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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. NEED PRINTING? CALL 706-367-5233 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. _ "" ZJ ' it. ■ BRtiT \i A I 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