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The Wiregrass Farmer, September 20,2017 - Page 3
4th quarter effort by defense leads to Rebs winning
by Brad Christian
Last week was a different week at Turner
County High School. School was out Monday
through Wednesday due to Hurricane Irma
and the practice schedule for the Rebels was
completely off the normal routine. With that
being said, a game still took place Friday
night in McRae. It admittedly wasn’t their
best game but the Rebels scored two late
touchdowns to defeat the Telfair County Tro
jans 20-7 in the region opener for both teams.
“A win is a win and at the end of the day,
we’ll take it. We didn’t play particularly well
on offense, and some of that was due to bad
field position and some was due to poor exe
cution. We’ll clean that up this week and work
on that. Defensively, I thought we played very
well overall and gave ourselves a chance.
Telfair is a well-coached team, so overall, I
am happy to be 1-0 in region play,” said head
coach Leroy Hood
The Rebels got on the board early in the
first on a two yard touchdown run by quarter
back Tyler Moore. The Trojans would score
on the first play of the second quarter to tie
the game up at 7.
The defenses for both teams would take
over for awhile as it remained 7-7 late in the
game. The Trojans were facing 4th and 2 from
the Rebels 38 yard line when Moore came
from his position in the secondary to stop Tro
jans quarterback Ian Blankenship for a one
yard loss and a turnover on downs. Two plays
later, Moore scrambled and raced down the side
lines from 43 yards to the end zone to give the
Rebels a 14-7 lead. They would add a touch
down on a 60 yard interception return by soph
omore Demarcus Bames for the final score of
the game.
“Tyler Moore is a gamer. He is a student of
Tyler Moore punches over the goal line to
game.
the game who watches a lot of film and is al
ways prepared. When he made that stop on
fourth down, I think it gave him a burst of en
ergy because he was fired up and usually
doesn’t show a lot of emotion. I think it helped
him as he scored on the long run because that
was a designed pass play and he made it happen
on the run,” said Hood.
put the first Rebel TD on the board early in the
One thing of concern for the Rebels is penal
ties. Hood said his team has had the most penal
ties in all four games they have played. They
had over 100 yards of penalties in the first half.
“Some of our penalties are mental and we have
got to get that cleaned up. We can’t keep giving
away yards and putting ourselves in a hole,”
said a frustrated Hood.
A win is a win and in this region, those
wins are valuable. With the win, the Rebels
improve to 3-1 overall and will hold their
spot in the top 10 in the GHSA Class A power
rankings. This week is Homecoming and
brings a strong opponent to Ashbum in Charl
ton County (3-0). It is the first home game
since the season opener back on August 18th.
The Indians, who have been a traditional state
power for years, appear to be bouncing back
from a disappointing 2016 season.
“Charlton is a well-coached team. They
have balance on both sides of the ball and
have playmakers on offense. As it is every
week in region 2-A, we are going to have to
be ready. Hopefully, we will have a good
week of practice and give them our best
shot,” said Hood
Kickoff is at 7:30 at Alan Hobby Field and
will be on the radio on 105.7 FM.
REBEL SPORTS
Monday Sept. 18th MS Softball vs Dooly
(Away) 4 pm
Tuesday Sept. 19th
Varsity Softball vs Atco (Home) 5:30 pm
Wednesday Sept. 20th
Varsity Softball vs Berrien (Away) 5:30
pm
MS Football vs Schley (Away) 5:00 pm
MS Softballl vs Wilcox (Home) 4:00 pm
Thursday Sept. 21st
Varsity Softball vs Irwin (Away) 5:30 pm
JV Football vs Irwin (Home) 5:00 pm
Friday Sept. 22nd
Varsity Football vs Charlton (Home) 7:30 pm
*Homecoming
Saturday Sept. 23rd
Varsity Softball vs Pelham (Home) 10:00
am/12:00 pm
Berrien County Home Grown Harvest Festival Sept
Agriculture is in the spot
light during the 8th Annual
Berrien County Home Grown
Harvest Festival on September
30th in Nashville, Georgia.
This year’s Harvest Festival
promises to bring attention to
the agricultural community
and agri-businesses which are
the number one industry in
Berrien County.
The Festival will kick-off
on Friday, Sept. 29th at 8 p.m.
with the 2nd Annual Lip Sync
Battle which will be held at the
Entertainment Stage located on
the Historical Courthouse
Square. Home grown local tal
ent will be under the spotlight
as they compete for the 2017
Lip Sync Battle Champion.
This event is family friendly
with no songs featuring vulgar
language allowed.
Agriculture takes center
stage on Saturday, Sept. 30th
from 9 a.m-4 p.m. Antique
tractors, grape stomping, hog
calling, chicken calling, rooster
crowing, cow calling, boiled
peanut eating, corn shucking,
watermelon eating, pecan
rolling, punkin’ chunkin,’
scarecrow decorating and
cooking contests offers enter
tainment for everyone. Add to
these fun activities the Scare
crow Fun Run, 5K Road Race,
Antique Tractor Parade and ex
hibit, Historical exhibits,
Berrien County Artist’s Fine
Art Show, Quilt Show, Art
Walk, Pet Show, Kid’s Tractor
Pull, Kid’s Zone with rides,
bouncy houses and slides and
the Old McDonald and Mrs.
McDonald Reading Event and
Kid’s Crafts and it is a full fun
filled day. The best part is the
festival is free to the public
with exception of the Kid’s
Zone and any fees charged to
enter contests will be used for
charitable causes.
In addition to fun entertain
ment, contests and exhibits of
beautiful artwork, quilts and
restored tractors, over 60 ven
dors with unique crafts, infor
mation and food will fill the
Historical Courthouse Square
making it a complete day of
fun for everyone.
Everyone is invited to his
torical downtown Nashville for
the 8th Annual Berrien County
Jury duty list
Melanie B. Cross has called
a Traverse Jury to duty at the
courthouse Monday at 9:30
a.m.
Those called are: Janie
Frances Hutto; Christopher Je
remy Poole; Ramiro Conde,
Jr.; Shirley AnnTeague; Gloria
J. McCloud; Robley Lee Mor
rison; Tandra Anne Floyd; Jule
Exum Bullington; Angela
Billingslea Taylor; Adrian
Catero; Christopher Hayes;
Phillip Edward Kirkman; Car
ole A. Freeman; Linda
CONTEST
The Ashburn Police De
partment has entered the
Chamber of Commerce
scarecrow contest. Have
you entered? Snap a pic
ture of your entry and send
it to the Chamber. No
charge to enter.
Lastinger Blanchard; Nicole
David Labrie; Michelle Taylor;
James Mitchell Willaford;
Camilla Charlotte Keen; Gary
Allen Davis; Erena Denise
Teague; Erika Iesha Bishop;
Bryan Eric Sparks; Autry Evan
Boyd; Gwendolyn S. Bridges;
Gregory Fedrick; Monquavius
Quiyon Ezell; Jacora Brenay
Smart; Germaine A. L. Wilson;
Destiny A. McCoy; Sandra
Lee Weaver Meals; Lawrence
Quiyon Ezell; Donte Rashear
King; Hollie Greene Nipper;
Sandra R. Hill; Betty Jo Hud
son; Govind Singh Chhina;
Donna M. Holley; Josh Den-
nard Shiver; Winona Louise
Sorensen; Joshua Adam
Turner; Kathryn Rene John
son; Edward E. Robinson;
Charles James Gamble;
Nathaniel Martin; Anthony
Dewayne Akin, II; Nykia Mar-
quiza Hillmon; Vickie W.
Clark; Robert David Holmes;
Edwin Ray Hill; Shannon
Nicole Ray; Jesse L. Stinson;
Angela B. Timmons; Gwen
dolyn D. Graddic Rush;
Martha Thomas Moen; Bobbie
Jean Poke; Benjamin Bryan
Lavender; Randy Simpkins;
Byron Cole Payne; Joseph Lee
Vaughn; Thomas Leroy
Romig, III; Delisa Lafaye An
derson; Janie A. Bartell; Tyne-
sia Najaee Whitehead; Wilma
Catherine Tomlinson; Kelley
Ray Fletcher; Annette J. Stil-
well; Jeanne Ann Massey;
Floyd H. Johnson; Gregory
Vemard Williams; William Ed
ward Henderson; Tommy
Lamar Day; Carolyn Dianne
Thomas; Jasmine Renee’ Ter
rell; Gloria Anne Young;
Ronald Decory G. Nelson;
Jane Clements Smith; Amy
Annette Orso; Grayson
Hughes Watson; Edgar Sales;
Donel Allen Mangum; James
Smith; Mike Hasty; Chastity
Shylese McCoy; Matthew
Blake Christian; Kayla
Michelle McDaniel; Chanda
Monique Wright; Christopher
Robin Johnson; Bennie James
Hunt; Keontay Amon Holmes;
Roy Lee Barber; Susan Mc-
Card; Kirven Toronto Grimes;
Jamey C. Rickard; Ontaria Ter
rell Wilson; Travis Curtis
Williams; Jasper Young, Jr.;
Jimmy NeSmith; Carrie
Harper Myers; William Turner
Hodge; William Joseph Smith;
Tegina Mercedes Bonton; Ri
cardo Bernard Walker; Avion
Lashun Richardson; Renata
Renee Douglas; Kyle Lee
Stamp; Kenneth L. Callaway,
Jr.; Laura A. Carithers; Karren
Denise Mathis; Tony Edward
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Home Grown Harvest Festival.
For more information, contact
the Berrien County Chamber
of Commerce at 229-686-
5123.
The fun doesn’t stop there
though as the featured enter
tainment will be YouTube sen
sations, “The Peterson Farm
Bros.” The Peterson Farm
Brothers was founded by the
oldest Peterson sibling, Greg in
2012. Greg graduated in 2013
from Kansas State University
majoring in Agricultural Com
munications and Journalism.
He, his two brothers and one
sister grew up on a family farm
near Assaria, KS. He and his
brothers, Nathan and Kendal
produced YouTube videos
which featured their daily ac
tivities on the farm, set to pop
ular music but with different
words. The first YouTube
video, a parody about their life
on the farm, soared to millions
of views on YouTube and the
videos have now reached over
45 million people in 5 years.
Even with their success as
YouTube stars and agriculture
advocates, the brothers’ future
goal is to operate the family
farm together.
NeSmith; Gerald Brian Huff;
William Franklin Smith; Doris
L. Martenn; Sandra Dashanel
Jordan; Kathryn Lee Smith;
Kristen Wynn; Ferrell Avis
Crockett; Jimmy Kendell Ne
Smith; Tiffanie Beth Reed;
Johnny D. Kirk; Robert
McKellar, Jr.; Donna J. Terrell;
Laverne Office Troutman;
Schehorazade U. Fugerson;
Travier Dashon Pritchett;
Alton Billy Watson; John M.
Thomas; Geraldine Roberts;
Jeffrey Alan Mitchell.
Closed meeting not allowed
Sycamore had a closed session on the Council agenda for last
week’s meeting to discuss pending litigation. The closed session
did not happen.
Wiregrass Farmer Editor Ben Baker objected to the closed ses
sion before the meeting started. He said the Council could not
meet to discuss litigation, pending or filed, without the City At
torney present. The attorney was not at the meeting.
Councilman Jim Galt-Brown agreed with the editor.
In a brief recess, Mr. Baker read Ga Code Section 50-14-2 to
the Council. It specifically states an attorney must be present to
close a meeting for litigation matters. The code section was en
tered into the minutes at Mr. Gait-Brown’s request.
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