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Lady Tigers Undefeated In Region Play

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Wednesday, September 17. 2008

The Commerce Lady Tigers continue to roll in region play, going undefeated after winning against Prince Avenue 4-2 last week. The win gave the Lady Tigers a 3-0 region record, and 5-9 overall. Commerce was scheduled to host another undefeated region rival, Tuesday, the Lady Lions of Hebron Christian Academy. Hebron had won its previous four ... [Full Story »]

Tigers Use Bye Week To Heal, Prepare For Lincoln Co.

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Wednesday, September 17. 2008

Commerce Creamed By Franklin County Onslaught, 27-0 One of the meanings of the word rough, according to the dictionary, is “difficult or unpleasant, hard or severe.” Commerce football fans would probably add a footnote that reads, “See Franklin County, Sept. 12, 2008.” That’s because when the Lions came to town last Friday, they ... [Full Story »]

East Jackson Prepares For Undefeated Union Co.

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Wednesday, September 17. 2008

Eagles Pound Patriots With Late Push For Region Win The East Jackson Eagles went into Friday night’s game hoping to put their first mark in the Region 8AA win column. They did just that, and in convincing fashion, as they recorded their first-ever region win with a 38-7 pounding of Oglethorpe County. After a week to savor the win, the Eagles ... [Full Story »]

Mill Creek loses region opener, faces Duluth Friday

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Wednesday, September 17. 2008

By Kristi Reed The Mill Creek players and coaches knew going into the game that top ten ranked Norcross would be tough to beat. Even with an outstanding defensive effort, the Hawks fell to 2-1 (1-0 region) with Friday night’s 0-19 loss to the two-time defending 7-AAAAA champion Blue Devils. Though the Hawks were unable to get anything going ... [Full Story »]

Mill Creek shuts out No. 4 Peachtree Ridge

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Wednesday, September 17. 2008

Mill Creek extended its region winning streak to five with Tuesday night’s win over Peachtree Ridge. The Lady Hawks (12-2, 5-0) beat the No. 4 ranked Lady Lions 8-0. Morgan Bullock pitched a no-hitter and added two hits and two stolen bases. Devin Dossman had a home run, a single and three RBIs. Hannah Graham had a hit, an RBI, a stolen base ...

Mill Creek beats Hebron, loses to Chamblee

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Wednesday, September 17. 2008

Mill Creek went 1-1 on Tuesday, beating Hebron and losing to Chamblee. The Lady Hawks beat Hebron in two games, both by a score of 25-21. Mill Creek lost to Chamblee 2-1. The Lady Hawks won the first game, but lost the next two. Ashley Jackson led the Hawks with 31 assists. Lauren Rhodes had 19 kills and 8 aces. Alyson White added 15 digs and 7 ... [Full Story »]

Leopards have too much offense for Dawson

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Sunday, September 14. 2008

The Banks County High School football team continued to have impressive offensive numbers last Friday night. This time the opposition wasn't able to keep up as the Leopards defeated visiting Dawson County 48-27. BCHS (1-2 overall, 1-1 in Region 8-AA) compiled 551 yards of total offense including a 274 yard rushing effort by senior Justin ... [Full Story »]

Whorton Wins James Garrison Memorial At Lanier

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Sunday, September 14. 2008

Chris Whorton, the 2007 Lanier National Speedway champion, showed why he scored that title with a big victory Saturday night in the James Garrison Memorial 100, an ASA Southeast Asphalt Series Pro Late Model event, at Lanier National Speedway. Whorton held off a hard charge by young Kyle Fowler, who finished second. Pendergrass driver Paul ... [Full Story »]

Eagles Grab First Region Football Victory

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Sunday, September 14. 2008

It was a historic night for the Eagles of East Jackson, as the team recorded their first region football win in school's history with a 38 - 7 victory over Oglethorpe County. The Eagles controlled the gridiron all night, rushing for a total of 256 yards, with 43 passing yards by quarterback Evan Williamson. Robbie King scored three touchdowns ... [Full Story »]

Commerce Blanked By Franklin County

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Sunday, September 14. 2008

Coming off a dominating victory over Morgan County the previous week, the Commerce faithful hoped for a wave of moment would carry the Tigers to their second victory of the year Friday night. But the momentum went from being a wave to a mere trickle, as the Franklin County Lions stunned Commerce with a crushing 27-0 win over the Tigers. It's ... [Full Story »]

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