Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

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 JH * M- IB I Bm\ I bL &r- v H a !** :«tA?/JJ >M t i * r p| . , f Sharks players load up on water during a break in action. MOORE From page 1B “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 — From page 1B 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 NS: 14 35 0 7 —56 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 SB: 7 0 07 7 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 I * ' “ *****aP L HHJ/Don Moncrief From left, Courtney Ward, Jake Deason and Kelicia Weathersby, take a break from selling Northside pro grams to have their picture taken. m Buy .MM • - n HHJ/Don Moncrief 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 SPORTS !r . A 1 s ,vj|| I™*— ! I ' n| ! XBp, - ; Fire player Nick Kishigian strokes a comer kick. LANCERS From page 1B 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 From page 1B 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 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 ♦ p —" 1 jy- r« v ”m | I jt’i HHHpT JBjr/ /li Idi 11. H11 W jk £S - - 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. 3B