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09/03/05
Misty Martin - The Catoosa County News
For those who paid the regular gate admission ended up getting a two-for-one show on Friday at Paulding County as the Patriots defeated Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 23-14.
Senior 5-foot-8 155-pounder Daniel Dickson and 5-10, 190 senior Dominique Myree were the main attractions of the night.
Dickson scored two touchdowns, including an 82-yard punt return. His second score was a four-yard run with :20 to play in the third period to put the Patriots (1-2) ahead 16-0.
He said the win was only a preview of what was to come for the future.
"This was just a really good night for us," Dickson said. "We came into this game with two losses, and I think people were overlooking us."
Paulding had lost to AAAA powerhouse Marist the previous week.
Myree ran one back 80-plus yards on the opening kickoff after LFO (1-2) scored its first touchdown of the game less than 2:00 into the fourth quarter.
"I love it," he said after the win. "LFO made us work for this one...we knew they were going to be a hard-nosed hitting team, but we expected to come out on top."
The Warriors got on board first after a big play by quarterback Dexter Scudgins. The junior hit senior James Parks on a 3rd-and-5 from the LFO 40 to put them at the Paulding 13.
Scudgins ran it in one play later from five yards out. LFO went for the 2-pt-conversion, but failed.
The Warriors maintained their momentum by adding six more at the 8:50 mark of the fourth. Scudgins hooked up with Anthony "Ali" Coats on the scoring pass from seven yards out.
Michael Character caught the 2-pt-conversion to cut the lead to 23-14, but the Warriors would score no more.
Warrior first-year head Coach Mark Davis said he was pleased his team never gave up.
"We're so close to knocking on that door," he said. "Now we just have to go back to work and put it all back together for this coming Friday night."
LFO finished the evening with 93 yards rushing and 136 yards passing.
Paulding had 179 rushing and 16 passing.
The Warriors will host Hiram on Friday for Homecoming.
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I'll try to get one posted over the weekend after this Friday Night's home game.
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August 27, 2005
Last night's game was a great learning experience for the Patriots' inexperienced defense. They faced a well-tuned offensive machine in the Marist War Eagles, and were ineffective at stopping the run. Marist has a way of making defenses look bad though, as they make few mistakes in their blocking assignments and have a couple of big running backs who are hard to bring down. Although it appeared the Patriots defense was playing uninspired football, the truth is that they just couldn't get off the blocks of the War Eagles offensive line. As a result, Marist took the lead early and never looked back. The Patriots' offense however, showed great improvement over last week's game and is beginning to come together. They amassed 299 yards total offense against a well-disciplined Marist defense, and appear to be on the verge of developing a well-balanced offense capable of breaking big plays.
The Patriots had to kick-off to Marist to open the game, and given the troubles they had covering kick-offs last week, the coaches elected to go with a pooch kick. Unfortunately the kicking team was whistled for an offisides penalty, and mysteriously were penalized 10 yards by the referees instead of five. The second kick-off was another pooch kick that was fair caught at the Marist 41-yard line. Marist immediately ripped of runs of 12, 11 and 17 yards, giving them 1st and 10 at the Patriots' 19-yard line. The Patriots' defense would end up yielding 13 plays that were over 10 yards. Marist then ran an option play to the left side, but their junior QB Gary Marshall made a bad pitch behind his runner, and the Patriots' Josh Geter came up with a tackle for loss at the PC 26. Faced with a 2nd and 17, Marshall immediately atoned for his previous gaffe by ripping off a 17-yard run good for another first down at the Patriots' 9-yard line. Three plays later Marist scored a TD, and took an early 7-0 lead after the PAT.
Marist's place-kicker boomed the ensuing kick-off into the endzone, which he did on all seven of his kick-offs, giving the Patriots the ball at their 20-yard line. The offense came out swinging with an 11-yard pass completion from QB Zach Thomason to RB Dominique Myree. Then RB Daniel Dickson ripped off a 9-yard run on a reverse, and on 2nd down Myree broke free up the middle for an 11-yard gain good for another first down. After getting tripped up by the Marist safety on the play, Myree had to exit the game with a cramp in his left calf. On 2nd down and 10, Thomason fired a pass to WR Deon Wilson, but the ball went right through his hands. The Patriots ended up dropping two more passes on the night, one of which would cost them a TD. This is an area which the Patriots must correct quickly, or they will have a difficult time of sustaining their drives and winning ball games. The offense ended up punting on their first drive.
Defensive Coordinator Kelby Watts wasted no time in making an adjustment, switching to a gap control defense which allowed the Patriots to hold Marist to a three and out on their next series. Defensive ends Brad White and Brett Simonelli combined for a tackle for loss on 1st down in that drive. After a 45-yard punt by Marist's Keegan Keel, the Patriots had the ball again at their 25-yard line.
On 1st down, the offense was flagged for a false start, and immediately was in the hole with a 1st and 15 situation. The Patriots' offense was flagged for false starts five times in the game, an inexcusable lack of discipline on their part. In total, PC had 11 penalties for 66 yards. When asked about this apparent lack of disciline after the game, Head Coach Rick Sauls replied, "The penalties were rediculous tonight. We were undisciplined, and you know coming into the game that you can't do that against a team like Marist who isn't going to make many mistakes. But that is our fault as coaches, so we need to get that corrected this week...and believe me, we will."
The Patriots dropped another pass on the next play, and then committed another false start which killed the drive. After a short 26-yard punt under pressue, Marist had the ball at the Patriots' 45-yard line. Two plays later they scored their second TD. After the successful PAT, the lead stood at 14-0 with just two seconds left in the first quarter. On the ensuing drive, the PC offense committed their third false start, and had to punt again. But this time Dickson had time to kick, and got off a nice 55-yard punt that rolled all the way down to the Marist 22-yard line.
The Patriots' defense gave up two first downs to Marist, but then stiffened and foced them to punt. Keegan booted another beauty good for 46 yards, and after Dickson returned the punt five yards, the Patriots had to start on their 12-yard line. The Marist defense really got after them, recording a tackle for loss and a sack before forcing the Patriots to punt. Once again Marist had great field position at the Patriots' 45-yard line. A 15-yard face mask penalty on the Patriots gave Marist a 1st down at the PC 27, and on the next play Marshall pitched to RB Jimmy Tapp for a 27-yard run and their third TD. After the PAT, Marist had pushed their lead to 21-0 with only 1:58 to play in the half.
Rather than rolling over and running out the clock, the Patriots offense proceeded to move the ball down into scoring position. After two runs by Myree to open the drive, sophomore RB Josh Geter made a nice 13-yard run around left end. Geter ended up as the leading rusher of the game with 105 yards and a TD. Myree had an 8-yard run and then caught a pass for 6 more yards. There was a roughing-the-passer penalty called on Marist, tacking on 15 yards to the end of Myree's catch. The Patriots had another 1st down at the Marist 34. On the next play, Dickson got behind the Marist CB down the left sideline, and Thomason hit him for a 37-yard gain. Dickson was pushed out of bounds at the 2-yard line with just 5 ticks left on the clock. There were no timeouts left, so the Patriots called their bread and butter off-tackle play. It appeared that Dickson had scored on the play, but the referees did not agree, and the Patriots had missed an opportunity to score at the end of the half.
The Patriots received the opening kick-off to start the 2nd half, but of course it was booted into the endzone again by Marist's Colin Gallagher. After a couple of nice runs by Myree and Geter, the Patriots committed yet another false start, this time giving them a 3rd and 10 at their own 35. Thomason dropped back to pass, finding a wide open Daniel Dickson running a post pattern 10 yards behind the Marist safety. Thomason fired a beautiful spiral down the middle of the field. The pass fell right into the hands of Dickson....and he dropped it. Dickson would have scored easily if he had caught the ball. Instead, the Patriots had to punt again.
Marist answered with a 10-play 6:20 drive, culminating with another TD on a 6-yard run by RB Matthew Husak. That stretched the lead to 28-0, and for all intents and purposes the game was lost. The Patriots did manage to score later in the game. Josh Geter had an electrifying run for a 68-yard TD with 1:22 to play in the third quarter, and Daniel Dickson snapped off a 61-yard TD run with 9:48 to play on the Patriots' final drive of the game.
One couldn't help but wonder what the game would have been like had the Patriots been awarded the TD at the end of the first half, and held on to the TD pass on their opening drive of the second half. If those two plays had happened the way the Patriots wanted them to, the score would have been 21-14 in the third quarter. With the momentum swinging the Patriots' way, who knows what might have happened at that point. But as the saying goes, "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts....." Anyway, that was not to be last night. Instead, Marist notched yet another blowout victory at Hughes Spalding Stadium.
Coming into the game, the Patriots wanted to play a solid game and force Marist to beat them. The penalties and dropped passes stalled their drives and prevented them from putting any offensive pressure on Marist. On the positive side though, they didn't turn the ball over, and with the pooch kicks on their kick-offs they seemed to have corrected the kick coverage problem from last week. With a young and inexperienced team like the Patriots, you have to keep bulding on the positive strides they make while working to correct the mistakes. Hopefully the team can learn from the mistakes they've made, and take some confidence with them into next week's game believing that they can win.
The Patriots open their home schedule next Friday night at Dave Hardin Stadium against the Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe Warriors. After last year's record-setting season, LFO comes into the game with an inexperienced squad under first-year Head Coach Mark Davis. They have a record of 1-1 after getting hammered by the McCallie (TN) Blue Tornadoes 39-0 last night. The Patriots hope to get on the winning track after two tough road games to open the season. Based on what we have seen in the first two games, the potential is there. They just have to come together as a team and have a solid game. The team needs encouragement from their fans, so please come out and support the Patriots in their home opener next week.
Team Statistics:
PCHS Marist
First Downs 10 22
Third Down Efficiency 2 / 8 - 25‰ 5 / 11 - 45‰
Total Plays 37 52
Rushing Yards 231 261
Passing Yards 68 107
Completions / Attempts 6 / 12 - 50‰ 4 / 7 - 57‰
Sacked 1 0
Yards lost to Sacks 6 0
Had Intercepted 0 0
Punts / Avg. 5 / 36.6 2 / 45.5
Return Yards 5 20
Penalties / Yards 11 / 66 4 / 30
Fumbles / Lost 0 / 0 2 / 0
Time of Possession 17:49 30:11
Scoring Summary:
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Final
PCHS 0 0 7 7 14
Marist 14 7 14 7 42
Individual Scoring:
Team Player Type of Play Clock Quarter Score
M Lyons 1-yd run 7:47 1 0-6
Gallagher XP - Good 0-7
M Husak 5-yd run 0:02 1 0-13
Gallagher XP - Good 0-14
M Tapp 27-yd run 1:58 2 0-20
Gallagher XP - Good 0-21
M Husak 6-yd run 2:57 3 0-27
Gallagher XP - Good 0-28
PC Geter 68-yd run 1:22 3 6-28
Moyher XP - Good 7-28
M Lyons 57-yd pass from Marshall 1:08 3 7-34
Gallagher XP - Good 7-35
M Marshall 7-yd run 9:48 4 7-41
Gallagher XP - Good 7-42
PC Dickson 61-yd run 9:26 4 13-42
Moyher XP - Good 14-42
Individual Statistics:
Passing: PCHS - Thomason 6/12-0-68; M - Marshall 4/7-0-107 TD
Rushing: PCHS - Geter 7-105 TD, Dickson 8-77 TD, Myree 10-55, Thomason 1-(-6); M - Lyons 10-86 TD, Marshall 10-39 TD, Sutton 5-31, Tapp 2-30 TD, Shuttlesworth 8-30, Husak 4-21 2TDs, Middleton 3-10, Greenwood 1-6, Lanier 1-4, Hoover 1-4
Receiving: PCHS - Myree 3-23, Dickson 1-37, Black 1-4, Wilson 1-4; M - Husak 2-34, Lyons 1-57 TD, Garofalo 1-16
KO Returns: PCHS NA; M - Middleton 1-13
Punt Returns: PCHS - Dickson 1-5; M - Garofalo 2-4, Lanier 1-3
Sacks: PCHS - NA; M - Rhett - 1
TFL: PCHS - Simonelli - 1.5, Muñoz - 1, Geter - 1, White - .5; M - Hester - 2.5, Rhett - 1, Gutschenritter - 1, Belatti - 1, Sutton - .5
Fumble Recovery: PCHS NA; M NA
Interceptions: PCHS NA; M NA
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The Patriots look to notch their first win of the season against the War Eagles this Friday night in Atlanta. This game will be the second match-up between the two schools. Last year Marist defeated PCHS by a final score of 30-7, but the Patriots hope to avenge that loss by upsetting the state's eighth ranked team at their own stadium this year. Both teams are relatively inexperienced, and neither team is dramatically superior to the other in terms of athleticism; so this game will most likely be won by the team who makes the least mistakes.
Marist runs the Wishbone offense with precision, and their key offensive player is HB Preston Lyons. The 6'1" 203 lb. junior led the War Eagles in rushing last year with 885 yards and 18 TDs, and scored their first two TDs in last week's 36-8 drubbing of Benedictine in Savannah. Marist has a new starter under center this year. Only a junior, Gary Marshall is the typical Marist QB. Listed at only 5'9" and 165 lbs., he is quick, makes good decisions in the option game, and will make few mistakes. Last week he set a new school record for the longest TD pass ever thrown when he completed his only pass attempt for a 93-yard TD. But make no mistake about it, this team loves to run the football, and will pass only if it has to. Last week they ran the ball 47 times for 338 yards with only one pass. The War Eagles will rely on three returning starters on the offensive line to open holes for Lyons and the other backs. Although not the largest group Marist has ever had, they still average around 230 pounds and are quite agile. This unit will make few mistakes on their blocking assignments, and will present a difficult challenge for the Patriots' front eight.
On offense, the Patriots will face a much disciplined Marist defense. They are led by their 6'2" 190 pound senior LB, Wyatt Middleton. Middleton also plays FB for the War Eagles, and scored a TD in last week's game. Other players to watch include 6'2" 196 pond DE Taylor Rhett, and 5'8" 160 pound DB Stan Hoover. The Patriots must improve on their blocking, especially by the running backs, if they are to be successful on the ground this week. The backs had little room to run last week against Cedartown due to several missed blocking assignments. If this area improves, the Patriots have the talent in the backfield to exploit it. In the passing game, the receivers must catch the balls that are thrown to them before turning to run. If those two things happen, and the offense doesn't turn over the ball, the Patriots should be able to score some points Friday night.
Of course, special teams play is a vital part of every game, and obviously the Patriots' kick coverage must improve dramatically over last week's performance. Although they won't be faced with the same kind of speed as they were last week, they will still have to stay in their lanes to prevent long returns by the Marist kick return squad. Of course, the Patriots have some weapons of their own in that department, and if they can eliminate the blocks in the back, they may be able to break Daniel Dickson and Josh Geter free for some long returns. They will have to contend with another good punter this week in Marist's Keegan Keel. Keel is a DI prospect, and is especially adept at pinning opponents deep in their territory with his punts.
If you plan on attending the game, be sure to leave as early as possible to avoid the traffic on 285.
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I don't understand why anyone would go thru Atlanta to get from Savannah to Knoxville anyway.
...There has been talk in the past several years of a 'Northern Arc' or outer beltway that would run outside of I-285 connecting I-20 East to I-20 West. It would cross I-75 around Calhoun.
To me, this is a great idea and here's why. Say I am going from Nashville to Augusta, GA. The absolute best way is via I-285 to I-20 which means traffic.
The Northern Arc would eliminate lots of truck traffic from I-285 (and face it, trucks are the biggest problem with I-285).
Here is the problem with the plan. GDOT wants to make it a toll road. Most trucking companies will not pay tolls if there are other feasible and free routes. The toll roads are the driver's option but he/she has to pay the tolls without reimbursement.
The toll rates in other states (OH, FL, PA, IL and the entire Northeast corridor) have gotten out of hand for large vehicles.
A trucker who is struggling to survive on 28 cents per mile anyway is not going to pay tolls. He would rather put up with I-285 traffic. This I totally understand.
OK, I'm calming down now........
By the way, greetings from Salt Lake City!!
RT
Ok, then how about we build the arc and make I-285 the toll road?
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My Pleasure!
Since I can’t breath when I lay down,( due to this cold I have) I am here and on that site too!
Oh, I hope you get to feeling better real soon.
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It was a tale of two halves. The Patriots controlled the clock and the game in the first half, leading 7-3 at the break. But the second half was all Cedartown as they snatched the momentum from the Patriots, won the battle of field position and eventually won the game 15-7.
Coming into the game, the Patriots were not sure how their new look Wing T offense would perform. It took the offense three drives in which they went three and out, before they started to get something going. But finally in the second quarter, the offense began to click behind the direction of sophomore QB Zach Thomason.
Thomason got the start as a reward for his hard work and dedication to the team over spring and summer practices, and he performed admirably in his first varsity game under center.
The Patriots began their fourth drive on their own 44-yard line after the defense stopped Cedartown short on a fourth and one play. On the first play, Thomason hit RB Dominique Myree
in the flat who then made a nice run after the catch good for 23 yards. After a couple of runs by Myree, RB Daniel Dickson
got another first down on a three yard run. Thomason completed another pass to WR Wayne Black,
and the Patriots faced a fourth and one play at the Cedartown nine-yard line. They lined up for the field goal, but they faked the kick, instead snapping the ball to the upback. Cedartown reacted well, stuffed the runner for a one-yard loss, and in the process snuffed out the Patriots' first scoring opportunity.
While the offense was trying to find itself, the defense was stuffing the Cedartown offense. It was obvious from the start that the defense came to play, as they were dominating the line of scrimmage. Senior DT Ryan Palmer
had an outstanding night, despite getting double teamed. Palmer was in the Bulldog's backfield most of the night, tallying 4 total tackles including 2 tackles for loss and two solo tackles, constantly disrupting the Cedartown offense.
Palmer wasn't the only defensive star of the night. The Patriots' linebacking corps, led by Matt Thompkins
, Chris Reynolds
and Randy Poole,
was making plays all over the field. Reynolds led the team in tackles with 3 solos and 8 assists including a half tackle for loss. Thompkins had four solo tackles, 3 assists and one tackle for loss. Poole had 3 solos and 1 assist, and led the team with 2 tackles for loss. DB Nick Price provided strong run support with 8 assists as well. The defense recorded a total of 7 tackles for loss, and did a great job of containing the speedy Cedartown RB, Marcus Ross. Ross ended up with only 34 yards on 16 carries.
After the Patriots' failed scoring drive, the defense held Cedartown to a three and out, and then the Patriots offense was back in business on the Bulldogs 42-yard line with 7:15 to play in the half. Sophomore RB Josh Geter had a nice 12-yard run for a first down, Thomason hit Dickson for 15 yards and another first down, and then Dickson and Myree each carried the ball good for another first down. The Patriots were on the Cedartown 5-yard line with a first and goal situation, and then Myree punched it in for the TD from one yard out on fourth down. After the extra point by PK Andrew Moyher,
the Patriots had taken the lead 7-0.
However, unlike the defense, the kick-off coverage unit couldn't contain Cedartown's Ross. Ross had 3 kick returns for 147 yards on the night, setting up all three of the Bulldogs scoring drives. On the kick-off following the Patriots' TD drive, Ross sprinted up the right sideline for a 50-yard return, giving the Bulldogs possession at the Patriots' 39-yard line with only 1:45 left in the half. The Bulldogs moved the ball down the field and into field goal range. They made a 23-yard field goal as time expired in the half, but most importantly they had taken away the momentum from the Patriots.
The second half was ugly for the Patriots' offense, as they ran only 14 offensive plays to the Bulldogs' 31. Ross returned the second half opening kick-off 33 yards, giving his team excellent field position at the Patriots' 47-yard line. Eight plays and 3:58 later, the Bulldogs took the lead with a 9-yard pass from QB Drew Forston to FB Michael Monroe. At that point, the crowd got quiet, and the team got down. Coach Sauls noticed the difference in his team's demeanor. "I thought the kids played hard all night. We had the momentum when we scored the touchdown in the second quarter, but our kick coverage hurt us. Once they scored to take the lead in the second half, you could just see the kids mood change on the sideline. I guess that's due to coming off a 2-8 season last year, and they might be thinking, 'here we go again'. But they have to learn to fight through that."
The defense still played with intensity though. Despite the offense's inability to move the ball in the second half, they held Cedartown's offense in check the rest of the game, allowing only 162 total yards for the night. After allowing the initial TD drive in the third quarter, the defense stiffened and stopped Cedartown on their next three drives.
It was then that things got a little crazy for the Patriots. On the punt by Cedartown, Daniel Dickson returned the kick 54 yards to the Bulldogs' 16-yard line....but there was a flag on the play. Due to a block in the back, the Patriots instead had the ball on the own 20-yard line. On the next play, there was a holding penalty which pushed them back to their own 7-yard line. Then on the next play, QB Zach Thomason turned to hand off the ball, but the running back had gone the wrong way, and Thomason was stuck in no man's land with three Cedartown defenders ready to tackle him. He sprinted out to the left, and was about to be tackled when he pitched the ball back to RB Nick Price who was in the end zone. Price had nowhere to run and was tackled for a safety, giving Cedartown a 12-7 lead. That was Thomason's only bad decision of the game, but it cost 2 points, and worse off, the Patriots had to kick off to Ross again.
He returned that kick 64 yards down to the Patriot's 7-yard line, and if not for Josh Geter catching him from behind, he would have scored. But the Patriots' defense was not about to give up, as they held the Bulldogs to a field goal with a tough goal line stand. The field goal gave the Bulldogs to their final magin of victory, and the Patriots failed to move the ball on their final two drives.
Click here for the Rome News Tribune Artilce about this game
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ok now the aclu is getting on my nerves. why cant they leave things alone? can we sue them?im against about everything they stand for. they are standing in my way of fredom of expresion.
Sorry guys. this is not true. Found this on Snopes.com
Comments: Despite the evident satirical intent of this forwarded email — its author clearly disagrees with the ACLU's opposition to religious displays on government property per the "establishment of religion" clause of the U.S. Constitution — people have taken it seriously enough to complain to the group, prompting the following addition to the ACLU Website FAQ:
Why does the ACLU want to remove crosses from federal cemeteries?
The ACLU is not pursuing, nor has it ever pursued, the removal of religious symbols from personal gravestones. Personal gravestones are the choice of the family members, not the choice of the government. The ACLU celebrates this freedom to choose the religious symbol of your choice.
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It's actually amazing that you have asked this question. I just preched at a youth service on wednesday night, and the gift of prophecy came up. prophets were used in the old testament to bring forth god's word, and to do it directly from god. in the first and early churches, before the bible, this is how god got his word to his believers. now with the bible, we really have no need for prophets, because the bible is complete, BUT if god seen fit, and only god seen fit, there could possibly be another prophet. to go with that, christians would know if this person was a true prophet of god, god would let us know.
Jamie Mills
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I will to
within a block or so.
I'm going to a scrimmage today
better go ice some water down now
I will also be there!
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Here's a cool site for those quotes you want to hear again.
One of my favorites of all time is attached.
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I think the reason for that was that it was off topic. You might want to send Pubby (or one of the Moderator) a private message and see what they have to say.
It wasn't off topic, they idiot of the week was said to be passing illegally in the vicinity of W.C. Abney School where from the posts I read, everyone was complaining about the traffic. I thought it strange that so many people are driving their children to school instead of letting them ride the bus, and said so.
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My 2 Cents on Ms Jessica>> She is FAKE FAKE FAKE...But she is what some call an "entertainer" so IMHO it is all FAKE FAKE FAKE and she is making major major major $$$$ being a FAKE!!! Just like a wrestler making the $$$$ they are FAKE just like her...her shows suck and I agree she can't act, sing, or even make a good stripper but yet millions are paying to see the FAKE in action...Go Figure> Why Our Young Folks Act the Way the Do when their "Hero's" are FAKE!!!!
Wrestling? FAKE? Say it isn't so!
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The strangest thing has happened.
I got up early this morning and got on the board. I saw the thread Curtis Carlin started about "Ghosts".
I then noticed the thread "What's your occupation?".
Now, usarmysis was the last poster in that at 1:03 yesterday morning. I saw it just a few hours after she posted it.
But a little later, I saw the thread back on the front of the recent topics page. It showed the last post was made at 10 something last night. I checked it, thinking she had posted again. Nope. Same post. It even had 1:03 at the top of the post. NOW, it's showing last post by usarmysis made at 11:04 this morning! Again, not a new post at all. Why does the time keep changing on the last post for that thread thread???? Anyone noticed if it's happening to other threads? Is it the ghost from the Carlin Manor
Armymom
I made two posts to the "Idiot of the week" post about dangerous conditions at W.C. Abney School this morning around 7:30 AM. I commented that I didn't know why the parents complaining about the traffic didn't let their children ride the bus to school. Cardie responded to my post with a picture of an open can of worms and I responded to her message with a quote from Scooby Doo "Rut Roh Raggy"...all three posts are now gone! What happened to them?
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Something needs to be done.. In the afternoon, parents line up and down Old Cartersville waiting for their kids to be let out of school. Old Cartersville turns into a parking lot waiting for the school bell to ring. No movement at all. They need a traffic person there in the afternoon to help.
Can anyone tell my why so many people have to drive their kids to school and pick them up? Why not let them ride the bus?
Just curious. My kids rode the bus until they were old enough to drive.
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Congratulations on winning the Hawaii Trip. My wife and I were at the GRAND WAILEA RESORT in 2001. It is VERY nice. I too was lucky to have someone else (my employer) paying the way on that trip. Hawaii is very expensive.
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Did you go to the scrimmage game Friday night? I was on the Home side on top of the building filiming the game for the coaches.
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is Micheal Brock still going to play for JSU? i heard this may have changed after the training: at JSU:?
best of luck to both the boys:
I hadn't heard that. I know that they just did this signing ceremony recently, so I assume this is the latest news.
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Friday night's scrimmage between the Patriots and Douglas County quickly became the Ricky Dobbs show. The senior quarterback for the Tigers showed why he is attracting the attention of several college scouts as he completed 8 of 13 passes for 190 yards with 2 TDs and 1 INT. He also was the leading ground gainer for the game with 75 yards rushing and one TD. The scary part was that all of this was done in only three 9-minute quarters. Who knows what he could have done in a regulation 48-minute game.
Coming into the game, the Patriots wanted to see how their new look offense would fare against someone other than themselves. They had mixed results, as some positive strides were made, but several glaring mistakes cost them momentum and stalled their drives.
When asked how he felt the offense performed, Offensive Coordinator Josh Eads stated, "We definitely aren't where we want to be yet, but we are better today than we were when we started. Basically everyone is a rookie since we are running a new offense, but there were some good plays tonight. We have to build on that and at the same time cut down on our mistakes."
The Patriots started sophomore QB Zach Thomason, as junior QB Zach Sims had to sit out the game due to missing practice this week for an out of state family reunion. Thomason acquitted himself well in his first varsity start, completing 6 of 14 passes for 88 yards and two interceptions. One of his two interceptions was well thrown, but the receiver wasn't looking back for the ball. The other one came on a fade pattern in the end zone, and was slightly underthrown.
Other than those two passes he was quite accurate, throwing tight spirals all night. Unfortunately his receivers dropped four balls. In fact, two of those drops could have resulted in TDs and changed the momentum of the game. He seemed to have good composure under center, and the only knock on him may have been that he held onto the ball too long a couple of times when he could have thrown it away to avoid getting sacked.
The Patriots graduated four starting offensive linemen from last year's team, so they knew that this would be an area they would need to work on. The young line played like you would expect them to in their first game. They went four downs and out in 2 of 6 drives, but appeared to get better as the game progressed. There was some confusion on pass protection though, resulting in several Tiger defenders getting free shots at QB Zach Thomason for 3 sacks on the night. The run blocking was not too bad as the Patriots ran 17 run plays for 125 yards(when you take out the 3 sacks). That is an average of 7.4 yards per carry, and if they can keep that up they will be fine.
There were several nice runs by the backs. The longest was a nice 36 yard burst by sophomore Josh Geter which gave the Patriots a first down on the DC 24-yard line. Geter led all Patriot running backs with 50 yards on 4 carries.
On the next play, senior Daniel Dickson made a nice cut-back run good for 24 yards and the Patriots' second and last TD.
Senior Dominique Myree scored the first TD on a hard-nosed 8-yard run.
Defensively, the Patriots are young and it showed. However basing their progress on last night's game really isn't fair. They have been preparing for Cedartown's offense, and they didn't have a game plan for facing Douglas County's spread offense. Naturally that led to several instances where they didn't line up correctly to cover the formation that the Tigers showed them.
According to Defensive Coordinator Kelby Watts, "We have to do a better job on the fundamentals. We have to work on our alignment, our responsibilities, and our tackling. It's probably due to their inexperience, so we just have to put people in there and coach 'em up." There were some breakdowns on responsibilities, and some arm tackling going on. Against a speedy team, you simply can't afford to have that happening. There were too many big plays allowed, as 9 of the Tigers 21 first half plays went for 10 yards or more.
Despite the breakdowns, there were some big plays made by the Patriots' defense. On Douglas County's second drive, senior DE Brett Simonelli rushed around the left side and sacked Tiger's QB Ricky Dobbs at the 5-yard line, forcing a fumble in the process.
The ball was recovered by junior Austin Bowers, giving the Patriots possession at the Douglas County 4-yard line. They would score on that drive.
Simonelli would strike again in the second quarter. Douglas County ran a halfback pass which was intended as a throwback screen to Dobbs. However, Simonelli read the play, maintained his containment on the back side, and intercepted the pass. If not for getting tripped up by Dobbs, he may have scored on the play.
The other sack on Dobbs was made by senior Christian Hyatt on a third down play which ended the Tiger's last drive of the night.
Overall, this scrimmage was a mixture of good and bad, and is about what you would expect from a young defense and an offense struggling to learn a new scheme. The team got in some needed work, and none of the players were injured, so it was a good night for the Patriots. Next Friday, they will hold an intrasquad scrimmage at Dave Hardin Stadium, and then go on the road to open their season at Cedartown on August 19.
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Story by Ken Wilson of www.pchsfootball.org
Michael Brock was a three-year starter for the Patriots at offensive line, and McCauley was a two-year starter on the line as well. The signing of Brock and McCauley, along with Andrew Lawrence who signed as an offensive lineman with Oklahoma State in February, is a testimony to the strength of last year's offensive line. In fact, they were the core of the line last year, with McCauley at Center, and Brock and Lawrence as the Guards.
Brock was invited to be a preferred walk-on at Jacksonville State University this year. He hopes to achieve the same level of success as former Patriot Zach Walden, who just earned a full scholarship with the Gamecocks after walking on last season at JSU. Brock was one of two huge offensive guards for the Patriots last season, along with Lawrence, and was a punishing blocker. He was known for his quick feet and tremendous heart, as he fought through several injuries last season.
McCauley has accepted an offer to play for the Shorter Hawks in Rome. This will be the inaugural year of football at Shorter, who will compete in NAIA Division I as a member of the Mid-South Conference. McCauley was known for his strong work ethic and hard-nosed style of play while at PCHS. He should fit in nicely with the Hawks, perhaps earning significant playing time this season.
The Patriots would like to wish these young men the best of luck in the future, and look forward to watching them progress through their college careers. Best of luck to you Michael and Kearey, you have made everyone very proud of you.
Michael Brock announces his intention to play for the Jacksonville State University Gamecocks. Michael is surrounded by his mother Cheryl Hunt (sitting left) and other family members, as well as Patriots' Head Coach Rick Sauls and Offensive Coordinator/Line Coach Josh Eads.
Kearey McCauley Signs his scholarship with Shorter College. Seated to the left is Kearey's father Dan, to the right is his mother Mary Alice, standing behind is Patriots Head Coach Rick Sauls, Shorter College Head Coach Phil Jones, Kearey's brother and PCHS AD Scott Swafford.
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The Paulding Ruritan Club will have a vendor booth at the Rome Car Show this year. We will be selling chances to win a few very nice Nascar collectible items.
The proceeds go towards The Paulding Ruritan Club's Memorial Education Fund which helps to provide scholarships annually, for children wishing to further their education beyond high school, through the Ruritan National Foundation.
Zach Walden Earns National Honor
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Jacksonville State punter Zach Walden has been named one of four weekly All-Stars by I-AA.org, a news service that covers NCAA I-AA football, for his special teams performance last week.
Playing in his first college game, Walden was a major reason that Jacksonville State nearly upset No. 2 ranked Furman in its season opener before losing 37-35 at home.
Walden, who was also named the Ohio Valley Conference special teams player of the week, had a 71-yard punt that went out of bounds at the one-yard-line on his first punt, added another punt inside the five-yard-line and a third inside the 20.
The walk-on punter from Dallas, Ga., finished the night with five punts for a 44.2 average. Furman's average starting position on the night was at the 19-yard-line.
Jacksonville State returns to action on Saturday against Chattanooga. Kick-off is set for 6 p.m. at Paul Snow Stadium.