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Peach, fromsA timeout after the points, but only one second remained. "You have to give both teams credit for battling back," said Vick ers. "It showed a lot of character for both squads." After trading baskets, the Perry women mounted their first come back of the night, starting when Ar ica Askew put back and offensive board. Fendley's basket with 6:12 remaining the first half gave Perry their last lead of the game. Over the last minute-and-a-half in the first half and the first three minutes of the third quarter, the Trojans went on a 13-2 run. The run was culminated by Rosalyn Smith, giving the Trojans a 34-22 lead. However, four points by Leggett and two each by Jada Releford and Rickeriva Jackson brought the Pan thers to within six at the end of the third, 37-31. The Panthers continued their comeback in the fourth, climbing slowly back in the game. When Sherika Hill hit the front end of a two point shot with 3:40 left in the game, the Panthers were back to within two, 41-39. However, the Trojans went on a 12-4 run over the next two minutes to put the game away. The Panthers will open the re gional tournament at Perry, Wednesday. Probable first round opponent is Jones County. Panthers, from sa of motivated, and they start coming a little easier." Moments later, after a Peach bucket, it was Wimberly's turn, hitting a baseline three. Less than a minute later, Wimberly did it again, giving Perry a comfortable 10-point lead with 4:10 left and holding surging Peach County at bay. Wimberly finished with a game high 20 points. "You can't say that we filled it up or burned it up," Thomas said. "But [the three-pointers] were very timely. They made a big difference in the game." While the three-pointers may have provided the spark, Perry's overall play was sharp. The smaller Panthers refused to be intimidated by Peach’s physical style of play Hornets, from 5A not, we are. Anytime one of the Westfield teams doesn't make it to the state, it's a disappointment. "We expect to be there, a lot of people expect us to be there and I expect us to be there." After knocking off the Bulldogs just five days prior, Westfield struggled for much of the first half. Walton took an 18-10 lead midway through the second quarter and seemed to be opening a bit of a working margin. "I think nerves had a lot to do with [the first half performance]” Campbell said. "To beat George Walton twice in the last two weeks, we knew they were both close games. And we knew we were going to have to shoot the ball well to beat them. We just had a few too many turnovers, and we missed a For The Best Sports Coverage Don’t Miss One Issue!! To Subscribe To The Houston Times-Journal Call 987-1823 it , . Ml 1/ <3 ■ ■ ■ Perry's Angela Leggett (with ball) launches a jump shot. and actually attacked the Trojans inside. Forward Tarvish Felton did a lot of the damage along with center Boris King. King helped Perry take and early five-point lead with eight first quarter points and finished up with 16. Felton helped clean the boards with 13 points, many coming on second chance baskets. He also brought the Perry side of the house down, with an electrifying transition dunk in the first quarter. Perry was also able to put a handle on leading Peach scorer Calvin Slaughter. Slaughter only scored two in the first quarter and finished with 10, well below his 21-point average. "We play hard," Thomas said. lot of easy shots." But the Hornets rallied in the next two minutes, getting three straight three-point opportunities. Center Jennifer Smith, who had a team-high 21 points, pulled Westfield to within 18-14 after a turn-around in the lane. Moments later, Thompson penetrated into the paint and scored two plus the foul. With the made free throw, the Hornets trailed only 20-17. On the next Westfield possession, Smith again found herself open and converted despite getting hacked. The made free throw tied the game at 20-20. But maybe a sign of times to come for Westfield was the end of the first half. After the Hornets' Leslie Davis missed the front end of "When you're not as physical, you try to compensate in some fashion. We try to front down low and get some help from the back side.” The Panthers led by as many as 13 in the second quarter and looked to be in complete control, especially after lighting-fast point guard Jacquez Green committed his fourth foul midway through the second quarto- for Peach. But Trojans coach Dudley Eubanks left Green in the game and it proved beneficial. Green didn't foul out and he score a game-high 20 for Peach. Perry really gave itself a boost at the free-throw line, where it converted 20-25 charity tosses on the evening. a one-and-one, Joines took the rebound and travelled the length of the floor for an easy layup as time expired. The basket resulted in two points for George Walton and a 24- 22 lead heading to the locker room. Maybe not such a huge bucket at the time, but when reviewing the final score, it might have been the difference. The second half was all see-saw, with the biggest margin grabbed by either team being three points. Westfield seemed a little frustrated and disorganized by Walton's zone defense but still drained enough shots to stay close. In fact, the Hornets put together a very solid shooting half, converting on 14-28 shots from the floor, while the Bulldogs could manage to make only 9-24. © Macon Iron & I Jm. iF^^ 94 Paper Stock Anniversary Specials I WE WANT YOUR SCRAP! w* * w -y- It's that simple. -y- And we're paying top dollar. NOW! ALUMINUM CANS * ALUMINUM • COPPER • BRASS • RADIATORS STAINLESS STEEL * SCRAP IRON • CAST IRON * MOTORS * TIN APPLIANCES • WHOLE AUTOS CALL TODAY FOR PRICES (912) 743-6773 OR (800) 342-1933 950 LOWER POPLAR ROAD • 344 OAK STREET SCRAP REMOVAL SERVICE AVAILABLE - ASK FOR DETAILS ALL SCALES AND WEIGHERS CERTIFIED BY GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Westfield, fromsA Westfield will play a 4 p.m. game against that region’s number three team. In addition to playing at Tat tnall, the opening round of the state tournament will also take place at Stratford. Next Friday and Saturday, all teams will play at Tattnall, with the finals scheduled for March 3 and 5 at Georgia College in Milledgeville. Bowhunt from6A All proceeds from this event will be used to protect bowhunters' rights, through the 180 Bowhunter Defense Fund. In addition to the IBO's sanctioning of 3-D bowhunter events, the organization aggressively challenges attempts at restrictions to hunting and/or bowhunting by the "anti's." With these attempts being increased, Ken Watkins, president of 180, stated, "The 180 is stepping up our efforts to respond Hornets beat Monroe again By PHIL CLARK Special to tho HHJ MACON When Jim Massey came to Westfield to coach boys basketball this year, he knew one team in the region well. Massey knew the Monroe Academy Mustangs from four years as an assistant to head coach Jerry Kosater. He also knew the Mustangs would be a tough challenge every time the teams met. He was right Two regular season wins over Monroe (86-77 and 79-71) were academic as the two squared off in the GISA Region 2-AAA tournament Thursday night at Tattnall Square. With both assured a berth in the state playoffs next week, they were playing for seeds in the state meet. They were also playing for the right to meet Athens Christian in the region championship. All that made the third meeting of the year between Westfield and Monroe an important one. And the Westfield looked to be in good position late, leading 44-41 after Smith converted down low on the blocks with 3:22 left in regulation. The Hornets even got the ball back after a missed Joines shot However, after chewing up over a minute of the clock in a delayed offense, Thompson fouled after going after a missed shot. Sara Few managed to make both free throws to make it a one-point game again. That set the stage for Walton's wining stretch drive. Whitikar scored 10 for the Bulldogs despite having four fouls for much of the fourth quarter. Christy Gouge also pumped in 10. For Westfield, Thompson had 14 in her last game in a Hornet uniform. Freshman Mary Katherine Walker added eight, while senior Jeanna Bishop scored four. THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1994- -tL mp / v: ■* Westfleld’s Matt Shepley (with ball) races around Adam Beadles during Friday night's Region 2-AAA title game. to the growing threats from anti hunting and anti-bowhunting groups. For further information on the Boys Westfield 72_ Monroe 62 Hornets' 72-62 win didn't come easy, though it looked that way until the fourth quarter. Westfield eased to a 17-13 first quarter lead on the strength of five points each from Lon Talton and Jake Walls, then turned it up a notch in the second quarter. The Hornets put 23 points on the board while their aggressive defense and superior rebounding held Monroe to just eight second quarter points. The 40-21 halftime lead was built around Talton's nine second quarter points, including a three pointer, and dominance on the backboards by Walls, Brian Nash, Jeff Dortch and John Shipley. The third quarter was another sparring match as both teams tried to take the momentum. Monroe held its own in the third and matched the Hornets' 14 points. Westfield still led by 19 after three Ochlahatchee Registration Softball and baseball registration will be held today from 9 a.m. 0 2 p.m. in the Ochlahatchee clubhouse. 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We have to go out and finish them off.” Massey proved to be prophetic as the Mustangs tried desperately to rally and opened the fourth with a 7-1 run to cut the lead to 13 at 55- 42. Monroe was doing all this without shooting guard Eric Bunn, who missed most of the last half and all of the fourth quarter with a recurring back problem. Monroe scored 27 points in the fourth, outscoring the Hornets 22-4 from the floor. The Hornets converted 14-22 from the foul line in the fourth, including four each by Walls and sophomore guard Matt Shepley. Westfield got balanced scoring from Talton with 18, Walls with 14, and Brian Nash and John Shipley scored 11 off the bench. Michael Walton led Monroe with 20 while, Bunn scored just eight points. 7A