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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PACE 3B
BANKS COUNTY LEOPARD FOOTBALL 2008
Banks scares up a 42-20 win over Oglethorpe on Halloween Night
BY JUSTIN POOLE
It may not have been the prettiest of games, but it got the
job done.
Banks County beat Oglethorpe 42-20, Halloween night to
still be in the fight for a playoff spot.
The Leopards started strong, winning the toss and scoring
just minutes into the game with a carry by Demetric Demp-
son. Oglethorpe fumbled the ball on the next play allowing the
Leopards to recover and retake possession.
Tyler Hulsey kicked a field goal putting the Leopards up
10-0 with seven minutes left on the clock.
A strong Banks defense held the Oglethorpe Patriots until
the last two minutes of the quarter. Oglethorpe scored a touch
down but was denied the PAT.
Justin Beasley added to the Banks" lead two minutes into the
second quarter, 16-6. Both sides traded yardage for most of the
quarter, Oglethorpe got close enough to kick a field goal six
minutes in, but another Beasley cany extended the Leopard
lead out to 22-9 ending the half.
The third quarter picked up some excitement after a Banks
interception late in the quarter. The Leopards turned again to
the go to man for the game, Beasley, for another touchdown.
Despite a fumble recovery by Oglethorpe and a long rush, the
Patriots" last chance came down to the fourth quarter.
Starting around 12 and goal, the Patriots scored on a fourth
down and pulled out a two-point conversion moving them
within 11 points of Banks. An onside kick returned possession
to Oglethorpe. Oglethorpe drew within competing distance of
Banks after a field goal six minutes into the last quarter. With
the score 28-20, Chris Porter scored on a quarterback keeper.
The Leopards made a successful two-point attempt to extend
the score out to 36-20. Beasley scored the last touchdown of
the game and secured the Leopard win with two minutes left
on the clock.
The Banks County defense played strong against the Patriots last
Friday. Tramane Mayfield (72) and Tyler Husley (78) stop an Ogletho
rpe carry in its tracks. Photo by Justin Poole
CRUSHING DEFENSE
The Oglethorpe rally in the fourth, per
fectly illustrated what coach Blair Arm
strong said after the game.
“Championship teams cannot worry
about who the opponent is,"’ Armstrong
said, “You have to do your jobs and play at
the same level.’’
Armstrong also said that in the first quar
ter it looked like Banks County, but the rest
of the game didn’t look like that.
“We came out really well, but just kind of
relaxed,’’ said Armstrong. “That has been a
fear of mine, the guys get a little excited
and think we can beat them 50-0. We let
them stay close.”
Armstrong said that he believes Banks
could have beat Oglethorpe 50-0 if the
Leopards had played 100 percent like they
are capable.
“We preached and preached to our kids
that they had to play hard all 48 minutes,
but when [Oglethorpe] bit us a little bit we
woke up and finished strong.”
BY THE NUMBERS
Justin Beasley scored four touchdowns
on rushes and carried 26 times for a total of
267 yards. Beasley also received two pass
es picking up 31 yards. Demetric Dempson
scored once and carried 12 times for 67
yards. Quarterback Chris Porter completed
two of six passes and scored on a keeper,
one of six carried, picking up 14 yards.
Leading tackier for the game, Tyler Hulsey, totaled 10 tack
les including two sacks, followed by Billy Pinson with nine
and Chase Armour with eight. Pinson also grabbed an inter
ception. Matthew Patton and Lyn Hester both totaled seven.
Kane Duncan and Bill Redmon picked up four apiece.
REGION RESULTS
The varsity boys ran well
enough to make it to state.
Jorge Diaz ran a 17:10,
leading the team and placed
second. Ivan Diaz ran a
17:45 and placed eighth.
The Diaz duo each set a
school record and a per
sonal record.
Avery Chastain ran a 19:13
setting a personal record
and placing 23. Simon
Hurtado, 19:22, placed 29
and set a personal record.
Kieffer Hellmeister placed
32 after a 19:33 run. Nathan
Holloway, 20:02, placed 43
and set a personal record.
Rounding out the varsity
team, Viet Pham ran a 20:04
well enough for a personal
record and to place 44.
The varsity girls set
three personal records at
Riverside.
Amy Sims’ time of 22:59
was five seconds shy of
setting a school record, but
fast enough to place 18 and
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Cross Country continued from page IB
good for a personal record.
Maggie McCoy’s per
sonal record of 23:09
placed her at 19. Vanessa
Hurtado, 23:45 placed 27;
followed by Sarah Wolf,
24:16 placing 37. Ashley
McCoy placed 45 running
26:01 and setting a person
al record. Jessica Grisham,
26:17 placed 47; just ahead
of Tiffany Sims finishing
26:22 placing 48.
JV RESULTS
The JV girls ran a strong
race at Riverside.
Kayla Mabry led the team
finishing 26:45. Following
Mabry: Jayda Richey,
28:58; Sara Preza, 29:55;
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The JV boys set five per
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Leading the team Trey
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