Bulldoggs no match for state-ranked Gainesville

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Friday, September 14. 2012

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The Gainesville High School Red Elephants were as good as advertised Friday night when they rolled through W. Clair Harris Stadium and recorded a 69-0 victory against Winder-Barrow High School in the season opener for both schools.

Gainesville, who moved up to No. 7 in the most recent Class AAAAA poll, took early control and never looked back against the Bulldoggs, who continue to try and snap a losing streak which dates back to the 2009 season.

All-State quarterback DeShaun Watson fired a 51-yard touchdown pass to Rodney Lackey less than a minute into the contest as a sign of things to come Friday night. Watson connected for another scoring strike approximately three minutes later.

The Bulldogg defense made a goal line stand on the next series as Bradyn Randall recovered a fumble in the end zone.

That stop proved to be the lone highlight, especially in the first half, as Gainesville’s Watson threw seven touchdown passes for a 62-0 lead.

In the first half alone, Watson was 16-of-16 in pass attempts for 331 yards in addition to 41 yards on the ground with another score. Watson, who is only a junior in 2012, has made a verbal committment to play collegiately for the Clemson Tigers. He finished a perfect 18-of-18 on pass attempts.

The game took a toll not only on the scoreboard for WBHS, but in the injury department. Bulldogg Juan Lozana suffered an elbow injury and did not return. The injury situation concerns Bulldogg coach David Wagner as his team makes the trek to Salem High School in Conyers this Friday.

“We have some players competing at the varsity level that we didn’t think would be at this level at this point,” Wagner said. “That makes it extremely tough in this region. We need to heal up.”

The final score of the game came on a 24-yard touchdown pass by Gainesville back-up quarterback Mikey Gonzalez to Chastin Newman. The Red Elephant coaches dialed back their offensive attack in the third and fourth quarters, putting just seven more points on the board.

The Winder-Barrow High School Bulldoggs will look to get in the win column this Friday when they venture to Salem High School. The Seminoles opened 8-AAAAA play last week falling to county rival Heritage, another Top 10 school. Kickoff Friday in Conyers is set for 7:30 p.m.

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#1 despairign on 09/15/12 at 06:45 AM [Reply]

Ouch. We need a plan here.

#2 Fortitude on 09/15/12 at 08:46 AM [Reply]

at least WBHS has baseball and competitive cheerleading that can win state or make it to it

#3 Robert on 09/15/12 at 06:54 PM [Reply]

Wow! That is simply EMBARASSING!!!

#4 WBHS Class of 1992 on 09/16/12 at 05:49 PM [Reply]

Complete debacle. Thank you Justin Grant and Al Darby for ruining our football program. These two have to go and go immediately.

#4.1 Another class of 1992 on 09/17/12 at 06:40 AM [Reply]

Class,
How much better was the team befor Grant and Darby? If you want to get rid if the principal because of the football record than that shows why Barrow County Schools will never compare to surrounding systems.

#5 Dirty Red on 09/17/12 at 09:28 AM [Reply]

I agree, there are problems, but what it stems from is debatable. Perhaps we who support the program or not should ask for a sit down with the likes of Justin Grant, Al Darby, and Coach Wagner to discuss and get a true understanding of what's going on...

#6 Nony on 09/17/12 at 09:38 AM [Reply]

Ok, we know you are the proclaimed GG for life as we have seen on other posts from the Jackson article. Now we know you are a 92 grad, or so you say, you are NOT and were NOT all state. We may not be winning right now, but come on; we are not stupid. You barely even played, which is the cause for the distate towards the administration. They guys are class acts, and they put the best coach they have to choose from on the field. I guess you want to tell us you should be coach??

#7 WBHS Class of 1992 on 09/17/12 at 09:43 AM [Reply]

Oh I played and even knocked Darby and Grant's head off several times in practice. They didn't want any of me I can assure you, then or now. They are the problem here. If you can't see that then you are also part of the problem. Holler if you hear me!

#7.1 Nony on 09/17/12 at 09:57 AM [Reply]

Well GG, you posted that you did not play with them. Sea of crap from you. Do you even really know where you graduated from??

#8 WBHS Class of 1992 on 09/17/12 at 10:03 AM [Reply]

Your problem is you are thinking I am "GG" who has posted on here. I am not "GG".

I'll be glad to meet you at the 50 at W. Clair Harris Stadium and take your head off the way I used to do those two pretty boys when they suited up. Remember one day one at practice I about knocked Grant cold and told him to keep his ass down. Coach Berry was always telling me to dial it down a notch in practice. Told him I was at 100 percent at all times.

#8.1 Awesome on 09/17/12 at 10:19 AM [Reply]

Must not be as successful as them in life I guess. Wow!

#9 Carl Resident on 09/17/12 at 10:43 AM [Reply]

Two whole seasons without a win, and soon it will be three. This unprecedented. WB may be the worst football program in the State and it doesn't look like it will ever be better. How soon does the administration ask themselves, "WTF is coach Wagner doing, and is he competent for the job".

#10 Former GG defensive lineman on 09/17/12 at 10:55 AM [Reply]

There are so many issues here it's hard to sort them all out. Are Darby and Grant part of the problem? Yes. Is Wagner part of the problem. Yes but let's not kid ourselves. He doesn't exactly have a lot of talent to work with. We are very slow with virtually no team speed. The school system and superintendent are also part of the problem. Our coaching supplements are low compared to Gwinnett and other surrounding areas. Now they want the coaches to drive buses. There is no real support for football in the county. Add it all up and you have what we have with our Doggs. And note it shows no signs of getting better.

#11 Answer this on 09/17/12 at 12:32 PM [Reply]

Does anyone know if the band director was asked to get a license to drive the bus also?
Just wondering!

#11.1 Anonymous on 09/17/12 at 06:39 PM [Reply]

Yes, any teacher that had anything that required kids to travel was asked to get their CDl this summer.

#12 Restore the playgrounds on 09/17/12 at 12:42 PM [Reply]

Whats needed here is athletes, not just bodies. There is no place in Winder where an athlete can be nurtured. We used to have the parks at Glenwood and at Statham which produced plenty of ahletes right there on the basketball courts. Where can a kid go to develop athletic ability if there are no parks with basketball goals to play. What does this have to do with football, you might ask think back on the Phil Jones day's. A good many of those athletes used to also play basketball. Atletes are developed on the playgrounds of this country and around here we just did away with all those places kids could go anytime on anyday and play. The rec is open for free play once in a while, but its just not the same as a good pick up game. Let's start looking for solutions. Darby, Grant, and Wagner are not playing the game. They want to win as much as, if not more than anyone. Let's develop athletes! Then all of our teams will improve. It's hard for a kid to develop when there parents are telling them how great they are all the time. Even in the rec leagues, we have the coaches son's in the key positions, not our best athletes. There is so much wrong in this county, it might not even be fixable.

#13 Anonymous on 09/18/12 at 10:54 AM [Reply]

Can't wait to see what kind of whoopin' we are going to get with Salem on Friday. Maybe we should wipe the slate clean entirely and start over....new coaches, new players, new everything

#14 WBHS Class of 1992 on 09/18/12 at 01:50 PM [Reply]

Went by the school this morning. Told Grant I wanted to speak with him about our football program. He looks at his watch with a blank look on his face. Told him he was a major part of the problem. He needed to tender his resignation immediately. Suddenly Grant remembers a meeting he has to be at. I told him this conversation would continue, maybe at the school board office. Grant's meeting consisted of him going to the vending machine and getting a pack of peanut M&Ms. He noticed I was watching him and quickly ducked around a corner.

#14.1 Nony on 09/18/12 at 02:39 PM [Reply]

Sea of crap. I am so sure you did this. There would be only reason for the AD to act like this, he knew the sea of crap and wanted you to leave. Noone is going to listen to you at the board either. You cant make it any better mister all state

#15 Anonymous on 09/18/12 at 07:58 PM [Reply]

Are you folks serious? You're upset with a principal because of a losing football team? Really? What if it was the baseball team who was losing? Would you want the entire administration of a school wiped then? It's unlikely, because we live in The South, and people are football obsessed. Silly. We have state champion competition cheerleaders, state champion swimmers, state champion cross-country runners, a state-ranked baseball team, state-ranked track and field athletes, a state-ranked wrestler....You can't win 'em all.

So knowing this, do you care? Or is there only one sport that matters? Do the kids who work hard on and off the field/court/track/etc. to play other sports matter a little less? Move past your football obsession. Or better yet, show up at 2:48 p.m., when school is released each day, to volunteer if you feel like you have something to offer. I assure you, in a year where COACHES are forced to drive THEIR OWN BUSES, you may just be welcomed.

#15.1 Anonymous on 09/20/12 at 06:30 PM [Reply]

Neither one of yall know what yall talking about! If you got all this mouth won't you suit and come to practice with us Monday and ill show all yall what's up!

#15.1.1 Work on 09/21/12 at 06:52 AM [Reply]

Perhaps you should concentrate on showing the rest of the region "what' up". And some extra time in English class instead of practing football would probably go a long way as well.

#16 Football Mom on 09/20/12 at 08:30 PM [Reply]

I cannot begin to say how disappointed I am with the adults in this community that want to spew ugliness about these boys. Don't pretend it is just about Grant, Darby and Wagner. It is the boys that are on the field and the numbers on the scoreboard at the end of the game that has resulted in your responses. These are young men that are learning what it is to have character and integrity which I cannot say many of you are displaying in your posts. These players worked out all summer long and continue to give everything they have 5 days a week on the field not to mention the work in the weight room. They continue to show up despite reading your posts and the innuendos in the articles and the not so subtle comments in the hallways. They continue to hold their heads up, put on that uniform and give everything they have for their TEAM. That, ladies and gentlemen, is character. They keep their grades up, they stay out of trouble and they stand for something that is more then just themselves. In this world of Me's and I's, it is refreshing to see a band of brothers on the field through thick and thin. The lessons of perseverance and hard work they are learning now will make them better men.

As for these administrators and coaches; no one wants to see a win more than they. Not for themselves, but for those boys. They love those players and sacrifice more than you realize to coach the kids of this community. Their families sacrifice as well. When is the last time any of you made that kind of commitment to another child or to your community?

I can no longer sit in the stands and read these comments and remain silent. I agree with the post above...until you are ready to put on the uniform or wear the coaches uniform and show up then sit down and take a good long look at who you are really criticizing. These players are reading these posts and you are just one more person in a long line trying to tell them they are not good enough. Well, I say enough. I am incredibly proud of my GG Doggs and will continue to shout for them every week regardless of what the scoreboard says.

Go Doggs!!!!

#16.1 Annette Day on 09/22/12 at 08:57 AM [Reply]

Thank You !

#17 Anonymous on 09/21/12 at 10:06 PM [Reply]

So you got all this mouth on the internet? Like I said be on the practice field at 2:30, and we gone see what's up!

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