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2B Friday, November 16, 2018
The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com
SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL
SCOREBOARD
Sticker carries
Dawson County
girls to win
Kaylee Sticker had a
monumental night with a 31
points to lead the Dawson
County girls basketball team
to a 65-57 win over Flowery
Branch in the team’s season
opener on Thursday in Flow
ery Branch.
Flowery Branch led 33-28
at the half, but the Lady
Tigers (1-0) used good defen
sive stops while outscoring
the Lady Falcons 15-10 to
take a 46-40 lead by the end
of the third period.
Fighting back, Flowery
Branch tied the game at
53-all, but Dawson County
made 10 of 13 free throws
in the fourth quarter to hold
on. Also for Dawson County,
Sophia D’Oliveira chipped
in nine points, while Mariah
Benson scored eight in her
first varsity game.
DAWSON COUNTY
BOYS 72, FLOWERY
BRANCH 25: Jasper Gibson
racked up a full stat line of
20 points, five assists, five
steals and four rebounds
for the Tigers. Also for Daw
son County, Campbell Reed
tossed in 18 points, Luke
Chism (six rebounds) added
14 and Eli Burruss was not
far behind with 10 points.
Tate Adkins dished a
team-high assists with seven
for the Tigers (1-0).
Compiled by Diana Lewis
NORTH
■ Continued from 1B
tackle, said. “We’re really
getting after it, getting dirty
in the trenches as they say.”
The constant time spent in
close proximity at practices
has forged lasting friend
ships among each member
of the Trojan offensive line.
According to Jackson, the
unit is together as much off
the field as it is on it.
“We’re like brothers,”
Jackson added. “It’s just like
a big family.”
The close relationships
between each offensive line
man has led to better com
munication on the field, and
increased offensive produc
tion has been a direct result
of that according to Bishop.
The Trojans are going to
need that group meshing at
a high level to have a chance
against the second-ranked
Saints Friday night.
Cedar Grove (10-1) has
been a dominant force all
season long, pitching shut
outs in four of its last six
games to close out the regu
lar season while scoring at
least 30 in each of those con
tests. The team’s only loss on
the season has come against
McEachern — a one-score
defeat on the road to a 7A
squad ranked in the top 10
for its classification.
“Truth be known, they do
just about everything well,”
Bishop said of the Saints.
“They’re big and strong up
front. They play technique.
They stunt well. Coverages
are solid. And when it comes
down to it, it’s a situation
where you’ve got to at times
just be more physical than
they are.”
It’s going to be a tall order
for a North Hall squad that
will be at a size disadvantage
at nearly every position.
The physical battle is at
its most important in the
trenches. And for the offen
sive line that has taken the
Trojans this far and led the
team to its first ever road
playoff win in program his
tory, being intimidated by
a larger and more highly
ranked opponent is simply
not an option.
“We’ve just got to block
them like any other team
really and just make sure we
play physical,” Jackson said.
“We’ve been working for it
all season.”
LANIER
■ Continued from 1B
topwater plugs 5 to 1. A one-
half ounce SPRO Buck Tail,
Rooster Tail or a SPRO
McStick are great lures for
catching schooling strip
ers. Also, try an Alabama or
Mack’s Mini Rig. These sub
surface lures are all better
choices than your normal
top water plug.
Other methods that
will catch fish are trolling
umbrella rigs over long
points and humps. Both flat
lines and down lined herring
are producing fish all over
the lake. Target the mud
lines where the off-colored
rain wash off meets the
clearer lake water.
Probably the best method
that deserves mention is
throwing Bomber Long A’s
and McSticks to windy banks
after dark. If you found the
fish schooling towards dark
then locate the closest banks
and cast up shallow with
these long, herring imitating
lures.
Trout fishing has been
good, but expect that your
favorite trout waters may be
blown out by recent rains.
Depending on where you
fish, the water may be high
and muddy. One of the best
producers after heavy rains
is a good, old fashioned
earth worm. Check to make
sure local regulations allow
live bait. Store bought red
wigglers are a good choice,
but if you can dig up your
own that’s even better.
Thread your worms over
small Gamakatsu Aberdeen
hook tied directly to your
main line. Don’t use snaps
or swivels as trout can see
these. Make sure your worm
completely covers the hook.
Bank fishing: Just
because you don’t own a
boat doesn’t mean you can’t
catch stripers from the
shore. These hard fighting
fish move shallower in the
late fall where bank anglers
can target them.
Live bait will be your best
choice during the day. A
5-gallon bucket with a small
aerator and stone will keep
baits lively all day long. Buy
some medium shiners and
trout. You need to secure
your rods well as even a
small striper can pull your
whole rod into the lake. You
can buy rod holders or make
some out of PVC pipe.
You will want to fish
from banks that have deep
water close to the shore. It
will help greatly if you can
position your rods with the
wind at your back. There
are many parks where you
can catch stripers. Mary
Alice Park, River Forks and
Holly Park are just a few of
the many parks we have on
Lake Lanier.
You can use as many rods
as you like but four is a good,
manageable number. You
can use a slip bobber and set
your bobber stop at 10-to-15
feet deep or you can take a
Carolina Rig (a swivel and
hook on your leader with a
one-ounce weight attached
to your main line) and fish on
the bottom. Equip your rods
with 12 or 14-Pound Sniper
Natural Monofilament.
Eric Aldrich is an outdoor
writer, marketing specialist
and bass angler. Reports
are based on personal
experience and permission
from a close network of
friends. He would love to
hear from his readers,
so please email him at
esaldrich@yahoo.com
Remember to take a kid
fishing.
Football/NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
New England
7
3
0
.700
280
236
Miami
5
5
0
.500
199
256
Buffalo
3
7
0
.300
137
251
N.Y Jets
3
7
0
.300
208
254
South
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Houston
6
3
0
.667
216
184
Tennessee
5
4
0
.556
168
151
Indianapolis
4
5
0
.444
260
239
Jacksonville
3
6
0
.333
160
199
North
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Pittsburgh
6
2
1
.722
279
209
Cincinnati
5
4
0
.556
235
288
Baltimore
4
5
0
.444
213
160
Cleveland
3
6
1
.350
218
263
West
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Kansas City
9
1
0
.900
353
240
L.A. Chargers
7
2
0
.778
240
186
Denver
3
6
0
.333
205
213
Oakland
1
8
0
.111
147
272
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Washington
6
3
0
.667
176
175
Dallas
4
5
0
.444
181
171
Philadelphia
4
5
0
.444
198
183
N.Y. Giants
2
7
0
.222
177
228
South
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
New Orleans
8
1
0
.889
330
232
Carolina
6
3
0
.667
241
232
Atlanta
4
5
0
.444
244
254
Tampa Bay
3
6
0
.333
232
291
North
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Chicago
6
3
0
.667
269
175
Minnesota
5
3
1
.611
221
204
Green Bay
4
4
1
.500
223
216
Detroit
3
6
0
.333
202
244
West
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
L.A. Rams
9
1
0
.900
335
231
Seattle
4
5
0
.444
219
192
Arizona
2
7
0
.222
124
225
San Francisco
2
8
0
.200
230
266
Thursday’s Games
Green Bay at Seattle, late
Sunday’s Games
Houston at Washington, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m.
Oakland at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago, 8:20 p.m.
Open: Buffalo, San Francisco, Miami, New
England, Cleveland, N.Y. Jets
Monday’s Games
Kansas City at L.A. Rams, 8:15 p.m.
Football/college
Top 25 schedule
Today’s game
No. 23 Boise State at New Mexico, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday
No. 1 Alabama vs. The Citadel, Noon
No. 2 Clemson vs. Duke, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 12 Syracuse, Bronx,
N.Y., 2:30 p.m.
No. 4 Michigan vs. Indiana, 4 p.m.
No. 5 Georgia vs. UMass, 4 p.m.
No. 6 Oklahoma vs. Kansas, 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 West Virginia at Oklahoma State, 3:30
p.m.
No. 8 Ohio State at Maryland, Noon
No. 9 Washington State vs. Arizona, 10:30
p.m.
No. 10 LSU vs. Rice, 7:30 p.m.
No. 11 UCF vs. No. 19 Cincinnati, 8 p.m.
No. 13 Texas vs. No. 18 Iowa State, 8 p.m.
No. 14 Utah State at Colorado state, 2 p.m.
No. 15 Florida vs. Idaho, Noon
No. 16 Penn State at Rutgers, Noon
No. 17 Washington vs. Oregon State, 4:30
p.m.
No. 20 Kentucky vs. Middle Tennessee, Noon
No. 21 Utah at Colorado, 1:30 p.m.
No. 22 Boston College at Florida State, 3:30
p.m.
No. 24 Northwestern at Minnesota, Noon
No. 25 Mississippi State vs. Arkansas, Noon
FCS Top 25
Record
Pts
Pvs
1. North Dakota State (155)
10-C
13875
1
2. Kennesaw State
9-1
3677
2
3. Weber State
8-2
3502
3
4. Eastern Washington
8-2
3415
5
5. South Dakota State
7-2
3262
6
6. Jacksonville State
8-2
2822
8
7. James Madison
7-3
2806
9
8. Colgate
9-0
2691
10
9. UC Davis
8-2
2635
4
10. Stony Brook
7-3
2379
12
11. Princeton
9-0
2099
13
12. North Carolina A&T
8-2
1989
14
13. Wofford
7-3
1838
15
14. Elon
6-3
1794
7
15. Towson
7-3
1784
20
16. Maine
7-3
1728
16
17. Delaware
7-3
1572
11
18. Nicholls
7-3
1528
17
19. ETSU
8-2
1315
19
20. Dartmouth
8-1
776
25
21. San Diego
8-2
495
NR
22. McNeese
6-4
447
18
23. Southeast Missouri State 7-3
412
21
24. UIW
6-4
378
NR
25. Montana State
6-4
152
NR
Others: Indiana State 124,
Idaho
State
112,
Lamar 99, Alcorn State 90, Montana 89, UNI
81, Furman 74, North Dakota 72, Monmouth
56, Abilene Christian 47, Illinois State 37,
Duquesne 34, Chattanooga 25, Western Illinois
16, Sam Houston State 13, Rhode Island 12,
Central Arkansas 10, Murray State 6, Southern
University 4, Florida A&M 3.
Transactions
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL — Voted to
extend the contract of commissioner Rob
Manfred for five years, through the 2024 regu
lar season.
American League
TEXAS RANGERS — Signed C Jett Bandy and
RHP Walker Weickel to minor league contracts.
National League
NEW YORK METS — Signed LHP Ryan
O’Rourke to a minor league contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA — Promoted NBAGL referees Mousa
Dagher, Ashley Moyer-Gleich, Matt Myers,
Phenizee Ransom and Natalie Sago to full-time
NBA staff officials.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Assigned G
Thomas Bryant to Capital City of th e NBA G
League.
NBA G League
CAPITAL CITY GO-GO — Waived G Devin
Sweetney. Reacquired G Chasson Randle
through returning rights.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Activated WR Trevor
Davis from injured reserve.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released QB Phillip
Walker from the practice squad. Signed CB
Jalen Collins to the practice squad.
NEW YORK GIANTS— Designated RB
Jonathan Stewart for return/returned to prac
tice from injured reserve.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ARIZONA COYOTES — Named Lyndsey Fry
special adviser to the president and CEO.
Recalled D Dakota Mermis from Tucson (AHL).
DALLAS STARS — Recalled D Gavin
Bayreuther from Texas (AHL).
EDMONTON OILERS — Recalled RW Patrick
Russell from Bakersfield (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Recalled Fs
Michael Dal Colle and Stephen Gionta from
Bridgeport (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Dawson
Leedahl from Maine (ECHL) to Hartford (AHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled G Eddie
Pasquale from Syracuse (AHL).
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS — Assigned G
Zach Fucale from Chicago (AHL) to Fort Wayne
(ECHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS — Named Dr. Margot Putukian chief
medical officer, Dr. Bert Mandelbaum associate
chief medical officer and John Gallucci assis
tant to the chief medical officer. Announced for
mer chief medical officer Dr. Lawrence Lemak
will become chief medical officer emeritus.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — D Chris
Tierney announced his retirement.
COLLEGE
NCAA — Granted an immediate eligibil
ity waiver to Vanderbilt men’s basketball F
Matthew Moyer.
TODAY ON TV
BASKETBALL
■ NBA:Raptors at Celtics, 7 p.m., ESPN
■ NBA:Bulls at Bucks 9:30 p.m., ESPN
■ Arkansas at Nevada, 11:00 p.m., ESPNU
GOLF
■ PGA RSM Classic,
second round, 1:30
p.m.
RACING FOOTBALL
■ Monster Energy Homestead qualifying, ■ Memphis at SMU, 9 p.m., ESPN2
6 p.m., NBC Sports
MLB
DAVID J. PHILLIP I Associated Press
The Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts runs the bases after hitting a solo home run against
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw, right, during the sixth inning in Game 5 in the World
Series on Oct. 28 in Boston.
Betts, Yelich named
MVP Award winners
Associated Press
Mookie Betts is ready to
become an ambassador for
baseball, now that he’s won
a batting title, World Series
and Most Valuable Player
award with Boston.
“I enjoy being kind of a
face around the game. I’ve
kind of used this pedestal or
whatever you want to say to
spread knowledge that the
game is fun,” he said Thurs
day after his runaway vic
tory for the AL MVP award.
Milwaukee’s Christian
Yelich was close to a unani
mous pick for the NL honor.
A 26-year-old outfielder just
like Betts, Yelich
also won a batting
championship and
led his team to a
division title. But
while Betts has
been with the Red
Sox since he signed
after the 2011 ama
teur draft, Yelich
didn’t join the Brew
ers until he was
dealt to Milwaukee last Jan
uary by the payroll-paring
Miami Marlins.
“I’m thankful it all
worked out because being
traded, you never know how
it’s going to be,” Yelich said.
“Luckily for myself, it all
went amazing.”
Yelich is signed through
2021 and his deal includes
a team option for the fol
lowing season. Betts didn’t
want to speculate whether
he would be a Red Sox lifer,
like former Boston MVPs
Ted Williams, Carl Yastr-
zemski and Jim Rice. Betts
can become a free agent
after the 2020 season.
“Right now I’m just focus
ing on the 2019 season com
ing up,” he said.
Betts received 28 first-
place votes and 410 points
from the Baseball Writers’
Association of America.
Los Angeles Angels out
fielder Mike Trout, a two-
time MVP, followed with
one first-place vote and 265
points. Trout tied the record
of four second-place finishes
shared by Stan Musial, Wil
liams and Albert Pujols.
Trout won in 2014 and 2016,
finished second in ’12, T3
and ’15, and was fourth in
2017.
Cleveland third baseman
Jose Ramirez was third with
208 points, and Red Sox des
ignated hitter J.D. Martinez
was next with one first and
198 points.
Betts hit a major league
leading .346 with 32
homers, 80 RBIs,
42 doubles and 30
stolen bases as the
leadoff hitter for
the Red Sox, who
won a team-record
108 games and their
fourth World Series
title in 15 seasons.
Votes were sub
mitted before the
postseason.
Betts, second to Trout
in the 2016 vote, raised his
profile when he fed home
less people on the steps of
Boston’s Public Library
after the second game of the
World Series. Unlike some
baseball players, he doesn’t
eschew off-the-field lime
light. Commissioner Rob
Manfred criticized Trout
during the All-Star Game for
not making enough of a mar
keting effort.
“I definitely think it’s
pretty cool in some settings,”
he said, “and in some setting
settings I just kind of want to
be with my family.”
Both batting champions
won MVP awards for the
first time since San Fran
cisco’s Buster Posey and
Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera in
2012.
Yelich got 29 first-place
votes and 415 points, and the
other first-place vote went
to New York Mets pitcher
Jacob deGrom, the NL Cy
Young Award winner, who
finished fifth. Chicago Cubs
infielder Javier Baez was
second with 250 points, fol
lowed by Colorado third
baseman Nolan Arenado
with 203.
Yelich won the first bat
ting title in Brewers history
with a .326 average. He set
career highs with 36 homers
and 110 RBIs and had a 1.000
OPS.
Yelich nearly became the
NL’s first Triple Crown win
ner since Joe Medwick in
1937, finishing two homers
shy of Arenado and one RBI
back of Baez.
Yelich was especially
impressive in the second
half, hitting .367 with 25
homers and 67 RBIs —
including 11 homers in
August and 10 in September.
Milwaukee reached the
playoffs for the first time in
seven years, swept Colorado
in the Division Series then
lost to the Los Angeles Dodg
ers in a seven-game League
Championship Series, fall
ing one win short of its first
World Series appearance
since 2002.
Yelich gets a $100,000
bonus for winning, and the
price of the 2022 team option
in his contract increased by
$1 million to $16 million.
Yelich celebrated in
Southern California with
family and friends, includ
ing Heisman Trophy winner
and Browns quarterback
Baker Mayfield. Yelich
is from Westlake Village,
California, near the site of
a recent mass shooting and
the Southern California wild
fires. He wore a Los Angeles
Fire Department cap during
TV interviews.
Yelich
OWNERS MEETINGS
New contract for
commissioner, TV
deal with Fox
Baseball owners have
locked down their commis
sioner and their main broad
cast partner, too.
Any decisions on speeding
up the game and perhaps
making it more enjoyable to
watch will have to wait.
After wrapping up two
days of meetings at a hotel
next to the Atlanta Braves’
SunTrust Park, the
owners announced
a new contract for
Commissioner Rob
Manfred, keeping
him on the job at
least through the
2024 regular sea
son. The 60-year-old
started a five-year
term in January
2015.
“It seems like about 15
minutes ago I was spending
a really dreadful day in a
not-very-nice hotel suite in
Baltimore waiting to see if
I could get vote number —
what was I looking for, 23
right?” quipped Manfred,
who won the vote to suc
ceed Bud Selig in August
2014 after beating out two
other contenders. “It seems
almost impossible that four
years have gone by. ”
The owners also signed off
on a new television deal with
Fox, which still has three
seasons to go on its current
eight-year contract that pays
baseball an average of $525
million per season.
The seven-year extension,
which runs through 2028,
will be worth just over $5 bil
lion to MLB — roughly a 36
percent increase to an aver
age of about $715 million per
season. Manfred was asked
whether the owners had
any reservations to making
such a long-term commit
ment, especially giving the
rapidly changing dynamics
of the broadcast and online
industries.
“I’m a huge believer in
the idea that when you have
a good partner, even when
you’re looking at an uncer
tain landscape, that
good partners find
a way to navigate
that uncertain land
scape,” the commis
sioner said.
The relationship
with Fox, which
began in 1996, will
continue to include
the World Series
and All-Star Game, as well
as extensive playoff cover
age on both the network and
its all-sports cable channel,
FS1.
The new agreement
also commits Fox to show
ing more games from the
League Championship
Series on its main network,
beginning in 2019. It was
criticized for televising all
but Game 2 in this year’s
seven-game NLCS between
the Los Angeles Dodgers
and Milwaukee Brewers on
FS1, which has a narrower
distribution. Starting next
year, two of the first four
games and Game 7 will be
on Fox. In addition to the
extension with Fox, MLB
also approved a $300 mil
lion, three-year with DAZN,
a subscription video stream
ing service run by former
ESPN president John Skip
per. Manfred called it a key
part of baseball’s strategy to
reach a new generation of
fans.
DAZN will co-produce
a nightly highlight show at
the MLB Network in Secau-
cus, New Jersey, and do live
cut-ins to games Monday
through Friday, an arrange
ment that steers clear of
national broadcast slots held
by Fox and ESPN on the
weekend.
“The owners have shown
courage, because we are
new,” Skipper said. “We will
make sure that young fans
have a whip-around show
(similar to NFL’s Red Zone)
that shows every home run,
every highlight. We will
get them interested in the
game.”
While the deals with Man
fred, Fox and DAZN were
expected , baseball has yet
to come to a consensus on
the best ways to improve a
sport that suffered a 4 per
cent dip in attendance this
season to 69.6 million, plung
ing to its lowest level since
2003.
Manfred and the owners
continue to look at ways to
speed play . Nine-inning
games averaged 3 hours, 4
minutes in 2018. While that
was 4 minutes lower than
the previous season, it still
matched the third-highest
average in baseball history.
Associated Press
Manfred