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Thursday, September 22, 2005
The Albany News
Page 7
ions outpower Seymour for 28-12 win
By Donnie A. Lucas
K The Albany Lions made the
Homecoming crowd at Robert Nail
Stadium happy last Friday with a
28-12 win over Seymour, evening
out the Lions' record at 2-2.
Albany takes on the Class 2A
Bangs Dragons this week, ending
a tough pre-district schedule. The
Lions will take a week off before
opening District 9-A competition
against Knox City October 7.
Tickets at the gate in Bangs
Friday will be $5 for adults and
students. Local passes will be hon-
ored, but not senior passes. Stu-
dents are able to purchase tickets
for $3 in advance through Friday
in the AHS principal's office.
The Dragons are 3-0 for the
year with wins over Comanche,
Clyde and Breckenridge - all 3A
schools. A 7:30 p.m. kickoff is set.
"Bangs is without a doubt the
best team we have faced so far this
season," said Coach Denney Faith.
'They are a big, physical team and
have a lot of speed at the skilled
positions." The coach added that
the Dragons run the football "right
at you," and are very capable if
they need to throw as well.
'This will be a tremendous chal-
lenge, but it is something that our
kids are looking forward to and it
will help make us a better team."
The freshmen and junior var-
sity Lions host Bangs on Thurs-
day at 5:00 p.m., while the junior
high squads will travel to Bangs
for games starting at 5:00 p.m.
Lions Happy With Win
Coach Faith was pleased with
the homecoming win over Sey-
mour. "Winning your homecom-
ing game is always good," said the
coach. "i thought the kids played
extremely hard."
The coach 'said that the team
has improved each week, but there
is still more to do. "I was really
proud of the balance we were able
to have on offense between our
rushing game and passing. We
were able to put a lot of pressure
on their defense."
The coach praised Trey Davis
and Slone Balliew for their efforts
on the ground, along with quarter-
G
'AME AT A
LANCE
ALBANY ' SEYMOUR
20 1st Downs 12
33-237 Yds Rushing 35-192
14-22 Passes Comp., Att. 5-9
1
Passes Int By
1
253
Passing Ydg
80
490
Total Ydg
272
2-33
Punts, Avg.
6-33
1 of 1
Fumbles Lost
2 of 7
6-50
Penalties, Yds.
6-30
Davis ■ 178 yds 14 carries; Balliew ■ 36 yds 6
carries; Powell -10 yds 9 carries; Brewster • 7 yds
1 carry & 119 yds 8 receptions; Hill • 5 yds 2
carries; Hilliard • 1 yd 1 carry; Clevenger -123
yds 5 receptions; Waller • 11 yds 1 reception
back Tom Hill for his passing game,
and receivers Blake Brewster and
Donovan Clevenger.
"The most impressive thing we
did was convert third downs into
first downs to keep drives going."
The coach did say the Lions are
going to have to improve their goal
line offense. "We had chances to
score inside the 10 yard line and
Seymour was able to hold us on
four downs. We have got to take
advantage of those opportunities
and come away with the points."
However, with almost 500 yards
total offense and 20 first downs,
Faith was pleased with the overall
offensive effort."
On defense, the coach said that
the Lions are still having trouble
tackling. "We are trying to arm
tackle too much. We have got to
get better in that area."
Faith commended the Lions for
coming up with two turnovers to
stop drives by the Panthers.
'We did give up a couple of big
plays that cost us some points."
Defensive standouts included
Tom Hill, Trey Davis and Robby
Maldonado.
How They Scored
The Lions scored on the first
play of the second quarter on a 12-
yard pass from Tom Hill to
Donovan Clevenger. Robby Mai-
Runners place in Eastland
The Albany cross country teams
ran at Eastland last Wednesday,
September 14 in their second meet
of the 2005 season, placing well
against several Class 2A schools
as they prepare for the district
contest next month.
The high school boys team
placed first in the overall stand-
ings, with the AHS girls coming in
second as a team. Albany's five
junior high runners also did well,
according to Coach Ginger Norton.
The boys ran a three-mile
course, with four local runners
placing in the top 15 out of 32
participants, including Austin
Gardenhire, Ricky Gibson, Rob-
ert Nettles and Tim Wiloth.
r There were 54 runners in the
Sigh school girls division, with
" jphomore Kayli Norton placing
[rst overall and receiving a medal.
lorton recorded a time on the
ftvo-mile run of 15:38 minutes.
■ Among the local boys were the
following placings: 2. Austin
Gardenhire, 20:52; 3. Ricky
Gibson, 21:03; 5. Robert Nettles,
21:41; 15. Tim Wiloth, 25:00; 22.
Ty Anderson, 26:33; 24. Daniel
Cisneros, 28:51.
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Wednesday, October 5
1 st - 6th grades
Wednesdays 4:45- 5:45
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For enrollment
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762-2639
donado kicked the PAT to give the
Lions a ^0 lead.
The Panthers answered the call
later in the period with a 47-yard
runbyTerance Lara. The attempt
for the PAT failed, leaving the
score 7-6 at the half.
The Lions fired up in the second
half, scoring twice in the third
quarter.
Except for a 20-yard pass to
Blake Brewster, Hill kept the ball
on the ground in the first of the
two drives. Trey Davis carried the
ball over for the final yard and
Maldonado kicked the PAT.
The Lions set up on their own
25 yard line late in the quarter
and Davis broke two tackles and
ran the ball 75 yards to the goal on
the first play of the series. Mal-
donado kicked the PAT and the
Lions led 21-6.
Seymour kept the game inter-
esting when Lara ran the ensuing
kickoff return back 85 yards for a
tally. The two-point attempt failedf
Albany put a little icing on the
homecoming prize with another
touchdown in the fourth quarter.
David Waller caught an 11-yard
pass from Hill in the end zone and
Maldonado kicked the PAT. The
score was set up by Hill-to-Cleven-
ger passes of 31 and 36 yards.
The Panthers threatened to
score at the end of the contest, but
Brewster intercepted a pass in the
Albany end zone to stop the score.
Donnie Lucas / Albany News
Senior Trey Davis spins to escape the grip of a Seymour defender on his way to 1 78 yards
on the ground during Friday night's 28-12 homecoming victory. The Lions will be on the
road again this week as they take on the Class 2A Bangs Dragons.
It's fish time again!!
Saturday • September 24
5:00 pm • 3ark Park
fried fish,
beans,
cole slaw,
french fries,
puffs, drink,
dessert
Sponsored by the First baptist Church
(Proceeds benefit FdC Missions Fund) j
Albany Task Force on Drug & Alcohol Abuse
THE NOSE KNOWS - When your child comes home after being out late with friends,
don't let them avoid you. Have a real face to face conversation.
If your child has been drinking or smoking the smell will be on their breath.
If your child's clothes smell like smoke, that is not necessarily a sign of personal guilt,
but if it is pot smoke you smell, you have the right to be alarmed.
You should be suspicious if your teen enters the house chomping
on a fresh piece of gum or smelling of freshly applied cologne or perfume.
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK - If you suspect your teen may be abusing illegal drugs,
watch her eyes - they tend to reveal substance abuse.
If marijuana is used, eyes will be red and heavy lidded, with constricted pupils.
If alcohol is the culpnt, eyes will be dilated and your teen will have a hard time
focusing on your conversation. Alcohol will also cause flushing of the face and cheeks.
Sores around the mouth along with paint stains on the body or clothing,
a chemical odor, or constantly unexplained itmny-nose can indicate rnhatant abuse.
For other signs and symptoms of drug use, log on to www.drugfreeamerica.com
Eastland and Breckenridge fol-
lowed Albany in the boys' team
standings.
Placings for the Albany girls
are as follows: 1. Kayli Norton,
15:38; 18. Robin Vickers, 17:34;
35. Amy Alvarez, 19:35; 41. Stefani
Haferkamp, 20:08; 42. Christi
Hargrave, 20:10; 44. Ashley Lowe,
20:22.
Cisco was the first place girls
team title, followed by Albany and
then Baird.
There were 50 junior high girls
entered in a 1.7-mile course.
Among the seventh graders,
Dakota Fowler was first with a
time of 15:17, while Hailey Owen
came in ninth with 17:15.
Local eighth grade girls placed
as follows: 14. Heidi Perkins,
17:18; 16. Kaitlyn Wiloth, 17:32;
17. Laura Erwin, 17:34.
The AHS runners will compete
in Coleman on September 26,
starting at 4:00 p.m.
"Overall, we have a fairly young
group of boy s and girls and they're
all working hard to get ready for
district," Norton concluded. The
district meet is scheduled October
24.
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