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PAGE 4B THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016 Hurdle ... Continued from IB an in prime position for a no. 1 seed entering the 8-A tournament. Heading into Saturday’s game, Tiger head coach Brad Puckett and his staff didn’t sugarcoat the situ ation. He made his girls aware that Lakeview was one of the top teams in Class A and Commerce would be under a lot of pressure to perform. “The challenge is before you,” Puckett told his team prior to the game. “We have to learn to rise up to the challenge of a big fight, and enjoy the challenge and embrace it.” The Tigers and Lions were in a tight defensive battle for much of the con test, but Commerce rose to the occasion when it counted the most. The Lady Tigers trailed by two points (24-22) after half time, but quickly cut into that deficit early in the third quarter. After back-to-back layups by Asia Jones at the end of the third quar ter, Commerce pulled out to a 36-34 lead and never looked back. Point guard Mya Jones and post Nia Johnson both put together strong late-game perfor mances, scoring a com bined 17 out of the Tiger’s 26 fourth-quarter points. Puckett credited John son’s play inside the paint and her teammates’ ability to get the ball inside late in the game. “Nia Johnson was a game-changer tonight,” said Puckett. “A game-changer tonight was Nia Johnson. Finally in the fourth quarter, we started getting the ball inside. She had nine points, but bet ter late than never. Once she gets the ball and gets her back to the basket, she puts it in. She finishes.” Puckett also credited freshman guard Autumn Mathis for “a gutsy perfor mance in a big moment.” Mathis was one of the Tigers that came off the bench to fill in for Brasha Jones, who went down with an injury in the first quarter. “You’re not sure if a freshman can handle that sort of pressure and intensity, but she handled it beautifully,” said Puck ett. “She kept doing what her teammates told her to do. She’s very coach- able. She stayed low and kept the ball in front of her and played really good defense.” Mathis only scored three points on the night, but her basket was a wide-open three-pointer late in the fourth quarter that allowed Commerce to begin to put the game out of reach for the Lions. Driving in Commerce‘s Shannon Feaster dribbles around the perimeter during the Commerce boys’ 80-42 loss to Lakeview on Saturday. In traffic Commerce ‘s Nia Johnson puts a shot up while battling through several Lakeview defenders during the Lady Tigers’ win over the Lions on Saturday. Photos by Cameron Whitlock “The three-pointer she hit was huge for us,” said Puckett. “She was wide open and a lot of freshman in that situation would have hesitated. She didn’t do that one bit. She knocked it down.” Mya Jones led the Lady Tiger scoring effort with 25 Options Commerce ‘s Madison Rodriguez looks for an open a passing lane during the Lady Tigers win over Lakeview on Saturday. points. Asia Jones added 23 while Johnson added nine. “This is a complete team effort,” said Puckett. “That’s what makes this team much different from last year.” While the Tigers are happy to be 7-0 in the region, Puckett knows his team has a long way to go before being tourna ment-ready. He plans on his team taking things one game at a time and improv ing week-in and week-out. “We still aren’t where we need to be,” he said. “We can’t ever look back, we have to always be looking forward to the next ball game. We need to keep on working to get better.” Commerce hosted Oconee County on Tues day but details were unavailable at press time. The Tigers will host Towns County on Friday (7 p.m.) and Athens Christian on Saturday (4 p.m.). NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The City of Commerce Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 25, 2016 at 6:00 P.M. in the Commerce Civic Center Peach Room, 110 State Street. The purpose for the hearing is to discuss 1) David Dorsey, 754 South Broad Street, Map C02 Parcel 123, 0.27 Acres, Rezoning from R-5 to OCR. 2) Septic Express, LLC, 554 Industrial Parkway, Map 021 Parcel 002C, 5.00 acres, Rezoning from M-l to M-2. David Zellner City Planner January 11, 2016 • 8:00 A.M. $ 5 00 0FF Ticket Ot‘2(T Or More. Valid with coupon Mon.-Thurs. only. La Hacienda Commerce La Hacienda Braselton 173 Steven B. Tanger Blvd. 5391 Highway 53 706-335-7458 706-654-0070 I The Original Mexican Restaurant! Not affiliated with any other restaurant. | First deer Mason McCoy, 5, recently got his first deer. He is the son of Bethany and Bryan McCoy of Gillsville and the brother of Bryson McCoy. Headmaster’s Corner by Steve Cummings OPEN HOUSE - On Friday, January 22, we will host two Open House sessions at ACS. We would love to have you join us. When people ask me what is unique about ACS, I tell them it is the way we love people. We are proud of our rigorous academic program, our 100% college acceptance rate, and our successful extracurricular activities, but if we are doing an excellent job and not sharing the love of Christ, then we are not fulfilling our mission. If you are considering a pri vate education, we hope you will compare ACS to other schools. When you do, you will find that we offer the best value in private education in Northeast Georgia. ATHENS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL “Affordable Quality Education Since 1970” K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586 www.athenschristian.com FOR ONLY $5 PER MONTH, YOU CAN LIST YOUR GROUP'S MEETINGS! Let your members know when your group is meeting! Call (706) 367-5233 to advertise your meeting time, place and date in... • The Jackson Herald • The Commerce News • The Braselton News • The Banks County News • The Madison County Journal JEFFERSON ROTARY CEUB Meets Tuesdays Jefferson City Clubhouse 12:30 p.m. *(706) 387-5030 Joel Harbin, President 547 THE MADISON COUNTY RETIRED EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION meets September - June on the second Tuesday of the month at 11 a.m. at the Ila Restaurant in Ila. There is no local meeting in July and August. President: Karol Scarborough 678-617-4101 " pc. 7 Pd. 1/17 Madison County Democratic Party Conolus Scott Jr. ~ Committee Chairman 706-789-3336 Meeting fourth Sat. of each month. Madison Co. Govt. Complex Office Meeting Room www.madisoncountygademocrats.org Pilot Club of Jefferson Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6:30pm Jefferson City Clubhouse 706-367-9313 or 706-693-4715 76 4 A ROCKWELL W3 W LODGE F&A.M. ' N ” > ' No. 191, Hoschton, GA 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. • Dinner at 6:30 p.m. www.rockwelllodgel 91 .com Two blocks behind Larry’s Garage West Broad at Hall Street BANKS COUNTY Ip AMERICAN LEGION ^ Post 215 Meets each 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. In Homer, GA at the American Legion Building on Historic Highway 441 u a BANKS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. meets first Monday each month 7:00 p.m. in the Banks Co. Historial Courthouse at 105 U.S. Hwy. 441 North in Homer pa. 8 JEFFERSON LIONS CLUB Meets 2nd & 4th Monday Jefferson City Clubhouse 6:30 p.m. *(706) 654-5693 Gay Bradley, President 542 A JOHN H. JONES LODGE NO. 348 F&A.M. No. 348, Danielsville, GA 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Crawford W. Long St. Danilesville, GA pd. 3 A UNITY LODGE M f&a.m. No. 36, Jefferson, GA 1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. Tom Hays *678-316-7492 Borders St. behind Tabo’s 260 BANKS COUNTY §§. AMERICAN LEGION “ AUXILIARY-Post 215 Meets each 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. In the American Legion Building at 1350 Historic Homer Hwy., Homer, GA Pd. 2 | Call (706) 367-5233 for all your printing needs! St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Mission Mass Schedule: Fri. 9 a.m., Sat. 4:00 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m., Thurs. 12:10 p.m. First Friday Adoration 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Website: www.stcatherinelabourega.org 706-367-7220 Pd ,, Tri-County * Shrine Club 3 rd Thurs. of each month • 7 p.m. Rockwell Lodge 191 For more info contact Lonnie 770-503-5949 pa, 12 JACKSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Meetings at 6:30 p.m. k Jan. 21 & March 17 Jefferson City la Clubhouse Meeting is open to all who wish to attend. 706-367-4361 Pd 12 m JEFFERSON 310 v/AMERICAN LEGION Post 56 • Each 3rd Tues., 6:30 p.m. Gene Bennett, Commander Phone (706) 757-2288 www.albertgordonpost56.org 19562 JEFFERSON AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION www.jaba-ga.org Meets 3rd Thurs. • 11:45 a.m. Jefferson City Clubhouse 302 Longview Drive ATHENS AMERICAN .m LEGION IP Post 20 Meets each 4th Tues., 6:30 p.m. Thomas W. Remar, Post Commander Home (706) 549-2799 • Cell (630) 886-1936 email: TKRemar@aol.com pd. 12
