6B — The Newnan Times-Herald | Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Games 2014 Schedule All games 730 p.m. Aug. 29 Shaw Sept. 5 Troup Sept. 12 at Woodland-Stockbridge) Sept. 19 Morrow* Sept. 26 at Mundys Mill ,Twelve Oaks* Oct. 3 McIntosh* * Oct. 17 at Forest Park Tara Stadium* Oct. 24 Drew * * Oct. 31 at Starr’s Mill* * Oct. 7 4-AAAAA Play-in game * Region 4B-AAAAA game Home games in bold 2013 results Aug. 30 Heritage-Conyers L14-7 Sept. 6 at Griiffin L35-0 Sept. 13 North Clayton W33-7 Sept. 20 Ola * W63-7 Sept. 27 at Union Grove W17-14 Oct. 4 at Whitewater L17-6 Oct. 11 at Creekside * L41-13 Oct. 25 Starr’s Mill * W17-14 Nov. 1 at McIntosh* L37-14 Nov. 8 at Mundy’s Mill L27-10 Home games in bold
Scoring No. Player 41 Benton Washington 15 T.J. Womack 47 James Skalski 26 Kevin Teasley 30 Ton Evans 9 Torres Johnson 40 Kyle Feldbauer 5 Isreal Bolton 2 Bo Zachary 32 David Noe Totals
TD PAT 9 0 5 0 0 19 3 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 25 21
1 1 1 1 1 0 0
FG 2pt Tot 0 0 54 0 0 30 3 0 25 0 0 18 0 0 18 0 0 12 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 2 3 0 180
SPECIAL TEAMS Punting No. Player Punts Avg. 47 James Skalski 41 36.0 Lane 2 32.0 Totals 43 35.8 DEFENSE Tackles No. Player Solo Asst. Total 45 Ryan Fagerstrom 93 47 140 47 James Skalski 77 35 112 4 Matt Smith 33 26 59 20 Rashad Menefee 29 18 47 3 Marquis Jennings 27 18 45 9 Torres Johnson 30 14 44 51 Jackson Dorman 28 14 42 11 Christian Gaston 23 18 41 90 Nebiyou Maddox 20 14 34 8 Wendell Watson 21 12 33 7 Armond Upshaw 20 11 31 1 Malik Wade 15 6 21 34 Brennan Wilcox 4 3 7 63 Malyk Hibbert 1 4 5 16 Jaelin Ware 3 0 3 75 Nick Heavner 1 2 3 93 Victor Taggart 2 1 3 2 Bo Zachary 2 0 2 15 T.J. Womack 2 0 2 27 Carson Story 1 1 2 31 Kamari Ray 1 1 2 44 Cody Kellogg 1 0 1 35 Walker Peace 1 0 1 61 Jared Monk 1 0 1 97 Jaylen Buckhanna 1 0 1 13 Bryce Walburn 0 1 1 Sacks No. Player Total 20 Rashad Menefee 5 47 James Skalski 4½ 90 Nebiyou Maddox 1 34 Brennan Wilcox 1 3 Marquis Jennings ½ Totals 12 Interceptions No. Player Total 11 Christian Gaston 3 47 James Skalski 1 31 Kamari Ray 1 7 Armond Upshaw 1 45 Ryan Fagerstrom 1 Totals 7 Pass Breakups No. Player Total 4 Matt Smith 8 7 Armond Upshaw 7 11 Christian Gaston 4 1 Malik Wade 4
Willing to make the sacrifice By DOUG GORMAN dgorman@newnan.com
Points scored/Avg.: 180/18.0 Points allowed/Avg.:213/21.3 OFFENSE Rushing No. Player Att. Yds. Avg. TD 41 Benton Washington 130 801 6.2 9 15 T.J. Womack 127 757 6.0 4 21 Kevin Teasley 86 470 5.5 2 30 Ton Evans 37 411 11.1 3 Kyle Cater 3 15 5.0 0 9 Torres Johnson 1 4 4.0 0 2 Bo Zackary 3 -7 -2.3 0 14 Tyler Rowland 22 -28 -1.3 0 Totals 409 2,423 5.9 19 Passing No. Player Comp Att Yds TD INT 14 Tyler Rowland 28 66 466 4 4 15 T.J. Womack 1 2 10 1 0 2 Bo Zackary 0 6 0 0 3 Totals 29 74 476 5 7 Avg. TD 11.6 23.8 15.2 21.0 21.5 35.0 6.0 17.5 5
GHSA Region 4-AAAAA
With internal competition high, team hopes timing is right in '14
2013 Statistics
Receiving No. Player Rec. Yds. 15 T.J. Womack 8 93 5 Isreal Bolton 5 119 21 Kevin Teasley 5 76 40 Kyle Feldbauer 4 84 2 Bo Zachary 2 43 7 Armond Upshaw 1 35 41 Benton Washington 1 6 Totals 2 456
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8 Wendell Watson 4 9 Torres Johnson 1 3 Marquis Jennings 1 47 James Skalski 1 Totals 30 Caused Fumbles No. Player Total 20 Rashad Menefee 3 15 T.J. Womack 1 7 Armond Upshaw 1 90 Nebiyou Maddox 1 21 Kevin Teasley 1 3 Marquis Jennings 1 Totals 8 Fumble Recoveries No. Player Total 3 Marquis Jennings 1 20 Rashad Menefee 1 11 Christian Gaston 1 9 Torres Johnson 1* * Scored touchdown
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he best thing a high school football team can do to put a disappointing season behind to is focus its attention on the upcoming campaign. That’s why veteran head coach Tommy Walburn can’t wait to kick off the season next Friday night at home against Shaw. Northgate finished last year with a 4-6 record and missed the playoffs for the first time in two years. Walburn won’t make a lot of excuses for his team missing out on the postseason party, but he does know the Vikings played one of the toughest schedules in the state. When the dust settled on the 2013 campaign, Northgate played two state champions in Class AAAA’s Griffin and Class AAAAA’s Creekside. The other teams they lost to went at least one round into the playoffs. “It was a tough schedule and we had some depth issues and lack of experience in spots,” Walburn said. “We had some injuries that forced us to move up kids and play them before they were ready.” Northgate also caught several teams who got hot at the right time. “Football is a lot about timing,” Walburn said. “We happened to play some teams that had the best seasons they ever had including Creekside who won it all, but also squads like Mcintosh who had their best season in school history.” Walburn hopes last year’s losing record is just a bump in the road at Northgate. “We felt like our goals took a little bit of a step back, because when you build a football team your goals are to consistently make the playoffs. We did that two years in a row, and felt like we really had that opportunity last year.” The veteran coach, who is in his sixth season at Northgate and is 87-58 in a 14 year career, is happy with the effort the Vikings have shown since he arrived on campus. “The thing I am proud of is every year we have been here, we went into the 10th game of the year for something to play
Northgate head coach Tommy Walburn directs his team during practice heading into the 2014 season. The Vikings open against Shaw Aug. 29
See VIKINGS, Page 7B for.” The team is also hungry to get back to the postseason. “We have had some great workouts and participation,” he said. “We have the most people playing football since I have been here. Our attitude is great. We have asked these kids to do some things and sacrifice some things and do some things that maybe we didn’t ask other teams to do.” The Vikings head into the season settled on a quarterback, something that didn’t happen last year until the Griffin game.
2014 Roster
No. Player Pos. 1 Malik Wade RB 2 Anthony Dickerson WR 3 Michael Matthews DB 4 Jie Smith WR 5 Kevin Teasley RB 6 Ryan Gordon WR 7 Ton Evans RB 8 Justin Laycoax DB 9 Kamari Ray OLB 10 Jai’Eon Madison FB 11 Carlisle Taylor K 12 Bryce Walburn WR 13 Terrance Carter QB 14 Tyler Rowland QB 15 Jordan Dahlquest WR 16 Kyle McLaren QB 17 Adam Samples DB 19 Chandler Cline DB 20 Quinn Franklin WR 21 Matthew Lewis DB 22 Caleb Cross DB 23 Noah Ratliff DB 24 Jordan Gunn WR 25 Brody Lloyd DB 27 Austin Reid DB 29 William Young DB
Tyler Rowland is back for his second season as a starter. Last year he passed for 444 yards and threw four touchdowns. Rowland spent the offseason getting bigger and stronger in the weight room and has gained nearly 40 pounds. “When he first got here, he wasn’t a great weight room kid,” Walburn said. “Now he is one of the leaders. He is playing with a lot more confidence. When you quarterback situation is settled, everything else falls into place.” There are two guys set to back him up including freshman Kyle McLaren and sophomore Terrence Carter. Both led Madras Middle School to the county title. Up front, senior center Dylan Huffman is back after starting a few games last year. Guards Jackson Dorman spent most of his time playing defensive end, but has been moved to the other side of the ball and will play guard in 2014. “We kind of felt like we needed a little bit of an defensive mentality up front on offense,” Walburn said. “He unselfishly has made the move. Sometimes when you ask a kid to make a move, especially his senior year, they might pout a little bit. He is handling it well.” Sean McCool is playing the other guard position. Jaylen Buckhanna and Zach Lyles are slated to start at tackle for the Vikings. Two guys are battling it out at the tight end spot, including Chris Age, and Dalton Elliott. “Dalton has battled through some injuries since we put on pads, we just have to get him well,” Walburn said.
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We have the most people playing football since I have been here. Our attitude is great. We have asked these kids to do some things and sacrifice some things and do some things that maybe we didnt ask other teams to do.”
IMHO from Vikings head coach Tommy Walburn
No. Player Pos. 30 Turner Hughes RB 31 Dylan Vanderford OLB 32 David Noe K 33 Hunter Lambert DB 35 Marquez Mitchell DE 36 Cameron Walker DE 38 Ryan Smith WR 39 Jim Vermilyea DB 40 Kyle Feldbauer TE 41 Dexter Hill DL 42 Campsen Burley LB 44 Kyle Carter FB 45 Matthew Rivera LB 46 Zach Bartlett LB 47 James Skalski LB 48 Alex Norton OL 49 Colt Dooley RB 50 Drew Latham OL 51 Jackson Dorman LB 52 Caleb Blankenship OL 53 Christian Knobloch OL 54 Garrett Worth OL 55 Jaylen Buckhanna DL 56 Dylan Huffman OL 58 Sean McCool OL 59 Dylan Johnson OL
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No. Player 60 Jasjit Gandhi 61 Jared Monk 63 Chase Copeland 65 Austin Smith 66 Nick Moen 67 Colin Clayton 68 Austin Black 69 Denis Mena 70 Wes Mortimer 71 Will Roden 72 Chip Davenport 74 Josh Blume 77 Zach Lyle 79 Mason Wolfe 80 Cameron Ramsey 81 Chris Age 84 Isaiah Prayor 87 Dalton Elliott 88 Patrick Pitzer 90 Joseph Shiffert 93 Victor Taggart 98 Jon Mabe 99 Jackson Sims
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