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Wed., Sept. 8, 1999, Houston Home Journal
Tie
Continued from page 6A
line. Three running plays
netted 10 yards and the
Hornets had to punt. Weir
hit a 35-varder to Loosier at
the Tattnall 45, and the
illusive junior quarterback
returned the ball to the
Hornets' 45, setting up the
first score of the game.
After a third-down penal
ty on Westfield gave Tat
tnall a first down at the
Hornets’ 32, Kyle Merritt
picked up seven, then
Derek Allred added 10
more. With a third-and
three at the Hornets’ 10,
Loosier found John John
son in the end zone for the
first score of the game.
Loosier missed the point
after touchdown kick and
the Tattnall lead was 6-0,
just one play into the sec
ond quarter.
An exchange of punts
later, Westfield got the ball
at their own 45-yard line
and mounted a 13-play
drive in which they had to
overcome a clipping call
that wiped out a Bo Hart
to-Daniel Weir touchdown
pass. Weir made a sensa
tional spin move near the
35 to break into the open.
The clip occurred at the 22,
negating the apparent
touchdown and bringing
the ball back to the Tattnall
37-yard line.
Westfield faced a first
and five. Mark Hulbert and
Chance Jones picked up
another first at the 31, and
after two incomplete pass
es. Hart hit Weir again for
13 yards and a first down
at the 18-yard-line. Jacob
Walker got six, then Jones
picked up the fifth first
down of the drive, at the
Tattnall 8-yard line.
Matthew Hulbert drove to
the two and Walker took it
over with 4:43 left in the
halt. Like Loosier, Nathan
Skinner’s kick missed just
to the left, and the score
was tied at 6-6.
An exchange of punts to
open the second half gave
Westfield the ball at the
Westfield 47-yard line.
Chance Jones and Cole
Dunaway had stopped Mer
rit for four yards then Kyle
1 larold and Ben Brannen
combined to halt Boots Vin
son after two yards to force
the Tattnall punt.
A 17-yferd strike from
Hart to Ernest Greene gave
Westfield a first down at the
Tattnall 36. Shortly, Hart
hit a streaking Jacob Walk
er, who had broken free
behind the Tattnall sec
ondary. Walker hauled in
the strike for a 34-yard
touchdown to give the Hor-
Clark
look, and she certainly won’t hesitate to do it. And 1 appre
ciate that". Johnson said.
Johnson isn't sure where the strength in the region will
he this year. “Windsor will be down. Stratford will be down.
Mount de Sales has just about everybody corning back,
and Central Fellowship will be rebuilding. I feel the region
will be wide open, and I feel our girls have a good chance
of being right there at the top," said Johnson.
“The thing we have to remember, though, is that we are
still a very young team, with just two seniors. But the
experience we gained last year will be a plus for us. I’m
excited about our chances," she added.
Gun Continued from page 6A
leveled on the target and
pulled the trigger.
The egg shattered, leav
ing no doubt Peaster, the
youngest shooter, would
drive home the new pick
up. The crowd roared its
approval.
Second place was still up
for grabs and Green and
Pilcher were asked to con
tinue shooting for an ATV
and trailer. They peppered
pellets all around the egg
and after three rotations,
the egg was still intact.
Georgia Outdoor News
editor and contest host
Steve Burch called for a
recess and told truck win
ner Peaster that he would
lay a $ 100 bill on the seat of
the truck if he could break
the egg.
By that time, Peaster said
he was “too worked up" to
concentrate and missed the
egg. Then Burch offered to
move the egg closer for
Green and Pilcher, but they
dec lined. Green missed, but
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Home Journal Photo by Rob Mead
TOUCHDOWN Jason
Walker holds the ball high
as he scores a touchdown
for Westfield in action
against Tattnall Sept. 3.
nets the lead for the first
time with 5:56 left in the
third quarter. Hart hit Weir
for the two-point conversion
and a 14-6 Westfield lead.
Tattnall came right back,
though. The Trojans quickly
tied the score when Vinson
broke free and beat the
Westfield defense to the end
zone, a 41-yard scamper.
Loosier hit Wesley Brown in
front of the goal posts for
the two-point conversion,
tying the game at 14 14
with 3:52 left in the third
quarter.
It became a matter of
which defense would wilt,
and neither did. Like Tat
tnall, the Hornets couldn’t
move the ball and both
teams had to punt.
Westfield 0 6 8 0 14
Tattnall 0 6 8 0 14
T-John Johnson 10 yard pass
from Josh Loosier (kick failed)
11:55 second
W-Jacob Walker 2-yard run
(kick failed) 4:43 second
W-Walker 34-yard pass from Bo
Hart (Daniel Weir pass from Hart)
5:56 third
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(Wesley Brown pass from Josh
Loosier) 3:52 third
Westfield Tattnall
9 First Downs 13
88 Rushing Yardage 242
7-14-0 Comp-Att-Int 5-Sj-P
111 Passing yardage 56
1-0 Fumbles-Lost 3-2
5-35 Penalties-vards 4-45
7-37.5 Punts-Average 4-28
Leading rushers: Westfield
Chance Jones 9-40. Jacob Walker
12-40. Matthew Hulbert 4-9. Mark
Hulbert 13. Bo Hart 6 ( 4). Tat
tnall Boots Vinson 13-106. Josh
Loosier 18-53. Kyle Merritt 10-42,
Derek Allred 5-27.
Passing: Westfield Bo Hart 7-14.
111 yards. Tattnall Josh Loosier 5-
9. 56 yards
Receiving: Westfield Jacob
Walker 3-48. Daniel Weir 2 38.
Ernest Greene 117. Matthew Hul
bert 1-12. Tattnall John Johnson
3-32, Bryan Dennard 1-17. Wesley
Brown 1-7.
Continued from page 6A
Pilcher, much to the relief of
the crowd, popped the egg
and pumped his arm in tri
umph, thus ending an
exciting day.
Peaster said the whole
contest was great and excit
ing experience, probably
the best day of his whole
life.
Meanwhile his mom,
Donna, said it was amazing
that her son won the truck
and she's so happy for him.
For now, Peaster is looking
forward to driving his new
truck and cannot wait to
get back into the deer
woods.
Burch encourages all
deer hunters who are sub
scribers to enter their big
bucks into the contest this
fall, even if they have heard
of a larger buck being taken
because, like Peaster s for
tune, you never know how
things are going to end up.
For more information on
the contest, call 1-800-438-
4663.
Panthers host improved Lamar County Sept. 10
By ALLINE KENT
Home Journal Sports
Last year’s early season
win over Lamar County
helped to instill the confi
dence in the Panther team
that took them to a 7-3
record. After last week's
Houston included in
new quail hunting effort
Special to the Home Jourkai
Georgia was once called
the "Quail Capital of the
World." However, the bob
white quail population has
declined by more than 70
percent over the past 40
years.
The Wildlife Resources
Division of the Georgia
Department of Natural
Resources is implementing a
new habitat restoration pro
gram to address this decline.
‘The Bobwhite Quail Ini
tiative is a pilot program to
improve habitat for bob
white quail and songbirds
on agricultural lands in
east, central, and south
western Georgia," said
WRD Director David Waller.
Georgia continues to lost
natural habitat for quail,
songbirds. and other
wildlife inpart because of
the state's last-growing
human population rate and
changing land management
practices
During the past year, key
members of Georgia's Gen
eral Assembly worked with
the Department of Natural
Resources and other sup
porters to develop and fund
the Bobwhite Quail lnitia
tive.
Rep. Larry Walker. D-
Perry, was instrumental in
winning approval for the
plan by the state legisla
ture.
l am verv excited about
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discouraging opening sea
son loss, Panther coach
George Collins thinks a win
over the Trojans this week
could be the jumpstart that
the Perry team needs.
"1 know that they have a
much improved ball team
the project." said Walker, "I
was strongly supportive of
the program during the leg
islative session and am
eager to sec it succeed.’’
To be eligible to enroll in
the Bobwhite Quail Initiative,
properties must be located in
one o! the 13 counties identi
fied as BQI focus areas,
whic h include Bleckly and
1 louston counties.
The program wall include
technical assistance to
those interested in improv
ing their land for quail,
even il they are not enrolled
in the incentives portion of
the program.
Interested landowners
may apply for the Bobwhite
Quail Initiative. WRD biolo
gists will review applica
tions. meet with landown
ers. and evaluate their
habitat, provide technical
guidance for habitat
improvements, and develop
and score proposals for
financial incentives to
establish certain practices.
Landowners wishing to
enroll into the incentive
portion of the program
must meet specific require
ments that include a mini
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contiguous acres and have
row crop agriculture.
Interested Houston
County landowners should
call the WRD regional office
at 912 426 5267 or Walker
at 987 1514.
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over last year,” said
Collins. “It will be a hard
fought game like last year.”
Both teams enter their
competition Sept. 10 at the
Panther Pit after not start
ing their season off in the
greatest mode possible.
Perry, after battling back
several times to tie the
score, lost a hard fought
game to Vidalia in overtime.
The Trojans enter the game
after tying to Calloway, a
single A school.
Last year. Perry traveled
to Barnesville and beat
Lamar County 13-2. Lamar
is coached by Mark Wilson,
in his third season with the
Trojans. Wilson ended the
season last year 2-8, beat
ing only Bleckley County
and Southeast.
Wilson's team this year
returns a solid offensive
Overtime
selves in a third-and-10
position. Once again, it was
Kendrick on the run, who
picked up 20 yards and
rolled to the 1 1 yard line,
setting up a Dontrell Green
touchdown.
Vidalia got nowhere with
their next possession and
punted to the Perry 43-
yard line with 1:22 left in
the game.
Green was hurt on the
next play and had to be
assisted oft the field Back
up Ronnie Collier attempt
ed two long passes but
both fell short of their
intended receivers.
In the first overtime peri
od, Perry's fumbled the
punt and Vidalia recovered.
Aided by a Perry offsides
penalty, the Indians
worked their way down to
the 5-yard-line. Backed up
again by a clipping penalty.
ViHrtlui ift i tLirH onr) I
position, threw the ball to
line, anchored by three
seniors who are starting for
the fourth year.
Junior quarterback,
Danny Williams, will be fac
ing the Panther defense in
only his second game as a
starter. A serious threat on
the Trojan offense will be
Dante Richardson, who
rushed for 350 yards last
season.
On the other side of the
ball, the Trojan defense is
anchored by three-year
starter Clarence Respress,
a junior, who weighs in at
an impressive 285. Lamar
County also returns sopho
mores Rafeal Horton, who
led the region in intercep
tions as freshman and
Adrian Foster, who led the
team in tackles last season.
Game time will be 8 p.m.
at the Panther Pit.
Continued from page 6A
t lie 2-yard-line and set up
a touchdown run that put
the Indians up 28-21.
"It was a big disappoint
ment," said Collins. "The
kids played hard. We made
some mistakes but fought
and came back. They were
plenty of times we could
have folded up our tents,
but we didn't"
Collins agreed Perry
made mistakes in protect
ing the football but refused
to sav fumbles were (he
reason for the Perry loss.
"If we had just put forth
a little more effort, no one
watching would have
remembered those mis
takes. “ he said.
“If we had blocked a
punt, had caught a long
pass, no one would remem
ber the tumbles. They were
severe, yes, they were criti
cal. But they should
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