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Commerce Creamed By Franklin County Onslaught, 27-0

One of the meanings of the word rough, according to the dictionary, is “difficult or unpleasant, hard or severe.”

Commerce football fans would probably add a footnote that reads, “See Franklin County, Sept. 12, 2008.”

That’s because when the Lions came to town last Friday, they dominated the field at Tiger Stadium, handing Commerce a 27-0 defeat.

The loss marks the first time the Tigers have been held scoreless since Nov. 4, 2005, when they lost in post-season play to Warren County, 14-0.

For more on this story, see Wednesday's edition of The Commerce News.

Eagles Pound Patriots With Late Push For Region Win

The East Jackson Eagles went into Friday night’s game hoping to put their first mark in the Region 8AA win column.

They did just that, and in convincing fashion, as they recorded their first-ever region win with a 38-7 pounding of Oglethorpe County.

After a week to savor the win, the Eagles will get back to work Friday night as they host the Union County Panthers.

For more on this story, read this Wednesday's edition of The Commerce News and The Jackson Herald.

Chris Whorton, the 2007 Lanier National Speedway champion, showed why he scored that title with a big victory Saturday night in the James Garrison Memorial 100, an ASA Southeast Asphalt Series Pro Late Model event, at Lanier National Speedway.

Whorton held off a hard charge by young Kyle Fowler, who finished second. Pendergrass driver Paul Kelley finished third, while Stephen McCurley and Shawn Simpson rounded out the top five.

Other local finishers inclued Braselton's Jimmy Garmon, who finished eighth, Commerce driver Dennis Wilder in 14th, Taylor Satterfield, of Commerce, in 15th, Joey Senter, of Jefferson, in 15th, former Jefferson resident Ryan Crane in 18th, Dacula's Russell Fleeman in 26th, and Braselton's Shane Sawyer in 29th.

Senter won the pole for the event.

For more, check this week's edition of The Jackson Herald.

It was a historic night for the Eagles of East Jackson, as the team recorded their first region football win in school's history with a 38 - 7 victory over Oglethorpe County.

The Eagles controlled the gridiron all night, rushing for a total of 256 yards, with 43 passing yards by quarterback Evan Williamson.

Robbie King scored three touchdowns on the night, while Standrick Stevens and C.J. Allen both scored one each.

For more on this story, read the Sept. 17 edition of The Commerce News and The Jackson Herald.