Jackson herald. (Jefferson, Jackson County, Ga.) 1881-current, September 20, 2023, Image 13

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Newspaper Page Texto o The Jackson Herald a lit jdtivauii x xti diu _ Sports www.mamstreetnewssports.com September 20, 2023 Phone: (706) 367-5233 Fax: (706) 387-5417 sports@mainstreetnews.com Section B Upcoming sports events COMMERCE HIGH SCHOOL Football Sept. 22 Tigers vs. Banks County 7:30 p.m. (Homecoming) Softball Sept. 26 Tigers @ Rabun County 6:30 p.m. Volleyball Sept. 21 Tigers vs. El bert County (©Athens Christian 5 p.m. Tigers vs. (©Athens Christian 7 p.m. East Jackson High School Football Sept. 22 Eagles @ Johnson High School 7:30 p.m. Softball Sept. 20 Eagles vs. Ce dar Shoals 6 p.m. Sept. 26 (©Union County 5:30 p.m. Volleyball Sept. 21 Loganville (©Athens Academy 6 p.m. Athens Academy 7 p.m. Sept. 26 Providence Christian Academy 6 p.m. JACKSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Football Sept. 22 Panthers vs. Apalachee 7:30 p.m. Softball Sept. 21 Panthers @ Apalachee 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26 Panthers vs. Habersham Central 4:30 & 6:30 p.m. Volleyball Sept. 21 Panthers @ North Hall 5 p.m. Sept. 26 Panthers vs. Lanier 6 p.m. JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL Football Sept. 22 Dragons vs. Clarke Central 7:30 p.m. (Homecoming) Softball Sept. 21 Dragons @ Heritage 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25 Dragons vs. Winder-Barrow 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27 Dragons (©Flowery Branch 5:30 p.m. Volleyball Sept. 21 Dragons vs. Chestatee 6 p.m. Sept. 26 Dragons vs. Clarke Central 5 p.m. Dragons vs. Loganville 7 p.m. JCHS Football Photo courtesy of The Gwinnett Daily Post Jackson County’s M.J. Spurlin gets to the outside on a carry against Mountain View. Spurlin’s night included a 66-yard touchdown run. JCHS MJ Spurlin in state top to for rushin A local high school foot ball player is in the state’s top 10 for rushing yards so far this season, according to MaxPrep rankings. Jackson County High School senior M.J. Spurlin is ranked #9 in individual rushing yards as of Sept. 18 with 699 total yards. The MaxPrep list is led by Jordan Triplett of /Frederica Academy who has an amaz ing 902 yards after just three games this fall. Spurlin, 6’3”, 218 lbs. has carried 116 times in four games with 9 touchdowns. He’s also had 61 yards re ceiving with 8 receptions and 2 touchdowns. Spurlin is ranked #1 in rushing for Georgia’s Class 6A. EJCHS Football Photos by Christian Rodriguez Dmorion Massey makes a hard-hitting tackle for East Jackson against Franklin County. EJCHS football team 4-0 after downing Franklin County East Jackson used an effi cient passing attack from soph omore quarterback Drew Rich ardson, an aggressive rushing attack from junior Quay Hill and a stingy defense to blow past Franklin County 53-10 on Friday night. East Jackson improved to 4-0 on the season, only the sec ond such start in school-history. The Eagles were 4-0 in 2009. East Jackson will visit John son (1-3) Friday night, the final non-region game of the season for the Eagles. East Jackson opens region play on Sept. 29 at Banks County, which is cur rently undefeated. Richardson completed 12 of 18 passes for 227 yards with three touchdowns in Friday’s win. Two of the touchdowns went to fellow sophomore Branturan Callahan while se nior Talan Jackson hauled in the other score. Sophomore Braxton Goolsby had four catches for a team-high 116 yards. Hill led East Jackson with 154 yards rushing on 20 car ries, averaging 7.7 yards per carry. He also scored three rushing touchdowns. Sopho more Jamarion Parks added a rushing touchdown, as well. East Jackson is averaging 37.7 points per game this sea son, and is allowing just 9.5 points per game, a stingy de fensive attack that has bothered opposing offensive units. The East Jackson defense was again a problem for Frank lin County. The Eagles held the Lions to just 162 yards of offense, including just 55 yards passing. Nate Heiss forced an interception for the Eagles’ de fense. East Jackson’s Drew Richardson showing his speed and ability to change direction in a run against Franklin County. JHS Lady Dragon Avery Hays slides into third base just ahead of the ball in action last week. The JHS softball team is currently ranked 3rd in Class 5A. Dragons teams 2-3-4 in state rankings Athletic success is not uncommon for the Jefferson Dragons whose various sports teams have claimed a lot of state titles over the years. That success is again on display at the mid-season for fall sports with three of its fall sports teams ranked in the top 5 of Class 5A competition, according to MaxPrep rank ings. The Jefferson softball team is ranked #4 in Class 5A with a record of 23-3 so far in the season. The Lady Dragons volleyball team is ranked #3 in Class 5 A with a record of 12-3. And the Dragon football team is ranked #4 in Class 5A with a 4-0 record going into this week’s start of region play. CHS Softball Photos by Amy Flint Lady Tiger Addi Chastain is all smiles as she crosses home plate following a ho mer against Elbert County last week. Lady Tigers win key region game The Commerce Lady Tigers softball team won a key region contest last week by downing Elbert County 9-8. The Tigers are 5-10 overall for the season, but 4-0 in region play. Elbert County is the Ti gers’ main competition in the region and last week’s victory gives the Lady Tigers an edge heading into the final leg of regular season play. The Tigers were slated to play a tough White County in non-region play on Sept. 18. Next week, the Tigers will face Rabun Coun ty on Sept. 26 for another region matchup fol lowed by a region game against Athens Chris tian on Sept. 28. CHS softball pitcher Brooklyn Nunley winds up the pitch during region play against Elbert County last week.