Wednesday, November 6, 2002
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Wednesday, November 6, 2002 |
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Teams winding down season with wins By MICHAEL
BOYLAN
Several teams were off last week, while other teams had big region battles to play. The results were fairly successful for a few of the local teams, including Landmark Christian and Sandy Creek. The Sandy Creek Patriots (6-2) traveled to College Park to take on Woodward Academy. Down 21-0, the Patriots rallied to win 28-21 in overtime. The Patriots got touchdowns from Phillip Hyde, Will Judson, who caught a touchdown pass from Ben McKinnon, and Calvin Johnson, who caught two touchdown passes from Dusty Bennett, one in regulation and one in overtime to give the Patriots the huge region win. Jeffrey Robinson made a big play for Sandy Creek on special teams by blocking a punt, which set up the tying touchdown. Sandy Creek is now 6-1 in the region with two games to go. They will host Pebblebrook (5-3, 5-2 region) on Friday before traveling to Newnan to take on Northgate in the final week of the season. Sandy Creek has won three games in a row. Pebblebrook lost to Douglas County 35-21 on Friday but has been able to score points all season long. They are averaging 21.4 points per game. Landmark Christian remained undefeated by defeating Bowdon 28-6 on Friday. The War Eagles got four touchdowns and over three hundred yards passing from quarterback Alex Mortensen. Mortnesen connected with Eric Worrell twice, and Sean Hill and Nick Taussig once a piece. Landmark Christian (8-0) finsihes the season with two hom games. They will host Our Lady of Mercy (2-7) on Friday before hosting Mt. Zion, Carroll the following Friday. Our Lady of Mercy lost to Heard County 34-14 on Friday. The Bobcats got 123 yards rushing and two touchdowns from Sam Etuk and got solid defensive performances from Quentin Jones nine solo tackles and eight assists and Matt Gill, who had 12 solo tackles and one tackle for a loss. Coach Alan Gordon felt his team tackled better this week and hopes they bring similar intensity to Friday's game against Landmark. McIntosh (1-9) ended their season with a 37-13 loss to Lovejoy on Saturday. The Chiefs were down 21-0 at on point but got touchdowns from Nick Achor and Michael Condon, who caught a touchdown pass from Chip Jett. McIntosh made some early mistakes that Lovejoy capitalized on but the Chiefs continued to play hard. This week's game have lots of promise and wil figure prominently in region and playoff standing. Starr's Mill can clinch the region 4-AAAAA title with a win over Fayette County. This game will now be known as "The Rock Bowl" and will feature a week full of events leading up to this game. Just prior to the game, college scholarships will be awarded to students from both schools. During half-time activities, students will compete in the Touchdown Race for prizes. Immediately following the game, the winning high school team will receive "The Rock." "The Rock" trophy will not only commemorate this first "Rock Bowl," but it will be shared in future years with the winning team of this annual high school rivalry. The evening's activities will conclude with a free community concert with Ardent Records recording artists Brother's Keeper in the new Village's Amphitheatre across the street from the Fayette County High School Stadium. They will feature songs from their newest CD project titled "Cover Me." Other big games outside of the county will include Newnan at East Coweta and Riverdale versus Lovejoy at Twelve Oaks Stadium in Hampton. Kickoffs are scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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