By Cris Grauberger
The Dodge County competition cheer team brought home a second place finish falling to their inter-region rival Bleckley County. The team traveled to Perry on Saturday, January 23, 2021 where they competed in the Panther Prowl Cheer Classic.
The team had dedicated much of their practices over the past week to “cleaning things up” which was apparent by their outstanding performance. The team displayed more synchronized tumbling and jumps. They received no deductions, but this wasn’t enough to overtake first place despite a less than perfect performance by the Royals.
The team will no doubt have some adjustments to do in order to increase the point value of the routine to help them to be more even more competitive.
The team will have a busy week traveling to Putnam County on Friday, January 29th and Cochran on Saturday, January 30, 2021. Come out and support our girls Saturday in Bleckley.
Sports - Topics from January, 2021
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By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High School (DCHS) Squaws & Indians basketball teams played games against Trinity Christian, Bleckley County and Metter this past week.
Dodge traveled to Trinity Christian on Tuesday, January 19 and then to region rival Bleckley County on Friday, January 22 and the Indians hosted Metter on Saturday, January 23 in a boys only game.
The Squaws split in their two games on the week as they defeated Trinity Christian 45-41 but lost to Bleckley County 35-48 in a region contest. The Squaws are now 10-4 and 4-3 in Region 3AA.
The Indians defeated Trinity Christian, 86-65 and Bleckley County, 54-47 before losing to Metter, 49-60.
The Indians are 7-10 and 3-4 in Region 3AA. Both teams are in 4th place in Region 3AA at this time, which is very important since there will be no region tournament this year and the top four teams from the season will advance to state.
Scoring for the Squaws against Trinity Christian was : Sanaa Searles, 15 points; Altierra Gooch, 12 points; Ambria Simmons, seven points; Carson Etheridge, six points; Jada Baxter, four points; Cheyenne Hunt, one point.
Scoring for the Squaws against Bleckley County was: Alterria Gooch, 11 points; Jada Baxter, seven points; Cheyenne Hunt, six points; Sanaa Searles, four points; Ileisha Mitchell, three points; Carson Etheridge, two points; Xavia Mann, two points.
Scoring for the Indians against Trinity Christian was: Jadeon McClendon, 14 points; Javan Smith, 12 points; Lamarie Mitchell, 10 points; Caleb Singletary 10 points; Keldrick Beck, nine points; My’Sean Williams, nine points; Mikhail Carr, eight points; Kevin Sykes, six points; Lamar Burns, three points; William Jordan, two points; Zy Williams, two points; Noah Cummings, one point.
Scoring for the Indians against Bleckley County was: My’Sean Williams 13 points; Keldrick Beck, 11 points; Mikhail Carr, six points; Javan Smith, six points; Kevin Sykes, six points; Jadeon McClendon, four points; Lamarie Mitchell, four points; Noah Cummings, two points; Caleb Singletary, two points.
Scoring for Dodge against Metter was: Keldrick Beck, 12 points; My’Sean Williams, nine points; Heaven Carson, eight points; Lamarie Mitchell, eight points; William Jordan, five points; Caleb Singletary, four points; Noah Cummings, three points; Keyshawn Mincey, two points.
Dodge was scheduled to host Lamar County on Tuesday, January 26 and then travel to Northeast Macon on Friday, January 29 and to Northside Warner Robins on Saturday, January 30. They will return home on Tuesday, February 2 against region foe Washington County. The Lamar County, Northeast Macon and Washington County games will begin with varsity girls at 6:00 p.m. and varsity boys follow at 7:30 p.m. At Northside Warner Robins on Saturday varsity girls will begin at 2:30 p.m. and varsity boys will follow at 4:00 p.m.
The Dodge County High School (DCHS) Squaws & Indians basketball teams played games against Trinity Christian, Bleckley County and Metter this past week.
Dodge traveled to Trinity Christian on Tuesday, January 19 and then to region rival Bleckley County on Friday, January 22 and the Indians hosted Metter on Saturday, January 23 in a boys only game.
The Squaws split in their two games on the week as they defeated Trinity Christian 45-41 but lost to Bleckley County 35-48 in a region contest. The Squaws are now 10-4 and 4-3 in Region 3AA.
The Indians defeated Trinity Christian, 86-65 and Bleckley County, 54-47 before losing to Metter, 49-60.
The Indians are 7-10 and 3-4 in Region 3AA. Both teams are in 4th place in Region 3AA at this time, which is very important since there will be no region tournament this year and the top four teams from the season will advance to state.
Scoring for the Squaws against Trinity Christian was : Sanaa Searles, 15 points; Altierra Gooch, 12 points; Ambria Simmons, seven points; Carson Etheridge, six points; Jada Baxter, four points; Cheyenne Hunt, one point.
Scoring for the Squaws against Bleckley County was: Alterria Gooch, 11 points; Jada Baxter, seven points; Cheyenne Hunt, six points; Sanaa Searles, four points; Ileisha Mitchell, three points; Carson Etheridge, two points; Xavia Mann, two points.
Scoring for the Indians against Trinity Christian was: Jadeon McClendon, 14 points; Javan Smith, 12 points; Lamarie Mitchell, 10 points; Caleb Singletary 10 points; Keldrick Beck, nine points; My’Sean Williams, nine points; Mikhail Carr, eight points; Kevin Sykes, six points; Lamar Burns, three points; William Jordan, two points; Zy Williams, two points; Noah Cummings, one point.
Scoring for the Indians against Bleckley County was: My’Sean Williams 13 points; Keldrick Beck, 11 points; Mikhail Carr, six points; Javan Smith, six points; Kevin Sykes, six points; Jadeon McClendon, four points; Lamarie Mitchell, four points; Noah Cummings, two points; Caleb Singletary, two points.
Scoring for Dodge against Metter was: Keldrick Beck, 12 points; My’Sean Williams, nine points; Heaven Carson, eight points; Lamarie Mitchell, eight points; William Jordan, five points; Caleb Singletary, four points; Noah Cummings, three points; Keyshawn Mincey, two points.
Dodge was scheduled to host Lamar County on Tuesday, January 26 and then travel to Northeast Macon on Friday, January 29 and to Northside Warner Robins on Saturday, January 30. They will return home on Tuesday, February 2 against region foe Washington County. The Lamar County, Northeast Macon and Washington County games will begin with varsity girls at 6:00 p.m. and varsity boys follow at 7:30 p.m. At Northside Warner Robins on Saturday varsity girls will begin at 2:30 p.m. and varsity boys will follow at 4:00 p.m.
SPORTS
BY RUSS RAGAN
It took a while, but the Falcons have finally got a new head coach and yes he is offensive minded and that’s a good thing. I think the Birds will contend more sooner than later in the NFC South. It is getting close to the scheduled start of Spring Training and the Browns still have some business to take care of.
Let’s start with the biggest news of the week. The Falcons have named Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith as head coach. He has done a really good job as play caller, of course it doesn’t hurt having Derek Henry as a great back.
Another big piece is the possibility of hiring Dean Pars as defensive coordinator. He is known to be very apprehensive in play calling and he loves to blitz. He coached with Smith at Tennessee. He is currently retired but word is he is a chance to come.
The big challenge for Smith and staff is what to do with the fourth pick of the draft. If they stay at number four, they must take a quarterback. Zach Wilson from Brigham Young will be there and possibly Justin Fields as well. The second option is trading down to say number 19 to Washington and take Mac Jones from Alabama or Trey Lance from North Dakota State. The deal should include a second round pick and maybe a future number one. I also expect an early second round pick at running back. Travis Etienne from Clemson would be good with me and he catches a ball well out of the backfield.
The bottom line is this; Matt Ryan probably will be the quarterback in 2021. I think it’s time to draft his replacement for the 2022 season. I also think it’s time to draft a true workhorse running back. I think that is the way they should go in round two.
We have better than three months to discuss this one.
If you watched the Tampa-New Orleans game Sunday, you should have noticed one thing, the NFC South is getting old.
We probably saw Drew Brees in his final game and honestly he looked old.
Who will be the replacement? Jameis Winston doesn’t scare me at all. Then there is Tom Brady and Tampa Bay. He will be back in Tampa next year at 44 and honestly his best days are behind him. Will Tampa be the 2021 favorite? Without any questions. The Falcons can be right there in 2022 but this draft can’t be missed.
As I was writing this Sunday night, it looks like the search for the general manager is over.
Terry Fontenot, the assistant at New Orleans will be named the headman in Atlanta real soon.
Hopefully, Spring Training is close by as the 2020 baseball off-season is almost over. I wouldn’t be shocked if things got delayed a little but MLV is hoping for a 162 game season. There is still no word on the DH in the national league.
It doesn’t look like Ozuna will be a Brave as his price will be too high.
Names like Peterson, Brantley and a possible Kris Bryan trade should heat up soon as the Cubs are really moving payroll.
It took a while, but the Falcons have finally got a new head coach and yes he is offensive minded and that’s a good thing. I think the Birds will contend more sooner than later in the NFC South. It is getting close to the scheduled start of Spring Training and the Browns still have some business to take care of.
Let’s start with the biggest news of the week. The Falcons have named Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith as head coach. He has done a really good job as play caller, of course it doesn’t hurt having Derek Henry as a great back.
Another big piece is the possibility of hiring Dean Pars as defensive coordinator. He is known to be very apprehensive in play calling and he loves to blitz. He coached with Smith at Tennessee. He is currently retired but word is he is a chance to come.
The big challenge for Smith and staff is what to do with the fourth pick of the draft. If they stay at number four, they must take a quarterback. Zach Wilson from Brigham Young will be there and possibly Justin Fields as well. The second option is trading down to say number 19 to Washington and take Mac Jones from Alabama or Trey Lance from North Dakota State. The deal should include a second round pick and maybe a future number one. I also expect an early second round pick at running back. Travis Etienne from Clemson would be good with me and he catches a ball well out of the backfield.
The bottom line is this; Matt Ryan probably will be the quarterback in 2021. I think it’s time to draft his replacement for the 2022 season. I also think it’s time to draft a true workhorse running back. I think that is the way they should go in round two.
We have better than three months to discuss this one.
If you watched the Tampa-New Orleans game Sunday, you should have noticed one thing, the NFC South is getting old.
We probably saw Drew Brees in his final game and honestly he looked old.
Who will be the replacement? Jameis Winston doesn’t scare me at all. Then there is Tom Brady and Tampa Bay. He will be back in Tampa next year at 44 and honestly his best days are behind him. Will Tampa be the 2021 favorite? Without any questions. The Falcons can be right there in 2022 but this draft can’t be missed.
As I was writing this Sunday night, it looks like the search for the general manager is over.
Terry Fontenot, the assistant at New Orleans will be named the headman in Atlanta real soon.
Hopefully, Spring Training is close by as the 2020 baseball off-season is almost over. I wouldn’t be shocked if things got delayed a little but MLV is hoping for a 162 game season. There is still no word on the DH in the national league.
It doesn’t look like Ozuna will be a Brave as his price will be too high.
Names like Peterson, Brantley and a possible Kris Bryan trade should heat up soon as the Cubs are really moving payroll.
SPORTS
BY RUSS RAGAN
Despite neither team playing, there was news on the Falcons and Bulldogs front. The Dogs have several key returners and the offense should be really good. The Falcons have the fourth overall pick in April’s draft plus they have a fourth place schedule which is nice. There are reports that there is a favorite for the head coaching job and it’s a surprise.
Nothing really to report on the Braves front but I have some ideas.
It was a good week on the Bulldog front. Players have until this Friday the 15th to announce if they are returning for another season by the NCAA. The defense got a boost as Devonte Wyatt and Jordan Davis are coming back. No word yet from Zamir “Zeus” White. I do think he will be back. Scoring points shouldn’t be a problem for the Dogs this fall.
There hasn’t been a whole lot of winning in Falcon land, but their losing has helped things out. We do have good news to report. The 2021 schedules are out and it’s doable for the Birds. They have the home games with the Saints, Bucs and Panthers. After that things get a lot easier. Of the remaining ten teams only two made the 2020 playoffs. Buffalo is very good, no question about it. The other is the Washington football team and they are very beatable.
The second part of good news is they have the fourth pick in April’s draft. The big question is do you draft a quarterback? Zach Wilson from BYU and Justin Fields will possibly be there. Personally, I don’t think the Birds leave Fields there at number four. They could trade down and add picks. We will talk more about that as time goes on.
There is even still more Falcons news and this one is about the next head coach. It looks like the early favorite is Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady. He was also in the same position in 2019 for the college national champion LSU. He is only 31, does that scare anybody out there?
The other big interior went to Kansas City Chief offensive coordinator Eric Bienieiz. He is the hot candidate across the league. Personally, I would take either one and it does excite me that both are offensive guys. The next three plus months should be interesting in Falcons land.
Let’s wrap up with the Braves. In the 2019 off season they picked up Cole Hanels, bad move, and Will Smith, improved as the year went along. In the 2020 off season, they picked up Charlie Morton. A move I liked, add Drew Smyley a move I don’t dislike just like last year things have gotten really quiet.
The Mets did make a real big deal as they got shortstop Francisco Lendor and pitcher Carlos Carrasco.
The Mets give up descent prospects in the deal but they are paying pretty much by contracts.
So, what will the Braves do? Well they could bring back Ozuna and hope the designated hitter comes back at least by 2022. They could trade for Kris Bryant from the Cubs as he will be a free agent at the end of the season, but you can’t overpay in prospects. Don’t rule out Michael Brantley or Joe Peterson for the last outfield spot. The Braves should do something soon for the offense.
Despite neither team playing, there was news on the Falcons and Bulldogs front. The Dogs have several key returners and the offense should be really good. The Falcons have the fourth overall pick in April’s draft plus they have a fourth place schedule which is nice. There are reports that there is a favorite for the head coaching job and it’s a surprise.
Nothing really to report on the Braves front but I have some ideas.
It was a good week on the Bulldog front. Players have until this Friday the 15th to announce if they are returning for another season by the NCAA. The defense got a boost as Devonte Wyatt and Jordan Davis are coming back. No word yet from Zamir “Zeus” White. I do think he will be back. Scoring points shouldn’t be a problem for the Dogs this fall.
There hasn’t been a whole lot of winning in Falcon land, but their losing has helped things out. We do have good news to report. The 2021 schedules are out and it’s doable for the Birds. They have the home games with the Saints, Bucs and Panthers. After that things get a lot easier. Of the remaining ten teams only two made the 2020 playoffs. Buffalo is very good, no question about it. The other is the Washington football team and they are very beatable.
The second part of good news is they have the fourth pick in April’s draft. The big question is do you draft a quarterback? Zach Wilson from BYU and Justin Fields will possibly be there. Personally, I don’t think the Birds leave Fields there at number four. They could trade down and add picks. We will talk more about that as time goes on.
There is even still more Falcons news and this one is about the next head coach. It looks like the early favorite is Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady. He was also in the same position in 2019 for the college national champion LSU. He is only 31, does that scare anybody out there?
The other big interior went to Kansas City Chief offensive coordinator Eric Bienieiz. He is the hot candidate across the league. Personally, I would take either one and it does excite me that both are offensive guys. The next three plus months should be interesting in Falcons land.
Let’s wrap up with the Braves. In the 2019 off season they picked up Cole Hanels, bad move, and Will Smith, improved as the year went along. In the 2020 off season, they picked up Charlie Morton. A move I liked, add Drew Smyley a move I don’t dislike just like last year things have gotten really quiet.
The Mets did make a real big deal as they got shortstop Francisco Lendor and pitcher Carlos Carrasco.
The Mets give up descent prospects in the deal but they are paying pretty much by contracts.
So, what will the Braves do? Well they could bring back Ozuna and hope the designated hitter comes back at least by 2022. They could trade for Kris Bryant from the Cubs as he will be a free agent at the end of the season, but you can’t overpay in prospects. Don’t rule out Michael Brantley or Joe Peterson for the last outfield spot. The Braves should do something soon for the offense.
SPORTS
BY RUSS RAGAN
There is a lot of football news to report and I am happy to say nearly all of it went really well. The Falcons “finished the drill” they made things interesting before losing 44-27 to Tampa Bay. It took all the Bulldogs had but they found a way in a 24-21 win over Cincinnati. Dodge County and former bulldog Leonard Floyd wrapped up a really good regular season with the Rams.
Let’s start with the bulldogs as they played undefeated Cincinnati in the Peach Bowl. Things didn’t look good as they trailed 21-10 going to the fourth quarter but things came together late in the 24-21 win. It was only an okay day for Daniels despite the numbers. He threw for 392 yards including a really good two-minute drill. George Pickens had 7 catches for 135 yards and a touchdown.
The big story was the Georgia defense and red shirt sophomore Azeez Ojulari. The defensive end had three sacks and a forced fumble in the win. He will go to the NFL draft and rightly so. He is currently projected to go in the first round.
Okay, back to the game. The dogs tailed 21-19 with 7 seconds to go. Sophomore kicker, Jack Podlesny lined up for a career long 53-yard field goal. He hit it flush with a nice little draw and dead down the middle for the 22-21 lead.
Ojulari got a sack in the end zone for the final points.
So, what’s next for the dogs? Well, they will finish in the top ten once again. Hopefully, Daniels, White and company will mostly come back for a really good chance for a special 2021 season.
Speaking of the bulldogs and Dodge County Indian, Leonard Floyd has had a really good year with the Rams. He picked up a sack and he had a quarterback hit in the Rams 18-7 must win over Arizona. He had 9 ½ sacks for the season for the layoff bound Rams.
Sunday’s missions were simple for the Falcons. Lose and they draft no worse than fourth in April’s draft. A win and they could fall as far as number 13. Things started good as Brady and Tampa Bay lead 23-10 at the half. Of course, the Falcons would make things close as it was 23-20 going into the fourth quarter. Fortunately, Brady got hot again in he fourth quarter for the 44-27 final.
So, what happens now? Well, they will pick fourth in April’s draft. Do you take a quarterback? Keep in mind, Matt Ryan will be the starter in 2021 because he has a massive 40 plus millions dollar cap hit. I do take the quarterback. Either Justin Fields, who looked good against Clemson or Zach Wilson from BYU will be there in the fourth spot. They can also trade down some and get maybe Mac Jones from Alabama? There are several ways they can do this.
The team made news Sunday night as they announced they will be interviewing Kansas City offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy for the job. He is top pick for job openings. Personally, I would love him or any high-powered offensive coordinator. I have had it with defensive coaches.
I am sure there will be plenty of rumors soon.
There is a lot of football news to report and I am happy to say nearly all of it went really well. The Falcons “finished the drill” they made things interesting before losing 44-27 to Tampa Bay. It took all the Bulldogs had but they found a way in a 24-21 win over Cincinnati. Dodge County and former bulldog Leonard Floyd wrapped up a really good regular season with the Rams.
Let’s start with the bulldogs as they played undefeated Cincinnati in the Peach Bowl. Things didn’t look good as they trailed 21-10 going to the fourth quarter but things came together late in the 24-21 win. It was only an okay day for Daniels despite the numbers. He threw for 392 yards including a really good two-minute drill. George Pickens had 7 catches for 135 yards and a touchdown.
The big story was the Georgia defense and red shirt sophomore Azeez Ojulari. The defensive end had three sacks and a forced fumble in the win. He will go to the NFL draft and rightly so. He is currently projected to go in the first round.
Okay, back to the game. The dogs tailed 21-19 with 7 seconds to go. Sophomore kicker, Jack Podlesny lined up for a career long 53-yard field goal. He hit it flush with a nice little draw and dead down the middle for the 22-21 lead.
Ojulari got a sack in the end zone for the final points.
So, what’s next for the dogs? Well, they will finish in the top ten once again. Hopefully, Daniels, White and company will mostly come back for a really good chance for a special 2021 season.
Speaking of the bulldogs and Dodge County Indian, Leonard Floyd has had a really good year with the Rams. He picked up a sack and he had a quarterback hit in the Rams 18-7 must win over Arizona. He had 9 ½ sacks for the season for the layoff bound Rams.
Sunday’s missions were simple for the Falcons. Lose and they draft no worse than fourth in April’s draft. A win and they could fall as far as number 13. Things started good as Brady and Tampa Bay lead 23-10 at the half. Of course, the Falcons would make things close as it was 23-20 going into the fourth quarter. Fortunately, Brady got hot again in he fourth quarter for the 44-27 final.
So, what happens now? Well, they will pick fourth in April’s draft. Do you take a quarterback? Keep in mind, Matt Ryan will be the starter in 2021 because he has a massive 40 plus millions dollar cap hit. I do take the quarterback. Either Justin Fields, who looked good against Clemson or Zach Wilson from BYU will be there in the fourth spot. They can also trade down some and get maybe Mac Jones from Alabama? There are several ways they can do this.
The team made news Sunday night as they announced they will be interviewing Kansas City offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy for the job. He is top pick for job openings. Personally, I would love him or any high-powered offensive coordinator. I have had it with defensive coaches.
I am sure there will be plenty of rumors soon.
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