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Wednesday, September 9, 1998
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Team: Fayette County Tigers

Record: 1-0

Last Week: Win at Paulding County, 16-13

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This week: at Newnan (1-0)

Team: McIntosh Chiefs

Coach: Clint Ashmore

Record: 0-1

Last Week: Loss at home to Pebblebrook Falcons, 37-13

Key Players: RB Dion Stokes, kickoff return for a TD, TD reception. WR Matt Dunn, 4 receptions. Solid defense by Jim O'Shea.

Injuries: None.

Notes: The Chiefs offense and special teams continually gave the Falcons excellent field position. The defense played as well as could be expected in those situations and played good defense within the red zone. All Pebblebrook's first half points came from big plays outside the McIntosh 20 yard line. Dion Stokes showed flashes of brilliance scoring all McIntosh points.

Quotes: "We must improve our poise and execution on everything. LaGrange is not as big as Pebblebrook but they are faster and make few mistakes. We have our work cut out for us."

Team: East Coweta

Coach: Danny Cronic

Record: 1-0

Last week: Win at Parkview, 23-13

Key players: RB Marvin Smith, QB Dantra Clements

Injuries: None.

Notes: The East Coweta Indians surprised everyone, including themselves, by beating Parkview. The Panthers were the AJC's preseason number one and have lost for two consecutive weeks to teams named the Indians.

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This Week: at Lovejoy, Saturday afternoon at Twelve Oaks

Team Sandy Creek Patriots

Coach: Don Tyre

Record: 0-1

Last week: Loss at Morrow,

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Injuries: None.

Notes:Quote:This week: Henry County at home.Team: Starr's Mill PanthersCoach: Mike EarwoodRecord: 0-1Last week: Loss at Riverdale, 56-13.Key Players:Injuries: None.Notes:Quote:This week: Morrow at home.Team: Landmark Christian War EaglesCoach: Bill ThornRecord: 0-1Last week: Loss at Greater Atlanta Christian, 41-15.Key Players: QB C.R. Palmer, Injuries: None.Notes: The Spartans scored 21 points in the first quarter against Landmark. They have 17 seniors playing on their squad, while Landmark has 2. Landmark battled back and closed the gap near the end of the first half, but just was not strong enough to complete a comeback. There was a breakdown in Landmark's special teams as they gave up a TD off a punt return.Quote: " We need to get better at blocking, at reading the blocks and executing them better. There is a lot to work on and we must pick ourselves up."This week: Lovett at home.

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