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PAGE 4B - THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS - MARCH 26, 2008 EJCHS Track and Field EJCHS Tennis Eagles Boys Best Commerce, Jackson Co. East Jackson’s Brandon Banks took top honors in the 1600 and 3200-meters against Commerce and Jackson County last week. Photo by Lyn Sengupta By Brandon Reed It’s been a mixed bag for the Eagles track and field teams this past week. First, the teams played host to Commerce and Jackson County last Tuesday. The boys took top honors over the Tigers and the Panthers, while the girls finished second, just behind Commerce. For the boys, winners includ ed Robbie King in the discus, Matthew Damron in the pole vault, Brandon Banks in the 1600 and 3200-meters, Wade Mize in the 400-meters, and Kaharie Beasley in the 800-meters. Other placers included Robert Mahone, Zac Pearson, Deon Sewell, Terry Miller, Dillon Kemp, Wade Mize and Cody Hall. For the girls, Hope Boggs took top honors in the pole vault, while Sherri Blalock won in the 1600 and 800-meters. Other placers included Brook Watkins, Victoria Hardy, Katherine Deardroff, Alexis Powell, Brittany Robinett, and Amanda Murphy. Next up for the Eagles was a trip to Watkinsville to face North Oconee, Apalachee, Athens Christian, Oglethorpe County and Putnam County. Things didn’t go quite as well this time, as the boys finished fifth out of the six teams, while the girls fin ished sixth. For the boys, Sewell finished sixth in the 200-meters and fourth in the triple jump, Beasley won fourth in the 800-meters and fifth in the high jump, Banks took fifth in the 1600-meters, Hall placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles and third in the 300-meter hurdles, Standrick Stephens took sixth in the 300-meter hurdles, Damron placed fifth in the pole vault, and King finished fifth in the discus. For the girls, Kelsey Thomas placed sixth in the 400-meters, Blalock won third in the 800 and 1600-meters, Watkins finished third in the 100-meter hurdles and second in the pole vault, Deardroff took fourth in the 100-meter hurdles, and Murphy won fourth in the 300-meter hur dles. The Eagles were scheduled to travel to Tiger to face Rabun County on Tuesday. Results were unavailable at press time. East Jackson will next head to Fexington for the Oglethorpe Invitational on Saturday. EJCHS Girls Soccer Lady Eagles Defeat Franklin County By Brandon Reed The East Jackson girls’ soccer team picked up its second victory of the season last week, beating Franklin County. The Fady Eagles then went on to lose a competitive game to Oglethorpe County later in the week. East Jackson will face off against Hart County on Thursday on the road. Match time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. The Fady Eagles traveled to Franklin County last Tuesday to face the Fions. Defender Katie McEver and midfielder Dakota Chandler both had a stop on a goal attempt by Franklin County, while keepers Farisa Cozzens and Abby Adams worked to prevent any Fion goals. Forward Jazmin Flores scored with an assist from Aubrey Cozzens and Dakota Chandler. Flores would later make the Fady Eagles’ sec ond goal, and East Jackson would go on to shut out the Fions 2-0. On Thursday, the Fady Eagles were again on the road, this time to Oglethorpe County to face the Patriots. East Jackson started out strong, taking a 2-1 lead in the first half. Cassie Mull scored the first goal for East Jackson with an assist by Aubrey Cozzens. Kayla Sipes scored the second on a penalty kick after being fouled. East Jackson started the second half strong as well, but a few break aways by the Patriots allowed them to take the lead. Sipes would score again for the Fady Eagles in the second half, but Oglethorpe held off East Jackson to win 6-3. The Fady Eagles were next scheduled to host Fakeview Academy Tuesday night. Results from that match were unavailable at press time. EJCHS Boys Soccer Sadie Staples (6) gives chase to the ball at a recent match. Eagles To Host Dawson Co. April 3 By Brandon Reed The East Jackson Eagles soc cer team continues to search for its first victory of the season after losing to Franklin County and Oglethorpe County last week. The Eagles will travel to Jackson County to face the Panthers on April 3. Start time is scheduled for 7 p.m. East Jackson traveled to Franklin County last Tuesday to face the Fions, who entered the game with only one loss on the season. The result was a 4-2 loss for the Eagles, with Ricardo Zaragoza and Iliya Bindyu scor ing East Jackson’s two goals. Coach Matt Miner said several players played well on defense, including Zac Pearson, Michael Watson, Brandon Wise, and Carlos Eguarte. Up next for the Eagles was a trip to Oglethorpe County on Thursday. This trip turned out no better than the last, unfortu nately, as the Patriots emerged with a 7-1 victory. Tony Xiong scored East Jackson’s lone goal from 42 yards out, just over the reach of the goalie. Miner also said Pearson played an outstanding game at defense. East Jackson next traveled to Winder to make up tournament play over the weekend. The Eagles lost their first match to North Oconee TO. “Zac Pearson, Michael Watson, and Brandon Wise had excep tional games on defense,’’ Minor said. “Alex Love and Jon Love played well all over the field, and Ricardo Zaragoza gave us several opportunities on goal.’’ The Eagles’ tournament came to an end with a 6-1 loss to Winder-Barrow in the second game. “We were short five players in the second match and that hurt us both offensively and defen sively,’’ Minor said. “Ricardo Zaragoza scored on a perfect cross from Byron Beauchamp, which was set up by a great pass from Alex Love. They played hard in the second game but just ran out of gas.’’ East Jackson was scheduled to play its final home match against Lakeview Academy on Tuesday, which was also senior night. Results of that match were unavailable at press time. East Jackson’s Andy DeVenter readies to throw the ball back in at a recent match. The Eagles will look for a victory against the Panthers next week. Photo by Brandon Reed W & W METAL ROOFING “We Got You Covered” Residential • Commercial • Agricultural • Ship Anywhere In The USA • We Stock Your Metal Needs • Visit Our Showroom www.wwmetalroofmg.com 706-654-5836 EEZO 30 Year Paint 4 Hwy. 60 / Candler Hwy. • Pendergrass, Ga. Warranty Sales Service Installation (y Fareha Rahim, MD Internal Medicine We are now located at our new office at 613 Hospital Road Commerce, Georgia 30529 Commerce Medical Center' 706-335-9411 \^CR^CDJ3WBS^lGN^HMO/PPO^MERlGROUBAARaUH^J EJ To Host Dawson Co. April 1 By Brandon Reed The East Jackson Eagles ten nis teams traveled to Rabun County last Tuesday to face the Wildcats. Things didn’t work out as the team had hoped, however, as they returned home victims of a pair of shutouts. The boys were defeated 5-0, while the girls also lost 5-0. Next up was a pairing with Banks County that saw the boys come close, but lose 3-2 in the end. Number three singles play er John Kesler picked up a win, as did number one doubles pair Tony Johnson and Will Carithers. Meanwhile, the girls lost to the Lady Leopards 3-0. Next up was a match with the Commerce Tigers. Mother nature got in the way, however, and the match was rained out. It will not be rescheduled. Up next for the Eagles was a trip to Banks to again face the Leopards on Tuesday. Results from that match were unavail able at press time. The Eagles will have a little time off before their next sched uled match. 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