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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS - APRIL 9, 2008 - PAGE 3B EJCHS Boys Soccer EJCHS Girls Soccer Eagles Lose To Eastside, Jackson Co. By Brandon Reed Time is running out for the East Jackson Eagles if they hope to put a check in the win column in their first season. Last week, the team fell to Eastside and to Jackson County on the road. Their last shot at victory is expected to come next Wednesday in a makeup game against Franklin County resched uled from last Friday due to stormy weather. The week started with a trip to Covington to face Eastside, which entered the match with a 4-9 record. East Jackson came up short, losing 3-1. Ricardo Saragoza scored the team’s only goal. On Thursday, the Eagles traveled to Jefferson to face the Jackson County Panthers. It proved to be another close match, but in the end, the Eagles found them selves on the losing end of a 2-1 score. Alex Love scored the lone East Jackson goal of the game. The Eagles faced Franklin County on Friday, but was halt ed due to lightning. The teams hope to make that game up next Wednesday. Alex Love (24) tries to slow a Jackson County drive. Love scored the only goal for East Jackson against the Panthers. Photo by Justin Poole — Pollard Charges As Fleeman Falters Cont. from Page IB way to pit road, the cars of Kevin Perry of Jefferson and Roger Delp of Newnan tangled on the front stretch, bringing out the caution. Since laps under caution do not count, that allowed Fleeman to change the tire, and rejoin the race at the back of the pack without losing a lap. The last caution of the day flew when Marietta’s Cody Haskins spun on the backstretch, while Fleeman spun while trying to avoid Haskins. Both were able to continue. On the restart, Pollard pulled away, and would not be seri ously challenged again the rest of the day. While Pollard enjoyed about a nine-second lead, Fleeman began thunder ing back towards the front. A late pass on Wes Burton and Richard Johns gave Fleeman a second place finish. Max Gresham rounded out the top five. Pollard said he would have rather been able to race Fleeman for the victory. “We didn’t want to win this one this way. It was early in the race when he went out. I would have liked to see what we had for him. We were still pretty quick at the end. Even after coming in and working on it, he still should have been pretty good with new right side tires. We were a little quicker on the stopwatch at the end. I would have liked to see how it went at the end against him.’’ Jefferson’s Nick Potts would finish sixth, Chris Horton fin ished seventh, Braselton’s Jimmy Garmon finished in eighth, Kyle Mitchell ninth and Jefferson’s Joey Senter finished in 10 th . The Georgia Asphalt series now moves on to the Anderson Motor Speedway in Anderson, S.C. for their next event on April 11. The tour will return to Peach State on May 3. It was also an interesting event for the local divisions, where several of the finishers were later disqualified. First, in the mini-stock event, William Earnest inherited the victory after Troy French, who was flagged the winner, failed post race inspection. Ken Cadiotti was credited with sec ond, followed by Aaron Calvert and Wayne Smith. The scariest moment of the race came during the mini-stock event, when David Cochran blew an engine on the front stretch, coming to stop on the front straightaway. With smoke obscuring the track, Darrell Carlson made heavy contact with the rear of Cochran’s vehi cle. Both cars sustained heavy damage, but there were no inju ries. In the Super Truck event, Homer’s Wes Whitfield picked up the win after Paul Antley was disqualified after failing post-race inspection. Second place was awarded to Andy Gaddis, followed by Matthew Rouse and James Davidson. Hoyt Stephens held off Russell Shore to win in the Outlaw Late Model division. Shore’s car failed post race inspection, moving Phil Peppers to the sec ond spot. Terry Martin took third, while Brian Hardman fin ished fourth. In the sportsman division, Robbie Gonterman led early and never looked back, taking the win over Richard Kind, Keith Barrett and Chuck Copper. Local racing returns to Peach State on April 19. HATS OFF... f...TO THE CLASS OF 2008! ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, The Jackson Herald, The Commerce News and The Banks County News will dedicate an entire section of our newspapers to the graduates of our local high schools. 1 DON’T MISS OUT - E IE A PART OF 1 T Included will be the graduates of: • Banks County High School • Commerce High School • Jackson County Comprehensive High School • Jefferson High School • East Jackson High School h This is an annual tradition and from the positive comments in the past, we believe this section is a unique way for firms and individuals to express appreciation and pride for our graduates’ accomplishments. It is also an excellent way to make the graduates, their families and over 16.000 households more aware of your business and the services you offer. To become a part of this event, check with your ad representative or give us a call at 706/367-5233 before Monday, May 5. 1/2 Page and Full Page ads will include Free Process Color based on first come, first serve availability. Y\ 1/16 Page (2X5) $150.00 1/4 Page (4X11) $390.00 1/8 Page (4X5) $195.00 1/2 Page Full Color (8X11) $850.00 Full Page Full Color (8X21.5) $1,500.00 Lady Eagles Win Four In A Row East Jackson Victorious Over Jackson County Sarah Daftarian moves the ball down the field during last week’s match up with Jackson County. The Lady Eagles defeat ed the Lady Panthers 4-1. Photo by Justin Poole By Brandon Reed East Jackson’s girls’ soccer team is on a streak, winning four games in a row on the road. This past week, the Lady Eagles beat Eastside, Jackson County and Elbert County. Friday’s scheduled game with Franklin County was rained out, and is rescheduled for April 16. East Jackson began its week with at Eastside on Tuesday, April 1, and they weren’t fool ing around. The Lady Eagles led 2-1 going into the half, scored quickly at the start of the second half, then moved away for the 5-2 win. Aubrey Cozzens scored two goals, while Dakota Chandler, Kassie Mull and Jazmin Flores scored one each. On Thursday, the Lady Eagles moved on to Jackson County to knock off the Lady Panthers, 4-1. Chandler scored the first Eagle hat trick in history, slotted three goals. Larissa Cozzens also scored once against Jackson County, while Brittney Blackwell had an assist. Abby Adams had 14 saves at the goal. “The game was a lot closer than the score indicates,’’ said coach Bob Roller. “Jackson was down there shooting all the time. We just made the most out of our opportunities to shoot.’’ After Friday’s scheduled game with Franklin was rained out, the girls moved traveled to Elbert County Saturday, where they hammered out an 8-2 victory. Despite playing in the rain, Bre Standridge, Flores and Aubrey Cozzens scored two goals apiece, while Cassie Mull and Courtney Wainwright each scored one. Larissa Cozzens had six saves, while Katie McEver had one. Saturday’s victory makes the Lady Eagles 7-8 with four wins in a row coming after the previ ous week’s 4-1 victory over Hart County. Roller says the difference with the team now and earlier in the year is everyone is healthy. “We were shorthanded so often,’’ he said. “The difference is we’re kind of injury free right now. The girls are also playing better soccer, and starting to come together.’’ Next up for East Jackson is the makeup game with Franklin County, which has been tenta tively scheduled for April 16. FOR THE BEST BUYS, READ THE CLASSIHED ADS Great Golf. 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