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MmrTun (»rhw PAGE 2B - THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 13.2008 —Lady Tigers Cont. from Page IB One of them was Terra Han cock, whose 10 points was high for Commerce, but her contribu tion was more than putting the ball in the hole. “She had an outstanding re bounding game," McCurley said. “She kept us in the game early. I don’t know how many rebounds she had, but it had to be well into double figures." Kaylin Canup and Felicia Grier added six points apiece. Lauren Jones scored five, Sewell, Jasmine Sanders and Morgan Mather add ed three each and Brittany Beau champ scored one. “We got good looks at the basket all night, we just didn’t shoot well," said McCurley. “But the kids were relaxed and seemed to know that if they continued what they were doing, the shots would eventually fall, and in the fourth quarter they did.” The Tigers were a bit banged up as they prepared to face the Red skins. Jessie Flint is out for the sea son, missing the last three games; Mather, the leading rebounder, is playing on a twisted ankle and was “iffy" for Tuesday; and Logan Brown, though available, is recov ering from a weekend automobile accident. “We’re really shorthanded now," McCurley said. “If we have to go to the bench, we’ll be playing a lot of inexperienced sophomores and freshmen, and our seniors will be playing a lot more minutes than they’re used to." Towns Co. 51-CHS 43 The Tigers traveled to Towns County last Tuesday, Feb. 5, where they played the top-seeded Indi ans well but came up on the short end of a 51-43 decision. Sewell led the offense with 11, Canup added eight, Jones and Hancock six apiece, Grier five, Beauchamp four and Mather two. “We played close to them the whole way," McCurley noted. “We got down in the first quarter, cut the lead to three at the half and actually took the lead in the third quarter." The coach said his girls played excellent defense, “but just couldn’t get enough in the basket to win." “We’ve played them twice now and played them very close and had a chance to win both games. I think that’s encouraging," McCur ley said. Lakeview 36-CHS 26 In their final regular season game, the Tigers lost 36-26 to Lakeview Academy. Sewell’s 12 points was high for Commerce. Grier added five, Mather three, and Canup, Jones and Beauchamp added two each. “They’d been averaging a little over 50 points a game, so again, we did an outstanding job defen sively and on the boards, but once again, we couldn’t make a lot of shots," said the coach. The game was close until late, when the Tigers had to foul, and Lakeview made the most of its 14 shots from the charity stripe to nail down the win. — Tiger Wrestlers Set For Area Cont. from Page IB followed by 5-A’s North Gwinnett. Love expressed some satisfac tion that the Tigers finished above teams that are ranked in classes AA, AAA and AAAA. Doug Maloch was the tournament champion at 112 pounds. Oth ers placing included Casey Drinkard, second at 125; Addison Da vis, third at 103; Phillip Edwards, third at 145; and Thomas Sears, third at 152. “We had several others who were one match away from placing. We won a good many matches." The Tigers didn’t lose anyone to injury, Love pointed out. Dustin McClain is out for the year, but Baxter Barnes, who has a foot inju ry, is going to try to compete at the Area Tournament, Love said. YOUNG WRESTLERS PLACE IN OCONEE TOURNEY Members of the Commerce Wrestling Club who competed at the Oconee Winter Bash 2008 wrestling tournament are, left to right, (front) Heath Millwood, Charlie Ledford, Eli Stowe, TJ Trudnak, (back) Cole Chancey, Nick Patrick, Dalton Flint, coach Kelly Slater, Chase Forrester, Jay Stowe and Gavin Oglesby. Ten members of the Commerce Wrestling Club won medals at the Oconee Winter Bash 2008 tournament Sunday. More than 200 wrestlers ages 4-14 from all over Georgia competed. Those who placed include: Six and under: Eli Stowe, silver medal, 60-pound class. Eight and under: TJ Trudnak, gold medal, 60-pound class; Gavin Oglesby, gold, 60- pound class; Jay Stowe, gold, 65-pound division; Heath Millwood, silver in the 60- pound class and bronze in the 70-pound division; Nick Patrick, silver in the 70-pound class and gold in the 75-pound class; Chase Forrester, silver in the 70-pound division; and Charlie Ledford, gold in the 90- pound class. Ten and under: Dalton Flint, gold in the 65-pound class and gold in the 70-pound division; and Cole Chancey, gold in the 87-pound division and silver in the 95-pound class. The Commerce Wrestling Club is in its second year, with Kelly Slater, Jason Lord and Jacob Lord as coaches and Keith Massey as club director. The club has about 20 members. It practices Monday and Thursday nights at the Commerce Elementary School (formerly the middle school) gym. For information, call Keith Massey at (706) 335-6772. Haynes Signs With Lenoir Rhyne Commerce Tiger quarterback Reuben Haynes, center front, signed a letter of intent last Wednesday morning to play football with Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory, NC. Coached by Fred Goldsmith, Lenoir Rhyne plays in the South Atlantic Conference. In front are Haynes, his parents, Mickey Haynes, left, and Mona Haynes, second from right; and his grandmother, Nadine Seabolt. In back are coaches Rex Gregg and Steve Savage and Haynes’ grandfather, Jerry Seabolt. As quar terback in 2007, Haynes ran for 1,539 yards and 27 touchdowns and passed for 1,350 yards and eight touchdowns in leading the Tigers to a 6-5 record. —Tigers To Have Hands Full With Redskins Cont. from Page IB the question. “We’ve got to stop them from getting on the offensive boards. They do a good job of rebound ing and a good job of running down the floor and scoring easy baskets," said Bridges. “We’ve got to limit the turnovers. We can’t just give it to them." The Tigers, at 5-16 overall, are the number three seed on this side of the subregion. The Red skins are the number two seed on their side. Tigers 68-Indians 34 The Tigers got their fifth win of the season last Tuesday Feb. 5, at Towns County behind the hot hand of T. Green, who hit six threes and five twos and made his only foul shot to score 29 points. And he did it all on a bum ankle. “He was hitting from every where," noted Bridges. “He didn’t play in the fourth quarter." The score was tied at 12 after one period, but the Tigers were up 32-18 at the half and 52-25 af ter three, then cruised to a 68-34 doubling of the Indians. Matt Adams and Jake Flint scored eight each. Cohen Cooke and Taylor Gary added five apiece, Brandon Romans and Cameron Billings three each, Torrence Wilcher, Chase Craw ford and Chase Keller two each and Anthony Norris one. Lakeview 73-CHS 51 A poor fourth quarter doomed the Tigers’ hopes, as Lakeview hit six threes and the Tigers turned the ball over repeatedly to post Lakeview to a 35-6 ad vantage. The gap was 20, 47-27 at the half, and Lakeview was up 71-40 after three periods. Gary led the offense with 16 points, Crawford added 11, Cooke eight, Flint five, Billings and Drake Cash three each and Wilcher and Green two apiece. Softball, Baseball Tryout Schedules Announced The Commerce Parks and Recreation Department has an nounced the schedule for youth baseball and softball tryouts. All tryouts are for evaluation of player skills for the purpose of placement of players on the team. The objective is to have parity amongst teams. All tryouts will be held at the American Veterans Memorial Park on Carson Street, in the ball field complex behind the recreation department office. The schedule follows: Tuesday Feb. 26, 6:00 to 7:30: minor baseball (9-10 years) and freshmen softball (11-12 years). Thursday Feb. 28, 6:00-7:30: minor softball (9-10 years) and freshmen baseball (11-12 years). Sophomore baseball (13-14 years) will not have a tryout, due to the fact that there will be only one team. The coach will contact the players about the first practice. JV Wrestlers Wind Up Season With Pair Of Victories The Commerce High School Junior Varsity wound up its season with wins over Towns County Tuesday Feb. 5, and Lakeview Academy last Friday. The Tigers posted a 9-5 mark for the season. “The guys made a lot of im provements from day one until now," commented coach Rob Brown. “They learned how to play as a team and how to play hard for a complete game. I’m proud of the effort that the guys gave this year, and I think they have an opportunity to be very successful in the future." The Tigers knocked off the Indians 50-43 at Towns County. They led 16-5 after one period, 25-18 at the half and 43-28 after three periods. Demetris Bonds and Antho ny Norris powered the offense with 16 and 12 points respec tively. Travaris Glasper and Klint Kesler scored five apiece, Deon Orsborn and Channing Anderson added four each and Tyler Gamble and Joseph Sand ers contributed two each. “We didn’t play a very good game. We came out sluggish af ter the long ride up there and didn’t really start playing hard until the third quarter," Brown said. “We got a nice lead in the fourth quarter, so everyone got an opportunity to play which was good for the team. Dem etris Bonds had a really good game." In their final game, the Tigers beat Lakeview Academy 58-52, in a back-and forth contest. The Tigers led 15-13 after one quar ter but Lakeview was on top 33-31 at the half. The Tigers re versed the lead, 45-43 at the end of the third stanza and pulled away in the fourth quarter. “We played a good game against Lakeview," Brown said. “Lakeview is a good team, and they made some runs, but ev ery time they made a run, we seemed to answer. The guys played hard and got after it the entire game. We also did a re ally good job playing as a team. Overall, this may have been the best game we played all year." Glasper led the scoring with 12, with Orsborn and Ander son adding nine apiece. Tyler Adams scored eight, Gamble and Sanders five apiece and Bonds and Kesler four each. Correction The photo accompanying the story of the Commerce High School wrestling team’s win at the Gladiator Duals in last week’s newspaper was misidentified. The wrestler was Chase Bowen. NEED PRINTING? CALL 706-367-5233 Get into a wireless relationship that's worth holding onto. 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