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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
Sports Shorts
International Jr. Golf Tour
coming to Braselton
THE INTERNATIONAL Junior Golf Tour will make a
stop at Chateu Elan in Braselton Sept. 25-26.
“The IJGT is looking to have another great season
and we invite you to come out and check out the great
competition that we offer,” organizers said. “We are
currently trying to recruit some local junior golfers to
come play, which would give you added incentive to
come out and follow the local kids.”
Those wanting more information can send an email
to michaelb@ijgt.com or visitwww.ijgt.com.
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IRON DAWGS
WIN AGAIN
The Iron Dawgs,
who recently won
another American
Powerlifting
Committee (APC)
lifting title, include
two Jefferson
natives, Tim Moon
and R. Garry Glenn.
Pictured are (front
row, L to R) Andy
Williamson, Tim
Moon, Mike Kidd
(team captain),
Tony Braswell (back
row) Audrey Ray
(mascot), Kursten
Tortorici (mascot)
and R. Garry Glenn.
Jefferson natives guide Iron Dawgs to another title
Jefferson High School alum
Tim Moon (class of 1982)
helped lead the Gainesville-
based Iron Dawgs weight
lifting team to the American
Powerlifting Committee's
(APC) 9th Annual America's
Cup Powerlifting and Bench
Press Championships in
Athens last Saturday.
He capped his day with
a new equipped Master's
Men's 46-49 year-old 125
kilogram (275.575 pound)
class APC world record with
a lift of 290 kg. (639.334
lbs.) on his third attempt
after missing his first two
tries at that weight.
Also helping the
IronDawgs to the title
Saturday was another JHS
alum, Oakwood resident
R. Garry Glenn (class of
1972).
Lifting in his first equipped
meet since major hip surgery
in late March, Glenn got his
second attempt at 172.5 kg.
(380.2935 lbs.) to equal his
meet personal best in taking
the cup title in the Masters’
Mens 55-59-year-old 90 kg.
(198.414 lbs.) class.
The Georgia Iron Dawgs
is a powerlifting team head
quartered at the Ironbeast
Barbell Gym in Gainesville.
The gym will host a
bench-only meet Saturday,
October 23. Details are on
the APC website.
‘WORM DOG’
WINS FIRST RACE
Fourteen-year-old Jackson
County Comprehensive
High School freshman
Nicholas “Worm Dog” Baxter,
Pendergrass, won his first
race last weekend, taking the
checkered flag in the Hobby
classification at Toccoa
Speedway. Baxter has been
racing for two years. He is the
son of Terry and Lisa Baxter.
Dragons continued from IB
Dragon coach T. McFerrin
noted the toll Friday’s game
took on some of the players.
“We had some guys who
completely ran out of gas, play
ing both ways,” noted McFerrin,
who moved to 2-0 against
Commerce as the Dragons'
coach.
Making matters all the more
tougher for Jefferson - and its
regular season winning streak -
is that North Hall had this past
Friday off while the Dragons
played down to the wire.
“We’ve got to prepare for
them, because I know they’ve
been scouting us,” Jefferson
sophomore quarterback Bryant
Shirreffs said Friday.
As for the scouting report on
North Hall, the Region 8-AAA
team is highlighted by SEC
and ACC caliber prospect. CJ.
Curry, a 6'2,” 185-lb. receiver
and safety, has been offered a
scholarship by Georgia and is
drawing interest from Alabama,
Auburn and Florida State.
But Curry has other talent
around him.
McFerrin said North Hall,
which runs the Wing-T, has
a strong quarterback, Kanier
Coker, skilled running backs
and an outstanding kicking
game.
“They're really, really solid,”
McFerrin said. “It's going to be
a huge, huge challenge.”
The Trojans are 76-20 the last
eight years under coach Bob
Christmas.
Jefferson does have some
good news as it readies for what
McFerrin called “probably the
best team we’ll play all year.”
All-region offensive lineman
and linebacker Kyle Mosley
could return to the lineup after
sitting out during the preseason
and missing the Commerce
game. Mosley has been recov
ering from an ACL injury.
“We’ll see how it goes this
week,” McFerrin said.
Lineman Buddy Camp is still
out, however.
Jefferson players, who
haven't experienced a regular
season loss since 2007, know
the challenge ahead of them.
“We’re really fired up,”
Dragon senior tight end-defen
sive end Hoytes Damons said.
“Everybody thinks down on us
because we lost a lot of players
from last year, saying North
Hall is going to kill us. But I
think if we come out and play
our best game, I think we can
be on top.”
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Volleyball
Volley Panthers drop match at Tallulah Falls
THE VOLLEY Panthers had trouble getting
their serves over the net this past Thursday in
a trip to Tallulah Falls and fell to 5-4 on the
season.
Jackson County lost in a rare best-of-five
match to the host Indians 25-22, 25-18, 19-25,
25-19.
The Panthers (5-4, 2-1) missed 13 serves in
the loss.
“We were just making a whole lot of mis
takes ourselves,” coach Crystal Colley said.
The teams were allowed to play a best-
of-five format because Jackson County and
Tallulah Falls were the only teams on the floor.
Volleyball events usually have three or more
teams.
Jasmine Williams led Jackson County with
10 points off serves. She also had three aces.
Rachel Smith had eight kills, while both
Samantha Kennett and Naly Thao each had
five assists.
The Panthers returned to the court Tuesday
night for matches against Winder-Barow and
Salem in Winder.
Jackson County plays East Jackson and
Athens Christian Thursday at East Jackson.
Racing
Dillon wins by attrition
CAREER WIN
Ty Dillon celebrates in victory lane after winning Saturday
night’s NASCAR K&N American Fence Association 150
at Gresham Motorsports Park.
Photo courtesy GMP Media
TY DILLON won the biggest
race of his young career capturing
the NASCAR K&N Pro Series
East American Fence Association
150 at Gresham Motorsports Park
Saturday.
Dillon - driver of the number 3
Waffle House-Richard Childress
Racing Chevrolet - grabbed the
lead with just a handful of laps
remaining when frontrunners
Kevin Swindell and Ryan Truex
collided in turn. Dillon was able
to slip underneath the pair and
cruise to his first-ever NASCAR
K&N career victory.
Dillon, who is the grandson of
six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup
champion car owner Richard
Childress, started the race from
the seventh position. Swindell,
the pole sitter for the event, quick
ly appropriated the lead only to
have the race slowed for Zach
Germain's spin on lap five.
The slowdown was the first of
12 caution periods - and four red
flags - that delayed the race.
Dillon quickly worked his way
into the top five and stayed there
as he, Swindell, Mike Cherry,
Truex and Ryan Gifford swapped
the top positions on multiple
restarts. By lap 60. Dillon was
battling Swindell for the lead only
to fall back as the action took its
toll with multiple cautions.
The race went to a red flag
condition on lap 91 as Julian
Albarracin crashed in turn two
taking out a pair of hydro barri
ers in the process. That stopped
the race for nearly 50 minutes as
track officials had to completely
dry the turn.
It only took seconds to go back
to red-flag conditions as Miguel
Paludo, Joey Gase, Jeff Anton
and John Salemi crushed the
front-stretch wall on the restart.
Another restart produced just
four green flag laps before Eddie
MacDonald hooked Brett Moffitt,
sending him hard into the outside
retaining wall. Another red-flag
period ensued before the final
laps where Dillon took advantage
of one final bump-up between
Swindell and Truex to grab the
victory.
Dillon, Cole Whitt, Gifford,
Cherry and Matt Kobyluck - who
destroyed his primary car in a
practice crash earlier in the day
- completed the top five finish
ers. Sergio Pena’, Truex, Jason
Pattison, DJ. Shaw and Lavonia
racer Brandon Haley rounded out
the top 10 finishers.
In GMP local division action,
Alexander Fox won the Truck
race over Brittney Finley and
Jeremy Parris while Greg Jarrett
took the Renegade Street Stock
feature over Jody Trivett and
Doug Sexton. Neil Merideth
picked up the Mini-Stock win
after Darrell Carlson failed post
race tech.
NextupatGreshamMotorsports
Park will be the inaugural George
Elliott Memorial 100 Super Late
Model Race. The race, named
for the father of NASCAR leg
ends Bill, Ernie and Dan Elliott
will feature a 100-lap Super Late
Model headliner as well as racing
in the GMP Truck, Mini Stock
Outlaw Late Model, Renegade
Street Stock and Mini Cup divi
sions.
Panthers continued from IB
“It’s amazing what he
did,” Jackson County
coach Billy Kirk said.
Kirk lauded the Panther
offensive line’s performance in
the season-opening win, and
McDonald offered similar praise
for his blockers. Paving the way
up front were Josh Ingram (6'3,”
255-lb.), Ben Brown (6’0,” 205-
lb.), Reno Messier (6’6,” 265-lb.),
Troy McIntyre (5"9,” 240-lb.),
Brandon Echols (6'0,” 235-lb.)
and Keith Pruett (6' 1,” 285-lb.).
“They were playing awe
some,” McDonald said. “Every
single time I touched the ball
almost always there were
perfect holes. All I saw was
grass. They did awesome —
every single one of them.”
Friday also signaled
McDonald’s return to the back-
field after a two-year absence.
He played fullback in 2008
when Jackson County operated
out of the I-formation. Ankle
surgery in 2009 caused him to
miss last season, but McDonald
is back now working in the
Panthers’ spread offense. He
provided over half of Jackson
County’s total yardage Friday.
“I was really excited to be
back out there,” McDonald said.
“I hadn’t been out there in over a
year. It’s just good to be back.”
The rest of the
offense thrived too.
Jackson County rolled up
221 total yards in the one half
and controlled the time of pos
session in sophomore Kyle
Daniel’s first start at quarter
back. Daniels finished 13-of-25
through the air with 92 yards.
McDonald is excited about
Jackson County’s offen
sive potential this year.
"Our quarterback, Kyle, he’s
only a sophomore and he was
doing awesome,” McDonald
said. “And we have a fresh
man receiver Ben Brissey. He
was catching just about all the
passes. He did awesome.”
Now the Panthers look toward
this Friday and Walnut Grove,
whose program is only in its
second year of existence.
Based on what he’s seen
on film, McDonald said he’s
concerned about the visiting
Warriors' defensive front but still
has confidence in the Panther
lineman that gave him all those
great blocks in game one.
“Our offensive line should
take care of it,” McDonald said.
With two great quarters of
football behind him, McDonald
is ready for this Friday when the
Panthers get to play — presum
ably — four quarters of football.
“I don't know about every
body else, how they’re look
ing forward to it, but I’m
ready as I can be,” he said.
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