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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2009
JCCHS WRESTLING
JHS FOOTBALL
HORTON TAKES THIRD
Tre Horton (left), seen here from earlier action, took third place at Loganville this past
weekend. Photo by Ben Munro
Panthers take fifth in Loganville
By Brandon Reed
THE JACKSON County
Mat Panthers had a couple of
solid showings leading up to
the Christmas break.
The Mat Panthers will next
return to action on Jan. 2, when
they’ll travel to Hart County
to take part in the Georgia-
Carolina Classic.
Last Tuesday, the Mat
Panthers faced off against
West Hall and Morgan County
at home. Jackson County
split the match, falling 42-31
to West Hall and defeating
Morgan County 2-27.
Winning twice on the
night was Zack Moore, Ryan
Shekey, Izzy Carillo-Garcia,
Charles Smothers, Ryan Howe
and Austin McDonald.
“We should have never lost
to West Hall,” Powers said.
“We ended up having three
guys out of the line-up due
to various reasons. We didn’t
wrestle very well as a team.
That's one thing that we dis
cussed. We ended up coming
up short. We can learn a lot
from the match, as far as learn
ing how to wrestle as a team.
When one person doesn’t step
up and get their job done, it
affects the entire team.”
Things went differently
against Morgan County,
Powers said.
“We really wrestled well
against them, winning the first
six straight matches.”
Coming up: The
WHAT:Georgia- team next
Carolina Invite traveled to
WHERE: Hart Co. Loganville
WHEN:Jan. 2 t0 take P arl
in the Eric
Hill Memorial, where they
came away with a fifth place
effort out of 18 teams compet
ing.
Jackson County trailed only
Loganville, Ola, Ft. Dorchester
and Tift County.
Individual results included a
second place by Ryan Shekey
in the 125 lb. class, a second
place by Izzy Carillo-Garcia
in the 140 lb. category, a third
place by Tre Horton in the
135 lb. category, a third place
by Charles Smothers in the
171 lb. class, a third place
by Ryan Howe in the 189 lb.
category and a fifth by Austin
McDonald in the 215 lb. class.
“It was an extremely tough
tournament,” said coach Jason
Powers. “I knew going in it
would be. That’s one of the
reasons I got into that tourna
ment. I wanted to seek some
good competition.”
Powers said his team wres
tled well, but just came up
short in a couple of matches.
“Overall, it was a good
tournament going into the
Christmas break,” he said.
“Friday night we came out of
there with six in the semis. We
were in second place behind
Loganville, and I thought we
could put six through, but only
got two through.
“I don’t know if we came
out a little stale or not, but
we faced some good competi
tion.”
JHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lady Dragons face Kell Dec. 28
The Jefferson Lady
Dragons will return to action
next week after Christmas
break.
Jefferson will be back in
action on Dec. 28, as they
face the Lady Longhorns of
Kell in the Pickens County
Christmas Tournament.
Tournament play runs through
Dec. 30.
The Lady Dragons will be
looking to score their first
win of the season during the
tournament.
DON’T LET GO
Jackson County’s Nick Oney fights to keep the ball away from two Eagles during
Saturday’s game against East Jackson. The Panthers would go on to win 64-58.
Photo by Brandon Reed
Panthers continued from IB
34-31 advantage. But Morgan County surged
in the fourth quarter, taking the lead back and
moving out to a 56-48 victory.
Juice Harrison led the Panthers with 18
points. Jarvis Shaw scored 10. Alex Crawford
and Nick Oney each scored eight.
“Morgan has a great group of seniors this
year,” said coach Britt Beaver. “They are very
physical and will do well this season. We did
not do a good job rebounding the basketball.
We will not be successful without that key
component. It is something we will have to
work harder on in practice.”
“Our kids have really improved this year,”
Beaver said. “We are putting ourselves in a
position to win ballgames but coming up short.
At times we are shooting the ball very well and
executing our offense. Our defense is much
improved as we are limiting our opponents to
an average of 55 points a game.”
EAST JACKSON
On Saturday, the Panthers played host to
rival East Jackson in the second match up of
the two teams this season.
The Panthers jumped out to an early lead,
carrying a 13-12 advantage at the end of the
first quarter. The Eagles stayed within striking
distance, but still trailed by four as Jackson
County led 30-26 at the half.
Jackson County held control of the lead in
the third quarter, but only by two points, as
they led 46-44 at the end of the third. In the
fourth quarter, the Panthers were able to add 18
points to their total while the Eagles mustered
14, giving Jackson County a 64-58 victory.
Joseph Smith led the Panthers in scoring,
going 17-20 from the line, scoring 31 points
and getting 10 rebounds. Jonathan Holton
scored eight points and had eight rebounds.
Nick Oney scored eight points. Juice Harrison
scored five points and had 12 rebounds. Alex
Crawford had three assists and two steals.
“This was a great battle between the two
Jackson County high schools,” Beaver said.
“Both teams fought hard and competed well. I
was proud of our kids and their effort. We have
a lot to work on over the break, but the kids
are playing well together and I am fortunate
to work with such a great group of guys. Their
hearts are the size of Texas.”
It was also a historic night for Jackson
County’s Joseph Smith, who scored his 1000th
career point during the game.
“This was a great night for Joseph,” Beaver
said. “He was five points away from hitting
the 1000 point mark. We didn’t tell him he
was that close because I didn’t want him to
think about it. He was very surprised when
the announcement came. That is an incredible
accomplishment.”
MOSLEY SIGNS WITH AUBURN
Jefferson High School graduate Brandon Mosley signed Wednesday afternoon to
join Auburn University’s football program. Mosley, a 2007 graduate, was a four-year
letterman in football. He was named All-Region as a sophomore at defensive end
and as a senior at linebacker and punter. He was named All-State as a senior at tight
end. Mosley has since attended Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, where
he was named All-Conference at tight end. Pictured are, left to right, mother Nancy
Beckett, Brandon Mosley and brother Kyle Mosley. Photo by Brandon Reed
JCCHS continued from IB
Ashley Skelton led the Lady Panthers in
scoring with 18 points. Bree Drew scored 13
on the night. Jackson County also had seven
three-pointers on the night.
“We kept our composure the whole night,”
said coach Chad Pittman. “They’re very ath
letic and quick, but we did a good job stopping
them in transition. We also did a good job
rebounding the ball that night, so they didn't
get a lot of chances to score. We did a good job
on offense and got some good shots.”
The win gave the Lady Panthers a 2-1 region
record going into the break. They are slated to
face their next region opponent on January 8.
EAST JACKSON
The Lady Panthers next played host to the
Lady Eagles of East Jackson in the second
meeting of the two rivals this season.
“You never really know the second time
around with a rivalry,” Pittman said. “I was a
little nervous on how we would come out to
start the game. I knew if we came out a little
slow and they came out hot, then we would be
in for a battle all night. Regardless of what it
says on a piece of paper about who’s better,
you can throw that kind of stuff out the window
when it comes down to rivalries. I knew we
had to come out and get off to a good start.”
That was exactly what they did, as the Lady
Panthers moved out to a commanding 11-3 lead
by the end of the first quarter. They built on
that lead in the second quarter, making it 28-13
by the half.
Jackson County continued to control the
game in the third quarter, making it 50-22 by
the end of the quarter. East Jackson made a late
charge, but Jackson County held them well at
bay to take a 62-42 victory.
Bree Drew led in scoring with 25 points, nine
rebounds and three steals. Ashley Skelton and
Sierra Roncadori had 11 points each. Victoria
Fontana scored nine points.
“I thought our defensive intensity was really
good all night long,” Pittman said. “We made
a goal to hold them under 40. They scored 42,
so we were really close. We felt like all year
long, our defense has put us in situations to win
ball games.
“After you get to see somebody one time,
the second time around you try to make adjust
ments and do things to better yourself. I felt
like we were well prepared and we did a lot of
good things on defense to put us in good situ
ations.”
Pittman said he felt his team was pretty con
sistent throughout the game.
“I was real pleased with the intensity and the
effort,” he added.
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