Sandy Creek

had a week off last week to think about their not so

pretty victory from the week before. The other three

county teams won, and the results vary from beautiful to

just as ugly.

The

McIntosh Chiefs (1-3) picked up their first win of the

season and it happened as the Chiefs hosted homecoming.

The game was so much like a Hollywood movie, that one of

the players who was integral to the win, had been named

Homecoming King at the half. McIntosh faced Stockbridge

(0-4) and took a lead for the first time all season by

scoring in the opening quarter. Randy Klimetz had a seven

yard touchdown run to give the Chiefs the 7-0 lead. It

was short-lived as Stockbridge ran back the kickoff for a

touchdown to tie the game.

Klimetz

would give the Chiefs the lead again when he sacked Tiger

quarterback Jeremy Tomberlain in the endzone for a

safety. Stockbridge scored the next touchdown to take a

13-9 lead at the half. They opened up the third quarter

with another touchdown to make the lead 21-9, but the

Chiefs would not go out quietly.

Cori Penson

intercepted a Stockbridge pass in the fourth quarter to

give McIntosh the ball. On a crucial fourth down, Jim

O'Shea, quarterbacking for the Chiefs, faked a punt and

completed a pass to Travis Van Winkle. O'Shea hit Robert

Landy in the endzone for a touchdown. The score was

21-16. The Chiefs executed a perfect onside kick and gave

themselves an opportunity to win it. O'Shea hooked up

with van Winkle and Landy several times, before capping

it off with a touchdown pass to Van Winkle in the endzone

with 42 seconds remaining. McIntosh won 22-21.

There were

lots of positive things working for McIntosh and the win

was a definite confidence boost. O'Shea did a great job

of hitting his receivers, who did a great job of catching

the ball. The offensive line gave the Chiefs great

opportunities to execute the plays. McIntosh travels to

face undefeated Lovejoy on Friday. Look for the Chiefs to

play with lots of intensity.

Fayette

County (3-1) hosted Carver (2-2) on Friday night and

despite an ugly second half, won by a score of 23-14. The

ground attack was not there for the Tigers on Friday

night. They only gained 51 yards all night on the ground.

Wes Clark did score the first touchdown off of a 10 yard

run, which was set up by a 77 yard pass to T.J.

Brandenburg. Quarterback Nathaniel Enloe did a great job

of passing in the first half, completing five passes for

139 yards. It was in the second half that the offense

stalled.

Enloe had

completed a 32 yard pass to Grant Herron for a touchdown,

giving the Tigers a slim 15-14 lead. The score was the

same with 3:30 to go in the game and Carver was driving

towards the endzone. Safety Trevor Bowman intercepted a

Carver pass in the endzone and ran it back 105 yards for

a touchdown and the victory. The final score was 23-14,

after the Tigers made the two point conversion.

Fayette

County travels to play the winless Stockbridge Tigers on

Friday night. They should not rest on their laurels

however. Stockbridge's loss to McIntosh was their second

loss of the season by a point. They are a better team

than their record would indicate and it will be a true

Tiger fight for both teams.

Starr's

Mill (4-0) kept their winning streak going by beating

Eagle's Landing on Friday night, but their win was about

as ugly as Sandy Creek's win over the Eagles the week

before. Though the Panthers had 152 yards on the ground

and 197 yards in the air, they had three turnovers, three

almost turnovers, and 10 penalties. Eagle's landing

turned the ball over a number of times and, much like the

Creek a week ago, Starr's Mill could not put them away.

Craig

Maddock recorded the first touchdown, by throwing a 30

yard strike to Michael Thompson, after quarterback Brad

McClaren faked a punt to keep the drive alive. The next

several drives for both teams resulted in turnovers, but

Starr's Mill was the next to score. McClaren hooked up

with Maddock for a two yard touchdown pass. The Panthers

led 14-0 at the half.

In the

third quarter, McClaren hit Drew Cofty with a 19 yard

touchdown pass. Eagle's Landing then scored but Starr's

Mill was not done scoring. McClaren threw another

touchdown pass to Bo Clark. Eagle's Landing scored again,

but Starr's Mill would strike last. Drew Cofty had a 12

yard touchdown run to give the Panthers the victory.

The

mistakes will have to disappear this week when Starr's

Mill hosts Jonesboro. Jonesboro is 0-3 but their losses

have come against the two other 4-0 teams in the region,

Mt. Zion, Jonesboro and Jones County. Jonesboro stayed

pretty close to both teams and then only lost to Forest

Park by a few points. It will be homecoming for Starr's

Mill and the Panthers do not want to diasppoint.

Speaking of

Forest Park (2-2), that is who Sandy Creek will host this

Friday during their homecoming. Forest Park has lost two

in a row, but they have faced Mt. Zion, Jonesboro and

Jones County in their last two games. They are an

athletic and well-coached team and it will be a fight to

the finish for the Patriots.

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