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PAGE 4B -- THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS -- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007
The Buck Stopped There
Commerce realtor Stan Hodsdon killed this big eight-point
buck in Madison County Dec. 4 using a Browning .243 rifle. “It’s
my best since a stroke left me blind in my shooting eye and I
have been forced to shoot left-handed,” he said.
CHS IV Basketball
JV Tigers Run Record
To 2-0 By Beating ACS
The Commerce High School
junior varsity Tigers remained
undefeated last week, beat
ing Athens Christian 50-36 in
Athens.
They were due to play at Prince
Avenue Baptist Church Tuesday,
but results were not available by
press time, and will host Hebron
Christian at 5:30 Friday before
traveling to Dawson County
Saturday for a 4:30 showdown.
“Saturday’s game was very chal
lenging,” commented Coach Rob
Brown. “We did not shoot the ball
very well in the first half and were
down at halftime, but the guys did
a good job of fighting back in the
third quarter and doing what was
needed to win. We showed a lot of
heart and character and did not
get frustrated when things weren’t
going well.”
The Tigers led 10-9 after one
period and were down 20-18 at
the half, but rallied in the third
quarter to carry a 43-30 lead into
the final period.
Travaris Glasper led the
offense with 16 points, Channing
Anderson added 11, Tyler Adams
and Brandon Romans scored
four apiece, Deon Orsborne and
Demetris Bonds contributed four
each and Tyler Gamble scored
one point.
“Travaris Glasper and Channing
Anderson played very well, and
Deon Orsborne did a good job
rebounding,” Brown said.
Region Re-Alignment Puts
Eagles, JHS In 8-A South
The East Jackson Eagles will
compete in a newly-aligned
Region 8AA next year. And, so
will the Jefferson Dragons.
The Georgia High School
Association released the new
region alignments last week.
East Jackson will join Jefferson
— which has moved up to AA
from Class A due to increased
enrollment — Banks County North
Oconee and Oglethorpe County
in Subregion B of Region 8-AA. A
new Walton County High School
will join the subregion in 2009.
The Subregion A will comprise
Dawson County Fannin County
Rabun County, Riverside Military
Academy and Union County.
— CHS Wrestling
Cont. from Page 1B
Five Tigers finished second,
including Doug Maloch at 119;
Casey Drinkard at 125; Jon Cash
at 135; Thomas Sears at 152; and
Terrance Martin at 160.
Dillon DeSean finished third
at 112 and Tyler Austin, 171;
Andrew Minish, 215; and Baxter
Barnes, 185, also recorded wins
for Commerce, which finished
with 471 points. Apalachee came
in second at 391 and Social Circle
was third with 304.
Tuesday Matches
The previous Tuesday, Dec. 4,
the Tigers beat both Stephens
County and Clarke Central in
a tri-meet in Athens, 56-18 and
54-21 respectively.
Winning both matches were
Davis, Arostegui, Cash, McLain,
Edwards, Sears, Martin, Austin
and Minish. DeSean and Jessie
Savage won one match apiece.
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Region 8
That will leave Region 8A
with Athens Academy, Athens
Christian, Commerce, Hebron
Christian, Lakeview Academy,
Prince Avenue Christian, Social
Circle, Towns County and
Wesleyan.
CMS Basketball
Coach Sees The Good
In Lady Tigers' Loss
Basketball coaches like to look for good signs, even when the
team loses, and Commerce Middle School Lady Tigers Coach
Adam Bagwell saw some in his team’s 29-27 loss to Athens
Academy last Thursday.
The game, which had been scheduled at Athens, was played in
Commerce due to a shift of schedules related to the Spartans var
sity football team making an appearance in the Georgia Dome
in the Class A football semifinals. The home floor seemed to suit
the girls.
“Last week, our girls lost to this team by 17 points,” Bagwell
pointed out. “Today, we had the lead with under a minute to go
but were unable to convert some crucial free throws with under
a minute to play.”
Bagwell said he was also pleased to see how hard the girls
played on defensive and their aggressiveness on offense.
The Tigers trailed 12-9 after one period and 19-15 at the half.
The entered the third quarter with a 23-19 deficit.
Drea Mathis was the leading scorer with nine points, followed
by Kayla Burks with six. Allie Morgan, Erica Greene, Taylor
Lacey, Jessica Kyle, Hayden McRee and Daniel McCurry each
contributed two points.
Second-Half Slump Dooms
Tigers Against The Spartans
After a strong first half against Athens Academy, the Commerce
Middle School boys basketball team slumped badly in the sec
ond stanza and dropped a 40-18 decision.
“We played a great first half and were up by one at halftime,”
noted Coach Adam Bagwell. “Jonathan Book had 10 points in
the first half.”
Then the wheels came off.
Up 15-14, the Tigers went cold. They scored only three points
the rest of the way and were shut out in the third period.
“We got into foul trouble, were unable to make shots, became
extremely fatigued, and dug ourselves into an insurmountable
hole,” Bagwell said.
Book led the offense with 10 points, all of them in the first half.
Chase Klugh added five and Dylan Anderson three.
Lakeview Sweeps CMS
Lakeview Academy swept a pair of games from Commerce
Middle School Monday, beating the girls 32-18 and the boys
58-34. Both teams will play at Banks County Saturday with girls’
action starting at 11:00.
In the girls’ game, Commerce fell behind early, trailing 8-3 after
one period and 18-9 at the half.
“We were hurt by sloppy play that resulted in numerous
unnecessary turnovers,” said Coach Adam Bagwell. “Danielle
McCurry played well. She made some good things happen by
taking the ball to the basket.”
McCurry led the scoring with eight points. Allie Morgan,
Jessika Kyle, Drea Mathis, Hayden McRee and Madison
Maddox scored two points each.
In the boys’ game, the Tigers kept it close until late in the third
quarter. They trailed 19-11 after one period and 26-21 at the
half.
“We had the lead midway through the third quarter before
Lakeview took advantage of some turnovers and were able to
retake the lead and put the game out of reach,” Bagwell said.
“This is probably the best team we will play this year. They have
some big guys, some quick guys and some good shooters.”
Chase Klugh put up 11 points for the Tigers. Jamir James and
Jonathan Book added seven apiece, Jonathan Leffew contrib
uted six and Damian Wood scored three.
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Coaches Gary Hatfield, left, and Devon Thomas, right, watch
Commerce Tiger pitcher Lisa Minish sign a scholarship to play
softball for the Brenau University Golden Tigers.
CHS Softball
Minish Signs With Brenau
Lisa Minish, the pitcher/second
baseman from Commerce High
School, has signed a letter of
intent to play softball for Brenau
University.
She was selected as the 8A
Player of the Year in 2005 and was
also an All-State member. She has
been a four-time All Northeast
Georgia Team member as well as
a three-time All-Region honoree.
Minish has a .408 career batting
average in high school with 14
home runs, 70 doubles, 27 triples
and 231 runs batted in. She has
a career 0.92 earned run average
with 961 strikeouts.
Coach Devon Thomas says this
about Minish, “Lisa has proven
in her career to be a clutch hit
ter and possesses a tremendous
amount of power at the plate
for her size. On defense she is
a versatile middle infielder and
has great confidence when she
takes the mound. She is totally
committed to softball and will
be another great addition to our
2008-09 recruiting class.”
Minish, who lives in Jefferson,
is the first Commerce fast-pitch
player to sign a scholarship.
HONOR A LOVED ONE
With A
Commerce Library Brick
The Commerce Public Library is selling bricks to be en
graved in honor of or in memory of your loved ones. The
cost is $50. The bricks will be used in the upcoming library
expansion, and the proceeds will help pay for the expan
sion.
Printing on the brick is limited to three lines of 13 spaces
each (including letters, punctuation and spaces).
For information
Call 706-335-5946
406 Cedar Creek Road, Winder, GA 30680, 770-867-1061
3048 Maysville Road, Commerce, GA 30529, 706-335-5151