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PAGE 2B — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 22, 2009
Friday rewind: Heritage 21, Madison Co. 20
REGION 8-AAAA
Jeremiah NeSmith recovers a fumble in Madison County
loss last week to Heritage. Ben Mumo/staff
Late TD stuns Raiders
By Ben Munro
ben@mainstreetnews.com
CONYERS—Madison
County's Halloween nightmare
came a couple weeks early.
Heritage standout Garry Peters
broke loose for a game-winning
57-yard touchdown with just
27 seconds left Friday night as
the Patriots stunned the Raiders,
21-20.
Madison County had scored to
take tire lead just seconds earlier.
“We were on the wrong side
of the lesson, but tire lesson is
learned,” coach Randell Owens
said. “It’s not over until the clock
hits 0:00.”
Madison County, which blew
a 14-0 fourth quarter lead in the
loss, is 5-3 with two games left.
Jamal Cooper had seem
ingly saved the night for Madison
County, taking a screen pass 30
yards to the end zone with just 40
seconds left to put the Raiders up
20-14.
But Madison County missed tire
extra point, leaving tire door open
for Heritage to win the game with
a touchdown and successful PAT.
And that’s just what happened.
Following an unintentional
short kick from Madison County,
Heritage set up at its own 43 and
put Peters, a wide receiver, behind
center.
Peters sent Madison County
from jubilation to devastation in a
matter of seconds, breaking free
on a quarterback draw on the first
play of the drive and sprinting
OFFENSIVE SEASON STATS
Rushing
att
yds
TD
Punting
att
yds
avg.
Butler
49
431
7
Cheek
9
280
31.0
Maxwell
71
260
2
Samples
6
194
32.0
Cooper
62
221
1
Maxwell
8
217
27.0
Owens
100
169
9
Dean
13
47
1
Kicking
extra pts.
FG
McCrary
2
10
0
Webster
25-27
1-4
Samples
2
6
0
Wilson
1-1
0-0
Turner
3
2
0
Cheek
1
-14
0
Receiving
rec
yds
TD
McCrary
16
321
2
Passing
c-att
yds
TD
Cooper
11
172
2
Owens
46-97
663
4
Butler
5
149
1
Turner
2-3
100
1
Turner
10
132
1
Maxwell
2-2
61
1
Burton
1
58
1
Jordan
1-1
58
1
McKeever
4
42
0
Cheek
0-1
0
0
Maxwell
4
8
0
DEFENSIVE SEASON STATS
Defense *Tackles Sack INT
NeSmith 94 10 0
Bodiford 81 0 0
Carey 59 0 2
M. Thomas 56 1 1
Dean 48 0 4
Dove 42 2 0
Boyette 36 3 0
Turner 36 0 1
Bush 35 0 0
Luna 32 3 0
McKeever 27 0 1
Adams 25 1 0
Gordon 20 0 0
Butler 19 0 0
Maxwell 17 0 1
Samples 15 1 0
D. Long 12 0 0
Q. Thomas 8 0 0
Standings
Region
Overall
Apalachee
7-0
7-0
Clarke Central
5-2
5-2
Madison Co.
5-3
5-3
Rockdale Co.
4-3
4-3
Salem
4-3
4-3
Loganville
4-3
4-3
Hab. Central
4-4
4-4
Cedar Shoals
3-5
3-5
Heritage
2-5
2-5
Winder-Barrow
2-5
2-5
Monroe Area
0-7
0-7
Last Friday
Apalachee 42, Loganville 41 OT
Heritage 21, Madison Co 20
Rockdale Co. 40, Winder-Barrow 14
Hab. Central 24, Monroe Area 20
Salem 42, Cedar Shoals 7
Clarke Central was off
This Friday
Heritage @ Apalachee
Cedar Shoals @ Clarke Central
Rockdale Co. @ Hab. Central
Monroe Area @ Loganville
Winder-Barrow @ Salem
Madison Co. is off
FRIDAY’S TOTALS
down the left sideline to the end
zone.
Heritage converted the PAT to
take a one-point lead.
The Patriots scored all 21 of
their points in the last 9:44.
"They found three big plays
late, three explosion plays,"
Owens said.
Madison County threw a des
peration pass on its final posses
sion, but it was intercepted near
midfield - by Peters.
The Raiders have two weeks
to recover from the loss as they
are off this week. They’ll take the
field again Oct. 30 against unbeat
en and region-leading Apalachee.
Madison County dominated the
first half, holding Heritage to -6
yards rushing in the first two quar
ters and getting a 26-yard touch
down ran and 29-yard touchdown
reception from Kendrick Butler.
On the touchdown catch, Butler
grabbed a deflected pass near
the goal line and scored, putting
Madison County up 14-0.
But the Raiders didn’t deliver
a knock-out punch in the second
half.
The tenor of the game then
changed when Chase Davis got
Heritage on the scoreboard at tire
9:44 mark in the fourth quarter
with a 29-yard touchdown ran.
Peters later caught a 32-yard
pass with 1:44 remaining to knot
the game at 14.
But it appeared that Madison
County would escape Heritage
with its first-ever win over the
MCHS
Heritage
Score
20
21
Rush att-yds.
45-144
36-162
Pass comp-att.6-13
6-18
Pass yds.
114
103
Interceptions
3
1
Total offense
58-258
54-265
First downs
12
12
Fumbles
3
3
Rec. by opp.
2
1
Penalties-yds
1-5
5-40
Rushing
att
yds
TD
Butler
9
64
1
Owens
22
49
0
Cooper
8
17
0
Maxwell
6
14
0
Passing
c-att
yds
TD
Owens
6-13
144
2
Receiving
rec
yds
TD
McCrary
3
39
0
Cooper
1
31
1
Butler
1
29
1
McKeever
1
15
0
Kicking
extra pts.
FG
Webster
2-3
0-0
Punting
att
yds
avg.
Maxwell
4
81
20.3
Defense
*Tacldes Sack INT
NeSmith
10
1
0
Bodiford
8
0
0
Dove
7
1
0
Turner
7
0
0
Dean
5
0
1
Carey
5
0
0
Luna
3
0
0
Adams
3
0
0
M. Thomas
3
0
0
Gordon
2
0
0
McKeever
2
0
0
Butler
1
0
0
Bush
1
0
0
Boyett
Smith
1
0
0
Hackle total includes sacks.
Other stats: fumble recoveries —
NeSmith 1; fumbles caused — Dove
1, Adams 1; pass break-ups — Dean
1, Carey 2
Patriots, driving 80 yards on seven
plays and scoring on Cooper's
catch-and-run, which put the
Raiders up by six.
That lead lasted just 13 sec
onds, however.
John Gunnells (no. 58) and
Tyler Adams (no. 55) hunker
down in the trenches.
Sports shorts
Week 4 soccer
scores reported
The Madison County
Recreation Department had just
one score to report during week
4 due to several rain outs:
SENIOR LEAGUE
Tornadoes 6, Blazers 2
Goals: (Tornadoes) Jenna
Jansen, Joel Kellum (4),
Benjamin Larkins, (Blazers)
Miles Chasteen (2)
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 soft-
ball instruction facility.
Dodson went 7-1 with a 2.45
ERA in 25 appearances for
the Asheville Tourists, a single
A affiliate of the Colorado
Rockies.
Dodson will work with the
Diamond Club until March
when he has to report for spring
training.
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 Aii-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 “510,000 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 today (Thursday), Friday and
Saturday. 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 525 per child. A birth cer
tificate is required for registra
tion. The out-of-county fee is an
additional 525 per child. For
more information on the youth
basketball program, call the
E. Long 7 0 0
Smith 4 0 0
Martin 5 0 0
McGuire 4 0 1
Pattman 2 0 0
Owens 10 0
McLendon 1 0 0
Hackle total includes sacks.
Other stats: Punt blocks —
Bodiford 1; fumble recoveries —
Bodiford 2, NeSmith 1, Carey 2,
D. Long 1, Q. Thomas 1, Smith
1, M. Thomas 1; caused fumbles
— NeSmith 3, Dean 1, E. Long 1,
Dove 1, Adams 1: pass break-ups
— McKeever 5, Dean 5, Bush 4,
Bodiford 1, Carey 3, Q. Thomas 1,
M. Thomas 1, Smith 1, Turner 1,
McGuire 1
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Madison Co. Journal Pigskin Picker
Georgia Tech at Virginia
Arkansas at Mississippi
Auburn at LSU
TCU at Brigham Young
Penn State at Michigan
Arizona State at Stanford
Oregon State at USC
Atlanta at Dallas
a
Zach
Ga. lech
Stanford
Mitcham
Mississippi
USC
Records:
LSU
Atlanta
Last week, overall
BYU
Minnesota
5-5,50-20
Penn St.
Cincinnati
Ricky
McElroy
Ga. Tech
Stanford
Arkansas
USC
Records:
LSU
Atlanta
Last week, overall
TCU
Pittsburgh
7-3,47-23
Penn St.
Cincinnati
Allen
McCannon
Ga. Tech
Mississippi
Stanford
USC
Records:
LSU
Atlanta
Last week, overall
TCU
Minnesota
9-1,46-24
Penn St.
Cincinnati
Ben
Ga. Tech
Stanford
Munro
Ole Miss
USC
Records:
LSU
Dallas
Last week, overall
TCU
Pittsburgh
7-3,45-25
Penn St.
Cincinnati
Mitch
Ga Tech
Stanford
McGhee
Ole Miss.
USC
Records:
LSU
Atlanta
Last week, overall
8-2,44-26
TCU
Pittsburgh
Penn State
Cincinnati
Margie
Virginia
Arizona St.
Richards
Arkansas
Oregon St.
Records:
LSU
Atlanta
Last week, overall
TCU
Minnesota
5-5,42-28
Penn St.
Chicago
Doug
Ga. Tech
Stanford
Kesler
Arkansas
USC
Records:
LSU
Atlanta
Last week, overall
TCU
Pittsburgh
5-5,40-30
Penn St.
Chicago
The players: Doug Kesler (long-time Madison Co. coach and current high
school softball coach). Allen McCannon (associate superintendent of Madison
Co. Schools), Ricky McElroy (fund-raising chairman of the Madison Co.
Touchdown Club), Mitch McGhee (superintendent of Madison County Schools),
Zach Mitcham (editor of The Madison County Journal), Ben Munro (reporter for
The Madison County Journal) and Margie Richards (reporter for The Madison
County Journal).
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
evenings 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. for
ages 13-18; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for
ages 19-and-over.
The fee is 545 per person.
Registration deadline is Oct. 26.
Anyone signing up after this is
charged an additional 55 late fee.
Participants should bring their own
racquet, but tennis balls are provid
ed. Junior and adult tennis racquets
available for $12 each but must be
paid for separately.
Christina Fortson, Danielsville,
instmcts 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 membership
meeting Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7
p.m. in the commissioners’ meet
ing room at the courthouse in
Danielsville.
The organization seeks volun
teers to serve on the board of direc
tors, help on committees, fundrais
ing and many other tasks needed
"to make the program a success."
Those wanting to volunteer for the
board of directors, serve as a gen
eral member or gain information
on how the Little League oper
ates are encouraged 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.
Rec Dept, offering
calligraphy
lessons Dec. 6
The Madison County Recreation
Department will offer calligraphy
lessons on Sunday, Dec. 6, at the
Madison County Library meeting
room from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
to those at least 12 years old. The
fee is $10 per person. Registration
deadline is December 4. Those
signing late will be charged an
additional $5. The $10 fee includes
all supplies for the class.
Mike Moak, Hull, instructs the
class. Moak has been teaching
calligraphy for 15 years including
teaching at Michael's in Athens.
The lessons will cover areas such
as the basic calligraphy strokes,
pen and ink use and basic layout
planning.
For more information or to reg
ister, call the Madison County
Recreation Department at 795-
6270.
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