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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 3B
EJCHS FOOTBALL
WRESTLING
Eagles remain undefeated with Union win
to host Riverside Military Academy Friday
BUSY NIGHT
East Jackson sophomore C.J. Allen, seen here from earlier action, went 2-3 on
passes for 69 yards, and rushed 13 times for 91 yards, scoring four touchdowns as
the Eagles defeated Union County 56-27 on the road Friday night.
Photo by Brandon Reed
HALL OF FAMERS
Jefferson High School wrestling coach Doug Thurmond
(left) and former Commerce Middle School coach Darryl
Ellrott (right) were inducted into the National Wrestling
Hall of Fame Sunday night. The National Wrestling Hall
of Fame, located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, was dedicated
in 1976 as a permanent home for the sport’s culture and
memorabilia. The Paul K. Scott Museum of Wrestling
History, one of the hall’s main attractions, houses a
diverse collection of wrestling memorabilia covering
the entire history of the sport.
JCCHS SOFTBALL
JCCHS continues
region play Thursday
East Jackson
By Brandon Reed
THE EAST Jackson Eagles
continued their hot start to
2009, as they beat the Union
County Panthers in strong form
Friday night on the road.
The win continues the
Eagles’ undefeated streak, as
they are now 3-0 in the region
and 4-0 overall. Only two
other region teams, Jefferson
and North Oconee, can boast
such numbers at this point.
Up next is the Eagles' home
coming game, as they will
play host to Riverside Military
Academy Friday night.
Riverside comes into Friday
off of a 17-0 loss to North
Oconee. They are 2-1 in the
region, and 2-2 overall.
On paper, East Jackson
would appear to hold the
advantage going into the game.
The Eagles have scored 174
total points so far this year,
an average of 43.5 per game,
while Riverside has scored 49
points, an average of 12.3.
Things are a little closer when
you look at points allowed. So
far, East Jackson has allowed
88 points to be scored against
them this year, an average of
22 per game, while Riverside
has allowed 75, an average of
18.8 per game.
Last year. Riverside won
handily, 44-6 on their own
turf.
Kickoff at East Jackson is
slated for 7:30 p.m.
UNION COUNTY
At first, it looked like it
might be a long night for the
East Jackson faithful, as the
Panthers took an early 7-0
lead. But the Eagles came
right back, marching down the
field to score their first touch
down of the night, tying the
game 7-7.
After both teams went back
and forth, fighting for field
position, the Panthers again
broke into the end zone, taking
a 1-7 lead.
A touchdown by Deon
Sewell tied the game again
for the Eagles at 14-14, and
another score by Sewell moved
East Jackson into their first
lead of the night, 21-14, late in
the first half.
With time running out in the
half, Union County made a late
touchdown to tie the game just
before halftime.
Union County would re-take
the lead coming out of half
time, as they scored on a kick
off return.
But that would prove to be
their last score of the night, as
East Jackson took control of
the game.
By the end, the Eagles had
their fourth win of the season,
taking a 56-27 victory over the
Panthers.
Quarterback Evan
Williamson went 4-11, passing
for 92 yards.
Deon Sewell had one recep
tion for 17 yards, and rushed
11 times for 238 yards, scoring
three touchdowns on the night.
C.J. Allen went 2-3 on pass
es for 69 yards, and rushed
14 times for 91 yards, scor
ing four touchdowns. Michael
Stephens had five rushes for 65
yards, scoring one touchdown.
Tyler Collins had seven rushes
for 57 yards. Chas Malcolm
had two rushes for three yards.
The Eagles had a total of 549
offensive yards and 457 yards
rushing on the night.
THE LADY Panthers of
Jackson County had to fight
opponents and the weather last
week, but came away mak
ing the Gold Medal Round of
the North Fall Classic, which
will be played this coming
Saturday.
The next region pairing for
the Lady Panthers, who are
6-0 in region play and 13-7-1
overall, will come Thursday, as
Stephens County will travel to
JCCHS for a 5:55 p.m. match
up.
The Lady Panthers’ week
started out with pool games
last Monday night for the North
Fall Classic at North Hall High
School. The Lady Panthers
tied with North Hall 2-2 in the
early game, and then went on to
defeat Hebron 8-4 in the evening
game, putting Jackson County
in the Gold Medal Round to
be played over the weekend
at North Georgia College and
State University.
Unfortunately, the same wet
weather that plagued most
teams in the area also affected
the Lady Panthers, as the game
was postponed until this com
ing Saturday. Jackson County
will face Union County at 9
a.m.
The rain also postponed the
Lady Panthers game from last
Tuesday with Mountain View.
That region game has been
rescheduled for October 1.
The Lady Panthers were
scheduled to host Elbert County
on Tuesday. Results of that
game were unavailable at press
time.
EJCHS VOLLEYBALL
Lady Eagles pick up a
win against Gainesville
EAST JACKSON’S Lady
Eagles volleyball team ended
last week on a high note,
recording their fourth win of
the season with a victory over
Gainesville.
The Lady Eagles next play
host to Rabun County in a
match on Thursday. Start
time is slated for 7 p.m.
The Lady Eagles started out
last week by facing Madison
County and Winder-Barrow
on the road.
Against Madison County,
East Jackson was handed a
2-0 loss, with set scores of
25-18 and 25-19.
Next up was Winder-
Barrow. After losing the first
set 25-19, the Lady Eagles
came back to even things up
with a 26-24 win in the second
set. But the Lady Bulldoggs
dominated the third set, win
ning 25-9 to take the match
2-1.
“We started against Madison
County and Winder-Barrow
much better than I’d expect
ed,” said coach Tim Thomas.
“I honestly didn’t think we’d
be that close with Madison
County, but that core group
that we finally got healthy a
couple of weeks ago contin
ued to get more comfortable
with one another and their
performance was much bet
ter.
“The one disappointing
thing was that our perfor
mance fell way off against
Winder in set three after we’d
won set two. We’ve done that
twice now, won the second
and just lost our way in the
third. That’s just a symptom
of the inconsistency that’s still
bugging us, but it is getting
better, as we saw Thursday.”
Thursday saw the Lady
Eagles travel to Lakeview
Academy to face Lakeview
and Gainesville.
Against Lakeview, despite
improved play from East
Jackson than in an earlier
pairing with the Lady Lions,
the Lady Eagles fell 2-0,
with set scores of 25-14 and
25-12.
Next was a match up against
the Lady Red Elephants of
Gainesville, a match East
Jackson won handily 2-0 with
set scores of 25-19 and 25-18,
to record their fourth win of
the year.
Rebekah Poponi and Mikki
McGinnis both scored sev
eral kills, while setter Ansley
Brooks had nine assists.
“Our passing was very,
very good in this match com
pared to what it had been,”
Thomas said. “There was a
long stretch in the second set
where Ansley didn’t have to
move an inch to set the ball.
Our girls just kept passing
it right to her. That’s a huge
sign of improvement.
“Our passing was bet
ter Thursday than it’s ever
been.”
The Lady Eagles were slated
to host Eastside and Jefferson
on Tuesday. Results were
unavailable at press time.
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