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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2010
JHS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Dragons continued from IB
left, then taking the lead with time running
out.
Darius Minor would tie the game off of
two free throws, 50-50, but would miss on
a last second shot that would have given
Jefferson the win, sending the game into
overtime.
Commerce took control and moved away
in overtime, going on to win 63-56.
“In overtime, Commerce played well I
thought and we played poorly,” DuBose said.
“They took the lead early and we started
fouling them, and they took advantage of
it.”
It was the first time in 10 years that
Commerce's boys’ basketball team had best
ed the Dragons. The last time came on Jan.
28 of 2000.
Since then, Jefferson had won 21 straight
games over the Tigers.
Darius Minor led the Dragons in scor
ing with 21 points. J.J. Damons scored 12.
David Watson scored nine.
“We did not have a good night shooting the
ball, but the biggest thing was that we quit
rebounding,” DuBose said. “We're not real
big and if we don't get on the boards and
rebound, we’re going to have a hard time
beating anybody.
“The combination ... led to the fact that
we only scored 18 points in the second half
and six in the overtime.”
DuBose said credit had to go to
Commerce.
“I thought they played hard the whole
night. They made a great comeback when
we had the 15-point lead in the first half,”
he said. “I told the guys after the game that
they deserve to beat us. That's our fault for
letting that happen. We can talk all we want
to, that we think we're the better basketball
team, but I'm a big believer that that’s why
you play the game.
“You have 32 minutes to prove who the
best team is, and the other night they proved
that they're better than we were.”
“We get another shot at them in a few
weeks and we'll see if we learned anything
from that first game,” DuBose added.
Jefferson was scheduled to play host to
Walnut Grove on Tuesday. Results were
unavailable at press time.
JCCHS continued from IB
LEADING SCORER
Skylar Evanson brings the ball back down the court against Commerce Friday night.
Evanson scored 14 points against Mountain View in the previous game.
Photo by Justin Poole
Lady Dragons victorious over Commerce
LAST WEEK was a good
one for the Lady Dragons of
Jefferson as they picked up
wins against Mountain View
and Commerce.
Up next is a trip to
Oglethorpe County to face
the Lady Patriots on Friday.
Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
Coming up:
WHAT: JHS vs
Oglethrope Co.
WHERE: Lexington
WHEN: Jan. 15 @
6 p.m.
The Lady Dragons began
their week by playing host to
the Lady Bears of Mountain
View.
Jefferson hit the court with
a lot of intensity, holding the
Lady
Bears to
only 10
points in
the first
half to
carry a
26-10 lead into the half.
Mountain View would fare
better in the second half, tack
ing on 27 points to their total.
But the Lady Dragons added
29 points in the second half
to move away to a 55-37 vic
tory.
Skylar Evanson and Rachel
Goza led Jefferson in scor
ing with 14 points each.
Erin Knight scored nine
points. Bethany Whitlock
scored eight. Goza had
eight rebounds on the night.
Stephanie Fincher had seven.
“We came out with a lot
of intensity and I thought we
really got after them defen
sively,” said coach Jason
Gibson. “We tried to take
away their guards as we felt
that was the strength of their
team and we were able to do
that. We kept them from get
ting into any kind of rhythm
offensively. We really tried to
keep them guessing.
“I thought it was one of
our better games offensively
as well. We really played
well together. We kept the
ball moving and really did a
good job of attacking them
inside out. I thought it was a
great team effort and I'm very
proud of our girls.”
Jefferson was next slated
to host Banks County in their
region opener on Friday, but
that game was postponed due
to winter weather conditions.
COMMERCE
The Lady Dragons traveled
to Commerce on Saturday
to face the Lady Tigers in
the latest meeting of the two
rivals.
Jefferson moved out to
an early advantage, holding
the Lady Tigers to only four
points in the first period and
leading 13-4 at the end of
the first quarter. The Lady
Dragons would pad their lead
in the second quarter while
holding Commerce to 10
points, giving them a 31-14
advantage at the half.
Jefferson would continue to
control the game in the sec
ond half, taking a 42-20 lead
out of the third quarter. In
the fourth, the Lady Dragons
held Commerce to only one
point while adding 10 to their
score to bring home a 52-21
victory.
“I thought our kids played
extremely hard defensively
against Commerce,” Gibson
said. “We started out a little
slow offensively as I think the
kids were excited and had a lot
of emotions early on. Once
they settled down and we got
into a rhythm offensively I
thought we played well on
both ends of the floor.”
Bethany Whitlock led
Jefferson in scoring with 15
points. Stephanie Fincher
scored 10. Jakeia Wilson and
Erin Knight scored nine each.
Stephanie Fincher and Rachel
Goza had seven rebounds
each.
“Commerce plays hard and
they are well-coached so any
time we play them both teams
always give everything they
have,” Gibson said. “I am
proud of our kids for the effort
and intensity they played with
while keeping their compo
sure against our crosstown
rivals.”
Gibson said his team has
been through a very tough
schedule early on in the sea
son.
“We've played teams that
were bigger, faster and stron
ger than us,” he said. “I think
they have bought in to the
idea that if we defend every
night then we will have a
chance to win and it’s starting
to pay off. I am very proud of
our progress so far.”
The Lady Dragons were
scheduled to host Walnut
Grove on Tuesday. Results
were unavailable at press
time.
win,” Pittman added. “I was real proud of
being able to come out Tuesday and get a
win against Habersham.”
ELBERT COUNTY
The Lady Panthers began the heart of their
region schedule on Friday as they hosted the
Lady Blue Devils of Elbert County.
Jackson County seemed to lack the inten
sity and energy that they had shown in previ
ous games, and soon found themselves trail
ing Elbert County. At one point, they trailed
by 15 points, 38-23.
The Lady Panthers began to rally, however,
cutting the lead to 42-26 late. They had an
opportunity to make it a four-point game, but
missed with about two minutes left to play.
In the end, the Lady Blue Devils pulled out
the win, 53-40.
“From here on out, all of our games are
region games, meaning they are very impor
tant,” Pittman said. “Our kids have to under
stand that each game is a chance to put your
self in a better spot in the region tournament.
For us to play sluggish and not play well
and turn the ball over like that, not to take
anything away from Elbert, I kind of felt like
they didn’t beat us, we beat ourselves.”
Pittman pointed towards the performance
of two players against Elbert County as posi
tives on the night.
“Emily Elrod really did an outstanding
job,” he said. “They ran at her all night long,
and she handled the ball and got us in our
offense. I thought she played really, really
well. She showed good leadership and did a
good job for us.”
Pittman also pointed to the performance of
freshman Victoria Fontana, who scored 10
points, including two threes in the first half.
“Those two kept us in the game and gave
us an opportunity,” Pittman said.
Pittman said that the team has got to get to
a point where they play hard every night and
every individual plays hard every night.
“We've got to focus, have a lot of defensive
intensity and come away with some big wins
here as we go down the stretch,” he said.
Jackson County ended the week with a
10-5 overall record, and 2-2 in the region.
The Lady Panthers were scheduled to host
Archer on Tuesday. Results were unavail
able at press time.
Speedway continued from IB
Kelley.
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Park quarter-mile oval on Friday, November
12 while the Super Late Models will hit the
half-mile with pole qualifying for Sunday’s
World Crown 300 classic that evening as
well.
The rest of the 2010 Gresham Motorsports
Park will feature a mix of Super and Pro Late
Model spectaculars. The Super Late Models
will make their first 2010 GMP appearance on
Saturday, March 13. Additional GMP Super
Late Model/local division events are sched
uled for June 19, July 17 and September 18.
The Pro Late Model division cars will be
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first event is set for Saturday, April 17 with
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An open test for all Super, Pro and Outlaw
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