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PAGE 2B — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 15. 2009 Friday rewind: Loganville 37, Madison Co. 22 Jamal Cooper tries to run over a Loganville defender last week in Madison County’s 37-22 loss. Ben Munro/staff Loganville runs past MCHS By Ben Munro ben@mainstreetnews.com A close Region 8-AAAA game got out of hand seemingly in a matter of seconds Friday night. Leading just 14-7, Loganville outscored Madison County 20-7 in the third quarter — turning two crucial turnovers into imme diate points — in a 37-22 win over the Raiders in Danielsville. "We knew it was going to be one of those games where we were going to play awfully well," coach Randell Owens said. "If you make mistakes in a big game like that, it's just very unforgiving.” The loss ended Madison County's five-game winning streak. Trailing by only a touchdown, Madison County fumbled the ball away on its first possession of the second half with just over 10:00 remaining in the third quarter. Loganville’s Storm Johnson answered by breaking off a 46-yard touchdown ran on the next play. Madison County then fumbled away the subse quent kickoff and Loganville's A.J. Schmidt threw a 33-yard touchdown pass one play later to give the Red Devils a 27-7 lead with 9:50 left in the third quarter. Loganville tacked on another touchdown in the period to take a 34-7 lead. Madison County ran just five plays in the third quarter, but did get a momentary boost when Jamal Cooper returned a kickoff 85 yards to cut the lead to 34-14. It was Cooper’s third return for a touchdown this season. Rushing att yds TD Butler 40 367 6 Maxwell 65 246 2 Cooper 54 204 1 Owens 84 120 9 Dean 13 47 1 McCrary 2 10 0 Samples 2 6 0 Turner 3 2 0 Cheek 1 -14 0 Passing c-att yds TD Owens 40-84 549 2 Turner 2-3 100 1 Maxwell 2-2 61 1 Jordan 1-1 58 1 Cheek 0-1 0 0 Loganville added a field goal in the fourth quarter, while Raider quarterback Jacob Owens scored from 12 yards out — his second touchdown of the night — with 3:08 left in the game. But it was too little, too late. The Red Devils controlled the line of scrimmage, running for 366 yards. Johnson, a major col lege prospect who de-committed from LSU, finished with 179 rushing yards and three touch downs. Mykel Wyyett added 122 more on the ground and one touchdown. Loganville recorded 25 first downs to Madison County’s seven. The Red Devils also lim ited the Raiders to just 92 yards rushing and 166 total yards. Owens added that it would have helped “to have some chal lenge flags" on some key close calls during the game. “That would have been sweet to be able to do that and have some things reversed, but that's life,” he said. Madison County looked in position early to win its sixth- straight game, leading 7-0 in the first quarter after a one-yard touchdown mn from Owens. That score was set up by a Matt Dean interception at the Loganville 28. But Johnson warmed up in the second quarter, scoring two touchdowns in the period to give Loganville a 14-7 lead. The loss moves the Raiders back into a tie for second place in 8-AAAA with Clarke Central. Both teams have 5-2 records. Loganville is half a game back at 4-2. Punting att yds avg. Cheek 9 280 31.0 Samples 6 194 32.0 Maxwell 4 136 34.0 Kicking extra pts. FG Webster 23-24 1-4 Wilson 1-1 0-0 Receiving rec yds TD McCrary 13 282 2 Cooper 10 141 1 Turner 10 132 1 Butler 4 120 0 Burton 1 58 1 McKeever 3 27 0 Maxwell 4 8 0 REGION 8-AAAA Standings Region Overall Apalachee 6-0 6-0 Madison Co. 5-2 5-2 Clarke Central 5-2 5-2 Loganville 4-2 4-2 Rockdale Co. 3-3 3-3 Salem 3-3 3-3 Cedar Shoals 3-4 3-4 Hab. Central 3-4 3-4 Winder-Barrow 2-4 2-4 Heritage 1-5 1-5 Monroe Area 0-6 0-6 Last Friday Apalachee 21, Hab. Central 13 Loganville 37, Madison Co. 22 Clarke Central 23, Salem 20 Rockdale Co. 14, Cedar Shoals 0 Winder-Barrow 48, Monroe Area 41 Heritage was off This Friday Apalachee @ Loganville Madison Co. @ Heritage Winder-Barrow @ Rockdale Co. Salem @ Cedar Shoals Hab. Central @ Monroe Area Clarke Central is off FRIDAY’S TOTALS MCHS i Loganville Score 22 37 Rush att-yds. 30-74 59-366 Pass comp-att.3-7 4-9 Pass yds. 92 56 Interceptions 0 2 Total offense 166 422 First downs 7 25 Fumbles 5 1 Rec. by opp. 3 1 Penalties-yds 7-70 10-80 Rushing att yds TD Maxwell 8 30 0 Owens 12 30 2 Butler 4 8 0 Cooper 5 4 0 Dean 1 2 0 Passing c-att yds TD Owens 6-12 45 0 Maxwell 1-1 50 0 Receiving rec yds TD Turner 2 57 0 Cooper 2 20 0 McCrary 1 9 0 Maxwell 2 6 0 Kicking extra pts. FG Webster 2-2 0-0 Punting att yds avg. Maxwell 3 97 32.3 Defense ' Tackle Sack INT Bodiford 13 0 0 NeSmith 11 1 0 M. Thomas 11 0 0 Carey 9 0 1 Dean 8 0 1 Gordon 8 0 0 Adams 7 1 0 Dove 7 0 0 Bush 7 0 0 Luna 7 0 0 Boyett 5 0 0 Turner 4 0 0 Smith 3 0 0 McKeever 2 0 0 Butler 2 0 0 '■'tackle total includes sacks. Other stats: fumble recoveries — Carey 1, pass break-ups — Dean 2, T\imer 1 Kale Bodiford (no. 31) stops Loganville running back Storm Johnson last week. OFFENSIVE SEASON STATS DEFENSIVE SEASON STATS Defense *Taclde Sack INT Adams 22 0 0 NeSmith 84 9 0 Butler 18 0 0 Bodiford 73 0 0 Gordon 18 0 0 Carey 54 0 2 Maxwell 17 0 1 M. Thomas 53 2 1 Samples 15 0 0 Dean 43 0 3 D. Long 12 0 0 Dove 35 1 0 Q. Thomas 8 0 0 Boyette 35 3 0 E. Long 7 0 0 Bush 34 0 0 Smith 7 0 0 Luna 29 3 0 Martin 5 0 0 Turner 29 0 1 McGuire 4 0 1 McKeever 25 0 1 Pattman 2 0 0 Owens 10 0 McLendon 1 1 0 Hackle total includes sacks. Other stats: Punt blocks Bodiford 1: fumble recoveries — Bodiford 2, Carey 1, D. Long 1, Q. Thomas 1, Smith 1; caused fumbles—NeSmith 3, Dean 1, E. Long 1; pass break-ups — McKeever 5, Dean A Bush 4, Bodiford 1, Carey 1, Q. Thomas 1, M. Thomas 1, Smith 1, Timer 1, McGuire 1 ifr-K -fc ft-K E t fr fr- fe Sports shorts Minor Leaguer, former UGA pitcher available for lessons Stephen Dodson, a former University of Georgia player and current minor League pitcher, has joined the staff of the Diamond Club, a local baseball and softball instruction facility. Dodson went 7-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 25 appearances for the Asheville Tourists, a single A affil iate of the Colorado Rockies. Dodson will work with the Diamond Club until March when he has to report for spring train ing. Dodson pitched for UGA’s 2008 team that advanced to the College World Series and finished second in the nation. He was a second team All-SEC selection that year. Colorado drafted him in the 10 th round in 2008. The Diamond Club is locat ed on Hwy. 29, just south of Danielsville. Touchdown Club offering $10,000 prize The Madison County Touchdown Club will hold its 23 rd annual “$10,000 Giveaway” Oct. 24 at the Danielsville Volunteer Fire Department. Contact Ricky McElroy at 706- 789-2305 for tickets. The Touchdown Club is also selling 911 signs, while spots for the Raider Wall of Fame (located on the back of the press box) are still available. Youth basketball signups continue Registration for Madison County Recreation Department youth basketball leagues con tinues on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Extended hours for registration are Thursday, Oct, 22; Friday, Oct. 23; and Saturday, Oct. 24. The extended Thursday and Friday sign-up times are from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the extended Saturday sign-up time is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit the main office at Sammy Haggard Park located at 1345 Highway 98 West for all sign-ups during the designated times. There will be no late sign-ups. Leagues are offered in both boys and girls divisions for 7-and- 8-year-olds, 9-and-10-year-olds, 11-and-12-year-olds and 13-and- 14-year-olds. The age control date is January 1,2010. All players must be 7 by that date and cannot turn 15 by that date. The registration fee is $25 per child. A birth certificate is required for registration. The out-of-county fee is an addi tional $25 per child. For more information on the youth basket ball program, call the recreation department at 706-795-6270. Rec Dept. offering tennis lessons The Madison County Recreation Department is offering four-week youth and adult tennis lessons beginning Tuesday, Oct. 27. The lessons are Tuesday and Thursday eve nings at Sammy A. Haggard Park on Highway 98 in Danielsville at the following times: •Tuesday: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. for ages 6-8; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for ages 9-12. •Thursday: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. forages 13-18; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for ages 19-and-over. The fee is $45 per person. Registration deadline is Oct. 26. Anyone signing up after this is charged an additional $5 late fee. Participants should bring their own racquet, but tennis balls are provided. Junior and adult tennis racquets available for $12 each but must be paid for separately. Christina Fortson, Danielsville, instructs the class. Fortson has played USTA league tennis play ers for seven years and will teach the fundamentals she has learned through years of attending clinics. Participants must pre-register and pre-pay at Sammy A. Haggard Park. To register or for more infor mation, call the recreation depart ment at 706-795-6270. Madison Co. Little League holding membership meeting Oct. 29 Madison County Little League will hold its annual member ship meeting Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in the commis sioner's meeting room at the courthouse in Danielsville. The organization seeks vol unteers to serve on the board of directors, help on commit tees, fundraising and many other tasks needed “to make the program a success." Those wanting to volunteer for the board of directors, serve as a general member or gain information on how the Little League operates are encour aged to attend this meeting. Madison County Little League will vote on its board of directors at this meeting. For more information, call Chuck Branson at 706-206- 2153. V T UNCONTESTED DIVORCE $ 475 Free Legal Consultation &Up Plus Filing Fee Call Auorney Adrian Pritchett (706) 546-7131 Adrian Pritchett, LLC • Bogart, Ga. Divorce cases can become complex, so final fees and results cannot be guaranteed. CITY OF CARLTON CURRENT 2009 TAX DIGEST AND 5-YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY The Carlton City Governing Authority does hereby announce that the 2009 millage rate will be set at a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council held at the Carlton City/Fire Hall on November 3, 2009 and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. 48-5-32, does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s tax digest and levy along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. Carlton 2009 Tax Digest and 5-Year History of Levy 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Real & Personal $3,809,519 $5,283,606 $5,212,616 $5,661,732 $5,543,519 $5,338,141 Motor Vehicles $549,720 $482,770 $462,990 $475,620 $490,110 $419,360 Mobile Homes $31,423 $12,028 $3,301 $11,810 $11,457 $9,431 Less Exemptions $0 ($393,460) ($401,836) ($304,316) ($252,562) ($221,698) Gross Digest $4,390,662 $5,384,944 $5,277,071 $5,844,846 $5,792,524 $5,545,234 Gross Millage 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 Less Sales Tax Rollback 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 Net Millage 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 Net Taxes Levied $10,538 $10,770 $10,554 $11,690 $11,585 $11,090 Net Taxes $ Increase $173 $232 ($216) $1,136 ($105) ($495) (Decrease) Net % Increase 1.67% 2.20% -2.00% 10.76% -0.90% -4.27% CITY OF COLBERT CURRENT 2009 TAX DIGEST AND 5-YEAR HISTORY The Colbert City Governing Authority does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at City Hall on October 19, 2009, at 7:00 P.M. Pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. 48-5-32, it does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s tax digest and levy along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. Current 2009 Tax Digest and 5-Year History CITY OF COLBERT 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Real & Personal 8,946,487 11,953,435 11,581,419 12,098,219 11.264,870 11,347,506 Motor Vehicles 1,120,170 977,590 960,810 992,330 1,021,820 1,076,180 Mobile Homes 59,741 41,520 40,551 40,209 59,491 38,952 Timber -100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heavy Duty Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gross Digest 10,126,398 12,972,545 12,582,780 13,130,758 12,346,181 12,462,638 Less M & O Exemptions 1,664,000 1,835,561 1,002,217 1,304,426 1,266,326 1,308,867 Net M & O Millage 8,462,398 11,136,984 11,580,563 11,826,332 11.079,855 11,153,771 Gross M & O Millage 12.00 12.00 12.20 12.20 12.20 12.20 Less Rollbacks 7.50 8.25 8.25 8.25 8.25 8.70 Net M & O Millage 4.50 3.75 3.95 3.95 3.95 3.50 Net Taxes Levied 38,080 41,763 45,743 46,714 43,765 39,038 Net Taxes $ Increase 627 3,683 3,980 971 -2,949 -4,727 Net Taxes % Increase +2% +9.67% +9.50% 1.22% -6.25% -8.92%