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DECEMBER 25, 2024 MCHS Basketball Schedules BOYS TEAM W 83-43 vs Westminster Christian W 69-49 vs. Monroe Area W 68-61 vs. Hart County W 85-71 vs. Elbert County W 69-47 at Flowery Branch L 81 -49 vs. North Oconee W 74-47 at Elbert County W 79-74 at East Forsyth W 66-23 vs. Wahrut Grove W 93-53 vs. Stephens County W 66-50 vs. Richmond Hill W 65-35 vs. Pendleton Dec. 26 vs. TBA Opponent Dec. 27 vs. TBA Opponent Dec. 28 vs. TBA Opponent Jan. 4 at Hart County Jan. 7 vs. Cedar Shoals Jan. 10 vs. Eastside Jan. 14 vs. Flowery Branch Jan. 17 at North Oconee Jan. 18 at Oconee County Jan. 21 vs. East Forsyth Jan. 24 at Wahrut Grove Jan. 31 at Cedar Shoals Feb. 4 at Eastside GIRLS TEAM W 62-51 vs. Stephens County W 48-27 vs. Monroe Area L 60-46 vs. Hart County L 48-40 vs. Elbert County W 62-29 at Flowery Branch L 70-46 vs. North Oconee L 48-40 at Elbert County W 60-57 at East Forsyth L 47-44 vs. Walnut Grove W 61-30 vs. Stephens County W 67-37 vs. Pendleton W 38-30 vs. Winder-Bar row Dec. 26 vs. Warren East Dec. 27 vs. TBA Opponent Dec. 28 vs. TBA Opponent Jan. 4 at Hart County Jan. 7 vs. Cedar Shoals Jan. 10 vs. Eastside Jan. 14 vs. Flowery Branch Jan. 17 at North Oconee Jan. 18 at Oconee County Jan. 21 vs. East Forsyth Jan. 24 at Wahrut Grove Jan. 31 at Cedar Shoals Feb. 4 at Eastside Bowl memories By Loran Smith With the evolution of the college football playoff system, the hol iday bowls are not what they once were, but for tunately have a presence in the new 12 team for mat. That is good. College football would be wrong not to find a way to em brace the bowls which have meant so much to the game and to local charities in communi ties across the country. Most fans who are getting long in the tooth will remember the sal ad days of several bowl games taking place during New Year’s Day with the Rose Bowl coming on late after noon and followed by the Orange Bowl at night. Fans would hook up two or more televi sion sets and watch sev eral games at the same time. Since 1959, I have seen all Georgia bowl games except the Gator Bowl in 1971, which was played on Dec. 31st. New Year’s Eve was a working day, and I was unable to make it to Jacksonville for the game. The game was an emo tional downer for fans with Georgia winning 7-3 over North Caroli na. At the time, the Tar Heels were coached by Vince Dooley’s younger brother, Bill. There was much pre-game hype about the matchup of the Dooley brothers. After a scoreless first half, Carolina kicked a field goal in the third quarter but Georgia fol lowed with a touchdown run by Jimmy Poulos, who gained 161 yards rushing and was named most valuable player of the game. Rex Edmonson, a Georgia graduate who was sports columnist for the Jacksonville Journal, had this classic quote on the low scor ing affair. “In the battle of the Dooley brothers, Vince won the toss and ran the clock out.” The 1960 Orange Bowl, played on New Year’s Day, was a low scoring encounter with Fran Tarkenton tossing two touchdown passes to Bill McKenny and Aaron Box, defeating Missouri, 14-0. Dan Magill got me a job spotting for the CBS radio network. It paid $25.00 as I recall. I was paid in cash and made me feel that I was a wealthy Dog. The Sun Bowl in 1964 was something special in that nobody on the team had ever been that far West. There was the allure of the Rio Grande River which you could walk across and the border town of Juarez, Mexico, the first inter national experience for most members of the traveling party. During the Vince Dooley era, there was usually a bowl game every year. We did not make it to the Orange Bowl, except to play Miami in the regular season in 1966. We could have gone to Miami in 1968, but that was the “winking” era when college officials were forbidden to com municate with the bowl representatives. However, there was undisclosed semaphore between Dooley and the Sugar bowl folks in the week leading up to the Auburn game at Auburn, which Georgia won 17-3. The players wanted to go to Miami as all play ers did in that era. Only the Pac 10 and Big Ten teams could be invited to play in the Rose Bowl which made the Orange Bowl the next most pop ular bowl. Palm trees, beaches, shirt sleeve weather—what was there not to like about Miami? Before the Auburn game that year, Dan Magill and I took the Orange Bowl repre sentatives to the best restaurant in Colum bus for dinner—’’The Black Angus Restau rant.” Bill Ward was the spokesman for the Orange Bowl, and I can hear him saying, “We really want to invite Georgia to come play in our game, but my in structions from Miami, are that we must have a winner (in tomorrow’s game).” What had happened was that the Sugar Bowl basically said to Dool ey, “We will take you win or lose.” Vince took the bird in hand which did not set well with his team which played the worst game of the sea son and lost to Arkan sas, 16-2. The weather was cold which brought about a quip from Georgia pres ident Fred Davison that deepened the chill for the Georgia delegation. At a dinner for the of ficials for both teams at Antoine’s, one of the most famous restaurants in the city, the Georgia president, in an attempt to be funny, said, “With these cold temperatures, tomorrow ought to be a good day for a hog kill ing.” Vince Dooley al most suffered apoplexy. Albert L. Stone, Jr., Attorney at Law May all the blessings of the season be yours. Al and Anne Stone, Kinsi, Nicholas, ReidandRydgeDudley and Madison Stone MERRY CHRISTMAS Madison County Farm Bureau 719 Hwy 29 N Danielsville, GA 30633 706.795.2104 o * *t>. Hope Your Holiday Is o Carolers, bells and boughs of holly, sounds and sights that make us jolly...Yes, Christmastime is finally here. Filling our hearts and homes with cheer. As we take time to celebrate, rejoice and reflect, there’s just one more thing we don’t want to neglect. It’s the chance to say thanks and best wishes to our customers, friends and good folks like you. 706-367-8782 1950 Bill Wright Rd, Jefferson, GA 30549
