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Peach Co. pressed to avoid 0-3

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By Robyn Disney xTELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER
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<!-- begin body-content -->FORT VALLEY - Go ahead, try to remember the last time Peach County's football team started the season 0-2.

This year's senior class doesn't know. Coach Rance Gillespie who's been at the helm of the program for five years, has no idea. Even the few yearbooks in the school library don't hold the answer.

Nope, for an answer to this question, a call had to go to team statistician - and unofficial Peach County football historian - Ron Kicklighter. And, of course, he had the answer.

The last time Peach County went 0-2 was 1983 - when none of the current Trojans were even born. The two losses were home to Greenville (30-0) and at Baldwin County (50-13). Peach County finished that season 2-8.

Now flash forward to 2005. The Trojans have again lost their first two games, both to tough opponents - Northside and Carver (Ala.). While the pain of the winless start hurts, wide receiver Chris Slaughter said it's not a total surprise.

"We have so many young players," Slaughter said. "And they're playing like young players. There aren't that many seniors on the squad (13) but soon those young players will start playing like seniors and we'll be fine."

Giving the young squad tough early opponents came by design. Almost every year, Northside is one of the Trojans' first two games. And for a while, rival Perry was also at the top of the schedule.

But now that Perry has shifted to the bottom of the schedule, Gillespie said he had no other choice but to play one of Alabama's best programs.

"We couldn't find anyone else," Gillespie said. "We called all over the state. Northside only has two openings, Macon County's regions are full ... all of the schools around us were filled up scheduling-wise. And we called from Dalton to Valdosta and everyone in between. It was either a travel issue for someone or a classification difference for someone else. It's been hard the past couple of years."

Not helping matters is quarterback Antonio Henton's injuries. He hurt his foot early in the season and while Gillespie wouldn't say what was now ailing Henton, who's verbally committed to Ohio State, Slaughter did say, "his back is hurting a bit but he's doing better." Henton hasn't been 100 percent all season and continues to be day-to-day. Slaughter also is a marked man for opponents, who've been double teaming him.

"I'm real proud of the maturity he's shown in dealing with some of that," Gillespie said of Slaughter. "I'm sure it's frustrating for him not to have as many opportunities to touch the ball (two catches for 80 yards and one touchdown) but he's been very mature about it."

The schedule doesn't get any easier for Peach County. Tonight, it travels to McConnell-Talbert Stadium to face Class AAAAA Houston County (1-1). Both Gillespie and Slaughter said the Bears' defense is a concern.

"They have a free safety (Quintin Banks, who seems to make 100 tackles a game," Gillespie said of the senior who has 18 tackles and seven assists.

"Normally, when you see stats like that for a free safety, that means the defense in front of him isn't doing its job. This is an exception. This kid is making plays at the line of scrimmage. He's not your normal, average free safety."

Houston County coach Doug Johnson agrees the Trojans offense vs. the Bears defense will be the key matchup.

"Everyone keeps saying we have to stop Slaughter," Johnson said. "But to be honest, he's not the whole team.

There's (Udom Umuh), he's a good receiver we can't let get loose. And in the film we've seen, their quarterback is getting better each game. Their record isn't an indication of how good this team is."
 
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Houston ends skid against Peach

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By Robyn Disney TELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER
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<!-- begin body-content -->WARNER ROBINS - Fans rushed the field Friday night at McConnell-Talbert Stadium, Houston County coaches hugged each other and players danced poorly.

For the first time in school history, Houston County beat Peach County 33-20.

The Bears (2-1) got help from their constant source of offense Eric O'Neal, who rushed for 138 yards on 23 carries. But it was the gutsy performance of sophomore quarterback Martez King who snapped the Bears slide against the Trojans (0-3).

King struggled early with two poorly thrown passes. The student section got on King, chanting backup quarterback Jeremy Whitley's name. That changed though in the second quarter when King broke free for a 15-yard run. A 7-yard personal foul penalty set up the Bears on the 8-yard line for Anthony Harris' touchdown.

The students changed their tune, chanting King's name. King broke lose again in the second quarter, this time for a 56-yard touchdown run.

"After the Warner Robins game, we decided to go with Martez," Houston County coach Doug Johnson said. "Because we feel like he's a weapon. Even if he's not throwing, he's another guy the opponent's defense has to account for. A lot of quarterbacks, if they're not throwing, no one worries about them. But Martez is a guy who can run the football. We do need to work on his throwing though."

Each team met the other's punch for punch in the first half. When Ethan Rumph broke up Keith Searcy's potential first-down pass, the Trojans came back to force King to fumble.

The Trojans converted the turnover into a touchdown when Searcy hooked up with Chris Slaughter for a 19-yard touchdown pass.

The game was just as close in the third quarter. The Trojans tied it at 20-20 on a Searcy t0 Slaughter pass of 25 yards. But on the ensuing kickoff, Peach County was flagged for a 15-yard penalty.

Add to that, Lydel Jones' 22-yard return and the Bears were set up on the Peach 34-yard line. Five carries from King got the Bears to the 1 before King left the game with an undisclosed knee injury. Whitley punched the ball up the middle to go up 27-20.

But Peach County wasn't done. Slaughter returned the kickoff 43 yards to the Houston 47. The Trojans converted on a fourth-and-1 to get to the 34, but two incompletions, another 15-yard penalty and an 11-yard sack sealed the game.

"We have to be more disciplined," Peach County coach Rance Gillespie said. "I was proud of our kids they way they hung in there. But we're going to keep working on fundamentals and continue to get back on track."


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Slaughter displays skills in Peach win

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By Phillip Ramati TELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER
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<!-- begin body-content --> FORSYTH - A Middle Tennessee State scout at Peach County's game at Mary Persons on Friday shook his head after the Trojans' Chris Slaughter opened the scoring with a 49-yard punt return for a touchdown.
"I can see why (Slaughter) is going to Auburn," the scout said, half in admiration of Slaughter's skill, half in disappointment that his school had no shot at the senior.
The scout hadn't seen anything yet.
Slaughter followed with touchdown catches of 31, 53 and 51 yards and picked off a Bulldogs pass with just one hand. And that was all before halftime.
It proved to be a long night for Mary Persons, which fell 31-14 as Peach County (2-3, 2-0 4-AAA) stayed perfect in region play.
"I think we're maturing and growing," Trojans coach Rance Gillespie said. "There are a lot of areas we are starting to mature in. ... Playing good teams early helped us. (The win) is huge. We're playing a quality football program with a great coaching staff. Coming here and winning is huge for the program."
The Bulldogs (4-2, 1-1) were ineffective trying to move the ball for much of the first half. Punting it away after a three-and-out on their second series, the Bulldogs kicked the ball to Slaughter, who faked a reverse at midfield and broke free down the left sideline for a touchdown to give Peach County a 7-0 lead with 6:06 left in the first quarter.
The Trojans also struggled offensively in the opening period, but got on track in the second quarter. Quarterback Antonio Henton needed just three plays before hooking up with Slaughter on a 31-yard touchdown strike with 9:56 remaining in the half.
After another three-and-out from Mary Persons, Henton used three more plays before finding a wide-open Slaughter for a 53-yard hookup with 6:57 left in the half to make it 21-0.
On the ensuing series, Mary Persons started to drive under the direction of backup quarterback Marcus Walton.
But on third-and-eight inside Peach territory, Walton threw up a pass which Slaughter reached up and grabbed with one hand at the 10-yard line, returning it 24 yards before being forced out of bounds.
Four plays later, Slaughter snatched Henton's pass out of the hands of a Bulldog defender for a 51-yard touchdown with 2:30 to go.
Mary Persons finally mounted a solid drive just before halftime. Starting quarterback Caleb Wilds returned to fuel a seven-play drive that was capped by his 20-yard scoring toss to Phillip Edwards that made it 28-7 with 43.3 seconds to go in the half.
In the second half, the Trojans elected to control the clock. They used 7:27 to record a 14-play drive that was capped by Juan Rodriguez's 26-yard field goal to make it 31-7.
Slaughter finished the night with four catches for 156 yards and three touchdowns receiving.
"This is a huge loss for us as far as the region standings go," Mary Persons coach Steve Chafin said. "We've got a lot to learn to beat a good football team. ... We had great individual efforts on the field; just collectively as a team, we have to put forth a better effort against a quality opponent."

Contact Ramati at 744-4403 or e-mail [email protected].
PEACH COUNTY 31, MARY PERSONS 14
PeachÉ72130 - 31PersonsÉ0707 - 14 First Quarter
PC - Chris Slaughter 49 punt return (Juan Rodriguez kick)
Second Quarter
PC - Slaughter 31 pass from Antonio Henton (Rodriguez kick)
PC- Slaughter 53 pass from Henton (Rodriguez kick)
PC - Slaughter 51 pass from Henton (Rodriguez kick)
MP - Phillip Edwards 20 pass from Caleb Wilds (Zack Buckley kick)
Third Quarter
PC - Rodriguez 26 FG
Fourth Quarter
MP - Tay Ogletree 3 run (Buckley kick)
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PCMP First downs 12 12 Rushes-yards 43-195 36-153 Passing yards 156 102 Comp-Att-Int 4-9-0 8-16-1 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 0-0 Penalties-Yards 2-25 2-20 TOP INDIVIDUALS
RUSHING - PC, Mareo Howard 26-108, Antonio Henton 10-45; MP, Tay Ogletree 23-90.
PASSING - PC, Antonio Henton 4-9-0, 156; MP, Caleb Wilds 8-13-0, 102.
RECEIVING - PC, Chris Slaughter 4-156.
 
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Peach shows they are battling back

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By Phillip Ramati TELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER
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<!-- begin body-content --> That losing win-loss percentage for Peach County? An abberation.
The Trojans (2-3, 2-0 in 4-AAA) showed they should still be the team to beat in the region with a 31-14 win over Mary Persons on Friday.
"It's huge," Trojans coach Rance Gillespie said. "(Mary Persons) is a quality football program. They have a great coaching staff. To come (to Forsyth) is a huge win for our program."
Peach County got off to a slow start because of injuries to quarterback Antonio Henton. But with the senior back at close to full strength, the Trojans showed what they could do offensively against the Bulldogs.
In the first half, Chris Slaughter got Peach on the board with a 49-yard punt return for a touchdown. Henton and Slaughter then hooked up on touchdown passes of 31, 53 and 51 yards to stake the Trojans to a 28-7 halftime lead.
Slaughter, who also had a spectacular one-handed interception in the half, was obviously pleased to have his old running mate back.
"Whooo," Slaughter said, shaking his head when asked about Henton's comeback. "He told before the game he was like 85 percent. He showed he was 100 percent."
Slaughter finished the game with four catches for 156 yards, as well as the punt return touchdown and the interception.
"He's good enough to play in college now," Mary Persons coach Steve Chafin said of the Auburn-bound Slaughter. "They've got a lot of good ballplayers on that team."
The Trojans elected to control the clock in the second half, keeping the ball on the ground nearly the entire time. Tailback Mareo Howarrd finished the game with 26 carries for 108 yards, while Henton ran 10 times for 45.
Peach County mounted a 14-play drive that took up the first 7:27 of the third quarter, capped by Juan Rodriguez's 26-yard field goal to make it 31-7 with 4:27 left in the period. The Bulldogs were unable to catch up, scoring a late touchdown with 1:21 left in regulation.
The Trojans can take a giant step toward clinching the region if they can beat Washington County this Friday. The Golden Hawks fell to 1-1 in 4-AAA after a 28-27 upset by Perry, which improved to 1-1.
 
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Washington County (4-2, 1-1)Golden Hawks
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Where/when: At Peach County, 8 p.m.

Last meeting: 2004; Antonio Henton threw three touchdown passes in the Trojans 39-19 win.

Scouting report: Peach County has turned it around the past two games, mostly due to the return of Henton, who was plagued with injuries the first three games. His return couldn't have come at a better time as the Trojans were entering the region portion of their schedule. Washington County enters off a one-point loss to Perry. Despite the loss, Rosco Walls did pass 1,000 yards rushing for the season. He also has 13 touchdowns. Panthers coach Andy Scott said the WaCo-Peach game could shake up the region.
Prediction: Peach County
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10/1

Trojans get Peach of a win against Washington

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[SIZE=-1]By Robyn Disney[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]TELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER[/SIZE]
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<!-- begin body-content --> FORT VALLEY - Mareo Howard wasn't getting attention in the first half. The sophomore tailback only had four yards on three carries in the first two quarters.
He may have not racked up the yards in the first half, but he was there when needed.
Howard finished the game with 93 yards and two touchdowns, the first to tie the game and the second to win it in overtime as Peach County beat Washington County 40-37 in a GHSA Region 4-AAA game.
"Coach (Rance Gillespie) came to me at halftime and said be ready," Howard said. "I told him I could do what ever he asked."
What Gillespie wanted his running back to do was to kill time and score. The Trojans (3-3, 3-0 in 4-AAA) had no problem scoring in the first half, but they had issues with clock management. Twice in the first quarter, it took only one play to get the ball into the end zone.
But in the second half, Peach Country struggled to find the end zone as quarterback Antonio Henton was pressured to miss his targets.
So with 6:20 left in regulation, Gillespie called Howard's number eight times in the Trojans' final scoring drive on the quarter, including the 7-yard touchdown run. However, Juan Rodriquez's following conversion kick was blocked, leaving the game tied 34-34.
Neither team could get into the end zone as both defenses turned up the pressure, collecting a total of three tackles for a loss.
Washington County (4-3, 1-2) got the ball first in overtime. After two carries for a total of two yards for Rosco Walls, William Green got to quarterback Eulas Taylor for a 9-yard loss. That set up Jamie Rountree's 34-yard field goal. Rountree had earlier missed two PATs as WACO suffered its second straight loss and third in four outings.
"What they'd done all night was a pretty good redzone offense," Gillespie said. "Our defense did a great job and I'm so proud of them for making that stop. Then our offense did what they had to do to win the game."
Henton first ran the ball 10 yards to get a first down on the 5-yard line. That set up Howard's winning touchdown run.
"We weren't looking for a field goal," Howard said. "We wanted to win and we wanted to go home."

Contact Disney at 923-3109, ext. 241 or e-mail [email protected].
PEACH CO. 40, WASHINGTON CO. 37
Washington Co.É14668(3) - 37Peach CoÉ21706(6) - 40 First Quarter
WC - Rosco Walls 36 run (kick failed)
PC - Chris Slaughter 88 kickoff return (Juan Rodriquez kick)
WC - Walls 1 run (Clarence Moment pass from Eulas Taylor)
PC - Antonio Henton 55 run (Rodriquez kick)
PC - Slaughter 13 pass from Henton (Rodriquez kick)
Second Quarter
PC - Slaughter 85 pass from Henton (Rodriquez kick)
WC - Walls 10 pass from Taylor (kick failed)
Third Quarter
WC - Walls 30 run (run failed)
Fourth Quarter
WC - Taylor 5 run (Antonio Danzy pass from Taylor)
PC - Mareo Howard 7 run (kick failed)
Overtime
WC - Jamie Rountree 34 field goal
PC - Howard 5 run (no point attempted)
WCPC First downs 17 6 Rushes-yards 87-327 20-149 Passing yards 22 191 Comp-Att-Int 2-6-0 5-16-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 8-50 4-55 TOP INDIVIDUALS
RUSHING - WACO, Rosco Walls 35-244. Peach, Mareo Howard 15-93, Antonio Henton 5-56.
PASSING - Peach, Antonio Henton 5-16-0, 191 yards, 2 TDs.
RECEIVING - Peach, Chris Slaughter 3-153.
 
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10/8/05

Peach County Trojans (3-3, 3-0 in Region 4-AAA) at Spalding Jaguars (1-5, 0-2)

Where/when: At Spalding, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: 2004, Ferlando Pitts ran for 65 yards and two touchdowns as Peach County won 42-0.

Scouting report: After Peach County beat Washington County 40-37 in overtime last week, an assistant coach said, "The wagons are outside if anyone wants to jump on them." Well, then, all aboard because the Trojans are back. They've won three straight games and could win another region title this year despite an 0-3 start. A lot of the credit for the turnaround can be tied to the return of quarterback Antonio Henton from injuries. But the underclassmen are growing up as well. Mareo Howard, a sophomore, strapped the offense to his back toward the end of last week's game. Spalding's main concern is stopping all those offensive weapons while Peach has to not think ahead to Perry.
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Notebook: Peach-Perry could decide title
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<!-- begin body-content --> When Perry and Peach County play Friday night in Fort Valley, the game will decide more than just which side of Mossy Creek has bragging rights.
The Trojans sit atop GHSA Region 4-AAA with a 4-0 record, a game up on Mary Persons (3-1). Perry remains the only other team in the region with just one loss (2-1). Washington County and Northeast each have two region losses, and would need some help to get into the title mix.
Peach County has one region game left after Friday - at Northeast on Oct. 28 while Perry has two - Northeast on Oct. 21 and at Southwest Oct. 28. Since the Macon schools will be the underdogs in each of the meetings, Friday's game will go a long way to determining the region champion and top seed for the playoffs.
History, however, isn't on Perry's side.
Peach County owns the series with a 22-7 record and hasn't suffered a loss this decade. The games seem to flip flop between being close - 3-0 in 2001, 14-13 in 2003 - and bordering on a blowout - 28-7 in 2000, 24-0 in 2002 and 38-14 in 2004.
 
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