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The Trojan defense tries to hold the line
Trojan defensive players Billy Parker and Chris Hayes plug a hole that was made by the almost overpowering
Cherokee offensive line. The Trojans went on to win the game 16-14 in the last six seconds.
Wildcats trounce Clark
Atlanta 42-17 in Miami
The inaugural Sunshine Classic
looked like it would be doused with
rain, but as the clouds broke loose,
so did the Wildcats in handing
Clark-Atlantaa a 42-17 defeat
before over 5,000 fans; including
many FVSC supporters from the
south Florida area.
FVSC's victory gave them a 2-0
record in league play, while CAU
fell to 1-2 in the SI AC.
Hubert Hogan had one of his bet¬
ter days calling the signals from
behind the center, connecting on 12
of 24 passes for 182 yards and 3
touchdowns..
Mark Owens caught five of those
passes for 64 yards, including two
TD tosses that set the tone for the
game.
Bennie Nelson gained 83 yards on
26 carries and scored a touchdown
to lead all ground gainers for the
afternoon, and running-mate James
Lattimore got into the act with 58
yards in 9 carries.
As a whole, the Blue Machine
Ninth grade Trojans beat
Jones County in Gray 14-6
The ninth grade Trojans, trailing
for the first time this year, scored a
fourth quarter touchdown to defeat
Jones County in Gray, 14-6.
The freshmen were behind 6-0
when quarterback Javonni Jackson
threw a 60 yard touchdown pass to
Keith Rumph. The half ended with
the score 6-6.
During the second half, the Trojan
defense began to dominate. Coach
Sowell was pleased with the play of
defensive ends Adrian Hollingshed
and Mike Cox. "Hollingshed had a
big interception in the first half to
end a Jones County scoring drive- it
was a major turning point."
He was also very pleased with the
performances of defensive tackles
Terry Jolly and Deidrich Everett,
comerbacks Dennis Stum and Keith
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FVMS gives it their all!
Fort Valley Middle School cheerleaders give it their all as they cheer their football team on to win against Taylor
County, 38-0.
The Leader-Tribune Wednesday, October 7,1992
churned out 339 yards of total
offense and held the football over
35 minutes.
Fort Valley scored quickly as the
Hogan to Owenss combination
came up with the first two touch¬
downs of the day to give Fort Val¬
ley a 14-0 lead in the early going of
the first half.
The Cats soon found themselves
up 21-0 after Tyrone Poole found a
group of blockers and out ran
everybody in returning a punt 81
yards to paydirt.
The Panthers, though, refused to
roll over and came back with 17
unanswered points; among them a
74 yard bomb from Jackie Smith to
flanker Schedrick Austin, making
the score 21-17 as the two teams
lined up for the final quarter..
Fort Valley doused any hopes of
CAU staging fourth quarter heroics
with 21 points in the period to salt
away a very important conference
win.
Rumph, linebacker Mendez Hollis
and safety Karl Rumph.
The Trojan offense went to the air
again the second half with a long
bomb of 40 yards from Jackson to
split end Terrence Smith, but the
second and final score came on a
four yard run by Phillip Woodson.
The Trojan offense then lined up
in the wishbone and gave the ball to
Terry Jolly, who ran in for the two
point conversion.
In commenting on the passing
game, head coach Dudley Eubanks
said "It wouldn't have been possible
without outstanding offensive line
blocking. Those guys are great!"
The ninth grade starting offensive
line consists of center John Polmati
er, guards Ike Vinson and Mike
PCHS Trojans win
in last six seconds
By Kevin Osborne
The Peach County Trojans beat
the Cherokees of Kendrick High
School in Memorial Stadium last
Friday night 16-14 with a field goal
by Billy Parker in the last six sec¬
onds of the game. The win leaves
the Trojans with a record of 5-0 and
makes them one of the few unde¬
feated teams in the state.
The game wasn't an easy one; it
was intense on every level. "I didn't
really recover until Sunday after¬
noon, " said head coach Neal Rum¬
ble. "That was probably one of the
most emotionally draining and
intense games I've ever seen." Any¬
one who was there would have to
agree with him.
The game opened with the Tro¬
jans opting to receive the kick off to
start the game. They took over on
their own 30 yard line and managed
to move the ball 29 yards to
Kendrick's 41, gaining two first
downs on a run by Kalen Jackson
and a reception by Chad Mathis
before being forced to punt.
Kendrick took control of the
pigskin on their 17 and after four
running plays had a first down on
their 31. Their quarter back then
rushed to the 49 for another first
down.
Six plays and one first down later,
in a fourth and four situation, they
tried one of the only two passes
they would attempt in the game, but
it was incomplete and the Trojans
had the ball on their 31 yard line
with 2:11 left in the first quarter.
After a first down pass to Marcus
Robinson on the 49 yard line in
Kendrick's territory, the Trojans
fumbled, but Kalen Jackson fell on
the ball to prevent the turnover.
Jaquez Green returned the ball to
the original line of scrimmage at the
49 yard line and there the first quar¬
ter ended.
At the beginning of the second
quarter, the Trojans were forced to
punt and the Cherokees began
another drive from their 28 yard
line 51 seconds into the second
quarter.
From there, Kendrick did an
excellent job of controlling both the
clock and the ball. The Cherokees
were able to chew up 67 yards of
gridiron turf and put the ball on the
Trojans 12 yard line, while taking
"The team performed quite well
for most of the game," said Head
Coach Doug Porter.. "There was a
time though where the squad lost its
focus and got away from the things
that were successful, but in the end,
the players regrouped and got back
on track."
The Blue Death Defense kept
CAU's high powered offensive
attack in check, allowing only 194
yards of total offense.
Jimmie Reed again led FVSC in
tackles with seven. Defensive back
Joseph Best picked off three passes,
taking one of them back all the way
to seal the game with 6:26 left to
play.
Darrin McGuire (a native of
Miami) picked up a loose ball in the
late going and returned it nine
yards, giving the hometown crowd
a thrill.
The secondary picked off five
passes, raising their total to 18 for
the year.
Cox, Tackles Terry Jolly and Det
rich Everett and tight ends Tyrone
Hampton and Adrian Hollingshed.
Hampton also kicks off for the
Trojans and numerous times this
year has kicked the ball into the end
zone, giving the Trojans excellent
field position.
Dennis Stum and Jacques Rumph
also had a good game running the
ball against a tough Jones County
defense.
The win over Jones County has
pushed the ninth grade's record to
3-0, a record they will defend
against Houston County this
Wednesday, October 7, instead of
Thursday, October 8. Kickoff time
is still scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at
Houston County High School on
Highway 96 East.
5:22 of the clock with their drive.
Kendrick then ran the ball to the
one yard line, but a holding penalty
moved the ball back to the 19 yard
line. Kendrick was to get no closer
on that drive.
After gaining one yard on a run¬
ning play, Kendrick's quarter back
was sacked on the 27 yard line by
Geoff Ibim and Greg Street. The
Cherokees ran once more to the 24
yard line and then tried their second
pass of the evening.
Their desire for yardage in the air
was cured by Trojan Billy Parker,
who intercepted the ball and ran it
to the 30 before being stopped by
stunned offensive Cherokees.
Peach County had the ball on the
30 yard line with 2:47 left in the
half and made it to the Kendrick 48
before being forced to punt with
T.20 left in the half. Kendrick was
only able to get as close as their 27
before the half ended.
Peach County kicked off to
Kendrick to get the battle royal
going again. Kendrick decided to
stick to the ground here and it
payed off. They converted four
third down situations, one of them a
third and 14, and managed to use up
6:33 of valuable time, finding them¬
selves on the Trojan two yard line
with a second and goal opportunity.
They made the best of it, running
into the end zone and putting the
Cherokees on top 6-0. The PAT was
good and the Cherokees were up by
seven.
This seemed to wake the lethargic
Trojans and after the kickoff Luwon
Penamon ran to the 47 yard line for
a first and ten. He then passed to
Marcus Robinson, who covered the
remaining 53 yards of real estate to
give the Trojans six points of their
own. Billy Parker kicked the PAT
and Peach County was even with
Kendrick.
Peach County's kickoff set the
Cherokees up on their 23 yard line,
but they were visibly shaken and
the snap on the first play went high.
The Trojans recovered the ball and
one play later Luwon Penamon
skirted the left side the put the Tro¬
jans on top 13-7. The PAT failed
and the scored remained the same
with 4:05 left to play,
The Trojans kicked to the Chero
kees who calmed down and ran an
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3 catches for 85 yds. and 1 TD. 5
tackles, 1 assist on defense. 3
punts, avg. 44.2 yds., one punt for
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8 carries for 26 yds., great
blocking, outstanding hits
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7 tackles, 1 assist, 1 big play
impressive series of running plays
that ended with them crossing the
goal line once again with 10:20 left
in the fourth quarter. The PAT was
good and Kendrick took the lead
14-13.
Kendrick kicked to Peach County
and once again the Trojans began to
move the ball down the field with
10:14 left in the game.
The Trojans made it to the 38
yard line and a fourth and three
decision. They sent in the special
team to punt, but took the ball
around the end instead and convert¬
ed the fourth down, making it to the
35 before being stopped with 7:30
left to play.
Peach County made it as close as
the nine yard line where the offi¬
cials called an illegal pass on the
Trojans and moved the ball to the
14. On third and 14, the Trojans
failed to convert and tried the field
goal instead. It went wide of the
uprights, however, and Kendrick
took over.
The Trojan defense allowed them
only two plays before sacking the
quarterback and forcing the Chcro
kees to punt.
With 1:59 left, the Trojans found
themselves in a third and 15
predicament, but completed a pass
to Jaquez Green, who made the first
down by inches on the 21 yard line.
Peach County failed to complete
three passes in a row and, after a
delay of game penalty, were once
again faced with fourth and 15.
Another complete pass to Jaques
Green converted the down, and the
Trojans were 15 yards away from
the end zone with 1:26 left to play.
Luwon Penamon ran to the six
and Kalen Jackson rushed to the
two yard line and the Trojans had a
third and goal opportunity with 29
ticks left on the clock. An incom¬
plete pass to Marcus Robinson
brought up fourth down and
brought Billy Parker to the field.
With six seconds left on the clock
and a very nervous head coach on
the sidelines, the snap came from
the center, Parker ran to the ball,
and it floated in between the posts,
giving the Trojans a two point win
over the Kendrick Cherokees to
maintain a perfect 5-0 record.
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9 carries for 35 yds and 1 TD. 13 of
21 passes for 169 yds. and 2 TDs.
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88% film grade on offensive line. On
defense, made 2 tackles, 1 assist
and one big play.
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8 tackles, 5 assists, 1 big play;
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4 catches for 53 yards including 2
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3 tackles, 10 assists, 2 big plays.
Kicked 16 yd. field goal to win the
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86% film grade on offensive line.
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83% f im grade on offensive