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Page 10A Wed.', Oct. 13, 1999, Houston Home Journal Rain wins seventh grade softball title for a day, finals now Oct. 14 By ALUNE KENT Hqmi Jourhal Sports ttain won the Houston County seventh grade soft ball title Oct. 12. The game between Perry Middle and Warner Robins was forced off the field due to heavy rain that day- The finals will be Oct. 14 at Perry Middle School. The game will begin at 3:30 p.m. Warner Robins earned Winners 29-vard-line. The Hornets ran out the clock and took a 19-3 lead into the locker room. Whatever it is that Ronnie Jones and his staff tells the team at halftime, it seems to be working. For the fourth straight game, and the fifth time in seven games, the Hornets scored a touchdown on their first possession of the second hall. The Eagles got the belli to start the half, but three downs and a punt later, the Hornets were in business again, this time, thev electri fied the crowd a little with a little razzle-dazzle, not the design on the coaching staff, but the intuition of fullback Chance Jones. After getting about 10 yards up the middle on first down. .Jones was pinned in by the Brentwood defense Nash skips pigskin for golf title chase By PHIL CLARK Hour Journal Sports Diving up his final year ol football eligibility at Liberty University has paid off for Brian Nash of Perry. The 1996 Westfield grad uate, who is an avid golfer, decided last year to enter competition for the National Long Driving competition. To qualify, golfers must win otic of many district compe titions across the country'. To earn a spot in a dis trict. competition, a golfer must first win a state event. Mash had won two previous state events, but railed to qualify to win a district before the entered the Okla homa state competition in late September. After winning in Okla homa with a blast of 387 yards. Nash then went to the Missouri Driving Com petition. His drive of 343 yards qualified him for the final 64. the Re/Max Nation al Long Driving Competition to be held in Mesquite, Nevada beginning Oct. 20. When asked why his dis trict winning distance was "just" 343 yards. Nash said. “It had rained steadily. The course was wet. and tne dis tance was all carry, no roll at all.” There will be eight groups of eight competitors, each squaring off Oct. 20 for a chance at first prize of $75,000 out of a total purse of $250,000. All of the 64 finalists are guaranteed at least SI,OOO. The eight groups will each have one winner. Those eight finalists will compete Oct. 23. The event will be filmed to be shown Dec. 25 on ESPN. Nash, who plays at about scratch, would like to pur Classifieds - the BIG bargain in advertising - Call 987-1823 V&vuf SfoUm @tci& Barbecue Pit Cooked on 'y Pork Barbecue Pickle , Slow, Chips D nl Bread, hit tie Debbie 1 er 1 late Friday, October 22 -11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. 402 Courtney Hodges Blvd., Perry (Next to Sandman Motel) their spot in the final game by defeating the previously undefeated Feagin Mill sev enth graders Oct. 8. Perry’s 7th grade earned their right to play in the final game of the county champi onship when they defeated Northside Middle 12-7 Oct. 8. Down 3-2 after the first inning of play. Perry’s defense settled down and held Northside scoreless in and going down, but got the ball on a lateral to split end Ernest Greene. He outran the stunned defense for the final 50 yards on a veiy unusual Westfield touchdown. Skin ner's kick increased the lead to 26-3, and for all intents and purposes, this game was over. Walker added his 18th touchdown of the year on a 40-yarder early in the fourth quarter, and on a fourth-and -12 at the Brentwood 29 yard line late in the game, reserve quarterback Mitch Greer hit sophomore tight end Walt Brannen on the sidelines and Brannen tightroped the side lines for the score. It was the first pass com- Sletion of the season for reer and the first reception for Brannen. Greer added the goint after following the rannen score for a fina l sue a career in the sport, but has no interest in playing football again. He said this week he thought he would "ride the golf as far as it takes me." Nash said he will compete his studies at Liberty Univer- Softball board. Westfield opened the game with four straight hits, scoring twice on an RBI sin gle by Barrett and a grounder by Bennett that eluded the Eagles’ shortstop The Eagles came back in their half of the first to tie the score at 2-all before Westfield erupted for four more runs in their third inning to take a 6- 2 lead. Moore walked and Todd doubled ahead of Peake’s RBI single. With one out, Hunnicutt singled home Todd and both runners moved up on a ground out by Bennett. Thompson’s single scored both Peake and Hun nicutt, Brentwood went back ahead in the fourth, though, scoring four times for a lead. After the Eagles scored two in the fifth for a 9 6 lead, the Lady Hornets scratched out three in the seventh to tie the score at 9-all. With one out, Moore was safe on an error and scored on Todd's second double of tne game and third of the tournament. After Peake sin gled, Barrett drove Todd home with a single and both runners moved up when Hunnicutt singled to load the bases. Bennett’s sacrifice fly got Peake home to tie the game, but the Eagles got of the jam as the Lady Hornets left two the second inning. The inning included two unas sisted put outs at third by Corcoran. Northside came back to score three runs in the last inning of play on two hits but they could not overcome the wide margin the Panthers enjoyed. Teryn Williams. Corcoran, and Heather Morrill had the only three Panther hits in the score of 40-3. The first season is now over. The region lAAA games begin Oct 22 when the Mount de Sales Cavaliers come to the Hornet’s Nest for Senior Night. Brentwood 3 0 0 0 3 Westfield 6 13 7 14 40 Westfield Brentwood 12 First downs 10 29-344 Rush-Yards 55-169 112 Passing yards 9 7-8-0 Comp-Att-Int 1-4-0 5-47 Penalties-Yards 5-43 4-3 Fumbles Lost 4-0 0 Punts-Average 6-37.2 W-Jacob Walker 18-yard run (kick failed) 10:07 first B-Claiff Smith 29-yard field goal 2:43 first W-Daniel Weir 25-yard pass from Bo Hart (Nate Skinner kick) 7:02 second W-Walker 7-yard run (run failed) 3:50 second sitv this year. He has’ lined up a sponsor ship from Harrison Snafts. Information on the Re/Max World Competition can be found at www. long drivers, com Continued from page 8A runners on base. Angela Avant opened the bottom of the seventh by reaching on a Westfield error. Cole singled, but was erased a batter later on a fielder’s choice grounder with Avant moving to third with the potential winning run. A grounder back to the mound was turned into an out at the plate as Murph gunned down Avant on a good throw to Bennett, who made the tag on a sliding Avant. With the potential winner still at third base and two out, Julia Webb blooped a single just over the Westfield infield for a 10-9 win, ending the Lady Hornets’ season. Game One Westfield 0 0 2 10 0 0 3 Brentwood 3 12 10 1 x 8 Leading hitters: Westfield Ben nett & R. Dudley 2-3, Moore & Peake 2-4; Brentwood Jenny Avant 3-3, 3 runs Game Two Athens Ctian 0000000 0 Westfield 340000 x 7 Leading hitters: Westfield Moore 3-3. Bennett 3-3 Todd 2-4, 3 RBI: Athens Christian four players one hit each Game Three Westfield 204 000 3 9 Brentwood2 0 1 4 2 0 1 10 Leading hitters: Westfield Todd 4-4, 3 runs, 2 doubles, Peake 3-4, Barrett, Hunnicutt, Thompson 2 hits each; Brentwood Veal, J Avant, Cole, M Avant each 2-4 CLASSIFIED DEADLINE 10 AM. MONDAY game. The three players also scored two runs eacn. “We had smart base run ning, “ said Coach Melissa Lee “and good pitching. We had a few errors hut we came back and corrected them." The Bth grade team had to settle for a third place finish in the county after losing to Northside 14-5, Oct. 8. “We had some good bunts that got runners on and Continued from page 8A W-Ernest Greene 60-yard lat eral from Chance Jones (Skinner kick) 9:33 third W-Walker 40-yard run (Skin ner kick) 9:27 fourth W-Walt Brannen 29-yard pass from Mitch Greer (Greer kick) 4:33 fourth Rushing: Westfield Walker 1- 178. Greene 1-60. Will Holt 6-38, Jones 5-35, Mark Hulbert 2-25, Cole Dunaway 2-10, Bo Hart 1-3; Brentwood Steven Everett 15-56. Michael Daniels 17-46, Drew Garner 4-34, A.J. Ott 12-33 Passing: Westfield Bo Hart 6- 7-0 (83 yards) Mitch Greer 1-1 (29 yards): Brentwood Charlie Durden 1-4 (9 yards) Receiving: Westfield Daniel Weir 3-40. Will Holt 1-36. Walt Brannen 1-29, John Curtiss Gibbs 1-4. Chance Jones 1-3; Brentwood A.J. 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Call 987-8179 Page 765-6545 The Hamptons of Perry Professionally managed by Fickling & Company Now Open The New Perry Branch “1 am really proud of our girls, said Harrison. “Proud of them for the whole season. I hate to end the season with a game like this. We are so much better than this."