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Happening this weekened in Perry
Elko Boggin to benefit needy kids
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
ELKO The third annual Elko
Boggin "AKA Hi-Tech Redneck
Heaven" will be held Dec. 4 in
Elko, off Ga. 26 East The site can
be reached from 1-75 Exit 41 by
driving five miles toward
Hawkinsville on Ga. 26.
Admission is $6 per person or a
new toy of a $6 value. All cash
proceeds will go to purchase pre
sents for children in need, both in
ihe local community and at the
Methodist Home for children in
Macon.
According to Boggin spokesper
son Hazel Kersey, the volunteers
vith the Boggin bought 20 bicy
les and provided additional toys
for five families last year.
Panther football banquet
is Dec. 2 in cafeteria
~rom Staff Reports
Members of the 1999 Perry High
School football team will be the guests
of honor Dec. 2.
The Perry Touchdown Club will host
he team for dinner and honors at 6:30
o.m. at the school cafeteria.
Head Coach George Collins said
members of the team will be recognized
lor their participation in the recently
completed 1999 season.
Tickets are available at the school
and from touchdown club members.
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PERRY WILDERNESS SOCIETY AT CUMBERLAND ISLAND
Group Visits Cumberland, off Georgia Coast, Each Year
Perry Wilderness Society
visits Cumberland Island
By JACKIE MARSHALL
Special to the Home Journal
Members of the Perry
Wilderness Society and sev
eral guests enjoyed their
annual trip to Cumberland
Island Oft the coast of Geor
gia.
The National Parks Ser
vice allows limited numbers
ol crimpers backpackers and
day trip hikers to enioy the
wildlife, the beach and to
Vis'd Vhe historical remains of
homes of early owners.
This group set up at Sea
Camp camping area under
the gigantic oaks of the mar
itime forest. Hikes of 5 to 15
Northside making strong bid for state football title
It’s only the quarterfinals this
week in the Georgia High School
Association. The Northside Eagles
need three more wins before they
can claim the school’s first-ever
state football championship, and
the team is definitely making a
strong run for state honors.
Dec. 3 at McConnell-Talbert
Stadium, Northside will face
Region 5-AAAA champion
McEaehern. The Indians, like the
Eagles, are 12-0. Northside was
the top-ranked team in the final
regular season Associated Press
poll of high school teams, while
McEaehern was number three,
just behind Brunswick.
This game is more than just a
quarterfinal meeting between two
unbeaten, highly-ranked teams.
This is a re-match of last year’s
quarterfinal game played at Pow
der Springs in which the Indians
ended the 1998 Northside unbeat
en season, and doused their hopes
of a state championship. McEach
ern won last year 24-21.
You know the Eagles remember
that setback vividly. You know
there’s a little more incentive to
knock the Indians off. This will be
the top game on the quarterfinals
The boggin is held at an old
pond site owned by the Kersey
family. Trucks with big tires and
‘souped-up’ engines compete to
see which can drive the farthest
and fastest in the mud.
What’s a Boggin? According to
Kersey, it's “ big trucks trying to
make it through the mud.”
The boggin is held at an old
pond site owned by the Kersey
family. Trucks with big tires and
“souped-up” engines compete to
see which can drive the farthest
and fastest in the mud.
“If they get stuck, we pull them
out with a big tractor," Kersey
said. Drivers come from all across
Georgia and from Florida.
Rick Knight, from radio station
WDEN-105.3 will be the announc
er.
Gates open at 2 p.m. Kersey
said most of the audience arrives
early, backing in so that they can
sit on their truck tailgates. Ham
burgers, hot dogs, soft drinks,
chili and other festival foods
will be served. The boggin starts at
6:30 p.m. along the lighted mud
strip.
Steve Wiley of Elko and Brad
Hudson of Perry are the organizers
of this all volunteer effort.
miles were made each day.
Perfect weather was a bonus
for this type of adventure.
Participating were: George
and Sybil Brown. Pam Rush
ing and her son Hank, of
Statesboro. Claire and Sarah
Parker of LaGrange; Joan
Ogletree. Lisa and Will Mur
ray of Atlanta; Jane and
Chuck Larsen and Barry
Larsen of Dallas, Texas;
Jackie and Earl Marshall,
Daun Cioban of Auburn,
Chad Cioban of Albany.
Tonda Watson and son Quin
of Suwanee; Sharon Riley,
Brad Riley, and Jason and
Nancy Riley.
Phil
Clark
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agenda in class AAAA. if not over
all.
Five of the eight quarterfinalists
in AAAA return from a year go,
but the Northside-McEaehern
pairing is the only repeat from last
year. Colquitt County is back. The
fifth-ranked Packers, the region 1-
AAAA champions, will play at
Chattahoochee, the number three
team out of region seven.
Region eight champion
Parkview, the 1997 state champi
ons, will be paired against
Brunswick of region three. The
unbeaten Brunswick Pirates have
rolled up impressive regular sea
son numbers in going unbeaten,
and they’ve picked up easy playoff
wins to boost their record to 12-0.
Panthers gain third win,
74-49 over Dooly County
By ALLINE KENT
Home Journal Sports
Perry worked off their
Thanksgiving turkey Satur
day evening by slamming the
Dooly County Bobcats 74-49
in a non-region basketball
matchup.
Perry senior Kris Asbuiy
led the way with 20 points
including 4 three-point
goals.
“He had a great night."
Head coach Carl Thomas
said of Asbury after the
game. “He is a very capable
shooter.”
Asbury leads the Panther
seniors this year in what
Thomas called a unique situ
ation as a veteran player and
a three-year varsity player.
“Kris knows my system
and has been to battles
before." said Thomas. “He is
one kid that has all that it
takes, confidence and ability."
It was an easy contest for
the Panthers who shot their
way to a 21-point lead at the
end of the first eight-minute
period.
For their coach, it was a
very satisfying victory.
"All 12 got to play and all
12 shot the ball well," Thomas
said. “We knew coming into
the season that one of our
strengths was our depth."
Thomas was also pleased
with the leadership from his
seniors that has already
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-Wed., Dec. 1, 1999
Local group hosting
major Taekwondo
tourney at Agricenter
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Home Joubjwal Staff
More than 600 competitors and 1,000
spectators are expected here Dec. 4,
when a major martial arts tournament
will be held in the Reaves Arena at the
Georgia Agricenter.
David Feldman, sixth degree Black
Belt and chief instructor at Perry Taek
wondo, will be the host of the event.
Mayor Jim Worrall and Perry Police
Chief George Potter will also take part in
the opening ceremonies.
A special guest will be Chief Master
Soon Ho Lee, eighth degree Black Belt
and executive vice-president of the
American Taekwondo Association,
which is sanctioning the event.
According to Feldman, “It is an honor
for a school our size to be selected to
host this tournament. Most schools
chosen are twice our size.”
Feldman said several factors made
Perry a good choice for the tournament,
including the Agricenter facilities, the
abundance of lodging in the area, and
the location of Perry along 1-75.
Feldman’s students will be competing
in the tournament.
“They have been working for months
in preparation tor this event," Feldman
said. “Many of them have attended other
ATA tournaments in recent months,
sharpening their skills for the tourna
ment in Perry."
For more information, call 987-8874.
The Pirates have scored an
impressive 555 points in 12 games
while allowing just 56. Their 34-7
win over a good Houston County
team propeled the Pirates into the
quarterfinals for the second year
in a row. Brookwood eliminated
Brunswick last year. Parkview was
also eliminated in last year's quar
terfinals in a bid for back to back
state titles.
Another good AAAA game will be
Lowndes County at Southwest
DeKalb. Neither team made it this
far a year ago, though. Brookwood,
Valdosta and South Gwinette were
in the mix a year ago, but all have
been eliminated, with Valdosta
failing to qualify for the playoffs.
Peach County, a finalist last
year, has been eliminated in AAA.
The Trojans lost to Cairo in the
second round last week 13-0. so
their first season under Alan Rode
maker is over. The Trojans fin
ished at 9-3.
Only two of last year's AAA
quarterfinalists made it that far
this season. Marist. the top
ranked team in the final weekly
poll, is back along with Cairo.
Ironically, Marist finished first in
the final polls, but was the second
begun to emerge this season.
Asbury was noticeably
pumped up as well as
Michael Robinson who added
12 points to the board and
seemed to lead the team on
the floor during the game.
Thomas said that while
team leadership was some
thing that they have talked
about; it’s really not some
thing he can coach.
“We talk to the seniors
about leadership, but it is
really based more on their
personalities. Michael and
Kris have been there and
know what is needed,"
Thomas continued.
“Their enthusiasm is
infectious," he added.
Periy will visit the Warner
Robins Demons Dec. 3.
Thomas believes this is the
best Demon team in 15 years.
“They have been picked by
some to win region,” said
Thomas. “Warner Robins has
a well-coached team and is
always intense. It will be a
good challenge for us a
close measuring stick to
what we see against Dodge.”
Game time will be 8:30 at
Warner Robins High School.
Perry 74 Dooly County 49
Cody Allen 4; A 1 Thorton 6:
■Michael Robinson 12: Ramon Fos
ter 3; Kris Asbury 20; Michael
Whitehead 7: John Millender 4;
Andrew Scogin 8; Jason Stripling
6; Carlos Montgomery 5. Three
pointers - Asbury -4: Robinson -
1; Whitehead - 1.
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KRYSTAL BROWN AND SOUTHERN CROSS AT SHOW
They were in Alabama for major competition
Brown bags title in Southern
Regional 4-H Championships
Special to the Home Journal
Houston County 4-H’er
Kristel Brown and her horse
Southern Cross, won the
Showmanship title in her
class, saddleseat-trotting, at
a major horse show
The duo also finished 15th
in the open jumping class at
the Southern Regional 4-H
Championship Horse Show
held in Montgomery, Ala.
A 4-H spokesman
described the competition as
touch with the “best of the
best" 4-H’ers from the
Southeastern United States
participating.
Brown and Southern
First quarter seals doom of Perry
against Dooly County girls
By ALLINE KENT
Home Joukmal Sports
The hard work and deter
mination Coach Max Vickers
and his Lady Panthers put
into their game of basketball
prior to their season opener
Nov. 27 showed strong in all
but the first quarter of play.
Unfortunately, the first
quarter was where they need
it the most.
Chalk it up to opening
night jitters for the young
Lady Panthers. Perry held
their own after the first quar
ter but could not overcome
the 24-7 deficit of the first
quarter against the Dooly
County Bobcats in non
region competition.
Vickers said after the game
that regardless of the out
come he was pleased with
how hard his team played and
the momentum that they
seed from their own region! That's
because Marist and Rockdale
County each was unbeaten in their
subregions, did not play each
other, and Rockdale County was
named the number one seed by
region officials.
Cairo made it to ther 1998 semi
finals, while Marist lost in the
quarterfinals. Both lost to eventu
al state champion Dougherty
County. Marist will play surprising
Shaw, the region 2-AAA champion
with a win over Peach County,
while Cairo will travel to Westlake,
another surprising quarterfinals
entry. The Lions, out of region five,
knocked off Rockdale County last
week.
Just as in AAA. there are only
two teams returning to the aA
quarterfinals this year. Defending
state champion Carrolton has had
to battle from the number two seed
in 6-AA to defend their title. The
Trojans finished at 8-2 in the reg
ular season, one of four teams
from that region with just one or
two losses.
The Trojans will be on the road
this week to face the 12-0 Appling
County Pirates at Baxley. The
other quarterfinalist from a year
Cross competed earlier at
the State 4-H Champi
onships at the Georgia
National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter in Perry
There she was named
Senior Reserve Champion in
Saddle Seat competition. This
qualified her to attend the
regional show in Alabama.
Brown has been an active
member of the Houston
County 4-H Horse Club
since its inception. She is a
junior at Perry High School
and works part-time at Perry
Animal Hospital.
She is the daughter of Jim
and Sue Dryden.
showed throughout the game.
Two freshman, Fatima
Stripling and Natassjia
Mitchell scored 12 points
each during the game while
juniors Jessica Green added
nine and Kiki Woodard led
the Panthers with 14.
“It was a good learning
experience for them and for
me, “ said Vickers after the
game. “I got to see them play
in a game situation and see
who could do what.
“I am disappointed. Dis
appointed for the loss but
not ai all in how they
played," he added.
The Uidy Panthers face
Warner Robins High School
away Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.
Perry 52 Dooly County 70
Aleta Code 1; Fatima Stripling
12; Marquita Ragan 4: Kiki
Woodard 14: Natassjia Mitchell
12: Jessica Green 9
ago, Hart County, will also be on
the road. The region eight champi
ons play at Swainsboro where they
will face Rayvan Teague's unbeat
en 12-0 Tigers.
In class AA, six of the eight
quarterfinalists are 12-0, includ
ing John Peacock's 4-AA champion
Dodge County Indians, who will
play at unbeaten, and 12-0,
Cartersville.
Class A provides the only meet
ing between the number one and
two teams from the final regular
season polls when 12-0 Com
merce, the region eight champion,
travels to Vienna, where first year
coach Bill Clark has the Bobcats
poised for a run at the state title.
Dooly has had to struggle from
behind in their two playoff wi'
though, and they can ill afford to
play catch-up with Steve Savage’s
potent Tigers. Dooly, along with
Charlton and Lincoln County, are
the only class A repeaters from the
1988 quarterfinals. All three are at
home this week. Lincoln County,
no stranger to playoffs, had to bat
tle from the number three position
in region seven after losing two
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