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Bulldogs end the season 8-3 after loss to Holmes County

November 29, 2011
Bulldogs end the season 8-3 after loss to Holmes County

by Richard Williams, Journal sports writer Liberty County had 195 yards of offense in the first quarter and built an early 14-0 lead before turnovers and missed assignments allowed 35 unanswered points by Holmes County to knock Liberty County out of the state playoffs. Liberty took the lead on their first possession of the game as Alex Marlowe ran outside the defense and raced down the sidelines for a score with less than three minutes gone in the game. Terryal Jenkins scored another LCHS touchdown on a run just over 40 yards to give the Bulldogs a 14-0 lead...

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Blountstown falls to Chipley 34-33 in playoff game

November 29, 2011
Blountstown falls to Chipley 34-33 in playoff game

by Michael DeVyst, Journal sports writer BLOUNTSTOWN – Chipley’s QB Josh Myers scored on a 3 yard run with 29 seconds left to play and James Voorhees ran in the two-point conversion allowing Chipley to advance to the next round of the playoffs with a 34-33 win. Blountstown scored two non-offensive touchdowns but four turnovers resulting in 13 Chipley points proved too much to overcome this past Friday. Blountstown scored first on a 6 play, 89 yard drive capped by a 1 yard plunge by QB Hunter Jordan. Corin Peterson’s kick failed and Blountstown led 6-0 with 5:19 in...

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BHS takes District Championship with 13-6 win over West Gadsden

November 11, 2011
BHS takes District Championship with 13-6 win over West Gadsden

by Michael DeVuyst, Journal sports writer GREENSBORO – The saying goes that offense sells tickets and defense wins championships. Blountstown’s defense won the District 4 Class 1A championship against West Gadsden last Friday night in Greensboro. The Tigers kept the high flying Panthers out of the end zone by stopping them on two fourth and goals from the 1 yard line and forcing two field goal attempts on two other possessions. The Tigers’ defense sealed the deal with a minute and a half left in the game with an interception. Head Coach Greg Jordan was relieved that his team...

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Liberty Bulldogs win against South Walton 40-14

November 4, 2011
Liberty Bulldogs win against South Walton 40-14

by Richard Williams, Journal sports writer At halftime of Liberty County’s 40-14 win over South Walton, Ben Beckwith played in the band, but in the fourth quarter the LCHS sophomore running back made the band play for him as he raced 91 yards down the sideline for Liberty’s final touchdown of the night. Beckwith’s second touchdown of the night gave him 106 yards on three carries. Liberty County opened the game on defense and forced South Walton to punt after they failed to gain ten yards on their first three plays. The Bulldogs responded with a three play drive...

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Blountstown holds onto district lead with 47-8 win over Franklin County

November 4, 2011
Blountstown holds onto district lead with 47-8 win over Franklin County

by Michael DeVuyst, Journal sports writer EASTPOINT – Any worry of a letdown after the huge district win last week was put to rest early against Franklin Co. Friday night. Blountstown scored on every first half possession and jumped out to a 33-0 first half lead against the home-standing Seahawks. Jawon Mosley scored three first half TD’s and another to start the second half. Mosley scored on two receptions from Hunter Jordan. The first catch came from 14 yards out and the second reception from 15 yards out. Mosley also scored on a 5 yard run. Marquel Thomas found...

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Lady Tigers beat Lady Wildcats in four set volleyball action Oct. 20

October 28, 2011
Lady Tigers beat Lady Wildcats in four set volleyball action Oct. 20

Blountstown and Altha met Oct. 20 on the Lady Tigers’ turf for an intense afternoon volleyball game that was full of action. BHS took Altha in three of the four matches, scoring 26-24, 25-13, 25-18 and 25-23. Hope Jerkins led the Blountstown Tigers with 4 kills, 11 digs, 6 aces and 2 blocks. Teammates Jordan Griffin had 11 kills, and 3 blocks, Courtney McFarlin had 3 kills, 5 aces and 6 digs, Randa McCroan had 5 aces and 7 assists, Kaycee Yon had 6 assists while Kim Jinks had 11 digs. For the Altha Wildcats, Mary Sewell led with...

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Blountstown defense stuns Liberty Co. 20-7

October 28, 2011
Blountstown defense stuns Liberty Co. 20-7

by Michael DeVuyst and Richard Williams, Journal sports writers BLOUNTSTOWN-District championship hopes were on the line last Friday night in Blountstown when the Liberty County Bulldogs made the short trip across the river to play the Blountstown Tigers. The winner of this game would firmly plant themselves in the driver seat to the Class 1A Region 2 District 4 title. Blountstown took advantage of five Liberty County turnovers and converted three of those turnovers into 20 points to secure a 20-7 victory. The first break of the night went the way of the Bulldogs when a Tiger punt was...

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Liberty spoils Bozeman’s homecoming with 13-10 win

October 24, 2011
Liberty spoils Bozeman’s homecoming with 13-10 win

  by Richard Williams, Journal sports writer Liberty County overcame missed assignments and numerous injuries to spoil Bozeman’s homecoming by taking a 13-10 non-district win Friday. Bozeman was leading 10-6 and had forced LCHS to punt when the game changed dramatically. Bozeman’s Jacob Martinez settled under a punt by Daniel Deason and attempted to make a fair catch. He bobbled the catch attempt and the ball dropped to the ground where it was immediately covered by a Bulldog defender on the Buck 12 yard line. Two plays later, Terryal Jenkins scored on an eight-yard run up the middle. The...

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Blountstown falls to Marianna 16-6 Friday night

October 24, 2011
Blountstown falls to Marianna 16-6 Friday night

by Michael DeVuyst, contributing writer Blountstown-The Marianna Bulldogs (3-4) came to Blountstown last Friday night looking to rebound from a 50+ point loss the week before. Blountstown was looking to extend their two game win streak. Blountstown did everything right statistically but fell short on the scoreboard, 16-6. Blountstown ran more plays, had more rushing yards, more passing yards and more total yards. However, they could not overcome poor field position, penalties (9-90) and 3rd and 4th down conversions (1/15). Blountstown started off the night with an onside kick that was recovered by Bobby Andrews on Marianna’s 49 yard...

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Liberty Bulldogs outscore West Gadsden Panthers 26-17

October 14, 2011
Liberty Bulldogs outscore West Gadsden Panthers 26-17

by Richard Williams, Journal sports writer The Liberty County Bulldogs outscored West Gadsden 26-17 to survive a close homecoming game that wasn’t decided until the last few minutes of the contest. Daniel Deason scored a touchdown and a two-point conversion that moved Liberty ahead by nine points to secure the win. Deason also scored Liberty’s first touchdown of the night when he picked up a bouncing onside kick and raced down the sideline for the score. Deason’s score came immediately after visiting West Gadsden scored on a long half-back pass to take a 7-0 lead. Liberty missed their first...

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