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Panthers control playoff destiny
With the homecoming loss to
Dodge County, the most important
question facing the Panthers, with
back-to-back region defeats and
Houston County coming next
Friday night, is where do the
Panthers fit in the region schedule.
After four weeks of play, Mary
Persons and West Laurens stand
firmly number one. The Bulldogs
sport a 4-0 mark in Region play
and the Raiders have a 5-0 mark.
The two teams are scheduled to
meet Nov. 11 in Dublin, and it
could be a match between Region
3AA unbeatens.
The Raiders still have two
games on the region list before
Mary Persons, Dodge County and
Houston County, that will be
tough games. And, the Bulldogs
also have some tough match-ups
before going to Dublin, meeting
Perry here and Jackson at home, be
fore the Nov. 11 dance date. But,
however the season goes for these
two teams, you have to assume that
they have two of the region's spots
in post season play.
Dodge County, likewise, third in
the region with a 4-1 mark, also
seems to have a guaranteed spot for
extra games. The Indians have three
remaining games on their schedule,
and all three pose some difficulties
for the tribe from Eastman. Dodge
will travel to West Laurens Oct.
28, sandwiching the road game be
tween two home tiffs against
Jackson and Houston County.
But, looking at the remaining
seasons for Perry and Jackson, the
number four and five teams in the
region, suggest that Dodge will
play Nov. 18. One win would seem
to guarantee it.
Three teams in the region have
only one win, and are just behind
Gun deer season opens Saturday
By VETO F. ROLEY
News Editor
Saturday might be a good day to
stay out of the woods, as gun sea
son opens.
Gun season for deer will remain
open from Oct. 22 to Jan. 8 in the
south zone, which includes
Houston County. There will be two
either-sex, or doe, seasons, the fist
season will open Oct. 29 and will
last through Nov. 27, with the sec
ond season opening Dec. 26 and
lasting through the end of gun sea
son.
Despite a high harvest of
435,000 deer last year, the limit
remains at five deer. Three of the
five deer must be anterless, taken
on either sex days.
Westfield, from 6A
simply outran everybody down tho
sidelines for the score. After Alex
Gambill converted the PAT,
Westfield led 7-3, and that would
hold up until the third quarter.
Wilkins scored from two yards
out with 8:58 left in the third.
Wilkins had a 48 yard run in the
drive. Terry made it 10-7 with the
PAT.
But, Westfield came right back
on their next possession, using a
John Morton burst of 40 yards to
set up a short Shepley touchdown
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Perry and Jackson. Bleckley County
and Houston County are 1-3, with
Harris County running eighth in
the region at 1-4. None of these
teams can lose again this season if
they are to make the playoffs.
Houston County will have the
longest road of the three to the
playoffs. The Bears will face Perry
(home), Jackson (away), West
Laurens (home) and Dodge County
(away). If Houston County can
make it through that gauntlet unde
feated, then they deserve to go to
the playoffs.
Either Bleckley County or Harris
County will be eliminated from any
chance Friday night, when the two
teams meet in Harris County.
After Friday night, the Tigers
have Pike County and Perry. Pike
County is everybody's patsy, so the
key game for Harris County, if they
get by Bleckley County, will be the
season finale against Perry—and
that game will be played here.
If the Royals happen to beat
Harris County, they also get a
break against Pike. But, the Tigers
have a tough last two games. On
Nov. 4, they entertain Perry before
finishing the season at Jackson.
It looks like Harris County
would have the easiest long-shot
chance at that fourth slot; but, that
shot is fraught with dangers and is
unlikely to happen.
But, what about Perry?
Deer taken in Wildlife manage
ment areas that require hunters to
check in and check out and tag deer
with special WMA tags do not
count towards the season limit.
All hunters must pass a hunter's
safety course before they are al
lowed to get a license. Information
about hunter's safety courses can be
found by calling (912) 751-6415.
This year marks the first time in
several years that the deer herd has
been under 1 million in population,
with the Georgia herd being esti
mated at just over 985,000 deer.
However, wildlife experts expect
the year to be a good season, with
excellent food stores for deer and a
large fawn population coming to
age.
The point after by Gambill put the
Hornets ahead 14-10.
Stratford's winning drive was
capped off by Wilkin's 25-yard
touchdown run, setting the stage for
the last second heroics that fell just
yards short. Eagles head coach
Rodney Collins said, "I think we'll
meet them again." Ronnie Jones
replied, "I hope so."
Westfield meets First
Presbyterian Day Friday night in
the homecoming game, with kick
off at 8 p.m. at the Hornets' Nest.
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No Compromise*. No Excuses' MOOT ioc iw;
Veto F.
Roley
Well, it looks like the first three
slots have been decided, with my
projected finish of Mary Persons
(projected 8-0), West Laurens (7-1)
and Dodge County (6-2). I think the
Panthers will close out the season
with three wins in the next four
games. Perry could beat Mary
Persons, after all Vandy beat
Georgia; but, I think that is very
unlikely. Perry should at least win
two of the next four.
Because of that, I don’t see the
Panthers finishing any lower than
fifth, and believe that they will
wrap up the fourth place slot with
either a win against Bleckley
County or Harris County.
Bleckley County, Houston
County and Harris County will
fight for sixth, seventh and eighth
Pike County will finish 10th in the
nine team region.
And, that leaves Jackson and
Perry to fight for the last playoff
slot.
The key game in the region for
the Panthers may have been Sept.
30, when the Panthers defeated the
Red Devils 21-14 at the Panther
Pit. Although both teams are tied at
2-2 in the region standings, the
Perry have the first tie breaker.
In order to overtake the Panthers,
the Red Devils must win one more
game in the final three games than
Perry. If the Panthers only win two
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Jackson must win three of their
tour. And, Jackson has to travel to
Eastman to play Dodge County and
Forsyth to play Mary Persons.
Their two home games promise to
be tough as well with Houston
County and Bleckley County call
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What was is, and never can be
changed. The Panthers had a chance
to take die season in their hands.
And. that chance remains.
Perry is very much in the
driver's seat for a Nov. 18 game.
* * *
Ok, Panther fans.
I understand the Fair was in
town, and I understand the clouds
were in the sky, and I understand it
was a little chilly, and I even under
stand that last year's GISA AAA
champion Stratford was in town to
play last year's GISA state runner
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match.
But, it was also HOMECOMING !
So, where were you Friday night?
Looking at the evidence of the
empty seats, I know that most of
you were not at the Panther Pit.
Yes, the Panthers will not win a
state championship this year. If
they do, it will be an amazing
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Panthers, from 6A
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Brett added the PAT for the 14-6
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And, the Panthers came right
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ball in the endzone. Brett came in
and hit the 32 yard attempt for the
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The loss puts Perry at 3-3 over
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