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Panther cross country team second in region fourth straight time
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The Perry boys cross
country team finished sec
ond in region 4AA for fourth
year in a row. the seventh
time in nine years and
earned their way to Carroll
ton for the state meet Nov. 6.
The AA meet will start at
11:00 a.m. and will include
the top two schools from all
eight regions in the state
plus any school that quali
fied against the clock during
five specified meets during
the season.
Bleckley County finished
first in the region, their sixth
consecutive region title with
35 points. Perry closed in
with 62 and Jackson placed
Church student center open after home football games
By ALLINE KENT
Perry will host Macon
County Nov. 5 in their last
home game of the season.
When die game is over, the
night won’t be for many of
the young people in Perry as
they continue their activities
at First Baptist Church after
the game in the church stu
dent center.
The church started after
the home game football min
istry neveral years ago but
Hornets
the Hornets settled for a 21 -
yard Skinner field goal, his
first of the year, and a 3-0
lead.
The Eagles were able to
take advantage of breaks.
After holding Westfield to a
field goal, with a little help,
Stratford went on a 12-play,
64 vard drive that ended
,v,. Osbon scored from
two yards out with 9:09 left
in the first half to give Strat
ford a 6-3 lead. John Curtis
Gibbs blocked Watson's try
for point after kick.
With just 2:57 left in the
holding
point lead. Westfield mount
ed an impressive drive. After
fair catching Poe's punt at
the Stratford 47. the Hor
nets were hit with another
illegal procedure penalty
before they could get the
drive under way. With the
ball at their own 48 after the
penalty. Westfield went to
the air on a third-and-12.
Hart hit Ernest Greene for
13 and then 10 for back-to
back first downs to the
Stratford 26.
On a fourth-and- two at
the Eagles’ 18, Walker gave
the Hornets a fresh set of
downs with a three-yard
carry to the 15.
On second-and-nine at
the 14. Hart lofted the ball
into the right front of the
end zone where Greene out
leaped two Stratford defend
ers to pull down the touch
down pass. The play came
with just 21 seconds left in
the first half and gave West
field a 9-6 halftime lead.
With Stratford up 13-9
after Fleming's long run, the
Hornets fought their way
back into the lead despite
having to overcome yet
another holding call.
After a fair catch on a Poe
punt gave the Hbmets the
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"Everything is relative in
cross country” said Coach
Carl Thomas, head coach for
the boys and girls cross
country teams. “We ran well
as a team. We are decent in
our region"
Senior Taryn Burch was
not able to run in the region
meet so didn't qualify for
state. Burch was injured
nearly the entire season and
according to Thomas did not
get a chance to run at her
capabilities.
Individually, Southeast
has the first runner in with a
time of 17:56. Panther
Randy Whiddon (18:55),
who finished first in the
county last week, finished
this year marks the first
time the student center has
been open after every home
game.
Bobby Nix, who has
served First Baptist as youth
minister for 6 1/2 years,
helped start the program at
the church as ministry for
the young people of the com
munity.
“We just wanted to be able
to give them a decent clean
place to come hang out and
not get into trouble." he
ball at their own 34-yard
line, Hart hit Greene for 10
yards on a third-and-six,
moving the ball to the Strat
ford 48 yard line. That's
when the flag went down for
the holding call. This time,
though, the Hornets over
came it when Hart hit the
streaking Greene on the
right sidelines and the big
junior split end outran the
Stratford secondary on a 58-
yard touchdown reception.
Skinner’s PAT kick gave
the Hornets the lead again
at 16-13 with 1:20 left in the
k third quarter . . -*-* •-> - *.
m The Eagles would "not go
away. Starting at their own
43, Stratford marched 57
yards in 11 plays to regain
the lead with 8:44 left in the
game. Fleming's touchdown
and Watson's point after
made it 20-16 Stratford.
On first down following
the kickoff, the Hornets
were flagged for a clip.
Retreating with the football,
a member of the officiating
crew dropped another flag
on the Hornets for what he
claimed was something said
in the Westfield huddle.
The ball was all the way
back to the Westfield nine
yard line, the team was com
pletely befuddled and
though Hart hit Greene for a
14-yard gain, the possession
was over, fans were irate.
rnarhes -wrTe dumfounded"
and the Eagles were getting
the ball back.
Again the Eagles used a
big play to put the game
away. On first down. Osbon
bolted 59 yards for a score
and Watson's point after
made it 27-16.
In all. the Hornets were
flagged seven times for a
total of 57 yards, but it was
when the penalties were
called that was so damaging
to the Hornets’ hopes for a
fourth in the region.
“The course is very hilly. It
is difficult to compare times
in this sport since the cours
es are so different," said
Thomas. “Randy felt com
fortable with his race. He felt
he had run a good race."
John Millender placed
ninth while sophomore
Tony Whiddon placed 10th.
“It really helped us out a
lot for him to finish 10th,“
Thomas said. “He has fin
ished fourth and fifth in the
season. He has been some
what inconsistent, so this
was by far his best perfor
mance of the year."
Josh Lovell, finished in
fourth place for Perry and
Wade Franklin finished fifth.
said.
First Baptist’s newly built
Crosswalk student ministry
center has been open a year
this month. It is filled with
every young person’s
dreams: food from a soda
fountain and snack bar;
pool tables, air hockey
games, video games and the
teen-age essential music.
Nix said the center is open
to all 6-12 graders after the
game from about 10 p.m.-
mldnight.
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region championship.
Coach Ronnie Jones chal
lenged his troops after the
game. “I know this loss is
going to hurt you. and it’s
supposed to. If it didn’t, they
you would be in the wrong
place. But what we have to
do is regroup and realize
we’ll have to win this thing
on the road.
“1 hope, and I think, you
have the character to do
that,” Jones said in the
team's post-game huddle.
Jones continued "maybe
next time, it will be on a level
playing field.' ■
* Greene ’pulled down eight
passes for 143 yards and
two touchdowns. Hart
passed for 185 yards, his
best total of the season.
Westfield 3 6 70—16
Stratford 0 6 7 14—27
W-Nate Skinner 21 yard field
goal 2:29 first
S-Stephen Osbon 2-yard run
(Kick blocked) 9:09 second
W-Ernest Greene 14-yard pass
from Bo Hart (kick failed) 0:21
second
S-Tyier Fleming 80-yard run
(Ty Watson kick) 8:07 third
W-Greene 58-yard pass from
Hart (Skinner kick) 1:20 third
S-Flemlng 2-yard run (Watson
kick) 8:44 fourth
S-Osbon 59-yard run (Watson
kick) 6:27 fourth
Westfield Stratford
14 First downs 14
122 Rushing yards 328
lfifL Passing yards 46-
11-23-2 Comp-Att-lnt 3-6-0
0-0 Fumbles-lost 1-1
3-32.3 Punts-Avg. 3-30-0
7-59 Penaltles-yards 3-5
Rushing: Westfield Chance
, Jones 8-55, Jacob Walker 16-55,
Bo Hart 3-12; Stratford Tyler
Fleming 14-142, Stephen Osbon
16-133. Robbie So vie 12-43.
Passing: Westfield Bo Hart 11 -
23-2 (185 yards, 2TDs): Stratford
Tyler Fleming 3-6-0 (46 yards)
Receiving: Westfield Ernest
Greene 8-143. Jacob Walker 2-32.
Daniel Weir 1-10; Stratford Sovie
1-22. Ben Reeves 1-14, Osbon 1-
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Also running in the region
meet were Kenny Cox and
Andrew Scoggin who hadn’t
run competitive in three weeks
since an injury to his ankle.
These placers will be
attending the state meet as
well as Evan Mackie, a
senior, who will be going as
an alternate.
Thomas said the real
competition of the state meet
would come from North
Georgia, where schools have
consistently had top cross
country teams.
“Since I have been before
as a team, I know what we
facing. As good as they are.
Blecldey will have a hard
time finished Bth in the
state," he said.
Some 50-100 young peo
ple will gather, chaperoned
by Nix and other adults
from First Baptist.
The after the game min
istry, while designed for
students, is also a ministry
to many parents. Nancy
Whiddon, a member of the
church who has two teen
age daughters said that the
program is a big service to
her as well as her daugh
ters.
“As a parent, it is such a
reliei to know that they are
somewhere safe. “ she said.
They get to be with their
schools friends. They get to
eat, to talk and to laugh but
they are well chaperoned
and well taken care of while
they are there."
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