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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Mount de Sales tops Lancers
By Giovanni Chin-A-Sen
HHJ Sports Writer
MACON The Lancers
were hosted by the
Cavaliers on Friday night
and even though they man
aged to score fast and often
they were
unable to
keep up, los
ing by a
score of 49 -
26.
Both
teams were
three and
out on their
first posses-
Mount de Sales
49, Central
Fellowship 26
sion but that turned out to
be one of the few quiet
moments during the game.
The Cavaliers got good field
position due to a fumble
recovery inside Lancers ter
ritory and made the most of
it by scoring first with a 21
yard touchdown run by Eric
better.
The Cavaliers scored
again on their next posses-
BEARS —
From page 1B
to be significant before the
half was over.
After going three-and-out,
the Bears fought off another
Westside drive. The defense
held their ground again,
stopping Evans on a fourth
and-goal from the one.
With their backs to the
wall the ball on the two
and with 2:01 showing,
Houston County ran three
plays and picked up a first
down. On the next play,
King faked a handoff,
sprinted right and found a
ton of daylight. He sprinted
all the way to the Seminoles’
20-yard line before someone
finally chased him down.
Two plays later, he found
Marcus Northern in the
right corner of the endzone
for a touchdown. Charles
Thompson was perfect with
his kick to put the Houston
County up 7-6.
That’s the way it stayed
until midway through the
third quarter. The Bears
took the opening possession
on their own 15, picked up
three first downs, and
moved it all the way to the
50 but then fumbled.
Westside took over and
scored. This time they went
for and converted two points
to go up 14-7.
Houston County tied it
following Hodges’ long
scamper all the way to the
Seminoles’ one. It took
three runs but Brandon Lee
finally got it in. Thompson
then tied it up.
Shortly after that,
DEMONS-
From page 1B
Pruitt said he was pleased
with the defenses ability to
help the offense out on
Thursday.
“Yeah, we did better in
that tonight,” Pruitt said of
his team’s commitment to
improvement. “We have got
to get it all together
though.”
After the change of posses
sion the Demons took the
ball right down the field and
scored on a Tucker Pruitt
pass up the midline to run
ning back Dominique
Davenport. After a
Jonesboro penalty on the
extra point attempt the
Demons converted a two
point conversion on a Chris
Styles run for an 8-0 lead.
Later in the first quarter
junior running back Alton
Sanders capped off another
solid Demon drive with a
touchdown scamper from
two yards out to put his
team up by a pair of touch
downs.
The first half ended with
momentum in question
after Jonesboro scored just
their second offensive touch
down of the season when
junior quarterback Garrett
Williams connected with
Darrell Robertson in the
back of the end zone with
three minutes to go in the
half to draw to within 21-7.
“We went in (to the locker
room at halftime) and told
them that our game plan
sion when quarterback Eric
Hardison connected with
Oetter on a 24-yard touch
down pass.
Not to be outdone the
Lancers scored 26 seconds
later when Javoris Parker
took the ball 75 yards for a
touchdown.
Each team then had three
scoring drives that lasted
less than two minutes and
Cavaliers head coach Robert
Slocum said that “for a
while it looked like a track
meet.” Only the clock could
stop the scoring in the first
half. With 1:43 left in the
half Matt Holloway inter
cepted Cavaliers’ Hardison
and appeared to give the
Lancers one last scoring
opportunity before halftime.
With under a minute left
to play Lancers quarterback
Mikey McWhirter remem
bered to dance with the one
that got you there and con
nected with Holloway on a
31-yard completion inside
IIIIJ Don Moncrief
With Westside driving, Houston County calls a timeout in
the second quarter Friday at McConnell-Talbert stadium
in Warner Robins.
Westside took the lead again
when on a third-and-six,
they hit for their long pass
play.
Once again they missed
the two-point conversion.
Less than two minutes later,
they forced Thompson down
on the Bears’ 27. Kareem
Jackson took the handoff on
the next play and went all
the way for the score and
put Westside up 26-14.
The Bears took just a little
more than two minutes to
cut that to within a touch
down for the win but the
Seminoles were able to use
up the rest of the clock and
spoil the opportunity.
Westside 26, Houston County 21
WS: 6 0 8 12 —26
HC: 0 7 0 14 —2l
Scoring summary
First quarter
WS Evans, 4-yard run. Kick
failed.
Second quarter
HC Marcus Northern, 20-yard
pass from Brandon King. Charles
was good early and it was
working,” Pruitt said. “We
just told them to stop worry
ing about penalties and flags
and things like that and just
go out there and play.”
The second half started
similarly to the first with
Demons’ defensive lineman
Justin Brown stripping
Robertson of the ball and
then recovering the fumble
at the Cardinal 13 yard line.
Tucker Pruitt then kept the
ball on an option keeper
from six yards out for his
second rushing touchdown
of the game, and what was
the game’s decisive touch
down bringing the score to
28-7.
“We told our kids before
the game that if they
(Jonesboro) lost this game
they were out of the play
offs,” Pruitt said. “We told
our guys that it would be
like a wounded animal with
its back against the wall. I
give them a lot of credit,
they fought us hard the first
half.”
The Demons forced five
turnovers on the night and
scored every time.
Warner Robins moves to
4-1 in Region AAAAA with
the victory, but Mt. Zion
looms on the schedule for
next Thursday, a game
Pruitt is not taking lightly.
“We just have to prepare
hard, watch film and look at
what they do,” Pruitt said of
the big game next Thursday
the Cavaliers’ five-yard line.
But the Lancers were
unsuccessful on their three
attempts to punch the ball
in and came away empty
handed to end the half down
28-12.
The scoring continued in
the second half as Lancers
running back Rashad Jones
scored on a 53-yard run.
This scoring drive was coun
tered by the Cavaliers on
their next possession as they
went for it on fourth down
and Blake Mears took the
ball 44 yards for a score.
Javoris Parker ended the
day with three touchdowns
and 196 rushing yards.
Lancers’ head coach Todd
Whetsel praised the
Cavaliers for playing a great
game as the Lancers were
never able to slow them
down.
Mount de Sales 49, Central
Fellowship 26
MD: 14 14 14 749
CF: 6 6 8 6 —26
Thompson kick.
Third quarter
WS Evans, 4-yard run. Terry
Woodford, pass from Stewart.
Fourth quarter
HC Brandon Lee, 1-yard run.
Thompson kick
WS Terry Woodard, 69-yard pass
from Bobby Stewart. Two-point try
failed.
WS Kareem Jackson, 27-yard
run. Two point try failed.
HC King, 22-yard run. Thompson
kick.
Statistics
HC WS
Ist downs 10 13
Attmpts/rushes 40-27650-281
Attmpts/comp/int 3-4-0 2-3-0
Passing yds 65 71
Punts/yds 3/74 1/44
Total yds 341 350
Pens/yds 4/25 4/25
Top performers:
HC King: 16 rushes for 153
HC Hodges: 9 rushes for 100
HC —Lee: 11 for 34
WS Evans: 25 for 148
WS Wanza Williams 13 for 77
WS Kareem Jackson 6 for 51
against the visiting
Bulldogs. “We’ll just have to
get them ready because they
are good team.”
Warner Robins 51, Jonesboro 7
JB: 0 7 0 0— 7
WR: 14 7 13 17 5l
Scoring Summary
First Quarter:
WR: Tucker Pruitt complete to
Dominique Davenport for 28
yards. Chris Styles runs for two
point conversion.
WR: Alton Sanders two-yard
run. Kick failed.
Second Quarter:
WR: Pruitt 1-yard run. Grubbs
kick.
JB: Garrett Williams complete
to Darrell Robertson for seven
yards. Patrick Saxby kick.
Third Quarter:
WR: Tucker Pruitt six yard run.
Grubbs kick.
WR: Kyle Hicks, 14-yard run.
Grubbs kick.
Fourth Quarter:
WR: Grubbs 38-yard field goal.
WR: Maurice Gray 14-yard run.
Grubbs kick.
WR: Antwan Hamilton 39-yard
run. Grubbs kick.
Statistics:
WR JB
Ist Downs 11 9
Rush attmp/yds 43/211 25/4
Average 4.9 0.1
Attmp/comp/yds 4-6-0 15-28-1
Pass yds 51 147
Touchdowns 1 1
Total Offense 262 151
Fumbs/lost 2-0 4-4
Punts/avg 4/30 5/28.8
Average 30 28.8
SPORTS
HORNETS
From page 1B
“I told our kids that we
played hard,” he added.
“But you can’t play a good
defensive team like that and
have the opportunities like
that on offense and not take
advantage of them.”
While the defense played
well the game is character
ized by missed Hornet
opportunities. With just
under three minutes
remaining in the first half
Westfield punted, but
Stratford’s Daniel Wells
touched the ball and
Westfield’s Josh Frenchko
pounced on it. Less than a
minute later the Hornets
squandered the opportunity
when Wells forced and
recovered a fumble to
redeem himself.
“We you get down there
you have to step up and
make plays,” Jones said.
“We just hurt ourselves.”
Westfield trailed 7-0 at
halftime but came out of the
field house renewed, taking
the opening kick off down
the field in a 7:19 drive that
ended with Hornet kicker
Jack Lobertini’s 24-yard
field goal getting blocked.
Westfield had fourth
down and goal from the two
but received a penalty for
illegal procedure, voiding
the short yardage situation
and forcing the blocked field
goal.
Westfield had another
opportunity in the fourth
quarter. After Hornet quar-
High school football scores
■ Bremen 31, East Paulding
7
■ Brookstone 44, Central
Talbotton 14
■ Bulloch Academy 37, Curtis
Baptist 0
■ Callaway 20, Rutland 13
■ Calvery Baptist 25, Portal
13
■ Camden County 7,
Lowndes 0
■ Cartersville 34, Carrollton
31
■ Chattahoochee 49, Pope 7
■ Chattooga 36, Rockmart 12
■ Cherokee 14, Sequoyah 7
■ Clarke Central 41,
Loganville 14
■ Cook 43, Brooks County 8
■ Crisp County 14, Fitzgerald
0
■ Harrison 16, South Cobb 0
■ Hawkinsville 40, Taylor
County 13
■ Henry County 20,
Stockbridge 14
■ Heritage 11, Newton 10 OT
■ Hiram 20, Ridgeland 7
■ Irwin County 29, Bacon
County 22
■ Jackson 38, Manchester 14
■ Jeff Davis 14, Bleckley
county 0
■ Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe
14, Woodland 7
■ Lassiter 17, Roswell 14
■ Lovejoy 47, Starr's Mill 28
■ Marietta 35, Sprayberry 0
■ Mary Persons 28, Dublin 14
Alabama faces Georgia with a lot to prove
By Josh Gordon
HHJ Sports Writer
Alabama has a great
deal to prove as
they head to
Athens Saturday to play a
No. 12 Georgia team that is
also coming off of a loss.
Alabama (2-3, 1-1 SEC)
lost to upstart Northern
Illinois while Georgia (3-1,
1-1 SEC) had a bye week to
think about their loss to a
surging LSU club.
Both are looking to
regain footing in the com
petitive SEC and for the
Tide, it will be tough to do
on the road in Athens.
Georgia fans should be
encouraged because the
only time the Bulldogs have
lost two consecutive games
under head coach Mark
Richt was in 2001 when
they lost to Florida and
then a week later to
Auburn.
This time the ‘Dawgs
have had a week to lick
their wounds.
Wide receiver/kick
returner Fred Gibson
seems to have recovered
from his hamstring injury
suffered against Middle
Tennessee State, late on
the victory. Georgia’s sports
information department
reported this week that
UGA looks as close to com
pletely healthy along the
WEEKEND, OCTOBER 4-6, 2003 ♦
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HHJ Josh Gordon
Westfield defenders attempt to stop a Stratford runner
Friday in Macon.
terback Bubba Blalock com
pleted a 31-yard pass to
Andrew Arnold the offense
hiccupped again and
Blalock was sacked on
fourth down.
“We moved the ball about
as well as anyone else has
against Stratford,” Jones
said.
“They (Stratford) may
have lost some ballgames
but they played good
defense against everybody.
“I told the kids you can
never be proud in a loss but
I really thought they played
hard,” he added.
Westfield now takes a
much-needed week off
before starting Region 3-
AAA play.
“We’re going to give them
Monday off,” Jones said.
“They’ve been going since
July, they deserve it. Then
we’re coming back Tuesday
and going to work to pre
pare for Southland.”
■ McNair 29, Columbia 0
■ Miller County 44, Schley
County 8
■ Monroe 40, Terrell County 0
■ Montgomery County 48,
Long County 32
■ Monticello 31, Putnum
County 21
■ Morgan County 61,
Oglethorpe County 0
■ Newnan 13, Hart County 0
■ Norcross 35, Oconee
County 21
■ North Clayton 17, Forest
Park 13
■ Northgate 16, Pebblebrook
10
■ Parkview 35, Central-
Gwinnett 13
■ Peach County 42, Central-
Macon 13
■ Ringgold 20, Gordon
Central 17
■ Rockdale County 17,
Salem 7
■ Rome 14, Southeast
Whitfield 6
■ Sandy Creek 46, Lithia
Springs 13
■ Savannah Christian 13,
Richmond Hill 10
■ Savannah County Day 14,
Emanuel County Institute 13
■ Shaw 74, Kendrick 0
■ Sherwood 19, Westwood
12
■ Statesboro 38, Jones
County 0
■ Stephens County 28, Elbert
County 0
offense and defense as they
have all season.
Much attention has been
given to the running back
situation at Georgia this
season since the injury to
starter Tony Milton. A four
way battled has ensued and
Richt said earlier in the
week that true freshman
Kregg Lumpkin, from
Stephenson High, will
receive more playing time
this week. According to
Richt, it is not Lumpkin’s
speed, agility or hands that
won him the job. Instead,
Richt concentrated
Lumpkin’s recognition of
blitz situations and his abil
ity to block the ensuring
pass rush.
Georgia and Alabama
both have a lot to prove, but
the Bulldogs have managed
to rotate a lot of talent in
and out of their games this
season to stay fresh.
Alabama is coming off a
tough loss to a MAC team
and an over time loss to
Arkansas last week.
Georgia will take advantage
of greater stamina and beat
Alabama 27-13.
Clemson at Maryland,
3:30 p.m., ABC
Clemson lost their first
game of the season on
August 30 to a Georgia
Stratford 13, Westfield 0
WF: 0 0 0 0— 0
SF: 0 7 0 6—13
Scoring Summary
First Quarter:
None.
Second Quarter:
SF: Watson Argo complete to John
Meyer five-yards. Meyer PAT good.
Third Quarter:
None.
Fourth Quarter:
SF: Argo complete to Michael
Blackmon seven-yards. Meyer PAT
missed. .
Statistics:
WF SF
Ist downs 13 12
Rushing yards 88 97
Passing
Attempts 13 23
Completions 10 16
Yards 221 217
Touchdowns 0 2
Interceptions 0 0
Total Offense 309 314
Fumbles 3 0
Fumbles Lost 3 0
Penalties 2 4
Yards 20 25
■ Stephenson 22, Redan 15
■ Sumter County 49, Turner
County 15
■ Tattnall Square 39,
Deerfield-Windsor 17
■ Thomas County Central 35,
Lee County 20
■ Thomasville 14, Colquitt
County 2
■ Toombs County 31,
Southeast Bulloch 6
■ Towers 16, Lovett 7
■ Treutlen 34, Georgia
Military College High School
23
■ Trion 37, Calhoun 30
■ Troup 21, Hardaway 14
■ Twiggs County 63, Aquinas
8
■ Union Grove 31, Pike
County 7
■ Upson-Lee 28, Griffin 10
■ Valdosta 38, Charlton
County 14
■ Vidalia 49, Claxton 0
■ Villa Rica 31, Pepperell 0
■ Walton 52, Osborne 6
■ Ware County 49, Brunswick
7
■ Wesleyan 42, Lumpkin
County 28
■ West Laurens 13, Dodge
h county 7
■ Westminster 21, Southside
14
■ Wheeler 28, Kennesaw
Mountain 11
■ Whitefield Academy 28,
Walker 17
■ Woodstock 35, Milton 20
team that simply dominat
ed them. Since then,
Clemson has won three
consecutive games and
sophomore quarterback
Charlie Whitehurst has got
ten hot. He has completed
23 passes in his last three
games and the offense is
starting to become bal
anced with a solid rushing
attack that averages over
105 rushing yards every
week, platooning three-four
different runners.
Maryland is flat our
struggling. They are 3-2
overall with a 0-1 record in
the ACC and have also lost
to Northern Illinois. While
their pass defense is
proven, but they haven’t
thrown the ball well and
that is Clemson’s defense
weakness.
They registered just
three passing touchdowns
this season, with as many
interceptions.
Clemson has a solid run
defense that is getting bet
ter week to week.
Clemson wide out Airese
Currie has 26 receptions
this year for 339 yards, an
average of 13 yards every
time he catches the ball.
Maryland is not good
enough to contend with an
improving, red-hot
Clemson Tiger team.
Clemson will win 31-17.
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