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APRIL 7,
2010
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Section B
JHS BASEBALL
EJCHS BASEBALL
Dragons dominate Fannin County
WINNING PITCHER
Kyle Hardy, seen here from earlier action, picked up the win in the second of two
games Saturday against Fannin County. Photo by Justin Poole
By Brandon Reed
THE JEFFERSON Dragons
continue to roll through the
middle part of the season, as
they picked up back-to-back
victories over Fannin County
over the weekend.
Up next for the Dragons is
a home stand against Banks
County on Thursday.
The Leopards enter the week
11-5 overall and 7-3 in the
region and in the midst of a five
game winning streak that dates
back to March 26.
First pitch is scheduled for
5:30 p.m.
FANNIN COUNTY
On Saturday, the Dragons
traveled to Blue Ridge to face
the Rebels of Fannin County in
a doubleheader.
The Dragons took control of
the game early on, putting three
runs on the board in the top
of the first. After keeping the
Rebels from scoring in the first,
both teams went scoreless for
the next two innings.
Jefferson got their fourth run
across in the top of the fourth
and their fifth in the top of the
fifth.
Fannin County finally got on
the board in the bottom of the
sixth, scoring twice to cut the
lead down to a three ran dif
ference. The Dragons scored
their last ran of the game in the
top of the seventh, then held the
Rebels at bay in the bottom of
the inning to win 6-2.
Jamie Sexton recorded the
win, giving up three hits and
two runs while striking out six
in just over five and a half
innings.
Lucas Redd led at the plate,
going 2-2 with two RBIs. Jake
Fields went 2-2 with an RBI.
Drew Carson went 1-3 with an
RBI. Andrew Bartek went 1-4
with an RBI.
GAME TWO
After dropping the first
game, the Rebels were looking
to rebound in the second game
of Saturday’s doubleheader.
Fannin County moved out
front right from the start, put
ting two runners across in the
bottom of the first and another
in the bottom of the second.
Jefferson’s bats came to life
in the top of the third, putting
three runs across. They fol
lowed that with another three
in the top of the fourth and six
more in the top of the sixth.
The Dragons weren’t done
however, and scored five more
runs in the top of the sixth to
take a 17-3 advantage. The
Rebels scored three runs in the
bottom of the sixth, but could
move no closer, as Jefferson
won 17-6.
Kyle Hardy gave up just two
hits and no runs while sitting
down nine in four innings.
Drew Carson went 2-3 with
four RBIs. Lucas Redd went
1-3 with three RBIs. Hardy
went 1-3 with three RBIs. Jake
Fields went 3-4 with three
RBIs. Jamie Sexton went
See Jefferson on page 4B
ON THE MOUND
East Jackson’s Caleb Hardy sends a pitch to the plate
during a recent game. Photo by Brandon Reed
East Jackson
defeats Rabun Co.
THE EAST Jackson Eagles were finally able to snap theii
losing streak last week, with a win over Rabun County.
Unfortunately, the win was book-ended by losses to Jefferson,
Rabun and Heritage.
The Eagles will look to add a few more marks in the win
column this (Wednesday) afternoon, when they play host to the
Oglethorpe County Patriots.
The Patriots enter the week in the midst of their own six game
losing streak, with a 1-8 region record.
First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
JEFFERSON
The Eagles played host to the Jefferson Dragons last Tuesday,
and were hoping to get back in the win column after dropping a
doubleheader to Fannin County.
Jefferson jumped out front early, putting two runners across
in the top of the first, and adding another two in the top of the
second. East Jackson would finally get on the board in the bot
tom of the third, putting three runners across to cut the Dragons'
lead in half.
After a scoreless fourth inning, East Jackson struck again in
the bottom of the fifth, getting one ran across and moving to
See EJCHS on page 4B
JCCHS BASEBALL
MOTORCYCLE RACING
Jackson County downs Archer
TWO WHEELED THUNDER
The AMA Suzuki Superbike Showdown, returns to
Braselton’s Road Atlanta on April 16-18.
Road Atlanta to host
Superbike Showdown
By Brandon Reed
AFTER A disappointing last
few outings, the Panthers of
Jackson County rebounded
this week, picking up a region
victory over Archer after drop
ping a game the previous week
to Oconee County.
The Panthers travel
to Lawrenceville today
(Wednesday) to face off against
the Mountain View Bears.
Mountain View enters play
this week on a two game slide,
having lost to Stephens County
and Eastside. They are con
tinuing to look for their first
region win of the year, and
entered the week 3-12 overall.
First pitch is scheduled for
5:55 p.m.
OCONEE COUNTY
The Panthers played host to
Oconee County last Thursday.
Jackson County entered the
game hot off a victory over
Elbert County, and was look
ing to add another check to
their win column.
Things looked good in the
first inning, as the Panthers
scored three runs, including
an RBI by Quinn Grogan and
a two RBI single from Ken
Miller.
The Warriors came back to
score two in the second inning,
making it a 3-2 ballgame.
Jackson County then ran
into some trouble in the fourth
inning, when Oconee County
loaded the bases then followed
with a grand slam to take the
lead, 6-3. They would tack on
two more runs before it was all
said and done, taking an 8-3
advantage.
An RBI double from Grogan,
scoring Austin Robinson from
third, cut the Warriors’ lead to
8-4 in the fifth. But Oconee
County put the game away in
the top of the seventh, scoring
two more runs. In the end, the
Warriors won 10-4.
Matt Bridgeman recorded
the loss.
“We actually did a pretty
good job working around a few
errors, minus the two runs they
scored in the second inning,
but the walks killed us,” said
coach Tommy Fountain.
The Panthers walked six for
the game.
“Oconee County is a very
good ball club and ranked third
in the state for a reason, but our
program is now beyond moral
victories. We knew when we
were up 3-2 that they were
going to make a ran at some
point. We just helped them
out too much with the walks
and then didn’t get another big
inning ourselves.”
ARCHER
The Panthers played host
Monday to Archer, and was
looking for a chance to rebound
from the previous week’s loss.
With Rob Williams on the
mound, the Panthers jumped
out to a 7-0 lead in the first
three innings, including RBIs
from Tre Sorrells, Jonathan
Filpo, Rob Williams, Quinn
Grogan and Andy Williams.
The Tigers put two runs of
See JCCHS on page 4B
ROAD ATLANTA’S pre
miere motorcycle race, the
AMA Suzuki Superbike
Showdown, returns to the
legendary track April 16-18.
Ticket prices have been dis
counted up to 20 percent
for this year’s race and as
always, kids 12 and under
get in free.
Fans can expect to see
a two-wheel frenzy with
their favorite riders on their
favorite bikes attacking
Road Atlanta’s 2.5 miles of
swooping hills and thrill
ing turns at speeds up to
190 mph. the doubleheader
event will feature AMA Pro
American Superbike, AMA
Pro Daytona SportBike and
AMA SuperSport champi
onship points races on both
Saturday and Sunday.
Geoff May, Gainesville,
Aaron Yates, Milledgeville,
Jake Zemke, Tommy Hayden,
Larry Pegram, Josh Hayes,
Blake Young, Ben Bostrom
and John Hopkins headline
the AMA Pro American
SuperBike class this year.
With seven-time champion
Mat Mladin’s retirement, the
field is wide open.
This year’s AMA Pro
Daytona SportBike field sees
the return of 2009 champion
Danny Eslick on his new RMR
Suzuki and also Yamaha rid
ers Josh Herrin and Tommy
Aquino. Martin Cardenas
will be riding the M4 Suzuki
and 2009 SunTrust Moto-
GT champion Mark Crozier
(Warner Robins) will ride his
Ducati 848.
In addition, The AMA Pro
Racing SuperSport class will
showcase riders aged 16 to 21
against the more experienced
Top Gun class of riders, com
prised of expert licensed rid
ers and local talent.
For ticket and fan activ
ity information, visit www.
roadatlanta.com or 800-849-
RACE (7223).
GET BACK
John Florentine beats the throw back to first during Monday’s game against Archer.
The Panthers would go on to win that game 9-3. Photo by Morgan Algard