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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2023 BANKS COUNTY NEWS PAGE 5A Football: Leopards lose first region match against East Jackson By HANNAH CAUDELL The Banks County Leop ards Football team lost their first region game against the East Jackson Eagles on Friday, losing by a total of 41-0. The Leopards now hold an overall record of 4-2 this season, and 0-1 in the Re gion 8AA tournament. This week, the Leop ards will travel to Blairs- ville on Friday, Oct. 6, to go against their second re gion opponent, the Union County Panthers. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. This past Friday night, the Leopards emerged onto the field on Friday to a packed Leopard Stadium on both sides of the field. The night would mark their first region game of the season, and they were starting off with the home advantage as the Leopard crowd roared and chanted. However, the Leopards were in for a challenging night as they went against the Eagles, who showed their talons early in the first quarter. The Eagles scored one touchdown during the first quarter, and two in the second before the half, to talling 20-0 in favor of the EJCHS Eagles. The Eagles widened the gap in the second quarter, repeating their work in the first. They scored one touch down in the third quarter, and two touchdowns in the fourth, giving them a total score of 41-0. But the Leopards took to the field each time despite what the score reflected on the board. Aucy Jacobs led the Leopards on offense in rushing, gaining 79 yards total during the game. On defense, Cam Coo per led the Leopards in solo tackles, while Robert Walker was instrumental in collaborating with his team mates on tackle efforts. Aaron Scott, Judd Shoe maker, Dayden Rogers, Colin Caudell, Webb Sam ples, Clay Smith, Bray Wil liams, Jonathon Faulkner, Kaz Oliver, Ethan Brock, Levi Johnson, Bret Griffin, and Jacobs also collaborat ed on defense with blocks and tackles. The Eagles left the Leop ard Stadium as victors, but Head Coach Jay Reid believes that the Leopard Football team isn’t down for the count yet. “Our gameplay tonight was not a reflection of our program and how far we’ve come,” Reid explained. “We as coaches are better than that, and our young men are better than that.” Despite the loss, Reid also sees it as an opportuni ty to grow and improve. “We are going to find out what our young men are made of,” Reid said. He added, “You know, character is revealed when we face our toughest obsta cles, and I know what these young men are capable of.” In preparation for the Leopard’s upcoming game against Union County, Coach Reid said that the Leopards have been trying something new. “We changed up some things last week, and we started working on situa- tionals,” Reid explained. “Moving into this week, it’s all about just preparing with our tempo, our speed, and our communication, and we want to get back to play ing ball like we were two weeks ago. So we’re going to go back to the drawing board and see what we need to do as coaches to fix some things.” Quarterback Clay Smith ran a quarterback keeper for the Leopards during the second half of the game. BGHS Leopard marchers perform in Lake Lanier Tournament of Bands to kick off competition season BY HANNAH CAUDELL The Leopard March ing Band performed in the Lake Lanier Tournament of Bands on Saturday, plac ing third in Class AAA for Drum Major, Percussion, Band, and Auxiliary. Scoring for the bands in the competition were based on a rating system given to the different units of an en semble and compared with other bands in their class to receive class placements. •Drum Majors Callie Brown and Madison Hol combe received a superior score of 89.50 and placed third. •Percussion received an excellent score of 84.80 and placed third. •Band received an ex cellent score of 81.92 and placed third. •Auxiliary received an excellent score of 72 and placed third. Band Director Jon Cong- don believes that the com petition was a good learning experience for the Leopard Marching Band. “For their first competi tion, we found out how well the show was put together, how the music fits the drill, and how well the band per formed in the above four units,” Congdon said. “As you can see, there were mixed differences among the judges when it came to their respective units. But the comments that we were given will be helpful as we move forward to our final two competitions after the Fall Break.” Congdon also expressed his thoughts about the show, and how the Leopard Marching Band is rising up to perform difficult materi al. “The Phantom of the Op era Show I put together for the marching band was on the upper level side, and I wanted them to really rise up and perform at a high level,” Congdon explained. “They are getting there, but you have to take steps to get there. This was one of those steps. I am encouraged by what I have seen thus far and I know they will learn and get better from here.” On Saturday. Oct. 21, the Leopard Marching Band will return to the competi tion field. They will be compet ing in the Lake Hartwell Marching Competition at Hartwell High School, and they will be performing at 4:30 p.m. Drum Majors Callie Brown (left) and Madison Holcombe (right) lead the Leopard Marchers onto the competition field for the Lake Lanier Tournament of Bands. Softball: Team wins another region match By HANNAH CAUDELL The Lady Leopards won two games last week against the Providence Christian Academy Lady Storm and the Stephens County Lady Indians. The Leopards had a mere one-point lead on Prov idence Christian with a winning score of 1-0 on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Lady Leopards showed what they were made of at the batter’s plate and on the field after they won a non-region game against the Lady Indians with a score of 18-5. The Lady Leopards now have a 17-4 season record overall, and a perfect 6-0 re gion record. They currently hold first place in the Re gion 8AA tournament. This week, the Lady Leopards will be facing off against two region oppo nents, the Union County Lady Panthers and the Prov idence Christian Academy Lady Storm. The Lady Leopards will travel to Blairsville on Tuesday, Oct. 3 to face off against the Lady Panthers at 5:30 p.m. On Thursday. Oct. 5, the Lady Leopards will play Providence Chris tian at home at 5:30 p.m. See more sports news on page 12 Fun By The Numbers 7 2 9 6 9 7 8 5 3 4 6 4 3 7 6 2 6 1 5 2 5 1 4 7 9 NOTICE OF 5 YEAR HISTORY The Mayor and Council of the Town of Alto, Georgia 30510, do hereby announce the millage rate for 2023 will be set at a public meeting to be held at the Alto Municipal Complex at 186 Wade Street, Alto, Georgia 30510, at 7:00 p.m. on October 10th, 2023 and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32, do hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s tax digest along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. There will be public hearing on October 10th, at 6:50 p.m. CURRENT TAX DIGEST AND 5-YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY 20 19 2020 202 1 2022 2 0 23 Habersham Banks Habersham Banks Habersham Banks Habersham Banks Habersham Banks Real & Personal 8,548,106 2,917,386 8,887,762 2,973,756 10,437,961 3,191,796 10,828,556 3,721,658 13,681,786 4,894,796 Motor Vehicles 264,310 75,690 249,340 50,950 212,350 50,510 177,540 36,960 187,610 38,830 Mobile Homes 67,672 222,019 75,480 258,142 52,736 270,436 91,444 326,630 106,048 320,874 Timber 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heavy Duty Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 State Forest Land Grant n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Public Utilities 440,804 580,011 456,560 597,550 465,192 628,573 479,828 628,573 380,265 422,613 Gross Digest 9,320,892 3,795,106 9,669,142 3,880,398 11,168,239 4,141,315 11,577,368 4,713,821 14,355,709 5,677,113 Less M&O Exemptions 965,748 223,906 1,038,670 220,756 1,099,912 683,776 1,377,763 1,149,498 1,631,833 1,473,392 Net M&O Digest 8,355,144 3,571,200 8,630,472 3,659,642 10,068,327 3,457,539 10,199,605 3,564,323 12,723,876 4,203,721 Gross M&O Millage 5.58 5.58 5.58 5.58 5.58 5.58 4.952 4.952 4.952 4.370 Less Rollback 0.000 5.58 0.000 5.58 0.628 5.58 0.000 4.952 0.582 4.370 Net M&O Millage 5.580 0.000 5.580 0 4.952 0 4.952 0 4.370 0 T otal T ax Levy 46,622 0 48,158 0 49,858 0 50,508 0 55,603 0 lncrease/(Decrease) 94 0 1,536 0 1,700 0 650 0 5,095 0 Net Taxes Percent 0.202% 0% 3.294% 0% 3.530% 0% 1.304% 0% 10.088% 0%
