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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
THE JACKSON HERALD
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EJCHS FOOTBALL
EJCHS VOLLEYBALL
Eagles go 3-0 with win over Patriots
GOT HIM
East Jackson’s Wade Mize (12) brings down a Patriot carrier during Friday night’s
game. The Eagles would go on to defeat Oglethorpe County 28-14.
Photo by Brandon Reed
By Brandon Reed
THE EAST Jackson Eagles
wrote more school history
Friday night, as the football
program went 3-0 for the first
time in history with a victory
over the Oglethorpe County
Patriots.
The Eagles hit the road
for their next game, as they
travel to Union County to
face the Panthers.
In their last meeting, Union
County defeated East Jackson
35-14 back in September of
2008.
Union County goes into
Friday night’s pairing with
a 1-1 region record, and 1-1
overall. The Panthers are
coming off a close 31-30 loss
to North Oconee on Friday.
The Eagles would appear
to have the advantage on
paper, as they’ve outscored
Union County 2-1. So far,
East Jackson has scored 118
points, a per-game average of
39.3, while the Panthers have
scored 57, an average of 28.5
per game.
Union County has allowed
fewer points to be scored
against them than the Eagles,
44 overall points to the
Eagles’ 61.
Kickoff Friday is sched
uled for 7:30 p.m.
OGLETHORPE CO.
At first, it looked like things
might not go the Eagles’ way
on Friday night. Just under
three minutes into the game,
the Patriots of Oglethorpe
County had found their way
into the end zone to draw first
blood. A successful extra
point attempt made it a 7-0
Patriot lead.
East Jackson would score
their first touchdown of the
night with just over four
minutes remaining in the
first quarter, as Deon Sewell
scored. With the successful
extra point attempt, the game
was tied 7-7.
The Eagles had a misstep
with just under two and a
half minutes remaining in
the quarter, as they fumbled
a punt from Oglethorpe
County.
The Patriots recovered to
keep possession, and less
than thirty seconds into the
second quarter, attempted to
sneak on a fourth down field
goal. The sneak failed, and
the Eagles took over.
Both teams would work
back and forth over the next
six minutes. With just over
five minutes left in the half,
Oglethorpe County took their
second lead of the night when
they broke into East Jackson’s
end zone. The extra point
made it a 14-7 game for the
Patriots.
With just over a minute
remaining in the half, Tyler
Collins scored for the Eagles,
tying the score again, 14-14.
Thirty seconds later, East
Jackson’s Drew Hunter inter
cepted a Patriots pass, giv
ing the Eagles the ball on
Oglethorpe County’s 36-yard
line.
Just eight second later,
Cody Gibbs made his way
into the end zone for a touch
down, giving the Eagles a
21-14 lead going into half
time.
Coming out of the half, both
teams searched for traction on
the field. East Jackson would
finally make their way back
into the Patriots’ end zone
with just over five minutes
remaining in the quarter, and
C.J. Allen scored to make it a
28-14 lead for East Jackson.
Both teams would move
back and forth, and with just
over seven and a half minutes
left in the game, the Patriots
had moved into position to
score.
But the Eagles made a big
stop on fourth down on their
own 19-yard line to take pos
session.
East Jackson would hold
Oglethorpe County at bay
over the remaining seven
minutes, and would go on to
win 28-14.
NUMBERS GAME
Quarterback Evan
Williamson went 3-5 on the
night for 47 yards, including
one touchdown.
Deon Sewell had 13 car
ries for 57 yards, including
one touchdown. C.J. Allen
had 14 carries for 131 yards,
including one touchdown.
Chas Malcolm had four car
ries for 23 yards. Michael
Stephens had five carries for
22 yards. Tyler Collins had
five carries for 37 yards and
one touchdown.
Cody Gibbs had one recep
tion for 31 yards, resulting in
a touchdown. C.J. Allen had
one reception for 15 yards.
Chas Malcolm had one recep
tion for one yard.
Nick Alvarado went 4-4 on
extra point attempts.
GAME PLAN
EJCHS volleyball coach Tim Thomas talks to his team
during Thursday’s match against Tallulah Falls.
Photo by Brandon Reed
Lady Eagles to face
Lakeview, Gainesville Thurs.
By Brandon Reed
EAST JACKSON’S Lady Eagles were hoping to build some
momentum after picking up their third win of the year back on
September 1.
But inconsistency reared its head again, as the team has
dropped games against Rabun County, Tallulah Falls and East
Hall.
Their next chance to add another check to the win column will
come Thursday, as they travel to Lakeview Academy to face the
Lady Lions as well as Gainesville. Match time is scheduled for
5 p.m.
The Lady Eagles started last week with a trip to Rabun
County to face the Lady Wildcats. They came away with a 2-0
loss, with set scores of 25-18 and 25-12.
Haley Simmons scored six points on serve, and had one kill.
Brittany Smith recorded nine digs.
On Thursday, the Lady Eagles played host to Tallulah Falls,
losing 2-1 with set scores of 25-16, 19-25 and 25-12.
Jaclyn Klerk had nine points on serve with several aces,
including one to end the second set. Rebekah Poponi had six
points on serve.
East Jackson also hosted East Hall on Thursday, losing 2-0
with set scores of 25-10 and 25-19.
The Lady Eagles trailed 15-7 before getting five in a row of
Brittany Smith’s serves. They got to within one point at 19-18,
but the Lady Vikings came back to score five in a row to put the
match away.
“Last week was the first time all season we’ve had everyone
at 100 percent health,” said coach Tim Thomas. “Tuesday at
Rabun was our first chance to see the team we’d picked six
weeks ago in action. They looked pretty good overall but incon
sistent.
“Now that they’re all healthy, those seven that we saw at
Rabun for the first time need to play together for a while and get
more comfortable working with one another.”
Thomas said the teams the Lady Eagles are facing have been
playing as a team for the past six weeks, while East Jackson
hasn’t been able to due to various illnesses that plagued the
lineup.
“So we’re basically starting the second half of the season
where we should have been in the first half,” he said. “We’re
doing better already, but we expect them to really start picking
things up in the next couple of weeks as they get used to work
ing together.
“Our hitters looked better last week but we still need to learn
how to hit down on the ball better. Our attacks don’t have
enough power, which makes it easier for the other team to dig
the ball and get it back to us.”
The Lady Eagles were slated to travel to Madison County to
face the Lady Red Raiders as well as Winder Barrow in non
area play. Results were unavailable at press time.
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