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THURSDAY. JANUARY 14. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 3B
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Cassidy Richards with 6.
Carmyn Mullins would pace
the Nettes on the boards with
6 and sister Caroline Mullins
led the team in assists with 3.
Eight Nettes connected from
3 in this one as the team hit
12 in the game.
Later in the week, the
Nettes made the long drive to
face a new region opponent
in Cedartown. Cedartown
boasted a 7-1 record coming
into the match-up while the
Nettes brought an eight-
game win streak with them.
It proved to be a classic Fri
day night region game as
each team held a small lead
in the first half. Cedartown
led 15-11 after one and the
Nettes pulled in front with
their own 15 point quarter in
the second. They held a slim
26-24 lead at the half.
The Nettes tried to pull
away in the third and came
close as they got up 38-31
and had some momentum as
the Lady Bulldogs began
showing some fatigue. The
home team dug deep and
clawed back in fourth to
make the game a nailbiter
down the stretch. After an
offensive foul with under a
minute, the Lady Bulldogs
connected on a jump shot to
cut the lead to one, 50-51
Nettes. Cassidy Richards
quickly inbounded to
Amanda Nelson and the
team worked the ball up the
court against intense pressure
by Cedartown. The Nettes
worked 15 seconds off the
clock before Reagan Har
wood was fouled to stop the
clock. Reagan calmly
stepped to the freethrow line
for 2 and sank both to in
crease the lead to 53-50 with
15 seconds left. After a quick
shot missed and the Cedar
town stepped out the re
bound, the Nettes handled
the pressure yet again. Cas
sidy Richards was fouled and
sank two more free throws
with five seconds left to seal
the win and set the final
score at 55-50.
Cassidy Richards and
Caroline Mullins led the
Nettes in scoring with 10
points each. Kealy Hillhouse
and Bell Howell added seven
each. Reagan Harwood led
on the boards with five and
Marlee McClure snagged a
team high four steals as part
of 26 turnovers for the Lady
Bulldogs.
The Nettes extended their
win streak to nine and their
region record to 5-0. They
hosted Central Carrollton on
Tuesday, Jan 12th and will
travel to Heritage on Friday,
January 15th, and host a non
region match-up with
Adairsville on Saturday, Jan
uary 16th.
20-8 lead early in first quar
ter and never looked back.
Pickens trailed 39-12 at the
half. Pickens did fight back
to close the gap in the sec
ond half of the game. The
final from Saturday saw
County Recreation Direc
tor Brian Jones reported at
the latest commissioners
meeting that baseball/t-
ball/softball registration is
underway and will run
through the first of March.
Opening day is March 27,
tentatively.
Pickens take a 65-45 loss.
Tucker Lowe was the
high scorer for Pickens with
14 points.
Next up for the Dragons
will be a region contest at
Home vs. Central. Pickens
“We’ve already had peo
ple register...so even with
the pandemic like it is peo
ple are still trying to get out,
have their kids play sports. It
still is a vital part of Pickens
County life.”
Jones reported pickleball
attendance has dropped off
is currently sitting in second
place in the region as they
start their second time
around with region oppo
nents.
since the pandemic num
bers. “It’s that 65 and older
crowd is not returning like
we thought it was going to.
It’s sporadic as far as pickle
ball goes, but the young peo
ple still seem to enjoy the
rec center,” he said.
Rec. dept, baseball/softball
t-ball underway
Georgia ForestWatch
announces Clean Streams
a
This week in
Sports History
by Ethan Swiech
Georgia ForestWatch, a
Dahlonega GA based organi
zation whose mission it is to
protect and enhance the
health of Georgia’s 867,000
acres of National Forest, has
announced the Clean Streams
Campaign. Through the
Clean Streams Campaign,
Georgia ForestWatch mem
bers and partner organiza
tions will work to protect
aquatic species that live in
the mountain headwater
streams of the Chatta-
hoochee-Oconee National
Forest from chronic habitat
damage. Mountain streams
that originate in the Chatta-
hoochee-Oconee National
Forest feed the rivers that
supply Georgia’s drinking
water while also providing
recreational and economic
value to the surrounding
communities.
Georgia ForestWatch has
identified three key initia
tive spirit is necessarily bad.
The Bible indicates that we
just need to channel it in the
right direction. Let me share
a couple of those areas with
you.
The first one has to do
with our relationship with the
Lord and our daily walk with
Him. The Bible sometimes
uses sports analogies to de
scribe our journey through
life as believers. One of those
says, “Do you not know that
those who run in a race all
run, but one receives the
prize? Run in such a way that
you may obtain it” (I
Corinthians 9:24). This is en
couraging us to run so as to
win or, in other words, to run
competitively. We need to
give it all we’ve got, or as
they say these days, be “in it
to win it.”
I’m afraid there are too
many believers who aren’t
running their race competi
tively. Maybe we rightfully
emphasize how we began the
race when we received Jesus
as Savior or how we’re look
ing ahead to reaching the fin
ish line one day to be with the
Lord in heaven. However,
how are we running in the
group Bible study through
multiple on-site Sunday
School classes at 10 a.m.,
Sunday morning worship
services at 11, and multiple
age appropriate children's
church programs during the
worship hour.
On Wednesday evenings
we minister to children and
youth through Word of Life
Clubs, also in-person. To
serve those vulnerable popu
lations who are unable to
gather publicly, we stream
live our Sunday morning
services, a Sunday evening
program at 6 p.m., a Wednes
day evening prayer time and
Bible study at 7 p.m., and a
weekend devotional by Pas
tor Ben Mock every Friday at
7 p.m.
fives that will improve and
protect the health of these
vital headwater streams.
1. The first action is
identification and rehabilita
tion of roads leak sediment
into streams within the Blue
Ridge and Chattooga River
Ranger Districts. Offending
roads impact native species
such as native Brook Trout
and species that Brook Trout
thrive including aquatic in
sects, crayfish, and Hellben
ders.
2. The second action is
working in partnership with
the Forest Service to identify
and close ATV illegal trails
within the Chattahoochee-
Oconee National Forest from
which sediment flows into
Georgia mountain streams.
3. The third action is
identification of roads adja
cent to rare aquatic species’
habitats within the Chatta-
hoochee-Oconee National
meantime? Too many are act
ing like we’re on a casual
Sunday stroll through the
park rather than giving it all
we’ve got in drawing close to
the Lord, serving Him, and
reaching out to a lost world.
We need to get more compet
itive and challenge ourselves
to be all we can be for God.
Challenge yourself to put
more heart, time, and energy
into seeking and serving the
Lord.
Another area in which I
believe the Bible encourages
us to channel our competitive
spirit has to do with our spir
itual opposition - Satan and
his forces. Ephesians 6:10-13
tells us that we’re competing
against evil spiritual powers
in this world. It reminds us
that we’re not wrestling
against flesh and blood -
we’re not battling against
people. Our competition is
not those of opposing politi
cal views or leaders who
would take our country in the
wrong direction. Some of
those people may be allow
ing themselves to be used by
our enemy, but they’re not
our main foe. Too many of us
are sitting on the sidelines in-
Online options are avail
able via our website, mtzion-
jasper.org, Mt. Zion's
Facebook page, YouTube and
PhoneLiveStreaming.
Mt. Zion family also re
mains active in a number of
outreach and encouragement
ministries in the community.
We welcome the opportunity
Forest.
Jess Riddle, executive di
rector of Georgia Forest
Watch stated, “The streams
of the southern Appalachians
are a major recreation re
source that host some of the
greatest diversity of aquatic
species found anywhere in
the United States. Key to
these amazing natural re
sources, as well as the water
we drink, is protecting these
mountain streams from sedi
ment leaking from unkept
Forest Service roads and ille
gal trails. The many aquatic
species that populate these
mountain stream in our na
tional forests also are threat
ened and harmed by
herbicides used during tim
ber projects. Solving these is
sues will make a positive
impact on not only on our
National Forests but the eco
nomics of the surrounding
areas.”
stead of getting in the game
and battling our real compe
tition. Or we’re too busy fo
cusing on people whom we
consider to be the problem
and aren’t paying attention to
the one motivating those peo
ple and pulling the strings be
hind the scenes. Let’s
channel our competitive
spirit toward resisting the
devil and praying against
what he’s trying to do in our
world today. Get serious
about the enemy of your soul
and start taking the fight to
him.
So I came up with one of
those little rhyming phrases
to remind us of these truths
about being competitive as
we move ahead in this new
year. I’ll leave it with you as
a question to ponder: “How
will you run in 2021?”
Rev. Tony Elder is a north
Georgia native who serves as
a pastor and author of the
daily devotional book, Every
day Encounters with the
Lord” and serves as the Ex
ecutive Director of the Na
tional Association of
Wesleyan Evangelicals. He
may be reached at
revtelder@aol. com.
to pray for and serve those in
need. Please visit our website
or call 706.692.6315 for
more information or to share
your prayer requests. Mt.
Zion is located at 1036 North
Main in Jasper, GA. "Come
thou with us, and we will do
thee good!" (Num. 10.29)
January 10-January 16
January 10 th:
On this day in 1989,
Wayne Gretzky surpassed
Gordie Howe as the Na
tional Hockey League's all-
time leader for regular and
postseason points. Gretzky
broke Howe's mark as a
member of the Los Angeles
Kings, not the Edmonton
Oilers, his former team. In
fact, "The Great One"
eclipsed "Mr. Hockey" dur
ing a 5-4 overtime win over
the Oilers. Gretzky's record
setting performance featured
four assists, including the
game-winner on Mike
Krushelnyski's walk-off
goal. The sudden death tally
brought his overall total to
2,011 points.
January 11th:
On this day in 1970, the
Kansas City Chiefs became
Super Bowl champions for
the first time in franchise
history. The Chiefs played in
the very first Super Bowl,
but fell to Vince Lombardi's
mighty Green Bay Packers
under the Los Angeles sun.
Four years later, Kansas City
found its redemption under
the New Orleans clouds, up
setting the Minnesota
Vikings, 23-7. The Chiefs
opened the contest with 16
unanswered points, which
came off three Jan Stenerud
field goals and Mike Gar
rett's five-yard run. Even
when the Vikings responded
with a touchdown on their
first possession of the sec
ond half, Kansas City salted
the game away. Quarter
back, Len Dawson, found
wide receiver, Otis Taylor, in
the flat. Taylor broke a
tackle and raced 46 yards
down the sideline for the
clinching score. Dawson
was voted the Most Valuable
Player after completing 12
of 17 passes for 142 yards
while Taylor led the Chiefs
with six catches for 81
yards. Kansas City's defense
sacked Minnesota quarter
back, Joe Kapp, three times
while tallying three intercep
tions. One of those thefts
came courtesy of hall of
fame safety, Johnny Robin
son, who also recovered a
fumble. The Chiefs forced
five turnovers before limit
ing the Vikings to 13 first
downs and 239 total yards.
This was the last Super
Bowl to take place before
the 1970 NFL-AFL merger.
January 12th:
On this day in 1960,
Syracuse Nationals' power
forward, Dolph Schayes, be
came the first player in NBA
history to rack up 15,000
points. Schayes reached the
milestone during Syracuse's
127-120 victory over the
Boston Celtics. He went
eight of 19 from the field
and converted 18 of his 20
free throws before finishing
with 34 points. A career-long
National and Philadelphia
76er, Schayes retired in
1964 with 18,438 points,
11,256 rebounds and 3,072
assists. He also made 12 All-
Star appearances and 12 All-
NBA squads while winning
Rookie of the Year honors in
1949. Schayes even led the
association with 1,080 re
bounds (16.4 average) in
1951. He became a member
of the NBA's 25th and 50th
Anniversary teams as well
as the Naismith Basketball
Hall of Fame in 1972.
Schayes' number four was
retired by the Sixers' organi
zation in 2016.
January 13 th:
On this day in 2004,
Toronto Maple Leafs'
wingers, Tom Fitzgerald and
Gary Roberts, became the
first pair of teammates in
NHL history to play their
1,000th games on the same
night. Toronto scored three
unanswered times in the
third, with Fitzgerald ac
counting for the final netter,
before downing the Calgary
Flames, 4-1. Roberts regis
tered 910 points (438 goals
and 472 assists) during his
1,224 career-games. He also
made three All-Star appear
ances, won a Stanley Cup
with the Flames in 1989 and
received the Bill Masterson
Memorial Trophy in 1996.
Fitzgerald, on the other
hand, tallied 329 points and
779 penalty minutes in
1,097 games before retiring
in 2006. He made one ap
pearance in the Stanley Cup
Finals as a member of the
Florida Panthers in 1996.
January’ 14th:
On this day in 1968, the
Green Bay Packers repeated
as Super Bowl champions.
The Packers routed the
Chiefs to win the very first
Super Bowl the previous
year. Super Bowl II saw
Green Bay do the same in a
33-14 win over the Oakland
Raiders. Two weeks after
defeating the Dallas Cow
boys in the "Ice Bowl", the
Packers pounded the Raiders
in Miami's Orange Bowl.
Quarterback, Bart Starr, won
his second consecutive MVP
award after completing 13 of
24 passes for 202 yards.
Starr also found wide re
ceiver, Boyd Dowler, for a
62-yard touchdown in the
second quarter. Running
back, Ben Wilson, finished
as the games' leading rusher,
carrying 17 times for 62
yards. Wilson headed a
Green Bay ground game that
finished with 160 yards
while Donny Anderson
found the end zone on a two-
yard run. Meanwhile, the
Packers' defense registered
three sacks and three take
aways, including an inter
ception that was returned for
a 60-yard score by hall of
fame cornerback, Herb
Adderley. This was Green
Bay head coach, Vince
Lombardi's final game, but
he went out on a high note,
retiring with five NFL cham
pionships and two Super
Bowl rings.
January 15th:
On this day in 1978, the
Dallas Cowboys took on the
Denver Broncos in Super
Bowl XII, which took place
in New Orleans' Louisiana
Superdome. The Cowboys
built a 13-0 halftime lead be
fore winning handily, 27-10.
In the battle of Dallas'
"Doomsday Defense" and
Denver's "Orange Crush",
the Cowboys won without
conflict. Dallas held its for
mer starting quarterback, the
Broncos' Craig Morton, to
just four completions in 15
attempts. Morton also threw
four interceptions while
Denver turned the ball over
eight times. The Cowboys'
also registered four sacks
while the offense, despite
surrendering five sacks and
a pair of turnovers, eventu
ally found its groove. Tony
Dorsett ran for one score
while Roger Staubach threw
for another on a 45-yard
bomb to Butch Johnson
down the middle. Johnson
dove for the ball right on the
goal line to get the touch
down. Dallas also added a
second scoring pass, which
came on a halfback option
play. Staubach pitched the
ball to Robert Newhouse,
who adjusted his body to
throw a 29-yard heave to
Golden Richards for the
game-sealing score in the
fourth quarter. Not only was
this the first Super Bowl
game to be played in a
domed stadium, it was also
the first to feature co-MVP's.
Defensive end, Harvey Mar
tin, and hall of fame defen
sive tackle, Randy White,
split the honor. Martin
logged a pair of sacks while
White recorded one of his
own.
January 16th:
On this day in 1970, the
National Football League di
vided its 26 franchises into
three divisions per confer
ence. This reconstruction
was due in large part to the
offseason merger. When the
American and National Con
ferences were formed, each
side had its own set of divi
sions. The brand new layout
featured the AFC East (Bal
timore Colts, Miami Dol
phins, New York Jets,
Buffalo Bills and Boston Pa
triots), AFC Central (Cincin
nati Bengals, Cleveland
Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers
and Houston Oilers), AFC
West (Oakland Raiders,
Kansas City Chiefs, San
Diego Chargers and Denver
Broncos), NFC East (Dallas
Cowboys, New York Giants,
St. Louis Cardinals, Wash
ington Redskins and
Philadelphia Eagles), NFC
Central (Minnesota Vikings,
Detroit Lions, Green Bay
Packers and Chicago Bears)
and NFC West (San Fran
cisco 49ers, Los Angeles
Rams, Atlanta Falcons and
New Orleans Saints). The
realignment remained the
same, with the exception of
a few expansion clubs, until
the end of the 2001 season.
When the Houston Texans
joined the league in 2002, it
upgraded to 32 teams. Hous
ton's arrival brought another
change, which included four
divisions (North, South, East
and West) in each confer
ence. The Texans immedi
ately became members of
the AFC South and the Seat
tle Seahawks, who spent
their inaugural campaign of
1976 in the NFC West, re
turned there following a 25-
year stint in the AFC West.
Adventist Community
Food Pantry
The Seventh Day Adventist Church in
Jasper offers a food pantry open this week
on Wednesday from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.
The church is located at 600 Burnt Moun
tain Road (just past the library).
Church News - Continued
Minister’s Corner
Mt. Zion continues in-person service