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 MCHS back on gridiron against JHS Dragons
Georgia teams will be back in action Friday, with the 2-1 Madison
County Raiders traveling to 2-0 Jefferson at 8 p.m.
All high school games were cancelled last week due to the terrorists'
strikes in New York and Washington. Madison County's matchup
with North Hall will be postponed untll the end of the season.
The Raiders are still battling injuries and head coach Tom Hybl
expects seven to eight players to watch from the sidelines Friday.
Madison County will face a potent offensive team, reportedly
improved over last year's squad which the Raiders dismantled
37-0 in monsoon conditions in Danielsville. Jefferson has defeated
Athens Christian 40-6 and Banks County 35-7 this season.
The Dragons are led by sophomore running back Courtney Wiley
(#32), who has rushed for 489 yards and five touchdowns on 21
carries in two games.
Senior quarterback Kyle Potts (#15) has completed 15 of 24 passes
for 152 yards and two interceptions.
Hybl said Jefferson will be tough to beat.
"They've got a great team," said Hybl. "Their
quarterback throws the ball as well as anybody we've seen since
I've been here. They have an excellent running back who could
be the next great thing that comes out of that county."
Jefferson head coach Bob Gurley also had good things to say about
the Raiders, particularly junior Tony Freeman, who has been a
force out of the backfield for Madison County this year and is
coming off a 15-carry, 203-yard, 3-TD performance against Jackson
County.
"(Tony) Freeman is a good runner," said Gurley. "He's
the best back we've seen up to this point. Madison County is
the best team we've seen to this point....The key to their offense
is to control the line of scrimmage."
JV Leopards
to face Dawson
With two games already behind them, the Banks County junior varsity
Leopards are looking to down the Dawson County TIgers Thursday.
"I've seen a big difference in the way we played between
the first quarter and then the fourth quarter of our first game,"
coach Tracey Brown said. "This is a good chance to give
these players some experience. They never get a chance to practice
on their own."
The Leopards will travel to Dawson for a 5:30 p.m. game Thursday.
Last week, Banks fell 26-6 to Jefferson.
Banks' Alvin Thomas gave the Leopards their only score against
the Dragons.
Thomas ran the ball five yards around the left side for the score.
In the Leopards' opening bout with Commerce, Banks fell 20-14.
"We were driving near the end but the clock just ran out
on us," Brown said.
Banks County scored its first touchdown off Chase Martin's 65-yard
punt return for a score in the third quarter to cut Commerce's
lead to 20-6.
Thomas secured the Leopards' second score off a 45-yard run around
the right side.
Banks picked up a two-point conversion to set the score at 20-14.
 Panther runners burn up East Jackson course
JACKSON County's cross country teams turned in impressive performances
last week in a home meet against Franklin County, Prince Avenue
and Clarke Central.
Jackson County's home meets are held near the East Jackson Elementary
School construction site.
Kelly Parr finished first overall for the boys, running in 17:29.
Daniel Elder was third, at 17:58. Michael Rudio (17), Adam Hughes
(20) and Mitch David (22) finished the scoring for Jackson County.
Eighth-grader Rob Butler finished first among JV runners, at
22:25. Butler's time would have put him in the top 30 among the
more than 50 varsity runners.
For the girls, Christina Nowak placed third with a time of 23:51.
Megan Lerette was ninth, with Nicole Rizzo (14) and Nikki DuBose
(19) both in the top 20.
The Panthers will run at Carrollton Saturday, in an event that
was postponed last week by the Georgia High School Association.
 Tigers
Look For Second Win Of Year In Program's First Out-Of-State Contest
Commerce will go out of state this Friday looking for its second
win of the year.
The Tigers' matchup against Walhalla (S.C) High School will be
Commerce's first-ever contest outside Georgia.
Commerce, like every other high school team in the state, is
coming off a one-week hiatus due to the cancellation of all athletic
events last Friday and Saturday due to the recent events in New
York and Washington.
The last time the Tigers took the field they turned the ball
over three times in the first half in a 35-14 Sept. 7 loss on
the road to Forsyth Central.
Head coach Steve Savage said his team must rebound this Friday
night.
"We didn't play well last game," said Savage whose
Tigers are currently ranked seventh in the state by the Atlanta-Journal
Constitution. "We need to pick it up and start playing like
we can play."
Savage said Friday's night contest with Walhalla would put his
defense against a squad that gives several different looks on
the offensive side of the ball.
"Walhalla is a multiple team on offense," he said.
"They have a lot of sets and do a lot of different things."
Things will be a bit more conventional on the defensive side
of the ball however, as the Razorbacks will set up in the "shade
50."
"A lot of teams run that defense," he said.
Friday night's matchup against Walhalla will the two schools'
second on the gridirion. The teams paired up last year with Commerce
topping the Razorbacks 32-14.
In that contest Commerce built a 32-0 third quarter edge behind
the running of seniors Monté Williams and Michael Collins
who combined for 281 yards on the ground and five scores.
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LOCAL
FOOTBALL SCHEDULES/RESULTS
| Banks County |
| (1-2-0) |
| Date |
Opponent |
Score |
| 8/31 |
at
JCCHS |
12-7 |
| 9/7 |
Jefferson |
7-35 |
| 9/21 |
Dawson
Co. |
0-28 |
| 9/28 |
at
East Hall |
- |
| 10/5 |
GAC |
- |
| 10/12 |
at
Apalachee |
- |
| 10/19 |
Lumpkin
Co. |
- |
| 10/26 |
at
Union Co. |
- |
| 11/2 |
Rabun
Co. |
- |
| 11/9 |
at
White Co. |
- |
| Commerce |
| (2-1-0) |
| Date |
Opponent |
Score |
| 8/31 |
Franklin
Co |
29-13 |
| 9/7 |
at
Forsyth Ctrl |
14-35 |
| 9/14 |
Morgan
Co |
ppd. |
| 9/21 |
at
Walhalla, SC |
35-24 |
| 9/28 |
at
Lincoln Co |
- |
| 10/5 |
at
Ath Acad |
- |
| 10/12 |
Wash-Wilkes |
- |
| 10/26 |
Wesleyan |
- |
| 10/2 |
at
Jefferson |
- |
| 10/9 |
Buford |
- |
| Jackson County |
| (0-2-0) |
| Date |
Opponent |
Score |
| 8/31 |
Banks
Co |
7-12 |
| 9/7 |
at
Madison Co |
7-35 |
| 9/14 |
at
Elbert Co |
ppd. |
| 9/28 |
Hart |
- |
| 10/5 |
at
Eastside |
- |
| 10/12 |
Loganville |
- |
| 10/19 |
at
Franklin |
- |
| 10/26 |
Winder-Barrow |
- |
| 11/2 |
Stephens
Co |
- |
| 11/9 |
at
Monroe Area |
- |
| Jefferson |
| (2-1-0) |
| Date |
Opponent |
Score |
| 8/31 |
Athens
Christian |
40-6 |
| 9/7 |
at
Banks Co |
35-7 |
| 9/14 |
at
Johns-G'ville |
ppd. |
| 9/21 |
Madison
Co |
11-14 |
| 9/28 |
at
Social Circle |
- |
| 10/5 |
Oglethorpe
Co |
- |
| 10/12 |
Lndmrk
Christ |
- |
| 10/26 |
at
Buford |
- |
| 11/2 |
Commerce |
- |
| 11/9 |
at
Wesleyan |
- |
| Madison County |
| (3-1-0) |
| Date |
Opponent |
Score |
| 8/24 |
South
Forsyth |
0-17 |
| 9/1 |
Apalachee |
36-3 |
| 9/7 |
Jackson
Co |
35-7 |
| 9/14 |
at
North Hall |
ppd. |
| 9/21 |
at
Jefferson |
14-11 |
| 9/28 |
Warren
Co |
- |
| 10/5 |
Union
Grove |
- |
| 10/19 |
at
Wesleyan |
- |
| 10/26 |
at
Union Grove |
- |
| 11/2 |
Athens
Christian |
- |
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