The high school

football seaon began for most teams last Friday and several teams strted

it off with a win.

Fayette County

High School defeated McIntosh 21-3 in the driving rain. The game began

with the Tigers marching down the field and establishing a running game

with big runs from Corey Burton and Matt Owens. Burton punched in a one

yard touchdown run but the team could not convert the extra point. McIntosh

got the ball and marched down the field with their running game. The Chiefs

got big runs from Tex Fulp and Markuiz Griffith before stalling out. Omar

Jarun kicked a 41 yard field goal to cut the score to 6-3.

The remainder

of the first quarter and much of the second quarter was filled with fumbles

a nice catch for a first down and T. J. Brnadneburg of fayette County

had an enormous ount return but the score was deadlocked until the final

11 seconds of the first half. Tiger quarterback Jeff Crisp found Brandenburg

in the corner of the endzone for a nine yard touchdown reception. Brandenburg

then caught a pass from Owens for the two point conversion to give the

Tigers a 14-3 lead at the half.

McIntosh started

with the ball in the second half and saw Scott Prah make a great catch

on third down to give the Chiefs some new life. McIntosh was forced to

punt after two penalties and Fayette County took over. Owens produced

a 63 yard run before running five yards for a touchdown giving the Tigers

the 21-3 lead. The rain and wind started in the third quarter making it

harder for both teams to hold on to the ball or to produce magnificent

plays. Both teams were satisfied to end the game without any major mishaps

or injuries.

Fayette County

(1-0) travels down the road this Friday to take on Starr's Mill (0-1),

while McIntosh (0-1) has a bye week.

It was a game

of many firsts for the Our Lady of Mercy Bobcats on Friday. The team traveled

to Walker High School in Marietta and got their first lead in a game ever

followed by their first ever win.

The Bobcats

started with a six minute drive culminating in a four yard touchdown run

as Walker returned the kickoff for a touchdown to tie the game. The Bobcats

pulled ahead as quarterback Ralph Wolfolk connected with Nonso Moh for

an 81 yard touchdown reception. Walker scored on the Bobcats next possession

after an interception. On Walker's next possession, the Bobcats returned

the favor by recovering a fumble. Fullback Alex Hooper had a one yard

touchdown run to give Our Lady of Mercy a 20-14 lead at the half.

In the second

half Walker scored twice to take a 26-20 lead and the clock was winding

down. Greg Spencer put a big hit on the Walker quarterback forcing a fumble

and Roger Green recovered it. Sam Etuck took over the running duties as

Hooper and Smith were sidelined with injuries. Chris Calle and Ryan Shilling

provided big blocks and Calle converted a fourth down to give the Bobcats

four more chances to find the endzone. Etuck found it for them and then

converted the two point conversion with 10 seconds left to give the school

their first football victory ever.

Matt Gill and

John Fink led the defense with eight tackles, while Etuck, Hooper and

Smith combined for 130 yards rushing.

"This

is what all the hard work over the summer and into the season preparation

results in," head Coach Alan Gordon stated. "I am so happy for

the players, our student body and the entire Mercy family. It took awhile

but we finally did it." Our Lady of Mercy will host the St. Pius

J.V. team at 5:30 p.m. this Thursday.

In other games

last week, Sandy Creek lost to one of their biggest rivals, the Shaw Raiders,

14-0. The Patriots need to get their offense going this week against Oconee

County(1-0). Oconee County defeated Thomas Central, 31-12. Landmark Christian

(1-0) matched their win total of last season with a 21-7 win over Wesleyan

on Friday night. The War Eagles hit the road this week to take on Madison

Co., Ala. on Friday.

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