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Patriots and Panthers
get big wins
By
MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@thecitizennews.com
The atmosphere at the Fayette
County - Starr's Mill football game last Friday night was electric.
Tiger Stadium was filled with fans from both sides and the noise often
obscured the whistle on the field. That is, until Starr's Mill took Fayette
County's fans completely out of the game, building a 24-0 lead by the
half on their way to a 50-6 rout.
The first several drives for both teams were filled with miscues, not
because the offense made mistakes but because both defenses were disruptive.
Tony Tofanelli and Andrew Bashakus recorded several sacks for the Panthers
and seemed to put a lot of pressure on Tiger quarterback Nathaniel Enloe.
Drew Cofty scored the first touchdown for the Panthers and they never
looked back.
Another key player for the Panthers was Reuben Houston. Houston had several
huge runs, including one for a touchdown after an interception and an
85-yard run for a touchdown in the third quarter.
Starr's Mill (2-0) finally gets to play at home this weekend with a game
against Newnan (1-0). Newnan's game with North Clayton was postponed due
to a mysterious flooding of the school's field.
The Cougars will present another challenge for the Panthers, who seem
to rise to the occasion each week. Fayette County (1-1) travels to face
Evans (2-0) this Friday. The Tigers will be looking to rebound from a
game with very few positives. Their first challenge will be staying up
during the trek to Evans.
Sandy Creek (0-2) faced last year's AAA state champs, Oconee County, Saturday
evening and won 13-12. The playing conditions were still sloppy, but the
Patriots got good performances from every member of the defense, along
with J.R. Lemon, quarterback Andre Green and Mark Lawson, to even out
their record at 1-1.
The Patriots will get something of a breather this Friday night when they
travel to Pickens (0-2). Though Pickens is a AAA opponent, Sandy Creek
will stay focused and try to get its offense clicking on all cylinders.
Landmark Christian School (1-1) also evened out its record this Friday
by defeating Madison Academy,
Ala., 20-0. The War Eagles got greta performances on offense from fullback
Jim Gaddy, quarterback Daniel Solly, and halfbacks Chris Rentz and Sean
Hill. Rentz scored two touchdowns, while Gaddy rushed for 110 yards and
a touchdown. Solly had 87 yards rushing and a touchdown pass and Hill
had 81 yards rushing on six carries. They also got great performances
on defense from their defensive backs, including a key interception from
Michael Watson.
Landmark will travel to face Athens Aacdemy (2-0) this Friday. Athens
Academy, previously ranked eighth, defeated the seventh-ranked team Friday
night and will put a lot of pressure on the War Eagles' defensive backs.
"We just need to minimize turnovers and put pressure on their quarterback,"
said Coach Fred Gilkeson. "We didn't turn the ball over aginst Madison
Academy and the team looked good. We need to stay physical this week,
because it will be a physical game."
In other games over last weekend, East Coweta got its season underway
and defeated Eagle's Landing 54-28. The Indians will host Forest Park
this Friday night. The Northgate Vikings (2-0) got back on track this
week with a 56-0 stomping of Union Grove (0-2). Northgate will host Carver,
Atlanta (0-1) this Friday.
McIntosh (0-1), which had a bye last week, will travel to Tara Stadium
in Jonesboro for a game against the Morrow Mustangs next Saturday afternoon.
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