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THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD February 11, 2015 Page 9A Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports www.townscountyherald.net • E-mail: [email protected] Indians sending three wrestlers to State Championships in Macon By Shawn Jarrard ponent. to grow up together in a different “There are times like that in Towns County Herald Rounding out the three State kind of family. life – sometimes you’re just not good Staff Writer advancers, Daulton Rogers at 170 “They’ve been part of the enough, and things don’t go like you pounds lost his first match, but wrestling family since they were want them to go,” said Coach Stow- Three Towns County wres- battled back to win the next two in sixth grade, so for the last seven ers. “You can either lay there and tlers are headed to the 2015 GHSA matches, securing his seat at the years, I’ve spent more time with whine about it, or you can get up and Class A State Championships at the State tournament. He won his final them during this time of the year dust yourself off and go on. That’s Macon Centreplex on Friday, Feb. match by forfeit, giving him a third than their parents have, and it’s hard just how life is sometimes.” 13, and Saturday, Feb. 14. place victory for the 170-pound to see them go,” said Coach Stowers. And both Collier and Davis Kaine Hoffman at 106 weight class. “They’ve become like family, their seem the type to do just that, to get pounds pinned his first two op- Aaron Collier, Kyle Davis families have become like family, up, dust off, and carry on into the ponents to guarantee a spot in the and Daniel Crowder wrestled hard, and it’s just hard sometimes to see futures they will soon be embracing championship round of the West finishing out their seasons with them go.” come graduation this spring. Sectional tournament. victories leading to the Sectional But that’s all a part of it, said “I hope that those two guys Hoffman lost his final match tournament. Russell Cox was un- Coach Stowers – some people move look back on their wrestling careers by decision against a wrestler from able to compete at Sectionals due to on, and some people go home. Re- with fond memories,” said Coach Commerce, but cemented a second a prior injury. Coach Stowers. “Thomas wrestled just didn’t happen for him. I hate gardless of the end result of a single Stowers. “They’ve done a lot of place victory in his weight class and “I’ve got mixed emotions,” great all day. He got beat by a de- it – I wish I could fix it for him, but tournament, these wrestlers have great things. Kyle was the first fi- a spot at the State Championships. said Head Coach Jeff Stowers. fending state champion in the semis I can’t. spent countless hours working to nalist in Towns County history, and Thomas Mitchell (pictured) “I’m incredibly happy for Kaine and was able to come back and get “Kyle’s in a tough weight perfect their craft. Aaron has won a ton of matches, at 113 pounds won his first match by and Daulton and Thomas. They third and position himself for a run class and wrestled well this morn- “That’s the one thing I think placed in state last year. They’ve fall on Saturday, but lost to his Trion have worked so hard to get to where next weekend. I’m really, really ing,” said Coach Stowers. “He got that you can say about our kids – done some great, great things. counterpart in his second match. In they’re at. Daulton overcame some happy for those guys.” to the semis and got beat by a kid they’re going to give you everything “And I hope their lasting order to advance to State competi- health issues this morning and was But Coach Stowers hates that that was a defending state placer they’ve got every time they step on memory of wrestling is not today. tion, he needed to win his third able to come back and get third in a his two seniors didn’t advance with from last year in the semis, and then the mat,” said Coach Stowers. “And The life lessons that they’ve learned match – which he did, pinning his really, really tough weight class. their teammates. dropped down to the console semis sometimes, it’s just not good enough. are far more valuable than any medal North Cobb Christian opponent. “Kaine wrestled out of his “Aaron has battled injury all and caught another one. It just hap- I think that’s one of the things I like they’ll ever get, and it’s been a plea- Mitchell was able to clench mind all day today, and did a great year, and just couldn’t get healthy,” pens like that sometimes.” the most about wrestling, is that it’s a sure for me to have the opportunity third place in his weight class after job, finished second, and really said Coach Stowers. “He kept Collier and Davis have had very humbling sport, because some- to coach them.” pinning his fourth and final op- pushed the Commerce kid,” said fighting and kept fighting, and it illustrious wrestling careers, and got times, you’re just not good enough. Indians’ JV complete season with win over Tallulah Region 8-A Tournament By Jerry Kendall play with Davenport scoring eight play opens on Wednesday Towns County Herald points on three deuces and two free Staff Writer throws and Pyrlik including a trey By Jerry Kendall will qualify for the Region 8-A among seven points as the Indians Towns County Herald Semi-Finals, also at Prince Av- The Towns County Indian rallied for a 42-39 victory. Staff Writer enue Christian on Friday, with JV’s Basketball Team completed Highlights included a field the girls game starting at 4 p.m. their season on a positive note last goal by Davenport at 1:20 giving Scheduling for this year’s and the boys at 5:30 p.m. Friday with a 42-39 home court the Indians a 38-37 lead and a Region 8-A Tournament has If victorious over George victory over another band of Indi- long deuce by Pyrlik giving them made it possible to inform many Walton on Wednesday, the Lady ans from Tallulah Falls. a 40-39 lead at thirty seconds with readers of the Towns County Indians will face the winner of a It was the Indians’ second Davenport clinching the win with Herald of the Lady Indians’ and Tuesday game between Lakev- win over Tallulah and just their two free throws at 3.6 seconds. Indians’ first appearances in the iew Academy, the top seed from second overall but with valuable Eight of 11 players seeing tournament. Sub-Region 8-A North, and the experience gained by a mixture of action entered the scoring column The Lady Indians, the winner of a play in game on promising players seeing limited for the Indians with Pyrlik leading third place team from Sub- Monday between Athens Acad- action down from the varsity and with an excellent shooting percent- Region 8-A North, will face emy and Tallulah Falls. others seeing just JV action this age for 13 points and followed by George Walton Academy, the If the Indians win on year. Davenport with 8, Barrett with 6, second place team from Sub- Wednesday, they will face the The Indians sprang out to a Berrong and Ledford with 4 each, Region 8-A South, at 7 p.m. winner of a Tuesday game 7-0 lead in less than two minutes at freshman Cason Shook with 3, on Wednesday, February 11 at between Hebron Christian, the start of the game with freshman and sophomore Kobe Denton and Prince Avenue Christian School the top seed from Sub-Region Cole Ledford providing four of the Colton Shook with 2 each. Seven in Oconee County, west of Ath- 8A North and the winner of a points but Tallulah rallied for a 12- different Indians contributed at ens on US Highway 78. Monday play in game between The Indians JV squad battles Tallulah Falls. Photo/Lowell Nicholson 11 lead after one quarter. least one assist with leaders being The Indians, who also Prince Avenue Christian and Jake Pyrlik, a junior in just goal as time expired. reducing the Tallulah lead to 33-27 Ledford with 4, Colton Shook with finished third in the sub-region, Tallulah Falls. his second year of basketball at The third quarter saw Tal- with a trey with 15 seconds show- 3, and Cason Shook with 2. will follow the Lady Indians Winners of the semi-final the high school level, scored six lulah build as much as a 33-24 lead ing on the clock. Other Indians seeing action game against Providence Chris- games on Friday will play at points in the second quarter and with highlights being freshman Pyrlik returned for just his but not mentioned above were tian, the second place team 7:00 and 8:30 on Saturday for sophomore Colton Shook gave the Evan Berrong giving the Indians second quarter of play and fresh- junior Kevin Reardon, sophomore from the south sub-region at the Region 8A Championship. Indians a 21-20 lead at intermission a 24-24 tie early in the quarter man Zach Davenport made his Andrew Rogers, and freshman 8:30 p.m.