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Wesley carries Mount de Sales to win over Hornets
By PHIL CLARK
Times-Journal Sports
MACON The Mount de
Sales Cavaliers took the opening
kickoff and marched 70 yards in
nine plays to take the early lead
over the Westfield Hornets here
Aug. 30. then used a big second
half to subdue Westfield 39-14 in a
non-region Georgia Independent
Schools Association opener for
both teams.
Junior running back Tony
Wesley carried six limes in the
drive for 40 of his game high 260
yards, including the final 7 yards
for the touchdown. Cory
Hollingsworth’s point after
attempt sailed wide right, though,
and that would set the stage for the
Hornets to come back and take the
lead before halftime.
It was not an inspiring start for
ihc season, though, as Westfield
Stratford sweeps softball doubleheader from Westfield
By PHIL CLARK
Times-Journal Sports
Reg Warren had a career day at
the Hornets’ Nest Aug. 29 as the
Stratford Lady Eagles beat
Westfield in a Georgia
Independent Schools Association
softball doubleheader.
Warren was 3-4 in both games,
6-8 on the day with three home
runs, including a grand slam in
game two. Warren drove in 8 runs
in the twin bill.
Stacy Fleming was 7-9, includ
ing a perfect 5-5 in game two with
a home run and 7 RBI. Stafford
King and Katie Jones each had
five hits for the hard-hitting Lady
Eagles.
Meanwhile, the Lady Hornets
were having troubles at the plate,
getting just 8 hits and 3 runs in the
first game and 9 hits and 6 runs in
game two. Mary Katherine
Walker and Sara Dent had two
hits each in game one, with Laura
Posey going 3-3 in game two.
Stephanie Barr and Ashlee
Calhoun had two hits each.
Stratford got a two-out solo
home run from Warren in the first
inning of game one, then went on
to score two more before
Westfield could retire the side,
taking a quick 3-0 lead.
Stratford added 3 more in the
third before Westfield came back
to score their only runs of the
game in their half of the third on
By PHIL CLARK
Times-Journal Sports
Reg Warren had a career day at
the Hornets’ Nest Aug. 29 as the
Stratford Lady Eagles beat
Westfield in a Georgia
Independent Schools Association
softball doubleheader.
Warren was 3-4 in both games,
6-8 on the day with three home
runs, including a grand slam in
game two. Warren drove in 8 runs
in the twin bill.
Stacy Fleming was 7-9, includ
ing a perfect 5-5 in game two with
a home run and 7 RBI. Stafford
King and Katie Jones each had
five hits for the hard-hitting Lady
Eagles.
Meanwhile, the Lady Hornets
were having troubles at the plate,
getting just 8 hits and 3 runs in the
first game and 9 hits and 6 runs in
game two. Mary Katherine
Walker and Sara Dent had two
hits each in game one, with Laura
Posey going 3-3 in game two.
Stephanie Barr and Ashlee
Calhoun had two hits each.
Stratford got a two-out solo
home run from Warren in the first
inning of game one, then went on
to score two more before
Westfield could retire the side,
taking a quick 3-0 lead.
Stratford added 3 more in the
third before Westfield came back
to score their only runs of the
game in their half of the third on
Peach rebounds, dumps Lady Panthers
By PHIL CLARK
Times-Journal Sports
Held to just 7 hits and 2 runs
by the Perry Lady Panthers Aug.
20, the Peach County Lady
Trojans unloaded on Perry for 19
hits and 17 runs just eight days
later as they won the return match
against Kelly Britsky’s Lady
Panthers Aug. 28, erasing an early
13-3 Perry lead for a 17-14 victo
ry at Rozar Park.
Perry jumped to an 8-1 lead
atter one inning, using live singles,
two doubles and a couple of Peach
errors to score eight times in the
inning highlighted by a two-run
double off the bat of April Fendley
that scored the first two Perry runs.
Peach kept pounding away,
though, and produced an 8-run
inning of their own in the fourth
to close to within a run at 13-12
then took the lead 14-13 with two
Panthers deal with old nemeses during jamboree games
By Jj JOHNSON
Times-Journal Editor
HAWKINS VILLE The reality of find
ing replacements for graduated running
backs set into reality for Perry Panther fans
here Aug. 30.
The Panthers edged out Twiggs County
7-0 but then fell to Houston County 10-0
and Hawkinsville 14-0 in a trio of 12-
minute games during a Georgia High
School Association sanctioned football jam
boree at Bobby Gentry Stadium.
Problems which plagued the Panthers
last year raised their heads again. Perry had
difficulty with ball handling, dropping the
ball five times during the three games.
Rushed when he dropped back to pass,
quarterback John Brewer threw four inter
ceptions.
The Panthers amassed 59 yards in penal
ties during their 36 minutes of play.
There were moments for the Panthers
however. One of those moments came on
the final Panther play of the first game.
Driving against Twiggs County, the
Panthers got a first down on a 16-yard
reverse by Anthony Lane to pul the ball on
the Cobra 35-yard line.
From there. Donatrious Thomas scam-
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fumbled the ball on their first play
from scrimmage after a penalty
had put them in a first-and-fifteen
situation from their own 18-yard
line. The fumble was recovered by
the Cavaliers, and four plays later.
Wesley had his second touchdown
of the night as Mount de Sales
took a 13-0 lead with five minutes
left in the first quarter.
The teams exchanged the foot
ball again before Westfield took
advantage on a Cavalier tumble.
With the Cavaliers in possession at
their own 37, Franklin Mack was
hit hard at the line of scrimmage
and the ball popped forward and
into the hands of defensive back
Ben Hulbert, who returned it to the
Mount de Sales 32.
After Hulbert gained 5 yards on
first down, sophomore quarter
back Trevor Jones, making his
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OUT AT THIRD Stephanie Barr (left) tags the base
ahead of a sliding Stratford runner during the Westfield-
Stratford doubleheader this week.
more in the sixth inning. Perry ral
lied to tie the score in the 7th and
send the game into extra innings.
Marina Culley reached on a
Peach error and moved up when
Peach mi splayed a tapper back to
the mound off the bat of Allison
Golf tourney, banquet will be Oct. 11-12
Special to the Times-Journal
WARNER ROBINS Goiters
are beins invited to join U.S. Sen.r
Sam Nunn at the Seventh Annual
Museum of Aviation Georgia
Invitational Golf Tournament at
Robins Air Force Base Oct. 11 and 12,
according to spokesman Bob Dubiel.
The four-person handicap ‘scram
ble” tournament, chaired each year
by. Nunn, benefits the growth and
development of the Museum which
depends on public and private dona
tions for support. The Georgia
Jamboree scores
Houston County 0, Hawkinsville 0
Perry 7, Twiggs County 0
Hawkinsville 7, Twiggs County 0
Houston County 10, Perry 0
Houston County 22. Twiggs 0
Hawkinsville 14. Perry 0
pered around end on another reverse play to
the end zone and a Perry touchdown. Matt
Frochlich added the point after touchdown
kick, and Perry won the game 7-0.
The Cobras, playing their first varsity level
game in 26 years, gave the Panther defense a
test late in the first 6-minute half when they
drove to the Perry 25 yard line. There, a quar
terback fumble stopped the Cobras and gave
Perry possession of the ball.
During their only drive of the second
half, the Cobras moved to the Panther 45-
yard-linc before running out of steam and
punting.
Perry locked horns with in-county rival
Houston County during the lourth 12-
minutc game of the evening. Perry opened
with a l()-play drive which carried from the
Panther 21-yard-line to the Bears 6-yard
line before stalling.
Along the way, quarterback Brewer
- Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1996
Trey Wilder on a 27-yard scoring
strike and J.T. Shy’s point after
made it 13-7 with a minute to go in
the first quarter.
With the Westfield fans getting
into it a little more after the score,
the defense took the cue. and
forced the Cavaliers into a three
downs and out possession and
Edward Kendrick punted.
Ben Hulbert returned the punt
from his own 34 to the Cavaliers’
48-yard line, and the offense took
over for a seven-play. 48-yard
drive capped off by a determined
run of 17 yards by Hulbert.
Shy’s point after gave Westfield
the lead 14-13 and for the time
being silenced the home crow'd at
Henderson Stadium.
When Brian Staines intercepted
a Michael Walton pass on the
Cavaliers’ next possession, the
Westfield fans really went wild.
Barrett. Jessica Nolen’s sacrifice
fly to left-center scored Culley to
tie the game at 14-all.
Peach spoiled the comeback
effort, though, scoring three in the
top of the eighth inning then held
Perry off to win the slugfest 17-14.
Invitationals have raised over
$825,000 in the past six years.
This vear's tournament will be
a two-day event w’ith team prizes
valued at more than SB,OOO,
breakfast and lunch buffets, an
outdoor steak-and-shrimp “planta
tion supper”, and a a commemora
tive golf shirt for each player.
The tournament fee is $250 per
player for one round on either day
or S4OO for both days. Nunn will
play both days. For information,
contact Dubiel at the Museum.
Houston Times-Journal
Two quick first downs gave the
Hornets the ball at the Cavaliers’
48-yard line. Hulbert got four, then
Staines picked up 10 for the first
down to the Westfield 41.
However a holding penalty
brought the ball back to the 31 and
set up a brilliant run of 21 yards
by junior Jerry Horton on his first
carry of the season.
Soon, the Hornets had to punt
the ball away and that set up
another Westfield interception,
this time by Trey Wilder. With
Walton throwing from his own 49
on a second and 16. Wilder
stepped in front of the receiver at
the Westfield 40 and raced all the
way to the Cavaliers' eight yard
line before being brought down.
The following possession was
perhaps the most disappointing of
the night.
With a first and goal at the eight
back to back singles by Amber
Hunnicutt and Sara Dent to start
the inning. Shannon Lewis drew a
walk to load the bases, but a force
out at the plate on a Jennifer
Stewart grounder prevented
Westfield from scoring but left the
bases loaded.
After Barr grounded out to score
the first run, Mary Katherine Walker
delivered a two-run single to make it
6-3. However, that was all Westfield
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Perry 7, Twiggs County 0
Twiggs Co. - - 0 0— 0
Perry - - 0 7 7
Second half
Perry Thomas, 28 run (Froehlich kick),
0:05
Twiggs Perry
First downs 4 4
Rushes-yards 15-42 8-72
Passing yards 0 25
Comp-Attempts 1-1-0 2-6-2
Punts 1 -44 0
Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-yards 0 2-20
Perry individual statistics
Rushing Gary, 5-19: Holmes, 1-2; Lane,
1-16: Thomas, 1-28.
Passing Brewer, 2-6-2-25.
Receiving King, 1-18; Smith, 1-8.
Houston County 10, Perry 0
Houston Co. - - 3 7 —lo
Perry - - 0 0 — 0
First half
Houston County 3O-yard field goal, 0:00
Second half
Houston County l-yard run, kick good,
4:30.
Houston Perry
First downs 6 6
Rushes-yards 10-85 11-73
Passing yards 0 29
Comp-Attempts 0-0-0 3-7-1
Punts 0 0
Fumbles-lost 0-0 1 -0
Penalties-yards 0 3-35
Perry individual statistics
Rushing Gary, 4-21; Holmes, 5-21;
Brewer, 2-31.
Passing Brewer, 3-7-1-29
Receiving King 1-12; Thomas, 2-15.
Hawkinsville 14, Perry 0
Perry - - 0 0 — 0
Hawkinsville - - 0 14—14
Second half
Perry Thomas, 28 run (Froehlich kick),
0:05
Perry H’ville
First downs 1 4
Rushes-yards 5-12 12-82
Passing yards 10 20
Comp-Attempts 1-2-1 1-6-0
Punts 0 1 -4
Fumbles-lost 3-2 0-0
Penalties-yards 1-4 2-10
Perry individual statistics
Rushing Brewer 3-11; Thomas 2-1.
Passing Brewer, 1-2-1-10
Receiving Smith, 1-10.
Mount de Sales 39, Westfield 14
Westfield 7 7 0 0— 14
Mount de Sales 13 0 12 14—39
First Quarter
Mount de Sales Wesley 7 yard run (kick
failed) 7:11
MDS Wesley 11 yard run (Hollingsworth
kick) 4:59
Westfield Wilder 27 yard pass from T Jones,
Shy kick :54
Second Quarter
found Eddie King open to the right of the
line and completed on a 12-yard pass.
Later. Brewer picked up a first down on a
26-yard burst up the middle. Eddie Gary
kept the drive alive with a 9-yard run.
Donte Holmes made good on a 12-yard
dash off left tackle for a first down at the 13-
yard line.
Gary picked up 2 yards ad then 5 yards
on successive plays before Holmes was hit
hard as he attempted to tum the comer at the
six yard line.
Frochlich tried a 24-yard field goal but
was wide to the left.
The teams swapped possession, with
Houston County gaining the ball back with
5 seconds in the half on an intercepted pass.
The Bears elected to attempt to get on the
scoreboard and did on a 30-yard field goal
as the buzzer to end the half sounded.
Taking the kick in the second half, the
Bears moved to score on live plays, and
added the PAT kick to take a 10-0 lead with
4:30 left in the game.
Perry overcame a recovered lumble and a
penally to reach the Houston County 24-
yard line where another penally send the
Panthers back to the 40. From there. Brewer
picked up 5 yards on a run bill then was
and 53 seconds left in the half, the
Hornets came up empty when
Shy’s field goal try barely missed
to the right. The half ended with
the Hornets leading 14-13.
The second half belonged to the
Cavaliers as they scored on their
first four possessions while keep
ing the Hornets off the board.
Wesley and Mack scored two
times each in the last half as
Westfield gained just 33 yards in
the half.
Wesley finished with 260 yards
rushing and four touchdowns as
the Cavaliers established them
selves as one of the favorites in
GISA class AAA. They travel
Sept. 6 to Dawson to take on two
time defending state AA champion
Terrell Academy, while Westfield
will try to regroup as they host the
Tattnall Trojans at the Hornets'
Nest.
could produce and Stratford went on
to win the game 11-3.
It was the Stacy Fleming show
in game 2 as she delivered RBI
hits her first four times at bat fin
ished the game with seven on a 5-
5 day. Fleming had a home run
among her five hits, and Reg
Warren hit a grand slam in the sev
enth inning as the Lady Eagles
iced the game, and the twin bill
win, 16-5.
Westfield Hulbert 17 yard run. Shy kick 7:51
Third Quarter
MDS Wesley 25 yard run (kick blocked)
5:21
MDS Mack 9 yard run (kick failed) 1:40
Fourth Quarter
MDS Wesley 45 yard run (Hollingsworth
kick) 10:18
MDS Mack 5 yard run (Hollingsworth kick)
7:35
W'field MDS
First downs 5 20
Rushes-yards 119 448
Passing yards 27 6
Comp-Attempts 2-6-1 3-2-0
Punts 6-42.2 1 -33
Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-2
Penalties-yards 6-65 2-22
Individual statistics
Rushing Westfield: Hulbert 55, Horton
26. Mount de Sales: Wesley 260.
Passing Westfield: Jones 27. Mount de
Sales: Walton 6.
Receiving Westfield: Wilder 27. Mount de
Sales: Kendrick 6.
Peach Co. 17, Perry 14
Peach 1 3 0 8 0 2 0 3 =l7
Perry 8 3 2 0 0 0 1 O =l4
Leading hitters: Peach Rhonda Morgan 4-5,
Amanda Wilson 3-4, Joanie Raley 3-4, Kelly
Camp 3-5
Perry Andrea Duren 4-s,Jessica Nolen 2-3,
Brandi Thomas 2-3, Sara Stuckey 2-5,
Kristen Shipes 2-5.
Stratford 11, Westfield 3
Game one:
Stratford 3 0 3 3 2 0 - 11
Westfield 0030000=3
Leading hitters: Stratford Reg Warren 3-4,
2 HR; Katie Jones 3-4, Emily Shorter 3-4,
Stafford King 2-3; Westfield Mary Katherine
Walker 2-3, Sara Dent 2-2
Stratford 16, Westfield 5
Stratford 2 0 4 4 0 2 4 =l6
Westfield 400001 o=s
Leading hitters: Stacy Fleming 5-5, 7 RBI
HR; Reg Warren 3-4, 4 runs 5 RBI,HR,
Amber Lee 4-5, Stafford King 3-5 Westfield
Laura Posey 3-3, Ashlee Calhoun 2-3,
Stephanie Barr 2-3.
Games this week
Sept. 4 Perry at Houston County
Softball, 4:30 p.m.; Westfield B-team soft
ball vs. FPD, 4:45 p.m.
Sept. 6 Tattnall at Westfield football, 8
p.m.; Perry at Peach County football, 8 p.m.
Sept. 7 Perry softball at Evans tour
nament.
Sept. 9 Westfield at Stratford B-team
softball, 4:15 p.m.
Sept. 10 Perry Middle at Feagan Mill
softball, 3:45 p.m.; Perry softball at Bleckley
County, B-team and varsity, 4 p.m.; FPD at
Westfield softball, 4:15 p.m.
Sept. 11 Feagan Mill at Perry
Middle School football, 3:30 p.m.; Perry at
Dodge County softball, B-team and varsi
ty, 4 p.m.
incomplete on a pass attempt. Holmes tried
the line for one yard before Brewer was
incomplete with a pass on fourth down to
tum the ball over on downs with 50 seconds
left in the game.
The first half of the game against
Hawkinsville was marred by mistakes by
both clubs. Perry lost the ball on a fumble
on the first possession. Hawkinsville ran
three plays and got a 4-yard punt.
Perry took over at the Panther 31 and lost
possession on a fumble on the first play but
Hawkinsville could not move the ball either.
After two running plays, the Red Devils
went to the air with two unsuccessful passes.
Perry closed the half with the ball at the
Red Devil 46-yard line.
Hawkinsville started at the Red Devil 42-
yard-line in the second half following the
kick off. From there, a one-play, 48-yard
running drive resulted in a touchdown and a
PAT kick.
After Perry fumbled on the second play
from scrimmage, Hawkinsville recovered
and put together a 48-yard, 10-play drive
which ended in the end zone on the final
play of the game. The PAT was good and
Hawkinsville won the final 12-minute jam
boree game 14-0.
Phil
Clark
Times-Journal
Sports
Picking the winners
High school football is back!
For the next several weeks, this
space will be devoted to our
annual attempt at picking the out
come of high school games.
Traditionally, early in the season,
the task is a little tougher as it
takes a few weeks to get a grip on
just what all of the schools return
in way of key players, and how
youngsters come along to help.
The Georgia Independent
Schools Association started last
week with Westfield dropping
their opener to Mount de Sales.
They have Tattnall at the Hornets’
Nest Friday night. Tattnall beat
First Presbyterian 37-18 in their
opener, and with that huge stu
dent body, Barney Hester always
has a lot of players to pick from.
Even though the Trojans lost
some key players, they are better
prepared early in the year because
of the numbers they return. Ronnie
Jones lost a lot of key players, too,
and he doesn’t have the luxury ot
halls full of potential stars to pick
from, so it will take a few games to
get everybody in sync.
Jones lost defensive coach
Ricky Lane, and line coach Jim
Massey, whom Jones calls the
best at his position in the GISA, is
limited because of health prob
lems. All things taken into consid
eration, Phil’s pick is Tattnall.
Warner Robins kicked off their
season last Saturday in that 5-
game marathon at the Georgia
Dome called the Corky Kell
Classic, posting a 21-14 win over
the Pope Greyhounds of region
6AAAA. Robert Davis tucks
away career win number 246 and
takes the week off.
On the north side of town,
Conrad Nix will be trying to
improve on last year’s 6-5 record
as his Eagles go to Griffin for a
battle with the Bears. Griffin
pulled out a 35-34 thriller when
the teams met last year. Griffin
has a new coach as long-time
head man Lloyd Bohannan
retired. Steve Shankweiler
coached at Glynn Academy in
Brunswick. The football isn’t as
tough down there, and Griffin has
had personnel problems, so Phil’s
pick is Northside.
Houston County has moved up
a notch in classification, and will
play in region 2-AAA, perhaps
the toughest AAA region in the
Georgia High School Association.
The Bears were 4-6 last year with
a very young team. Doug Johnson
hopes to improve on the record
this year, but it will be tough in a
very competitive region.
He still has a young team,
though they are a year experi
enced. The strength will be a big
offensive line and a strong line
backing corp. The backfield is
young, but quick. The Bears open
with a non-region game against
Southeast Macon. Good move!
Phil’s pick, Houston County.
George Collins begins his sec
ond year at the helm of the Perry
team. His 3-7 team has been hit
hard by the loss of key players to
graduation, including Kiwaukee
Thomas and some offensive line
men, as well as steady tight end
Larry Beard.
Others have left the team for
various reasons, and Collins will
start the year with a very thin
team. To compound things, the
Panthers must open with always
tough Peach County.
Though the Trojans are them
selves rebuilding after the loss of
several key players, they figure to
handle the Panthers at Anderson
Field. Phil’s pick, Peach County.
Down the road in Macon
County, C.B. Cornett sends his
Bulldogs to the field against
Central Talbotton of region SA.
The Bulldogs own the GHSA’s
longest current regular season win
streak at 43, and figure to add one
Friday night at Tom Adams Field.
The Bulldogs lost some key
linemen on offense and a strong
set of linebackers, but beat
Dublin and Northside in a jam
boree Friday night, so they appear
set for another run at the elusive
state championship. With the
entire offensive backfield return
ing, the regular season could be a
snap. Phil’s pick, Macon County.
This week, we also like Clay
Hill’s Crisp County Cougars over
a tough class A team, Charlton
County, but watch out for an
ambush in Folkston! West
Laurens opens Dublin, and must
contain all-star quarterback Kyle
Crabb. Though Dublin lost the
entire defensive line, they should
handle the Rams. Phil’s pick,
Dublin. We also like Tift County
over Worth County, Dodge
County over Telfair County and
Manchester over Harris County.
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