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SPORTS The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com Saturday, October 27, 2018 3B State scores Allatoona 27, Dalton 14 Aquinas 39, Warren County 36 Archer 35, South Gwinnett 7 Athens Academy 22, Hebron Christian Academy 20 Augusta Christian 20, Pinewood Prep, S.C. 13 Bainbridge 49, Harris County 0 Banneker 25, North Springs 7 Benedictine Military 55, Beach 0 Berkmar 17, Lakeside-DeKalb 13 Bethesda Academy 38, Dorchester Academy, S.C. 16 Blessed Trinity 10, Marist 7 Bremen 42, Spencer 6 Brooks County 28, Fitzgerald 27 Buford 61, Walnut Grove 0 Burke County 30, Thomson 28 Calhoun 41, Haralson County 6 Calvary Day 27, Savannah Country Day 0 Carrollton 56, Paulding County 0 Carver-Atlanta 53, Lithia Springs 7 Chapel Hill 37, LaGrange 3 Chattooga 41, Dade County 0 Christian Heritage 43, Gordon Lee 0 Clinch County 40, Charlton County 14 Colquitt County 45, Tift County 7 Columbia 56, Chamblee 7 Creekview 22, Sprayberry 11 Crisp County 28, Cook 6 Dacula 23, Lanier 0 Dawson County 41, Cherokee Bluff 7 Dodge County 35, Bleckley County 7 Duluth 14, Discovery 7 Dutchtown 35, Eagle’s Landing 0 Eagle’s Landing Christian 42, Mount Vernon 21 Early County 17, Berrien 0 East Coweta 33, Campbell 14 East Paulding 24, Woodland Cartersville 7 Eastside 41, Henry County 0 Etowah 16, Lassiter 0 Evans 24, Alcovy 5 Fannin County 35, Lumpkin County 14 Fellowship Christian School 42, Whitefield Academy 40 Flowery Branch 27, West Hall 7 Forsyth Central 26, South Forsyth 21 Gainesville 7, Apalachee 6 Glynn Academy 24, Effingham County 17 Grayson 49, Rockdale County 3 Greene County 42, Washington-Wilkes 22 Grovetown 12, Heritage-Conyers 7 Hancock Central 38, Lincoln County 20 Harrison 23, Sequoyah 17 Hart County 14, Franklin County 11 Heard County 40, Lamar County 14 Hephzibah 49, T.W. Josey 0 Hillgrove 48, Marietta 24 Holy Ground Baptist 34, Central Christian 23 Holy Innocents’ 56, Landmark Christian 6 Howard 35, Spalding 13 Irwin County 63, Atkinson County 6 Jefferson 38, Jackson County 3 Jefferson County 48, Westside-Augusta 6 Jenkins County 29, Treutlen 6 John Milledge 14, Frederica 13 Johns Creek 32, Alpharetta 6 Johnson County 49, Wheeler County 8 Jones County 42, Ola 3 Jonesboro 34, McIntosh 14 Kell 30, Hiram 0 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 19, North Murray 9 Lee County 45, Houston County 0 Liberty County 28, Brantley County 7 Life Christian 32, Calvary Christian 8 Locust Grove 36, Union Grove 32 Lovett 41, Redan 6 Lowndes 28, Camden County 27 Mary Persons 40, Perry 3 McEachern 42, North Cobb 23 Miller County 26, Calhoun County 0 Milton 57, Lambert 7 Monroe 14, Worth County 13 Monticello 36, Banks County 33 Mount de Sales 57, Wilkinson County 12 Mountain View 14, Collins Hill 10 Mt. Paran Christian 14, Pinecrest 7 Mt. Pisgah Christian 35, Walker 14 Newnan 21, Pebblebrook 2 Norcross 24, Brookwood 14 North Cobb Christian 35, Darlington 21 North Gwinnett 42, Peachtree Ridge 0 North Hall 76, East Hall 0 North Oconee 23, Oconee County 8 North Paulding 41, Kennesaw Mountain 21 Northgate 10, Hughes 7 Northside-Columbus 31, Hardaway 28 Pace Academy 67, Towers 14 Parkview 44, Meadowcreek 0 Pelham 63, Seminole County 19 Pepperell 28, Armuchee 0 Pickens 48, LaFayette 19 Pierce County 27, Appling County 26, OT Pope 26, Northview 14 Prince Avenue Christian 28, George Walton 25 Providence Christian 17, Athens Christian 7 Rabun County 63, Oglethorpe County 6 Rabun Gap-Nachoochee 48, Charlotte Northside Christian, N.C. 6 Ridgeland 63, Gilmer 13 Ringgold 31, Adairsville 10 Riverside Military Academy 20, Commerce 19 Rockmart 62, Gordon Central 11 Rome 62, Villa Rica 7 Roswell 34, Woodstock 14 Salem 35, Luella 12 Savannah Christian Prep 48, Claxton 8 Sonoraville 19, Coahulla Creek 8 South Cobb 40, River Ridge 13 Southeast Bulloch 55, Groves 0 Southland 35, Creekside Christian Academy 13 Southwest DeKalb 20, Arabia Mountain 19 Southwest Georgia Academy 59, Monsignor Donovan 6 Southwest Macon 50, East Laurens 13 Stephens County 42, Madison County 14 Stockbridge 35, Woodland Stockbridge 20 Swainsboro 14, Jeff Davis 0 Telfair County 41, Lanier County 6 Terrell Academy 34, Westwood 13 Terrell County 30, Stewart County 18 Tiftarea 42, Deerfield-Windsor 7 Trinity Christian-Dublin 28, Pinewood Christian 8 Trinity Christian-Sharpsburg 37, Our Lady of Mercy 0 Trion 35, Bowdon 13 Troup County 49, Central-Carrollton 27 Turner County 20, Wilcox County 18 Union County 42, Social Circle 7 Valwood 56, Brookwood School 42 Veterans 31, Thomas County Central 27 Walton 27, Cherokee 7 Ware County 21, New Hampstead 7 Washington County 48, Northeast-Macon 14 Wesleyan 52, Strong Rock Christian 13 West Forsyth 35, North Forsyth 14 Westlake 76, Wheeler 35 Westside-Macon 42, Pike County 9 White County 49, Chestatee 20 Associated Press BRANCH ■ Continued from 1B saw many young players in multiple areas rise to the occasion. With starting quarterback Elijah Gainey sidelined and backup quar terback Austin Hatcher nursing a thumb ailment, freshman David Renard slid into the spot to help lead the Falcons offense. Renard was 6 of 10 for 55 yards and a touchdown in his first big game in a varsity uniform. “Our skill guys, we’ve gone through a rash of inju ries. But the young guys stepped up and played hard, and I’m proud of the way they executed,” Hall said. The Falcons were also missing starting running back Jaizen Ellingham, but saw others fill the void. The backfield combined for 170 yards, just enough to keep West Hall chasing the clock. A pair of big returns on spe cial teams also played a fac tor in the Falcons staying ahead. Dial-Watson (143 all purpose yards), opened the game with a huge kickoff return and carried 14 times for 68 yards to lead the Fal cons backfield. “They are really good up front, and they were able to lean on that on a wet night tonight,” West Hall coach Krofton Montgomery said. “(Falcons coach Hall) did exactly what I would have done with that offensive line.” Montgomery still praised the overall effort and physi- cality of his squad. West Hall batted helmets with one of the state’s top teams for much of the way as defensive end Corey Dupree racked up three sacks for the Spartans, Jer emiah Prather hauled in a first-half interception and turned the Falcons over on downs in the closing minutes of the game. The physicality of Flow ery Branch’s front seven was a little more potent though, driving West Hall’s rushing attack further back as the game progressed. The Spartans were branded with -30 yards rushing for the contest, offsetting a some what successful second half by sophomore quarterback Clayton Jenkins. Jenkins was responsible for every bit of the Spartans’ lone scoring drive in the fourth quarter. He moved the chains three times dur ing the 12-play march, com pleting six of 11 throws for 95 yards and a touchdown — a 17-yard strike off a pump fake to wideout Devon Wil liams (six catches, 89 yards) with 8:46 to play. A Falcons turnover on downs deep inside West Hall territory with a little over five minutes left to play appeared to breathe new life in the the Spartans. But the Falcons defense generated a strip sack on the very next snap and Aiden Lorenz fell on it to give Flowery Branch the ball back. Dial-Watson delivered the first knockout blow five plays later from West Hall’s 10, hurdling over a pile of linemen and dash ing to the end zone to make it 27-7 with 2:57 left. West Hall’s Jenkins didn’t SCORES ■ Continued from 1B Hall in Oakwood. RIVERSIDE MILITARY ACADEMY 20, COM MERCE: 19: The Eagles hung on late, thwarting a Commerce two-point con version attempt in the final seconds of the contest to finish off the narrow region victory. Riverside Military quarterback Isaac Teasley scored all three touchdowns — two passing and one rush ing — and completed 12 of 16 passes for 226 yards in the win. Khalid Duke and Jordan Battle were on the receiving end of Teasley’s throwing scores, while Wookdong Harry Kim added 21 tackles on defense. Up next, Riverside Military (5-4, 3-1 Region 8-A subregion B) will play a play-in game on Friday in Gainesville. have much time to throw in the pocket, as a number of pressured throws resulted in four dropped interceptions by the Falcons. The Spartans, who were corralled to two first downs in the first half, tried com bating that defensive pen etration with a plethora of well-timed screen passes in attempts to move the chains, even converting a pair of third-and-longs. The Falcons defense oth erwise compiled nine stops for a loss and got two sacks from defensive linemen Cody Inman, which often backed the Spartans into third-and-long situations. Flowery Branch car ried a 14-0 lead at halftime after scoring on its first two possessions. After scoring the first time less than two minutes into the contest, Flowery Branch stretched its lead with a run- heavy, 71-yard drive span ning 15 plays. Renard hit D.J. Brown off a fade in the back of the end zone for an 8-yard touch down with 1:09 left in the first period. A 57-yard punt return by Brown, plus a horse-collar penalty on West Hall pushed the Falcons to West Hall’s 3, where Jerzee Allentini mus cled and reached across the plain for a one-yard score three plays later to give Flowery Branch a 20-0 lead with 1:30 left in the third period. • 16 Colors in Stock •Delivery Available (770)886-3880 www.metalroofingsalesinc.com 82 Etowah River Rd. Dawsonville, GA INTRODUCING eac# orwh Saved You 2011-2017 Mr. Nibble" 'SSfama ) iSgSfc “00-20,, Little & Davenport Funeral Home To inquire about pricing packages available to memorialize a pet in print, please contact Megan Lewis at 770-535-6371 or mlewis@gainesvilletimes.com Pets at Peace will appear in The Times the last Sunday of each month. COLLEGE FOOTBALL No. 1 Alabama, No. 4 LSU enjoying week to rest This is shaping up as a week of rest for many of the top playoff contenders. No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 LSU have open dates this week as they prepare for their Nov. 3 showdown at Baton Rouge. No. 5 Michigan also is off before hosting No. 17 Penn State next week. That leaves No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Notre Dame as the only top-five teams playing this week. Clemson visits Florida State while Notre Dame faces Navy in San Diego. Both should be on upset alert. Each of the last three weeks, a team ranked in the top five has lost. LSU was fifth when it fell to Florida on Oct. 6, Georgia was second before losing at LSU two weeks ago and Purdue upset a second-ranked Ohio State team last week. Here’s a rundown of some things to know heading into the season’s seventh weekend. BEST GAME NO. 7 GEORGIA VS. NO. 9 FLORIDA IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA: Florida and Georgia are tied for the SEC Eastern Division lead with No. 12 Kentucky, which already beat Florida and will host Georgia next week. The Bulldogs and Gators also still hold out playoff hopes. Each team’s had two weeks to prepare for this game. Georgia will be playing for the first time since its 36-16 loss at LSU. This game represents a second chance for Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks, who went 7 of 19 for 30 yards and was sacked five times in a 42-7 loss to Georgia last year. HEISMAN WATCH PURDUE WR RONDALE MOORE: No true freshman has ever won the Heis- man Trophy, but Moore is performing well enough that he should at least merit consid eration for a trip to New York if he keeps up this pace. Moore has gained 179.9 all-purpose yards per game to rank second among all Football Bowl Subdivision players, behind only Memphis’ Darrell Henderson. Moore has 57 catches for 728 yards and seven touchdowns while also rushing for 163 yards on only 11 carries. And returns punts and kicks. In Purdue’s 49-20 victory over Ohio State, Moore caught 12 passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns. Moore will try to build on that perfor mance Saturday when Purdue visits Michi gan State. NUMBERS TO KNOW ■ 2.39: Average per carry allowed by No. 23 Utah, the best in FBS. The Utes are at UCLA on Friday night. ■ 4: Clemson is attempting to become the first team to beat Florida State in Atlan tic Coast Conference play in four straight seasons. Miami beat Florida State six straight times from 2000-04 but didn’t join the ACC until 2004. ■ 6-1: The road team has won six of the last seven meetings in the Oklahoma-Kan- sas State series. The only victory by a home team during that stretch was an Oklahoma 38-17 victory in 2016 . The eighth-ranked Sooners are at home and favored by 24 1 / 2 over Kansas State. ■ 54.5: That’s the punting average of Texas A&M’s Braden Mann, which puts him on an NCAA record pace. The highest single-season average by an FBS punter who attempted at least 36 punts was 50.3, set by LSU’s Chad Kessler in 1997. ■ 150: If No. 18 Iowa wins Saturday at Penn State, Kirk Ferentz would become just the fifth coach in Big Ten history to earn 150 career wins at a Big Ten school. UNDER THE RADAR NO. 21 SOUTH FLORIDA AT HOUS TON: South Florida, one of five remain ing unbeaten FBS teams, will put that perfect record on the line Saturday when it visits Houston in the American Athletic Conference HOUSTON (6-1,3-0 AMERICAN): leads the West Division and has won four straight since losing 63-49 at Texas Tech. USF (7-0, 3- 0) is one of three East Division teams unbeaten in league play along with No. 10 Central Florida (7-0, 4-0) and Temple (5-3, 4- 0). Associated Press GEORGIA ■ Continued from 1B through and you see Cade (Mays) and Lamont (Gail- lard) come off and double team people, that’s our strength.” Holyfield, who admit ted on Monday that he was unaware that either ESPN’s College GameDay and SEC Nation were going to be at the game Saturday, has earned a reputation as a physical runner. While Georgia and Flor ida players and coaches droned on and on about how this week’s game will be won with physicality and controlling the line of scrimmage, Gator line backer Rayshad Jackson didn’t seem to care about Holyfield’s forceful run ning style. Holyfield’s 100-yard effort against Middle Ten nessee was the only time a Georgia player has reached the century mark this sea son, and the Bulldogs try to even out carries between their two main backs while also involving James Cook and Brian Herrien. “You want fresh backs in there,” Smart said. “If you feel like those guys are equipped to run the ball, they all are going to read the same things, you want those guys in the game and you want to get those guys touches.” WATCH NOW Wat eft The Tunes' JBreast Cancer Jlwaxeness Tacebcch JLive Event Go to Facebook.com/gainesvilletimes Northeast Georgia Medical is the sponsor of this event. Otc ®ftn es gainesvillelimes.com X t a, a Northeast Oeorgia Honestly Local Medical Center
