Page 11A THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD October 14, 2015 October 14, 2015 THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD Page 11A Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports www.townscountyherald.net • E-mail: [email protected] Athens Christian prevails 35-7 over Indians in Hiawassee By Shawn Jarrard Towns County Herald Staff Writer

The Towns County In- dians put up a valiant fight at home against Athens Chris- tian School on Friday, Oct. 9, though the Boys in Blue fell short in the 35-7 loss. “Like I say every week, and I’m going to continue to say it, the effort is there and they play hard,” said Head Coach Billy Barnhart. “We asked them to do it again this week, just try and play hard every play. I felt they played hard, I really do. I don’t doubt that at all, I didn’t see anything other than that.” Missed opportunities, however, kept the Indians from The Indians talk things over during a timeout. Photo/Lowell Nicholson Junior quarterback Russell Cox leads his team up to the line of scrimmage. Photo/Lowell Nicholson making the most of their time with the ball. better each and every day.” But wait – the touch- see how we’ve gotten better. One of the opportunities Another missed offen- down was called back because There’s no doubt about it, came early in the game – at sive opportunity occurred due to excessive celebration we’re a better football team the very start of the game, in with about four and a half that garnered Athens Christian than we were a year ago when fact, when Underwood kicked minutes remaining in the first an unsportsmanlike penalty. we played these guys, and a spot on 15-yard onside kick quarter, when junior defensive This resulted in a failure of we played them a lot tougher that he then quickly recovered end Walker Ross recovered a Athens Christian to rack up than what we did a year ago. himself. Golden Eagle fumble. more points on the Indians, and There’s no doubt about that. The end result of that Once again, the Indians heading into the half, things Anybody that watches this series was a fourth-and-punt, faced a fourth-and-punt to end seemed to be swinging Towns football team can see that, and and Underwood found himself the drive in four plays. County’s way. if they can’t, then I don’t know kicking the ball again all too “We’ve got to continue Unfortunately, Towns what’s wrong with them. soon. to work on the fundamentals, County’s last drive, with great “There’s no doubt that “We knew that was work on blocking, tackling, carries by Cole Ledford, Den- we’re better, we’ve improved, there, and we tried it last and really just going out and ton and Cox himself, including we’ll continue to improve. week against Athens Academy hitting people,” said Coach a first-down pass to Denton We’re competing with these and almost got it,” said Coach Barnhart. that aided in creating the 14- guys. I know the score doesn’t Barnhart of the onside kick. The momentum was play series, ended in a turnover necessarily look that way, but “We’re just trying to give definitely in favor of the In- on a first-and-goal. we are. We’ve just got to con- us a spark, defer so we can dians heading into the second If not for that turnover, tinue to work each and every get the ball at the start of the half, as a series of penalties the Indians likely would have day and each and every week second half, and we saw the incurred by Athens Christian, scored again, given the tenac- to get better. We’ve got three opportunity to get an onside mixed with some good running ity with which that particular weeks left in this season, and kick there in the middle and it plays, helped to usher the Indi- drive had been undertaken by we’re going to keep doing worked for us. ans into the red zone. the Boys in Blue. that.” “But instead of going Kobe Denton ran for a “They struggled cover- Six players were on the forward, we went backwards, crucial first down on a second- ing our guys just like at times sidelines for the game due The Indians defense gets lined up before the play vs Athens Chris- tian last Friday Photo/Lowell Nicholson and that was a great onside and-15, setting up the next we struggled early on covering to game-related injuries that kick, Shea did a great job there play on the 6-yard line where their guys, and we knew that, Friday night, and two players said Coach Barnhart, who pride, character and hard work getting it, but that was another quarterback Russell Cox con- that’s why we were going at came out of the game with commended the starting fresh- ethic,” said Coach Barnhart. missed opportunity I feel that nected with Underwood for them a little bit more than injuries that sent them to the men who stepped up to fill the “That’s what we’ve been talk- we had. We’ve got to do a what would be the Indians only usual with passing the ball hospital: Ross with a possible gaps. ing to them about this week, better job of taking advantage score of the game. tonight, because we knew there broken arm and Dylan Roberts The Indians head to and what we stressed to them of the opportunities. When Needless to say, Under- were going to be opportunities with a possible concussion. Prince Avenue Christian High before the game tonight and they’re there, we’ve got to take wood made the point after. for us,” said Coach Barnhart. “I hate to lose those School in Bogart on Friday, will continue to stress to them advantage of them, and we’re With only 17 seconds “And they were there, we just two guys, but it’s what we’ve Oct. 16, with a kickoff time of the rest of this year – go out just not doing that. We’re left on the clock before the didn’t capitalize on them like dealt with for the last couple 7:30 p.m. and play with pride, go out and continuing to try to figure it halftime, the Golden Eagles we needed to. weeks, just plugging guys in, “We’ve got to continue play with character, and work out, and we’re going to keep scored on the Indians’ kick fol- “It’s just another one and who’s the next man up, to work on the three things that hard every play.” working and keep trying to get lowing that touchdown. of those games that I can still and working young guys,” this program is built around: Ledford, Indians compete at Carney Classic NASCAR 2015 By Shawn Jarrard By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter Towns County Herald Logano out races Harvick Staff Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C.— Top-10 Chase leaders af- Kevin Harvick lost the magic he ter 29 of 36: 1. Logano-3048, 2. Hayesville, NC - Indians had last week at Dover. Harvick-3042, 3. Truex-3041, 4. Cross Country Coach Jeannie Joey Logano found it. Hamlin-3040, 5. Kurt Busch-3039, Ledford took home the top The pair were lined up 1-2 6. Edwards-3039, 7. Gordon-3037, spot with help from her former on a restart during lap 242 of the 8. Keselowski-3035, 9. New- Hayesville Yellow Jacket team- 334 lap Sprint Cup race. Logano man-3029, 10. Kyle Busch-3025, 11. mates in a coaches’ relay race got a good start and pulled away. Earnhardt-3016, 12. Kenseth-3003. at the Annual Carney Classic on Except for a couple laps during a Note: This is the first race in round two (Contender round) Wednesday, Sept. 30. late pit stop, he led the remainder “The Carney Classic is of the race. of the four round Chase scenario. Joey Logano Out Races Harvick All Harvick could do was There will be two more races in this at Charlotte Furnished by NASCAR an annual memorial race hosted watch as Logano’s yellow No. 22 round, Kansas and Talladega. After by Hayesville High School car pulled away, more and more. the Talladega race the points will be seems opposed to the idea. and Coach Jim Saltz, to cel- At the finish line it was Logano by reset and only the top-eight drivers In reading over France’s ebrate and honor the memory almost a second. will continue in contention for this statement, NASCAR wants to en- of Coach Buck Carney,” said “Nothing surprises me any year’s Sprint Cup championship. courage more teams, and not limit the field to a chosen few, which Coach Ledford. “This year, more, but what a great car the guys AUSTIN DILLON Hayesville’s Adam Urbanik put me in today,” said Logano. CAPTURES CHARLOTTE would be the case if franchises were Towns County Cross Country Coach Jeannie Ledford pictured with “We’ve struggled here the last cou- XFINITY RACE awarded. took it as his senior project.” Julie Stackhouse and Jessie Stackhouse. ple years, but this win will really get Austin Dillon took the lead Jack Roush is one of the The coaches’ relay was us ready for the next Chase round.” on lap 147 of Friday night’s Xfin- oldest owners in the business. He’s added to this year’s event, Logano led 227 laps, while ity Series race and led the remain- been there, done that, and seen and Coach Ledford raced with Harvick was unable to lead any. ing 53 laps of the 200-lap race, and teams come and go. former teammates Julie Stack- “We made our car better finished nearly three seconds ahead “You couldn’t take a busi- house and Jessie Stackhouse as throughout the race,” said Harvick. of runner-up Erik Jones. ness man that was involved in one the Carney Alumni team. “I think we were about one more The remaining top-10: 3. of the other traditional, capitalistic enterprises that are in our economy, All three women raced adjustment away from having a Brad Keselowski, 4. Daniel Suarez, in their original high school winning car. But we’ll take this and 5. Regan Smith, 6. Ty Dillon, 7. unless they were a race fan, you head to Kansas next week.” Chris Buescher, 8. Darrell Wallace couldn’t interest them in the pros- uniform tops, and they captured Martin Truex Jr. was running Jr., 9. Chase Elliott, 10. Elliott Sa- pect of a return on their investment the champion spot in a come- well at the end and finished third. dler. for NASCAR,” said Roush. “So from-behind victory as Coach “This puts us back where we Top-10 leaders after 29 of that needs to improve so we can Ledford ran the last leg of need to be,” said Truex. “We didn’t 33: 1. C. Buescher-1055, 2. El- have dynamic and renewed teams the race, chasing down Swain start real well, but the guys kept liott-1029, 3. Smith-1021, 4. T. as time goes on. County for the win. working on the car until I was able Dillon-1017, 5. Wallace-943, 6. “When ownership decides that they can’t go forward either Also that day, both the to run up front. It wasn’t a win, but Sadler-942, 7. Suarez-927, 8. Indians and Lady Indians cross it helps us in the points, and that’s Scott-901, 9. Gaughan-893, 10. because the owners get too old or what’s important now.” Reed-798. there’s some other economic cir- country teams did well against Denny Hamlin was fourth WILL NASCAR cumstance that befalls the owners, their counterparts in the Carney and Kurt Busch was fifth. OWNERSHIP the only thing you’ve got today is Classic. Carl Edwards got in a little STRUCTURE CHANGE sell your cars and your parts for The Top 5 Indians were: Taylor Cornett (left) and Hannah Whitehead (right) on the medal stand. fender bender with Matt Kenseth NASCAR held a meeting 10-percent, 20-percent on the dollar Tyler Grimsley, who came in placing 25th with a time of of 23:27; Arrowood, fourth, early in the race, but finished sixth. with all Sprint Cup owners last and back away. So all of the invest- 31st with a time of 20:50; Corb- 23:13. 23:49; Miranda, fifth, 24:43; Austin Dillon, Jeff Gordon, week at Hendrick Motorsports, ment that the early NASCAR racers in Henderson, 42nd, 21:34; had, that the early NASCAR teams Overall, the boys finished and Lydia Moss finished in Brad Keselowski, and Aric Almi- where NASCAR CEO Brian France Kevin Reardon, 43rd, 21:35; addressed the subject of team own- had, they didn’t build any equity the race in second placed with a eighth with her time of 26:11. rola rounded out the top-10 drivers. Kaine Hoffman, 73rd, 25:14; Kyle Busch started second, ership. that justified the investment they team total of 68 behind River- Exhibiting terrific group- and Jeremy Lovell, placing led four laps, but wound up one “Anytime we can improve made. They either had to sell the op- side. Grimsley, Andrew Rogers ing, the girls came in first ahead portunity of a short-term economic 76th with 25:35. lap down in the 20th position. He the structure for our team owners, and Chase Williams ran faster of the Commerce team, which benefit or they were race fans.” The Top 5 Lady Indi- and Kyle Larson tangled near the that’s a good thing,” France said. times this year than last year at is a state competitor. “So if we can improve their busi- Weekend Racing: The Cup ans were: Hannah Whitehead, entrance to pit road on lap 195 un- Riverside. Arrowood and Moss der caution, damaging both of their ness model, we can improve their and Xfinity teams will be at the 1.5- who placed eighth with a time Langelier and Williams achieved faster times than last cars. overall structure, then what’s going mile Kansas Speedway. The Trucks of 22:02; Taralee Arrowood, do not race again until Oct. 24. also achieved faster times than year at Riverside, and Ledford Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a bad to happen is new owners will be 21st, 24:00; Jasmine Miranda, Fri., Oct. 17; Xfinity Series their races at Murphy. achieved a faster time than day with a 28th-place finish, after looking to participate in NASCAR 28th, 24:54; Emma Kate Led- he and Carl Edwards got together and that’s a good thing. race 30 of 33; Starting time: 4 pm The Top 5 Lady Indians when she raced in Murphy. ford, 55th, 28:26; and Lexi during lap 73. “The other good thing is the ET; TV: NBCS. were: Whitehead, scorching Towns County Cross Pettengill, who came in 63rd Jimmie Johnson had engine level of competition goes up. The Sat., Oct. 18; Sprint Cup into first place with a time of Country Manager Kyra Tallent race 31 of 36; Starting time: 2:15 with a time of 31:48. problems on lap 261. He pitted and more team owners there are, the 22:12; Taylor Cornett, who contributed to this report. better we’re going to be.” pm ET; TV: NBC. And on September 22, did not return to the track. He is came in a close third with a time credited with finishing 39th. NASCAR hopes to have a Racing Trivia Question: Towns County’s boys and girls “Right now we don’t know program in place by season’s end, Which team does Denny Hamlin cross country teams traveled to what happened,” said Johnson. “I but there’s still a lot of work ahead drive for? Register now for Youth Basketball Last Week’s Question: Jeff Riverside Military Academy, just lost rpm’s and I had to go into a on both sides of the proposal. In a with exceptional times and The Towns County Rec- so please register on time. proctective mode.” release, NASCAR cautioned about Gordon will retire after the 2015 season. How many Cup wins does rankings for the day. reation Department will begin For registration please The biggest loser of the race speculating on possible formats registration for Youth Basket- come to Towns County Recre- was Matt Kenseth. He started on before a final decision has been de- he have? Answer. He is third on the The Top 5 Indians were: the pole, but finished 98 laps down termined. list, behind Richard Petty (200) and Grimsley, who came in seventh ball on Saturday, October 17 un- ation Center. Hours are Mon- in the 42nd spot. During lap 206, While team owners have David Pearson (105) with 92 wins. with a time of 20:10; Reardon, til Saturday, October 31st. The day thru Friday from 9 AM he made contact with Ryan New- lobbied for some type of team fran- You may contact the Rac- ninth, 20:26; Marshall Ledford, program is for ages 6 through to 8 PM and Saturdays from man, and from then on his day went chise that could be bought and sold, ing Reporter by e-mail at: hodges@ 13th, 21:14; Henderson, 14th, 12 both boys and girls. The fee 9 AM to 4 PM. For more in- south. He hit the wall two more much like as in the NFL and other race500.com. NT(Oct14,C1)ac 21:17; and Gavin Langelier, is $45 per child. The program formation call 706-896-2600. times before calling it quits. major league sports, NASCAR will begin in early November, T(Oct14-Oct28,F2)SH