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SEPTEMBER 10-16, 2008 FULTON’SATLANTA’S HIGH SPORTS SCHOOL TALK SPORTS NEWSPAPER NEWSPAPER VOL 4 NO 2 02F I SCORE FULTON Get In The Game! ™ STARTING THE HIGH SCHOOL LINEUP PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PUBLISHER/EDITOR I.J. Rosenberg • MANAGING EDITOR Tad Arapoglou • DIRECTOR OF SALES/MARKETING John Duke • ART/CREATIVE DIRECTOR David Gaudio • GRAPHIC DESIGNER D.J. Galbiati • WEBMASTER Alex Ewalt VIDEO MANAGER/PREP EDITOR Scott Janovitz • BUSINESS MANAGER Marvin Botnick • SALES Zander Lentz, Brian Pruett • PHOTOGRAPHER Scott Cunningham • OFFICE MANAGER Nakia Washington BEAT WRITERS Josh Bagriansky (Dream), Stephen Black (Silverbacks), Jason Boral (Thrashers), James Butler (UGA), Dave Cohen (Georgia State), Johnny Crosskey (Tech), Alex Ewalt (Preps), Erik Horne (Falcons), Scott Janovitz (Hawks/Recruiting), Fletcher Proctor (Braves) STAFF WRITERS Cranston Collier, Joe Deighton, Keilah Johnson, Brian Jones, Zander Lentz, Andrew McCarron, Corey Mitchell, Jessica Parker, Derek Wiley CONTRIBUTORS Dean Zindler, Kevin Dankosky, Mitch Evans, Matt Judy, Tony Schiavone, Richard Diamond, Joe Haines, Brian Katrek, Chris Dimino, Mike Bell, Matt Stewart, Fred Kalil, Nick Cellini, Phillip Leopold, Dave Marshall, Greg Smith, Steak Shapiro, Mike Cather, Beau Bock, Chuck Oliver, Hal Lamar, Chris Cotter, Matt Chernoff, Roy Hickman, Dave Cohen, John Olah, Jeff Woolverton, Chris Voss, Bob Rathbun, Courtney Capps, Bill Hartman, Chuck Dowdle, Shannon Alderman, Dan Kamal, Dennis Scott, C.C., Hal Lanier, Jeff Batten, Micah Hart, Ben Wright, Alan Vasquez, Andrew Vedlitz, Brian Jones • SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS Mitch Albom, Dave Kindred, Barry Bloom SCHOOL LISTING CHEROKEE/FORSYTH: Cherokee, Creekview, Etowah, Forsyth Central, North Forsyth, Sequoyah, South Forsyth, West Forsyth, Woodstock COBB: Allatoona, Campbell, Harrison, Kell, Kennesaw Mountain, Lassiter, Marietta, McEachern, N. Cobb, N. Cobb Christian, Pebblebrook, Pope, S. Cobb, Sprayberry, Walton, Wheeler COLE MOON LORI SPINGOLA DEKALB: Chamblee, Columbia, Decatur, Druid Hills, Dunwoody, Lakeside, Marist, Miller Grove, M.L. King, Paideia, Redan, St. Pius X, ST. PIUS X MARIST SCHOOL Southwest DeKalb, Stephenson, Stone Mountain, Tucker FULTON: Alpharetta, Blessed Trinity, Centennial, Chattahoochee, Douglass, Grady, Lovett, Mays, Milton, North Springs, Northview, Spingola is arguably the best pitcher in Riverwood, Roswell, Tri-Cities, Westminster, Woodward Academy The senior running back already has five GWINNETT: Berkmar, Brookwood, Buford, C. Gwinnett, Collins Hill, Dacula, Grayson, Greater Atlanta Christian, Meadowcreek, Mill Creek, scores on the year—two against Marist the state, and she’s just a junior. The Norcross, North Gwinnett, Parkview, Peachtree Ridge, South Gwinnett, Wesleyan and three against Greater Atlanta Marist hurler went 26-6 with 13 no-hitters Christian—and has racked up 189 yards and a 0.31 ERA last year, and will try and on 45 carries. His score with 4:29 remain- help the Lady War Eagles win the state ing against GAC put the game away in championship that has thus far eluded Pius’ 31-10 win. The Golden Lions are 2-0 the program (the team finished in third on the season largely because of the place last year). Spingola is a member of efforts of the 6-foot-3, 205-pound back. the East Cobb Bullets club team.

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Former Hoover coaches Lindsey and Propst make Georgia transition here is not much in common between Buccaneers. Surprisingly, as head coach of Colquitt County program. It didn’t take sonal issues. So, after the 2007 season, TLassiter High School and Colquitt the Trojans, Lindsey says not much is differ- long for the new Packer coach to learn that, Propst decided to leave Hoover, which County High School. Lassiter is in the ent, other than a small discrepancy in talent. in order for his team to get back to the top, resulted in the school releasing Lindsey heart of Marietta, where there is plenty to “There are differences in kids anywhere it starts and ends with John Michael after the 2007 season. Once the dust final- do considering its close proximity to you go,” Lindsey said. “But Hoover is a sim- Harrison (pictured bottom left). ly settled, both coaches made moves to downtown Atlanta. Colquitt is 200 miles ilar community to Lassiter.” “He’s done pretty good. He threw six Georgia and they still talk three to four south of Atlanta and is considered a rural Lindsey is known to have a prolific touchdown passes in the first game, five times a week. area. Lassiter has not yet won a state title, offense, which involves a lot of passing and in the first half,” Propst said after their “Rush did a great job,” Lindsey said while the Packers won their first and only no huddling and is lucky to have two of the second win against Thomasville. “Tonight about Propst’s time at Hoover. “He changed title in 1994. top players in Georgia: tight end Philip he struggled, but if you play in this the way football was played at Hoover.” But this year is different. This year, they Lutzenkirchen (pictured right) and offensive offense long enough, you’re going Propst also had nothing but great things share something in common, a trait that fans lineman Camden Wentz. to have those nights.” to say when asked about Lindsey. of high-school football will be following for “Philip is our best skill athlete and Propst won four state titles “Chip is a wonderful football coach,” years to come. What is that trait, you ask? Cameron is our best offensive lineman,” while at Hoover and just missed he said. “He did a great job under very, very Chip Lindsey and Rush Propst were both Lindsey says. “The key to our success is on a fifth in 2006. Colquitt difficult circumstances last year. We coaches at famed Hoover High School in other people have to step up.” County is in Region 1- had to crawl under a foxhole Alabama last year and have brought their So far at least, it looks as if the Trojans AAAAA, which includes together and I wouldn’t have done coaching expertise to Georgia this year, with are buying into what Lindsey is selling, as two reigning state champi- it with anybody else.” Lindsey coaching the Trojans and Propst the team is currently 2-0 and averaging over ons (Northside-Warner Now, Lindsey and Propst are leading leading the Packers. And if you don’t know 35 points per game. Robins and Lowndes). two different teams in the right direc- their names now, you will soon enough. “I feel like we are headed in the right Propst knows that he has tion, two teams that will hope to be direction,” he said. “We have a good plan in some work to do in order to on top for a long time to come. LINDSEY TAKES REINS … place and we continue to work and keep get to that level again. The cover photos feature The Lassiter Trojans were look- getting better.” “We have a long (left to right) Colquitt County ing for a fresh start, as they recent- way to go. Everything coach Rush Propst (cour- ly renovated their stadium PROPST STARTS FRESH … we do is different com- tesy of Colquitt County and scoreboard to keep Football critics know pared to what they did High School) and Lassiter up with the times. They him as one of the best high- in the past and it’s coach Chip Lindsey (cour- found another way to get school coaches in the coun- just a transition.” tesy of Ed Turlington/et that fresh start at the try, while the MTV genera- images). The photo of John beginning of 2008, tion knows him as the stern IN IT TOGETHER … Michael Harrison is courtesy of when the school hired head man of Hoover from the reality Over the last few years there Colquitt County High School and Lindsey to lead the show “Two-a-Days.” Reputation aside, has been a lot of controversy sur- the photo of Philip Lutzenkirchen Trojans into a new era. Under after making a drastic move from rounding Propst and how he han- is courtesy of Photographic Arts. Propst, Lindsey was the offen- Central Alabama to South Georgia, dled his players on the field as Jones can be reached at sive coordinator for the Propst looks to rebuild a struggling well as his own dealings with per- [email protected].

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Milton bucking trends and hoping to ride star running back into playoffs he Milton Eagles have not made the done last Friday night. And, we’d like to put 40 carries. The talented senior also caught Williams will be graduating from TGeorgia high-school playoffs this centu- ourselves in position to get in the playoffs. one pass for good measure, a screen that he Milton early and will enroll at the University ry. They have not beaten archrival Roswell Again, it hadn’t been done here in a long time.” took 26 yards into the end zone for his sev- of Tennessee in January. The 6-foot-1 227- this century and, until the first game of the enth touchdown of the game. And the talent- pounder is ranked as 57th-best running back 2008 season, they had not beaten North CARRYING THE LOAD … ed back expects a similar amount of touches in the nation among high school seniors, Fulton neighbor Chattahoochee since the One thing in Milton’s corner is star run- in each game. according to Scout.com. He committed to turn of the century. ning back Toney Williams. The senior ran for “I’ll probably get that amount of carries the Vols in early May and is done with the The team went 6-4 last year in head over 800 yards last season and is “Mr. every week now,” Williams said. “Most of recruiting process. coach Scott Walker’s first season, the first Dependable” for the Eagles. the offense is on me, so I have to have my “When you go up (to Knoxville), you can see that the team is like a big family,” he time the Eagles have had a winning record “He’s a workhorse. He’s a big, strong, mind right and be prepared every week.” said. “I’m originally from Tennessee. I also since the 90s. Milton has already broken physical player that is tough to tackle” In addition to being the leader on the like how Tennessee has the tradition of using some other recent patterns and looks forward Walker said. “He comes in with a couple field for Milton, Williams also is quite the the power back.” to breaking more in 2008. broken fingers, a sore wrist, sore body, role model off of it. The Milton football fans hope that “Our goal short-term is to compete every (but) he doesn’t miss a snap. You can count “Off the field, he’s a wonderful, won- before Williams leaves for Knoxville, he can Friday night. If we do that, we’ll have a chance on him. And to me, that’s one of the best derful person that everybody at the school help the Eagles accomplish some things they to win a bunch of them,” explained Walker. attributes he’s got.” loves to be around,” gushed his proud haven’t done in a long time. Getting to the “Obviously, we’d like to beat Roswell, some- Williams definitely looked like he could coach. “Teachers love him, administrators playoffs and beating the hated Roswell thing that hasn’t happened in a long time here. shoulder the load during the team’s season love him. He’s never been in a lick of trou- Hornets would be a nice start. One of our goals was to beat Chattahoochee. opener against Chattahoochee, as the ble since I’ve been here. He’s everything Black can be reached at We hadn’t done that in 10years. We got that Tennessee commit rushed for 355 yards on you want in a student-athlete.” [email protected]

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Hanna forces schedule changes; North Cobb beats M.L. King in thriller ecause of inclement weather caused by the 24-21 win. North Cobb’s game-winning last Friday. The Wildcats got another stellar in Rome last weekend, and many of the top BTropical Storm Hanna, over 20 high- drive started with just over seven minutes to performance from tailback Treavor Scales, programs in Georgia, and around the school football games were moved from their go at their own 20-yard line. M.L. King’s who rushed for three touchdowns and 104 Southeast, were in attendance. Westminster scheduled times. Schools were given the three touchdowns came courtesy of running yards in the 37-13 win. … St. Pius X earned won the boys Class 1A-3A section, Marietta option of playing the week’s game on back Mack Brown, who scored on carries of their second straight win over a private-school took second in the boys 4A-5A, Blessed Thursday, Friday or Saturday without notify- 5, 11 and 33 yards. North Cobb moved to 1-0 powerhouse by beating Greater Atlanta Trinity took first in girls 1A-3A, and ing the GHSA. Some of the high-profile on the year, and M.L. King dropped to 1-1. Christian 31-10. In Week 1, the Golden Lions Alpharetta took second in girls 4A-5A. matchups that were rescheduled were the Grayson continues to impress, as the took out Marist, who rebounded last Friday by (Mountain Brook of Alabama took first in both Camden County-Columbia County (Fla.) Rams shut out Warner Robins 30-0. Grayson beating Stone Mountain 45-13. boys and girls 4A-5A.) … Peachtree Ridge capitalized on two first-quarter fumbles, and and Charlton County-First Coast (Fla.) Down south, several talented teams was supplanted by Greenbrier in last week’s games, which were both played on Thursday Harrell Gunn led the Rams with 106 yards were defeated by schools from lower classi- at Camden County. Lincoln County at rushing. … North Gwinnett followed up the Gasports.com/GACA coaches softball poll. At fications. Class 2A Brooks County routed press time, the Lady Wolf Pack of Greenbrier McCormick (S.C.) was moved to Thursday loss to Byrnes (S.C.) with a win over strug- Class 5A Tift County 35-7, Class 1A as well. The Georgia schools were the victors gling Brookwood, 17-3. North quarterback had a 14-1 record, with the only loss coming to in each of the three aforementioned contests. Michael Tamburo passed for 245 yards and Wilcox County defeated state-ranked Perry Northside-Columbus on Friday. … Lassiter ran for 42 more in the win. … Parkview got a of Class 3A by the score of 47-21, and Class grabbed the top spot in the GACA coaches vol- PIGSKIN AROUND THE STATE … much-needed win by beating Chattahoochee 3A Cairo demolished Class 4A Thomas leyball poll last week, and should hold on to Perhaps the most exciting game last week 49-12. Auburn commit Brandon Jacobs County Central 28-6. that ranking after going 4-0 on Saturday. At was North Cobb’s last-second home victory rushed for three scores in the game. … press time, the Lady Trojans were 17-0 on the over M.L. King. North Cobb kicker Stephen Dunwoody kept up the momentum from the OFF THE GRIDIRON … season and had not dropped a single game. Petillo put a 22-yard field goal through the upset win over Griffin in Week 1, defeating In cross country news, the Berry High Ewalt can be reached at uprights as time expired to give the Warriors another Class 4A opponent, Oconee County, School Invitational was held at Berry College [email protected].

Top quarterback play to be featured on 790 State’s best do battle in GPB Game of Week battle between two big-time quarter- Jim Grobe and Wake Forest. But the ‘Hooch he Carver-Columbus Tigers beat Northside is the two-time defending cham- Abacks headlines this week’s matchup have had problems on the defensive side of TNorthside-Warner Robins 2-0 on Oct. 17 pion in Class 4A. This year’s team looks between the Collins Hill Eagles and the the football, giving up a whopping 100 of 1970. They haven’t beaten the Eagles since. primed for making a run at No. 3 after mov- Chattahoochee Cougars. points in their two losses this season. Fourth- But it’s anyone’s guess which team will come ing up to Class 5A. Their defense is no The Eagles enter the contest at 2-0 after year head coach Terry Crowder, who has led out victorious when they meet for the 17th slouch either, featuring all-world defensive surviving a 14-13 win against Dacula last his team to the playoffs the last two years, time this Friday in Columbus at 7:30 p.m. lineman and UGA commitment Abry Jones week. They feature a dangerous spread will have to change something if he wants his The Tigers are led by a dominant defense, and linebacker Eric Fields, who has com- offense led by quarterback Michael Box, team to stop Box and company. which has not yet given up a point this season. mitted to Clemson. who will play his college ball in the Big East A shootout seems to be in the cards for Linebacker Jarvis Jones, one of the most her- With two strong defenses, expect a at UConn. Junior running back Charles this one, with Box and Cross taking center alded high-school recruits in the country, leads physical game, with points being few and far Perkins is becoming one of the best-kept stage. A loss in the region opener after an 0-2 secrets across the state, and he has scored in start would be a tough pill to swallow for the the way. He’s one of the big reasons Carver is between. The key will be how a good Carver both of the first two games this season for the Cougars. Meanwhile, Collins Hill could be ranked No. 2 in our GPB/Score Prep offensive line, led by Chris Hubbard and Eagles. The defense is also a strength, led by looking towards their best season in some time Rankings. LeRon Furr is also a big-time play- Darrius Mills, handles Drew and Jones in the junior linebacker Barry Lennon, who is if they can get to 3-0. Gametime is scheduled er at the LB position. They both will be a pain trenches. Meanwhile, Cox will have to neu- being recruited by a host of SEC schools. for 7:30 p.m. at Chattahoochee High School. for Northside quarterback Joe Scott, who is tralize the duo of Furr and Jones. That defense will have its hands full Bagriansky can be reached at only in his first season as the full-time starter. Bagriansky can be reached at with Brendan Cross, who is committed to [email protected]. Carver may be the class of 3A, but [email protected].

WWW.SCOREATL.COM 06F I SCORE FULTON Get In The Game! ALPHARETTA RAIDERS By Jessica Parker DOUGLASS ASTROS By Stephen Black he football team advanced its overall record to 2-0 last Friday with a 30-14 win against he football team fell to 0-2 after being shut out by Mays (2-0) 28-0 on Saturday night. TWheeler. The Raiders had some long drives to take a 21-7 halftime lead, and then came out TThe team only gained 177 yards of total offense while giving up 99 rushing yards and in the second half and got a safety on the Wildcats’ first drive. Head coach Bill Waters had this three touchdowns to the Raiders’ Desmond Walker. Mays’ D’Mario Turner also returned a to say on the win: “We did some really good things and some unsound things, but we were able fumble 23 yards for a touchdown to seal the game at Lakewood Stadium. The Astros face the to come out with a win.” The Raiders play host to Centennial (1-1 and 0-1 in region play) in Washington Bulldogs (1-1) on Friday night at Lakewood. The Bulldogs feature star defen- their first region matchup this Friday at 7:30 p.m. … The softball team won its first region sive back Branden Smith, who is one of the most highly recruited seniors in the state. The senior has already received scholarship offers from most southern powers, including UGA, game last Thursday against Campbell 11-2. The Raiders are now 1-1-0 in Region 6B-AAAAA Alabama, Auburn, Florida, and Florida State. The Bulldogs are coming off a dramatic 22-21 and 4-6-0 in overall play. The team will host Centennial on Wednesday and Walton on Thursday win over Cedar Grove. … The softball team will take on Carver on Wednesday and Union before traveling to Kell on Tuesday (all games start at 5:55 p.m.). … The volleyball team will Grove on Thursday. The matchup against Union Grove will be a critical one as the play at South Forsyth at 5 p.m. and against Riverwood at 6 p.m. on Thursday, and will then take Wolverines are one of the better teams in Region 2-AAAAA. … The cross country teams on Centennial and Northview on Tuesday at Northview (6 and 7 p.m.). will compete in The Mill Run at Chapel Hill on Sept. 27. BLESSED TRINITY TITANS By Jason Boral GRADY GREY KNIGHTS By Stephen Black first-half barrage of points for the football team gave the Titans an early lead, while the defense he football team improved to 2-0 on the gridiron after an 8-0 shutout win over the Awas able to force and recover two fumbles, leading the Titans to a breezy 42-14 victory over TClarkston Angoras (0-2). The shutout of Clarkston was Grady’s first since they blanked Riverwood. The Titans were not particularly concerned about how the points came, as the team Druid Hills 43-0 back in November of 2006. It was also the first Region 5B-AAA game for scored two rushing and two passing touchdowns before Riverwood got on the board. Kohl the Grey Knights, after they opened against Region 4-AAA Jackson. Grady is in subdivision Hegetschweiler had first-half touchdown passes of seven and 75 yards to Glenn Maust and Jake B of Region 5, while Clarkston is in subdivision A. The Grey Knights are looking to make Skole, respectively. Bruce Johnson and Sam Burkhalter each added their own rushing touchdowns the playoffs this season, as their streak of five consecutive trips to the postseason ended a to make the game 28-0 before halftime. … The softball team took down Pace Academy on year ago. Grady will play the Towers Titans (0-1) at home on Friday night. Towers is in Wednesday in its final game before a trip to Woodstock. Moira Sullivan went 4-for-4 with three Region 5A-AAA. … The softball team lost to Carver 13-3 on Thursday. The Grey Knights singles and a triple to lead the team to a 3-0 victory. This week the team hosts Washington-Wilkes. will play three games within the next week: Jackson-Atlanta on Wednesday, North Atlanta … The volleyball team went a perfect 5-for-5 over the weekend, defeating three ranked teams in on Thursday, and Therrell on Tuesday. … Both the girls and boys cross country teams will No. 10 Savannah Country Day, No. 1 Lovett and No. 5 Walker. In all, Meghan Morillo had 45 kills compete in the Altitude Running Invitational on the Mercer University Course in Atlanta on while Nicole McAlvany set the team towards victory with 116 assists. Saturday. The meet is hosted by St. Pius X. CENTENNIAL KNIGHTS By Jason Boral LOVETT LIONS By Stephen Black ven though there was a new coach prowling the sidelines for the Hornets, the Knights’ foot- o. 9 Lovett dropped its first football game of the year to Callaway 27-18 on Friday night. Eball team must have felt like it was a rerun of all their recent games against Roswell, as they NThe team was out-gained in total yards 408-297 and gave up 325 yards on the ground. again fell to their cross-town rivals, this time 30-7. The Hornets held a 13-0 lead late in the sec- Quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff, however, passed for 203 yards for the second straight week ond quarter, but seemed to fumble it away right into the hands of the Knights. A fumble on and still has not thrown an interception. Max Williams had 98 yards of total offense, includ- Roswell’s 20-yard line gave the Knights a chance to score with less than one minute left in the ing a 38-yard touchdown run. The team travels to Buford this Friday for a rematch of the half. The team took advantage, scoring on the first play after the turnover with a touchdown Class 2A 2007 championship game, which Buford won 50-0. … The No. 1-ranked volley- pass coming from James Floyd to Jordin Brisker. After gaining the momentum before halftime, ball team won two and lost one during the past week (ranking is according to Week 3 the Knights weren’t able to maintain it coming out of the locker room. Roswell scored 17 unan- Gasports.com poll). The team defeated Chattahoochee and Lakeside, both by a score of 2-0. swered points in the fourth quarter to give the Hornets the victory. The team travels to Their lone loss was to Class 5A Kell, who is ranked No. 5 in their class. … The softball team Alpharetta on Friday. … The softball team will have a makeup game on Wednesday against defeated Pace Academy 7-0 on Sept. 2. During the next week, they will play five games, Alpharetta. The game was originally scheduled to be played on Aug. 26, but has now been including the North Hall Tourney on Monday. … The boys cross country team finished 21st moved to Sept. 10. On the field, the team lost 12-0 to Lassiter in region play on Thursday. at the Berry Invitational. The girls finished 11th at the same meet. CHATTAHOOCHEE COUGARS By Jason Boral MAYS RAIDERS By Jason Boral ad luck and bad timing hurt the football team Friday night when it took on a Parkview team aturday night was déjà vu of last year for Raiders fans, as the football team was able to shut Bthat was set on eliminating the mistakes it made in its opening loss to Collins Hill. From the Sout Douglass for a 28-0 win. Last year, the Raiders posted four shutouts, including two con- beginning it was apparent the defenses would play a major role in the outcome of the game. Again, secutive shutouts in the second and third weeks of the season. Something that didn’t show up Chattahoochee struggled to stop the run, allowing 394 yards on the ground throughout the night. in last year’s shutouts, however, did on Saturday, and that was the offense. The team followed Quarterback Brendan Cross made good decisions and threw no interceptions, but Parkview’s up its 37-point performance in Week 1 with a four-touchdown night, a point total the Raiders only surpassed once all of last season. The win sets up a contest between the Raiders and the defense was too much, forcing 13 incompletions. Cross ended the game 16-for-29 with one touch- undefeated Wildcats from Whitewater. The Wildcats are ranked third in the GPB/Score Atlanta down pass to Hunter Cross. It wasn’t enough, however, as the Cougars lost 49-12. The team hosts rankings for Class 4A and sport an offense that can throw and run at will. It will be a battle of Collins Hill on Friday and the game will be broadcast live on 790 The Zone. … The softball team two powerful offenses when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday night. … The softball team fell to Duluth 10-2 in its final game before a trip to Cordele for the Watermelon Invitational. Errors rebounded from a 15-0 loss a week ago but still fell short, as they lost to Douglas County 12- in the field cost the Lady Cougars a lead in the first inning and contributed to an early seven-run 4. The four runs were the most the Lady Raiders had scored in a loss all season. Next week, hole. Meghan Whipple struck out three in the circle and went 2-for-3 at the plate in the loss. the team gets plenty of home cooking, as it hosts Therrell and Alexander.

WWW.SCOREATL.COM SEPTEMBER 10-16, 2008 SCORE FULTON I 07F MILTON EAGLES By Jessica Parker ROSWELL HORNETS By Jason Boral he football team played Campbell last Friday for the first time in school history and ew head coach Leo Barker couldn’t have picked a more perfect game to get his first win, Tlost in a close game, 28-23. The Eagles are now 1-1 in overall play and will face off Nas Roswell easily defeated cross-town rival Centennial last Friday. In its 30-7 victory over against Wheeler, who is 0-2 this season, on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Both teams will be com- the Knights, Barker’s team showed all the traits he feels are necessary for them to become a ing off of losses, but the Eagles have yet to lose a game to the Wildcats. ... The volleyball championship contender. The running game was a force to be reckoned with, as Reid Suhr went team fell to Lassiter on Thursday 2-0 (25-11, 25-19), but was able to bounce back and win for 174 yards on 27 carries and scored three touchdowns. The defense was suffocating, espe- their next match against Cherokee 2-0. The Eagles also play Roswell at home on Tuesday cially in the second half, allowing only one yard for the Knights in a third quarter that saw the Hornets put up 17 points in the same span. On Friday the Hornets host Pope. … It was anoth- at 7 p.m. … The softball team lost to Kell on Wednesday by a score of 4-3. Also, the Eagles er perfect week for the softball team, as the Lady Hornets went 2-0 in wins over Wheeler and lost 3-2 to Walton on Thursday, their first loss to the Raiders in three years. The Eagles are Pope, moving the team to 2-0 in regional play. On Wednesday, the bats were out in a big way, now 1-2 in region play and 4-7 overall. They will head to Lassiter on Thursday (5:55 p.m.), as Sidney Vlass, Mekenzie Weems and Erin Vickery each had three hits apiece in a 13-1 Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe on Saturday to play Cherokee and LFO (2 and 4 p.m., respective- blowout victory. The following night the pitching did the work as Vlass again dominated, this ly), and to Roswell on Tuesday (5:55 p.m.). time from within the circle, as she struck out 10 in a 4-1 victory. By Jessica Parker NORTH SPRINGS SPARTANS TRI-CITIES BULLDOGS By Jason Boral he football team fell to Chamblee 41-0 last Thursday. Going into the game, the Spartans’ t was another tough game for the football team, as the Bulldogs lost 34-0 to Carver- Tstrategy was to contain Chamblee’s speed, keep their offense off the field, and to play phys- IColumbus on Friday night. Head coach Kenneth Miller is still in search of his first win as ical football. Assistant coach Elliott O’Neal had this to say on the loss: “We didn’t execute the the new head coach of the Bulldogs, but has received no favors from the schedule makers. game plan at all. Mentally, we weren’t there.” The Spartans head to Lakeside-DeKalb this Coming off a perfect 15-0 season and a Class 3A championship, the visiting Tigers were look- Friday for a 7:30 kickoff. … The softball team lost to Southwest DeKalb 6-1, but beat both ing to defend their title and didn’t care if they had to go through a team that was trying to Miller Grove (17-2) and Chamblee (5-0) last week. The softball team will play Berkmar at rebuild to do it. On the bright side for the Bulldogs, the team held Carver to just 34 points, a home on Wednesday, travel to Dunwoody on Thursday, and host Holy Innocents’ at home on feat only accomplished once by a Carver opponent during last year’s regular season. Miller’s Friday. All three will begin at 5:55 p.m. … The volleyball team lost to Mt. Pisgah in straight squad looked more consistent offensively, but still couldn’t compete with the speed of Carver’s sets (26-24, 25-20), but beat Banneker 2-0 (25-10, 25-13) last Thursday. On Saturday, the team defensive players. Next week, the Bulldogs travel to Starr’s Mill for their first taste of action in lost to South Forsyth 2-0 (25-20, 30-28) and St. Pius X 2-0 (25-17, 25-16), and then beat Our Region 5-AAAA. … While the football team lost to one of the state’s Carver schools, the vol- Lady of Mercy 2-1 (20-25, 25-23, 26-24) and Dunwoody 2-0 (25-12, 25-10). They play leyball team was able to tackle the Carver school from Atlanta. The Lady Bulldogs got their Dunwoody at 5 p.m. and Columbia at 7 p.m. at home on Thursday. second win of the season, as they took down Carver-Atlanta in straight sets on Thursday night. NORTHVIEW TITANS By Jason Boral WESTMINSTER WILDCATS By Stephen Black ew head coach Jim Showfety missed again in his second attempt to win his first game he No. 7 Wildcats improved their football record to 2-0 after a 42-24 come-from-behind victo- Nwith Northview. The running game of Samoir Patrick was extremely effective, as he ran Try over local rival Woodward Academy (ranking is according to Week 3 GPB/Score Prep rank- for 74 yards on 14 carries while helping lead one scoring drive. The one score wasn’t ings). The team scored 28 points in the second half to overcome a 17-14 halftime deficit. Stephon enough against Marietta, however, as the Blue Devils were able to move the ball efficient- Shelton led the ‘Cats with 147 yards rushing and four touchdowns. Shelton helped give Westminster ly down the field, milking the clock and preserving a 33-7 victory. On Friday, the Titans will their first lead of the game with a 57-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter. Quarterback host Peachtree Ridge in their first game against a Region 7-AAAAA opponent. … The vol- Tom Moak accounted for two touchdowns, one on the ground and one through the air. … The boys leyball team breezed through another perfect week, defeating GAC and Central Gwinnett. cross country squad won the Berry Invitational on Saturday. Westminster won the meet by placing The Lady Titans, coming into the week ranked No. 3 in Class 5A, swept both schools with six runners in the overall top 20. Mohamed Egal led the team by finishing second overall. Mac scores of 25-22 and 25-20, and 25-17 and 25-16, respectively. The real test for the team will Stormont finished sixth while William Barber (13th), Cody Tedesco (19th), and Tyler Cooke (20th) come this week, as the Titans begin region play in one of the toughest regions in the state. also finished in the top 20. … The softball team won one and lost one during the past week. The Milton, Kell, Chattahoochee, and Lassiter each appeared in last week’s Top 10 for the state, team defeated Central Gwinnett 4-3 on Sept. 2 and then dropped a disappointing game to Decatur and each will face off with the Titans in the coming weeks. on Thursday. The Decatur loss hurt most, as the team led the game 3-0 at home before losing 6-3. By Stephen Black RIVERWOOD RAIDERS WOODWARD ACADEMY WAR EAGLES By Stephen Black he football team dropped a 42-14 decision to Blessed Trinity (2-0) on Friday night. Riverwood he War Eagles lost their second football game in a row last Friday, falling 42-24 to host Twas never really in the game, as the Titans were ahead 35-0 by the middle of the third quarter. TWestminster. Juwan Thompson scored on a 74-yard run on the first play from scrimmage The Raiders did show some heart, however, as quarterback Khalil Priddie scored two touchdowns for Woodward and quarterback Will Madden scored on the next drive on a 67-yard jaunt. It in the second half. The first was a 1-yard touchdown run while the second was a beautiful 31-yard wasn’t enough, however, as Westminster came back for the victory. Thompson would finish strike to wide receiver Adam Johnson. Another big play from the second half came when Johnson the game with 220 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 carries. … The volleyball team fin- blocked a Blessed Trinity punt during the fourth quarter. The Raiders travel to Bremen on Friday ished fifth in the Sherry Ammons Ironman Invitational, which was played last weekend in to take on the Class 1A Blue Devils. … The softball team dominated North Atlanta 18-1 in a three- Huntsville, Ala. Volleyball coach Tad Sahara explained, “Gabby Smith was our best passer last inning game on Thursday. The game was called on account of the “mercy rule.” The team will weekend (at the Huntsville tournament). She did a great job passing the ball around. Mariah play at Carver-Atlanta on Thursday and then travels to Oconee County for the Oconee Invitational Woodson led us with a .400 kill percentage.” The team will travel to Lovett this weekend for on Friday and Saturday. … The volleyball squad captured two victories on Sept. 2. The team swept an important tournament. “We are looking forward to the Lovett Block Party next weekend.” Lakeside-DeKalb, (25-20 and 26-24), and North Cobb Christian, (25-20, 25-23). The team will Sahara said. “It is one of the better tournaments in the state.” … The softball team lost to travel to Woodstock for the Georgia Challenge tournament this weekend. Woodland-Henry by a score of 9-1 in its only action of the week.