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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Clean sweep
The Flyers versus the Sweepers and the Fire against the Sharks were
two of the matchups Saturday in Perry Recreation Department soccer
at Rozar Park.
RIGHT: Andrea De Los Santos of the U-10 Fire from Robins Air Force
Base and the Sharks' Alex Yun fight for possession of the ball.
BELOW: The Flyers and Sweepers shake hands following their game.
Photos by Don Moncrief
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Sharks players load up on water during a break in action.
MOORE
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“He’s now lost weight and
we can see that he is moving
around better. He probably
won’t drop a whole lot more
weight though. He’ll turn a
lot of excess weight into
muscle now.
“He’ll be a lot stronger
this time next year,”
Johnson added.
Moore, even as a junior, is
slowly finding his niche on
the defense.
“I like to rush the quarter
back, especially when they’re
in shotgun,” Moore said.
“The past three football
teams we’ve seen shotgun,”
Johnson added, referring to
EAGLES —
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took less than three minutes
to recapture the lead for
good.
Rodrick Hayward punched
it in from the 3 and the
Eagles were off and running.
They scored five more times
before the halftime buzzer
sounded. Stockbridge was
even nice enough to return
the earlier turnover favor
with a couple of fumbles deep
in their own territory that
were converted into touch
downs.
Northside led 49-7 by the
break. They out-rushed the
Tigers 280 to 20 and out
passed them 99 to 46 during
the first 24 minutes alone.
All told, the Eagles gained
403 yards on the ground to
the Tigers’ 11. Northside also
passed for 115 to
Stockbridge’s 51.
Oddly enough, the Eagles
started the second half with
another fumble this one
coming on a punt return.
That did little, however, to
enhance Stockbridges’ posi
tion. The gained five yards
and gave it back.
Northside took it on the 50
and with Jaustin Rios now at
the helm and joined with
David Everitt and Mike Tye
in the backfield and with
the clock now pretty much
set on continuous mode
drove to the 10 but failed to
score.
They did get another
chance, however, when the
Tigers fumbled on their next
possession and giving the
Eagles the ball on the 4.
Rios put it in on the second
attempt.
Northside 56, Stockbridge 7
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Tift County, Jonesboro and
most recently Eagle’s
Landing. “That’s enabled
him to be a pass rusher and
he’s done a good job rushing.
Not that he’s not good
against the run, though.
“It’s just that when it’s a
throwing situation he just
lights up and tries to get
there,” Johnson added.
Johnson said that when he
and the rest of the coaching
staff break down film on
Sunday’s they can see oppos
ing team’s offensive tackles
or tight end’s holding Moore
as he tries to get up field.
“Kyle is really athletic,”
Johnson said of the lanky
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Scoring summary
First quarter
NS Jamal Hickey, 36-yard run.
Sean Mayo kick
SB: Ty Marshall, 19-yard pass from
Willie Copeland. Kyle Gable kick
NS Rodrick Hayward, 3-yard run.
Mayo kick
Second quarter
NS Hayward, 14-yard run. Mayo
kick
NS Nick Chemey, 13-yard pass
from Feriando Williams. Mayo kick
NS Brandon White, 9-yard run.
Mayo kick
NS Greg Wallace, 36-yard pass
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The Eagles’ defense brings down a Stockbridge runner
during the first quarter.
4.8-second 40-yard dash run
ner. “He’s a little bit quicker
than he looks ‘cause he’s so
tall. He gives good effort and
they’re trying everything to
keep him from getting
there,” Johnson added.
Moore not only provides
monumental match up diffi
culties, but he is a self-pro
fessed hard worker who is
committed to continuous
improvement.
“You have to be a man and
do what you have to do to be
a playmaker and make a
play,” a contemplative Moore
said. “I like thinking more.”
Region 2AAAAA offenses
beware.
from Williams. Mayo kick
NS Dartez Walker, 65-yard run.
Steven Johnson kick
Fourth quarter
NS Mike Tye, 1-yard run. Johnson
kick
Team Stats
NS SB
Istdwns 16 3
Rushes/yds 43-403 24-11
Passing yds 115 51
Att/comp/int 8-13-1 8-22-0
Pass Completions 8 8
Punts/avg 0 11/34.9
Pens/yds 7-75 4-29
Fumbles/lost 4-4 5-2
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Fire player Nick Kishigian strokes a comer kick.
LANCERS
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second half making the score
14-13.
Instead of kicking the
extra point Tift Area’s coach
ing staff elected to go for the
with and attempt a two-point
conversion.
The game was a non-con
ference match up, thus no
overtime would be played in
the event of a tie.
The two-point try failed.
According to Whetsel, the
Lancers controlled the line of
scrimmage in dominating
fashion, racking up 260 rush-
NOTEBOOK
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ALL OR NOTHING:
Despite a 29-0 shut out, the
Eagle’s Landing Houston
County played was not exact
ly the one head coach Doug
Johnson and staff were
expecting. “They had an off
week and changed up their
defense to a front we had not
see yet, and they blitzed a
lot,” said Johnson. “They
caused a lot of chaos as far as
our offense because they were
sending people we weren’t
counting on them sending.”
On the other hand: “We
told the kids when you send
everybody like that, you’re
going to look good some but
when you miss, you’re going
to look really bad.”
THE GOLD RUSH: As far
as putting pressure on the
quarterback, the Bears are
getting it done in grand style.
“They really have to worry
about us,” Johnson said.
“And it’s not the whole fine.
Usually it’s just the front four
rushing.”
“I think of the groups I’ve
coached here at the school,
this might just be the best
I’ve seen.”
BULLDOG WARNING:
Jonesboro has quickly
become region 2AAAAA’s
punching bag. The Cardinals
still haven’t scored an offen
sive touchdown this season.
Though their defense is play
ing well, the offense has done
little to nothing to help out
their counterparts.
WESTSIDE REBOUND:
Westside came back from
their tough loss to Northside
to beat Henry County 53-6.
COFFEE’S HOT: Thanks to
a strong defensive effort
Coffee beat Warner Robins
last week. They proved their
tenacious defense is not a
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Fire player Daniel Robles pushes the ball
up-field.
ing yards to Tift Area’s 38.
Whetsel said the Lancers
drove to their opponent’s red
zone on a number of occa
sions but failed to score more
than two touchdowns.
“It would have been a lot
more frustrating if the
defense hadn’t been playing
well,” Whetsel said of his
offensive woes. “But, any
time you drive down the field
... if you feel like you’re con
trolling the game and you
don’t put points on the board
you sense you’re letting a
team hang around that
fluke with a 29-0 victory over
Monroe-Albany Friday night.
PURPLE PEOPLE
EATERS: Robby Pruitt left
Fitzgerald for Warner Robins
but the Purple Hurricanes
are still playing great football.
Hawkinsville, a non-region
opponent, tallied their first
loss of the season to
Fitzgerald 20-10.
PERRY’S OPPONENTS:
Perry will play against a very
strong Mary Persons later in
the year. Mary Persons
drubbed fellow Region 4AAA
team Dodge County Friday
night 32-0.
RARE DUAL THREAT:
Rockdale County beat
Eastside 22-14 but the multi
talented Reed Cline was the
star of the game. The
Rockdale County Bulldog
caught a 45-yard touchdown
pass in the first quarter to
bring his team to within one
point. He then led his team to
victory on his leg, booting
three field goals to notch his
team their first victory of the
season.
POSSIBLE OPPONENT:
After struggling some at the
onset of the year Starr’s Mill
earned their second victory of
the season Friday night
against Carver-Columbus 41-
6. Running back Kyle
McCreary was a big reason
scoring three touchdowns on
100-yards, carrying the ball
19 times.
COMEBACKS: The state
high school football ranks
were peppered with myriad
comebacks in games
Thursday, Friday and
Saturday night.
Centennial trailed rival
Chattahoochee 14-7 in the
fourth quarter of play until
Mark Harrington recovered a
pair of fumbles to win 21-14.
shouldn’t be. You don’t get
points for good drives that
stall.
Whetsel and the rest of the
Lancers face off this week
against Mount de Sales in
Macon.
The Cavaliers are known
by their stand out senior
quarterback Erik Hardison
and Whetsel is already,
preparing.
“He’s a senior who’s got all
that experience,” Whetsel
said. “He’s a big kid and a
good runner. He’s impres
sive, no question.”
The Knight extended their
regular season winning
streak to 19 and have beaten
their rival two consecutive
years.
WINNERSVILLE NO
MORE: Valdosta High, the
winningest program in high
school football history, lost
again versus Ware County 28-
14. They are 1-3.
Region 2-AAAAA
Players of the week
Harris & Lynn Trophies
Players of the Week 03
Week four
Offense
Feriando Williams
Northside
Quarterback
Williams rushed 13 times for
174 yards and one touch
down, and completed 6-of-7
passes for 51 yards and one
TD in the Eagles 24-7 win
over Westside.
Defense
Roderick Cummings
Westside
Linebacker
Cummings had 17 Tackles
and 3 Tackles for Loss in the
Seminoles game against
Northside.
Special teams
Sean Mayo
Northside Eagles
Kicker/punter
Mayo was a perfect 3-for-3
on PAT’s, 1-for-1 on FG’s,
punted twice for a 32.5 yard
average, and had aH five
kickoffs inside the 5-yard line
(two in endzone) in the
Eagles 24-7 win over
Westside.
Head coaches nominate a play
er each week in each of the
three categories. A media com
mittee lncluding the HHJ
votes on the awards. Each
Player of the Week receives a
plaque compHmenta of Harris &
Lynn Trophies.
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