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Grayson wins wild game vs. Roswell in OT for Gwinnett’s lone championship of year. For more playoff coverage, See Sports 1B

Bus driver gets support from school community BY KEITH FARNER keith.farner@gwinnettdailypost.com

He’s a bus driver who dabs with students and creates category days throughout the week, like “Trivia Tuesday,” and “Wacky Wednesday.” So it was no surprise that the students and parents at Lanier Middle School this week delivered an outpouring of support for the man they call “Mr. Rob”after he was injured when the bus he was driving was hit by a tree service truck at the intersection of North Price Road and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard on Tuesday. Rob Stephenson Rob Stephenson suffered several serious injuries in the wreck, which occured on his 57th birthday. He remains at Gwinnett Medical Center in stable condition after he was moved from the intensive care unit on Friday morning, his wife said. A GoFundMe account was set up to help the family, which includes three children, travel to and from school, the hospital and their Cumming home. Two students were transported to GMC-Lawrenceville, and another was taken to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, according to a Gwinnett police report. Terry Baumgardner, who drove the 2015 Ford LGT that hit the school bus, was cited for failure to obey a traffic signal. Baumgardner told police that he dropped his phone and was attempting to pick it up. “I think it’s really fabulous that the community rallies around kids,” the bus driver’s wife, Rene Stephenson said. “Whenever there’s anything involving a bus, in your community or not, it just hits you in that spot. Because everybody trusts the school system, the bus drivers and they know how vulnerable and naive children are. It’s somebody’s else’s heart in that kid’s body.” See DRIVER, Page 9A

Jessica Fermin stares at the crib where her 8-month-old baby was sleeping just hours before a fire destroyed that side of the house Nov. 22. (Staff Photos: Cailin O’Brien)

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Couple trying to rebuild lives after Thanksgiving fire BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

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Jessica Fermin checks out the damage a Nov. 22 fire inflicted on the side of her house.

Jessica Fermin can’t believe how close the fire came to burning up the crib where her 8-month-old daughter slept hours earlier that Tuesday before Thanksgiving. “I just look at this and think ‘wow,’” she said, staring into the crib in the side room of her now gutted home. “If it would have been just three hours before — the baby was here, you know?” Fermin and her husband Lamar Wheeler got their

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baby and three older children safely out of their Lawrenceville house that day. Now, they’re focused on trying to get their family into a new home as quickly as possible. “I just hope we’re in the house by the holidays,” Fermin said. “I don’t want to spend Christmas in a hotel.” They need help. See FIRE, Page 9A

Police welcome new dog to K-9 unit

Elsa is the newest member of the Gwinnett Police Department’s K-9 Unit. (Photo: Gwinnett Police Department)

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

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A new furry professional will soon be on the case with the Gwinnett County Police Department. Thanks to a $12,000 donation from Kathy Gestar, founder of the Cody Fund, the department has begun training a Belgian Malinois named Elsa for its K-9 unit, according to the department. Cpl. Michele Pihera told the Daily Post

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Elsa is 1 or 2 years old. She’s the ninth dog in the department’s K-9 unit. Gestar began the Cody Fund after attending a Gwinnett police K-9 demonstration in 1999 and discovering most police departments didn’t have sufficient K-9 unit budgets.

“Moved by the need for additional dogs and equipment, I founded the Cody Fund, named after my beloved Sheltie that passed way in 2008, to support police K-9s in Gwinnett County,” Gestar wrote in a letter to Chief Butch Ayers in June. She’s made multiple donations to the Gwinnett Police Department and at least one to the Snellville

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Chapman to appear before Senate transit committee Political Notebook

Curt Yeomans Division General Manager Vida Covington is also expected to appear before the committee during the meeting, according to the agenda. Senators praise defense funding bill passage U.S. Sens. Johnny Isakson and David Perdue, both R-Ga., praised the passage of a defense funding bill that they said affects Johnny Georgia Isakson in several ways this week. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2016 David touches Perdue on some broad national issues that Republicans have been keen on, such as keeping the Guantanamo Bay prison open and stopping the federal government from transferring or releasing detainees. Closer to home, however, it recapitalizes the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, blocks the retirement of the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft that

are housed at Moody and Robins Air Force Bases, calls for the replacement of the Ohio-class submarines at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay and authorizes a cyber protection team operations facility at Fort Gordon. “I have fought to ensure that Georgia’s military priorities are included in this measure,” Isakson said in a statement. “Our state is home to key components in our national defense, and I will always make certain that they continue to receive the support necessary to accomplish its mission.” Perdue added: “We are sending President Obama a bipartisan bill that addresses our military’s needs by streamlining our defense acquisition process, preventing the closure of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay and providing our military personnel with a much-needed pay increase.”

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Upcoming • State Sen. Curt Thompson, D-Tucker, will host his December Citizen Advisory Forum at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 17 at Cafe 45 South, 45 S. Peachtree St., in downtown Curt Norcross. Thompson Attendees are expected to discuss the Democratic Party’s future in Georgia and, particularly Gwinnett, as well as results from the presidential and Gwinnett House and Senate elections. Political Notebook appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

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Rainbow Village celebrates facility expansion By Erika WElls

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A Gwinnett nonprofit has expanded its effort to provide a haven and valuable resources for homeless families trying to get back on their feet. Rainbow Village held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its new apartment buildings on additional property the organization purchased near its offices near downtown Duluth on Friday. In the last 25 years, the organization has used its program to help end the cycle of homelessness, poverty and domestic violence. The housing community is a safe place for families to recover, board member Ken Boughrum said during a special presentation. “Rainbow Village is clearly a testament that with God, all things are possible,” Boughrum said. “God called us to respond to our neighbors in need. ... The healing begins in Rainbow Village in the home.” In the future, three recently added apartment buildings will allow the faith-based nonprofit to offer long-term housing for 30 families. The organiza-

Above, the Right Rev. Keith Whitmire, assistant bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, prepares to bless the new Rainbow Village housing after leading the crowd in prayer in Duluth on Friday. Top right, supporters attend the ribbon-cutting at the transitional housing community for homeless families in Duluth provided by the nonprofit Rainbow Village on Friday. Bottom right, supporters braved cold temperatures Friday to join Whitmire as he blesses new apartment buildings on the property. (Staff Photos: Erika Wells)

tion currently supports 12 families. “We’re giving people a hand up, not a handout,” said philanthropist and campaign cabinet/honorary team member Clyde Strickland. “When you give someone a handout, they’ll use that in 15 minutes and it will be gone. When you give someone a hand up, they’ll go out and teach 10 more people how to live better.”

A capital campaign was created for the three-phase project. The total cost including construction and operation expenses is expected to be $8.8 million, with $240,000 left to raise. In April 2012, the first phrase was completed and involved building two, six-unit apartment buildings and an on-site family service center. The second phase was done by November 2015

and entailed constructing a facility on the existing property to use as a day care and for educational and recreational purposes. Phase 3 is in progress, as the final buildings are completed. Myrtha Volcy, a program participant did the ceremonial ribbon cutting with graduates Karla Neptune and Lynette Perryman. Perryman spoke highly of Rainbow Village, high-

lighting how the program has helped them become successful in areas including their career. Volcy recently completed her master’s in public health. Boughrum encouraged attendees to continue to support Rainbow Village so others also benefit from the foundation the nonprofit provides. Strickland agreed but added that attendees should continue to support the

classrooms. Throughout her career, she taught students from preschool age to high school and spent her last years in education as a principal. The book allows elementary and middle school students to use their imaginations while learning geography, history, math and science. Copper’s precociousness and sense of humor draws teens and adults to the leisure read.

kept going and going and going.” Rutter’s family had found the dog after he’d been abandoned, she said. Longtime SnellHe was homeless, skinny ville resident and looking for his owner. Karen Lord Rutter “We knew he belonged wrote “Northto somebody because he bounders: 2,186 had impeccable manners,” Miles of Friendship,” a tale about she said. friendship and They didn’t have much learning for read- luck finding the owner, so ers of all ages, they eventually took him with illustrations to a vet and added another by Dacula native member to their family. Nathaniel Hinson. The author’s apprecia(Special Photo) tion for nature is apparent in her book, which she hopes will motivate readers of all ages to enjoy the outdoors. Dacula native Nathaniel Copies of the book can Hinson, who is studying be purchased at S’Cool animal and veterinary sci- Stuff, 125 Camp St. in Loences at Clemson Univer- ganville, where Rutter will host a book signing event sity, illustrated the story. from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday The plot is based on and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. a true story, Rutter said. Dec. 17. She drew inspiration for The book is also availher son David, who hiked able online at Amazon. the trail with the famcom. ily’s 10-year-old golden Fifty percent of the retriever in 2013. proceeds from book sales “Nobody believed (the will go toward helping dog) could do it,” Rutter said. “It was amazing and local children and families in need. showed his resilience. He

families but also reach out in the communities including in schools. “If you can breathe, you ought to be mentoring somebody, go out to the schools,” he said. “Don’t tell them about life; tell them about God. … Teach them about doing what’s right and walking a straight path.” For more information, visit www.rainbowvillage. org.

Snellville author takes readers on learning adventure Rutter to sign books Tuesday, Saturday in Loganville By Erika WElls

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A Snellville woman shares lessons students can apply inside and outside the classroom in her book about a courageous dog who tries to find his way home. Karen Lord Rutter used her passion for children,

animals and learning to write “Northbounders: 2,186 Miles of Karen Lord FriendRutter ship,” which was released Nov. 28. In the book, she encourages children to

explore the world around them while using good manners and becoming caring citizens, she said. The story is about Copper, a golden retriever who takes a journey on the Appalachian Trail — as told from the dog’s perspective. Copper is alone, hungry, afraid and injured when he sets off to find a forever home. He faces extreme weather, disease, wild animals and more on his adventure. Copper goes through a roller coaster of emotions and eventually meets a companion who shows him the value of friendship. “They go through Georgia to Maine; they have an adventure in each state,” Rutter said. “As (Copper’s) going down the trail, he gets in and out of trouble.” But the outcome of his journey depends on his manners and attitude. Rutter, who spent more than 30 years in education, said the book can be used as a learning tool in

Man killed trying to cross Scenic Highway By kEith FarnEr

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A 37-year-old man was killed in Snellville on

Friday when he stepped in front of a small pickup truck and was trying to cross Scenic Highway, Snellville Police Chief Roy Whitehead said.

The incident happened at about 6:30 p.m. in the center turn lane. The man was wearing dark clothing and Whitehead said the driver did not see him. It

was not at a crosswalk and no charges are expected. Whitehead said the person’s identity is being withheld pending notification of family.

4A • SundAy, december 11, 2016 To Your Good Health

Tight spaces, joint pain and an MRI

Dear Dr. roaCH: About three years ago, I experienced pain in my knee. The doctor told me I needed an MRI. I have claustrophobia and was given a pill to take an hour before the procedure. I think that was Xanax, but I’m not sure. I took it and walked into the facility like a drunken sailor, with help from my husband. When I was put in the machine, I went to sleep and then woke when the MRI was over. In another year or so, the knee hurt more and another MRI was prescribed. I was given a tranquilizer for my claustrophobia but refused anything to put me to sleep. As a result, before the procedure was finished, I was screaming in pain because my knee refuses to be immobile for more than a couple of minutes. No one heard me or responded to my screams, and I felt like I was being tortured. I had a titanium knee replacement done two years ago but have been having different kinds of pain off and on. I am seeing a new doctor and am sure an MRI will be prescribed. What do I do? I cannot tolerate that torture again. Please help. — C.C. ansWer: Claustrophobia during an MRI scan is a common problem. If an MRI really must be done, then one approach to the problem is sedation. Alprazolam (Xanax) is a very short-acting sedative that it sounds like worked pretty well for you. Unfortunately, getting the dose exactly right isn’t always easy, and if the dose isn’t strong enough, it isn’t helpful, while too much can (rarely) affect breathing. Another approach is an open MRI, which most people with claustrophobia can tolerate. You have a second issue, which is pain with prolonged immobility. Sedatives aren’t painkillers, but if you are asleep, as it sounds like you were the first time, the test may be over before you get into trouble. A short-acting painkiller for the procedure might help this, but I would see if you could get the same dose of Xanax you got the first time. Dear Dr. roaCH: My son is healthy and 51 years of age. He had chickenpox as a young child. My concern is if he should get the shingles vaccination now or wait until he is older. I have heard that the vaccine wears off as you get older, and I wonder if he should wait until he is older and hope he does not get the shingles in the meantime. — L.C.P. ansWer: The current recommendation is to get the shingles vaccine at age 60, being the best compromise between reducing risk of shingles as quickly as possible and making sure it lasts long enough to provide benefit when it’s most necessary: as we get older. People with or without a history of chickenpox or shingles should get the vaccine unless there is a reason not to give it. A new subunit vaccine has completed a phase 3 trial, and the results are very encouraging. It seems to be more effective and longerlasting than the current vaccine. Hopefully additional data will confirm this and it can be approved for use.

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Former friend gives gifts to get invitations Dear amy: I have a former friend, “Debbie.” Our friendship ended due to her constant criticism, gossiping, backstabbing and passive-aggressive behavior toward my family. She does this to everyone, not just us. Over the years, Debbie was very critical (behind our backs) of us homeschooling our daughters and our family hobby of playing music. So when we hosted an elaborate homeschool graduation ceremony, concert and party for my daughters a few years ago, we did not invite her, thinking that she would not be interested, since she disapproved of our homeschooling and my daughters’ musical performances. When Debbie heard about our graduation party, she sent each of my daughters a check for $100 (money is no obstacle to her) as graduation gifts. After we received the checks, we felt that we had to send her an invitation, but we later regretted this when she wrote a nasty letter criticizing our daughters’ music performances and circulated it among our friends (a friend gave us a copy of the letter). Now one of my daughters is about to get engaged. We don’t want to invite her to the wedding, but we are afraid that she will do the same thing she did regarding the graduation party, that is, send an expensive gift in order to force us to send her an

her trouble. If she angles for a wedding invitation (why would she, since there is likely going to be music), just tell her, “No. We won’t be inviting you.” Dear amy: I’m a 25-year-old woman. My fiance of nearly three years recently broke Amy Dickinson up with me because of my mood swings and invitation. She might even outbursts linked to my go so far as to invite her- depression. self to a wedding shower I have had bouts of hosted by another mutual depression since high friend, or even co-host a school, but they went wedding shower with one untreated. My episodes of our mutual friends. increased while my fiSo my question is, ance and I faced increashow do my daughter and ing financial problems I handle it if she tries and unemployment. Then to force an invitation to my depression reached my daughter’s wedding a breaking point when by sending a gift or cowe had to move in with hosting a shower? Are we my parents and I faced obligated to send her an another long period of invitation if she sends a unemployment. gift and/or hosts a wedThings got so bad that I ding shower without our started to lash out at him, asking? even though I was not — Wondering angry at him and never Dear WonDermeant to cause him pain. ing: If sending a gift After the breakup, I guaranteed a wedding finally managed to get invitation, then those pot help. I am currently unholders I sent to Kate and dergoing therapy and takPrince William would ing antidepressants, and I have yielded a trip to have a diagnosis. As the Buckingham Palace. meds give me a chance The only necessary to think like a normal huresponse to a gift is a man being, I realize just written “thank you.” how badly I treated the You sound afraid of man I loved. this social viper. So Now that we’ve broken practice saying “no” in up, he barely wants to the mirror. She wants to talk to me. I have hopes host a wedding shower? of getting another chance “No thank you.” If she with him after completing co-hosts a shower with more therapy, because I a friend of yours, you still love him. need only thank her for How do I tell him of

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my diagnosis and apologize for my behavior during those turbulent months without making it seem like an excuse? — Depressed, Now Broken Dear DepresseD: You should write to your ex and explain your situation, disclose your diagnosis and describe your treatment. Apologize for your behavior that caused him pain. This is not an excuse, but an explanation. Please don’t do this expecting him to come back. Do this to complete the circle and as part of your recovery. Stick with your treatment and therapy, and do your best to get a fresh start. Dear amy: “Sad” told a story about her father promising her large sums of money and never delivering it. I was so glad you cautioned her to stay away from him and his wallet. My father did the same thing to me, and his “riches” turned out to be complete fiction. — Taken In Dear Taken in: Talk is (definitely) cheap. You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson.com. Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Drive, Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. You can also follow her on Twitter @ askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

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world&nation At least 20 hurt in twin explosions By arwa Damon anD ralph Ellis CNN

Four people are dead and more than 20 injured after a cargo train carrying propanebutane derailed and then exploded early Saturday in northeast Bulgaria, the country’s Interior Ministry said. Emergency teams have rescued 12 people from the rubble of buildings that were damaged in the blast in the village of Hitrino, a ministry statement said. Residents living in the surrounding area are being evacuated. Emergency teams are surveying the area. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the derailment.

At least 20 people were wounded on Saturday evening after twin explosions rocked Istanbul, according to Turkey’s official state news agency Anadolu. The explosions, one large blast followed by a smaller one, occurred after a football game, reported CNN Turkey. The first explosion at Macka Park is considered a suicide attack, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said, according to Anadolu. He didn’t say what caused the second explosion, which occurred near Besiktas Vodafone Arena. The two locations are less than a mile apart. Female suicide Soylu had earlier said “a bombers kill 31 in car bomb” was the source of an explosion, accordNigeria market ing to Turkish state news Twin bombings killed at agency TRT. However, it’s least 31 people at a market in not clear which blast he Madagali, Nigeria, on Friday was referring to. in an apparent suicide attack In a tweet written shortcarried out by two females, a ly after the blasts, Transmilitary spokesman said. portation Minister Ahmet The “female bombers det- Arslan characterized them onated an IED (improvised as a “terrorist attack.” explosive device) inside a “We condemn the vile local market,” according to terror attack in Besiktas, a tweet from the National Istanbul and wish quick Emergency Management recoveries to the injured,” Agency in Nigeria. said Arslan. Residents of Madagali, in Besiktas had played northeast Nigeria’s Adama- Bursaspor in a Turkey wa state, said the explosions League game at the footalso resulted in numerous ball arena earlier the same injuries. “The military are in full control of the security situation in the area so there is no security threat,” said military spokesman Maj. Badare Defense secretary Akintoye.

France’s state of emergency may be extended to protect election

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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan Friday, a trip that comes amid major questions regardFrance’s Parliament is to ing the future of America’s vote next week on a six15-year-long mission there. month extension of a state Carter is set to consult of emergency to ensure the with Afghan President protection of upcoming Ashraf Ghani at the presipresidential and general dential palace in Kabul elections, Prime Minister and meet with US military Bernard Cazeneuve said commanders and thank the Saturday. troops at Bagram Air Base. The extension would be The Obama administrathe fifth since the extraordi- tion had originally intended nary provisions came into to remove nearly all US place in the wake of the Paris troops from the country beattacks in November 2015. fore leaving office. But faced Cazeneuve said public with a lingering Taliban meetings and gatherings as- insurgency, the emergence sociated with the campaign of a local ISIS affiliate and “can unfortunately create the continued presence of al a context of augmented Qaeda terrorists, Obama rerisk of terrorist attacks for vised the plan several times, those who want to hit us at eventually opting to hand-off the heart of our democratic the issue to his successor. values and republican prinIt is unclear, however, how ciples.” the Trump administration “It is thus necessary, in the will steer policy in Afghanieyes of the government, to stan, though his first appointinclude the whole electoral ments suggest that he will period in the renewal time receive advice that favors a that we ask for,” he added. more robust American role The state of emergency in the fight there. was extended in July after scores were killed when a Government stays large truck plowed through a open as funding Bastille Day crowd in Nice in what authorities called a bill clears Senate terror attack. It was followed The Senate late Friday by a thwarted ISIS plot to attack Notre Dame Cathedral cleared a bill to fund the in Paris. government through the end Last month, then-Prime of April, narrowly averting a Minister Manuel Valls said shutdown. the provisions would likely The 63-36 vote came just be extended to give the exbefore a midnight deadline tra powers delegated by when the government could emergency laws “to protect have run out of money. our democracy” during the Final passage came after April-May presidential vote. a procedural vote to advance — From wire reports the measure was narrowly

PeOPLe John Kerry awarded France’s highest honor

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke Saturday of the need for the world to stand firm against authoritarian populism and for the rule of law as he received France’s highest decoration. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault presented Kerry with the insignia of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor at a ceremony in Paris in which he recalled Kerry’s family connections with France and praised his At least 20 people are injured after two explosions in Istanbul near Besiktas Vodafone diplomatic endeavors. Accepting the award, Arena football stadium according to officials. (Special Photo: CNN) Kerry said he was “humbled” and that it reflected the day. who was attending a casu- Istanbul tweeted: “Please TRT reported the blasts al gathering near the arena, avoid the area, monitor lo- special relationship between targeted police. However, also saw the explosions. cal press reporting, and let France and the United States, their long history and no group has claimed re“We were at this hotel friends and family know shared values. sponsibility for the attack. with this nice view of you are OK.” He also spoke about Following the blasts, the old city by Taksim Turkey has weathered the achievements the two police began towing cars Square,” she said. “We saw a string of terror attacks parked near Taksim Square this huge explosion that over the past several years countries had jointly realized during his time as secretary as a precaution. happened by the stadium. and is still reeling from a Christopher James, a … And 10 seconds, or 15 bloody, but failed attempt of state, including helping to negotiate a deal to limit freelance writer and teach- seconds after there was at a military coup in July. er living in Istanbul, told another explosion. … The President Recep Tayyip Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the Paris Agreement on CNN he was at a hotel not second bomb was smaller Erdogan declared a state climate change. far from the arena when in size.” of emergency following the blasts occurred. She said she was near the coup attempt, as au“We could hear and see the arena earlier in the day thorities carried out a large Khloe Kardashian, the boom, and then after and noticed a heavy police number of arrests. Lamar Odom the boom the sound came presence. ISIS is suspected in a divorce finalized back towards us,” he said. “I think they targeted June attack at Istanbul’s “It sounded like gunshots the cops that were out Ataturk Airport that left 44 A Los Angeles judge reverberating and then my there by the stadium who people dead, and an explophone started buzzing like were protecting the specta- sion at an August wedding has finalized the divorce crazy.” tors,” she said. in Gaziantep, not far from of Khloe Kardashian and Ramazan Hakki Oztan, Following the explothe border with Syria, that Lamar Odom. Court documents ending a historian from Istanbul sions, the US Consulate in killed at least 54 people. their marriage were filed Friday, but they will not officially be single until Dec. is expected to be made in the 17. middle of next week, accordThe reality TV star had ing to a source close to the filed for divorce on May 26 campaign. A source also for the second time in her said Mitt Romney is still in marriage to the former NBA the running, at the urging of player. Reince Priebus, who will be In court documents Trump’s chief of staff. obtained by CNN, Khloe Tillerson, who met with Kardashian-Odom cited Trump in New York Satur“irreconcilable differences.” day, is considered one of the She previously filed for difaces of Big Oil globally. vorce in 2013, but withdrew Tillerson has told the the petition in October when President-elect he would be Odom was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter made an unannounced honored to have the job of The two married on Sept. visit to Afghanistan Friday, a trip that comes amid major secretary of state and left questions regarding the future of America’s 15-year-long Saturday’s meeting believing 27, 2009, one month after he will be the pick, accordmeeting. Their wedding cermission there. (Special Photo: CNN) ing to two sources familiar emony was filmed for a speadopted. Needing 60 votes, it case. Ultimately, the execu- with his thinking. cial episode of “Keeping up cleared 61-38. The vote took tion of Alabama inmate Ronwith the Kardashians.” The newlyweds went on to star in nearly an hour and was tense ald Smith, was allowed to go Snow and ice a spinoff, “Khloe & Lamar.” forward — by a deadlocked and uncertain to the end as for many parts of They have no children. court. senators weighed political Chief Justice John Roband parochial interests in U.S. this weekend deciding which way to vote. erts, who in November sided Soap opera star About 100 light-rail paswith liberal justices as a Party leaders and whips, sengers got stuck in the cold Mascolo dies at 87 trying to save the must-pass courtesy to stay the execuJoseph Mascolo, the actor and dark after a high-voltage tion in a similar Alabama bill, worked their members power line tumbled onto the who portrayed archvillain death row case, gave no furiously. President Barack Stefano DiMera on the NBC tracks as an ice storm hit in such temporary reprieve to Obama signed the measure soap opera “Days of Our Portland, Oregon. Smith, who was convicted into law early Saturday. The train inched forward, Lives,” died this week at 87 of killing convenience store The late night action after a battle with Alzheimthen stopped several times worker Casey Wilson in came after a day of backer’s disease, the network before the lights went out. 1994. While it takes only 4 channel negotiations aimed said. The passengers were at alleviating concerns from justices to agree to hear a He joined the daytime stranded at least three case, it takes 5 to block an coal-state Democrats who drama in 1982 and was feahours before firefighters wanted a longer extension of execution. tured intermittently until his finally could rescue them The last-minute legal expiring health benefits for early Saturday, CNN affiliate last appearance this year. drama that unfolded will retired coal miners. Demo“Joseph was a big ol’ bear crats failed to secure enough remain shrouded from public KATU-TV reported. No one with a puppy dog heart. I’m was injured. view; a justice’s vote in a votes to that extension. so blessed to have had these “So we sat there in the motion for stay of execution many years with him. I will dark,” passenger Jill Carroll is rarely explained. Supreme Court told the Portland station. “It miss him every day,” said deliberations on his wife, Patricia Schultzgot colder and colder.” Rex Tillerson at Mascolo, according to The It’s a sentiment nearly execution quiet front of talks for Hollywood Reporter. 38 million Americans may Late Thursday night as Mascolo had many roles secretary of state well share as a swath of cold briefs and orders ricocheted in a decades-long acting air pushes into much of the ExxonMobil Chairman through the clerk’s office, career but was best known country. the Supreme Court struggled and CEO Rex Tillerson is as DiMera, a villain also Stretching from parts of known as “The Phoenix” for the leading candidate for again, at the last minute, Montana to southern Texas Secretary of State in a Don- and from Maine to northern many dramatic comebacks with the death penalty. from supposed demise. ald Trump administration, Two times an execution Florida, high temperatures He won three Soap Opera was temporarily delayed by multiple sources familiar across much of the United Digest awards for outstandwith the transition process Justice Clarence Thomas States will range 10 to 25 ing villain. tell CNN on Saturday. in order to give the justices degrees below normal. — From wire reports The final announcement more time to consider the — From wire reports

Secret Santa pays off $46K in layaway at Pa. Walmart By ElliE Kaufman CNN

Not all Christmas surprises come in large packages. Some of the biggest ones can come in the simplest phone call. When Ryan Kennedy, Walmart store manager in Everett, Pa., answered a phone call from an anonymous “Santa B” last week, he didn’t expect anything out of the ordinary. He especially did not anticipate

MusT reAd Santa B offering to pay off the entire cost of his store’s layaway items. “It was complete disbelief,” Kennedy told CNN. “It was definitely a great gesture. I was completely shocked.” Santa B told Kennedy that the jolly elf wanted to pay off all of the layaway items on hold, totaling $46,265.59.

After Kennedy spoke with the anonymous caller, the two arranged a time for another individual connected to Santa B to drop off the check. Kennedy and his store received the check on Wednesday and started calling the 194 people with layaway accounts to tell them they had been paid off. “Some individuals were just brought to tears when they were notified about it,” Kennedy said. Layaway allows customers

to put items on hold at the store and pay them off over a certain amount of time. During the holiday season, many people will use layaway to pay off Christmas presents over time so they don’t have to buy all of them at once. Kennedy said that many of the items that were paid off by Santa B were Christmas presents. “Well, my daughter played the message before I got there,” shopper Christa Morton told CNN affiliate WJAC. “I asked if

anyone called. She said, ‘You’re going to want to hear the message for yourself, so I said, ‘Am I going to be upset or mad?’ and she said, ‘It’s going to make you cry.’ So I walked upstairs and it was Walmart saying that our Christmas layaway can be picked up and that it was completely paid for.” Everett is a town in Bedford County and has a population of about 1,700, according to census data.

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WASHINGTON — The most amusing part of the Trump transition has been watching its effortless confounding of the media, often in fewer than 140 characters. One morning, after a Fox News report on lefty nuttiness at some obscure New England college — a flag burning that led a more-contemptible-than-usual campus administration to take down the school’s own American flag — Donald Trump tweets that flag burners should go to jail or lose their citizenship. An epidemic of constitutional chin tugging and civil libertarian hair pulling immediately breaks out. By the time the media have exhausted their outrage over the looming abolition of free speech, judicial supremacy and affordable kale, Trump has moved on. The tempest had a shorter half-life than the one provoked in Charles August 2015 by a Trump Krauthammer foray into birthright citizenship. Trump so thoroughly owns the political stage today that the word Clinton seems positively quaint and Barack Obama, who happens to be president of the United States, is totally irrelevant. Obama gave a major national security address on Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s son got more attention. Trump has mesmerized the national media not just with his elaborate Cabinet-selection production, by now Broadway-ready. But with a cluster of equally theatrical personal interventions that by traditional standards seem distinctly unpresidential. It’s a matter of size. They seem small for a president. Preventing the shutdown of a Carrier factory in Indiana. Announcing, in a contextless 45-second surprise statement, a major Japanese investment in the U.S. Calling for cancellation of the new Air Force One to be built by Boeing. Pretty small stuff. It has the feel of a Cabinet undersecretary haggling with a contractor or a state governor drumming up business on a Central Asian trade mission. Or of candidate Trump selling Trump steaks and Trump wine in that bizarre victory speech after the Michigan primary. Presidents don’t normally do such things. It shrinks them. But then again, Trump is not yet president. And the point here is less the substance than the symbolism. The Carrier coup was meant to demonstrate the kind of concern for the working man that gave Trump the Rust Belt victories that carried him to the presidency. The Japanese SoftBank announcement was a down payment on his promise to be the “the greatest jobs president that God ever created.” (A slightly dubious claim: After all, how instrumental was Trump to that investment? Surely a financial commitment of that magnitude would have been planned long before Election Day.) And Boeing was an ostentatious declaration that he would be the zealous guardian of government spending that you would expect from a crusading outsider. What appears as random Trumpian impulsiveness has a logic to it. It’s a continuation of the campaign. Trump is acutely sensitive to his legitimacy problem, as he showed in his tweet claiming to have actually won the popular vote, despite trailing significantly in the official count. His best counter is approval ratings. In August, the Bloomberg poll had him at 33 percent. He’s now up to 50 percent. Still nowhere near Obama’s stratospheric 79 percent at this point in 2008, but a substantial improvement nonetheless. The mini-interventions are working but there’s a risk for Trump in so personalizing his coming presidency. It’s a technique borrowed from Third World strongmen who specialize in demonstrating their personal connection to the ordinary citizen. In a genuine democracy, however, the endurance of any political support depends on the larger success of the country. And that doesn’t come from Carrier-size fixes. It comes from policy — policy that fundamentally changes the structures and alters the trajectory of the nation. “I alone can fix it,” Trump ringingly declared in his convention speech. Indeed, alone he can do Carrier and SoftBank and Boeing. But ultimately he must deliver on tax reform, health care, economic growth and nationwide job creation. That requires Congress. The 115th is Republican and ready to push through the legislation that gives life to the promises. On his part, Trump needs to avoid needless conflict. The Republican leadership has already signaled strong opposition on some issues, such as tariffs for job exporters. Nonetheless, there is enough common ground between Trump and his congressional majority to have an enormously productive 2017. The challenge will be to stay within the bounds of the GOP consensus. Trump will continue to tweet and the media will continue take the bait. Highly entertaining but it is a sideshow. Congress is where the fate of the Trump presidency will be decided. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com.

Huck’s History 101 — A deal you resist Remember the election? It was in all the papers. Hillary Clinton may or may not have won the popular vote, but Donald Trump broke down the “solid blue wall” in the Midwest and won the Electoral College by a wide margin. A lot of folks demanded a doover and wanted to change the rules in the middle of the game, insisting that Hillary should be given the nod because — well, just because. I wrote a column, drawing on my vast experience as an American history teacher, explaining why the Founding Fathers created the Electoral College to begin with and attempting to explain, in plain Southern English, the difference in our form of government, which is a Republic, and the dangerous political animal known as the “true democracy.” The column, thanks to the magic of the World Wide Web, was read by people all over the country. Going viral is the term, I think, that is used to refer to such an Internet phenomenon. We got over a million hits on the paper’s website and that doesn’t count the people who forwarded it from one to another on Facebook and other

Darrell Huckaby social media. I received thousands of emails about the column and was called everything but a son of God by a lot of people who know nothing about history but apparently like Hillary. They used phrases like liar, idiot, moron, ignorant, uneducated and many that I couldn’t possibly print in a family newspaper. But for every disparaging email I received, I got about 30 or 40 from people thanking me for explaining some of the things they slept through in high school history class. It’s amazing how that works. People think that history is the most boring subject on the planet when they are young but become fascinated by it once they grow up and realize that the past is prologue and the things they should have learned

20 or 30 years ago dramatically affect things like taxes and jobs and whether or not we are up to our necks in spotted owls. I received thousands of emails from people wanting me to develop an online curriculum or to send them personal lessons about the nation’s history, and I have received dozens of invitations to speak at organizations in exotic places like Ogden, Utah, Billings, Mont., and Hahira, Ga. I have accepted as many of the invitations as time and my schedule will allow, but I couldn’t possibly accommodate all the invitations I received. Now I told you all of that to tell you this. If you were one of those people who appreciated my lesson and would like to know more, or even if you didn’t, have I got a deal for you! Thanks to Senator JaNice Van Ness, you, too, can attend Huck’s History 101 and know more about the Founding Fathers, the framing of the Constitution and the relevance of the Electoral College in modern times. The two of us have put our heads together and we will be offering a forum on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the

Rockdale Career Academy, on Parker Road in Conyers. The title of my presentation will be the American Republic and the Electoral College — or something like that. I’m not really sure how Senator Van Ness has worded the lecture. I am certain, however, that the lecture and Q & A session that follows will be fun, entertaining, educational and factual. And besides all that, the price is right. It’s free. You can’t beat that. I might even provide you with the opportunity to pick up a signed book for the person on your Christmas list that has everything when the program is complete. What have you got to lose? Please, come on out. I’d hate to be all dressed up with nobody to teach. And I promise, there will not be a test afterward. So be there. Rockdale Career Academy. Tuesday evening; 6 p.m. Plus, I’d like to announce that Newt Gingrich and future First Lady Melania Trump will be joining us! I’d like to announce that, but it would be a bold faced lie, and I promised to stick to the facts. Come out anyway. I promise it will be worth the price of admission.

Losing one’s home to fire is a painful experience Philip Wilheit is a man of no small influence in our state. A community leader and a successful business man — he is president and CEO of Wilheit Packaging in Gainesville — Wilheit is also one of Gov. Nathan Deal’s oldest and closest friends and advisers. He served as chairman of Deal’s first gubernatorial campaign in 2010 and now sits as a member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. His wife, Mary Hart, is a well-known community leader in her own right, having served as executive director of Gainesville/Hall ’96, home of the rowing/canoe/kayak venue for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. Gainesville turned out to be one of the best — if not the best — venues during the Games. As I have come to learn, Wilheit is fiercely loyal to Gov. Deal and has rapped my knuckles on those occasions when he thought I was practicing being governor without a license. I think it is fair to say that we share a mutual respect for one another. We also share something else. Both of us have lost our homes to fire. Ours was back in the mid-1980s. The Wilheits lost theirs this past week. According to the Gainesville

and through the family room to our garage, I discovered one of our automobiles on fire. (It was later determined that fumes from the carburetor of my little sports car had met up with the pilot light on our water heater and the rest, as they say, is history.) Dick Watching your house burn Yarbrough is a surreal experience. I can remember standing out in the Times, heavy smoke was street as flames shot up through showing from the attic of the roof, paint cans explodtheir home when firefighters ing, timber falling and thinkresponded to a 7:40 p.m. call. ing how helpless I was to do By 9:15 p.m., Gainesville fire anything about it, despite being officials reported they were a well-known control freak. in a “defensive position.” At the time, I was working That, I assume, means the fire closely with Gov. Joe Frank had gone on the offense. It is Harris on his education reform believed the blaze started in the efforts. I remember thinking fireplace, but as of this writing, that I could call the governor at that is not for sure. this moment and there would Losing one’s home to a fire be nothing he could do to is an experience that can only save my house. What a weird be appreciated (if that is the thought that was. Maybe Philip proper description) by those Wilheit had some of the same that have been through it. thoughts as his house went up Reading of the Wilheit’s in flames. I don’t know. fire, brought back memories What I do know is that in of the morning of Jan. 2, 1986, my conversations with Wilheit when we were awakened by since his fire, he has come to the screech of smoke detectors the same conclusion we did at 5 a.m. I opened the bedroom after the smoke had died away door and was confronted with from our own: There is a direct a thick haze of acrid smoke correlation between cost and (I sometimes think I can still value. Wilheit told me, “Matesmell it all these years later.) rial things can be replaced so Making my way down the hall easily, but memories are impos-

sible to replace.” Amen. Among the things we lost were little trinkets from my wife’s Scottish grandmother that likely had a monetary value of less than a hundred dollars. They were and remain irreplaceable. Fortunately, the Wilheits got out with their lives and, not so incidentally, the lives of their pets. Now, they will begin the task of putting their lives back together again. I suspect that the community spirit they have helped to foster in Gainesville will be returned to them many times over. As ye sow, so shall you reap. Philip and Mary Hart Wilheit have sown well. It is hard to describe what it is like to lose your home to fire. Helpless is the best I can do. But we survived that painful experience and the Wilheits will, too. Obviously, it is going to take a while for them to get things back to some sense of normalcy. I am looking forward to the day when my friend Philip Wilheit once again raps my knuckles for practicing being a governor without a license. It can’t come soon enough. You can reach Dick Yarbrough at yarb2400@bellsouth.net; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, Georgia 31139; online at dickyarbrough.com or on Facebook at www.facebook. com/dickyarb.

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Residents urged to protect pipes from cold weather By Curt yeomans

from bursting as temperatures drop below the freezing mark. The Department of Water Resources released Gwinnett County water several tips for “winterizing” officials are encouraging res- plumbing this past week can idents and business owners to protect their homes, apartbe prepared to fight a war on ments or businesses when the home front against Jack the temperatures drop below Frost as colder weather starts 32 degrees. to settle into the area. “Fortunately, freezing That means taking steps to weather does not happen protect indoor and outdoor often in Georgia,” officials plumbing to prevent pipes said in a statement. “When it curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

does, the best way to handle any sort of water emergency in your home — including broken pipes — is to be prepared before it happens. “Taking a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the plumbing system in your home and noting the location of all shut off valves are important steps in preventing freezing weather from turning into a plumbing emergency.”

Many of the tips are simple steps that people can take, such as letting faucets drip hot and cold water overnight so they won’t freeze, leaving kitchen cabinet doors open so heat in the home can get to the pipes, buying a water heater blanket and wrapping up exposed pipes in attics, basements and crawlspaces. Water officials also recommend draining and

turning off outdoor irrigation systems for the winter, draining and disconnecting garden hoses and covering outdoor spigots and water valves with fitted plastic, Styrofoam or tape cardboard covers. Residents and business owners are urged to close their homes’ and businesses’ main water shut-off valves, which are placed where the water line enters a home, if

the pipes freeze and break. Officials said it is the resident’s responsibility to repair pies that break between their homes and water meters. “By turning the water off at the main valve, you may avoid losing water through the ruptured pipe,” the water department said in a statement. “This helps prevent the loss of water, money and any property that might be damaged.”

Pedestrian safety project planned near South Gwinnett HS By Curt yeomans

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Snellville area residents who live along a half-mile stretch of Skyland Drive, near South Gwinnett High

School, are getting a new place to stretch their legs. Gwinnett County officials are planning to add a sidewalk on the east side of the road, between Street Deville and Eldorado Place. The pedestrian

Jenny Foxworth of Duluth, daughter and son-in-law, James Anderson Tiffany and Philip LogJames Leonardt Andergins of Flowery Branch, son, age 76, of Buford, GA grandson, Hugh Logpassed away on December gins; brother and sister8, 2016. Arrangements in-law, Ivan and Donna by: Junior E. Flanigan of Foxworth of Greenville, Flanigan Funeral Home SC; sister, Shirley Bane and Crematory, Buford, of Orlando, FL, several GA (770) 932-1133. nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may BUFORD be sent by visiting www. James Anderson billheadfuneralhome. com. The family will James Leonardt Anderreceive friends Sunday son, age 76, of Buford, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and GA passed away on 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Thursday, December 8, Bill Head Funeral Homes 2016. Arrangements by: and Crematory Duluth Junior E. Flanigan of Chapel, 770-476-2535. Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133. BUFORD

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A. J. Brown A. J. Brown age 24, of Buford, GA passed away December 7, 2016. Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 Morningside Drive/PO Box 2434, Buford, GA 30518. 770-945-9999. Please sign the online guest book at www.crowellbrothers.com

John Fisher John Kyle Fisher, age 68, of Winder passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016.

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Cecil Larry Edwards Cecil Larry Edwards, 69, of Flowery Branch, GA died December 8, 2016. Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

Shirley Ann Hammett, age 75 of Dacula, GA, passed away on December 9, 2016. Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road SW Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. 770962-3100. stewartfh.com

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Jacob Helfant, age 96, of Atlanta, GA passed away on December 9, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Carol Ann Faircloth Carol Ann Faircloth, age 65, of Stone Mountain, GA, passed away on December 8, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been LOGANVILLE entrusted with the arrangeJimmy Holcombe ments. Jimmy Dean Holcombe, age 59, of Loganville passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016. MemoDULUTH rial Services will be held Vance Foxworth at 6:00 PM on Thursday, December 15, 2015 at Vance Frederick FoxLandmark Baptist Church worth, age 77 of Duluth, in Loganville. Pastor Keith died December 9, 2016. Everett will officiate. Mr. Funeral services will be Holcombe was preceded held 2:00 PM Monday in death by; Father: December 12, 2016 at Hulon Bartow Holcombe; Bill Head Funeral Home Mother: Jessie Mae Duluth Chapel. Interment Lockridge. He is survived White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Duluth. Mr. Fox- by; Brothers: Larry Ray worth was born in Marion, Holcombe of Loganville, Harold Douglas Holcombe SC and was retired grocery store manager for Co- of Lawrenceville, Charles Edward Holcombe of Warlonial Foods and Parsons. ner Robins; Several NiecHe also was a distributor es & Nephews. The family for Little Debbie. He was w an Army Veteran. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Tony and

County commissioners approved a $185,747 construction contract with Omshiv Construct LLC earlier this week for the project. “This SPLOST-funded sidewalk project will make

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would like to thank all of the helping neighbors for their generous help during this time. Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home 300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100. Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com.

Mrs. Deane Pierce Poole, age 81 of Braselton, Georgia died December 8, 2016. HOSCHTON

Harry Howard Harry Lee Howard, age 64, of Hoschton, GA passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016. He was preceded in death by his wife, Arlene R. Howard. He is survived by his children, Patricia Howard, Hoschton, GA and Laurie Bales, Hoschton, GA; grandchildren, Kyle and Tiffany Moya, Justin and Kelly Moya, Lindsey Moya, Ryan Howard, Austin Potts, Morgan Howard and Nicholas Lazurick; two great grandchildren, Kason Lee Moya and Elora Rose Moya; sisters and brother-in-law, Judy and Ricky Hewett and Debbie Davis; and brother, Norman Howard. Mr. Howard was born April 14, 1952 in Grier, SC. He was a retired dry wall installer for Bobby Smith Company, Inc. He was an avid NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, Braves and Falcon Fan. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Hewett officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. until time of service at 7:00 p.m. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Lyndal LaBrack Lyndal Walker LaBrack, age 80, of Loganville, passed away on December 9, 2016. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 670 Tom Brewer Road, Loganville, GA 30052. 770-466-1544. www.stewartfh.com.

walking safer between homes, schools and businesses in this area,” Commissioner Tommy Hunter said in a statement. “Building this sidewalk near South Gwinnett High School and Britt Elemen-

tary will also improve traffic flow and provide an alternative to driving for local residents.” County officials will use 2014 SPLOST funds to pay for the project, according to county documents.

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Gertrude M. Melia Gertrude M. Melia, age 93, of Snellville, GA, passed away on December 9, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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GAINESVILLE

Wanda Mize Wanda Gail Mize, age 63, of Gainesville, GA passed away on December 9, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

BLAIRSVILLE

Frances Patterson Frances Patterson, age 82, of Blairsville, GA passed away on December 10, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

STONE MOUNTAIN

Cleo Plant Cleo Plant, age 82, of Stone Mountain, GA, passed away on December 5, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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Walter Stancil Walter Dorsey Stancil, 69, a lifelong resident the Buford area, died December 8 after a courageous battle with cancer and unexpected complications from chemotherapy. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Jean Ramey Stancil; children, Alida (Tom) Knuth, Emily (Brenden) Love and Andy (Jennifer) Stancil; grandchildren, Madison Hinckley, Kyle Knuth, Brian Knuth, Kevin Knuth, Claire Knuth, Morgan Love, Davis Stancil and Samuel Stancil; a brother, Wayne (Clara) Stancel; brothersin-law, Bill Ramey and Lavon Hair; nephews and nieces, Eli (Stephanie) Stancel, Elly Stancel, Bonnie (Travis) Duncan, Kay (David) Mauldin, Jody Hair and Mike Hair. Also surviving are close personal friends, Randall and Barbara Mahaffey.

Dorsey was born October 10, 1947, in Buford, Georgia, to Samuel W. Stancel and Omie Lee Puckett Stancel. He was a 1965 graduate and STAR Student of Buford High School and a 1969 graduate of Piedmont College with a degree in History and Chemistry. He taught school in Buford for two years before he began work with the Gwinnett County Water System where he worked for twenty seven years as an operator, chemist, technical supervisor and superintendent. After retirement from Gwinnett County, he became Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Buford, a position he held for 18 years until his death. Dorsey was a master storyteller with an encyclopedic knowledge of history and an avid interest in genealogy. He was a member and past president of the Gwinnett Historical Society and was author of Vanishing Gwinnett and Vanishing Gwinnett, Volume II. Descended from founders of our country and a number of Revolutionary and Confederate veterans, he was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), General Society of the War of 1812, Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV), Children of the American Revolution (CAR), Sons of the American Legion, and Scottish heritage societies, where he served in leadership roles. Dorsey was a member of Duncan Creek Congregational Church, then St. Edward Episcopal Church, and finally Sts. Mary and Martha of Bethany Episcopal Church. He sang in the choirs of these churches and served as a Sunday School teacher, vestryman, senior warden, and lay reader. He will be remembered by friends and family for his generous spirit and the sense of fun that he brought to every endeavor. He was extraordinarily kind to all those who crossed his path, and well known for his hugs, which he dispensed freely if he thought there was any chance he knew you. Dorsey’s family will receive visitors on Sunday, December 11, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Flanigan Funeral Home in Buford, Georgia. A funeral service will be held Monday, December 12, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at Sts. Mary and Martha of Bethany Episcopal Church, 4346 Ridge Road, Buford, Georgia 30519. Dorsey’s life and work testified to his devotion to service to the poor and less fortunate, so in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, 2050-C Chamblee Tucker Road, Atlanta, GA 30341; the building fund at St. Mary & St. Martha of Bethany Episcopal Church, 4346

Ridge Road, Buford, GA 30519; or any other charity whose mission is bringing aid, comfort, and compassion to God’s creatures. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

LAWRENCEVILLE

Marion Allison Webb Marion Allison Webb of Lawrenceville, Georgia, entered into rest on Friday, December 9, 2016 at her home. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Jones Webb; daughter, Julia Webb Davis and her husband Clayton of Duluth, GA; son, Marvin Allison Webb and wife Stacy of Chattanooga, TN. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel. A Private Family Committal Service will be held on Thursday morning, December 15, 2016, at Shadowlawn Cemetery in Lawrenceville. A Service of Celebration to Honor the Life of Marion Allison Webb will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Thursday, December 15th, at First United Methodist Church of Lawrenceville with Rev. Sheri Smith and Rev. Bill Childers officiating. In lieu of flowers the family has requested that donations be made to Grace Arbor: First UMC of Lawrenceville, P.O. Box 2127, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (770-963-0386) or the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation, 1755 North Brown Rd., Ste. 100, Lawrenceville, GA 30043 in memory of Marion Allison Webb. Online condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 120 Scenic Hwy., Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (770-9632411) has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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Several trees, shrubs are valued for their berries Of the many attractive ornamental features of plants, colorful berries are one of the most fascinating. Many trees and shrubs produce them, and the berries come in a variety of colors, sizes, and shapes. These plants are valued during the holiday season. Basically, berries are small fruits with a seed or seeds inside them. The outer part, the pericarp, is the soft and fleshy part that surrounds the seed. Berries are frequently round or oval in shape and are usually red, orange or yellow. Some are edible, such as blackberries and blueberries, while others are not, such as hollies. The berries provide food for wildlife, particularly birds, which, in turn, helps spread the seeds. Several trees produce colorful berries during the wintertime. If the

trees are deciduous, the berries are more visible and attractive. The native dogwood has small, ovalshaped berries that are glossy red, one-quarter of an inch in length, and produced in clusters of three to four; however, some varieties produce yellow berries. The kousa dogwood, which native to Asia and flowers a couple of weeks after the common dogwood, has berries that are pink to red in color with a shape similar to that of

raspberries. Hawthorn trees have a berry that is one-quarter of an inch in size, reddish-brown and is more prevalent in the fall months. These trees have sharp one- to three-inch thorns. Hollies are well known for producing red berries. The plants are dioecious, meaning that they have male and female flowers on separate plants. Only the female plants have the berries; the males do not. Unless the hollies are producing them, distinguishing which plants are male or female is next to impossible. Most are evergreen, but a few are deciduous. Several hollies are used as trees. Foster hollies grow up to 30 feet tall and have dense foliage. Its leaves are dark green, narrow and taper to a spine. Savannah hollies are similar but have leaves that are lighter green, broader, and have

many spines. Lusterleaf hollies are pyramidal in shape, produce large numbers of berries, and have dense foliage with leaves that are leathery, four to eight inches long and serrated. Nellie R. Stevens hollies have a similar growth habit to the lusterleaf holly, and can be used as a hedge. Burford and needlepoint hollies are two other hollies commonly planted. Some deciduous hollies have colorful berry displays. The possumhaw holly is native, reaches a height of 10 feet and has red or golden berries that persist throughout the winter. It does have a tendency to produce a large amount of suckering growth from the ground creating an untidy appearance. The winterberry holly has bright red berries and has a more round to oval shaped compact growth habit and grows

where he is and the investigation is Gwinnett County Police ongoing. are searching for a man Hardy is from Tennessee accused believed to of shooting and killing a be linked Deveric 19-year-old Lawrenceville to the Hardy man in November. death of Deveric Hardy, 21, is Kyree Shakur Smith, who wanted on charges of ag- officers found shot in a gravated assault, purchase black car at a McDonald’s of marijuana and felony on Hamilton Mill Road murder, according to a in Dacula on Nov. 28, Gwinnett County Police according to the release. Department press release. Smith later died at the Officials do not know Gwinnett Medical Center.

According to police reports, a witness told officers he was in the drive-thru of a nearby McDonald’s when he heard gun shots. He said he could see Smith’s “black car come over the curb and up the small embankment.” The witness also said he saw a red car leaving from the same place. “(He) said he was sure the vehicle was a red Nissan Sentra,” according to the police report. Investigators reportedly

believe the murder could be drug-related. Anybody with information about the case should call GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300. Tipsters can also remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 404-5778477 or by visiting www. crimestoppersatlanta.org. Tips can also be texted to 274637. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.

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six to 10 feet tall. It thrives in moist soils. Firethorns (Pyracanthas) are large evergreen shrubs with stiff upright branches. They produce abundant berries in late fall and winter that are red to orange. The plants have one- to three-inch long thorns that can inflict a painful puncture. The two types most commonly planted are the scarlet firethorn and the Formosan firethorn. Both require full sunlight and can be used as shrubs, hedges or espaliered on trellises or the sides of walls. They are tolerant of prolonged dry conditions. An additional plant worth mentioning is the beautyberry. Two types are planted, and they are deciduous. The American

beautyberry has a course texture appearance and an upright, loose form. It produces pink flowers in the spring and has small violet berries that are clustered tightly around the stems at the leaf nodes. The purple beautyberry has a dense spreading habit with lilac to violet berries. Both have varieties with white berries. Often the attractiveness of berries is overlooked in the landscape. The small fruits add beauty and interest in addition to providing food for wildlife. Timothy Daly is a County Extension Agent with the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, Gwinnett County. He can be reached at 678-377-4011 or tdaly@ uga.edu.

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After 20 years, Gwinnett County’s Human Services Center in Buford is about to undergo an overhaul. The 24,415-square-foot center, which opened in 1997 at 2755 Sawnee Ave., is set to receive a major renovation and expansion that will give it more space for programs geared toward senior citizens and other community groups. County commissioners approved a $1.76 million construction contract for the project this past week. Beatty Construction Inc. will do the work. The Buford Senior Center portion of the building is expected to get a new look as a result of the project, with an expanded dining room, upgraded serving area, an expanded lounge, a new drop-off area, a covered patio, an activities room, a personal care room, new interior finishes and renovated restrooms included in the project. Elsewhere in the building, interior spaces will be reconfigured to provide more community meeting areas, the HVAC system ceilings, lighting and roof will be replaced. Drainage and pedestrian circulation improvements are also planned. The new look and layout of the building was designed by architects at Lord Aeck Sargent. The renovations could be

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Dear Ben, As you obviously realize, your will is an important document since it sets forth who will receive your property following your death and who will be in charge of settling your estate. Without one your property would indeed be distributed as set forth in your states’ intestacy laws, and you may not like their distribution scheme either. Wills are typically altered when someone in the will has died. But they are also re-done based on divorce, bankruptcy or in your case, exhibiting consistent behavior you do not approve of.

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While destroying your will physically is possible. But remember, someone will likely try to probate an existing copy, thereby defeating your final wishes. So you will have to seek out and destroy ALL copies if you have access to them or have an attorney prepare a codicil to the will. This will indicate that you wish your property NOT to pass as set forth in your previous will dated such and such, but instead to the persons in the new will. A well-drafted will should always include the statement “hereby revoking all prior wills signed by me.” Or words to that effect. This makes it clear that your new will is not deemed and amendment to an existing will but is a complete replacement. Drawing a line through the parts of the current will you do not like and initialing them is not a good idea either. When you first signed the will, you probably had two witnesses and a notary sign the document. Your strike-through has neither of these things so, it might not be deemed as a legally valid. Without witnesses testifying that you were ‘of sound mind’ at the time of the change, the person you are planning to eliminate might challenge the change.

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Deputies help arrest accused killer By Cailin O’Brien

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Gwinnett County sheriff’s deputies worked with U.S. Marshals Thursday to arrest a man accused of murder in Illinois. Investigators found

Tariq a press Pinnick, release. 20, at a Cynthia house in Martinez, Norcross 38, was at at about the home 6:30 a.m. and was and aralso arTariq Cynthia rested him rested on Pinnick Martinez “without unrelated incident,” according to warrants out of Newton

and Jasper counties. Both were booked into the Gwinnett County Jail at about 8 a.m. Pinnick is being held there without bond. Martinez was released to the custody of the Newton County Sheriff’s Office at about 2:30 p.m., according to the release.

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Charges: Aggravated assault, possession of firearm/knife during commission of crime, reckless conduct

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Timothy James Moore

Charge: Armed Robbery

Charges: Forgery of financial transaction card (six counts), financial transaction card theft and more

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Charge: Felony Probation Violation

Charges: Identity fraud (three charges), financial transaction card fraud and more

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Jessica Fermin looks around the house she once lived in. It was damaged in a fire Nov. 22. (Staff Photos: Cailin O’Brien)

Fire •From Page 1A The couple has raised $4,865 on GoFundMe so far toward renting a house in the Lawrenceville area. Fermin called the account “Rebuilding our lives.” To make that a reality, she estimated they need $10,000. The family has been living out of a hotel since Nov. 22, when a fire consumed the next-door neighbors’ house before leaping to their own. Wheeler said he was in the kitchen making tea when he realized the blaze could hit his house. “I just told everybody, ‘Get out. Let’s go,’” he said. Nobody was hurt in the fire. Even the family’s pet turtle and cat, Sheiba, got through unscathed. Only the fish didn’t make it. But the damage to their lives was significant. “We lost everything,” Fermin said. Everything including clothes, family pictures, furniture and appliances. The family has been making due “little by little,” Fermin said. She said friends and strangers have been generous so far, offering clothes, furniture and household supplies. “Everybody’s been nice,” she said. “At the school, people have been passing the word.” That’s been the one blessing through this tragedy, Fermin said — the family’s seen their community’s generosity. They’ve even been able to pay some of it forward. Fermin said she’s received so many donations that

Outdoor burning suspension lifted FrOm StaFF repOrtS Gwinnett County residents can light outdoor fires again as of Saturday — as long as they’re careful. The Gwinnett County Fire Marshal’s office lifted the temporary suspension on outdoor burning Saturday. That means the office will also resume issuing permits to conduct bonfires and construct pit burns, according to a press release. The suspension has been in place since Nov. 18 in response to “extreme drought conditions across much of Georgia,” according to the release. The drought isn’t over, however. “Gwinnett County is

Jessica Fermin, Lamar Wheeler and their 2-year-old daughter pose in front of the house they lived in before a fire damaged the property Nov. 22.

she’s been able to help other families living in the hotel. “There’s a lady with five kids, so we gave her some things to look through,” Fermin said. “And then she passed it on to another family at the hotel who needed clothes.” The camaraderie has helped keep Fermin’s spirits up, but the family still needs a home for the holidays. Their old house looks OK from the outside. The windows still have their shutters, the red door is still in place. The roof isn’t covered with a tarp like their neighbors’ house where the fire

•From Page 1A Police Department. Gwinnett police officials thanked Gestar for her latest donation Wednesday by presenting her with a framed photo of Elsa at the Duluth Rotary Club meeting at the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce. Elsa and her new handler, Officer Dan Larsen, have been together a few months and have already completed their initial training from the Tarheel Canine Training in Sanford, N.C. Pihera said Elsa is Larsen’s first K-9. “Years ago, while in the police academy, he mentioned that he wanted to become a K-9 officer,” she said. The pair will likely begin their first shift together in February. It’s just be the beginning of a long partnership. Most police dogs live with their handler — even after retirement, police said. “The bond between Officer Larsen and Elsa is undeniable,” a press release said.

originated. Everything is different inside. Insulation lays on the floor where it’s fallen, wires hang from the ceiling and wet soot coats everything. The only spot of normalcy comes from Sheiba, who still lives around the house and meows for food when Fermin walks in the front door. “Does this look like moderate damage to you?” Wheeler asked, peering into the sooty living room area. “Clearly, nobody will be living in here for a while.” That’s where the family’s GoFundMe account comes in.

•From Page 1A “That will help us toward getting started,” Fermin said. But she also said she doesn’t want anybody in the community to feel pressured into giving. “We’d just like the community to share our page, even if you can’t donate. Because maybe somebody else could (donate),” Fermin said. Fermin and Wheeler’s GoFundMe page can be reached at www.gofundme.com/help-to-get-ourfamily-get-started. Fermin said anybody willing to donate items besides money can message her through the page. “Everything is welcome,” she said.

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Officer dan Larsen poses with new K-9 Elsa. (Photo: Gwinnett Police department)

still experiencing drought conditions,” according to the release. “With any fire, caution is advised and safety rules should be followed.” That means residents shouldn’t burn when winds over 15 mph could be in the forecast or when the smoke could become a health hazard for somebody nearby. The Fire Marshal’s Office also doesn’t allow burning garbage or burning within 20 feet of flammable, combustible or explosive materials. Residents should keep checking the burn status daily by visiting www. gwinnettfiremarshal.com. Additional burning rules can also be found on the website.

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This is Stephenson’s first year as a school bus driver in Gwinnett after he retired from MARTA following a long career there where he was most recently a bus accident investigator and trained people to investigate bus crashes. “When he got off the bus, his first concern was for the kids he’s transported,” Rene said. “He was still a little in shock and pain and not with it. The thing he kept going back to was the kids, ‘Are the kids OK?’ He really cares about those kids.” Stephenson and his family looked forward to a meeting with the Good Samaritan who helped him in the moments following the crash, including when he was unconscious. The Good Samaritan helped get students off the bus and arrived either as the wreck happened or in the immediate moments after it happened. Rene Stephenson said her husband’s glasses were destroyed in the wreck and are among the things they’re trying to replace. Rene said she was touched because the Good Samaritan did not have children at Lanier Middle

so there was no vested interest to help, but he did anyway. He jumped out and left his own vehicle to help. Along with gratitude toward the Good Samaritan, Rene said she appreciated the support of the school district officials who responded to the scene, and have been in touch since. “It was like he’d been with them for decades the way they acted,” she said. The parent who setup the GoFundMe account wrote on the page that her son told her that the bus swung at a 90-degree angle as the wreck happened. “I am working diligently in hopes we can pull a huge ‘thank you/get well’ together for this brave driver, and as my son said “HERO!” the parent wrote. “Many children have stated that Mr. Rob tried to do everything he could to avoid a more serious impact. But the accident happened quickly, and the tree service truck that ran the red light was just unavoidable.” The GoFundMe account, called “Injured Lanier Middle Bus Driver,” has raised $1,105 of its $5,000 goal as of Friday afternoon.

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County to realign Kilgore, South Bogan intersection BY CURT YEOMANS

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Gwinnett County officials are planning to move Kilgore Road. That sounds like a big project, but in reality it’s

not quite as big as it may seem. Kilgore Road is actually being realigned in one spot, at its intersection with South Bogan Road near Buford. A new traffic signal will be installed at the intersection, a left turn lane will

be added on Kilgore, and left-turn lanes coming from both directions will be added on South Bogan Road. The project got the green light to proceed this past week when the Board of Commissioners approved a $1.17 million construc-

tion contract with CMES Inc. “This project will improve the grade, alignment and traffic flow at this intersection,” county Commissioner John Heard said in a statement. “Road improvement projects like

this one, along with all of our other efforts, continue to make Gwinnett County the best place to do business in the country.” The county plans to pay for the realignment project with funding from the 2014 SPLOST.

Republican wins La. Senate runoff BY BRYN STOLE

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BATON ROUGE, La. — Republican John Neely Kennedy, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, won a runoff election in Louisiana on Saturday against his Democratic opponent in a race that gives the Republicans a 52-seat majority in the chamber. The Democratic candidate, Foster Campbell, told his supporters in a speech in the state capital of Baton Route that he had called Kennedy to congratulate him on his victory. Kennedy, the state treasurer, had more than 63 percent of the vote, with 3,391 of 3,904 precincts

reporting, in results posted on the website of the state Secretary of State’s Office. Polls closed at 8 p.m. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, congratulated Kennedy on his victory. “I look forward to working with him to secure additional funding for flood relief, to make long term investments in our infrastructure and to bring Louisiana’s federal tax dollars home to help our people,” Edwards said in a statement. With Kennedy’s victory, the Republicans will have a 52-seat majority in the 100-seat U.S. Senate. Going into the general election on Nov. 8, Republicans had a 54-seat majority.

A rocky start for Trump, intelligence agencies on Russia BY JOHN WALCOTT

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s rejection this weekend of U.S. intelligence analysts’ conclusion that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help him win the White House is the latest in a string

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of conflicts between Trump and the intelligence community he will command. Most of them involve Russia, which has grown increasingly aggressive — according to what U.S. intelligence agencies have told Congress and the administration of President Barack Obama — in Syria and Ukraine. The agencies also reported that Russia has ratcheted up activities in cyberspace including meddling, sometimes covertly, in European and U.S. elections. The intelligence agencies have concluded with “high confidence” that not only did their Russian counterparts direct the hacking of Democratic Party organizations and leaders, but they did so to undermine Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, not just to shake confidence in the U.S. electoral system, a senior U.S. official said on Friday. The president-elect’s transition office responded by releasing a statement that exaggerated his margin of victory and attacked the U.S. intelligence community’s work on Iraq, but did not address the analysts’ conclusion about Russia. “These are the same people that said Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction,” the statement said. “The election ended a long time ago in one of the biggest Electoral College victories in history. It’s now time to move on and ‘Make America Great Again.’” In a statement issued on Saturday, California Democrat Adam Schiff, a member of the House intelligence committee, called the Russian hacking of the U.S. election “spectacularly successful.” “One would also have to be willfully blind not to see that these Russian actions were uniformly damaging to Secretary (of State Hillary) Clinton and helpful to Donald Trump,” Schiff said. “I do not believe this was coincidental or unintended.” Trump has rejected the intelligence agencies’ finding. “I don’t believe they interfered,” he told Time magazine about Russia in an interview published this week. “That became a laughing point, not a talking point, a laughing point. Any time I do something, they say, ‘Oh, Russia interfered.’”

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Grayson’s Jaquavius Lane (11) returns the ball during the first half of Saturday’s Class AAAAAAA State Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Below, Grayson’s Chase Brice (2) runs the ball during the first half Saturday. (Photos: Kyle Hess)

Wild finish

Grayson defeats Roswell in overtime for state championship in high school finale at Georgia Dome By Paul Thomas

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ATLANTA — In 2007 the GHSA changed the rules so that football state championships could not end in a tie. That change led to overtime on Saturday night in the final high school game ever at the Georgia Dome for the Class AAAAAAA state championship game between Grayson and Roswell. Ultimately Grayson prevailed 23-20 over Roswell on a 25-yard Will VanPamelen field goal. Grayson started with the ball in overtime and after a first down run by Jamyest Williams penalties forced the Rams to settle for VanPamelen’s kick. Like it did the majority of the night the Grayson defense held up on Roswell’s posses-

sion, with a tackle for loss and forcing two incomplete passes. That set up a 32-yard field goal attempt for the Hornets that sailed wide to give Grayson its second state championship in school history. Roswell (14-1) defeated

Grayson (14-1) last season in the state semifinals on a play that was eerily similar to the one that sent the game into overtime. With its offense stuck in neutral for much of the night, Grayson’s senior quarterback

delivered when it mattered most on Saturday night. The future Clemson Tiger led Grayson on two fourth quarter scoring drives, including what looked like a gamewinning 35-yard touchdown pass to Jaquavius Lane with 1:04 remaining to give Grayson a 20-13 lead over Roswell Roswell had a chance after Grayson was flagged for excessive celebration as Lane caught a two-point conversion pass to extend the lead to seven. The Hornets got the ball at their own 30 with 58 seconds remaining in the game. Quarterback Malik Willis moved Roswell to the Grayson 41 with 20 seconds left in the game on a 9-yard scramble and a 13-yard completion to Corey Reed. He then hit Reed for an 11-yard gain at the 20 with 10 seconds left in the game.

After an incomplete pass, Willis found Kentrell Barber for a 20-yard touchdown pass as time in regulation expired to send the game to overtime tied at 20. Grayson’s defense forced on a fumble on the opening possession, but was unable to take advantage going three-and-out on its first three offensive possessions. Roswell took a 7-0 lead on a 26-yard touchdown pass from Malik Willis to Corey Reed. Willis also had a 47-yard completion to Christina Ford on the scoring drive. The Virginia Tech commit was 7 of 11 for 152 yards in the first half and also picked up two first downs running the ball. Less than two minutes into the second quarter Williams See GRAYSON, Page 7B

Locals turn America’s Game into Gwinnett’s Game By Jon Gallo

Brigade marching onto the field followed by Army’s Corps of Cadets; from BALTIMORE, Md. — Navy’s goats to Army’s For 117 years, the Armymules; and from honoring Navy football game has men who distinguished been billed as “America’s themselves in combat to Game,” an annual clash commemorating those who among young men who never made it home. spend a few hours on a But on this chilly, windy December Saturday giving afternoon inside M&T everything they have on the Bank Stadium, just a few field before protecting the football fields away from country’s freedom, even if Baltimore’s Inner Harbor it means giving their last that’s home to the USS breath. Torsk submarine — the It’s a game where symlast U.S. ship to down an bolism runs deep — from enemy vessel in World War the entire Midshipmen II — the game unofficially Staff Correspondent

adopted another symbol: the Gwinnett County map. That’s because the game, a 21-17 Army win, featured six players (three Black Knights and three Midshipmen) and two coaches — Army offensive coordinator Brent Davis (Duluth High) and Navy special teams coordinator Danny O’Rouke (Central Gwinnett) — with ties to the county, either by having attended one if its high schools or calling it home. “I can’t say enough of how great the high school football is in Gwinnett,”

Army coach Jeff Monken said. “It’s getting bigger and better every year.” Army (7-5) featured starting junior free safety Rhyan England (Collins Hill) and sophomore punter J.D. Mote (a Loganville resident who was home-schooled) and sophomore reserve running back Tyler Campbell (Peachtree Ridge). Sophomore defensive back Marcus Hyatt (a Lilburn resident who played at Woodward Academy) was See GWINNETT, Page 7B

Army defensive back Rhyan England (20), a Collins Hill grad, celebrates a fumble recovery against Navy on Saturday in Baltimore, Md. (Photo: Danny Wild-USA Today Sports)

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Best of Region 7 picked by coaches From StaFF reportS The All-Region 7-AAAAAAA football team was released this week after voting by the league’s coaches. Brookwood junior Matthew Hill was named the region’s player of the year, and Norcross linebacker Monty Montgomery was selected as defensive player of the year. Hill played running back, wide receiver and defensive back for the Broncos, in addition to returning kicks. The offensive player of the year honor was shared by a pair of quarterbacks, Parkview’s Caleb Mitchell and Central Gwinnett’s Jarren Williams. The all-region teams are as follows: First-Team Offense QB Baron Radcliff, Norcross RB Josh Samuel, Central Gwinnett RB Maxwell Guggemos, Lakeside WR Justin Long, Parkview WR Jallah Zeze, Central Gwinnett WR Miles Marshall, Parkview WR Derrick Lawrence, Central Gwinnett TE Chris Cotter, Brookwood OL Casey Holman, Brookwood OL Sam Dingle, Norcross OL Khalil Raymond, Berkmar OL Shaun Wright, Lakeside OL Collin Taliaferro, Parkview OL Brandon Joseph, Central Gwinnett KR Jacobe Burrell, Norcross PK Cole Hanna, Norcross First-Team Defense DL Nazir Sy, Norcross DL Scott Wright, Lakeside DL Devin Stevenson, Norcross LB Ben Markiewicz, Parkview LB Leonard Warner, Brookwood LB Guillermo Luna, Brookwood LB Tommy Rogers, Parkview LB Jalen Pinkney, Norcross LB Airon Buick, Meadowcreek DB Malik Washington, Parkview DB Da’meon Williams, Norcross DB Keon Carter, Norcross DB Kendall Williamson, Brookwood P Jake Camarda, Norcross Second-Team Offense QB Angelo DiSpigna, Brookwood; RB Dante Black, Brookwood; RB Chauncey Williams, Meadowcreek; RB Christian Malloy, Parkview; WR Tamir Jones, Norcross; WR Josh Miller, Berkmar; Nick Prince, Brookwood; Demonte Pressley, Lakeside; OL Devin Bennett, Norcross; OL Isa Washington, Brookwood; OL Braelen Marshall, Parkview; OL Tim Wilkins, Central Gwinnett; OL Gordan Lewis, Lakeside; KR Jared Simpkins, Norcross Second-Team Defense DL Spencer Brown, Berkmar; DL Blake Chavis, Brookwood; DL Ivan Sledge, Central Gwinnett; LB Terrion Dangerfield, Norcross; LB Miles Miccichi, Lakeside; LB Connor Artime, Brookwood; LB Demetrius West, Parkview; LB Zaire Madison, Meadowcreek; DB Ty Todd, Berkmar; DB Qu’vella Calhoun, Meadowcreek; DB Cantorian Weems, Brookwood; DB Demarius Smith, Parkview; DB Donte Burton, Central Gwinnett

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From StaFF reportS The Dacula Athletics Hall of Fame has selected its Class of 2017 inductees, who will be honored Jan. 6 during the Falcons’ home basketball games with Gainesville. A social for inductees,

family and friends will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the high school’s auxiliary gym. The hall of famers then will be recognized following the girls basketball game, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Eight athletes, two head coaches and six teams

are slated for induction in this class. Football coach Kevin Maloof (1992-2010) and girls track and field coach David Braschler (1993-2008) are the two coaches chosen this year. The athletes going into the hall of fame are Corey Etheridge (base-

ball, 1998 grad), Brittany Jarrard (girls basketball, 2006), Chuck Warbington (football, 1989), Andy Peavy (football, basketball, 1988), Sandy Ramey (football, basketball, 1981), Nathan Rau (boys golf, 2005), Joe Aaron (boys soccer, 1997) and

Lindsey Weider (volleyball, 2006). The teams — all region champions — selected for the hall are 1978 boys basketball, 1993 football, 1993 slowpitch softball, 1995 girls track, 2006 volleyball and 2007 girls golf.

Top swimmers, divers honored by booster club From StaFF reportS The Gwinnett County Swim and Dive Booster Club announced its athletes of the month for November this week. Those honored for the first month of the high school swimming and diving season are as follows: Archer: Sam Powell, Hannah Mahaffey Berkmar: Orlando Buruca, Aireyana Mitchell-

Salonga Brookwood: Andrew Huenniger, Maddy Cohen Central Gwinnett: Anthony Muralles, Ella Napier Collins Hill: Alen Deljkic, Victoria Kabat Dacula: Ryan Fischer, Hannah Jeager Discovery: Steven Tam, Deborah Olayemi Duluth: Matthew Lee, Kendal Reeves Grayson: Daniel

Myrick, Anna Calaicone Lanier: Seth Johnson, Rachel Bruno Meadowcreek: Joel Ordonez, Selam Tesfalem Mill Creek: Jacob Magahey, Abigail Tashlein Mountain View: Troy

Tarantino, Sarah Grace Thompson Norcross: Colton Kryski, Megan Carver North Gwinnett: Matthew Shelton, Marianne Allard Parkview: Alex Nor-

cini, Zoe Walker Peachtree Ridge: Jonathan Yang, Klaudia Holt Shiloh: Ben Koschella, Isabel Arscott South Gwinnett: Andrew McFarland, Jaida Garrett

Matchups set for GDP Challenge From StaFF reportS The matchups have been set for the upcoming Gwinnett Daily Post Challenge, a high school basketball showcase involving 26 local teams. Three local high

schools — Archer, Central Gwinnett and Grayson — will host a total of 13 games next Saturday in the event, now in its second year. The Daily Post staff sets the matchups when the final field is announced.

GDP CHALLENGE Saturday At Archer 3 p.m. — Berkmar vs. Discovery girls 4:30 p.m. — Greater Atlanta Christian vs. Discovery boys 6 p.m. — Archer vs. Lanier girls 7:30 p.m. — Archer vs. Lanier boys At Central Gwinnett 1:30 p.m. — Hebron Christian vs. Wesleyan boys 3 p.m. — Mountain View vs. Greater Atlanta Christian girls 4:30 p.m. — Mountain View vs. Parkview boys 6 p.m. — Central Gwinnett vs. Mill Creek girls 7:30 p.m. — Central Gwinnett vs. Mill Creek boys At Grayson 3 p.m. — North Gwinnett vs. Meadowcreek girls 4:30 p.m. — Buford vs. Duluth girls 6 p.m. — Grayson vs. Peachtree Ridge girls 7:30 p.m. — Grayson vs. Peachtree Ridge boys

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COUNTY WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

By Brandon Brigman

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Prep Schedule

BASKETBALL

Monday

6 p.m. — Buford girls at Jefferson

BASKETBALL

Tuesday

• Hebron at Excel Christian Academy 6 p.m. — Berkmar at Lakeside-Dekalb 6 p.m. — Brookwood at Parkview 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Mountain View 6 p.m. — Discovery at North 6 p.m. — Duluth at Mill Creek 6 p.m. — Newton at Grayson 6 p.m. — Norcross at Meadowcreek 6 p.m. — Shiloh at Archer 6 p.m. — South at Rockdale 6 p.m. — Union Co. at GAC 6 p.m. — West Forsyth at Central

SWIMMING & DIVING

5 p.m. — Dunwoody at GAC

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — Parkview at Discovery

WRESTLING

Wednesday

5 p.m. — Grayson at Rockdale 5 p.m. — Norcross at South

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UPCOMING

at Greenville Tue, 7:05 p.m. 102.9-FM

at Florida Fri, 7:30 p.m. 102.9-FM

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at Toronto Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. FSSE/92.9-FM

Hawks

Falcons

Orlando 2:05 p.m. 102.9-FM

at Los Angeles San Fransisco at Carolina 4:25 p.m. Dec. 18, 4:05 p.m. Dec. 24, 1 p.m. FOX/92.9-FM FOX/92.9-FM FOX/92.9-FM Off

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Today

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Noon — St. John’s at LIU-Brooklyn FS1 3 p.m. — Hofstra vs. Kentucky ESPN 5 p.m. — Tennessee at North Carolina ESPN

NFL

1 p.m. — Washington at Philadelphia FOX 1 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Buffalo CBS 4:25 p.m. — Atlanta at Los Angeles FOX 8:20 p.m. — Dallas at New York Giants NBC

SOCCER

6:55 a.m. — Premier League Chelsea FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC NBCSP 9:10 a.m. — Premier League Manchester United FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FC NBCSP 9:30 a.m. — Bundesliga Borussia Monchengladbach vs Mainz 05 FS1 11:25 a.m. — Premier League Liverpool FC vs West Ham United FC NBCSP 6:30 p.m. — MLS Seattle FC at Toronto FC FS1

SWIMMING

6:30 p.m. — FINA World Swimming Championships. From Windsor, Ont. NBCSP

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 2 p.m. — Connecticut at Kansas State FS1 3 p.m. — Tulsa at Oklahoma FSSE 4:30 p.m. — Tennessee at Texas FS1

Sports Calendar

LACROSSE

Today: A free boys and girls youth lacrosse clinic will be held at Rock Springs Park from 1 to 3 p.m. No experience is necessary and loaner equipment will be provided. Clinic is open to boys and girls in grades 1 to 8. Registration for Collins Hill Athletic Association’s spring season also is available, along with more clinic details, at www. chaalax.com.

RUNNING

Jan. 28: The seventh annual Norcross Blue Devils Run, a Peachtree Road Race qualifier, will feature a 5K and 1-mile fun run at Pinckneyville Middle School in Peachtree Corners. 5K starts at 8 a.m. and fun run starts when 5K finishes. Pre-registration is $25 and race-day registration is $30. Proceeds from the studentled event will benefit the high school’s cross country and track and field programs. For more information or to register, go to

bluedevilsrun.wixsite.com/ norcross or run signup.com/ BlueDevilsRun. Feb. 4: Meadowcreek will host its fourth annual Stampede in the Park 5K Trail run Feb. 4 at Yellow River Park. The course covers soft surfaces and paved trails. All proceeds benefit the high school’s cross country program. Registration is available at active.com, and more information is available at stampedeinthepark.wix. com/5k1kfunrun. Email stampedeinthepark@gmail. com with any questions.

SOCCER

Ongoing through Jan. 14: Atlanta Fire United youth soccer has opened online registration for its spring recreational season at www.atlantaunitedsoccer.com. Walk-up registration also will be held Jan. 7 at George Pierce Park in Suwanee and Jan. 14 at Bunten Road Park in Duluth. Registration ends Jan. 15. First games are March 4 and practices start Feb. 20.

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NORCROSS — Mountain View’s wrestling program graduated a pair of state placers last year, including the school’s first individual state champion, so it was unclear how the Bears would fare this season. Mountain View passed a major litmus test on Saturday at the Gwinnett County Championships hosted by Meadowcreek High School. The Bears put 10 in the finals and came away with four county champions to easily win their third-straight county championship. “I knew we would have a lot of experience coming back, but you never know until test day and the kids responded well,” Mountain View head coach Jim Gassman said. “I’m proud of our JV. They won the county championship, too.” Mountain View joins Parkview and Collins Hill as the only schools to win three consecutive county titles. “This means a lot because we didn’t think we would do as good because we lost so many good kids last season,” Mountain View senior Carlos Gonzalez said. Mountain View scored 283.5 points and was followed by Collins Hill (183 points), North Gwinnett (142), second-year school Discovery (129) and Class A program Wesleyan (125.5) in the 19-team tournament. It’s the first time Collins Hill has placed in the top three in back-to-back seasons since 2007 and 2008, while Wesleyan placed in the top five for the first

Mountain View’s Chase Standridge tries to get the pin on Peachtree Ridge’s Kyle Brown in the 145lb class during Saturday’s Gwinnett County wrestling championships at Meadowcreek High School. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

time since 2007 when it was fourth. The tournament did not feature four-time defending state champion Archer, last year’s county runnerup Brookwood or perennial contender Buford. “I take a win when we can,” Gassman said. “Obviously we wish we could have gone against the best. I wish they were here, but it’s not a mandatory tournament they have to go to.” The county championship was the third team title for the Bears, who have also won the Alcovy Tournament and Compound Clothing Duals. Mountain View goes to Tennessee next week for the Bradley Invitational. “This championship makes us want to keep getting better,” Mountain View’s Chase Standridge said. “We are wrestling harder and harder and keep getting better.” Mountain had 12 wrestlers place in the top four, including county champions Carlos Gonzalez (106

pounds), Steve Chavez (113), Chase Standridge (145) and Harrison Spikes (220). It was the most county champions in one season for the Bears after having three champs last year. “Every year is different. New kids shine at this tournament,” Gassman said. “We had some kids have some good performances. I’m proud of the kids, they wrestled hard.” Alex Standridge (132), Drew Knutson (138), Leon Jarda (152), Jamar McEachern (160), Sam Ezzell (170) and Luke Hennebaul (182) were runnersup. Camden Drouault (120) and Nick Marbut (126) were fourth. “We always want to end with an odd number — first, third or fifth. That’s how it is sometimes,” Gassman said. One of the biggest surprises was Chavez, who defeated defending county champion Christian Torres from South Gwinnett with a 7-3 decision. “It was a surprise

because I was JV the last three years,” Chavez said. “I knew I worked hard, so I thought I had a chance.” Chavez, a senior, spent the last three seasons on the junior varsity and placed second at the county JV meet the last two seasons. “Steve would be one of the surprises,” Gassman said. “We knew he would be a good wrestler, but he was stuck behind some good kids. He loves wrestling and was a nice surprise.” Sophomore Chase Standridge won his second county title, while Gonzalez and Spikes were first after taking third last year. “I thought I had a chance to win, but there was a lot of good competition,” Spikes said. “I just took it one match at a time.” One of the shockers was the loss by Jarda, a state finalist last year, in the finals to Collins Hill’s Ryan Hurd at 152 pounds. “Ryan Hurd from Collins Hill is a tough kid and wrestles hard,” Gassman said. “Ryan is a tough wrestler and Leon has some things to work on.” Lucas Desilva (132) joined Hurd as a county champion from Collins Hill. North Gwinnett’s Rex McDaniel (126) and Justin Lewis (160) won county titles. Obumneme Osele became Discovery’s first county champ when he won the 182-pound title. Dacula’s Noah Bullock (120), Meadowcreek’s Najee Russell (138), Wesleyan’s Grant Marshall (170), Mill Creek’s Justin Speregen (195) and Peachtree Ridge’s Bryce Jones (285) also won county championships.

GWINNETT COUNTY WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday At Meadowcreek TEAM STANDINGS Mountain View, 283.5 Collins Hill, 183 North Gwinnett, 142 Discovery, 129 Wesleyan, 125.5 Mill Creek, 119 Meadowcreek, 117 Peachtree Ridge, 117 Dacula, 102 Lanier, 79 Grayson, 63.5 Central Gwinnett, 56 South Gwinnett, 53 Berkmar, 46 Duluth, 39.5

Parkview, 35 GAC, 14 Norcross, 7 Shiloh, 6 FINALS 106 pounds: Carlos Gonzalez (Mountain View) dec. Joey Felix (Collins Hill), 6-0 113: Steve Chavez (Mountain View) dec. Christian Torres (South Gwinnett), 7-3 120: Noah Bullock (Dacula) fall Joelliuis Rodriguez (Meadowcreek), 3:07 126: Rex McDaniel (North Gwinnett) maj. dec. Kes-

hawn Laws (Central Gwinnett), 13-3 132: Lucas Desilva (Collins Hill) injury default Alex Standridge (Mountain View), 5:52 138: Najee Russell (Meadowcreek) fall Drew Knutson (Mountain View), 3:54 145: Chase Standridge (Mountain View) fall Kyle Brown (Peacthree Ridge), 1:59 152: Ryan Hurd (Collins Hill) dec. Leon Jarda (Mountain View), 4-0 160: Justin Lewis (North Gwinnett) dec. Jamar

McEachern (Mountain View), 3-0 170: Grant Marshall (Wesleyan) fall Sam Ezzell (Mountain View), 2:48 182: Obumneme Osele (Discovery) fall Luke Hennebaul (Mountain View), 4:57 195: Justin Speregen (Mill Creek) dec. Chapman Pendery (Wesleyan), 5-2 220: Harrison Spikes (Mountain View) dec. Tomari Fox (Collins Hill), 7-2 285: Bryce Jones (Peacthree Ridge) dec. Devon Martin (Lanier), 5-3

Osele wins Titans’ first county crown By Brandon Brigman

Staff Correspondent

NORCROSS — Discovery’s Obumneme Godson Osele walked off the wrestling mat at Meadowcreek High School with a big smile on his face and into the arms of his teammates. The senior was congratulated by his teammates and coaches, including the school’s principal Gene Taylor, after winning the 182-pound Gwinnett County wrestling championship on Saturday. He’s the first county champion in the school’s two-year history. “I feel so excited,” Osele said. “I don’t know how to explain it. I didn’t know what to expect. This takes the cake and is an amazing feeling.” Head coach Eric Mau said Osele being the school’s first county champion couldn’t have happened to a better person. “It’s incredible and he’s an incredible kid,” Mau said. “He’s an outstanding kid and an outstanding leader. He told me it’s always tough going up against Mountain View.” Osele used a third-period pin on Mountain View’s Luke Hennebaul to win the county title. “I’ve had a bad history with Mountain View,” Osele said. “I lost my first match

to Mountain View by pin, so it’s a good feeling to come back and get redemption.” Osele’s county title wasn’t the only good news for the Titans. Discovery placed fourth overall in the 19-team tournament. “I’m so proud of my teammates,” Osele said. “Everyone came out here and fought hard. Everyone expected us to not do anything, but we did.” Chrinovic Mukulu (220) was fourth, Ducal Hoang (138), Khiree Seabrook (160) and Mustafa Alkhatib (195) were fifth, Samir Ghulam (132) and Christian Beltran (285) were sixth. “We are making ourselves known,” Mau said. “We have a good squad. It’s encouraging to see the kids hard work in the classroom, on the mat and are real gentlemen.” It’s been a big month for Osele, who maintains a 4.0. GPA. On Dec. 1 he was awarded the Quest Bridge Scholarship and will attend Northwestern next year. He won a county championship, so who knows what Santa will bring him in a couple of weeks. “I have my fingers crossed,” Oselse said with a smile. Marshall ends Wesleyan’s drought The last time Wesleyan

had a county champion, he went on to be a state champion. Grant Marshall is hoping to repeat that feat. The Wesleyan senior won the Gwinnett County championship on Saturday at 170 pounds, becoming the Wolves’ first county champ since Kelby Smith in 2008. “It feels great. I’ve never been a county champ,” Marshall said. “I’m pretty proud. I hope there are many more after me.” Marshall didn’t participate in Day 2 of the county tournament last year to take the ACT and didn’t qualify for the state tournament. Now at 23-0 on the season, Marshall hopes the county title is the just the beginning of a standout season. “This is definitely encouraging to me to work harder the rest of the season,” Marshall said. “I’ve got that taste of what it’s like.” Marshall’s title helped Wesleyan place fifth in the 19-team county tournament. It’s the Wolves highest finish since they were fourth in 2007. It’s a vast improvement from five years ago when head coach Dennis Stromie took over the program and Wesleyan placed 21st. “Slowly but surely,” Stromie said of the im-

provement. “It takes time to build, but we have some good kids that compete hard. We are going to show up and give everything we’ve got.” Wesleyan brought eight wrestlers to the tournament and had six placers. Chapman Pendery joined Marshall in the finals, but took second at 195 pounds. Mustangs’ Russell goes from unknown to champ Going into the season, Najee Russell wasn’t on many people’s radar. It was for good reason too after not placing at any tournaments. The Meadowcreek senior showed otherwise on Saturday at the county tournament. Russell won the 138-pound championship with a late second-period pin over Mountain View’s Drew Knutson. “It feels good to be champ. I’ve training for this for a while,” Russell said. “I’d like to thank my coaches. They made me better. They made me a county champion and hopefully a state champion.” Russell’s county championship is a bit of a surprise considering he didn’t even place at the tournament last year.

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GAC’s Max Burke (9) scores a touchdown during the second half of Friday’s Class AAA state championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Below, GAC’s Tony Wyche (85) and Reid Smith (22) take down Cedar Grove’s Grant Walker (6). (Photos: Kyle Hess)

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Spartans’ rally comes up just short By Paul Thomas

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ATLANTA — Greater Atlanta Christian couldn’t overcome a large halftime deficit and an injury to starting quarterback Davis Mills in the Class AAA state championship football game on Friday afternoon in the Georgia Dome. Despite a valiant second half, the Spartans fell 3019 to Cedar Grove. The Spartans’ defense forced three second-half turnovers, but a 17-yard touchdown pass from Jelani Woods to Dennis Bell with 2:16 left in the game put it away for the Saints. “I think you saw the character of our football team, our football program and what we invest in these young men every day and what they invest in themselves,” GAC head coach Tim Hardy said. “For them to come out and compete the way they did, I’m going to be honest with you, I thought we were going to win the game. I thought we were going to find a way just because that’s who they are. “To be where we were against such a talented team and to come back and cut that thing to four points and have chances and what not. But football is a fair game, the plays that are made determine the winner and they made more plays than we did. I couldn’t be more proud of our team and the way they competed, the way they responded and the way guys stepped up.” With Mills out, the Spartans had to turn to Jonathan Rose at quarterback. The senior starts at linebacker and won two games for the Spartans to start the year when Mills was out with a knee injury. Even with his limited reps at quarterback during the week, Rose was more than up to the task. He finished the game 14 of 22 for 145 yards passing with two touchdowns and an interception. Once Mills went down in the first half, Hardy and Rose talked on the sideline about what plays he was prepared to run. “I was just going over what I was comfortable with,” Rose said. “The coaches gave me a great game plan and just gave me stuff that I could work with.”

GAC trailed by 20 points at the half, but the defense turned the game around in the second half. Cedar Grove managed just four second-half first downs and turned the ball over three times. Devin Thomas recovered a fumble and Trey Morrison had an interception and a fumble recovery as GAC clawed its way back. Kyler McMichael got GAC on the board with a 9-yard touchdown run with 2:55 left in the third quarter. The lead was cut down to 23-9 after the extra point was blocked. The junior running back’s touchdown was set up by a 44-yard completion from Rose to Harrison Sloan on a double pass. Morrison’s interception then set up a 6-yard touchdown pass from Rose to Max Burke. Sean Henderson’s extra point cut the Cedar Grove lead to 23-16 with 8:49 remaining. On the next possession, Morrison came up with a fumble recovery that set up a Henderson 32-yard field goal with 6:03 left in the game. Henderson was another Spartan forced into action after Brooks Buce was injured in a head-on collision on an onside kick attempt. “The defense was tremendous,” Hardy said. “Created turnovers, made stops, all those kind of things. We shut them out (in the second half) until the last score. They really fueled the whole thing.” The Spartans got off to rough start, even before Mills went down. GAC went three-and-out on the opening possession and then its punt only went to its own 39. Cedar Grove cashed in on fourth down as Tre Shaw scored on 32yard pass from Woods.

On the second possession, Mills escaped pressure to his left up the GAC sideline. After a gain of 29 yards he was hit on the chin by Jadon Haselwood, but the real damage came as his left knee got caught up under him. The Stanford commit had to leave the game and wouldn’t return. The Spartans did manage a 40-yard Buce field goal on the possession for their only points in the half. Cedar Grove added a 31-yard field goal in the second quarter when the Spartans defense held the Saints after they reached the red zone. It was the second straight win for the GAC defense after it forced a turnover on downs on the previous possession. Rose then put together his best drive of the game. GAC marched all the way to the Cedar Grove 2. After a Saints pass interference call gave the Spartans a second shot at a fourth down conversion, McMichael was dropped for a 3-yard loss by Dezmond Harris to turn the ball over on downs at the 5. Cedar Grove took full control of the game at that point and never looked back. A 55-yard Darrell Neal run set up a 3-yard Grant Walker touchdown run. Shaw put Cedar Grove up 23-3 on the Spartans’ next offensive play with a 34-yard interception return for a touchdown (the extra point was missed). The clinching touchdown pass was set up for the Saints by a 50-yard run by Walker. The senior tailback finished the game with 133 yards on 21 carries. Woods, an Oklahoma State commit, was 12 of 18 for 144 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.

Shaw, a North Carolina pledge, finished with five catches for 71 yards. In the second half, the defense did its job, but GAC just couldn’t get over the final hump as the Saints defense applied pressure at every critical moment. Cedar Grove finished with seven sacks in the game. “I just thought we played better,” Hardy said of the second half. “Our guys played harder and just stayed within themselves. Sometimes I felt like we kind of pressed a little bit in the first half. We just played with more energy, focus and purpose.” CEDAR GROVE 30, GAC 19

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FIRST QUARTER Cedar Grove: Tre Shaw 32 pass from Jelani Woods (Solee Fofana kick), 8:38 GAC: Brooks Buce 40 FG, 5:20 SECOND QUARTER Cedar Grove: Fofana 31 FG, 9:50 Cedar Grove: Grant Walker 3 run (Fofana kick), 1:24 Cedar Grove: Shaw 34 interception return (kick failed), 1:09 THIRD QUARTER GAC: Kyler McMichael 9 run (kick failed), 2:55 FOURTH QUARTER GAC: Max Burke 6 pass from Jonathan Rose (Sean Henderson kick), 8:49 GAC: Henderson 32 FG, 6:03 Cedar Grove: Dennis Bell 17 pass from Woods (Fofana kick), 21:6 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Comp-Att.-Int. Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — GAC: Kyler McMichael 21-67; Davis Mills 1-29; Max Burke 1-6; Alex Boglin 1-5; Jonathan Rose 19-(minus-13). Cedar Grove: Grant Walker 21-133; Darrel Neal 2-57; Tre Shaw 2-4; Demetrius Tharpe 3-1; Jelani Woods 3-(minus-1) PASSING — GAC: Rose 14-22-1, 145; Mills 1-3-0, 2. Cedar Grove: Woods 12-8-1, 144. RECEIVING — GAC: Harrison Sloan 2-55; Max Burke 5-51; Trent Fowler 2-18; McMichael 4-13; Jake Floyd 2-8. Cedar Grove: Shaw 5-71; Isreal Spivey 1-24; Korey Hernandez 2-18; Walker 2-17; Dennis Bell 1-17

ATLANTA — The early deficit, a stout opponent in No. 6 state-ranked Cedar Grove and, most daunting, the loss of starting quarterback Davis Mills to a first-quarter injury. It all added up to stack the deck against Greater Atlanta Christian in its Class AAA state championship game. And yet, somehow, some way, the top-ranked Spartans still had their chances to turn things around. Sure, there were missed opportunities that ultimately doomed GAC to a 30-19 loss to the sixth-ranked Cedar Grove on Friday at the Georgia Dome, which left the Spartans (13-2) as state runners-up instead of champions for the second time in three years. But having to face as much as a 20-point deficit at halftime, it is how his team fought back — in spite of the quality of the opposition, in spite of the loss of one of the nation’s top high school quarterbacks — that GAC coach Tim Hardy will most remember about Friday’s game. “I think you saw the character of our football team — our football team and football program,” Hardy said. “For them to come out and compete the way they did — I’ll be honest, I thought we were going to win the game. I thought we were going to find a way. “To be where we were against such a talented team and to cut that thing to four points and to have a chance (was big). Football is a fair game, and plays are made to determine the winner, and (Cedar Grove) made more plays than we did. But I couldn’t be more prouder of our team.” The comeback attempt nearly made plenty of heroes, though two individuals — backup quarterback Jonathan Rose and defensive back Trey Morrison — were close to becoming legendary figures in GAC football history with their key play. Rose’s task in particular was going to be a tough one once Mills, who came into the game as Gwinnett’s third-leading passer with 2,730 yards and 34 touchdowns on the season, went down. The 6-foot, 180-pound senior hadn’t taken a game snap since the second week of the season in August while the Stanford commit was still out with his first injury. And he had spent more time during the week preparing for Cedar Grove’s offense in his normal position at linebacker than on the Saints’ offense. “Well, I saw (Mills) go down, and I knew that something wasn’t right,” said Rose, who finished the game 99 yards and a touchdown on 13 of 21 passing. “Obviously, it’s the next man up, so I immediately started getting ready. My mindset (was to) take the team and try to work to get us back (in the game). “I came out all fired up ready for (defense). I practiced mostly defense all week. I didn’t get get … many (offensive) reps. We just went with what I was comfortable with. The coaches had a great game plan and they just gave me stuff to work with.” Considering his time away from quarterback, Rose did more than just hold his own. He completed the drive Mills started that resulted in Brooks Buce’s 40-yard field goal, which pulled the Spartans to within 7-3 with 5:20 left in the first quarter. He then marched the Spartans 76 yards on 16

plays that gave them a chance to tie the game late in the first half. But at that point, Rose’s lack of reps began to prove costly. GAC was unable to punch the ball into the end zone and came away empty when a fourth-down run was thrown for a loss. Then after Cedar Grove went 95 yards in six plays to stretch its lead to 17-3 on Grant Walker’s 3-yard TD with 1:24 left in the first half, Rose committed the only real mistake he made all day when Tre Shaw came up with a 26-yard pick six with 1:05 left in the first half to send the Saints into intermission with a commanding 23-3 lead. But he would get another chance to bring GAC back thanks to help from the Spartans’ defense, especially Morrison. The 5-10, 175-pound junior not only had blanket coverage on several of Cedar Grove’s speedy receivers, including two pass breakups, as part of an effort that held the Saints to just 105 total yards in the second half, including just 55 through the air. But it was two plays in particular that made Morrison the man on the spot as GAC tried to claw its way back into the game. After Devin Thomas recovered a fumble to help GAC pull to within 23-9 on Kyler McMichael’s 9-yard TD run with 2:55 left in the third quarter, Morrison created two more Cedar Grove turnovers in the fourth quarter by picking off Saints quarterback Jelani Woods and recovering another fumble. “That was really all our coaches,” Morrison said of his big fourth-quarter plays. “The coaches just got us fired up. They told us, ‘We’ve got are backs against the wall, and we’ve just got to play.’ I was just trying to play hard. … We were still fighting really hard. We never stopped fighting.” Rose and the Spartans’ offense had that same attitude, as the senior shook off his interception late in the first half to help GAC turn both of Morrison’s late turnovers. His clutch 6-yard TD pass to Max Burke on fourth and goal with 8:49 remaining cashed in the Morrison interception to pull the Spartans back to within a score a 8:49. Then he hooked up with Burke again to set up Sean Henderson’s 32-yard field goal with 6:03 left to pull the Spartans as close as 23-19. “I felt better after (the first half pick six),” Rose said. “I felt like I got that out of the way. (I knew) I could move on and I knew what not to throw.” And while the comeback eventually came up just short, Hardy couldn’t have been more pleased with the way Rose and Morrison set a never-say-die example for the rest of the Spartans as they fought through the injury to their star quarterback and other adversities. “First and foremost, when any player gets hurt, your heart goes out to him,” Hardy said. “I just felt for Davis as a person for him, that he wasn’t able to play. It affects not only the offense, but also what we do on defense. … (Rose) just did an awesome job. I’m so, so proud of him. He managed us in the first half and got us back where we needed to be. He played well enough for us to win. … He’s a captain for our football team for a reason. “Trey’s a baller. He really is a great player and had an outstanding game. (Jadon Haselwood) is an a special player for (Cedar Grove) and Trey did a nice job on him.”

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Finals loss an emotional ending for the Simpsons

Buford’s Mic Roof (11) runs the ball during the first half of Friday’s Class AAAAA State Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

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Buford’s offense shut down in 16-7 loss While the Wolves stifled Kadum in the air all game ROME 16, BUFORD 7 david.friedlander@ Rome 0 3 7 6 — 16 — he was just 6 of 20 with gwinnettdailypost.com Buford 7 0 0 0 — 7 the two picks for 82 yards FIRST QUARTER ATLANTA — Aside — and on the ground in the Buford: T.D. Roof 1 run (Bernardo from the opening kickoff, first half (12 yards on three Burgos kick) 11:35 Buford simply couldn’t carries) — the 6-foot-2, SECOND QUARTER Rome: Emanuel Gonzalez 24 FG, find any offense in its Class 170-pound sophomore 3:36 AAAAA state championbegan to wreak havoc on THIRD QUARTER Rome: Knox Kadum 28 run (Gonship game against Rome. Buford in the second half. zalez kick) 9:47 The Wolves managed just His first big play came FOURTH QUARTER Rome: Kadum 18 run (kick failed) 112 yards of total offense, after the Wolves had Rome 1:12 while Knox Kadum ran for backed up third and 10 on 112 of his game-high 125 Rome Buf its own 23 on the opening First downs 16 8 yards in the second half, drive of the second half. Rushes-yards 36-222 32-61 including two touchdowns, Kadum found a seam up Passing yards 90 51 Comp-Att.-Int. 6-20-2 8-19-0 to help Rome rally for a the middle on a quarterback Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-1 16-7 victory Friday at the draw and took off for a Penalties-yards 8-77 6-41 Georgia Dome. 41-yard gain down to the INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS The loss was the second Buford 36. Rushing — Rome: Kadum 8-125, Marquez Kirby 8-37, Nick Burge straight for No. 2 Buford “We had them third and 10-26, Griffin 7-25, Xaver Roberts (13-2) in as many years in 10 to start the third quarter 3-9. Buford: Anthony Grant 11-36, the title game, while Rome Christian Turner 11-33, T.D. Roof and they popped a long 2-5, TEAM 1-(-2), Mic Roof 5-(-11). (13-2) claimed its first state play,” Simpson said. “We Passing — Rome: Kadum 6-20championship since the had a pressure (pass rush) 2, 82; Roberts 1-1-0, 8. Buford: M. Roof 8-19-0, 51. merger between East Rome called, but we made a bad Receiving — Rome: Jordan Watand West Rome in 1991. call and they made a great kins 3-60, Malik Davis 1-11, Tyrish Martin 1-11, Kadum 1-8. Buford: “This’ll hurt for a while,” call. So credit to them, and Simpson 3-23, T.D. Roof 1-15, a disappointed Buford coach Jake they got the ball down there Brytun Walker 1-6, Austin Turner 1-6. Jess Simpson admitted. “We in our territory and then conhad a four-quarter, hardverted another third down.” fought, physical football first downs the rest of the Still, Buford had a chance game. The defenses domiway. to make a stop, but on fourth nated most of the day. I’d say Still, Buford’s defense and 2 from the 28, Kadum with the big kick return, we was just as stingy, allowing struck again, breaking free might’ve had a slight advan- Rome just 118 total first-half on another quarterback draw tage in the kicking game. yards and a 24-yard Emanfor a 28-yard touchdown that “The difference was, we uel Gonzalez field goal with vaulted Rome in front 10-7 needed to find one drive and 3:36 left in the half, thanks with 9:47 left in he quarter. put one (touchdown away). in no small part to a pair of “We just had him backed We could’ve put the presChee Anyanwu intercepup,” said T.D. Roof, who sure on them.” tions, sending the Wolves finished with a game-high The game started off into intermission with a 7-3 13 combined tackles and aspromisingly enough for lead. sists to go with his offensive Buford, with Anthony “I think in AAAAA, sure, touchdown. “They got us Grant returning the opening these were the best two dewith that quarterback draw. kickoff 94 yards to set up fenses (in the state),” Simp- We just couldn’t make the T.D. Roof’s 1-yard touchson said. “(Rome’s) front play (Friday).” down just 25 seconds into four is obviously extremely The Wolves were also the game. talented — a lot of Division having trouble making But after that, both deI (college) prospects. A lot plays on offense, managing fenses made life difficult for of length, a lot of strength, just four first downs and the opposing offenses, but a lot of speed. … They’re 52 yards in the second half especially Rome’s, which every bit as talented as despite moving as deep as limited Buford to just eight advertised.” the Rome 38-yard line on By DaviD FrieDlanDer

each of the next two possessions following the Kadum touchdown. The running tandem of Grant and Christian Turner, who had combined for more than 2,500 yards over the season, were held to only a combined 69 yards on 22 carries. However, the Buford defense was just as stingy with Rome’s running game outside of Kadum, especially with leading rusher Jamious Griffin (7-25) having left the game with an apparent ankle injury late in the first half, as the Wolves from northwest Georgia managed just 97 yards on 28 carries by the running backs. And even after being stopped on downs at its own 26-yard line with 2:47 left, Buford still had a chance after exhausting its three timeouts and forcing Rome into a fourth-and-2 situation at the 18 with just 1:20 left. But once again, the Wolves couldn’t contain Kadum on the quarterback keeper, and the sophomore raced down the left side for an 18-yard TD that gave the Rome lead 16-7 with 1:12 left — and essentially put the game away. ‘“We knew the quarterback was going to run the ball,” Simpson said. “Really, outside of a couple of plays, we did a great job. But the two or three plays on the scrambles, and obviously the quarterback draw stuff — we were in the right call, we just didn’t execute. We knew what they were going to do. We just made a mistake. It doesn’t matter if it’s high school, college or pro football, that kind of stuff happens.”

Anyanwu ends his career with big plays By Paul Thomas

team for Buford with nine tackles in ATLANTA — In time, the game. the final result won’t be The senior what Buford senior Chee was forced Anyanwu remembers about into a Chee his final high school game. bigger role Anyanwu Hopefully, the defensive with injuback headed to Richmond ries to fellow seniors Josh will instead remember the Blackwell and K.J. Andertime he made two intercep- son down the stretch. tions in the state championHe also battled injuries ship at the Georgia Dome. himself at times this season. Buford fell to Rome 16-7 “Chee was great,” Buford in the Class AAAAA state head coach Jess Simpson championship on Friday, said. “We lost our top two but Anyanwu said it was senior corners this year at cool to make some big plays different times. This team’s on such a big stage. had a lot of adversity this “It really is,” he said. “ I year. I mean, man, you had to make up for the past look at those young corners two playoff games. I had that went out there and just opportunities to make picks (played). Jamaal Singleton and somebody bumped into and Mikey McMorris, I canme and I dropped both of not tell you, those guys just them. So I was just like, came out of nowhere. ‘Hey, I had to make every “Chee was a kid who possible play that I could. didn’t really play much all It’s a good feeling.’” season. I’ll bet before SeAnyanwu was second on nior Night, he played maybe

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one and a half games. We finally got him healthy and man, he played some great football for us down the stretch, as well.” The senior made his presence felt on the first play of the second quarter against Rome. He intercepted quarterback Knox Kadum at his own 28 and returned it 22 yards to the 50. Later in the quarter, Rome was again driving into Buford territory, but Anyanwu was able to come up with his second pick of the day at the 9. He returned it 35 yards to the 44-yard line and Buford held onto a 7-3 lead into the half. “I was playing high, reading run first,” he said of the interceptions. “Then when I would read that it was pass, I would open up. I’m playing on the (quarterback), so I saw the ball in the air and I was like, ‘I’m taller than most of these guys, so I’m just going to go up and get it.’ And I got it. But I’m

mainly a defensive player, so when I got the ball it was just like, ‘Ahh, what do I do?’ So I just took off.” Rome took the lead in the third quarter on a Kadum 28-yard touchdown run at the 9:47 mark and didn’t look back. Buford had a chance, trailing by three with 4:31 left in the game, but would have had to go 99 yards to win the game. Rome’s defense was able to come up with another critical stop in a game full of them for its defense. After Buford’s drive stalled at its own 26 with 1:44 remaining, Anyawu again made a big play to keep hope alive on the Buford sideline. On the first play of the Rome drive he dropped running back Nick Burge for a 1-yard loss. But on fourth-and-2, Kadum escaped to the outside for an 18-yard touchdown to put the game away for good 16-7 with 1:12 left on the clock.

ATLANTA — The football landed securely in Jake Simpson’s hands on the final play of Friday night’s Class AAAAA finals. Simpson’s catch as time expired was meaningless to the outcome — Buford lost 16-7 to Rome at the Georgia Dome — but it was symbolic that the player on the field who wore the Wolves’ green and gold the longest played a part in the final play of his high school career. It was a painful ending for the Buford senior, just as it was for his father, Buford head coach Jess Simpson. The two shared a special time together in recent seasons, particularly the past two. Cooper Simpson, Jake’s older brother, was a senior last season before joining the Army football program. The final game of Cooper’s career was gut-wrenching, too, with a state title game loss to Cartersville. The Simpsons endured the same process Friday in Jake’s final game. “This team is such a special group of guys,” said Jake, who has committed to Wake Forest. “I wouldn’t want to play with anyone else but this group of seniors. We came in here and we knew we were going to fight and put up a battle. I know nobody gave up. Nobody in this room gave up. That’s just how we play. It didn’t go our way, but that’s not who I am. This loss is not who I am. Fortunately for me, I still get to play football. I just don’t get to wear the gold helmet. I don’t get to represent the B.” Jake was born into Buford football through his father, who first served as veteran head coach Dexter Wood’s defensive coordinator and later took over as head coach. Wood knows exactly how the Simpsons felt this week. He remembers the last football practice with his own son Ryan Wood, then walking off the field with him in his final high school game. “It’s emotional,” Wood said. “I know Jess at the last practice (Thursday) coming off the field was emotional, particularly when you have three sons and this is your youngest. It’s emotional. I remember Ryan and I’s last practice and I called up the seniors and was going to tell them how special they were, what a great career they had and I just couldn’t get it out. I just said I love you guys. We had to break it out. I couldn’t get it out. It was rough.” Friday at the Dome was rough, too. Both Simpsons spoke with emotion, eyes red from tears. The loss was sad. The thought of knowing that the coach-player relationship was ending? Even sadder. “I always say I’ll probably regret a lot of things in my life, but coaching my boys won’t be one of them,” Jess Simpson said.

Will Hammock

“The last couple of years have been a dad’s dream to be with the boys every day, watch them grow up, watch them compete, watch them be a good teammate, watch the kids around them. Jake had such great friends. There’s such great character and leadership in this senior class. It was just fun to watch as a coach and as a dad.” Jake played dual roles as usual in his last game, both at linebacker and tight end. He finished with three catches for 23 yards, including the game-ending play, but his other two catches were just as memorable. On third down late in the third quarter, he took a pass in the flat, shed a tackler instead of taking a loss and spun through two more tacklers for a big first down. Buford faced another critical third down inside its own 10-yard line with close to three minutes left in the fourth quarter, and it again turned to Jake for a first-down grab. The younger Simpson took on a more substantial role the past two seasons thanks to his own hard work. “Jake’s grown up a lot,” Jess Simpson said. “Jake’s a tough kid. He’s got all the right stuff in him. He doesn’t have any quit in him. He’s kind of a self-made guy. He’s got some ability, but he doesn’t have all the ability in the world. He’s just gritty and he works hard.” Jake first wore the green and gold of Buford in the Gwinnett Football League’s 6- and 7-year-old divisions. He’s been on the sidelines for Buford’s varsity games just as long, as a ball boy or player. To see that phase of life end was tough for him to take. “I wanted to be a linebacker like Keith Brooking (in 6- and 7-year-old games) and they put me at center,” Jake Simpson said. “I remember me and my friend Preston Brown (also a senior on Buford’s team) would go over on water breaks and cry to our moms that our helmets were too tight. I’ve come a long way since then, not just football but being a man. I thank my dad for that every day. He’s poured so much into me. I love him so much. I just thank God he let me play Buford football. I know I gave all I had tonight. I love this team. I love this community. It’s a special place to be.” Will Hammock can be reached via email at will. hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com.

Buford’s Jake Simpson (17) pushes for extra yards against Rome’s Kavien Hicks (44) during the second half of Friday’s Class AAAAA State Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

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Thursday’s Game Kansas City 21, Oakland 13 Today’s Games Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 1 p.m. San Diego at Carolina, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Arizona at Miami, 1 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Denver at Tennessee, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m. Seattle at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. Atlanta at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m. Monday’s Game Baltimore at New England, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 Los Angeles at Seattle, 8:25 p.m.

Falcons travel to Los Angeles for critical matchup By Marc LiLLiBridge

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The Atlanta Falcons travel to Los Angeles today to take on the Rams. The game is a critical one for the Falcons (7-5) as they fight not only to win the NFC South, but to hold on to a playoff spot. The Rams (4-8) are looking to play spoiler and to hold out hope they can finish the 2016 campaign without a losing record. No team in the NFL can take another team lightly, but the Rams do not seem to have much fight left in them. In a year where the team has moved, held training camp in various locations and traveled the globe, tired legs and minds seem to have caught up with everyone. Even head coach Jeff Fisher, who was awarded a two-year contract extension, lost his challenge flag in the loss to the New England Patriots. The Rams continue to struggle on offense, ranking last in a majority of offensive categories. The

Who: Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams When: Today, 4:25 p.m. Where: Los Angeles Coliseum TV: FOX

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) greets fullback Patrick DiMarco (42) prior to their game against the Kansas City Chiefs at the Georgia Dome. (Photo: Jason Getz-USA Today S ports)

Rams are last in yards gained per game at 284. The 204.8 yards a game they average through the air is 29th and the 79.2 yards the Rams average per game on the ground is 30th in the league. Running back Todd Gurley has yet to break the century mark in a game running the football in 2016. Los Angeles averages 15 points per contest which is not only last in the NFL but

even behind Cleveland’s 16.4 points a game. “We had a lot of errors across the board, really, offensively, myself and everybody really. Errors are obviously going to happen; you just want to limit them. When one thing happens, you can’t get down about that, you’re OK (and) move on. Things don’t always go your way, but you can’t let (errors) keep happening. You just have to try to limit

them,” said quarterback Jared Goff, speaking of the New England Patriots game but truly encapsulating the entire Rams season. Speaking of errors, Atlanta lost in Week 13 on a pair of major miscues by quarterback Matt Ryan. Ryan threw two interceptions in the game. One was returned for a touchdown. The other was on a twopoint conversion attempt to put the team up by three points late in the fourth quarter. Instead, safety Eric Berry of the Chiefs ran the other way with the football and secured a one-point win for Kansas City. The Falcons will need to shake off the shock and disappointment quickly as they prepare for the Rams. “It’s hard, but we’re go-

ing to get right to the truth of it and put our plan together to go play at our best (against the Rams). That part of our game — mental toughness and resiliency — we’ve got a lot of tough competitors, so I expect that part to come to fruition very quickly,” Falcons head coach Dan Quinn said. The Falcons’ offense can explode at any point and will be looking to take advantage of a worn out Rams defense. The Falcons rank first in the NFL in points per game at 32.2. The offense, with wide receiver Julio Jones and running back Devonta Freeman having outstanding years, averages 412 yards a game, which is third in the NFL. The Rams’ defense, statistically speaking, has been solid this season. But the team is 11th in the NFL in defensive snaps and as the offense continues to try to find footing, the defense has been forced to bail the offense out. The Rams’ defense, which is prone to having lapses like it did

against the New Orleans Saints, hopes to keep Matt Ryan and Co. from having a performance like their NFC South counterpart. In Week 12, the Saints racked up 555 total yards and seven touchdowns against the Rams’ defense. This is the same defense that currently ranks 15th in the NFL in points allowed (21.8) and ninth in passing yards allowed (231). The Falcons’ offense is very comparable to the Saints, so the Rams defense will be in for a stiff challenge. If the Rams are going to do anything on offense to try to salvage the season, playing the Falcons’ defense could be a turning point. The Falcons defense is almost as poor as the Rams’ offense, in terms of statistics. Atlanta ranks 29th in the NFL in points allowed (27.6), 27th in yards per game (381.7) and last in passing yards allowed (280.8). The Rams need quarterback Jared Goff to take advantage of this porous unit to keep the game close.

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The SporTS Xchange It’s a three-team battle for the AFC South, with the Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts all tied for the top spot at 6-6. The Texans, who already own one win over the Titans, can clinch the head-tohead tiebreaker over the Colts when they host the showdown this afternoon at 1 p.m. Houston might be playing the worst football of the three teams at the moment, enduring a threegame losing streak due in large part to its lackluster offense. “We’re still 3-0 in the division and we have a divisional game coming up this week,” quarterback Brock Osweiler told reporters. “You can’t worry about what’s taken place in the past. All you can do is learn from it and make yourself better from it.” Indianapolis’ offense is back to operating in high gear — with Andrew Luck out of the league’s concussion protocol — and is coming off a season-best 41-10 shellacking of the New York Jets on Monday. “We’ve always felt like we control our own destiny,” Luck told reporters. “If we do something bad, there’s no one to point the finger at but us. … We know how important the next game is.” Broncos at Titans Today, 1 p.m. With their quarterback situation still up in the air, the Denver Broncos attempt to keep alive their hopes for a sixth consecutive division title when they visit the Tennessee Titans. Denver entered Week 14 two games out of first place in the AFC West but can draw within one with a victory thanks to Oakland’s loss on Thursday to Kansas City, which claimed the top spot by virtue of sweeping the season series with the Raiders. However, the Broncos still are unsure who will start under center as Trevor Siemian, who missed last week’s win over Jacksonville due to a foot injury, has been limited in practice this week.

Houston Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler (17) gets a pass away in the first quarter during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. (Photo: Benny Sieu-USA Today S ports) Tennessee also has its sights set on a division crown as it sits in a three-way tie atop the AFC South with Houston and Indianapolis. Bengals at Browns Today, 1 p.m. The Cleveland Browns are the only remaining winless team in the NFL, but that doesn’t mean they won’t try to win going down the stretch. The Browns reportedly will turn back to Robert Griffin III at starting quarterback when they host the AFC North-rival Cincinnati Bengals. Griffin was the team’s season-opening starter but broke a bone in his shoulder in a Week 1 loss and watched as Cody Kessler, Josh McCown, Charlie Whitehurst, Kevin Hogan and Terrelle Pryor all took snaps under center in his absence. The Bengals look like they will end a string of five straight playoff appearances but still have a chance to create some chaos in the AFC playoff picture with games remaining against Houston, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Bears at Lions Today, 1 p.m. Led by emerging MVP candidate Matthew Stafford, the Detroit Lions eye their fifth straight win when they host Chicago Bears today. Stafford has thrown 14 touchdown passes against just one interception in his past eight games as the Lions have seized a two-game lead in the NFC North. The Lions dominated New Orleans 28-13 last week with their improving defense shutting down Drew Brees, the NFL’s top passer in the process. Detroit, which is 5-1 at home, could take a stranglehold in the division race with

a victory as it seeks to host its first home playoff game in 23 years. Steelers at Bills Today, 1 p.m. The Pittsburgh Steelers are making a late push to climb back into the AFC postseason picture and go for their fourth consecutive victory when they visit the Buffalo Bills. The Bills also are trying to stay in the playoff hunt and may have to run the table as they kick off a three-game homestand against Pittsburgh. The Steelers have bounced back from a four-game losing streak by posting three straight double-digit victories to remain in a tie with Baltimore for first place in the AFC North. The Ravens currently own the tiebreaker but still have to pay a visit to Pittsburgh, which is 9-1 under coach Mike Tomlin in December of the past three seasons. Chargers at Panthers Today, 1 p.m. With their chances of making a second straight trip to the Super Bowl all but gone, the Carolina Panthers aim to guarantee a non-losing record at home today as they host the San Diego Chargers. Carolina, which is 3-3 on its own field, has been nothing short of disappointing after representing the NFC in the NFL’s championship game last season, losing five of its first six games to dig itself what is proving to be an inescapable hole. After winning three of four following their bye week, the Panthers allowed 75 points in back-to-back defeats and appear to have some inner turmoil thanks to coach Ron Rivera’s decision to bench star quarterback Cam Newton at the beginning of last week’s 40-7 loss in Seattle for violat-

Cardinals at Dolphins Today, 1 p.m. Arizona Cardinals secondyear running back David Johnson has shredded the NFL in the first 12 games of the season and looks to exploit a struggling Miami Dolphins’ rush defense today when the teams meet in South Florida. Johnson leads the league in touchdowns (15) and scrimmage yards (1,709) with an NFL third-best 1,005 coming on the ground heading into a tilt with the 30th-ranked rush defense (130.3 yards per game). Should Johnson find the end zone today, he’ll join Hall of Famer Gale Sayers as the only players in league history with 20 or more rushing touchdowns, five or more receiving scores and a kickoff return touchdown in their first two seasons. Vikings at Jaguars Today, 1 p.m. The Minnesota Vikings not only have yielded their grip on first place in the NFC North but also have dropped out of the top six in the conference as they prepare to visit the skidding Jacksonville Jaguars. Minnesota’s 5-0 start to the season is a distant memory in the wake of six losses in seven games that dropped the team one game out of the final playoff slot. The Vikings have lost their last four games by a combined 17 points and are coming off another narrow defeat, a 17-15 setback to NFC-leading Dallas on Dec 1. With three extra days of rest and coach Mike Zimmer returning after missing one game following emergency surgery for a torn retina, Minnesota cannot afford another misstep against the free-falling Jaguars. Redskins at Eagles Today, 1 p.m. The Washington Redskins hope to rebound after two straight losses today when they begin a favorable portion of their schedule with a road tilt against the low-flying Philadelphia Eagles. Washington will vie for its fifth straight victory and a series sweep of its NFC East rival before hosting Carolina, visiting Chicago and wrapping up the regularseason slate against the New York Giants. Kirk Cousins followed up consecutive three-touchdown performances by completing just 21 of 37 passes in a 31-23 loss to Arizona last week, putting the Redskins on the outside of the playoff picture.

The 28-year-old Cousins would welcome a repeat of last season’s late surge, as he tossed 12 touchdown passes against one interception to help Washington secure the division title. Jets at 49ers Today, 4:05 p.m. Bryce Petty will make his second career start as the New York Jets try to break a four-game losing streak when they visit San Francisco 49ers. Colin Kaepernick will also be back under center for the 49ers after getting benched for last week’s historically poor performance as San Francisco lost for the 11th straight time. Petty, who threw a touchdown pass and had two interceptions in relief of Ryan Fitzpatrick last week, has been handed the reins for the final four games of the regular season. Saints at Buccaneers Today, 4:25 p.m. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have surged to the top of the NFC South standings, but they need to solve a recent nemesis to stay there. The Buccaneers aim for their fifth straight victory as they host the New Orleans Saints, who have won eight of the last nine meetings between the division rivals. The Buccaneers are tied with Atlanta atop the division at 7-5, but New Orleans is just two games back and has three head-to-head meetings with the top two teams over the final four weeks of the season. “This is a big game for both teams because of the way the scheduling falls, where New Orleans plays us twice and Atlanta once in the last (four) weeks,” Buccaneers coach Dirk Koetter told reporters. “We have three division games in the last four weeks, so that makes this game — the way our division is so tight right now — these division games are huge.” Seahawks at Packers Today, 4:25 p.m. The Green Bay Packers revived their fading playoff hopes with back-to-back wins, but they’ll be stepping up in class when the Seattle Seahawks pay a visit to Lambeau Field this afternoon. Green Bay has rebounded from a horrendous four-game losing streak in which it surrendered 153 points to move within one game of the sixth and final playoff berth in the NFC. Green Bay’s defense has bounced back from the disastrous four-game skid, allowing

13 points apiece in wins over Philadelphia and Houston to climb back into postseason contention. Seattle has won four of five and can clinch the NFC West title with a win and a loss by Arizona at Miami.

Cowboys at Giants Tonight, 8:30 p.m. The Dallas Cowboys can celebrate numerous victories to night should they exit MetLife Stadium with a win over the New York Giants. The Cowboys can avenge a season-opening loss to their NFC East rival, extend their gaudy winning streak to 12 games and clinch the NFC East title — and possibly a first-round bye and home-field advantage. Rookies Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott have distinguished themselves since the former completed just 25 of 45 passes for 227 yards and the latter labeled his season-low 51-yard, 20-carry performance as “average” in a 20-19 loss to the Giants on Sept. 11. “It does seem like it was forever ago just because we’ve been through so much more as a team since then and we’ve grown so much,” said Elliott, who tops the league in rushing yards (1,285) and is second in scrimmage yards (1,607). Ravens at Patriots Monday, 8:30 p.m. The New England Patriots did not even have to take the field to seize control of their postseason destiny and they can solidify the front-running status when they host the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night. Oakland’s loss to Kansas City on Thursday night put the Patriots a half game up for the No. 1 seed in the AFC entering the final quarter of the season. New England has won three in a row and can wrap up the AFC East title for an eighth consecutive season — which would be an NFL record — with a win over Baltimore and a loss by Miami. The Patriots own a deceptive 7-1 regularseason record in the series against the Ravens, who have been a major nemesis for New England and quarterback Tom Brady. Four of the last six meetings (playoffs included) have been decided by four points or fewer and Baltimore owns a pair of postseason victories over the Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. The stakes are equally high for the Ravens, who are tied with Pittsburgh atop the AFC North but currently hold the tiebreaker over the Steelers.

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Louisville’s QB wins Heisman The 19-year-old made seven career starts before this season and was conNEW YORK — Lousidered a heavy favorite to isville quarterback Lamar win even after struggling in late-season losses to Jackson’s prolific passing and running numbers Houston and Kentucky. during the regular season Jackson became the first Cardinal to win, doing so earned him the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night. after winning the Maxwell and Walter Camp awards Jackson became the as the nation’s top player. youngest player to win Jackson became the the award and the 13th quarterback in the last 16 fourth sophomore to win. All of the winners before years to claim the award their junior season have as the dual-threat sophooccurred since 2007, more beat out Clemson when Tim Tebow won as quarterback DeShaun a sophomore. Watson by a margin of Jackson was named 2,144 to 1,524 points. Wearing a cardinal red the MVP of last season’s Music City Bowl and blazer he purchased at emerged as the favorite by Macy’s, Jackson hugged throwing 30 touchdowns the other finalists and and rushing for 21 other some of the 22 former scores during 12 games, winners on stage before helping Louisville to a starting his acceptance 9-3 record. speech.

By Larry FLeisher The Sports Xchange

Grayson defenders take down Roswell’s Sheldon Evans (1) during the first half of Saturday’s Class AAAAAAA State Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

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was off the mark though, and the Rams trailed 7-6 looked to have tied the with 6:09 remaining in the game as he broke free up half. the middle for an 81-yard After Dixon’s sack touchdown run, but the forced the third Roswell play was called back on punt of the half, Grayson a holding penalty. Grayhad the ball on its own 12 son was forced to punt on with 2:10 on the clock. the drive, but Williams Roswell’s defense provided another spark swarmed Brice twice on minutes later. the possession for two of The senior South its three first-half sacks and Carolina commit returned forced the Rams to punt a Roswell punt 36 yards from their own 8. Turner to the Hornets’ 49. Chase Barckhoff cashed in on the Brice picked up the Rams’ short field for Roswell with first new set of downs in a 47-yard field goal as time the game on a 12-yard expired in the half with strike to Lane. Two plays Roswell up 10-6. later, DeAngelo Gibbs beat Grayson opened the his man inside for a 34third quarter with a 27yard touchdown pass from yard completion to Elijah Brice. Barnes, but on the next Grayson’s extra point play Brice was intercepted

by Xavier McKinney. It was the four-star’s fifth pick of the season. A tackle for loss by Solomon Egbe derailed the Roswell drive and the two teams traded punts the rest of the quarter. Jamyest Williams looked to put Grayson in prime position with 3:23 remaining in the third quarter as he returned a punt inside the Roswell 10. But for the second time in the game he had big gain called back due to penalty, this time a block in the back. Grayson picked up 9 yards in three plays, and elected to go for it on fourth down at their own 34. Brice’s sneak up the middle was stopped for no gain by a swell of Roswell

defenders. The Rams’ defense was able to hold Roswell again, this time to a 27-yard Barckhoff field goal, even after a 27-yard catch by McKinney moved the ball into the red zone. Grayson cut the lead to just one point in the fourth quarter with its back literally against the wall. After a miscue on the kickoff, Grayson started with the ball on its own 3. Brice took Grayson down the field in 10 plays, capping the drive off with a 62-yard touchdown pass to Lane. But the extra point was blocked by Roswell to keep the Hornets in the lead 13-12 with 6:36 remaining in the game.

No. 1 ’Nova overtakes Notre Dame The sporTs Xchange NEWARK, N.J. — Josh Hart scored a career-high 37 points to lead No. 1 Villanova to a 74-66 win over No. 23 Notre Dame in the Never Forget Tribute Classic at the Prudential Center on Saturday. Hart, the Big East Conference’s preseason Player of the Year and a National Player of the Year candidate, was 10 of 14 from the floor and 14 of 14 from the Villanova guard Josh Hart (3) lays the ball up against Notre Dame during Saturday’s game in Newark, N.J. line to go along with 11 (Photo: Vincent Carchietta-USA Today Sports) rebounds and four assists for the Wildcats (10-0). as 48 points in the second their first seven shots and 14 of Steve Vasturia and Matt many half. the first 17 attempts. Louisville’s Farrell topped Notre Dame Allen finished 12 of 16 from defense wasn’t much better as Texas Southern hit six of its first (9-1) with 18 points apiece. the floor, including 6 of 9 from 3-point range in 29 minutes. 11 shots, three of which were Hart scored 18 points Duke (10-1) shot 58.7 percent rim-rattling dunks. in the second half when from the field, including 70 Villanova outscored percent in the second half while No. 13 Xavier 77, Utah 69 holding UNLV (5-4) to 29.6 CINCINNATI — J.P. Macura Notre Dame, 38-25. Jalen broke out of his shooting slump Brunson’s two free throws shooting. with 18 points including five extended the Wildcats lead No. 9 Indiana 103, 3-pointers, and Trevon Bluiett to 70-66 with 56 seconds Houston Baptist 61 also scored 18, helping No. 13 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — It Xavier snap a two-game losing remaining. No. 3 Kansas 89, Nebraska 72 LAWRENCE, Kan. — Senior point guard Frank Mason scored a team-high 18 points and distributed seven assists as No. 3 Kansas glided past Nebraska. The Jayhawks (9-1) put the game out of reach in the first half and the Huskers (5-5) got no closer than 14 after halftime. The win was the 49th in a row for Kansas at home, the nation’s longest active streak. It was also the 750th win for the Jayhawks in Allen Fieldhouse, which opened in 1955. Kansas shot a sizzling 59.6 percent from the field as four additional scorers joined Mason in double figures. Freshman guard Josh Jackson added 17 points, while junior guard Svi Mykhailiuk added 15 off the bench. Senior guard Tai Webster led Nebraska (5-5) with 22 points. Sophomore forward Ed Morrow added 16 points and seven rebounds.

took No. 9 Indiana about eight minutes to shake off the rust from not playing for five days and gain a lead it would never relinquish in a rout of Houston Baptist at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Junior guard James Blackmon Jr. scored 18 points, including four 3-pointers, as Indiana won its fifth in a row and extended a home win streak to 24 games, sixth longest in program history. Indiana freshman guard Curtis Jones sank a 3-pointer for a 13-12 advantage with 12:15 remaining in the first half, then junior guard Robert Johnson hit another from beyond the arc in the next possession. That started a 14-0 run for the Hoosiers (8-1), who finished with 12 3-pointers. While the Big Ten hosts were hitting long-range shots, the Southland Conference visitors (3-5) kept missing. Houston Baptist made only 1 of 9 firsthalf attempts from 3-point range and trailed 42-27 at intermission.

No. 5 Duke 94, UNLV 45 LAS VEGAS — All-American guard Grayson Allen scored a career-high 34 points to lead fifth-ranked Duke past UNLV 94-45 on Saturday in the fourth annual MGM Grand Showcase at T-Mobile Arena for its eighth straight victory. Sophomore guard Luke Kennard finished with 16 points, freshman forward Jayson Tatum added 13 points and senior forward Amile Jefferson had his 14th career double-double with 10 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for the Blue Devils, who never trailed and led by as

No. 11 Louisville 102, Texas Southern 71 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Coach Rick Pitino notched his 400th win at Louisville with a romp over Texas Southern at the KFC Yum! Center. The 11th-ranked Cardinals (9-1) were led by junior guard Quentin Snider’s 15 points, who paced six Louisville players in double figures. Demontrae Jefferson had 27 points and Derrick Griffin finished with 15 points and 26 rebounds for the Tigers (4-5). Louisville’s offense was brutal early as the Cardinals missed

streak by beating Utah. Musketeers forward Rashid Gaston recorded his third double-double of the season and second straight with 11 points and 14 rebounds for Xavier (8-2) which extended its non-conference home winning streak to 28 games. Freshman guard Devon Daniels scored 19 points, Lorenzo Bonam had 18 and JoJo Zamora added 12 for Utah (6-2), which fell to 0-2 vs. ranked opponents this season. Redemption came swiftly on Saturday for Macura, who was 1-for-11 from 3-point range in back-to-back losses at Baylor and Colorado. No. 15 West Virginia 90, VMI 55 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Unlike its other blowouts this season, No. 15 West Virginia didn’t put away VMI early. But the Mountaineers separated themselves with a solid second half. Daxter Miles scored 20 points, Esa Ahmad added 12 and Brandon Watkins produced his second career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds for West Virginia (8-1). Guard QJ Peterson scored 17 to lead the Keydets (1-7), who entered as 35-point underdogs. West Virginia finished with 19 assists, seven by guard Jevon Carter, who scored four points while attempted only two shots. No. 16 Butler 75, No. 22 Cincinnati 65 INDIANAPOLIS — Kelan Martin scored 20 and Andrew Chrabascz added 12 to lead No. 16 Butler over No. 22 Cincinnati

at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Martin gave Butler the lead for good by converting a threepoint play to give Butler a 42-39 lead with 15:44 to go. After the Bearcats closed the deficit to 46-43, the Bulldogs (9-1) scored five unanswered points. The Bearcats narrowed the deficit to four points but the Bulldogs rebuilt the lead to 55-47 with 8:12 to go. With Butler leading 61-51 with 5:01 remaining, Bearcats coach Mick Cronin was called for a technical foul for protesting a traveling call. Martin hit the two free throws to push to lead to 63-51. Cincinnati (7-2) never got closer than seven points the rest of the way. No. 17 Wisconsin 93, Marquette 84 MILWAUKEE — Bronson Koenig scored 18 points and Nigel Hayes added 17 to lead No. 17 Wisconsin over in-state rival Marquette at the Bradley Center. The Golden Eagles (7-3) got 22 points from Markus Howard and 16 from Katin Reinhardt, but went scoreless for nearly nine minutes in the second half, allowing the Badgers to blow the game wide open. Wisconsin (9-2) made 64 percent of its shots in the second half and knocked down five 3-pointers. Six Badgers finished with double-digit scoring totals but they had to overcome a somewhat slow start against a Marquette team that came into the game having won five in a row. No. 18 Purdue 77, Cleveland State 53 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — No. 18 Purdue got 14 points from center Isaac Haas and 13 points and 10 rebounds from power forward Caleb Swanigan and rolled over Cleveland State. The Boilermakers (8-2) also got 12 points on four 3-pointers from Dakota Mathias and 11 points from Vince Edwards. Bobby Word had 14 points to lead Cleveland State (3-6), which trailed by as many as 27 in the second half. Purdue made seven first-half 3-pointers on its way to building a 41-20 lead through 20 minutes, finishing the first half’s final 4:27 on a 12-0 run. Cleveland State did not make a two-point field goal during the half’s final 12:24, making four 3-pointers in the final 11:08. The Vikings shot only 26.7 percent (8 of 30) during the first 20 minutes and were guilty of eight turnovers. No. 20 Arizona 79, Missouri 60 COLUMBIA, Mo. — Freshman guards Rawle Alkins and Kobi Simmons each scored a careerhigh 19 points as 20th-ranked Arizona used the 3-point shot and a 21-0 run in the second half to beat Missouri.

Gwinnett •From Page 1B out with a knee injury and offensive linemen Cooper Simpson (Buford High) and Emmanuel Aka (Norcross High) are freshmen who didn’t crack the game roster next year. No. 25 Navy (9-4) countered with sophomore defensive back John Gillis (Archer), freshman offensive lineman Kendel Wright (Mountain View) and freshman linebacker Paul Carothers (Greater Atlanta Christian School) on Saturday, while junior slotback Josh Brown (Brookwood) was out with an injured foot and freshman offensive lineman Ford Higgins (GAC) should compete for playing time next year. Next year the game could have 11 players with county ties suiting up — and possibly more, depending on recruiting. “High school football in Gwinnett is like the SEC of football because it’s the best conference in the country,” said England, who was responsible for two turnovers with an interception and a fumble recovery. “We have the highest-caliber players and I’m not surprised why we have so many players in the Army-Navy game.” All it took was for Carothers to dig his cleats into the 30-yard line as part of the Mids’ kickoff return unit for Gwinnett to make its mark. Carothers lined up for the first snap of his collegiate career but did so with an extremely heavy heart. His father, Patrick, a 26year veteran of the U.S. Marshals Service and deputy commander of its Southeast Region Task Force, was fatally shot by a fugitive he was trying to apprehend in southeast Georgia in November. But this game wasn’t about life or death — not for a bunch of players who have already received their service assignments upon graduation, which include engaging in ground or surface combat. If anything, it was about Navy’s 14-game winning streak over Army, a string of dominance that had turned what was once a competitive rivalry into a festive going-away party for Navy’s seniors. “It’s not a rivalry if the same team keeps winning,” Monken said. “We had to do something about it.” England did his part early, recovering senior fullback Shawn White’s fumble on Army’s 34yard line, a turnover that sent the Black Knights’ bench into pandemonium. Army then did to the Midshipmen what the Navy had done to the Black Knights for the past

14 years: run down their throat. The Black Knights threw just one pass, which was incomplete, during their 14-play, 66-yard drive that sophomore running back Andy Davidson capped with a 1-yard run. The touchdown put Navy in a familiar spot, as it was the ninth straight game the Mids’ opponent ended its opening drive in the end zone, but the Midshipmen were in a different situation. All season, Navy had relied on quarterback Will Worth (1,198 yards rushing, 25 TDs; 1,397 passing, 8 TDs) and slotback and captain Toneo Gulley (9.9 ypc, 4 TDs) to average nearly 40 points a game. But Worth and Gulley each suffered season-ending foot injuries on the same play in the Mids’ loss to Temple in the American Athletic Conference title game last week. Navy sophomore quarterback Zach Abey was no Worth. He threw an interception on the ensuing drive and went three-and-out on the next series that gave Army the ball at the Mids’ 46 after a poor punt. The Black Knights called 11 straight running plays and doubled their lead to 14-0 when Davidson scored from a yard out in the second quarter. After Navy pulled to within 14-7 early in the third quarter by turning an Army fumble into a touchdown, the Midshipmen got the ball back on their 35-yard line following Mote’s 30-yard punt. However, Navy had to settle for a field goal to pull to within 10-7 with 3:59 left in the quarter. Two possessions later, Navy took its first lead when Abey weaved through the defense for a 41-yard touchdown run with 12:42 remaining in the game. Army countered by going on a 12-play, 80-yard drive that lasted nearly seven minutes to regain the lead on a 9-yard run by Ahmad Bradshaw in which he carried several Midshipmen into the end zone. Navy failed to score on its next possession, which turned out to be its final one after Army killed the clock after taking over on its own 25-yard line with 4:07 remaining. When the clock struck zero, Army’s players yelled and jumped as they embraced each other and their fellow cadets who had flooded onto the field, creating an endless sea of grey uniforms. “It’s amazing,” Mote said. “It’s incredible and you just can’t describe how much this means to everyone at Army.”

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MEMPHIS VS. ATLANTA ROUNDBALL CLASSIC

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Massenburg is headed to Middle Tennessee State and coach Kermit Davis NORCROSS — The was on hand. His recruit Shiloh boys had already didn’t disappoint. faced three out-of-state “We had a good game teams before they played plan and we executed it,” W.E.B DuBois Prep in Rivers said. “We knew the Memphis vs. Atlanta that T.J. had to be our Roundball Classic and MVP and that is exactly several more such showwhat he was.” case match-ups remain The Generals (5-3) also this season. got major contributions, Once you have already though, from Greg James played national power and Brandon Blair. James Montverde Academy dur- scored 17 points and Blair ing an early Florida trip, came off the bench to meeting an unbeaten team contribute 16 points and from Tennessee isn’t so three assists as DuBois taunting. lost for the first time after “We haven’t been play- 14 victories. ing that good, but we did Shiloh, down 12-5 this time,” Shiloh coach early, went on a 12-2 run Kim Rivers said. in the second quarter, T.J. Massenburg had 21 and led 35-26 at halftime points and 14 rebounds behind 11 points and nine as the Generals improved rebounds from Massento 3-1 against out-ofburg and nine points from state competition with an James. 88-56 rout of DuBois on Shortly afterward, the Saturday at Norcross. rout was on as Shiloh The Memphis team went up 58-37 after three had edged Columbia on quarters and led by as Friday night at Duluth in many as 37 points in the the first day of the ninthfourth. annual showcase and Blair had 14 points in Shiloh had lost to Colum- the second half and 11 bia earlier. players ended up scoring DuBois, though, had for Shiloh. no one to matchup with “That was a good team the 6-foot-8 Massenburg we beat,” Rivers said. inside and Shiloh took “This is the way we want full advantage. to play.” Staff Correspondent

Jay and Zach play well for us every night to win, but especially against a good team like that,” Patriots coach Greg Phillips said. Ahead just 26-25 at halftime, Berkmar started the third quarter with a 15-4 run and led 49-37 going in the final period. Indiana signee Durham had 12 points in the third quarter and Esteme scored eight, the pair combining for four 3-pointers. The lead was up to 14 points shortly after the start of the fourth quarter, but

Midfield got within 62-59 on a three-point play with 47 seconds left. Cooks then hit two free throws with 21 seconds remaining and Berkmar was safe. Cooks, who had three assists, scored eight points in the final quarter and Esteme, who made four 3-pointers in the game, had seven. “That’s a championship-caliber team from Alabama, so it was a very good win for us,” Phillips said.

Titans warm up for convincing win fully woke up. Playing at 10:30 a.m. after a game the night before, NORCROSS — Unthe Titans pulled away like the other games in until the fourth quarter en the Memphis vs. Atlanta route to the 73-49 victory Roundball Classic, the at Norcross to open the Discovery boys weren’t second day of showcase matched against an out-of- event. state team. “They had a team from Instead, the Titans Memphis drop out just beplayed another Georgia fore the start of the season team. It wasn’t one that and we had an opening, they would usually be so I was glad to help out,” playing, though. Discovery coach Cory Discovery was pitted Cason said. against Cumberland Chris“Hopefully, this will tian Academy, a defendhelp us get scheduled for ing state champion from a showcase like this next the Georgia Independent year.” Christian Athletic AssoBrian Liles scored all ciation, and represented 18 of his points in the the Georgia High School second half and Discovery Association well once they (6-5) made seven of its 11 By Guy CurtriGht

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3-pointers after intermission. “We couldn’t hit anything early in the game, then we warmed up and hit the open looks we had,” Cason said. Tied at 12 after the first quarter, Discovery scored nine straight points and ahead 30-20 at halftime. The lead was 43-34 after three quarters before the Titans blew the game open. Liles hit a trio of 3-pointers in the final quarter to pass D.J. Young, a fellow senior guard, for team scoring honors. Young had 13 of his 17 points in the first half, connecting three times from behind the arc. Discovery ended up

winning easily despite a big game from diminutive guard Roscoe Spruill for Cumberland (4-5). The 5-foot-7 junior had 31 points, with 14 coming in the first half and 17 after inmission. Discovery, in just its second year, won 11 games last season and has been competitive this season despite the move up to Class AAAAAAA and a rough schedule that has eight of nine games away from home. “We just need some confidence,” Cason said. “Four of our losses have been in one possession games. We’re a young team that needs to learn how to get over the hump.”

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Starters power Mustangs to win over Cartersville From StaFF reportS EMERSON — All five starters scored in double figures and Meadowcreek beat Cartersville 73-64 on Saturday in the Lake Point Showcase. The win moved the Mustangs to 9-1 on the year. Anyeuri Castillo led the team with 17 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, while Dequarious Nicholls had 18 points and four assists. Amari Kelly contributed 10 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks, Cory High-

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto .............. 16 ...7....696 ..... — Boston .............. 13 .10....565 .......3 New York ........... 13 .10....565 .......3 Brooklyn ..............6 .15....286 .......9 Philadelphia ........5 .18... .217 ..... 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Charlotte ........... 14 ...9....609 ..... — Atlanta .............. 12 .12....500 ....2.5 Orlando ............. 10 .14... .417 ....4.5 Washington .........8 .13....381 .......5 Miami ..................7 .16....304 .......7 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland .......... 16 ...5... .762 ..... — Chicago ............ 12 .10....545 ....4.5 Milwaukee ......... 11 .10....524 .......5 Detroit ............... 13 .12....520 .......5 Indiana .............. 11 .12....478 .......6 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio ...... 18 ...5....783 ..... — Houston ............ 16 ...7....696 .......2 Memphis ........... 16 ...8....667 ....2.5 New Orleans .......7 .16....304 ..... 11 Dallas..................5 .17....227 ..12.5 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City .. 14 ...9....609 ..... — Utah .................. 14 .10....583 .......5 Portland ............ 12 .12....500 ....2.5 Denver ................8 .15....348 .......6 Minnesota ...........6 .17....261 .......8 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State .....20 ...3....870 ..... — L.A. Clippers ..... 16 ...7....696 .......4 L.A. Lakers ........ 10 .15....400 ..... 11 Sacramento ........8 .14....364 ...11.5 Phoenix...............7 .16....304 .....13 Friday’s Games Charlotte 109, Orlando 88 Cleveland 114, Miami 84 Toronto 101, Boston 94 Atlanta 114, Milwaukee 110 Houston 102, Oklahoma City 99 Detroit 117, Minnesota 90 Dallas 111, Indiana 103 Phoenix 119, L.A. Lakers 115 New York 103, Sacramento 100 Saturday’s Games Milwaukee at Washington, late Denver at Orlando, late Portland at Indiana, late Charlotte at Cleveland, late Miami at Chicago, late Golden State at Memphis, late Dallas at Houston, late Brooklyn at San Antonio, late Sacramento at Utah, late New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s Games Philadelphia at Detroit, 6 p.m. Boston at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Golden State at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

tower had 11 points and seven rebounds, and Justin Cong had 11 points and three assists. BOYS HOOPS BOYS HOOPS Mountain View 65, Chattahoochee 40 COMMERCE — The Mountain View boys basketball team improved to 9-2 on the season with a 65-40 win over Chattahoochee in the Christmas in Commerce showcase at East Jackson High School on Saturday. Spencer Rodgers led the Bears with 23 points and Uchenna Nwagbara added 12 points and six rebounds. Central 61, Jefferson 50 JEFFERSON — Central moved to 3-5 on the year with

a 61-50 win over Jefferson on Saturday. The Black Knights were led by Jalen Hillery with 20 points, while Skylar Adams contributed 11.

Buford 77, Loganville 40 BUFORD — Buford picked up its second region victory and moved to 7-0 overall with a 77-40 win over Loganville on Saturday. The Wolves were led by Marcus Watson with 18 points and eight rebounds, while Tobi Obasanya had 13. Dawson Wehunt had 11 points, 10 rebounds and four assists as well. Peachtree Ridge 64, West Forsyth 37 CUMMING — Peachtree Ridge moved to 5-3 on the year with a 64-37 win over West Forsyth on Saturday. The Lions were led by Devin

Bassel with 19 points.

Nelson had 10.

Archer 69, North 58 SUWANEE — Archer won its non-region game against North, 69-58, on Saturday. The Tigers (4-5) were led by Malik Sproles with 20 points, while Justin Edmondson had 16. Garrick Collins and Ronald Schjang also contributed 10 points apiece. The Bulldogs were led by Michael Joseph with 21 points.

South 58, Parkview 37 LILBURN — South moved to 6-4 on the season with a big win on the road against Parkview 58-37 on Saturday. Alexis Lewis led the way for the Comets with 25 points, while D.R. Smith had 13 points for the Panthers.

GIRLS HOOPS GIRLS HOOPS Buford 56, Loganville 44 BUFORD — Buford moved to 4-0 on the year and 2-0 in Region 8-AAAAA with a 56-44 win over Loganville on Saturday. The Wolves were led by Tory Ozment with 15 points, while Audrey Weiner had 11 and Jessica

Archer 67, North 41 SUWANEE — Archer moved to 6-2 on the year with a 67-41 win over North Saturday. Autumn Newby led all scorers with 17 points, while teammates Asia McCoy and Tia Shorter each had 14. Jessica Belcher led the way for the Bulldogs (2-6) with 16 points.

to 9-1 on the year with a 55-32 win over Lanier on Saturday. Jamyah Montissol led the way for the Generals with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Duluth 49, Newton 42 DULUTH — Duluth moved to 6-3 on the year with a 49-42 over Newton on Saturday. Endia Banks led the Wildcats with 14 points, while Brianna Dixon had 12, and Deja Mitchell had 10 rebounds.

Shiloh 55, Lanier 32 SNELLVILLE — Shiloh moved

Wesleyan 56, St. Pius X 18 ATLANTA — Wesleyan moved to 8-0 on the year with a 56-18 win over St. Pius X on Saturday. The Wolves were led by Mikayla Coombs with 16 points and seven steals, while Sutton West had 12 points. Jameson Kavel also contributed eight points and nine rebounds.

8 p.m., ESPN Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala. Dec. 24 Hawai’i Bowl Hawai’i vs. Middle Tennessee 8 p.m., ESPN Aloha Stadium, Honolulu Dec. 26 St. Petersburg Bowl Miami (Ohio) vs. Mississippi State 11 a.m., ESPN Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. Quick Lane Bowl Maryland vs. Boston College 2:30 p.m., ESPN Ford Field, Detroit Camping World Independence Bowl NC State vs. Vanderbilt 5 p.m., ESPN2 Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La. Dec. 27 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Army vs. North Texas 12 p.m., ESPN Cotton Bowl, Dallas Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman No. 24 Temple vs. Wake Forest 3:30 p.m., ESPN Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md. National Funding Holiday Bowl Minnesota vs. Washington State 7 p.m., ESPN Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego Motel 6 Cactus Bowl Boise State vs. Baylor 10:15 p.m., ESPN Chase Field, Phoenix Dec. 28 New Era Pinstripe Bowl No. 23 Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern 2 p.m., ESPN Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y. Russell Athletic Bowl No. 16 West Virginia vs. Miami 5:30 p.m., ESPN Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. Foster Farms Bowl Indiana vs. No. 19 Utah 8:30 p.m., Fox Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl Texas A&M vs. Kansas State 9 p.m., ESPN NRG Stadium, Houston Dec. 29 Birmingham Bowl South Florida vs. South Carolina 2 p.m., ESPN Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala. Belk Bowl Arkansas vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech 5:30 p.m., ESPN Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C. Valero Alamo Bowl No. 12 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 Colorado

9 p.m., ESPN Alamodome, San Antonio Dec. 30 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Georgia vs. TCU 12 p.m., ESPN Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn. Hyundai Sun Bowl No. 18 Stanford vs. North Carolina 2 p.m., CBS Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nebraska vs. No. 21 Tennessee 3:30 p.m., ESPN Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn. Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl South Alabama vs. Air Force 5:30 p.m., Campus Insiders Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz. Capital One Orange Bowl No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Florida St. 8 p.m., ESPN Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. Dec. 31 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl No. 20 LSU vs. No. 13 Louisville 11 a.m., ABC Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. TaxSlayer Bowl Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky 11 a.m., ESPN EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla. College Football Playoff semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl No. 4 Washington vs. No. 1 Alabama 3 p.m., ESPN Georgia Dome, Atlanta College Football Playoff semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson 7 p.m., ESPN University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. Jan. 2 Outback Bowl No. 17 Florida vs. Iowa 1 p.m., ABC Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic No. 15 Western Michigan vs. No. 8 Wisconsin 1 p.m., ESPN AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual No. 9 USC vs. No. 5 Penn State 5 p.m., ESPN Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. Allstate Sugar Bowl No. 14 Auburn vs. No. 7 Oklahoma 8:30 p.m., ESPN Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans

SPORTS AT A GLANCE New Orleans at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m. New York at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Monday’s Games Charlotte at Indiana, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Houston, 8 p.m. Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m. College Saturday’s Scores EAST Albany 74, Colgate 66 American U. 77, Youngstown St. 62 Brown 89, Johnson & Wales U. (RI) 59 Buffalo 87, Coppin St. 52 Canisius 91, St. Francis (NY) 81 Delaware State 92, Keystone 69 Duquesne 70, Central Conn. St. 67 George Mason 79, Pennsylvania 60 George Washington 79, Howard 62 Georgetown 93, La Salle 78 Iona 79, Ohio 75 Jacksonville 85, Marist 64 Lehigh 90, Mount St. Mary’s 71 Loyola-Maryland 90, Binghamton 85, OT Maine 73, Dartmouth 68 Manhattan 60, Fordham 53 Marshall 111, Toledo 105, OT Maryland 66, St. Peter’s 56 Monmouth-NJ 81, Army 71 NC-Wilmington 81, St. Bonaventure 80 New Hampshire 86, Bryant 73 Niagara 65, Norfolk State 61 Northeastern 59, Vermont 57 Oakland 74, Robert Morris 53 Pittsburgh 81, Penn St. 73 Princeton 67, Liberty 64 Providence 75, Massachusetts 69 Radford 68, Elon University 56 Richmond 78, MD Baltimore Cty 75 Rutgers 71, Stony Brook 66 Syracuse 99, Boston U 77 Towson 90, Fairleigh Dickinson 87 Wagner 68, Morgan St. 66 West Virginia 90, VMI 55 SOUTH Abilene Christian 90, Northern New Mexico 69 Bethune-Cookman 81, Florida College 79, OT Central Florida 76, Maryland - E. Shore 58 Charleston Southern 100, Johnson & Wales (NC) 53 Clemson 90, Mercer 47 Coastal Carolina 70, North Carolina Central 67 Furman 68, Gardner-Webb 65 Georgia St 83, Georgia Southwestern State 52 Houston 82, Rhode Island 77 Jacksonville St. 74, LouisianaMonroe 72 Lamar 109, Austin College 58 Lipscomb 98, Morehead St. 84 Loyola (N.O.) 69, Southern 64

Memphis 62, UAB 55 N.C. Asheville 119, Warren Wilson 50 N.C. State 67, Tennessee St. 55, OT Samford 92, Miles College 73 South Carolina Upstate 99, VirginiaWise 67 Stetson 87, South Alabama 78 Texas 71, Long Beach St. 65 Texas A&M 83, South Carolina State 76 Texas Christian 72, Wofford 63 Texas State 64, Prairie View A&M 57 Texas-San Antonio 88, SE Oklahoma State 69 Troy 88, Alabama A&M 59 Tulane 71, Southern Miss 64 MIDWEST Arizona 79, Missouri 60 Arkansas 91, North Florida 76 Arkansas-Little Rock 70, Central Arkansas 59 Ball St. 91, Eastern Kentucky 86, OT Bowling Green 74, Detroit Mercy 61 Butler 75, Cincinnati 65 Dayton 75, East Tennessee St. 61 Eastern Illinois 63, Western Illinois 49 Evansville 78, Murray St. 46 IUPU - Ft. Wayne 98, Austin Peay 58 Illinois 92, Central Michigan 73 Illinois St. 74, Tenn-Martin 57 Indiana 103, Houston Baptist 61 Jackson State 68, Drake 63 Kansas 89, Nebraska 72 Kent St. 87, New Jersey Tech 71 Louisville 102, Texas Southern 71 Loyola-Chicago 72, Wis.-Milwaukee 56 Miami (OH) 71, Indiana - Purdue 68 Michigan St 71, Tennessee Tech 63 Missouri Western State 49, SIU Edwardsville 44 Northern Kentucky 80, SE Missouri St. 66 Ohio St. 64, Connecticut 60 Oklahoma St. 71, Tulsa 67 Oral Roberts 95, John Brown 63 Purdue 77, Cleveland St. 53 Sam Houston St. 79, Southern Illinois 73 South Dakota 72, Sacramento State 56 South Dakota State 80, Idaho 77 Temple 74, DePaul 65 UMKC 93, William Jewell 71 Villanova 74, Notre Dame 66 Western Michigan 74, James Madison 67 Wichita St. 76, Oklahoma 73 Wisconsin 93, Marquette 84 Xavier 77, Utah 69 WEST Arizona State 74, San Diego St. 63 Colorado St. 81, Northern Colorado 64 Denver 77, Air Force 65 Duke 94, UNLV 45 Fresno St. 73, Cal Poly SLO 59 Gonzaga 61, Akron 43 San Jose St. 109, Life Pacific 70 Santa Clara 75, Cal St. East Bay 50 UCLA 102, Michigan 84 Utah St. 80, Utah Valley 79, OT

Wyoming 85, Montana 83

Football College Bowl Games Dec. 17 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl North Carolina Central vs. Grambling Noon, ABC Georgia Dome, Atlanta Play Now Gildan New Mexico Bowl New Mexico vs. UTSA 2 p.m., ESPN University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M. Las Vegas Bowl Presented by Geico Houston vs. San Diego State 3:30 p.m., ABC Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Appalachian State vs. Toledo 5:30 p.m., ESPN Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. AutoNation Cure Bowl UCF vs. Arkansas State 5:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Southern Mississippi vs. LouisianaLafayette 9 p.m., ESPN Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans Dec. 19 Miami Beach Bowl Central Michigan vs. Tulsa 2:30 p.m., ESPN Marlins Park, Miami Dec. 20 Boca Raton Bowl Memphis vs. Western Kentucky 7 p.m., ESPN FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla. Dec. 21 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl BYU vs. Wyoming 9 p.m., ESPN Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Idaho vs. Colorado State 7 p.m., ESPN Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho Dec. 23 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion 1 p.m., ESPN Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Louisiana Tech vs. No. 25 Navy 4:30 p.m., ESPN Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas Dollar General Bowl Ohio vs. Troy

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Ward, a right-hander, went 9-5 with a 2.41 PEACHTREE CORERA and 62 strikeouts NERS — Two seniors in 84 1/3 innings in on Wesleyan’s baseball helping the Wolves to a teams will be continuing Class AA state runnertheir careers on the next up finish as a junior last level after signing with season. college programs earlier He is the son of Kathy this week. Mueller and Dave Ward Pitcher Jordan Ward of Duluth, and has won will play in the Atlan24 games as a four-year tic Sun Conference for starter at Wesleyan. Jacksonville University, Gustafson, the son of while middle infielder Jodi and Ed Gustafson Justin Gustafson will head of Peachtree Corners, is to Division III member a two-year letter winner University of the South in and stole six bases for the Sewanee, Tenn. Wolves last season. From sTaFF rePorTs

Even before last weekend’s visit to East Lansing, Mich., Connor Heyward had an inkling he was going to be a Spartan. The Peachtree Ridge senior officially committed to play football at Michigan State on Thursday night. “I kind of had a feeling,” he said. “(I was thinking), ‘If this visit goes well and everything is well, I think this is the right place for me.’” It turned out that the Big Ten school was in fact the right place for him. “Everything was great about the visit,” he said. “From the people to the football, the academics. Just everything.” The 6-foot-2, 215-pound three-star chose the Spartans over a dozen over Division I schools, with Pittsburgh, Louisville, Vanderbilt and Iowa also making the final cut. Heyward said his family was happy with the decision and that he’ll get a chance to create his own legacy at Micghian State. His father Craig “Ironhead” Heyward played at Pitt before an 11-year NFL career, his oldest brother Cameron Heyward plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers after a stellar career at Ohio State and his other older brother Corey Heyward plays basketball for Georgia Tech. Connor Heyward said Pitt was the toughest school to tell he was headed elsewhere. The Spartans plan to use the versatile Heyward in a variety of roles. He said the coaches told him he could line up at slot receiver, running back, wildcat QB and outside

Kuchar, English win Franklin Templeton a battle when Jerry made eagle on the first hole. But Matt Kuchar made a this guy (English) made a clutch two-putt par on great eagle on 17.” the final hole after partSaid English of his ner Harris English, who eagle putt: “It was a eagled the 17th, drove into little right to left, but I trouble and they won the had a good line and hit it Franklin Templeton Shoot- exactly the way I wanted. out for the second time in Luckily it went in.” three years Saturday. Kelly, 50, and Stricker, Kuchar and English 49, also posted a 65 and finished with a better-ball weren’t out of it until Kelly’s 30-foot birdie putt score of 7-under-par 65 on the last grazed the hole at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla., and recorded and rolled past. English and Kuchar a 54-hole total of 28-under 188, one stroke better became the third team to win the tournament twice, than Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly, who won the joining Jeff Sluman and Hank Kuehne (2003 and tournament in 2009. 2004), and Brad Faxon “It was quite a fun and Scott McCarron battle with Steve and (2000 and 2001). Jerry, back and forth all Charley Hoffman and day,” said Kuchar, who Billy Horschel closed won the title with Engwith a 61 to finish two lish in 2013 before they shots back in third, folfinished second each of lowed another two strokes the last two years. behind by Kevin Chappell “I got off to a good birdie-birdie start, but we and Kevin Kisner, who shot 64. knew it was going to be

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Peachtree Ridge’s Connor Heyward (1) snags an interception against Archer’s Dray Brueland (15) during the second half of a first-round state playoff game. (Photo: Will Fagan)

linebacker during his college career. During his career at Peachtree Ridge, he played quarterback, receiver, running back, safety and punter. This season he rushed for 152 yards and seven touchdowns, caught 23 passes for 258 yards and four TDs and started every game at safety.

He said he doesn’t have a preference on what position he plays in the long run. “I’m looking for the right fit and whatever I’m most comfortable at and I excel at the best,” Heyward said. With his commitment out of the way, Heyward will be able to turn his

full attention to the Lions’ basketball team. He’s been a four-year starter at the varsity level. “Just to finish out strong in academics and just cherish these moments with all my good friends that I’ve grown up with for a plethora of years,” Heyward said of his focus for the remainder of the academic year.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2016 PUBLIC HEARINGS

PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Clerk, Superior Court Gwinnett County, Georgia YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on December 20, 2016, at 10 o’clock a.m., at the Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive S.W., Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046, in Courtroom 2B before the Honorable Tom Davis, Judge, Gwinnett Superior Court who will hear the case of STATE OF GEORGIA vs. DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF GWINNETT COUNTY and RICOH ELECTRONICS, INC., Civil Action File No. 16-A-12347-9, the same being a proceeding to confirm and validate the Development Authority of Gwinnett County Taxable Revenue Bonds (Ricoh Electronics, Inc. Project), Series 2016 in the maximum principal amount of $120,000,000 (the “Bonds”), proposed to be issued by the Development Authority of Gwinnett County (the “Issuer”) in order to promote and expand for the public good and welfare, commerce and industry within Gwinnett County, Georgia (the “County”), for the purpose of acquiring certain equipment and other tangible personal property (the “Project”). The Project is to be leased to Ricoh Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with the financing or refinancing of the acquisition and development of land and acquisition, equipping and installation of the Company’s manufacturing facility located in the County at 1125 Hurricane Shoals Road for use as an economic development project under § 36-622(6)(N) of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, all in accordance with the terms of a resolution (the “Bond Resolution”) adopted by the Issuer, and the Exhibits thereto. In such proceeding, the Court will also (a) hear and determine the validity of instruments relating to and providing security for the Bonds including the Bond Resolution, an Indenture of Trust, a Lease Agreement, a Bond Purchase Agreement, a Guaranty Agreement, a Home Office Payment Agreement and a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement, as described in the Petition and Complaint; and (b) hear and determine such other questions of law and fact pertaining to the right of the Issuer to issue the Bonds and to provide the security therefor. The Bonds shall be a special and limited obligation of the Issuer, payable from funds provided by the Company and shall not be payable from taxes or other public funds and NO PERFORMANCE AUDIT OR PERFORMANCE REVIEW (AS SUCH TERMS ARE D

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generally contain the following: furniture, clothing, tools, and other household/business items. PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 08464 10860 STATE BRIDGE ROAD. ALPHARETTA GA 30022 (678) 513-8185 December 20th, 2016 9:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 3013–Phillips, Lisa 4025–Shanklin, Anna P 4026–Mccoy, Kianna 5006–Murry, Jazmine 6247–Goodwin, Raices 6306–Venson, Dwight 6343–Snow, DeShawn 6383–Phillips, Lisa 6425–Sterne, Olivia

PUBLIC SALE Public Auction–In accordance with the provision of Georgia State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at AAAA Self Storages located at 4365 Commerce Dr., Buford, GA 30518 770-6141424 and at 282 East Crogan St., Lawrenceville, GA, 30046. 770-237-8673. And due notice having been given to the owners of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder o

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PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25719 3550 PEACHTREE PKWY. SUWANEE, GA 30024-1031 (678) 513-8185 December 20th, 2016 9:45 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: B319–Nkele, Onyema B348–Nichols, Phil B421–Marriott-Campbell, Portia C5676–Smith, Kazondra C575–Allen, Amy D629–SANDERS, MICHAEL PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25778 3900 MCGINNIS FERRY RD SUWANEE, GA 30024 (678) 513-8185 December 20th, 2016 10:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A1012–Virgil, Claudia A1034–Burt, Tongi A2074–Stith, Ernnita B1020–Purchas, Charlene B1040–Gaskins, Carla B1082–Purchas, Charlene B1089–Hall, Laken B1096–Romano, James PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25595 66 OLD PEACHTREE RD. SUWANEE, GA 30024 (770) 338-1271 December 20th, 2016 10:15 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 00214–Owens, Edward 00256–Young, Stacy 00402–Gloss, Robert 1044–Palmer, Karen 2006–White, Keishana 4023–Orlando, Laina PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 28158 495 BUFORD DR. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30245 (770) 338-1271 December 20th, 2016 10:30AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 103–fortson, james 143–Hill, Victoria 151–ENGLISH, COREY 154–OSBORNE, CARLTON 312–Bonds, Monica 434–Lifsey, nancy 606–Christy, Demetrius 614–Hall, Marzondria P004–METTS, HAROLD – 2 Black Trailers P012–Matson, Sandra: Ford Econoline 350 VIN3633 P051–DESAYOU, DOROTHY: Dominion Coach VIN VCCA

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A-P688 PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 08465 1856 RIVERSIDE PKWY. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30043 (770) 237-5010 December 20th, 2016 10:45AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 3014–Fernandez, Emerson 3028–Ceasar, Laquice 3041–Jenkins, Kimberly 4043–Bowen, Pamela 5014–Pollard, Cartier 5157–Johnson, Tara 5354–Robinson, Terresa 5441–Lamb, Monet 6102–Patillo, Frankie 6131–Nelson, Katrina 6173–Gay, Vanessa PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 08054 1395 PLEASANT HILL DR.. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30044 (770) 925-9784 December 21st, 2016 9:30AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 1531–Clarke, Sonia 2512–Brown, Christopher 3519–Felder, Duane 3536–Boyd, Louise 3545–Williams, Carlos 4001–TOBY SELLS CREATURE MAKEUP FX SHOP, LLC 4509–Trinidad, Sundae 5520–Hargrove, Erica 6006–Hernandez, Arelys 6083–Reese, Marcus 6093–Henderson, Cheryl 6204–Middlebrooks, Monique 7504–Dickerson, Maria 7508–Bradford, Paulette 7511–Garner, Nathan 7534–Hickey, John P

PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25982 2423 PLEASANT HILL ROAD DULUTH, GA 30096 (770) 416-1069 December 21st, 2016 9:45AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A046–Dockery, Zandra A312–Ferrera, Angel A342–Curry, Nikita A425–Vixamar, Jeffrey A489–Mathis, Cassandra C581–Chambers, Shenique C586–Cumberbatch, Rebecca C605–yang, Sung PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 08057 4474 SATELLITE BLVD. DULUTH, GA 30096 (770) 416-1069 December 21st, 2016 10:00AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 0203–Runnings, Kool 0213–Hyacinthe, Alexandria 0300–Penick, Kristal 0343A–Caldwell, Nigna 0501–Williams, Audra 0513–Long, Marilyn 0514–harris, delvoni 0517–White, Arianne 0804–WORTHY, RHONDA 0807–Davis, Gladys 0903–Rodriguez, Thamayra 2002–Rice, Irene 2041–Bush, Brian 2101–Hayes, Kevin 2122–Howard, Shanterri 2164–Majano, Ivin 2182–Simmons, Bias 2201–Mack, Recquel 3011–Roosevelt, Tetesha 6042–Manning, Stephanie 6094–Cherry, Kevin 6211–Mclaughlin, Gary

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PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 08056 3865 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD. DULUTH, GA 30096 (770) 416-1069 December 21st, 2016 10:15AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 0111–Crump, Varonica 0118–Dixon, Lorenzo 0128–Lovejoy, Wendy 0130–Metri, Emile 0179–Reaves, Eric 0269–Gray, Jeff 0276–Strong, Chauncy 0326–Holtzclaw, Amanda 0421–Floyd, Melissa 0429–Holtzclaw, Amanda 0470–Melendez, Ariana 0511–Wall, Carol 0566–Blanks, Theresa 0571–Ivey, Bertrand 0627–Joines, Willie 0631–Davender, Janey 0653–Faddies, Jason 0718–Agee-Goldwire, Constance 0740–cox, christopher 0743–Matson, Sandra 0744–Chambliss, Stephen 0761–Saeidi, Mehdi 0855–Kirk, Douglas 8682–Kelley, Jerry All sales are subject to cancellation. Public auction terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. Dated this 20nd day of December and 21st day of December 2016 by PS OrangeCo, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080, Bond No. 6004928. 929-459494, 12/9,11,16

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 3942 Stone Mountain Hwy 78, Snellville, GA 30039, 770.891.1688 on December 30th, 2016 at 11:00 AM 498 – Erica Williams–$468.00 – Household items 604 – John Posey–$955.40 – Household items 122 – Jonna Gayle–$1,957.20 – Household items 218 – Jonna Gayle–$540.00 – Household items Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-459652, 12/11,18

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he holiday season is in a full swing, and many of Gwinnett and the metro area’s nonprofit organizations could use some helping hands through donations. Numerous nonprofits throughout the community have compiled wish of items they need to help serve the community. The wish lists are as follows:

Friends of Disabled Adults & Children 4900 Lewis Road, Stone Mountain 770-491-9014 www.fodac.org “Keeping People With Disabilities Moving” Office supplies: flash drives, folder dividers Copy paper Stamps Printer ink cartridges Pens

Success to Succeed Foundation 5550 Stephens Mill Drive, Sugar Hill 678-580-7599 www.successtosucceed.org “Strengthen Our Veterans, Military Families and Community” Clothing for men and women — all kinds Gas cards and bus passes for veterans Free storage units Sponsors for veterans

Mercy Seed Community Resource Center 4000 Five Forks Trickum Road, Lilburn 770-925-8600 www.newmerciescc.org “A Planted Seed Bears Much Fruit!” Cereal — hot and cold Canned soup Canned beans Volunteer administrative assistance Refrigerated truck

The Salvation Army 3455 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville 770-724-1674 www.salvationarmyatlanta.org “Doing the Most Good” Volunteers to ring bells Sponsors for the Angel Tree wish list Volunteers to help package donated gifts Holiday food boxes Diapers of all sizes

Judy House Ministry 1475 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville 678-752-8731 www.judyhouse.org “Reconciling the Disconnected” Bath towels Gift cards Laundry detergent Canned goods Financial donations Rainbow Village 3427 Duluth Highway 120, Duluth 770-497-1888 www.rainbowvillage.org “Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness, Poverty and Domestic Violence” 12 sets of pots and pans 12 sets of dinnerware 24 sets of twin comforters & sheets Laundry detergent 12 sets of glassware The Quinn House 120 S. Perry St., Lawrenceville 770-962-0470 www.thequinnhouse.com “A Ministry for Those in Need” Razors Twin sheets Laundry detergent Men’s deodorant $20 grocery gift cards

Family Promise of Gwinnett County Inc. 3495B Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville 678-376-8950 familypromisegwinnett.org “Ending Homelessness … One Family at a Time” Copy paper Bottled water Paper products (toilet paper, towels, plates …) Laundry detergent Gwinnett Division of Family & Children Services 446 W. Crogan St., Suite 400, Lawrenceville 678-518-5604 www.dhs.georgia.gov “Blueprint for Change” Car seats Booster seats Toddler beds Play pens Christmas gifts for teens Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity P.O. Box 870408, Stone Mountain 770-931-8080 www.habitatgwinnett.org “A World Where Everyone Has a Decent Place to Live” Gas blower/electric blower with extension cord Saws — reciprocating and circular Three flathead and Phillips-head screwdrivers Hammer, tape measure, utility knife Painting supplies/chalk and chalklike supplies

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PET OF THE WEEK Each week the Gwinnett Daily Post features an animal available for adoption at the Georgia SPCA, which is located at 1175 Buford Highway, Suite 109, Suwanee, GA 30024. The hours of operation are Mondays through Fridays 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sundays 1 until 4 p.m. You can see the rest of the adoptable cats and dogs at www.georgiaspca.org. If you are looking for a companion who will adore you, show affection with abandon, chase a ball and bring it back to you until your arm falls off, and at night to curl up next to you, Abby is your girl. She’s about 4 years old, and a mix of Chihuahua and Rat Terrier. Abby was physically abused and not well socialized before she came to our care. She was terrified and aggressive. After several months of socialization, training and a lot of love, she is ready for a permanent home. She has come to love being cared for and returns affection with ease with people she has known for a while. She is sometimes fearful at first, so she needs

someone who will be willing to wait a few weeks if she is scared at first. She should not be in a home where young children live, who may not be able to read her body language when she is scared or feeling cornered. She seems to do better with women, although she’s crazy about our UPS driver! She is also good with small dogs and loves to play with them. If you know Chihuahuas, you know they are are loving, loyal to a fault and fierce protecters. Abby will do well in a home with someone who has had Chihuahuas or is willing to

learn. Call Laura at the shelter at 770-298-1306 to learn more about Abby and she’ll send you some videos of her playing. Abby’s adoption fee will be waived if her adopter is willing to spend one or two sessions with a trainer to ensure an easy transition. Abby has been spayed, disease tested, given age appropriate vaccinations, dewormed, and is up to date with flea/tick & heartworm prevention. A 24Petwatch microchip will be listed in the adopter’s name and the adopter will receive 30 days of 24PetWatch pet.

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Two Meadowcreek High School students have joined the first advisory board for the nonprofit Partnership Against Domestic Violence. The advisory board will focus its work on “teens against dating violence,” and it was created to not only help educate teens and parents on the dangers of dating violence, but also illustrate relationships that are healthy and affirming. The TADV Advisory Board was formed to give teens a voice and an opportunity to take action against teen dating violence. The Meadowcreek students are Nupol Kiazolu, a junior, and Craig Lockett, a senior. At Meadowcreek, Kiazolu is an active member of the Teen Center’s Adolescent Health and Youth Development’s Youth Advisory Council. Through her advisory board role, Kiazolu hopes to educate teens about the warning signs for dating and domestic violence and safety planning steps so that they know what to do and where to turn should they ever witness or experience such abuse. Lockett is the president of the Teen Center’s Adolescent Health and Youth Development’s Youth Advisory Council. As a new TADV board member, Lockett’s goal is to help people by participating in different activities, as well as give advice and insight to those in need or to those who want to learn more. Teens submitted applications to be considered and PADV interviewed and selected two other teens along with the Meadowcreek students based on their desire and passion to end teen dating violence. The board will meet quarterly to discuss issues and help to create social media content for PADV’s teen-focused platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as well as assist PADV’s teen-oriented programs such as the annual Teen Summit in March. The board members include a variety of actively involved high school students who are athletes, dancers, school leaders and current advocates for ending

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Keith Farner teen dating violence. They each will serve for the 201617 school term and focus on helping PADV raise awareness of teen dating violence among their peers and the community. Peach State Credit Union scholarships available Peach State Federal Credit Union is accepting applications for its 2017 scholarship program, which will award more than $161,000 in scholarships and educational grants. The program was established to honor the credit union’s founders, past and present board members and employees, as well as the lifetime achievements of several notable school system and community leaders. Some of those community leaders in Gwinnett include School Board member Louise Radloff, CEO/Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks and retired Chief Financial Officer of Gwinnett County Public Schools, Rick Cost. Peach State is also proud to support several local colleges with $62,200 in scholarships and educational grants, including Georgia Gwinnett College and Gwinnett Technical College. “Awarding scholarships is one of the most important contributions we make to the community,” Peach State President/CEO Marshall Boutwell said in a press release. “Since we were founded in 1961, education has been at the core of our organization. Through this annual tradition, we hope to strengthen the lives of the recipients and in turn, our communities.” Walton EMC awarding $4,000 college scholarships College scholarships to the tune of $4,000 are also available from the Walton Electric Membership Corporation.

Up to 32 $4,000 Walton Electric Trust college scholarships will be awarded during the 2016-17 school year to graduating high school seniors and incoming college freshmen whose homes are served by Walton EMC for electricity. Applicants must be 21 years old or younger, and the scholarships must be used at an accredited college, university or vocationaltechnical school. “Thanks to Walton EMC’s generosity and commitment to the community, my educational career is off to a great start,” Grant Colquitt, a 2016 winner and student at the University of North Georgia, said in a press release. “By awarding me one of the scholarships, Walton EMC has lessened the financial burden, allowing me to focus more on the most important aspect of school — learning.” The scholarship award committee is looking for applicants who demonstrate dedication to their community, possess a strong work ethic, participate in extracurricular involvement and show perseverance in the face of obstacles and hardships. Additional consideration will be given to students planning to attend a vocational-technical school. The money for these scholarships comes from unclaimed capital credit refunds. After all attempts to find the owners are exhausted, the money goes into a fund provided for by Georgia law. “One of the cooperative principles we operate by is ‘concern for community,’” Walton EMC CEO Ronnie Lee said. “We want to invest in the future of our local young people, especially those of outstanding character who are not considered for many academicallybased scholarships.” Details and applications are available at waltonemc. com. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 30. Specific questions should be directed to Sarah Malcom at 770266-2391 or semalcom@ waltonemc.com. Keith Farner writes about education. Good News from Schools appears in the Sunday edition of the Daily Post.

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tries and are created in many cases by natives of those countries,” she said. “I have been intrigued with A longtime Gwinnett church the materials used to create them, member is using nativity scenes — from straw and bread dough to or creches — depicting the birth of clay and porcelain.” Jesus Christ to help local children The collection will be on display and families escape homelessness. until Dec. 18 in Room C10 and Dottie Kuhn from LawrencevRoom C11 at the church, which ille Presbyterian Church is selling Kuhn has attended for more than her collection of 77 creches at her 35 years. The church is located at “No Room at the Inn” sale. Kuhn 800 Lawrenceville Highway. named the event to recognize how “I have enjoyed having them in Joseph and Mary looked for a my home all these years but am place to stay when they arrived in downsizing and realize I need to Bethlehem. find other homes for them,” she The proceeds will benefit Fam- said. ily Promise of Gwinnett County, a “I’m sure they will bless the nonprofit that provides resources new owners, as the new owners for those who are homeless but bless Family Promise with their are trying to regain their indepencontributions.” dence. She hasn’t set prices on any but Chuck Ferraro, executive direc- asks that donations be made for the tor of the faith-based organization, nonprofit. They currently are sellwas pleasantly surprised when he ing for $25 to $100, depending on learned about Kuhn’s generosity. the size of the piece, she said. “It’s flattering and humbling, Viewing times will be from 9 I’m very grateful,” Ferraro said. a.m. to 1 p.m today, from 5 to 7 “We’re all just very thankful that p.m. Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to she thought about us and that she close Thursday and from 9 a.m. to cares for homeless children and 1 p.m Dec. 18. their families.” To view photos of the items, Kuhn is parting ways with the visit www.facebook.com/lawcreches after more than 50 years rencevillepresbyterianchurch. of collecting them from places For more information, call the around the world including the church office at 770-963-9498 and U.S. visit www.familypromisegwinnett. “They come from many counorg. erika.wells@gwinnettdailypost.com

“Progressives” have literally lost their collective mind since the election of Donald Trump, and it’s easy to understand why. After eight years of Obama, and anticipating an easy Hillary Clinton victory, they believed they were that close (holds thumb and forefinger a half-inch apart) to achieving their ultimate nirvana of complete control — getting to tell the rest of us not only what to do but what we’re allowed to think. That dream has withered on the vine as the left has watched Trump make inspired Cabinet appointments (like Jeff Sessions for attorney general) and contemplated his likely Supreme Court nominees. And so, in their psychotic rage, they are reduced to calling names, like “racist,” “bigot” and “fascist.” Let’s examine that last one for a moment. Whenever I hear a leftist say “fascist,” I’m reminded of the line by the Inigo Montoya character in the movie “The Princess Bride”: “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Generally, when the left calls someone a “fascist,” what they’re really saying is that they think he’s a mean, scary man. Perhaps the word they’re looking for is “tyrant” or maybe “despot.” So let’s go with that. Is Donald

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not to achieve stasis, but rather to allow for the constant corrections necessary to prevent one branch from getting too much power for too long.” Barack Obama is clearly Exhibit A. During his two terms, he frequently lamented the fact that the Constitution prevented him Rob from enacting his full agenda, ofJenkins ten threatened to bypass Congress altogether, and several times atTrump a potential tyrant? Well, tempted to follow through on that yes, of course. All presidents are threat. Fortunately, separation of potential tyrants, as the founders powers kept him in check, at least understood very well. That’s why to some extent. they conceived the idea of separaNo doubt the same will be tion of powers and wrote it into true of Donald Trump. But to my the U.S. Constitution. leftist friends, I can promise this: Pulitzer Prize-winning playNo one will be more diligent in wright David Mamet put it this fighting any attempted unconstiway, in his delightful essay for the tutional overreach by President Village Voice back in 2008 titled Trump than the true conservatives “Why I’m no longer a ‘brain-dead in Congress. liberal’”: So, will Trump be a tyrant? “The Constitution, written by The answer is no, although, like men with some experience of his predecessor(s), he might very actual government, assumes that well try. But is he a fascist? We’ll the chief executive will work to be examine that question next week. king, the Parliament will scheme Rob Jenkins is a local freelance to sell off the silverware, and writer and the author of four the judiciary will consider itself books, including “Family Man: Olympian and do everything it The Art of Surviving Domestic can to much improve (destroy) the Tranquility,” available at Books work of the other two branches. for Less in Buford and on AmaSo the Constitution pits them zon. E-mail Rob at rjenkinsgdp@ against each other, in the attempt yahoo.com

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