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Newspaper Page TextThe Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com SPORTS 2B Saturday, November 17, 2018 NASCAR Busch leads contenders in championship qualifying Associated Press Kyle Busch thought he got the jump on the compe tition with a pole-winning run at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Then he was bumped by teammate Denny Hamlin and the politics began. Hamlin gets the first pick of pit stalls for winning the pole, but Busch wants that spot. Busch is one of four drivers racing Sunday for the champion ship and Hamlin is not one of them. “It’s a discussion,” Ham lin said about the strategy the Joe Gibbs Racing camp will use. “I mean, my pit crew is a second slower than Kyle’s. Everything is earned, nothing is given. We’ll have the discussion.” Reigning series champion Martin Truex Jr. was in a similar position last year and asked Hamlin, a fellow Toyota driver, to give him the first pit stall but Hamlin declined. Busch didn’t think his luck would be any better. “That’s probably too far, but it would sure be nice,” Busch said. Hamlin turned a lap at 173.863 mph in the closing seconds of Friday qualify ing to bump Busch from the top starting spot. Busch thought his lap at 173.622 was enough for the pole, but it only put him ahead of the other three title contenders. Truex qualified third to put three Toyotas at the front of the field. It’s his final race with Furniture Row Racing because a loss of sponsorship is forcing the team to close following the finale. Joey Logano qualified fifth for Team Penske. Kevin Harvick was 12th, lowest of the title contend ers, but not overly con cerned about where he’s starting. “I mean, we qualified 12th, not last,” Harvick said. “I think it’s not that big a deal if we can get our car driving right for Sunday. ” Logano also cautioned against making predictions off of the qualifying results. “I don’t think a whole bunch transfers over. I think NASCAR lineup Friday’s qualifying; race Sunday At Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Fla. (Car number in parentheses) 1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 173.863 mph. 2. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 173.622. 3. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 173.539. 4. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 173.433. 5. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 173.366. 6. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 172.535. 7. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 172.507. 8. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 172.430. 9. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 172.403. 10. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 172.353. 11. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 172.029. 12. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 171.942. 13. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 172.529. 14. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 172.518. 15. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 172.276. 16. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 172.243. 17. (6) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 172.199. 18. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 172.002. 19. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 171.953. 20. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 171.559. 21. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 171.527. 22. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 171.369. 23. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 171.027. 24. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 170.708. 25. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 172.013. 26. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 171.827. 27. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 171.233. 28. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 170.800. 29. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 170.498. 30. (95) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 169.715. 31. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 169.651. 32. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 168.951. 33. (23) JJ Yeley, Ford, 167.198. 34. (72) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 167.002. 35. (99) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 166.898. 36. (51) BJ McLeod, Ford, 164.424. 37. (97) Tanner Berryhill, Toyota, 162.955. 38. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 161.609. 39. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 0.000. Associated Press everyone was just tuned in for one (qualifying) lap,” Logano said. Hamlin, meanwhile, won the pole for the second con secutive year and in a mean ingful race for his team. Busch GOLF Howell leads at Sea Island Charles Howell III is play ing some of his best golf when he least expected it. Coming from a missed cut in Mexico to a tournament where he missed the cut last year, Howell kept bogeys off his card for the second straight day and was just as good Friday on the tougher scoring course at Sea Island. He had a 6-under 64 on the Seaside course and matched the best 36-hole score of his career to build a three-shot lead in the RSM Classic. “You just never know what’s around the corner in this game,” Howell said. “I thought I played pretty good in Mex ico and just missed the cut Howell there. Came here, I like it here, I didn’t really know what to expect and then this happens. So it’s a crazy game and we’re reminded of it daily.” Howell was at 14-under 128, his best two-day total on the PGA Tour since the Las Vegas Invitational in 2003, when it was a 90-hole event. Associated Press 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 5 1 .450 247 243 Detroit 3 6 0 .333 202 244 West W L T Pet PF PA L.A. Rams 9 1 0 .900 335 231 Seattle 5 5 0 .500 246 216 Arizona 2 7 0 .222 124 225 San Francisco 2 8 0 .200 230 266 Thursday’s Games Seattle 27, Green Bay 24 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 games 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 Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Named Mike Elias executive vice president and general manager. BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with 1B Steve Pearce on a one-year contract. MINNESOTA TWINS — Named Wes Johnson pitching coach, Tony Diaz third base coach, Jeremy Hefner assistant pitching coach and Tommy Watkins first base coach. SEATTLE MARINERS — Signed RHP Ruben Alaniz. Added OF Braden Bishop to the 40-man roster. TEXAS RANGERS — Named Julio Rangel pitching coach. National League PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Promoted assistant pitching coach Chris Young to pitching coach. Named Dave Lundquist assistant pitching coach and Paco Figueroa outfield/baserun ning coach. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DENVER NUGGETS — Named Sue Bird basket ball operations associate. NBA G League SOUTH BAY LAKERS — Traded the returning player rights to G Vander Blue to Wisconsin for the returning player rights to F Joel Bolomboy. FOOTBALL National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed TE Tyler Kroft on injured reserve. Signed LB Brandon Bell from the practice squad. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released DE Anthony Winbush from the practice squad. Signed QB Phillip Walker to the practice squad. Golf Friday’s scores At Sea Island Golf Club Sea Island, Ga. Purse: $6.4 million s-Seaside Course: 7,005 yards, par-70 p-Plantation Course: 6,907 yards, par-72 Second Round a-amateur Charles Howell III 64p-64s—128 -14 Jason Gore 68p-63s—131 -11 Cameron Champ 68p-63s—131 -11 NickWatney 69s-64p—133 -9 Ryan Blaum 69p-65s—134 -8 David Hearn 68s-66p—134 -8 Brian Harman 66s-68p—134 -8 Graeme McDowell 67s-68p—135 -7 Brice Garnett 70s-65p—135 -7 Lucas Glover 69s-67p—136 -6 Brian Gay 69p-67s—136 -6 Webb Simpson 68s-68p—136 -6 Zach Johnson 70s-66p—136 -6 Chase Wright 67p-69s—136 -6 Derek Fathauer 68s-68p—136 -6 Ernie Els 70p-66s—136 -6 Sean O’Hair 71 s-65p—136 -6 Corey Conners 69p-67s—136 -6 Anders Albertson 70s-66p—136 -6 a-Garrett Barber 71p-65s—136 -6 Brendon Todd 68p-69s—137 -5 Johnson Wagner 70s-67p—137 -5 Luke List 69p-68s—137 -5 Scott Langley 70p-67s—137 -5 Troy Merritt 69s-68p—137 -5 Sungjae Im 68p-69s—137 -5 Peter Uihlein 66S-71 p—137 -5 Martin Piller 70s-67p—137 -5 Henrik Norlander 71s-66p—137 -5 J.J. Spaun 66p-71 s—137 -5 Joel Dahmen 70p-67s—137 -5 Friday’s scores At Jumeirah Golf Estates Dubai, United Arab Emirates Purse: $8 million Yardage: 7,675; Par: 72 Second Round Matt Wallace, England 68-65—133 Jordan Smith, England 66-68—134 Adrian Otaegui, Spain 66-68—134 Danny Willett, England 67-67—134 Patrick Reed, United States 69-66—135 Rory Mcllroy, Northern Ireland 69-67—136 Tommy Fleetwood, England 69-67—136 Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand 70-66—136 Dean Burmester, South Africa 71 -65—136 Henrik Stenson, Sweden 71 -66—137 Jon Rahm, Spain 67-70—137 Alexander Bjork, Sweden 72-65—137 Tom Lewis, England 69-69—138 Thomas Pieters, Belgium 68-70—138 Andrea Pavan, Italy 69-69—138 Rafa Cabrera Bello, Spain 69-69—138 Lee Westwood, England 70-69—139 Andy Sullivan, England 72-67—139 Sergio Garcia, Spain 71 -68—139 Hideto Tanihara, Japan 69-71—140 Marcus Kinhult, Sweden 69-71—140 Alex Noren, Sweden 69-71—140 Thomas Detry, Belgium 70-70—140 TODAY ON TV FOOTBALL ■ Ohio State at Maryland, Noon, ABC ■ Arkansas at Mississippi State, Noon, ESPN ■ Michigan State at Nebraska, Noon, FOX ■ Harvard at Yale, Noon, ESPN2 ■ Idaho at Florida, Noon, ESPNU ■ TCU at Baylor, Noon, FS1 ■ Florida A&M vs. Bethune Cookman, 2 p.m., ESPNCLS ■ Syracuse vs. Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m., NBC ■ Georgia Tech vs. Virginia, 3:30 p.m. Fox Sports South ■ Missouri at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m., CBS ■ West Virginia at Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m., ABC ■ Southern California at UCLA, 3:30 p.m., FOX ■ Miami at Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m., ESPN ■ Boston College at Florida State, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 ■ Texas Tech at Kansas State, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU ■ Georgia vs. Massachusetts, 4 p.m., SEC Network ■ Indiana at Michigan, 4 p.m., FS1 ■ Duke at Clemson, 7 p.m., ESPN ■ UAB at Texas A&M, 7 p.m., ESPN2 ■ Kansas at Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m., FOX ■ Rice at LSU, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU ■ Cincinnati at UCF, 8 p.m., ABC ■ Arizona at Washington State, 10:30 p.m., ESPN ■ New Mexico at BYU, 10:15 p.m., ESPN2 RACING GOLF ■ Xfinity Series qualifying, 12:30 p.m., NBC Sports ■ rsm Classic; third round, ■ Xfinity Series: Ford EcoBoost 300, 3:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. Golf channel NBC Sports State scores Class A private schools Second round Calvary Day 52, Holy Innocents’ 12 Darlington 28, Aquinas 12 Eagle’s Landing 48, Trinity Christian-Sharps- burg 14 Fellowship Christian School 35, Riverside Military Academy 28 North Cobb Christian 20, Brookstone 17 Prince Avenue Christian 42, Wesleyan 27 Savannah Christian Prep 14, Hebron Christian Academy 7 Class A public schools Second round Clinch County 38, Charlton County 14 Commerce 35, Mitchell County 33 Greene County 37, Chattahoochee County 22 Irwin County 41, Miller County 0 Marion County 48, Montgomery County 21 Mt. Zion-Carrollton 21, Dooly County 0 Pelham 40, Emanuel County Institute 36 Schley County 40,Trion 13 Class 2A Second round Callaway 31, Hapeville 13 Dublin 23, Thomasville 7 Fitzgerald 27, Swainsboro 12 Heard County 27, Douglass 6 Jefferson County 27, Dodge County 13 Rabun County 34, Chattooga 0 Rockmart 35, Bremen 23 Washington County 34, Brooks County 30, OT Class 3A Second round Benedictine Military 43, Westside-Macon 36 Calhoun 21, Lovett 6 Cedar Grove 49, North Hall 33 Monroe Area 49, Dawson County 17 Peach County 47, Liberty County 8 Pierce County 45, Jackson 0 Westminster 44, Greater Atlanta Christian 34 Class 4A Second round Baldwin 21, Columbus 0 Cairo 38, Thomson 14 Cartersville 41, Ridgeland 7 Marist 24, St. Pius X 8 Mary Persons 65, Woodward Academy 21 Troup County 53, Pickens 14 Class 5A Second round Bainbridge 26, Wayne County 19 Buford 44, Kell 11 Carrollton 29, Loganville 6 Clarke Central 24, East Paulding 7 Dutchtown 28, Griffin 7 Rome 35, Cedar Shoals 3 Stockbridge 25, New Hampstead 6 Warner Robins 35, Ware County 0 Class 6A Second round Coffee 20, Richmond Hill 7 Creekview 65, Habersham Central 48 Dacula 28, Allatoona 21 Lanier 35, Harrison 23 Lee County 54, Effingham County 0 Northside-Warner Robins 35, Bradwell Institute 0 Valdosta 35, Glynn Academy 24 Class 7A Second round Archer 36, Parkview 29 Colquitt County 49, McEachern 29 Grayson 37, Norcross 17 Hillgrove 23, Walton 20 Lowndes 24, Westlake 0 Milton 24, Mill Creek 3 North Gwinnett 41, West Forsyth 7 Tift County 24, East Coweta 17 Associated Press NORTH AUSTIN STEELE I The Times North Hall quarterback David Seavey prepares to throw against Cedar Grove during the second round of the Class 3A state playoffs Friday in Panthersville. ■ Continued from 1B The defense forced a few stops, and midway through the third quarter, the offense started to catch up. Daniel Jackson — who finished the game with 110 yards rushing and a touch down on eight totes — took a pitch 70 yards down the right sideline for the Trojans first touchdown of the game. North Hall scored again to open the fourth quarter on a 3-yard plunge from Drew Faulkner that made the score 42-17. “I was not going to take our older kids out,” Bishop said. “That was their oppor tunity to finish their season together, to fight. The big thing was they were going to fight together and fight to that last tick on the clock.” Faulkner scored again later in the quarter, and JT Fair picked up a touchdown as well, but the scores were too little, too late, as time eventually ran out on the Trojans. With the loss, North Hall’s season — one of the best in recent program history — comes to a close. “You can’t take away anything from the way they performed all year,” Bishop said. “They set so many school records, just changed the standard. There’s so many things to be proud of. Last year, the team was 4-7, and a year later they’re 9-3. Just a great group of kids to be associated with.” GEORGIA ■ Continued from 1B today’s game: “We’ll give it our best shot.” Georgia (9-1, No. 5 CFP) already has won the South eastern Conference’s East ern Division and a spot in the Dec. 1 SEC championship game in Atlanta against No. 1 Alabama. The Bulldogs’ focus against UMass and in next week’s final regular- season game against Geor gia Tech is to avoid a misstep that would devastate their chances for a return trip to the College Football Playoff. “There’s no question we hope they’re overlook ing us and trying to get ready for Georgia Tech,” Whipple said. The Bulldogs opened as 45-point favorites against UMass. The line dropped to a still-daunting 41 points, a number which reflects the Minutemen’s task of con taining such playmakers as quarterback Jake Fromm, tailbacks D’Andre Swift and Elijah Holyfield, and wide receivers Riley Ridley and Mecole Hardman. “They don’t have any weaknesses,” Whipple said. “They were one play away from winning the national championship game last year and they might have a better team. I think they’re deeper.” Georgia coach Kirby Smart is confident his team will avoid looking past UMass, which is 0-8 against SEC teams but lost to Missis sippi State and Tennessee by only a combined 15 points last season. The talent equalizer for UMass is wide receiver Andy Isabella , who ranks second in the nation with 87 catches for 1,479 yards. Isa bella stays busy while lining up in different spots. Smart said Isabella is “one of the best receivers in all of college football. Our kids respect him.” Here are some other things to know about the UMass-Georgia game: DON’T BLINK: The Min- utemen can score quickly. They’ve scored on 12 scor ing drives lasting no longer than 60 seconds. They’re tied for eighth in the nation on such drives. ACCURACY MATTERS: Fromm is challenging Hut son Mason’s completion per centage record of 67.9 set in 2014. Fromm has completed 67.5 percent of his passes to rank second in the SEC. Whipple said he has seen Fromm falter only in Georgia’s loss to LSU, when he completed only 16 of 34 passes with two interceptions. “Other than that he’s been really good,” Whipple said, adding Fromm is “a calm and collected guy.” POWER FIVE TEST: UMass lost at Boston College 55-21 on Sept. 1 in its only game this season against a Power Five team. It is com ing off a 35-16 home loss to Brigham Young. TECH ■ Continued from 1B “It’s not scary,” Mack insisted. “It’s another oppor tunity to get better. A lot of guys are eager and willing and want to improve and show that we can defend the triple-option.” Virginia must win this game to have any shot at winning the Coastal Divi sion, and even then they’ll need some help. Pittsburgh, which plays at Wake For est on Saturday and should be finishing up about the time the Cavaliers kick off, merely needs to win one of its last two games to clinch a spot in the ACC champi onship game against No. 2 Clemson. Georgia Tech’s titles hopes faded in the first month of the season. But after a 1-3 start, the Yel low Jackets (6-4, 4-3) have ripped off a three-game winning streak and locked up a bowl berth. “You can’t quit after three games,” coach Paul Johnson said. “This league is so bal anced. .. Other than Clem son, everybody is pretty similar.” Some other things to watch for when the Yellow Jackets host the Cavaliers on Saturday: BOWL POSITIONING: While Virginia still has hopes of playing for an ACC title, this is also a chance to gain a better position in the league’s postseason hierarchy. The winner almost surely will land a more prestigious bowl assignment, no matter what happens in the final week of the regular season. “We got to a bowl game, but now we have to make it better,” Georgia Tech receiver Brad Stewart said. HE’S BACK: Georgia Tech senior quarterback TaQuon Marshall, who seemed on the verge of losing his starting job to redshirt freshman Tobias Oliver, re-established him self as the clear No. 1 in last week’s victory over Miami. Marshall played nearly the entire game, rushing for 91 yards and two touch downs to go along with a scoring pass in the 27-21 triumph . Oliver had gotten the bulk of the playing time the previous two games with Marshall nursing an upper- body injury, running for 215 yards in an upset at Virginia Tech and 120 yards in a win over North Carolina. The youngster actually leads the Yellow Jackets in rushing with 781 yards and 12 TDs. YOUNG LINE: Georgia Tech will be looking to capi talize on Virginia’s youthful defensive line. Two true freshmen (Aaron Faumui and Jordan Redmond) have started for Cavaliers, and redshirt freshman Tommy Christ got his first start in last week’s victory over Liberty. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Georgia tops Sam Houston State With Georgia trailing by five points, its 3-point shot not falling and less than eight minutes remaining, Nicolas Claxton and the Bulldogs found a differ ent gear. Claxton scored 13 points, including two straight layups in an 11-0 run which brought Georgia back from a second-half deficit, and the Bulldogs beat Sam Houston State 75-64 on Friday night. Rayshaun Hammonds led Georgia (2-1) with 15 points. Sam Houston State led 55-50 before Claxton scored the first five points of the decisive streak of 11 unan swered points to take the lead. Claxton was fouled by RJ Smith on his first layup. After missing the free throw, Georgia grabbed the rebound and fed the ball back to the 6-f oot-11 Claxton, who again drove to the bas ket for a layup and a 55-all tie. GEORGIA TECH 79, EAST CAROLINA 54: Curtis Haywood II scored a career- high 18 points to help Geor gia Tech overcome a slow start, but his memory may have been more important than any of his baskets as the Jackets eased past East Carolina on Friday night. Tech (3-1) missed eight of its first 10 shots and fell behind the Pirates (2-2), 11-6, and Haywood thought back almost a year to when he and former teammate Ben Lammers both went for a defensive rebound late in a game and tipped it in. For the other team. Grambling State upset the Jackets in that game, 64-63. Associated Press