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October 7, 2010
PHS Football
Dragons fall to Murray in overtime
Photo by Debbie Roper
Senior lineman Frankie Sparks brings down a Murray runner for a loss. This was the
Dragons first sub-region game, next week they travel to Cedartown.
By Don Bryant
The PHS Dragons dropped
their third straight game last Fri
day as they traveled to Murray
County to battle the Indians in
their first sub-region game of the
season.
The Dragons seemed to be in
control of this game but costly
mistakes and a crucial turnover
midway in the final quarter al
lowed the Indians to tie the score
as regulation play expired. In the
overtime period, the Indians took
the lead and the Dragons failed
to score in their possession as
they lost a tough one 20-13. This
loss dropped the Dragons to 2-3
on the season.
The Indians began possession
at their own 29-yard line. Led by
QB Taylor Patterson and running
back Jeffery George, the Indians
moved the ball to the Dragons’
12-yard line. On first down at the
12, QB Patterson took the ball in
on a keeper for the early lead.
The kick was good, and the Indi
ans were on the board 7-0 at the
8:19 mark.
On their first possession of
the quarter, the Dragons began at
their own 34-yard line and at
tempted to get their ground game
going on runs by Jordan Shaw
and Daulton Reeves. Their first
drive stalled which forced the
Dragons to punt at the 6:02 mark.
Following the punt, the Indi
ans began possession at their
own 26-yard line. After two
false-start penalties, QB Patter
son, on another keeper, ran to the
37-yard line. The Dragons’ de
fense, led by Chase McCowan,
Aaron Eubanks and Frankie
Sparks, held tough in this series,
forcing three-and-out for the In
dians.
The Dragons’ second posses
sion of the quarter began at their
own 28-yard line following a
punt by the Indians. In this pos
session, Aaron Eubanks and
Reeves had solid nms and moved
the ball to the Dragons’ 41-yard
line as the quarter expired. The
Dragons trailed 7-0 at the end of
the first quarter.
With possession at the start of
the second quarter, the Dragons
had solid runs by Shaw and Eu
banks. Aided by a late-hit penalty
against the Indians, the Dragons
moved the ball to the Indians’ 20-
yard line but stalled when they
came up fourth-and-11. The
Dragons opted to go for the
score, but Shaw was tackled for
a loss, and the Indians took over
at the 9:38 mark.
The Indians began possession
at their own 36-yard line. After
first and down stops by Lohman
and McCowan, the Indians came
up third-and-four. Sparks
stopped RB George in the back-
field to force a punt by the Indi
ans at the 7:29 mark.
Following the punt by the In
dians, the Dragons began posses
sion at their own 17-yard line
where they put together a solid
ball control drive. In their first
series of downs, big gains by
Shaw and Reeves moved the ball
to the 3 3-yard line for a new se
ries of downs.
With good blocking by the of
fensive line, the Dragons contin
ued to run the ball and moved the
chains to the Indians’ 36-yard
line. On third-and-five, Shaw
went to the air to Titus Hender
son for another first down to the
24-yard line.
On first down, Reeves ran for
a minimal gain. Then on second-
and-nine, Eubanks ran to the 19-
yard line. On third-and-five,
Eubanks picked up three yards,
to put the Dragons at fourth-and-
short. The Dragons decided to go
for the score. On a pitch out from
Shaw, Reeves raced to the Indi
ans one-yard line. On the next
play, Shaw took it in for the
score. The point-after kick by
Henderson was good and the
Dragons tied the score 7-7 with
40 seconds left before the half.
The drive by the Dragons was 83
yards and took almost 7:00.
After the score by the Drag
ons, the Indians took possession
at their own 35-yard line. Their
possession stalled as the first half
expired with the score tied 7-7.
The Dragons mounted an im
pressive ball-control drive at
their own 35-yard line to start the
second half. Shaw and Reeves
ran the ball to the Dragons’ 45-
yard line. A run by Shaw and a
completed pass to Reeves picked
up a new series of downs at the
Indians’ 35-yard line.
By keeping the ball on the
ground and with a good offen
sive line surge, the Dragons
moved to the Indians’ 14-yard
line at the 6:20 mark where their
drive stalled. The Dragons opted
for a field goal on fourth-and-
long, but the field goal attempt
was partially blocked. After a
solid drive lasting nearly 7:00,
the Indians took over at the 20-
yard line.
Behind Lohman, McCowan
and Sparks, the Dragons’ defense
held tough and forced a three-
and-out with 4:04 to play. After
the Indians’ punt, the Dragons
took over in good position at
their 45-yard line. Following a
minimal gain by Reeves on first
down, the Dragons picked up
their first penalty of the night,
which backed them to their 35-
yard line.
Runs by Shaw, Eubanks and
Reeves moved the Dragons to
the Indians’ 41-yard line. An
other penalty against the Drag
ons moved the ball back, but runs
by Shaw and Eubanks got the
Dragons a first down to the Indi
ans’ 24-yard line as the third
quarter expired. The score re
mained tied 7-7 at the end of
three.
As the final quarter began, the
Dragons had the ball at the Indi
ans’ 24-yard line when on first
down, Shaw, on a keeper, ran to
the Indians’ 16-yard line. On
second down, Reeves took a
hand off to the 8-yard line. On
the next play, Reeves took an
other hand off in for the Drag
ons’ score. Henderson’s
point-after kick was no good, but
the Dragons were up 13-7 at the
11:00 mark.
Trailing by 6 points, the Indi
ans began their first possession
of the quarter at their own 35-
yard line. Runs by Patterson and
George moved the chains to mid-
field. On their next possession,
the Dragons’ defensive line
forced a fumble by the Indians at
the 9:00 mark.
The Dragons recovered and
took over at the Indians’ 45-yard
line. On this possession, the
Dragons continued to run the ball
and came up fourth and inches
when on fourth down, Shaw
picked up a first down to the 35-
yard line at the 7:45 mark.
On this new series, the Drag
ons once again came up fourth
down and again decided to go for
the score, but Reeves fumbled
and the Indians recovered. The
Indians began possession at their
35-yard line. With a mix of pass
ing from Patterson and runs by
Jeffery George, the Indians
marched down the field and
scored with 3:00 remaining.
Reeves blocked the point-after
attempt and the score was tied
13-13.
Following the score by the In
dians, the Dragons had good
field position at the 42-yard line.
With three time-outs remaining,
the Dragons hoped to get in po
sition for the score. But their
drive stalled and they tinned the
ball over on downs with 32 sec
onds on the clock. The Indians
took over but failed to move the
ball as time expired with the
score tied at 13-13 forcing an OT
period.
After winning the coin flip,
the Indians opted to go on the of
fense first in the OT period. Their
possession began at the 15-yard
line and, on their first play, RB
George carried for 15 yards for
the score. The point-after kick
was good and the Indians went
up 20-13.
After the score by the Indians,
the Dragons also began posses
sion at the 15-yard line in an at
tempt to either tie or go ahead.
On their first play from scrim
mage, Reeves picked up one
yard to the 14. On second-and-
nine, Shaw threw an incomplete
pass, which forced a third-and-
long. Shaw tried to hit Reeves on
the next play but this pass was
also incomplete which forced an
other passing down. Needing to
score for the tie, the Dragons at
tempted another pass, which was
no good. The game ended with
the Indians on top 20-13.
The Dragons will travel to
Cedartown on Friday. Oct. 8,
with kickoff at 7:30.
Pickens vs. Murray
Game Stats
Dragons total yards: 300
Rushing yards: 260
Leading rushers: Daulton
Reeves (85), Jordan Shaw (86),
Aaron Eubanks (73)
Passing yards: Shaw 3 for 7;
40 yards
Defensive yards allowed: 270
Individual tackles
Aaron Lohman 10; Jordan
Shaw 8
Time of possession
Dragons: 31:24
Indians: 16:36
Region 7-AAA
Football Standings
7A-AAA
Listed by Region and Overall
Ridgeland - 1-0 - 4-1
Ringgold - 1-0 - 4-1
LaFayette - 1-0 - 3-2
Dalton - 0-1 - 3-2
Heritage - 0-1 - 3-2
SE Whitfield - 0-1 - 1-4
7B-AAA
Allatoona - 1-0 - 4-1
Gilmer - 1-0- 2-3
Murray - 1-0 - 2-3
Cartersville - 0-1 - 4-1
Pickens - 0-1 - 2-3
Cedartown - 0-1 - 1-4
Georgia Football
Dawgs lose to Colorado
By Don Bryant
The Geor
gia Bulldogs
traveled to
Colorado last
weekend in a
non-confer
ence match
up against the
Colorado
Buffaloes
where they
lost 29-27.
This loss
marks the fourth straight loss for
the Dawgs including three
straight SEC games. The Dawgs
fall to 1-4 for the season. With
this loss, the Dawgs mark the
longest losing streak (1-4) since
they lost their last four games in
1990.
After trailing 14-3 at one
point, the Dawgs roared back
scoring 21 straight points and led
24-14 with 10:40 to play in the
third quarter. The Buffaloes then
ran off 15 points and went ahead
29-24 after three quarters
Georgia’s inability to stop
Colorado’s big plays along with
a fumble late in the final quarter
did Georgia in as they were in
position to win the game with
1:56 to play.
Returning after a four-game
suspension, Georgia receiver A.
J. Green had a good game with 7
catches for 119 yards and two
touchdowns. He caught touch
down passes of 3- and 39-yards
from Aaron Murray as the Bull
dogs built a 17-14 halftime lead.
In their opening drive of the
second half, Georgia scored on
an 8-yard Marlon Brown touch
down reception to lead 24-14.
After trailing 29-24, Georgia
managed only a 20-yard Walsh
field goal at the 12:33 mark of
the final quarter and lost 29-27.
Georgia falls to 1-4 overall
and 0-3 in SEC play. The Bull
dogs will host Tennessee on Oct.
9. Tennessee has beaten Georgia
four times since 2003.
Major League Baseball
Braves claim wild card
By Don Bryant
After struggling to score runs
and win games in the last month
of the season, the Atlanta
Braves’ post-season hopes came
down to their final game of the
regular season last Sunday. En
tering the weekend series at
home against the Philadelphia
Phillies, the Braves held a two-
game lead over the San Diego
Padres in the N.L. Wild Card
race and needed only one win to
secure a spot in post-season play.
After dropping games on Fri
day and Saturday to the Phillies,
it all came down to Sunday’s
final game in hopes of extending
the season. A win by the Braves
and a loss by San Diego would
seal the deal for the Braves. Be
hind solid pitching from Tim
Hudson and timely hitting, the
Braves took care of business
with an 8-7 win over the Phillies.
San Diego later lost 3-0 to the
Giants to allow the Braves to
make it back to post-season play
for the first time since 2005.
After a sizeable lead over the
Phillies at the All-Star Break, the
Braves looked to be in a position
to claim another N.L. East
crown, but down the stretch the
Braves fell flat and struggled to
score runs while the Phillies got
hot at the right time.
After winning 14 consecutive
pennants between 1991-2005,
nine of which were won by a
margin of at least 6-1/2 games,
this year marks the first time that
the Braves have ever entered
post-season as a Wild Card team.
This post-season play will put
a hold for at least a week on the
retirement of Braves Manager
Bobby Cox who will call it quits
whenever the season comes to an
end. Cox will go down as one of
the best managers in baseball
history. He managed a total of 25
years, 15 of which have pro
duced playoff teams including
14 straight between 1991-2005
and the 1995 World Series cham
pionship. He is the only manager
other than Joe McCarthy to post
six 100-win seasons, and one of
only four managers in history to
claim at least 2,000 wins with
the same team. The others were
Connie Mack with the Athletics,
John McGraw with the Giants
and Walter Alston with the
Dodgers.
The Braves will take on the
San Francisco Giants in the
NLDS beginning in San Fran
cisco on Thursday in a best-of-
five series.
Pickens County student invited to
prestigious NASCAR Diversity Combine
Local racing phenom Kristen
Wallace, age 17 from Jasper, will
be traveling to Radford, Va. to
participate in the NASCAR
Drive for Diversity Combine
presented by Sunoco on Oct. 18-
19 at Motor Mile Speedway.
She’s been racing for the last
four years and shows just how
talented she is since she’s been
invited to the Combine with only
four years experience. Wallace is
a very impressive racer - win
ning twice this season.
Wallace is currently a junior
at Pickens High School in Jasper.
Wallace is among the youngest
racers to be invited to the com
bine, which is an incredible
achievement for someone only
17.
Wallace is currently compet
ing in Pro Late Model races
throughout the Southeast on a
limited schedule and seeking
sponsorship funding to expand
her schedule. She also continues
to gain track time by fielding a
grassroots level metric-framed
Truck division entry at Gresham
Motorsports (Ga.) Park and
Lanier National (Ga.) Speedway.
This is a huge opportunity for
Wallace, who’s attempting to
land a ride in NASCAR with
Revolution Racing. She’ll join
36 other drivers from different
racing series all over the country,
now competing for a chance to
participate in the NASCAR
K&N Pro Series or NASCAR
Whelen All-American Series.
Max Siegel (former VP at Dale
Earnhardt, Inc.) is CEO of Rev
olution Racing, the team the
drivers will race for and the 909
Group, which oversees the Drive
for Diversity program. The team
is based in Mooresville, N.C.
From Oct. 18 (Monday)-19
(Tuesday), a crop of the most tal
ented young drivers from all
over the country will participate
in the Drive for Diversity Com
bine for a shot at their dream - a
ride in NASCAR’s developmen
tal series. The drivers, who range
in age from 16 to 25 and hail
from all forms of racing, will
showcase their skills to
NASCAR and Revolution racing
officials at the historic Motor
Mile Speedway. They’ll also un
dergo media training and evalu
ation, since being a race car
driver today also means endors
ing your sponsor. Based on their
overall on- and off-the-track per
formance, 10 drivers will be
awarded coveted one-year con
tracts to drive for Revolution
Racing in the sport’s lower-level
divisions in the 2010 season.
2010 PHS High School
Fall Warmup League
On Saturday morning, Oct 2, the 2010 Fall Warmup League High School Varsity Boys
Tournament started at9a.m. PHS played NFHS winning 50-3 7. Moving to game two at 10:15
a.in., SFHS played PHS. Pickens fighting hard lost 59-44. This placed PHS in a back-to-
back playing of four more games, winning the next three. Game six for Pickens started at 4
p.m. With no rest, seven players from PHS gave it all they had, coming up a little short with
a loss to SFHS 63-52. Pickens placed 2nd in the tournament.
L-R back row: Head Coach Greg Jones, Spencer Jones #55, Wesley Easterwood #15, Mo
O'Bryant #41, Sam Crawford #31, Assistant Coach John Curry; front row: Ryan Curry; #13,
Aries Johnson, Josh Nichois #53. Not pictured is Assistant Coach Phil Mullinax.