maintained that the tower’s shape
would direct the majority of service sig
nals toward Dawson County. In addition to
Verizon, three other service carriers would
have the option of joining onto the new
tower site if it’s constructed.
He added that his client had looked at a
tower roughly four miles from the pro
posed site onto which Verizon could have
joined instead.
While that would have been a cheaper
option and allowed for increased service
sooner, he said building on there would
not have led to better service for the target
area.
The adjacent residential-agricultural
zoning does allow for cell towers as a spe
cial use to be put on lots like the proposed
one, which spans 59 acres.
However, planning the tower at a differ
ent location on the lot could mean placing
it at a lower elevation, which would have
to be compensated for by an increased
height. Towers 200 feet tall or more must
have day and night lights, per Federal
Aviation Administration regulations.
FROM 1B
Lady Tigers
through the third quarter.
Bishop finished with a team-
high 14 points, 15 rebounds
and three blocks. Chester
also had a double-double in
the game, finishing with 13
points and 10 rebounds, with
a team-high three steals.
“[Bishop] and [Chester]
were both really good on the
boards for us,” Herrick said.
“They were flying around,
making plays, dominating
the glass and getting us sec
ond shots. They’re definitely
going to have a huge impact
for us this season with their
activity level.”
Herrick pointed to shoot
ing woes for his team as a
main factor to head into
practice with this week. The
team made 2 of 21 shots
from behind the three-point
arc and converted only 7 of
16 free throw attempts.
However, Herrick said the
team does not look discour
aged, but is eager to get back
onto the court.
“Even after this game, I
don’t think we’re disheart
ened,” Herrick said. “ We’re
not pointing fingers. We’re
disappointed because we
thought we had a chance to
win it late, but our spirits are
still high and feel really
good about where we’re at.
We enjoy being at practice
and being around each other
everyday. We’re just going to
build off of this.”
The Lady Tigers (2-1) will
continue their season on
Monday, Nov. 22 against
West Forsyth High School at
home, starting at 4:30 p.m.
Results of this game were
not finalized in time of print- Jacob Smith Dawson County News
ing this week’s issue of Sophomore Abby Samples-Slaton readies a free
Dawson County News. throw against Johns Creek onTuesday, Nov. 16.
Jacob Smith Dawson County News
Quarterback Zach Holtzclaw throws a pass during the Sweet 16 game against Pierce County on Friday, Nov. 19.
FROM 1B
Football
The Tigers finished the
season with a 7-5 record,
averaging over 28 points
scored per game. After los
ing their first three non
region games, the Tigers
finished the season 7-2,
their only other loss being a
21-14 battle against Region
7-3A champions Cherokee
Bluff.
In the first round of the
state playoffs, the Tigers
upset Sandy Creek High
School, who was ranked
the No. 5 school in 3A at
the time. The Tigers largest
margin of victory this sea
son was their shutout
against West Hall, winning
51-0.
FROM 1B
Tigers
County High School in honor of the late
Roger Slaton in a tournament named after
him.
The tournament continues Monday, Nov.
22. The Tigers (0-3) will hunt for their first
win of the season as they play Banks
County High School (0-3) at 6 p.m. Results
of this game were not available by time of
printing this issue of Dawson County
News.