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Page 12A THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD May 25, 2011 Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports T www.townscountyherald.net • E-mail: [email protected] Blue-White game unlocks mysteries for Langford and his coach staff By James Reese first team in the state to open the Towns County Herald regular season, when they take [email protected] on border state rival Hayesville Frank McClure Stadium on Aug. 19 at Frank McClure was thriving with activity on Stadium. Saturday morning. “We’re playing the first Pads were popping, bod- available date,” Coach Lang- ies dressed in blue and white ford said. “The state granted us flying around all over the place, permission to play a week early and, of course, the sound of this year to accommodate the helmets crashing was definitely other team we play. So we’re evident. going to play early this year. It’s The Indians gather around Coach Langford on Saturday and call it The smell of delicious a week earlier than everyone a camp. bar-b-que also tantalized the else and that’s what we want, Photo By James Reese. crowd of folks at Frank Mc- anything to get attention to our Clure Stadium on the outskirts school in a positive way. of Hiawassee. “It’s something good It was time for Spring that’s going on, something Camp survivors to lock horns good going on with these stu- during the Annual Blue and dents is always good for us,” he Rising freshman Cruz Shook looks impressive on a sweep. White game. said. “We know what the goal Photo By James Reese. The two-hour event gave is; we know where it’s at on the Towns County Indians’ Head calendar. Now it’s just a matter Football Coach Kyle Langford of processing information and and his staff a window of op- getting to that point.” portunity to find out what to Coach Langford and his expect later this summer and coaches came away from the early Fall. Blue-White game with a better “We’ve got good charac- understanding of the cards they ter in our young men,” Coach have been dealt. Langford said. “They are going “I thought the first unit Indians’ Quarterback Jackson Noblet throws on the run during Sat- to do what we ask them to do. offensive line looked good urday’s Blue-White Game. They are going to be account- as far as technique and being Photo By James Reese. able to us and each other. able to adjust to a few different “We like that,” he said. things,” he said. “I thought they “We’ve just got to make some looked good at what they were skills improvements. We’ve got doing. I thought we saw good to get these young guys up to depth at various positions and speed. I don’t know of anytime good quality at running back. Coach McClure explains the fine art of Football to some young Indi- that you leave Spring Camp and “That’s one thing (back- ans on Saturday. say ‘everything’s just great.’ field depth) that we really Photo By James Reese. “If that was the case, you haven’t had a lot of in the past. wouldn’t need to go through I feel good about that,” he said. Summer Drills, you wouldn’t “We’ve got good receivers; we need to do Fall Football camp,” just need to develop more depth he said. “You’d just start play- at that position. I feel really ing.” good about four of them. There That’s not the case, are other guys that could poten- Coach Langford said, admitting tially be good, but they’ve got Coach Kyle Langford gathers his troops in the huddle during Satur- that his Indians have a lot of ar- to just keep working. day’s Blue-White Game. eas that could use some imme- Depth at quarterback is Photo By James Reese. diate improvement. another question mark, Coach doing this since middle school, “Whether they performed Coach Langford watches over his charges during the annual Blue- “We need to get better,” Langford said. so they know how we run good or bad today, I think they White Game. he said. “That’s why you hire “We need to address the this offense. They understand gained a lot of valuable experi- Photo By James Reese. coaches because that’s our job backup quarterback situation. about the timing and spacing. I ence,” he said. They gained a to get these guys better and as That’s something we’ll start to thought timing was really good lot of experience through the opment will be summer work- County Rebels. long as the kids keep working evaluate, look at and start to with those guys today.” whole two weeks. Hopefully outs and preparation in late “I look forward to spend- like they did this Spring, we’re work on to, pretty quick,” he The second group under- they’ll learn to appreciate and July and early August for the ing quality time with these going to be fine and we’ll just said. “That’s certainly an is- stands there is an adjustment love the game the way we like 2011 season’s first scrimmage young men,” Coach Langford keep getting better.” sue we’ll have to work on this period for them, Coach Lang- to play it,” he said. on Aug. 12 versus the Fannin said. The Indians will be the summer. The first group’s been ford said. The next phase of devel- of 36; Starting time: 6 pm, TV: FOX. NASCAR 2011 All times are Eastern. Local By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter Racing Trivia Ques- tion: How many Truck titles Racing Action has Ron Hornaday won? By: Carl Vanzura “Million Dollar” Carl Edwards Last Week’s Question: Carl Edwards easily won would’ve got him, but all you Jeff Burton drives the No. 31 Bounty on Ledford Saturday night’s Sprint All- had was 10 (laps).” Richard Childress Chevrolet. Star race with a flawless run. David Reutimann, Tony Who did he drive for before continues after four wins While Edwards was beating Stewart and Edwards’ team- RCR? Answer. He drove for Kyle Busch to the finish line, mate Greg Biffle rounded out Roush Racing. his other three Roush Fenway the top-five. You may contact the teammates finished in the top- Matt Kenseth was sixth Racing Reporter at hodges@ 8. and David Ragan, who took race500.com. NT(MAY25,C1)ac Edwards won three of the checkered flag earlier in the four-race segments of the the night with a dominating Vogel’s Kids 100-lap feature. On the last performance in the Sprint Cup and final 10-lap segment, he Showdown, finished eighth in Fishing Rodeo got a huge jump on runner-up his first career Sprint All-Star Vogel State Park and Kyle Busch, and cruised to the Race. Carl Edwards celebrates his All- The Vogel Volunteers will checkered flag. Kevin Harvick and Ryan Star win at Charlotte. host a Kid’s Fishing Rodeo on David Payne #8 was after the bounty on Danny Ledford #4 but had Unlike most past rac- Newman comprised the re- “We didn’t have the fast- Saturday, June 11 from 8 a.m. to settle for third es, that have been filled with mainder of the top-10. est truck and I got into early until noon. Vogel State Park Hiawassee driver Danny Victory Lane after a two year crashes and wrecks as the driv- Dale Earnhardt Jr. was trouble,” said Busch. “I had an is located 11 miles south of Ledford fought off a strong absence from racing. Hiawas- ers make a wild dash to the voted into the race by fans as angel riding with me. Blairsville on Hwy. 129/11. field of challengers after a see drivers Stacy White and finish, this one was lacking of the third driver from the Sprint “I’m going to say I had Wolf Creek will be $300 bounty was placed on his William Watson ran second some help tonight. It’s weird excitement, as the 10-lap seg- Show Down, but he had noth- stocked with trout for children head for anybody that could and fourth. Hayesville’s Ja- ing for the winners. how things work, but, man, ment turned out to be free of 12 years and younger to fish. stop his three win streak. Out mie Cross won the Pony fea- wrecks and bumping. The NASCAR Sprint when you believe in it and you Your child must be present at of towner Brent Dixon showed ture with fellow Hayesville “The key to winning this Cup Series returns to point- trust it and you have faith in it, he meant business when he out driver Travis Robinson taking race are the guys behind me,” paying racing on May 29 with it’ll repay you.” the registration tent for sign- in and to receive a free t-shirt qualified Ledford and raced second. The next race at Tri- said Edwards. “One of them the Coca-Cola 600 at Char- The angel, Busch was side-by-side for a hand full of County will be Monday night is Jody Fortson, who lost his lotte. The longest race on the referring to was Zahra Baker, prior to fishing. The first 300 children will receive a t-shirt. laps until the blue number 4 May 30 for the big money Me- father. I want to say “hi” to Sprint Cup schedule a 10-year-old girl, whose re- morial Day special event.