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PAGE 2B — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 17. 2009
JAMES BAGS DEER
Matthew James, 14, bagged this eight-point buck during his school vacation Nov. 22. He
is the son of Tommy James.
FIRST KILL
Jimmy Adams, of Pocataligo, killed an 11-point buck with a 21-inch rack Nov. 28. This kill
was the first one of the season among his friends and son, according to Adams.
Sports shorts
Parent/child dove hunt
set for Dec. 19
The fifth annual Madison
County Parent/Child Dove Hunt
will be held Dec. 19 at Travis
Legg’s and Cory Clements’ prop
erty in Comer.
The event will begin at 9 a.m.
Participants will be able to build
their own turkey call and there
will be a demonstration by Craig
Fulghum of how to use different
calls.
"Bring plenty of shells because
there will be clays to shoot and
hopefully lots of doves," said orga
nizers.
A barbecue lunch will be pro
vided.
"As always, we have numerous
things to give away and hope that
we can beat last year’s attendance,”
said organizers. “So hang up the
rifles for one Saturday and you
and your kids come have a fun day
with the game warden and lots of
other folks.”
Those wanting to participate can
register at one of the following
locales: Georgia Outdoor Sports,
Madison County Hardware, North
Georgia Sports, Midway Farm
Supply and Shuler’s.
Basketball 101 starts
Jan. 5 at rec dept.
The Madison County Recreation
Department will offer Basketball
101 again this winter for four
weeks on Tuesday nights begin
ning Jan. 5 from 6:15 p.m. to
7:15 p.m. at the Hull-Sanford
Elementary Gymnasium.
The fee is $35, including a
t-shirt. The class is open to boys
and girls ages 5-6.
During each session, partici
pants work on drills to improve
their ball handling, passing and
shooting form.
Theresa Bettis instructs the class.
Space is limited, so early registra
tion is encouraged by organizers.
Pre-registration and pre-payment
are required.
For more information, contact
the recreation department at 795-
6270.
Bass Masters Club
seeking new members
The Madison County Bass
Masters Club, the only federated
Bass Masters organization in the
county, is seeking new members.
The group meets the last
Thursday of each month at the
Madison County Government
Complex and fishes the first
Saturday of the month. The group
welcomes those wanting to learn
how to fish or fish competitively.
Members of the club fish as
individuals, and the top fishermen
from the organization have the
opportunity to compete against
members of other federated Bass
Master clubs in the state.
Those interested can contact
club president Wendell Smith at
706-247-6073 or vice president
Darren McElroy at 706-340-2024.
Sunrise Golf Club
holding scrambles
Sunrise Golf Club is holding a
flighted scramble Friday mornings
at 9 a.m.
Men and women of all ages and
skills are welcome.
All players receive discounted
prices and prizes will be awarded.
For more information, call Sunrise
Golf Course at 706-788-2720.
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.
Subvarsity Basketball
Coberly scores 18 in MGHS junior varsity win
Behind 18 points from Elise
Coberly, the Madison County
Junior Varsity girls' basketball team
goes into Christmas break with a
2-3 record after a 53-45 victory
over Franklin County Saturday on
the road.
“The team played really good
and played hard, because anytime
you go to Franklin County and
get a win, it’s big,” coach William
Trimier said.
Areil Sorrells added 14 points
and Nekeia Brown had 13.
The junior varsity girls return to
action Jan. 8 at home against Cedar
Shoals at 4 p.m.
The team was coming off a
53-24 loss on the road to Rockdale
County on Friday. Coberly led
Madison County with nine points.
Madison County dropped two of
its three games to start the year.
The junior varsity fell to North
Oconee 44-26 Dec. 3 in its season
opener, with Julie Fouche leading
the team with eight points.
Madison County rebounded with
an easy 55-16 victory over Monroe
Area Dec. 4, led by 12 points from
Sorrells. Coberly added 11, and
Fouche had nine.
The team then lost 47-40 to Hart
County Dec. 5 after leading by
nine points after three quarters.
Trimier said he had to hold some
of his main players out of the game
for varsity availability.
MCMS seventh, eighth
grade girls basketball
teams off to 2-5 starts
The Madison County Middle
School eighth grade girls are off to
a 2-5 start.
The team picked up its second
win Friday, beating Stephens
County 43-22, led by Aeyesha
Echols’ 10 points. Jorden Williams
and Kierra Sorrells both added
eight points. Madison County fell
to Malcom Bridge one night later,
37-25. Sorrells scored seven points
and Ivie Drake added six.
Madison County's other victory
this year came Nov. 21 over South
Habersham, 35-32. J.J. Bush led
MCMS with 11 points.
The other losses were to (leading
scorers are in parenthesis) Malcom
Bridge, 43-23 (Nov. 20, Ivie Drake,
Kayla Argo and Brianne Carr, four
points); Franklin County, 27-10
(Dec, 4, Bush and Sorrells, three
points); Elbert County, 44-34
(Dec, 5, Sorrells, nine points); and
North Habersham, 35-15 (Dec. 8,
Williams, four points).
The seventh grade girls' team
is also off to a 2-5 start, beating
Malcom Bridge Saturday, 31-24.
Haley Gordon led the effort with
12 points and Christian Carruth
added six.
Madison County was com
ing off a 35-32 loss to Stephens
County Friday. Gordon and Alexis
Damron both scored 12 points in
that game.
The seventh grade team's other
victory this year came Nov. 21
over South Habersham, 36-27.
Gordon scored 16 points.
The team’s other losses are to
(leading scorers are in parenthesis)
Malcom Bridge, 33-15 (Nov. 20,
Damron, seven points); Franklin
County, 32-21 (Dec. 4, Damron,
eight points); Elbert County, 41-35
(Dec, 5, Carruth, 12 points); and
North Habersham, 48-28, (Dec. 8,
Gordon, 11 points).
Recruiting
to a Division I-A school.
Jacob Owens, a 6'4," 215-lb. quarterback, has ver
bally committed to Army.
The only other Red Raider football player to commit
to a college program at this point is Jamal Cooper, a
6'0”, 170-lb. miming back with 4.45 speed who plans
to sign with Georgia Military.
While Boyett verbally committed last week, Owens
reaffirmed his verbal commitment to West Point this
week after an in-home visit from Army Monday.
Owens is projected as an outside linebacker or defen
sive end for the Cadets. “It’s 100 percent," his father,
MCHS head coach Randell Oewns said. "He's com
mitted."
Coach Owens said the in-home sit-down went “very
well.”
“Oh, yeah," coach Owens said. "He (Jacob) looked
like he was ready to get in the car and go with him (the
Army coach)."
Furman had been making a late push for Jacob, with
three recent visits to Madison County High School.
Jacob, whose brother Jarrod plays quarterback at the
Coast Guard Academy, will make his official visit to
West Point Feb. 5.
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Meanwhile, opportunities for others could arise.
"I’m still sending out film fast and furious,”
coach Owens said.
Patrick McCrary, a 6’5” receiver, is drawing
the attention of smaller schools, most notably
Savannah State and West Georgia.
"He's on their board,” coach Owens said.
Owens also said that Methodist College has con
tacted defensive lineman Jeremiah NeSmith.
Though no direct contact has been made,
some coaches expressed interest in running back
Kendrick Butler to Owens at a recent recruiting
fair.
With three verbal commitments so far and sev
eral Madison County alums on college rosters,
the Red Raiders are starting to more send football
players on to the next level than in the past.
"We’ve probably got more kids at the college
level from our program than probably any point in
our school history,” Owens said.
Owens hopes that more than three will ink
scholarship this February on national signing day.
"Well my goal is six, but we’ll see how close I
get," Owens said.
Middle School Wrestling
MCMS takes seventh in own tourney
Madison County Middle School tied for seventh in
Saturday’s Mustang Duals with a 2-3 record in the
tournament, including a heart-breaking 4645 loss to
West Jackson in its opening match.
The host Mustangs defeated Hart County and Clarke
and lost to Commerce and Indian Creek Team A.
Several individuals had noteworthy performances
for MCMS, led by Dylan Haney with four victories in
five matches at 125-lbs. Jared Bates at 130-lbs., Chase
Boyett at 175-lbs., Dustin Howard at 165-lbs. and
Judd Stratton at 215-lbs. each had three wins.
In addition, Brandon Smith at heavyweight and Eric
Smith at 135-lbs. were both unbeaten in two matches,
while Nicholas Bryant and Austin McDaniel both won
in their sole appearances in the tournament.
Banks County edged Commerce 41-39 to win
Saturday’s event. Banks finished a perfect 6-0 in the
tournament, while Commerce’s (5-1) only loss was in
the championship match. Indian Creek Middle School
Team A of Covington and Elbert County Middle
School tied for third, while West Jackson and Indian
Creek Middle Team B finished fifth, and Madison
County and Russell Middle School of Winder tied
for seventh. Hart County finished ninth, while Clarke
United rounded out the 10-team field.
The Mustangs wrap up the 2009 portion of the
season Saturday in the Junior Panther Tournament in
Jefferson.
Wrestling.
The team also awaits the return of Tyler Adams, who
qualified for state last year. Adams injured his shoul
der in the season-opener, but Houston said the senior
should be back for this weekend’s Red Raider Duals.
As for the Red Raider Duals, this year’s tourna
ment features nine other teams, mostly from the area:
Commerce, Cedar Shoals, Athens Christian, Elbert
County, Stephens County, Greenbrier, Lakeside-Evans,
Westside-Augusta and Chestatee.
The tournament is divided into two pools of five
teams. Each school wrestles the four other teams in its
pool and one cross-over match.
The top two teams from each pool will then wrestle
for first and second place, while the rest of the teams
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will pair off with their corresponding teams in the other
pool to determine the rest of the placements.
Not only does Madison County hope for a high
finish in its own tournament, it hopes for a nice day at
the gate, too.
"It’s kind of a money-maker for us,” Houston said.
The Red Raider wrestlers will then head out of town
to the mountains of Western North Carolina Tuesday
and Wednesday for the Cherokee (N.C.) Invitational.
"It’s a good change for the guys,” Houston said.
Madison County then will be headlong into its
schedule after the new year. The Region 8-AAAA
duals are Jan. 8. The traditional region tournament is
less than a month later, Feb. 5-6.
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