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Sunday, October 28, 2018
HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD
AUSTIN STEELE I The Times
North Hall’s Ansley Smallwood attempts to block a kill from
North Murray’s Chloe Black at North Hall High School on
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018.
North Hall
volleyball falls
in quarterfinals
North Hall’s run through
state playoffs came to an
end Saturday. For the sec
ond consecutive year, the
Lady Trojans lost to 2017
state champion Pace Acad
emy in the playoffs, fall
ing 25-7, 25-18, 25-11 in the
quarterfinals of the GHSA
Class 3A State Volleyball
Championship.
After a thrilling comeback
victory against Jefferson at
home earlier in the week
in the round of 16, North
Hall had to go on the road
to take on the Lady Knights
— a team they lost to in last
year’s semifinal round.
But the team could not
pull out the result it was
looking for this time, coming
up short against Pace Acad
emy to end the season.
Softball
Loganville 10, Buford 9:
Buford’s comeback attempt
was stopped just short Sat
urday morning, as the Lady
Wolves were narrowly
defeated by Loganville in a
quarterfinal matchup that
ended their season.
The team was led by
Mariah Wicker — who hit
two solo home runs in five
at bats — as well as Shea
Bayreuther — who went 3
for 4 including a three-run
homer. Kara Taylor was 2
for 4, contributing two RBIs
and hitting a solo shot of her
own — the first home run in
her career.
After entering the 6th
inning trailing 10-4, Buford
battled back to within two
runs going into the final
frame. Wicker’s second
homer of the day brought
the Lady Wolves to within
one, but they could not com
plete the comeback, even
tually falling just short of
overtaking Loganville.
Cross Country
The Lanier Christian
Academy Boys finished 3rd
while the girls finished 6th
in the GICAA Division II-AA
State Championship meet in
Macon, Georgia on Friday.
Lightning runner Stephen
Clark paced the school fin
ishing 6th overall.
Compiled by Nathan Berg
GOLF
Finau takes lead
into final round
in Shanghai
Associated Press
SHANGHAI — Tony
Finau struggled for so much
of Saturday in the HSBC
Champions that he was
hopeful of a strong finish to
carry some momentum into
the final round.
He got much more than he
imagined.
Finau closed with
three straight bird
ies for a 2-under 70
and kept his three-
shot lead because
of a late collapse
by Justin Rose, who
played the final two
holes in five more
shots than Finau
required.
“There was no
need to panic,” Finau said.
“Just play some good golf
coming down the stretch,
and I was able to do that. ”
Finau was at 13-under 203
and led by three over Justin
Rose, Masters champion
Patrick Reed and Xander
Schauffele.
Finau was on the verge of
falling three shots behind on
the 16th hole after Rose had
pitched to within 3 feet for a
birdie, and Finau hit wedge
that came up well short. He
rolled in a 20-foot birdie putt
from off the green to stay
within two shots, hit a tee
shot that rolled to within 18
inches of the cup for a short
birdie on the par-3 17th, and
then holed a 12-foot birdie
putt on the 18th.
Rose wasted a great round
with a sloppy finish and had
to settle for a 70.
He was two shots ahead
going to the 17th when his
tee shot went off the
side of a hill and into
a hazard, leading to
double bogey. Then,
his 4-iron to the
par-5 18th was too
far right and tum
bled down the hill
and into the water.
He had a chance to
save par until miss
ing a 4-foot putt.
“Three back going into
tomorrow, which is not
exactly how it looked like
it was going to be with a
couple holes to play,” Rose
said. “There are three guys
at 10 under who are all going
to be chasing pretty hard,
but nothing to lose tomor
row. It’s going to take a good
round. I’m playing well,
feeling good. Just got to put
that last couple holes behind
me and come out a little bit
angry tomorrow.”
■ Please see FINAU, 2B
Finau
NO. 7 GEORGIA 36, NO. 9 FLORIDA 17
Bulldogs roll Gators
JOHN RA0UX I Associated Press
Georgia wide receiver Jeremiah Holloman (9) catches a 16-yard touchdown pass during the first half of the game
against Florida in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday.
Fromm threw for three touchdowns — two to Jeremiah
Holloman — and no interceptions in the runaway victory
BY MARK LONG
Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jake
Fromm threw three touchdown
passes, ending speculation about
freshman Justin Fields supplanting
him in the starting lineup, and No.
7 Georgia beat ninth-ranked Florida
36-17 on Saturday.
The Bulldogs took advantage of
Florida’s three turnovers and an
injury to cornerback C.J. Hender
son to win the “World’s Largest Out
door Cocktail Party” for the second
straight season and the fifth time in
the last eight years.
Georgia (7-1, 5-1 Southeastern
Conference) scored all four touch
downs on third down, gut-punching
the Gators (6-2, 4-2) time and time
again.
“That’s seven plays on
the day that’s going to make
a rough day for you,” Flor
ida coach Dan Mullen said.
Fromm completed 17
of 24 passes for 240 yards,
none bigger than the two
TD throws to Jermaine Hol
loman. There had been talk
that Georgia coach Kirby
Smart would get highly touted
freshman Fields more snaps follow
ing a 20-point loss to LSU. Fromm
smashed those rumors.
“Jake is a high-quality kid who
works his tail off every day,” Smart
said. “I’m sure he felt and heard the
noise. He just continues to work and
get better.”
D’Andre Swift delivered the
knockout blow with a 33-yard TD
run with 4:39 remaining, sending
Florida fans scrambling for the
exits.
“It feels more special,”
Fromm said, comparing
this victory to last season’s
42-7 romp. “This year it
was a fight. We were able to
enjoy it and respect it a lot
more.”
Holloman beat C.J.
McWilliams twice in the
same corner of the same
end zone. The Bulldogs
clearly picked on the sophomore
after he replaced Henderson (back)
on the first series. Fromm seemed
to search for him on third
down.
“When you can’t get off
the field, you get the results
we got today,” Florida
defensive end CeCe Jeffer
son said.
Florida took a one-point
lead early in the third quar
ter — Feleipe Franks threw
a perfect, 36-yard touch
down pass to Freddie Swain — but
Georgia answered with another
Fromm-to-Holloman connection
and then pulled away late.
The Gators failed to get a stop
when they needed it in the fourth.
Turnovers were the Gators’ real
undoing. Jordan Scarlett fumbled
on the team’s opening possession,
and Fromm found Holloman three
plays later. Franks threw an inter
ception on the next series. But the
dagger was his fumble near the goal
line.
THE TAKEAWAY
Florida: Despite another
lopsided loss to Georgia, the
Gators still have a chance
to win 10 games this sea
son. It’s been a significant
turnaround from Jim McEl-
wain’s final season, but
Franks has to make more
progress for the team to become a
legitimate SEC contender.
Georgia: After stewing the last
two weeks over the drubbing at LSU,
the Bulldogs responded in a big way.
They can clinch the SEC East next
week with a victory at Kentucky.
GOAL-LINE STAND
Franks fumbled trying to get the
ball out of the shadow of his goal
line late in the third and gave the
Bulldogs the ball at the 1. Georgia
ran six plays from inside the 2 and
had to settle for a field goal and a
23-14 lead. The scoring drive: six
plays, no yards and took 3 minutes,
58 seconds.
“That has to be a record,” Jeffer
son said. “That just speaks volumes
■ Please see GEORGIA, 3B
RED SOX 9, DODGERS 4
Boston rallies to take 3-1 series lead
Red Sox score five in the bottom of the 9th in the victory
I World Series Game 4
When: Today, 8 p.m.
TV: Fox
JAE C. HONG I Associated Press
Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel celebrates after a win in Game 4
of the World Series.
LOS ANGELES — Steve Pearce
hit a tying homer in the eighth and a
three-run double in the ninth, and the
Boston Red Sox rallied from a four-
run deficit in the seventh inning for
a 9-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodg
ers on Saturday night and a 3-1 World
Series lead.
The improbable surge started with
pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland’s three-
run homer in the seventh, shortly
after Yasiel Puig’s three-run homer in
the sixth had put the Dodgers up 4-0.
Pinch-hitter Rafael Devers singled
in Brock Holt with the tiebreaking run
in the ninth, with also included Xan
der Bogaert’s RBI single.
Craig Kimbrel gave up Enrique
Hernandez’s two-run homer in the
bottom half before getting the final
three outs.
Chris Sale starts for the Red Sox
today against Clayton Kershaw.
Associated Press
