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Trojans top Red Devils
WALTER GEIGER
news@barnesville.com
The Lamar County
Trojans ran their record
to 3-0 September 3 with a
35-24 win over the Jack-
son Red Devils at Trojan
Field.
CJ Allen recovered a
Jackson fumble on the
Red Devils’ first posses
sion then scored on a
two-yard run at the 7:22
mark of the first period.
Josh Moore hit the PAT to
make it 7-0.
On the Red Devils’
next drive, Tony Altman
intercepted a pass to set
up a one-yard TD plunge
by Allen. The two-point
try failed and it was 13-0
with 2:49 left in the first
quarter.
With 5:22 left in the
first half, Allen broke
loose on a 22-yard TD
run. Kale Bryan hit
Moore with a pass for the
two-pointer and it was
21-0. With five seconds
left in the half, the Red
Devils hit a 40-yard field
goal to cut it to 21-3.
With just a minute
gone in the third quarter,
Allen broke loose on a
52-yard TD run. The PAT
failed and it was 27-3.
In the last six minutes
of the third, the Red
Devils made a game of
it, scoring on runs of 13
and 31 yards. Both PATs
were good and it was 27-
17 going into the fourth
quarter.
With 6:52 left in the
game, Devin Bateman
broke off a 16-yard TD
run. Bryan ran in for the
two-pointer and it was
35-17.
35-24
Jackson scored with
just under four minutes
left to make it 35-24 and
the Devils were on the
move again when Bryan
intercepted a pass to
shut down the threat.
Allen had a monster
game, with 176 rushing
yards and four TDs. On
defense, he added five
tackles, one tackle for
loss and one sack.
Christian Bostic and
Daylen Cauthen had one
sack each.
Pacelli stonewalls
Lightning U14 girls
rout Henry County
LC Lady Trojans
fall to Stratford
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The LC Lady
Trojans dropped
a 12-1 decision to
Stratford Acad
emy in a game
played Sept. 9 at
Aldora Field. The
visitors plated
nine runs in the
top of the fifth inning to
put it away.
Amanda Hinkley went
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the distance for
LC, allowing 12
hits. The Lady
Trojans commit
ted four errors to
exacerbate the
situation.
LC hosts Bleck
ley County Friday
at 5:30 p.m. They travel
to Stratford on Monday,
Sept. 20.
Lady Highlanders
open with a 3-0 win
The Gordon Lady Highlanders defeated the
Brewton-Parker reserves 3-0 in an exhibition match
Friday night here.
GSC got goals from Kaylah Grammer, Sara Schultz
and Molly Worst. Sophia Kotopka, Schultz and Gaby
Arellano each had assists for Gordon.
Cassidy Abbott and Mallory McCarthney com
bined to record a clean sheet in goal for Gordon.
GSC hosts GMC tonight at 7 p.m. with South Geor
gia here for a 5 p.m. match Saturday.
THE HERALD GAZETTE/WALTER GEIGER
Tough night
Trojan quarterback Ty Head (12) hands off to running
back CJ Allen during Friday’s 17-0 loss to Pacelli. The Trojans
managed only 42 yards of total offense in the contest as the
Viking defense dominated.
LC Trojans 17-0
The Pacelli Vikings (2-
1) dominated the Lamar
County (3-1) offense
Friday night en route to
a 17-0 victory
at Trojan Field.
It was the first
loss of the
season for LC
and the team’s
first loss of the
Travis Ellington
era.
The Viking
defensive line
feasted on the
much smaller Trojan
offensive line, wreaking
havoc with the center ex
change. The Trojans had
multiple fumbles, losing
three of them. They also
threw one interception.
LC ran 32 plays and
gained only 42 yards in
the contest - 37 rushing
and five passing.
LC went one for
eight on third
down conver
sions.
Things get no
easier for the
locals. LC is off
this week with
#10 Washington
County coming
here Sept. 24.
The remaining region
schedule boasts three
additional ranked teams
including #6 Bleckley
County, #8 Dodge County
and #9 Northeast Macon.
The Kiwanis Club of Griffin's 75th Annual
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Lawn Mower Races September 25,
Demolition Derby September 28, & Jeep Day October 2
The LC Lightning U14
girls soccer team de
feated HCSA (Sanchez)
12-0 Saturday here. Ava
Bushby had five goals, all
scored in the
first half, to
pace LC.
McKenzie
Smith had
four goals and
three assists.
Wren Lonberg
had two goals
while Makaiya
Howard added
one.
The visitors could not
manage a shot on goal in
the match.
Others on the team are
Chelsie Roberts, Peyton
Stanley, Nijah Brown,
Necie Brown, Braelynn
Burrow, Erinn Goolsby,
Lametriana
Byrd, Ella Bleu
Leverett, Ha
ven Flournoy,
Tessa Walls,
Karoline Page,
Jenny Bev
erly and Addie
Swatts.
Coaches:
We want your recreation
sports scores and scorers.
E-mail to news@barnes-
ville.com by noon Friday.
Jobless rate drops in July
The adjusted jobless
rate for the Three Rivers
region, which includes
Lamar County, dropped
in July, the latest month
for which data is avail
able. The rate was 3.1%
compared to 8.3% in July,
2020.
Initial unemployment
claims in July were down
by 41% from June and
were down by 87% from
a year ago.
In addition to Lamar,
the Three Rivers region
includes Butts, Carroll,
Coweta, Heard, Pike,
Meriwether, Spalding,
Troup and Upson coun
ties.
RSCA opens new innovation lab
Rock Springs Chris
tian Academy in Milner
recently announced its
new innovation lab.
“RSCA is extremely
thankful for Rock Springs
Church, parents, and
generous donors that
have made this pos
sible,” said Marlee Al
brecht of RSCA. “Because
of their generosity, RSCA
was able to expedite the
planning process and
begin using the lab at the
beginning of the school
year. This is the first high
school innovation lab of
its kind in the state of
Georgia.”
The lab provides a
multi-faceted creative
learning environment
and prepares students
for numerous technol
ogy fields in the real
world. A ribbon cutting
to celebrate the finished
construction of the lab
will take place on Sept.
29 at 2 p.m. and is open
to the public.
“RSCA understands
that higher education
and modern workplace
success requires that
students are able to mas
ter next generation skills.
These skills include
communication, collabo
ration, critical thinking,
problem solving, infor
mation literacy, and
adaptability. By balanc
ing traditional academics
and implanting new ways
of learning, Rock Springs
Christian Academy is
able to be impactful by
making a difference for
students,” said Albrecht.
“RSCA’s goal is to reach
children for the King
dom of God. Having the
opportunity to build
this innovation lab has
opened more technol
ogy opportunities and
placed us on a path to
introduce various cutting
edge career paths to our
students.”