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20 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS SPORTS APRIL 29, 2009 Reach More Customers Hwy. Hwy. 20 Waleska Hwy. Hwy. 108 108 140 30183 140 Hwy. Hwy. Towne Lake Hwy. Hwy. 20 20 Hwy. Hwy. 108 Hwy. Hwy.140 140 30114 B e llsFerry Ferry Road 30102 30189 Road I-575 I-575 Canton Hwy. Hwy. 55 Holly Springs Woodstock 30188 FAMILY MEDICINE ORTHOPEDICS INTERNAL MEDICINE ENDOCRINOLOGY RADIOLOGY NEUROLOGY URGENT CARE PHYSICAL THERAPY PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY RHEUMATOLOGY I-575 I-575 Hwy. Hwy.55 Hwy. Hwy. 140 140 Hwy. Hwy. 20 20 30115 Nelson Ball Ground Hwy. Hwy. 372 372 Hwy. 372 30107 Hwy. Hwy. 369 369 Hwy. Hwy.20 20 Ask us about inserting your flyer in The Cherokee Ledger-News. Reach across the county... or just the zip codes you need! Effective & Affordable THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS The Leading Voice of Cherokee County 770-928-0706 Sales@ledgernews.com ■■■ GRIND: One win down, Grizzlies prepare for No. 4 St. Pius FROM PAGE 18 keep the contest from being decided by a shootout. “Last year, we would have folded,” McClellan said of Creekview bouncing back from the Eagles’ rally. “This year, we have some resilience, and we’re getting to the point where we believe we’re going to win.” The victory sends the Grizzlies into a sweet sixteen match at Class AAA No. 4 state-ranked St. Pius (12-6-1), April 29 at 7:30 p.m., a contest McClellan believes his squad has every bit of a chance to win. “They put their boots on just like we do,” he said. “It’s just that simple. “They have to get on the field and they have to play, and, any given day, it can happen.” ••• Lady Grizzlies rally past Stephens County Trailing 1-0 at the break, the No. 9 state-ranked Creekview Lady Grizzlies erupted for three unanswered, second-half goals to upend homestanding Stephens County, 3-1, in the first round of the Class AAA state playoffs, April 23. Whitney Dover, Eli Arthur and PULMONOLOGY CARDIOLOGY NORTH GEORGIA ENDOSCOPY CENTER GYNECOLOGY IMAGING CENTER of North Georgia OPEN MRI TOTAL BODY SCAN PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER Lauren Artise each scored for the Lady Grizzlies, who advanced to host No. 10 Riverwood, April 28. “We had a lot of scoring chances in the first half that we didn’t convert,” Creekview coach Kerri Schmitt said. “It was a small field, and we needed to make some adjustments. “At halftime, we talked about pressuring the ball more, and we did. Then, once we popped in that first goal, the girls settled in, and we got some momentum going.” Coming out of the loaded Area 5AAA as a No. 4 seed, Riverwood (12-6) knocked off Area 6 No. 1 Carrollton, 3-1, on Friday. “The girls are pretty pumped,” Schmitt said of the Lady Grizzlies hosting the second round match. “If we do what we can do, hopefully we can extended our season one more round.” SCOTT MARTIN | SPECIAL Creekview freshman Lauren Artise battles a Stephens County defender to get to the ball during her Lady Grizzlies’ Class AAA opening round state playoff game, April 23 at Stephens County. Creekview won, 3-1. EAGLES: EHS eyeing quarterfinals berths FROM PAGE 18 Junior Erin Cheatham and senior Alyssa Siebold led the No. 2 doubles bout for Etowah when the match was called. In the boys match, Garrison La- Duca and Vincent Delise breezed to 6-0, 6-1 victories at No. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, before the No. 1 doubles pairing of Kevin Baginski and Paul Birdsong downed Milton’s Carson Baird and Justin Bell 6-3, 6-2 to seal the Eagles’ win. When the match was called, Etowah No. 3 singles Derek Holdway was leading 4-1 in the first set and the No. 2 doubles team of Ben Cornelius and Jack Hynes had won their first set. With a potential quarterfinals match at No. 1 state-ranked Walton on the line, the Lady Eagles were to host third-ranked Chattahoochee (17-2) on April 28. The Etowah boys, meanwhile, also hosted No. 8 Chattahoochee, April 27, seeking a potential quarterfinals match against No. 2 Walton as well. Adult & Kids Classes FINE ART • FUNCTIONAL ART • WEARABLE ART 770.517.7404 • Downtown Woodstock behind Canyons WWW.ROOMSCAPESGALLERY.COM 3 BROTHERS PAINTING 5% Senior Citizen Special Discount No Payment Until Completion of Job Interior/Exterior • Faux • Drywall Repairs • Trim Repairs • Stucco Coating Deck Restoration • Gutter Cleaning • Brick & Concrete Sealer Bonded & Insured • 18 Years Experience • 5 Year Warranty on Paint/Labor (770) 928-3667 Go for the BEST...Give us a call TODAY! Visit us at: threebrotherspainting.com Schedule Today and Get a Free Driveway Pressure Wash* * Scheduled Job of $1000 or more (not combined with any other discount)
APRIL 29, 2009 SPORTS THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 21 PREP GIRLS STATE SOCCER PLAYOFFS ■ Learning curve Young Lady Chiefs fall to Loganville, 2-1, in opening round BY BRANDON MICHEA sports@ledgernews.com Chalk this one up to the experience. Unable to find an offensive rhythm for much of the night, the Sequoyah Lady Chiefs took an early exit from the Class AAAA state playoffs, dropping a 2-1 decision to Loganville, April 21 in Canton. “They played a more physical game then we did,” Lady Chiefs coach Bill Dillon said of the Lady Red Devils’ performance. “They played the way we usually play. “We’re young and we’ve learned how to take the lead. We just haven’t learned how to win, yet.” After scoring less than 7 minutes into the match on a goal by junior Katelyn Rikel, assisted by senior Brittany Fox, Sequoyah fell into an offensive funk, while Loganville (12-4) started to apply pressure. Denied by Lady Chiefs freshman keeper Colby LaFever twice over a 5 minute span, the Lady Devils got on the board with 21:44 left in the first half when LaFever blocked a direct kick but Sequoyah could not clear the ball, leading to an easy Loganville score. Less than 2 minutes later, the Lady Red Devils took the lead when a short-range shot found its way into the back of the net. Loganville held on from there, fending off a late push by the Lady Chiefs to advance to the second round for the second straight season. “I told the girls after the game to remember what this feels like, because I don’t think any of them like what it felt like (April 21)” said Dillon, who after losing nine seniors – seven starters – to graduation a year ago, will only lose one, Fox, this spring. “We might have been a little bit ahead of schedule in terms of our success and I told the girls that we have to be proud of what we accomplished this year.” While starting five, and sometimes six, freshmen, Sequoyah reached double digits in the win column for the third straight season, after winning seven of their final eight games before state to finish as the Area 7AAAA runner-up. All seven of their losses came by one goal, including the Area Championship match against Hillgrove, which was won by the Lady Hawks in a shootout. Returning all but one of his 2009 crew, Dillon hopes his squad can build on its experiences for next spring. “We accomplished all of our goals and some things that we didn’t even put up as goals this year,” he said. “We gained a world of experience and I think we learned a lot from every one of our losses. “Hopefully, this year got us ready for the years to come.” Lassiter exits Lady Eagles from state BY BRANDON MICHEA sports@ledgernews.com Unfortunately for the Etowah Lady Eagles, even the cheap ones count. Taking advantage of a couple of early Lady Eagles’ miscues, Class AAAAA No. 10 state-ranked Lassiter picked up a couple of quick goals and managed to fend off a constant Etowah secondhalf attack to escape with a 2-0, opening-round state playoff victory, April 21 in Marietta. “We’ve been kind of living on the edge the last couple of weeks and had some dramatic wins,” Lady Eagles coach John Murnan said. “And it’s because we’ve allowed goals or made mistakes that we shouldn’t have. “I knew coming into the playoffs that if we continued to make those kinds of mistakes, it was going to be tough to dig our way out of it, and it was.” The Lady Trojans (12-3-1) went on top less than 2 minutes into the match on a Abbey Lutzenkirchen goal and added a second score from Ali Contant with 25:52 remaining in the first half. But while Lassiter did not pose much more the remainder of the evening, the Lady Eagles (12-3-1) could not find their way into the net, including during a second half that saw more than 30 minutes of action played on Etowah’s offensive end of the field. “In the second half, we showed a lot of heart, but we just couldn’t generate the quality of attack that it took to put the ball in the back of the net,” Murnan said. “The first half was kind of frustrating, but then we came out [in the second half] and played the kind of soccer I knew the girls were capable of all night.” Despite the loss, Murnan quickly turned to the positive for a team that reached the state playoffs for the first time since 2002. “Regardless of what happened (April 21), I knew I was going to be happy with the way things went,” he said. “If we would have come out and laid an egg, that might have been different, but overall, this was a team that showed heart, that showed resilience all year and showed the kind of play that we have not seen at Etowah in a long time. “This experience is going to make them better for next year,” he added. “We’re pushing for winning the our Area next season – stepping up so we can host a state playoff game. That’s the next step for us.” ••• Top-ranked Walton too much for Etowah boys A tough opening round draw led to the end of a impressive season for Etowah, as the No. 1 stateranked and defending Class AAAAA champion Walton Raiders eliminated the Eagles from postseason play with a 4-0 defeat, April 22 in Marietta. “It was a tough game,” Etowah coach Chris Stahler said. “[Walton] played great and we did a terrible job winning the ball in the midfield. “I just hate the way it ends because I know we're a better team then the way the played.” Under fire for much of the night, Etowah keeper Frank Petersen denied several Raiders’ shot attempts, though Walton managed to build a 2-0 lead by intermission on a pair of goals by Cory Plasker over the final HUGE APARTMENT SPECIALS (While they last) $99.00 Deposit - 1st Month FREE $40.00 Application Fee, Each Adult 1 bedroom from $ 565 .00 • 2 bedrooms from $645 .00 3 bedrooms from $ 799 .00 • this includes: • W/D Hook-ups • BBQ Grilling Areas • 2 Playgrounds • Laundry Facilities on Site • Fitness Center • Swimming Pool River Ridge at Canton Apartments • Canton, Ga • 678-493-8280 ■■■ 18 minutes of the first half. Ben Myatt and Andrew Natalino then added goals in first 11 minutes of the second half to put the match away. “We didn't show up in the first half – not winning the ball, not pressuring in the midfield,” Stahler said. “Walton seemed to always have the open player every time. They moved the ball around wonderfully and that's a credit to them. 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