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Cops: Man found dead at fire scene was shot

75TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR ATTACK

LOVE AND WAR

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN cailin.obrien@gwinnettdailypost.com

The man first responders found dead outside a burning house in Buford this morning was apparently shot.

“The victim had obvious injuries due to the fire, as well as a gunshot wound,” according to the Gwinnett County Fire Department.

Investigators found a weapon close to the back door and evidence the fire may have been intentionally set after the victim’s wife gave them consent to search the house. Officials are “looking at the possibility of an incendiary fire and a selfinflicted gunshot wound,” according to a report from the fire department.

It’s still not clear how the man died or who he is. The Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s office will release both details

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June and Rudy Phillips show off Rudy’s World War II military photo at their home in the Hoschton area on Nov. 29. The couple rushed out to get married 75 years ago, on Dec. 7, 1941, after they heard about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, shown at top in a photo of the USS Arizona sinking, because they were afraid Rudy would soon be sent off to war. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

Gwinnett Fire Department officials work to put out a fire to a two-story house in Buford. (Staff Photo: Cailin O’Brien)

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Local couple celebrating anniversary of County gets marriage moved up due to impending war directive to

BY CURT YEOMANS

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Rudy and June Phillips didn’t plan on getting married until the spring of 1942 in what would have been a nice ceremony in a church with flower girls, groomsmen, bridesmaids, a minister and a wedding march.

Then the Japanese Air Force bombed Pearl Harbor.

The teenage couple had already been engaged for six months when the attack occurred on Dec. 7, 1941.

Once they heard the news, the couple decided a draft would follow quickly and that would likely mean 19-year-old Rudy soon getting called up for military service.

The solution seemed logical to them: Get married right away. On Dec. 7. A “day which will live in infamy,” to quote President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

“I had a date with June

June and Rudy Phillips are shown in these photographs that were taken while Rudy was in the Army Air Corps during World War II. The couple rushed to get married 75 years ago after they heard about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor because they were afraid Rudy would soon be sent off to war. (Special Photo)

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that night and we ate dinner and had a few beers, and got talking about marrying,” Rudy said. “I said, ‘Well, I’ll probably be gone soon and we should get married before I leave.’ Well, she didn’t say yes, and she didn’t say no, and I said, ‘Well, I think

it’s now or never.’ She said, ‘Let’s go.’”

Today, America will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The next day, Rudy and June Phillips will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. Rudy is 94 and June is 93, and they now live in Hoschton.

Of course, if you want to get technical about it, the

help speakers of Spanish

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

couple’s anniversary will be at 12:30 a.m. Thursday.

It would have been earlier, on Dec. 7 in fact, if a justice of the peace hadn’t made a fuss about June’s age. He was convinced she was younger than her real age at the time — 18 — and wasn’t about to wed her off to Rudy.

“The couple that was with

Gwinnett County elections officials must provide help to people who primarily speak Spanish to stay in compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act, the U.S. Census Bureau announced on Monday.

The county is one of 263 jurisdictions across the country that were included in the bureau’s new list of places that must comply with Voting Rights Act Section 203. That section of the federal law mandates that the listed state, county and city or town governments must provide lingual assistance to key minority language groups.

“The 263 covered jurisdictions make up 3.3 percent of the 2,919 counties and 4,943 minor civil divisions that comprise the political subdivisions in

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Local firm selected to work on new Air Force One hangar Project may be in trouble after Trump suggests its cancellation for a planned new Air Force One. Now the not-so-good news: President-elect DonFirst the good news: ald Trump said Tuesday Peachtree Corners-based the order for the planned architectural firm, Pond new Air Force One should and Co., is one of two be canceled. firms that have been picked Right now, Pond and to design and do engineer- Co. is set to work with ing work on a new hangar Oklahoma City-based

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Frankfurt Short Bruza to design and engineer the $250 million Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization Complex at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Pond is expected to provide the engineer of record services for the infrastructure and fueling systems on the project.

“The intent of the Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization Program is to replace the aging VC-25A aircraft fleet, which is the military version of the Boeing 747-200 aircraft,” Pond officials said in a statement. “These aircraft are currently used to transport the president of the

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United States, as well as other senior leaders.”

The new Air Force One would be a modified version of the wide-bodied, four-engine Boeing 747-8 aircraft. While the plane is used to ferry the president and other government leaders around the world,

it is a U.S. Air Force plane and will be designed with defense capabilities as well as areas for conducting national business.

“The current fleet is reaching the end of their service lives, which requires increased maintenance time and costs,” Pond officials said in their statement.

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Probe: Dowis drunk in deadly crash FROM STAFF REPORTS A former U.S. Air Force Academy football legend who died in a crash after driving the wrong way on Interstate 85 in August was under the influence of alcohol, according to a Gwinnett Police Department investigation.

Lab results showed Michael “Dee” Dowis, 48, had a .20 percent blood alcohol content level at the time of the crash. The legal limit in Georgia is .08 percent.

The other driver involved in the crash will not face any charges. He was injured on the scene.

Investigators said Dowis was driving the wrong way in the northbound lanes of I-85 at the Flowery Branch Road overpass Aug. 29. He also wasn’t wearing a seat

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Former Air Force Academy quarterback Michael “Dee” Dowis (pictured here in a photo from the Academy) died in an accident on Interstate 85 on Aug. 29. (Special Photo)

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He reportedly tried to turn his BMW around in the center median, which forced the back end of the car into some of the lanes of oncoming traffic. The other driver hit Dowis’ car at the driver’s side door.

Dowis died at the scene while the other driver was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton.

The officer investigating the collision examined evidence at the scene, damage to both vehicles and interviews with the surviving driver and other witnesses to determine how the wreck happened, according to the report. He also reviewed results from the Medical

Examiner’s Office.

Dowis, a Royston native, played football at the Air Force Academy as a quarterback from 1986 to 1989. During that time, he became the school’s all-time rushing leader.

Officials at the academy called him “one of the most beloved players in school history.”

Dowis finished sixth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1989, which is the highest an Air Force Academy player has ever finished in voting for that award. That same year, he broke the school’s single game rushing record by rushing 249 yards in a game against San Diego State University.

“His 1989 season is still considered one of the best in the history of college football, as he rushed and passed for over 1,000 yards while leading the Falcons to an 8-4-1 record and berth in the Liberty Bowl,” the academy’s athletic department said in a statement in August.

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GWINNETT COUNTY SALES TAX FUND GWINNETT COUNTY Projects Constructed With Special Sales Tax SALES Proceeds TAX FUND Projects Year Constructed With Special Sales Tax Proceeds ended December 31, 2015

Year ended December 31, 2015

Estimated/ Actual Sales Tax Collections

Project

Estimated/ Actual Other Collections

Total Collections*

Tier I Original Estimated Cost**

Tier II Original Estimated Cost***

Estimated/ Actual Other Collections

Current Estimated Cost****

Prior years

Expenditures Current year

Total

On Funded Schedule

Estimated Actual Completion Completion Date Cost

2005 Sales Tax Libraries Parks and Recreation Public Safety Transportation Cities Share Total 2005 Sales Tax 2009 Sales Tax Libraries Parks and Recreation Public Safety Transportation Courthouse Cities Share Total 2009 Sales Tax 2014 Sales Tax Libraries Senior Services Facilities Parks and Recreation Public Safety Transportation Transportation/City County Shared Cities Share Total 2014 Sales Tax

$

14,589,373 190,296,173 92,589,237 190,296,173 93,689,572

3,115,219 16,622,052 8,902,838 92,222,742 -

17,704,592 $ 12,420,000 206,918,225 162,000,000 101,492,075 78,821,640 282,518,915 162,000,000 93,689,572 88,620,400

2,169,373 28,296,173 13,767,597 28,296,173 5,069,172

3,115,219 16,622,052 8,902,838 92,222,742 -

17,704,592 $ 13,104,379 206,918,225 204,889,255 101,492,075 100,318,111 282,518,915 277,685,835 93,689,572 93,689,572

1,706,606 1,944,020 (18,115) 4,117,747 -

14,810,985 206,833,275 100,299,996 281,803,582 93,689,572

$ 581,460,528

120,862,851

702,323,379 $ 503,862,040

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120,862,851

702,323,379 $ 689,687,152

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10,396,551 129,557,027 53,042,407 304,639,273 75,974,799 104,856,900

458,656 3,590,313 2,246,062 111,382,730 1,485,703 -

10,855,207 $ 10,805,294 133,147,340 134,650,588 55,288,469 55,127,780 416,022,003 316,616,230 77,460,502 78,961,765 104,856,900 122,598,160

(408,743) (5,093,561) (2,085,373) (11,976,957) (2,986,966) (17,741,260)

458,656 3,590,313 2,246,062 111,382,730 1,485,703 -

10,855,207 $ 799,511 133,147,340 44,795,323 55,288,469 23,354,050 416,022,003 272,425,154 77,460,502 1,447,957 104,856,900 104,856,900

15,245 30,438,134 15,119,241 34,686,113 9,639 -

814,756 75,233,457 38,473,291 307,111,267 1,457,596 104,856,900

$ 678,466,957

119,163,464

797,630,421 $ 718,759,817

(40,292,860)

119,163,464

797,630,421 $ 447,678,895

80,268,372

527,947,267

9,650,260 4,825,128 24,125,646 57,901,554 200,172,711 25,000,000 95,583,000

57,893 65,259 247,175 308,783 8,960,891 4,859,098 -

9,708,153 $ 9,650,260 4,890,387 4,825,128 24,372,821 24,125,646 58,210,337 57,901,554 209,133,602 200,172,711 29,859,098 25,000,000 95,583,000 95,583,000

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9,708,153 $ 4,890,387 24,372,821 58,210,337 209,133,602 29,859,098 95,583,000

9 68,659 646,056 942,613 3,366,911 23,153,458

2,725 485,469 3,191,174 11,295,753 32,034,047 30,924,942

2,734 554,128 3,837,230 12,238,366 35,400,958 54,078,400

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431,757,398 $ 417,258,299

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28,177,706

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In compliance with O.C.G.A. 48-8-122 Notes: * Total Collections is the sum of Estimated/Actual Sales Tax Collections and Estimated/Actual Other Collections.

In**compliance withEstimated O.C.G.A.Cost 48-8-122 Tier I Original is the amount of sales tax collections budgeted for each category at the beginning of the Program. *** Tier II Original Estimated Cost are sales tax collections budgeted after the start of the Program as a result of actual collections. **** Current Estimated Cost is the sum of Tier I Original Estimated Cost, Tier II Original Estimated Cost, and Estimated/Actual Other Collections.

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Dogs rescued in Dacula find forever homes FROM STAFF REPORTS More than two dozen rescued dogs will brighten the holidays for members of the community who recently adopted the animals from the Gwinnett County animal shelter.

The county’s animal welfare division removed the 25 beagle-mix dogs — ages 7 weeks to 3 years old — from a Dacula home Nov. 28, authorities said.

Gwinnett police received a report of a elderly woman wandering through the area of 1162 Paiute Court at about 10 a.m. She had been “living in deplorable conditions and had a house full of dogs,” said police spokeswoman Cpl. Michele Pihera.

“The dogs were constantly getting out of the house and running up and down the street,” Pihera said.

Above, a beagle-mix dog shows some love to Gwinnett police spokeswoman Cpl. Michele Pihera at the county’s animal shelter. All 25 dogs that were rescued from a Dacula home Nov. 28, including the three at left, were adopted within a week (Special Photos)

Shelter staff examined the dogs and found out all were in good condition and had a good temperament.

The owner of the home, who eventually surrendered the animals, has been

charged with exploitation against his elderly mother, police said.

Each of the dogs had been placed in a permanent home by Tuesday, according to officials.

However, there are still many dogs and cats in need of adoption at the shelter, officials said.

The adoption fee is $30 per animal and includes a rabies vaccine, DHPP

(distemper/parvo) and kennel cough vaccinations, microchip and spay/neuter.

The adoption fee is $20 with a donation of at least five canned goods to support local food banks.

Anyone looking for a pet should visit the facility at 884 Winder Highway in Lawrenceville. The kennel is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

Residents ask BOC to help homeless Students, driver

BY CURT YEOMANS

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Some Gwinnett County residents implored their Board of Commissioners on Monday to consider carving out part of the proposed $1.56 billion 2017 county budget to provide housing for the homeless.

The request came from two of the five people who addressed the commission during the public hearing on the budget. Penny Poole and Marlene TaylorCrawford said more affordable housing needs to be provided in the county.

While the county has a lot of housing, they argued much of it is too expensive for lower-income people to afford.

“This county is not accountable for monies being directly appropriated to its citizens,” Poole said. “Instead of this county taking responsibility and making sure things are done, monies are given to private organizations to take the duties off the back of the county. This is an atrocity.”

Commissioners are expected to vote on whether to approve the proposed budget at their Jan. 3 business meeting. While the hearing on Monday was the only public hearing

Penny Poole tells county commissioners they should do more to address homelessness during the county’s public hearing on the proposed $1.56 billion 2017 budget on Monday night at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

scheduled for the budget, commissioners and county officials will take written comments, questions and suggestions via gwinnettcounty.com through Dec. 31.

The issues brought up at the meeting included more funding to address transportation problems and a desire to have a county park established next to Discovery High School. There were also some complaints that county leaders didn’t heed requests made a year ago to offer more early voting days at more locations.

As far as requests to do more in the proposed budget to address an issue

are concerned, however, it was the pleas to do something about housing and homelessness that came up multiple times.

“This touches me personally because I’m a Realtor,” Poole said. “I have people who come to me who can’t even afford to have a place to live.

They live in cars and parks.

I took food out to people during this past cold season in parks because they didn’t have a roof over their head.

“I have people coming to me who can’t even afford rent, because rent in Gwinnett County is more than a mortgage.”

Poole and Taylor-

Crawford also pointed to the children in Gwinnett County Public Schools whose families live in hotels because of financial constraints.

“If you have a conscience, then do something about it,” Taylor-Crawford said.

After the hearing, commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash acknowledged that homelessness is an issue in Gwinnett, but she said the county has tried to tackle the issue through its annual U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, grants.

She said there have been efforts in the community to address homelessness, however. One effort she pointed to was a Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services task force designed to work on the issue.

“Homelessness is a tough issue,” she said.

“It’s not that we aren’t doing anything about it. … (Money in the county’s HUD Grant) is the money that we put into addressing homelessness. Is it enough? Absolutely not.

It’s not enough to tackle the problem, but fortunately we have some nonprofits in the county that working on the issue, too.”

taken to hospital after truck hits bus

BY CURT YEOMANS

emergency responders were dispatched to the scene at 4:26 p.m. Twenty-seven people from the school Two Lanier Middle bus were checked out at School students and their the scene of the accident. bus driver were taken to the Twenty-four of them were hospital after their school students who were checked bus was hit by a mulch out for minor complaints truck on Peachtree Indusand released to their partrial Boulevard on Tuesday. ents, he said.

“All injuries are classified Gwinnett County Public as minor in nature and are Schools spokeswoman not life-threatening,” RutSloan Roach said bus No. ledge said in an email. “The 8947 was hit while it was kids were visibly shaken by crossing the intersection at North Price Road on a green the ordeal, and some had light. She said students were minor bumps and bruises.”

The school system is still on the bus at the time of the gathering information about wreck. The incident happened near North Gwinnett what happened, Roach said.

Meanwhile, Rutledge deMiddle School, she said. ferred additional comment Gwinnett County Fire about the wreck to Gwinnett and Emergency Services Capt. Tommy Rutledge said County police.

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First freeze of season expected later in week

BY CURT YEOMANS

and hypothermia are dangers of prolonged exposure to temperatures below 32 degrees, according to the Gwinnettians should keep weather service. The agency their plants and pets indoors also warns people that plants and crops can also be killed at night later this week as by frosts when the temperathis fall’s unseasonably warm weather gives way to tures drop that low.

If the predictions of cold a taste of winter. overnight temperatures The National Weather level near Von Maur and an assortment of salads, aren’t enough, the National offers shoppers denim, ap- Italian wines, international Service is predicting freezWeather Service is also foreparel and accessories. bottled beers and desserts, ing overnight temperatures on Thursday through Satur- casting a 20 percent chance Hungry shoppers may according to the release. day nights. The temperature of rain Thursday night. also want to visit the mall’s The mall has also It won’t stay cold for in Gwinnett County is exnewest restaurant, Aliño remodeled the Disney Pizzeria. This Napoletana Store, Sunglass Hut, Finish pected to drop to lows of 26 long though. Each day, the temperatures are expected to degrees on Thursday night, pizzeria will open in a Line and Express and has go back above the freez24 degrees on Friday night 6,209-square-foot space in opened a number of seathe village next to Chico’s sonal pop-up shops for the and 30 degrees on Saturday ing mark and the overnight temperatures are expected this month. The familyholidays. Pop-ups include night, according to a oneweek weather forecast listed to go back to being over the friendly eatery will feature Hickory Farms, Go! Calnine signature pizzas with endars, Polar X Ornaments on weather.gov on Monday. freezing mark on Sunday Frostbite on exposed skin night. house-made sauces and and See’s Candies. curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Mall of Georgia welcomes new store, restaurant The Mall of Georgia has added a new clothing store and a new pizzeria in time for the holiday shopping season.

Management announced

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Shortness of breath can be symptom of angina DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 66-year-old male who gets shortness of breath when walking up a hill or on a trail.

I had a stent put in in 2002, and I had a stress test done.

My doctor said it was fine, but he said I just had shortness of breath. It seems that it happens only when I am walking.

I just went to my lung doctor, and he said my lungs are OK. Can shortness of breath come from coronary artery disease?

Should I be concerned?

— W.S. ANSWER: Shortness of breath is indeed a common symptom of coronary artery disease, but that does not mean your shortness of breath is due to coronary artery disease. There are many causes, which usually spring from one of four systems: the heart, lungs, blood or neurologic/psychiatric (or, central nervous) system.

Shortness of breath can be a symptom of angina, where the blood supply to the heart cannot keep up with its demands. It is the most common symptom of heart failure, where the output of the heart is insufficient for the demands of the body, especially when the demands of the body are high (i.e., during exercise).

Any condition of the lung that affects air exchange (that’s essentially any lung disease) can cause shortness of breath. A severe low blood count (anemia) can cause shortness of breath, because even with normal heart and lungs, oxygen can’t be delivered to the tissues that need it without enough blood to carry it. The brain can erroneously sense shortness of breath, especially in anxiety disorders.

In someone with known heart disease (you have a stent, so you are known to have CAD), it is rational to think first of a new blockage (or a blocked stent). A stress test is the usual test that looks for blockages, and it is very sensitive in finding blockages, though not perfect. Sometimes a cardiologist will order the definitive test — coronary angiography — to look for a blockage, if the concern is high enough. An echocardiogram is the best test used to diagnose heart failure, while a simple complete blood count can evaluate anemia.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have started taking finasteride for an enlarged prostate. I noticed that my PSA level dropped from 3.9 before the medicine to 1.8.

Did the finasteride cause the drop? It also has destroyed my sex life, and I wonder if it’s the best option for me.

— K.D.E. ANSWER: Finasteride blocks the form of testosterone that enlarges the prostate (and is responsible for male pattern baldness). It is slow to start working, but it can cause sexual problems right away. It also reliably drops PSA levels in half, so you had an expected response in your PSA. This needs to be kept in mind when monitoring PSA, in those men who choose to do so.

Other treatments for prostate enlargement include alpha blockers, such as tamsulosin (Flomax). Surgical treatments include traditional transurethral surgery of the prostate, but there are many other options, some of which are substantially less invasive and have similar results.

Surgical treatments also might adversely affect sexual function, on occasion.

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Lanier

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Blackshear (237.0) ........ 233.35

Nottely

(1779.0) .......1758.77

Blue Ridge (1690.0) .......1666.41

Oconee

(435.0) ........ 432.91

Burton

(1865.0) .......1864.46

Seminole (77.50)............ 77.30

Carters

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Sinclair

Chatuge

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Thurmond (330.0) .........319.19

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Harding

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Hartwell

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Walter F. George (188.0).... 187.46

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Jackson

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West Point (635.0) ......... 627.94

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

In 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killing 2,403 American soldiers and civilians.

In 1999, the Recording Industry Association of America filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the online file-sharing service Napster.

In 2002, Iraq denied that it had weapons of mass destruction in a United Nations declaration.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Willa Cather (1873-1947), author; Eli Wallach (19152014), actor; Ted Knight (1923-1986), actor; Ellen Burstyn (1932- ), actress; Harry Chapin (1942-1981), singer-songwriter; Johnny Bench (1947- ), baseball player; Tom Waits (1949- ), singer-songwriter; Larry Bird (1956- ), basketball player; Jeffrey Wright (1965- ), actor;

Patrice O’Neal (1969-2011), actor/comedian; Sara Bareilles (1979- ), singersongwriter; Emily Browning (1988- ), actress; Nicholas Hoult (1989- ), actor.

TODAY’S FACT: Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the Senate voted for a war resolution 82-0.

The House of Representatives approved the resolution 388-1.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 2007, homerun record holder Barry Bonds pleaded not guilty to lying to investigators about using performance-enhancing drugs.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family — but to a solitary and an exile his friends are everything.”

— Willa Cather, “Shadows on the Rock” TODAY’S NUMBER: 64 — servicemen lost by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the attack on Pearl Harbor on this day in 1941.

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DEAR AMY: I am a 34-year-old man working in risk management, seeking a mid- to senior-level position in my profession.

Recently, I had a wonderful panel interview with a billion-dollar health care company. It could not have gone better. I was thrilled to receive a voicemail a day after the interview requesting a call back.

When I called back and spoke to the recruiting manager, I was less than excited at the proposed pay. It was not commensurate with the position. I told the manager I would think about it and prepared the argument for my counteroffer. I spoke to a job coach and did my research (again), preparing to ask for pay in line with the market standards for my profession.

When I called the recruiting manager back, I eased into my thoughts on their offer. Being both firm and gentle, I began to explain that it was a bit on the low side for me.

Before I could continue the discussion, the recruiting manager cut me off. He balked at the idea of negotiating and then went on to lecture me. He cautioned me for asking for more than what I was offered.

I was stunned. And furious. I stayed calm, but I could not believe his reaction. A few days later, another recruiter at the same company followed up to see if I had reconsidered. When I responded, he also offered his own unique brand of advice.

Amy, they treated me as though I was the first ap-

“Lars” has the right to choose whom to tell about his medical status (including the right not to tell anyone). I further agree that your brothers had an ethical duty to share this important information with you, once they learned of it.

They should not have agreed to keep this secret, even when faced with a “stack of books.”

However, you did find out, and perhaps this is because one or both brothers spilled the beans.

So, either Lars chose the wrong stack of books, or your brothers might have accidently-on-purpose found a way to alert you.

Is this a possibility?

DEAR AMY: “Worried” described a senior citizen family member who lived in her house and who used marijuana every day.

It doesn’t seem to have occurred to you that this marijuana might be medicinal. Your judgmental attitude toward pot use is disturbing.

— Disappointed DEAR DISAPPOINTED: As “Worried” described it, this person was spending her days extremely impaired through daily marijuana use. If this is medicinal, then she should adjust her dose.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Drive, Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001.

You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

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Job-seeker rebuffed for negotiating ing money should not be uncomfortable.”

Professor Wells and I agree that you are not out of step with the current job market, and perhaps you should feel you dodged a bullet with this particular employer.

DEAR AMY: I have three brothers. I have Amy Dickinson been estranged from the oldest, “Lars” (in his plicant in history to nego- 70s), for more than 10 tiate a job offer. Am I out years. of touch with the current My two other brothjob market? Since when ers are close to both Lars did employers become so and me. During a recent resistant to counteroffers colonoscopy, Lars was and salary negotiations? diagnosed with colon — Jaded cancer. He had surgery DEAR JADED: I and now his prognosis is shared your question excellent. with Dr. Brenda Wells, When Lars was diagthe Robert F. Bird Distin- nosed, he admonished our guished Professor of Risk two brothers that I was and Insurance at East not to be told of his staCarolina University. She tus. One brother later told responded: “I coach stume they were made to dents who are graduating swear on a stack of books. from college, and employ- Lars is married, childless ers almost always expect and very wealthy. these 23- and 24-year-old Both brothers kept students to come back the news from me and with a counteroffer. If promptly scheduled coloan employer refuses to noscopies for themselves. negotiate, you have a Secrets have a way very important piece of of being found out, and information about that needless to say I am very employer. This means upset; not so much at they prize their position Lars, but at my “loving” over their employees. brothers for keeping the “Risk managers are in cancer news from me. the business of protectAs siblings we all share ing profit and people. the same genetics and They could always tell an have the right to make applicant they don’t have informed decisions and the money to offer, but protect ourselves and our no reasonable employer children. should be offended at I feel my two brothers a respectful attempt to had a moral and ethical negotiate. duty to alert me. They This company did the don’t understand why I’m potential employee a so upset. Am I wrong to favor by revealing its true feel betrayed? colors. Risk management — Distressed Sister is a finance-oriented field, DEAR DISTRESSED: after all, where discussI agree with you that

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You’ll have trouble separating your personal and professional lives this year if you share too much information with your peers. Concentrate on the changes you can make that will enhance your appearance or get you involved in activities that encourage good health and a happy home life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — It’s a good day to stick close to home. You’ll face delays if traveling and problems getting your point across if you discuss your personal concerns. Physical action will have a bigger impact.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may be missing some vital information. Before you decide to make a move, revisit all the pros and cons and get your facts in order. Trust your intuition.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Harness what you have to offer and make a point to finish what you start. It’s what you master and complete that will make a difference at the end of the day.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Refuse to let someone lead you astray. Remain intent on turning your ideas into a finished project. When someone tugs at your emotions, press on and ignore such manipulation with dignity.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — A business trip or learning experience will bring you that much closer to making an important decision. Don’t be misled by what others do. Emotional manipulation is apparent.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Speak up and get to the bottom of any setback that arises.

A misunderstanding can cause financial problems if you aren’t up-front about hidden costs.

GEMINI (May 21June 20) — Turn on the charm and spread joy to those you encounter.

Stick to your goals and aim to finish what you start. Keep your promises and plan something special with a loved one.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Your imagination will kick in, helping you come up with solutions to all your problems. Listen to your intuition and move forward with confidence.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — It’s time to get out and get serious. Mingle with people in a position to help you advance.

Discussing your vision and considering certain partnerships will pay off. Romance is encouraged.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Think matters through before taking action. You can bring about positive change, as long as you do so using a comprehensive plan. Cut overhead at home and avoid unwanted debt.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t give in to someone just because you cannot make up your mind. Take a stance and put your plans in motion. A physical challenge will help you bring about positive personal change.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Look for a new and exciting hobby.

Exploring new avenues will open doors to friendships and the acquisition of life skills that will help you advance.

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WORLD Merkel calls for full-face veil ban in Germany German chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a ban on full-face veils in the country, during a speech at her party’s conference on Tuesday.

“The full veil is not appropriate here, it should be forbidden wherever that is legally possible. It does not belong to us,” she said at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) gathering.

Her comments were met with applause by the audience.

It’s not the first time party leaders have proposed banning the Islamic dress, with Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere also calling for the veil to be barred from public places in August.

“It does not fit into our society for us, for our communication, for our cohesion in the society…. This is why we demand you show your face,” he said at the time.

Libyan forces grab last ISIS swath in Sirte Libyan forces in the coastal city of Sirte wrested the last city district from ISIS control, a spokesman for the military operation fighting ISIS said.

Reda Issa told CNN on Tuesday that forces corralled al-Jeeza al-Bahriya district of Sirte, and they are now working to clear the area of mines and improvised explosive devices.

Eventually, he said, the “total liberation of Sirte” will be announced.

“People are shouting ‘God is great,’” Issa said.

The former hometown of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, Sirte was the only major city outside Iraq and Syria under ISIS control. During this period, rights groups such as Human Rights Watch issued reports on atrocities committed by ISIS in Sirte.

world&nation Trump wants to cancel Boeing order

By Chris Isidore CNN

Donald Trump wants to cancel government plans to build two new Air Force One jets.

The president-elect said in a tweet Tuesday that the new Boeing 747 jet that’s being built to carry “future presidents” already costs more than $4 billion, and that he wants to cancel the order.

“Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!”

Asked by reporters Tuesday morning about the tweet, Trump responded, “Well the plane is totally out of control. It’s going to be over $4 billion for [the] Air Force One program,” he said. “And I think it’s ridiculous. I think Boeing is doing a little bit of a number. We want Boeing to make a lot of money, but not that much money.”

Trump did not say why he believes the planes will cost “more than $4 billion.”

Boeing says it currently has an Air Force One contract worth $170 million.

A Boeing source familiar with the program told CNN that not even the company can estimate the cost of the program at this time, since “the Pentagon has not even decided all the bells and whistles it wants on the new Air Force One.” Without knowing all the

Journalists board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Tuesday, the morning that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump urged the government to cancel purchase of Boeing’s new Air Force One plane saying it was “ridiculous” and too expensive. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

security features it is hard to estimate the cost, the source added, and the Air Force isn’t even sure whether it wants two or three of the planes.

“We are not sure where he is getting that number from,” said the Boeing official.

“The statistics that have been cited [by Trump], shall we say, don’t appear to reflect the nature of the financial arrangement between Boeing and the Department of Defense,” said Obama White House spokesman Josh Earnest.

In an official statement, Boeing said its current contract allows it “to help determine the capabilities of these complex military

aircraft that serve the unique requirements of the President of the United States.”

So far the Air Force has budgeted $2.9 billion through 2021 for two new Air Force Ones. They’ll replace the aging pair of blue, white and polished aluminum 747-200Bs currently serving the President.

The new planes aren’t expected to be ready to fly until 2022. The Air Force has already spent about $93 million preparing to build the new jets, according to Defense Department budget documents. That $93 million is included in Boeing’s current contract. Manufacturing has yet to begin.

“We look forward to

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Dozens have been confirmed dead in a massive blaze that gutted a converted warehouse on Friday during an electronic dance party in Oakland, Calif.

(Chase Green/ CNN)

Court documents shed light on Ghost Ship fire

As investigators sift through the debris of the charred Oakland warehouse that became a mass grave for at least 36 people, court documents obtained by CNN provide an unsettling glimpse of life in the facility before it caught fire Friday evening.

The documents are requests for restraining orders Vatican launches filed by and against Derick Ion Almena, the leaseholder website following of the cavernous structure known as the Ghost Ship. sex scandals They contain allegations The Vatican has launched of theft, assault and intimidaa new website detailing its tion in which Almena is in efforts to protect children one case the alleged aggresfrom sexual abuse by clergy. sor and, in the other, a victim.

It’s the first time the The accounts, while Vatican is publishing the unproven, add to a chaotic documents and resources portrait of the way the buildin one place, including an ing was allegedly maintained email and phone number to and managed prior to the contact its commission for deadly blaze. the protection of minors.

Attempts to reach Almena “It is very important to were unsuccessful. In a brief the Commission that we are interview aired on NBC’s as transparent as possible,” “Today Show” Tuesday, project coordinator Emer he said he was “incredibly McCarthy told CNN Tuessorry” for what had hapday. “Our members want pened at the warehouse. people to know that they are doing their level best to LA ups security carry out the commission of for transit system the Holy Father.”

“Much of the work of due to threat the Commission is listening, study and reflection, so Law enforcement in Los there will not be day-to-day Angeles bulked up its presupdates, but the website ence Tuesday on the Metro is the vehicle to let people transit system after a tip know that we are here,” she about a threat. added.

The FBI says it got the tip The website includes a from a foreign government template for local churches source Monday and passed it around the world to use along to authorities. in establishing their own The Universal City Metro norms for protecting minors Red Line station was the obfrom clerical sexual abuse. ject of a potential threat that — From wire reports was to take place Tuesday.

More police and sheriff’s deputies, K-9 bomb teams and undercover officers have been deployed along the transit system.

Authorities briefed reporters Monday because of the specificity of the threat and assured commuters that there would be increased patrols and the Metro lines would be safe.

“This could be real, it could be a hoax, but we must remain calm but vigilant,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said, according to CNN affiliate KABCTV. Los Angeles FBI Field Office Assistant Director Deirdre Fike said the anonymous threat came from a man and particularly identified the Red Line that stops at Universal Studios in Los Angeles.

Suspect charged in Joe McKnight shooting death Days after the suspect in the fatal shooting of ex-NFL player Joe McKnight was released, sparking allegations of racial bias by police, the Jefferson Parish sheriff announced Tuesday that

Ronald Gasser was back in custody, charged with manslaughter.

Sheriff Newell Normand said his investigators had identified 260 possible witnesses, interviewing more than 160 of them, since Thursday’s apparent road rage incident that left the former pro running back and Louisiana high school standout dead in the streets of a New Orleans suburb.

They also spoke to 70 business owners in an attempt to procure video, none of which showed the shooting, he said.

Pollster: Christie approval worst seen in 20 years Things just keep getting worse for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

Weeks after CNN reported Christie was dismissed as head of Donald Trump’s transition team, New Jersey voters handed him the lowest approval rating for any governor in more than 20 years among states surveyed by the Quinnipiac University Poll, referring to the finding that

working with the U.S. Air Force on subsequent phases of the program allowing us to deliver the best planes for the President at the best value for the American taxpayer,” said Boeing’s statement.

Trump’s comment emphasizes that he’s looking for ways to cut government costs where he can, according to his spokesman Jason Miller.

“The point that the President-elect was making here was that a $4 billion price tag is a very big number, the taxpayers want to make sure we’re seeing absolute accountability and that the government is doing the best to drive costs down,” he said.

PEOPLE Adele, Beyoncé reign in Grammy nominations Adele and Beyoncé are set for steep competition at this year’s Grammy Awards.

Both artists were nominated for record of the year, song of the year and album of the year.

Nominations for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards were revealed Tuesday on “CBS This Morning.”

Meghan Trainor, winner of the best new artist award in 2016, appeared on the morning show to announce the nominees in the top categories.

About 13,000 people in the music industry voted and made their selections out of more than 21,000 recordings submitted. Both Beyoncé and Adele’s success helped keep the music industry afloat this year with strong record sales.

Beyoncé has the most nominations with nine and is followed by Kanye, Drake and Rihanna, who each have eight.

With 20 past wins, Beyoncé is poised to potentially make history if she racks up enough wins to surpass Alison Krauss, who holds the title of the female artist who has the most wins — 27.

ABC orders pilot from creator of ‘black-ish’

ABC’s first post-election pilot pick up couldn’t be a more topical show.

The network greenlit a pi77 percent disapprove of his job performance and only 19 lot order for a single-camera comedy from “black-ish” percent approve. creator Kenya Barris about “The Gov’s job approval two political pundits from opnumbers get worse every time anyone looks,” Assistant posite sides of the aisle who Poll Director Maurice Carrol fall in love despite the odds.

The show, called “Libby said Tuesday. “This could be a long final year for Gov. & Malcolm,” stars Felicity Huffman and Courtney B. Christie.”

Vance.

Only 3 percent of those According to a logline, voters gave Christie an “A” for his job as governor, while the “blended family show” will see the couple “form an 58 percent awarded him a insta-family as well as a work “D” or an “F,” according to partnership.”

Quinnipiac.

The two stars are also executive producers, alongTexas elector side Barris, Vihal Patel and E. says he will not Brian Dobbins.

With the pilot order, the cast his vote for show will be in contention for Donald Trump ABC’s 2017 schedule.

A Texas elector said Monday that enough is LeBron James enough — he will not cast declines stay at his vote for President-elect Donald Trump as part of the Trump’s hotel Electoral College process on LeBron James won’t be December 19. among the guests staying at Christopher Suprun, a the Trump SoHo hotel. paramedic from Texas who James, who supported served as a firefighter during the Sept. 11 attacks, wrote in Hillary Clinton for president, an editorial published in The is one of several Cavaliers players who have decided to New York Times that even stay elsewhere while they’re though he is a Republican in New York City this week elector, he will not vote for to play the Knicks. That’s Trump. according to Cleveland.com, Suprun will cast his vote along with the other electors which cites Cavs general manager David Griffin.

(538 in total) from every Griffin said more than state and the District of Cohalf of the 14 players who lumbia on December 19 as part of the Electoral College are traveling to the city may have decided not to stay the process.

“Fifteen years ago, I swore the hotel. Arrangements were an oath to defend my country made for these players to stay elsewhere. and Constitution against all James has been vocal enemies, foreign and domestic,” he wrote. “On Dec. 19, I about his dislike for President-elect Trump. will do it again.”

His teammate Iman Suprun ends the editorial Shumpert will stay at the by saying that the electors Trump SoHo; however, it’s still have a chance to unify behind a Republican alterna- unclear whether Jefferson tive such as Ohio Gov. John and Smith will stay elsewhere.

Kasich.

— From wire reports — From wire reports

Funds pour in for interracial couple who were victims of hate crime

By Zaina Adamu CNN

Pat and Joe Jude enjoyed spending Thanksgiving with their adult daughter last month, but their return home brought a horrific discovery: they were the victims of a hate crime.

The interracial couple had been out of town, visiting their only living daughter. When they got back, they found their home defaced with swastikas.

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More upsetting than the physical damage was the emotional harm. The crime caused The words “white power” and the couple to relive decades “die n—” were written on the of racism and injustice they walls. Vandals busted pipes, endured because of their mixed broke windows and stuffed marriage. drains.

Joe, a black man, wed Pat, “It was horrible and shocka white woman, in 1982. For ing to come home to,” Pat Jude years, they say, they endured told CNN. “This was our home. verbal abuse and attacks. After I just don’t understand why 23 years, they headed from someone would think this is Orlando, Florida, to Cincinnati,

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Ohio, with their two children.

But there, Pat says, the racial tensions got worse.

For Joe and Pat, the racial slurs and symbols smeared throughout the home touched off raw memories of their son Jay, who they said was taunted in school because of his mixed race. He committed suicide in 2010.

Outpouring of support To cover damages to their home, the couple set up a

GoFundMe account asking for $2,000. In just three days, they’ve received more than $40,000.

The outpouring of support, the couple wrote on the crowdfunding website, has “made such a difference.”

“I just wanted a few dollars to cover repairs, but to see all this support,” Pat said. “I can’t tell you how much this means to me especially after everything we’ve gone through.”

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Book recalls ‘Gallant Men’ who served at Pearl Harbor

Only five of the 335 men who survived the unprovoked attack that sunk the USS Arizona on Dec. 7, 1941, remain alive. Donald Stratton, 94, is one of them. He has added to the historical knowledge of that day and the beginning of America’s entry into World War II in a new book, “All the Gallant Men: The First Memoir by a USS Arizona Survivor.”

Typical of so many men of that era, the book (written with Ken Gire) is less about Stratton, a 19-year-old kid from a tiny Nebraska town ravaged by the Great Depression, and more about the men with whom he served.

According to the book, total casualties at Pearl Harbor on that fateful day amounted to 2,403 dead and 1,176 wounded. Many of Stratton’s shipmates lie interred in the bowels of the Arizona, which still secretes oil, a Cal constant reminder to Thomas “never forget.”

People too young to have known men of that era, or who never asked grandparents about their World War II experience, will find in Stratton’s book a quality that has declined in modern times — modesty.

“We were not extraordinary men,” he writes. “Truth be told, most of us had enlisted because there were precious few jobs to be found where we lived.”

The isolationist spirit was strong in 1941. Here’s Stratton on the patriotism that overwhelmed isolationism after the attack: “Love for country welled up inside seemingly every American, coming out in the songs we sang, in the movies produced, in the newspaper articles that were written. … We were ordinary men. What was extraordinary was the country we loved.”

Compare this sentiment to what we see in today’s movies, newspaper articles and songs. Stratton writes, “We loved who (America) was, what she stood for. We loved her for what she meant to us, and for what she had given us, even in those meager times.”

People of that generation were taught to be grateful for the little they had and not to be envious of others, who might have more. That’s another contrast with the envy-greed-entitlement spirit of our age.

There have been numerous accounts of that awful day, but few as personal as Stratton’s. What comes through as one reads about the unbelievable cruelty of “smiling and waving” Japanese pilots, as they rained death on a nation that was officially at peace, was the heroism of young men who witnessed explosions, flying body parts, burning oil, shattered metal and peeling flesh.

Where did that heroism come from?

These were still mostly adolescents whose previous battles were over acne and getting a date for a Saturday night dance. It is a question raised by historians and commentators over the years. The answer is that their strength was instilled in them by parents and the circumstances of their lives. Doing without material things can force one to focus on what matters, such as developing character and other virtues that seem in short supply in today’s celebrity culture.

“All the Gallant Men” is deeply personal. Stratton still remembers the names of many of his shipmates who died, as well as those who survived.

He brings them back to life as ghosts from the past, their futures snuffed out by war.

Today we are a divided nation.

Nothing unites us. We prefer tearing down to building up, and suffer for it.

Stratton’s book reminds us of a better America, an America that was strong in character, not just military power. As president-elect Donald Trump attempts to “make America great again,” he might recall that true greatness is not found in external prosperity or military might alone.

Rather, as Donald Stratton reminds us, it comes from within.

Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.

Clydesdales were worth the wait It’s sad when you have Clydesdales, and then you don’t. But it sure was fun while it lasted.

That’s a sentiment that I’m positive city officials in Lawrenceville agree with, as do Beverage Superstore of Grayson owner Richard Tucker and the many people who got to witness the world famous horse team in person last week. The appearance of the Clydesdales in Gwinnett was a special gift to the county, one that had people talking and social media humming about the novelty of their visit.

Anhueser-Busch officials told Tucker the estimated crowd of more than 3,000 at the Grayson gathering was one of the biggest the company had ever witnesses at a nonparade event. And a large crowd also showed up for Lawrenceville’s Hometown

Todd Cline Editor Christmas Parade, everyone eager for a chance to see the Clydesdales.

I’m sure the whole “they’re coming, now they’re not and now they are again” thing added to some of the buzz, but mostly it was just neat to have something new in the holiday mix. And you’d be hard-pressed to come up with something that fit better in a Christmas parade than the iconic horses, which many of us know from Budweiser

commercials, especially the snow-filled ones for Christmas.

So kudos to the city of Lawrenceville for scoring the Clydesdales for its first Christmas parade, and to Eagle Rock Distributing for making it possible. It got a lot of people excited and made for a great parade experience (sans traffic, of course). And, in my opinion, it also sets a good example for the coming year.

With Christmas less than three weeks away, there is plenty going on to occupy our thoughts. But after we get through the first of the year, that won’t exactly be the case.

As we try to make our way through the drudgery that can be the cold months of January and Februrary, we’ll need something to look forward to, something that keeps us going day after day.

In that regard, we need to pick something that will be our figuartive Clydesdale.

Whether it’s a blockbuster movie you are dying to see, a book you can’t wait to read or a hobby that you’ve been itching to try — do yourself a favor and find something to look forward to this winter.

That task will be different for everyone (for Lawrenceville City Manager Chuck Warbington, it might well be finding an encore act for next year’s parade), but if done properly it will lead to the same result — anticipation and appreciation.

So as the new year draws near, worry less about resolutions and more about finding your Clydesdale for 2017.

Email Todd Cline at todd. cline@gwinnettdailypost. com. His column appears on Wednesdays.

Democratic republic requires free press WASHINGTON — On the first stop of his “thank you” tour in Ohio on Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump hit replay on several of his campaign tropes.

Among the crowd-pleasers, he heckled the “crooked media,” prompting boos from the audience, and reiterated his pledge to criminalize flag burning.

And he’s not even president yet. More than a month and a half away from Inauguration Day, Trump’s only discipline seems to be making good on bad faith. His attacks both on the media and on those who, rather rarely, burn an American flag, are fundamentally assaults on the Constitution and the First Amendment.

Do Trump followers really not care about these founding documents and their bearing on all the freedoms we take for granted? Or could they really not know any better?

Most disturbing is the absence of objections from the right. Where are the Republicans when the leader of their party speaks so dismissively toward our principles of freedom and the journalists, many of whom they know personally, who practice in good faith the spirit of the law? How long before Trump’s words convince some off-balanced Second Amendment “patriot” to take out a “crooked” media person, fully expecting to be

First Amendment to protect get-well cards or love letters.

We don’t need it to protect Christmas carols. But should someone challenge the latter, given its religious content, wouldn’t many of those Ohioans cheering Trump’s demagogic illogic be grateful that Kathleen free speech protects their right Parker to stroll the streets singing songs of praise? applauded by the presidentUnderstanding the crucial elect? importance of free speech and We the people believe in a free press to all other freefree speech and a free press, doms compelled the Supreme not so that we can burn flags Court to rule that even flag but so that we can expose burning is protected. And this government corruption, prois why Trump, a man who protest oppression and express fesses to love freedom and has opinions that others may find presented himself as the best disagreeable without fear of person to lead the free world, repercussion. should be roundly condemned As offensive as flag burning for suggesting that anyone is to patriotic Americans, it can who burns a flag should be also be an act of patriotism, a punished by imprisonment or proposition I offer as argueven loss of citizenship. ment, not endorsement. If you Or why his persistent atlove your country and fear that tacks on the media, threatenit’s being led toward tyranny, ing to restrict press freedom, you might well burn a flag to are so misplaced, potentially demonstrate such concerns. dangerous and, not least, imTo the extent that the flag is possible for him to do constia symbol of freedom, burntutionally. Either Trump knows ing it is also a symbolic act. I this, which makes his crowdwould argue that many if not baiting not only offensive but most veterans, including those irresponsible, or he’s unfain my family, fought, suffered miliar with the Constitution, and died for the right of all the defense of which is one of Americans to speak freely. the primary functions of the Indeed, it is the objectionpresidency. able expression that is the As to the crooked media, true test of the strength of our Trump’s gibes are patently freedoms. We don’t need a ludicrous. Was he given too

much media coverage during the campaign? Perhaps, but he was early on the Republican frontrunner and subsequently the nominee. The media could hardly ignore him, much as many of us would have liked to. Yes, some members of the media are biased, but not most, and they’re usually drummed out through peer review.

It should be obvious that without the so-called mainstream media, especially newspapers such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, no one would know anything that has any basis in objective fact — and yes there is such a thing. We will rue the day we forgot that newsgathering is a profession with demanding standards regarding performance and ethics.

Notwithstanding the billionmember global newsroom, it’s nice to have smart, well-educated, experienced reporters and editors to pluck the pearls from the muck.

Therefore, the highest service the president of the United States could perform would be to actively engage the media in the national interest of nurturing an informed populace, without which a democratic republic cannot long survive.

To do otherwise is the first act of the dictator.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com.

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ATHENS

Kenneth Barry, Jr.

Kenneth Barry, Jr., 73, of Athens, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016. He was a resident of Jefferson, GA, for fifteen years before moving to Ocala, FL, for 16 years, and had recently returned to the Athens area. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Jefferson, GA. Kenneth retired after thirty years from the United Parcel Service and was a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserves. He loved NASCAR, ice cream, popsicles, and cribbage, which he taught to all his grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth Barry Sr. and Susan Boiros Barry, and his daughter, Dawn Louise Barry.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara Brawner Barry; two daughters: Rhonda (Ray) Chapman and Jennifer (Neil) Pratt, and one son, Bradley Lacey; a brother, Ronald Barry, and a sister, Sylvia Phillips; six grandchildren: Chris Chapman, Amber Chapman, Joshua Chapman, Mary Pratt, Kendrick Pratt, and Hollie Kennedy; and one great-grandchild.

The funeral service will take place on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 5 p.m. at Lord and Stephens, East Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3 to 5 before the service. The family encourages casual dress.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Mary’s Hospice House, P.O. Box 6588, Athens, GA, 30604.

Lord and Stephens, East is in charge of arrangements.

BUFORD

Merle Bedell Merle Skinner Bedell, age 80, of Buford, GA passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur and Lucy Boswell Skinner. She is survived by her husband of forty-four years, John H. Bedell, Jr., Buford, GA; children, Steven Morris and Carrie Holley, Milton, GA and Michael Rey and Melissa Holley, Lawrenceville, GA; grandchildren, Tyler Holley, Sam and Ginger Holley, Sophie Holley, Jake Holley and Max Holley; sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy and Gary McDaniel, Wetumpka, AL and Marion and James Daniel, Wetumpka, AL. Mrs. Bedell was born May 11, 1936 in Wetumpka, AL. She was a 1954 graduate of Wetumpka High School in Wetumpka, AL and attended Auburn University/ Montgomery. She was a retired legal secretary and also a transcriptionist and had worked for Tarleton, Zion and Miere Law Firm in Decatur, GA. She was involved in antique sales at Lakewood 400 Antiques Market in Cumming, GA. She was a loving wife,

mother and grandmother.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday, December 11, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. There will be no formal service.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www. flaniganfuneralhome. com. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

LAWRENCEVILLE

Bobby Len Bridges, age 83, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016. He was preceded in death by his son, John Bennett “Ben” Bridges, and parents, Tanner and Johnnie Brogdon Bridges. Mr. Bridges is survived by his wife, Reba Brooks Bridges, Lawrenceville, GA; daughter, Rebecca Lyn Bridges Mills and husband Mike Mills, Bethlehem, GA; son, William Michael “Bill” and Cathie Lord, Tallahassee, FL; grandchildren, Brad Mills, Bethlehem, GA; Jennifer and Will Peters, Tallahassee, FL, Jake and Ashley Lord, Tallahassee, FL, Tanner Charles Bridges, Dallas, GA; five great grandchildren, Gabe and Megan Peters, Caleb Peters, Jacob Peters, Rebecca Peters, Liam Lord; two great great grandchildren, Blake Peters and Presley Peters; aunt, Annie Kate Brogdon Allgood, Buford, GA; numerous cousins. Mr. Bridges was born on February 7, 1933 in Buford, GA. He was a 1950 graduate of Buford High School where he played football.

He began his work career with Bona Allen Company in Buford, and later he retired from Pfizer Company in Atlanta, GA after thirty years of service.

Mr. Bridges was a member of Lawrenceville First Baptist Church. He was an avid Georgia Bulldog fan, and he also continued to follow the Buford Wolves football program through their many years of success. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Dr. Lamar Holley officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 8, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the f

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James Carter James Jimmy Carter, age 73, of Sugar Hill GA passed away on December 1, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Buford, GA 30518 on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Visitation is at the funeral home from 1:00 PM and Service at 2:00 PM. Funeral Service will be officiated by John Lehmberg, another “chosen” brother and fellow motorcycle rider.

Very special thanks to Dr. Dan Miller, Dr. Rabih Bechara, and Dr. Chris Parks for keeping the faith and working tirelessly to provide quality of life to our beloved Sean! You will never be forgotten!

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Sean’s memory to Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation (ACCRF), PO Box 442 Needham, MA 02494 or Nancy and Friends - Fighting Cancer, 171 Sully’s Trail, Suite 201, Pittsford, NY 14534. Without their support, we never would have been able to afford the fight!

JEFFERSON

Sean Connery September 16, 1966 December 3, 2016 Sean Patrick Connery, 50, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016 after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Sean is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Natalie and their precious daughter, Erin. He is also survived by: parents, Bill and Lynne (Kentrup) Connery of Duluth, GA; sister, Pam Boyette, husband, Steve of Watkinsville, GA; sister, Patricia Walker, husband, Noel Vere of Suwanee, GA; sister, Susan Connery, wife, Ami of Columbus, GA. He is additionally survived by nephew and God-Son, Dillon Thompson of Athens, GA; niece, Savannah Walker of Kennesaw, GA; nieces, Riley and Grayson Connery both of Columbus, GA; brother, Steve Gayler of Wildwood, FL; brother, Heath Thompson, wife, Angela of Austin, TX; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, neighbors, and friends that he chose to be family, most especially Rachel Horrell of Lawrenceville, GA. Sean was born in Richmond, IN in 1966 and moved to Dunwoody, GA in 1976.He attended Peachtree High School, The New School at Lost Forest and then Reinhardt College in Waleska, GA where he graduated with an Associate Degree in Business Administration.

Sean settled into a career in construction until he had to retire to disability in 2010. It was at that time that the real work began.

Once diagnosed, his life was devoted to beating the odds and finding a cure.

He was very blessed with the team of doctors on his side...doctors who would fight with him! Sean was dedicated to cancer research and participated in every fund raising motorcycle cancer charity ride that he could...riding his Harley, of course. Through it all he never lost his amazing sense of humor or desire to help others.

By all accounts, Sean was one of the wittiest, funniest, most sincere, loving, giving souls to ever walk this earth. Heaven is the real winner now.

Celebration of Life will be held in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home, 4400 S. Lee Street,

Ira Couch Mrs. Ira Ella “Rella” Crumley Couch, age 93 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Sunday, December 4, 2016.

CUMMING

Gussie Craddock Gussie Craddock, age 98, of Cumming GA passed away on December 6, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

BUFORD

Edna Davis Mrs. Edna (Jackie) C. Davis, age 89 of Buford, GA entered into eternal rest with her heavenly Father on December 3, 2016.

Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 11:30 AM at Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel. Rev. Wayne Johnson, Rev. Scott Crook and Rev. Charles Gilliland will officiate. Interment will follow at Hamilton Mill Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 from 3 – 8 PM and Wednesday from 10 – 11 AM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made in memory of Edna (Jackie) Davis to Vitas (Hospice) Healthcare, 3840 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Suite 101, Duluth, GA 30096. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy L. Davis, Sr., Sugar Hill, GA; son Bobby Davis, Sugar Hill, GA; grandson, Jeremy Davis, Chicago, IL; great grandson, Matthew Davis, Buford, GA; parents Paul and Maude Clark, Anderson, SC; brothers Claude and Calvin Clark, Anderson, SC; and sister Ellen Clark Slaton, Townville, SC. Mrs. Davis is survived by sons and daughtersin-law, Jimmy Davis, Jr. and Sue, Buford, GA; Tommy Davis and Lynne, Dacula, GA; Marty Davis and Joy, Flowery Branch, GA; Larry Davis, Buford, GA; Terry Davis, Sugar

Hill, GA; and daughter HOSCHTON and son-in-law, Susan Davis Marshall and Ricky, Nancy Graves Nancy Ruth Graves, Buford, GA. Sisters age 78, of Hoschton Catherine Cox, Westminpassed away Sunday, ister, SC; Billie Overly, December 4, 2016.

Franklinville, NC; Linda Meredith and husband Preston, Anderson, SC; Jesse Brock, Manhattan, KS. Grandchildren include Bobby Davis, Jr., Jefferson, GA; Paula DULUTH Bennett, Buford, GA; Stephanie Davis, Jefferson, GA; Emily Hendrick, Gainesville, GA; Julie Hillsman, Acworth, GA; Molly Gambrell, Atlanta, GA; and Hunter Marshall, Buford, GA. Great grandchildren include Cassidy Jacqueline Griffin and Taylor Davis, JefferJacqueline Lea Griffin, son, GA; Audrey, Ruth, and Tripp Bennett, Buford, age 60, of Duluth, GA passed away unexpectGA; Erica, Nicholas, EJ, edly on November 28, Paul, Destiny, Audrey, Anna, and Daninela Davis, 2016, and is celebrating in heaven with family and Buford, GA; Braelyn Hendrick, Gainesville, GA friends.

She was preceded in and several nephews and death by her father, Billie cousins.

Eugene Griffin. She is Mrs. Davis was born July 8, 1927, in Anderson, survived by her mother, Ethel Marie Colbert GrifSC where she worked fin, Duluth, GA; brother, at the Equinox Textile Wheeler Eugene Griffin, Manufacturing Plant.

Duluth, GA, sister and Due to the decline of the textile industry, the family brother-in-law, Christine relocated to Duluth, GA in Griffin-Amores and Roberto Amores, Duluth, GA 1956. She was a member and several nieces. of Duluth First Baptist Jackie was born SeptemChurch. Mrs. Davis ber 21, 1956 to Bill and faithfully raised six boys Marie Griffin in Charlotte, and one girl unselfishly NC, but was raised in giving her time nourishDuluth, GA. She was a ing and caring for her seven children. The family 1974 graduate of Duluth relocated to Buford, GA in High School where she 1967, where she worked at was the first drum major of the High School band. the Lovable Corporation Afterward she received for 25 years as a Packer her bachelors and masters and Inspector. Mrs. Davis degree in Psychology retired from the Lovable Corporation in April 1992 from West Georgia College. After graduation when the plant closed. she worked with mentally The Davis Family will handicapped adults at Anoften picture those many nandale Village and later joyous moments we in management at Sun shared and enjoyed with City Tanning. our dear mother. She was Jackie was a devoted indeed a devoted and daughter, sister and aunt. most-caring mother and Her pride and joy were wife always placing her children first so they could her nieces Rachel Santos, Nicole Amores and Devin enjoy the goodness and Griffin. She was the most fullness of a better life.

Her greatest gifts she gave caring, compassionate to her family were uncon- person who touched many ditional love, compassion, lives. Jackie never met a stranger! Other passions a remarkable work ethic, included crocheting, cross and humility. It will be stitching, reading and very difficult for the family to carry on without her, collectiong precious mobut the family can be com- ments. Christmas was her forted and blessed because favorite time of the year. we had the great privilege Her love for her family will never be forgotten. and honor to cherish such Remember her smile. a lovely and deep caring The family will remother. We shall always ceive friends Friday 5:00 remember her smile, loving kindness, and enduring PM to 8:00 PM at Bill patience. She was indeed Head Funeral Homes the rock and foundation of and Crematory Duluth the Davis Family. As our Chapel, 770-476-2535. dear mother’s spirit entered Paradise, it helps the family to draw upon our past and present experiences as we imagine what our future will be as we LILBURN tread through life’s jourCharles Wylie Haile ney. As a hospice patient, mother fought a long and Charles Wylie Haile, hard fight against depresage 73 of Lilburn, GA sion and dementia. She passed away December is at peace now, having 3, 2016. Wages & Sons trusted her life to Christ.

Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Mother finally knows what Lawrenceville HighHeaven is like and will way, Lawrenceville GA, experience firsthand the 30046 770-277-4550. joyous foretaste of Heaven that draws her near to her heavenly Father. We celebrate mom’s glorious Homegoing!

WINDER Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel 770-945-6924 Francis Johnson Share memories of Jackie Francis “Chuck” Carroll at hamiltonmillchapel.com Johnson, age 84, of Winder, passed away December 4, 2016.

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Kimsam Thi Le, age 80, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on December 5, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Elsie Campbell Massey, age 88 of Chamblee, GA, passed away on December 3, 2016. Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, GA 30092.

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Jean Lund Jean M. Lund, age 83, of Lady Lake, FL passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016. She was born in Alabama on April 7, 1933. She met and married James A. Lund. They were married for 41 years until his passing in 2001.

Early in her life Jean started a branch of Kelly Girls, a temporary secretarial pool, which was very successful. She retired from Gwinnett County, GA government as Personnel Director. Jean was a Lutheran/Presbyterian. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, ceramics, reading, taking cruises and vacationing at the beach. Most of all she loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Jean was preceded in death by her son, Peter Allan Lund and infant granddaughter, Taylor Lund.

She is survived by her husband Charles Houser of The Villages, FL; daughter Pamela (Jack Graves) Bear of Hoschton, GA; sons James A. Lund, Jr of Acworth, GA and Paul (Amy) Lund of Ft Worth, TX; sister Dorothy Meadows of Catoula, GA; 7 grandchildren, Michelle Black, Steven Bear, Michael Bear, Joseph Lund, Jake Lund, Jason Lund and Ellie Lund and 8 great grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held at Harbor Chase of The Villages, 13517 NE 86th Dr, Lady Lake, FL 32159 on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 2:00PM. Jean was a believer in “paying it forward”. In lieu of flowers, please perform a random act of kindness and do a good deed in her memory.

Online condolences may be sent to the family via www.hiers-baxley.com.

Ruth Hemm Morkaut, age 92 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away December 5, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

JEFFERSON

Faye Roberts Mrs. Faye Brookshire Roberts, age 78 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Sunday, December 4, 2016.

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Dan Robertson Dan Robertson, age 73 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away December 4, 2016.

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Suzanne Sidwell Suzanne Sidwell age 54, of Duluth, GA died December 1, 2016. Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 Morningside Drive/PO Box 2434, Buford, GA 30518.

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family will receive friends from 4:30 – 5:30 PM at the church. Interment will follow on Friday, December 9, 2016 at 1:00 PM at the Fort Benning Cemetery. Mrs. Sturm was preceded in death by her husband, Colonel Earl Claude Sturm, US Army (Ret.). She is survived by her children, Marybeth Arnold, Sand Springs, OK, Barbara Mayer, Athens, GA, Glenn Sturm, Atlanta, GA; grandchildren, Carey Weaver, Becky Bushyhead, Kim Green, KC Jenniges, Kara McAlhaney, Beth Sturm, Jay Sturm, Daniel Sturm; Great grandchildren, Holden Weaver, Megan Weaver, Ty Bushyhead, Tala Mae Bushyhead, Mikah Bushyhead, Max Bushyhead, Jena Bushyhead, Logan Jenniges, Lucy Jenniges, Conner Jenniges, Claire Jenniges, Grace Green, Abby Green, Zack Green, Thomas McAlhaney, Wesley McAlhaney, Charlie McAlhaney. Mrs. Sturm was born in Shidler, OK and had lived in the Atlanta area the past 12 years. Edith Sturm served as the first woman elected President of an Optimist Club in Florida when chosen as President of the Cape Coral Optimist Club. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from Oklahoma A&M University and was a talented flutist in her younger years.

Edith’s life was dedicated to her God, her family, and the love of her life, Claude Sturm. Edith was the perfect Army officer’s wife, raising the children and supporting Claude and his career for almost 30 years. They were married for 65 years. Well done, good and faithful servant.

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Andrew Smith Andrew J. Smith, age 32, of Buford, GA passed away on December 4, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Ellen Sturm Ellen Edith Lackey Sturm, age 91 of Athens, GA died December 4, 2016. Funeral service will be held Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 5:30 PM at Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church. The f

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Lawrencville-area suspect arrested in roommate’s shooting From Staff Reports A man accused of shooting his roommate last month was found in a car at a Lawrenceville-area auto repair shop Sunday.

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“So he told her, ‘Well, you stand right here next to him,’ and she said, ‘Oh, I’m not getting married, she’s getting married.’ He said, ‘I’m not going to marry her.’” “‘She’s too young,’” June quoted the justice as saying.

June had to call her grandmother, who worked for the telephone company, explain the situation and ask her to confirm her age to the justice.

“Instead of that, her grandmother plugged her into her mother,” Rudy said. “The justice of the peace said, ‘Well, how old is she?’ and she said, ‘She’s 18, but I don’t want her getting married.’ He said, ‘Well, if she’s 18, you don’t have any say in it. She can marry legally.’”

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It was after noon in Canton when the attack occurred.

“I guess it was about noon,” Rudy said. “Someone told me. I was working and somebody stopped by and said the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and then when I got home — the radio, that was all the news. That was all they talked about.”

While Rudy was the first to hear about it, June heard about it later, around 5 p.m. She was enjoying dinner — at a honky tonk — with Rudy when she heard the news.

She said she had also been working earlier in the day and didn’t recall hearing about it before dinner.

“We were just shocked,” June said. “Everybody was.”

Although Europe had been at war for two years and the Japanese had invaded China, the United States remained neutral up until that point in World War II. The nation hadn’t been involved in a war since World War I ended in 1918.

For young people like Rudy and June, the U.S. being attacked and thrust into war was a first in their young lifetimes.

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Gwinnett police don’t know why Kemp may have shot 35-year-old Justin Lopes in the abdomen Nov. 21. Lopes was also shot in the arm, according to warrants.

A 911 call to report the shooting at 2041 Prospect

Road in unincorporated Lawrenceville was made shortly after noon, according to police.

When officers arrived at the home, they found Lopes lying on his sofa. His girlfriend was putting pressure on his injury as they waited for an ambulance to arrive, police said. Lopes was taken

to Gwinnett Medical Center in critical condition.

Doctors needed to remove part of Lopes’ liver, according to warrants. Part of the muscle in his right arm was also taken out by the bullet.

The incident took place in the driveway of the home, according to police.

“The detective assigned

to the case learned that Justin told his girlfriend that he was going to go to the store,” Pihera said. “A few moments later, she heard the gunshot and then saw Justin come back inside the home.”

Kemp faces charges including aggravated battery, aggravated assault and loitering/prowling.

son, Jerry, could live comfortably while Rudy was in the military.

He finally went into the service in January 1943, and got sent to Miami Beach for training.

— Rudy Phillips, World War II veteran who married “They took over the less than a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor hotels, and quartered us in the hotels and we trained “I assumed I’d be at is how a small town is — and marched on the golf war in a week,” Rudy one of men standing there courses,” he said. “We said. “We hadn’t had a said, ‘Hey, married man.’ walked guard duty on war (since 1918), and we The word had already the beach, and they were didn’t know what was gotten out that we’d gotten sinking so many of our going to happen. And all married.” ships (along the Atlantic of a sudden the Japanese coastline) that we’d find attacked us and Roosevelt Coming home to mattresses and pieces of declared war.” family afterward ships and things like that June’s parents were less on the beach every mornRushing to get married than thrilled to hear about ing.”

They tried to find a their daughter’s nuptials.

Meanwhile, June stayed justice of the peace in It wasn’t a complete surin Georgia with their son.

Marietta, but had no luck. prise that Rudy would be She moved in with her “They were all closed joining the family, but it mother and other family up,” June said. wasn’t expected so soon. members in Atlanta. She They then turned north “We were engaged,” took a job working as and headed to Cartersville June said. “He gave me a secretary at the Army and woke up a justice to my ring six months before depot in Forest Park that marry them. Once they that, but my mother want- would eventually become cleared up the fuss about ed us to have a wedding.” Fort Gillem.

June’s age, the ceremony “She wanted you to She explained that was performed. have a wedding with people on the home front, “He was wearing his pa- somebody else,” Rudy however, had to use coujamas and his robe,” Rudy interjected, prompting pons to buy what items said of the justice of the laughter from both of weren’t be taken for the peace. “He looked nice.” them. war effort.

June and Rudy stayed It wasn’t as bad as it “Money was not a probthe night with the couple sounds; June said her par- lem, but materials were the who had served as their ents didn’t dislike Rudy problem,” she said. “You witnesses before going at all. couldn’t buy them. There home the next day. “(My mom) didn’t think were a lot of things you “He took me home and anyone was good enough couldn’t buy. You couldn’t left me, and then he went for me,” she said. “You buy silk stockings, now home,” June said. “And know how mothers are, this is from the woman’s on the way home — this and my daddy was furiperspective, and food was ous that we got married. rationed. Gasoline was He didn’t want me to. He rationed.” wanted me to go to work After six months in Miand earn money. They ami Beach, Rudy was off liked Rudy, they had noth- to Denver to train to be the ing against him. It’s just person who fixed guns on that they thought we were planes. He later got sent to too young.”

Saint Anselm College in Despite the hard feelNew Hampshire to study ings about the couple to become a cadet. getting married when “It was a regular liberal they did, June’s parents arts course, but we also welcomed Rudy into their had training in navigation family. Her dad began and things like that,” Rudy calling Rudy his son, and said. “We also had some the new son-in-law went flight time in Piper Cubs, to work for his wife’s and then I went to Nashfather at a sprinkler comville (six months later) for pany. classification.

“He loved Rudy,” June “They reduced a lot of said. the cadets at that point because the war was going Waiting, and waiting better and they didn’t think some more, to go to war that they would need as Although Rudy did many pilots and bombareventually go into the diers and navigators and Army Air Corps, it wasn’t so on. So they reduced the as soon after Pearl Harbor program and I was caught as he initially thought. He in that.” had time to save up some After he was out of the money while working for cadet program, he was sent June’s father so that his to Panama City, Fla., for wife, and eventually their aerial gunnery school at

Tyndall Field. Rudy then became an instructor at the school and spent about a year there.

Meanwhile, June said the uncertainty of whether Rudy was about to be sent off to the war gnawed at her.

“It was terrible because I couldn’t talk to him a lot of the times,” she said.

“It wasn’t like you could pick up the phone and call somebody. We didn’t have a telephone in our house.

Couldn’t get one and we would talk … once a month.”

Rudy said, “A neighbor had a phone, so I would call the neighbor and she would run and get her.”

As the military schools began to close, however, the teachers were sent off to other places around the country to join air crews in preparation for them going overseas to fight in the Pacific.

Rudy was sent to California.

“The war kept getting better, and they kept backing us off,” he said. “When we arrived, they said, ‘Don’t write home, you won’t be here that long.’

This was a classification where they separated and made us crew up and so on. Then they dropped the bomb and that ended the war.”

Ultimately, Rudy was still waiting to be sent off to the war when it ended three-and-a-half years after Pearl Harbor.

“

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I assumed I’d be at war in a week. We hadn’t had a war (since 1918), and we didn’t know what was going to happen. And all of a sudden the Japanese attacked us and (President Franklin) Roosevelt declared war.”

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No regrets 75 years later Was it a bad idea to rush to get married in 1941? Not so, according to the couple, who still hold hands when they talk about the night of their marriage ceremony.

Well, there may be a small bit of regret about how it played out though, or a bit of playful teasing depending on how you look at it.

“I wanted to have a wedding,” June said.

“Well, I’m sorry you didn’t have a wedding,” Rudy told her.

“Can we have one now?” June asked as she began laughing.

“If you want to,” Rudy said.

“You may not want to marry me now, I better hang on to you,” June said as the joking continued.

Fire •From Page 1A

A police officer found the dead man behind the after its investigation. house.

Crews responded to Rutledge said a father, the fire on Bradford Walk mother and children live Trail at about 10:25 a.m., in the house. He said other Rutledge said. He said a family members on the neighbor called 911 after scene confirmed nobody hearing a loud pop and see- else was inside. ing smoke pouring from the Rutledge said crews had house. the fire under control by He said first responders 10:50 a.m. and stayed for found “heavy smoke and several hours afteward to heavy flames showing from put out hot spots. a two-story house.”

Neighbors were surprised “Personnel were made at how fast the fire spread. aware that there may be Neighbor David Scott lives someone trapped inside, ac- just behind the house. A cording to a neighbor,” the patch of woods separates statement said. his neighborhood from

•From Page 1A

where the fire took place.

Scott said he and his wife saw smoke through the trees and chunks of black debris falling on her car. He said he came over to investigate and to make sure the woods wouldn’t catch fire.

“It went real fast. All of the sudden there was black smoke everywhere and we came over here and we couldn’t see the house,” he said.

The fire destroyed the original house and damaged a pickup truck parked in the garage. It also melted the vinyl siding on the outside of two neighboring houses.

Hangar

went on Twitter on Tuesday morning and criticized The announcement the plans, saying “costs are about Pond’s involvement out of control” and “Canin the project comes as the cel order!” plans for the new Air Force Trump will be sworn in One face an uncertain as president on Jan. 20. future.

He later told reporters The military is currently plans for the plane are moving ahead with plans “totally out of control,” for two planes, but Trump claiming $4 billion would

be spent on them, according to CNN. The news outlet reported sources at Boeing said a price could not be determined because Pentagon officials had not determined all of the security features they wanted the planes to have, or whether they would order two or three planes.

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Suwanee library hosting a Q&A with attorney

By Cailin O’Brien

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A lawyer will be hanging out at the Gwinnett County Public Library Wednesday evening to answer the community’s legal questions.

The Suwanee Branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library will host Lawyers in the Library event with attorney John Miles, according to a GCPL press release. The free event will begin with coffee and questions at 6:30 p.m.

GCPL Marketing and Communications Manager Students who were chosen from a random drawing to receive a bike from Academy Sports+Outdoors listen to Britt Clifford Ibarrondo said Elementary Media Specialist Shannon Davis on Tuesday morning. It’s the second straight year the sporting goods Miles will answer general store has donated 30 bikes to the Snellville school. (Staff Photos: Keith Farner) legal questions or give advice on general situations.

“The (lawyer) won’t agree to represent anybody,” Ibarrondo said.

By Keith Farner

Academy donates 30 bikes to kids

Lilburn CID will work with county on U.S. 29 studies

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Some of the best phone calls to parents that administrators and staff make at Britt Elementary are happening this week.

That’s because during Tuesday’s morning announcements, 30 students — 15 girls and 15 boys — learned that they were chosen from a random drawing to receive a free bicycle from Academy Sports+Outdoors.

It’s the second straight year the sporting goods store, which has a location in Snellville, has made the giveaway at Britt. At least one student from every grade received a bike.

“Just because you’re a Britt Comet, you can win a bike,” Principal Melissa Madsen said. “Just being able to feel special because they are a human being is really important because sometimes we don’t always feel that way, especially as you’re transitioning and moving up.”

Madsen and counselor Monica Mance made the announcements live on the morning news in the school, and screams from classrooms were heard throughout the building as the winning students made their way to the media center. Students and their parents are expected to pick

Miles has been practicing law in Gwinnett County since 1976, according to his website.

He practices law in areas including divorce and family law, construction law, business releations and contracts, health care and more. “(Miles) prides hinself on listening to his client’s story and custom fitting a solution to that client’s situation,” according to the site.

The program will be a first in a series that will bring attorneys into the library “to offer free legal information in a casual setting,” according to the release.

Ibarrondo said future dates of the program aren’t yet set in stone.

The Suwanee Branch of the libarary is located at 361 Main St.

Carter Boulevard,” Gwinnett County Transportation Director Alan Chapman told commissioners.

Gwinnett County transDocuments provided in the commission’s agenda portation officials are packet show the studplanning to partner with ies will look at signals, officials at the Lilburn operations and master Community Improveplanning. One study is ment District to study a master plan and study improvements along the for the Mandir Temple Lawrenceville Highway District near the intercorridor. section of U.S. 29 and On Tuesday, county Britt Elementary Principal Melissa Madsen and Counselor Monica Mance draw names commissioners approved Rockbridge Road that on the Tuesday morning announcements for students to receive a bike. will cost $50,000 with the an agreement with the county contributing up to CID that will see Gwinday that they won a bike. … and said it was neat the more online $35,000. nett contribute $75,000 The look on their faces is people in the community Visit gwinnettdailypost.com A second study will be just amazing because they care about the students and in 2014 SPLOST funds for a photo gallery. a signal warrant study and toward the cost of three are so proud and excited. want to make the holiday transportation studies for signal plan development Many of them have never season special for them. for the Highway 29 and the highway, also known up the bikes by the end of won anything.”

“The kids are super exthis week.

The donation to Britt was cited,” she said. “Every kid as U.S. Highway 29. The Ronald Reagan Parkway interchange. That will studies are expected to Madsen said students one of several by Academy loves to get a free bike.” cost $23,000, with the cost a total of 112,500, were not available for com- Sports+Outdoors that will Mance said Britt has a ment about receiving the benefit more than 4,000 high poverty rate among its according to county docu- county contributing up to $20,000. bikes, but she added that the children across the country, students, and receiving a gift ments.

The third study will be “This agreement with bikes would promote better an amount that adds up to like this is especially meanan operational improvethe Lilburn Community physical health and activity, $250,000 in youth bikes and ingful to those families. ments scoping concept which leads to improved helmets this year. The proThe bike donations begin Improvement District plan report for the Highallows the CID to study academic performance. gram runs across Academy’s a week of holiday-related way 29 and Jimmy Carter potential projects at the “It helps build that con16-state footprint that benevents as the Snellville PoBoulevard intersection. nection to their school,” the efit more than 140 separate lice and families from Britt intersections of U.S. That will cost $39,500, principal said. “They will donation events. are expected to participate in Highway 29 and Ronald with the county contributReagan Parkway, Rockalways remember being in Mance helped organize Shop with a Cop event this ing up to $20,000. bridge Road and Jimmy elementary school and the the event with the company, evening.

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Alabama residents charged with killing man near Norcross

By Cailin O’Brien

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An Alabama man and woman were recently charged with the murder of a man who sideswiped them on Button Gwinnett Drive in November.

Demetrius Lamar Heade, 30, and Tilisha Lakelia Tate, 35, are accused of shooting Snellville resident Michael

Harvey after they got into a car accident with him Nov. 10, according to Demetrius Lamar Heade a Gwinnett County Police Department report.

“Following the accident, the victim was shot for reasons still unknown,” according to the report. “The

suspects attempted to flee the location, but a punctured tire prevented the vehicle Tilisha from travTate eling any significant distance.”

Responding officers found Harvey after a passerby called police to report the man was in the

street near the intersection of Crescent Drive at about 8:30 p.m. He was shot in the chest, according to warrants.

“Responding officers found that the victim had at least one gunshot wound,” Gwinnett police Spokeswoman Cpl. Michele Pihera said at the time. “The victim was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, where he was pronounced dead.”

Officers patrolling a Citgo gas station in unincorporated Norcross the night after Harvey’s murder recognized Heade and Tate from a bulletin.

They were able to arrest the pair on active warrants for a different case out of Alabama.

Heade and Tate gave officers fake names at first but were otherwise cooperative during the arrest.

Officers confirmed their

identities and both were booked into the Gwinnett County Jail Nov. 12.

Heade and Tate were charged Dec. 2 with murder and aggravated assault in the shooting.

Heade is still in custody at the Gwinnett County Jail, while Tate has been extradited back to Mobile, Ala. The pair may also be linked to a homicide in Mobile, Ala., according to the statement.

determination list data shows Gwinnett had a total Hispanic voting-age population of 108,165 people during the fiveyear estimate. Digging deeper into that figure, however, shows the voting-age citizen population totaled 45,285 people, and that 10,555 of those people spoke Spanish at home and spoke English “less than very well.”

There were 750 Hispanic voting-age citizens who had a less than fifthgrade education, according to the data.

GALEO officials said they plan to keep a closer eye on Gwinnett in light of its inclusion on the Section 203 determination list. There were

26,940 Hispanic people who were registered to vote in Gwinnett as of Nov. 1, according to data from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office.

“Now that Gwinnett County must comply with this new requirement, GALEO will continue to monitor to ensure that the county is fully compliant and Spanish speaking voters will have all of the necessary materials, information and assistance as required by the Voting Rights Act Section 203,” Gonzalez said.

“Gwinnett County can be a model for other counties to follow their lead on providing Spanish language materials for voting.”

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estimates.

County spokesman Joe the United States which Sorenson said the county were calculated for the did not have an official Section 203 determinacomment on the determitions,” the Census Bureau nation list on Monday besaid in a statement. cause it was still process“There are (68.8 miling the Census Bureau’s lion) eligible voting-age decision. citizens in the covered Officials at the Georgia jurisdictions, or 31.3 Association of Latino percent of the total U.S. Elected Officials praised citizen voting-age poputhe decision to place lation.”

Gwinnett on the list. The Gwinnett County is the organization, along with only jurisdiction in Geor- LatinoJustice, petitioned gia that was included on Gwinnett County officials the determination list, a year ago to provide which was published in bilingual voting materials the Federal Register on during this year’s election Monday. The decision cycle. to include the county on “GALEO is very glad the list was based on data about the designation by from the Census Bureau’s the U.S. Census Bureau 2010-14 American Com- and the requirement to munity Survey five-year provide much needed

Spanish language assistance to Latino voters in Gwinnett County,” GALEO Executive Director Jerry Gonzalez said in a statement. “Voting is an important right we have as U.S. citizens, regardless of English language proficiency.

“As we had mentioned over one year ago, the need for Spanish language assistance and information is certainly a reality.”

There are several criteria a jurisdiction must meet to be placed on the list, according to a report Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson wrote in the Federal Register.

For starters, more than 5 percent of voting-age residents belong to a

single language minority group and not speak or understand English proficiently.

Census officials also look at whether the number of people in that language minority who have not finished the fifth-grade is higher than the national rate.

“The 2016 determinations found a total national population of (21.7 million) voting-age citizens subject to minority language assistance that reside in the 263 covered jurisdictions, compared with (19.2 million) and 248 jurisdictions in 2011, an increase of 13.2 percent,” Census Bureau officials said in their statement.

The Census Bureau’s

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Start has Storm hoping to take next step

STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Baby steps.

That’s pretty much the approach Seth Kindig has taken to building the Providence Christian girls basketball program back up since he took the head coaching job there last season.

And it worked fine, as the Storm improved from three wins in 2014-15 to seven wins a year ago in Kindig’s first season at the helm.

“From the outside looking in, a 7-20 Allison record is Brooks not that successful,” Kindig said.

“But we wanted to redefine for our girls what success is, and the girls have bought into that. For the girls who stuck around after winning seven games combined in (the previous) two years, it wasn’t hard to sell them. We’re the only ones allowed to measure our growth.”

While it’s early in the 2015-16 season, Kindig and the Storm may want to reassess that measurement, as the team appears to be undergoing a larger growth spurt than it first anticipated.

Heading into Friday night’s game against Prince Avenue Christian, Providence is not only more than halfway to matching last year’s win total with a 4-4 record (1-0 in Region 8-A), it also is riding the program’s first three-game winning streak since the 2012-13 season.

More importantly, the Storm appear to be assembling the building blocks to try to make sure that this quicker improvement they’ve made will be sustaining.

For one thing, they’ve built up the program’s depth from just six players in each of the high school and middle school programs to 53 players from second through 12th grade, including 20 in the high school program alone.

But more than just the numbers, the most noticeable improvement Kindig says he’s seen within the program has been the overall skill level of the individual players, which was one of the first goals he set out to accomplished when he took the Providence job.

“I used to be a trainer for the guards (for the men’s team while a student) at Davidson,” Kindig said.

“So I came to basketball from that side of it as a skill developer and working on an individual game.”

Nobody on this year’s Providence team has raised her game more than Tamia Francis, who leads the Storm in scoring (21.3 points per game), rebounding (13.3 rpg), assists (7.0 apg) and blocked shots (6.7 bpg), and has been one of the team’s top defenders with 2.0 steals per game.

“We were blessed when she moved in from See STORM, Page 4B

County teams aim to pull off hat trick

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Ismail Abdul (12) of the Grayson Rams tackles Jordan Taylor (3) of the Wheeler Wildcats during last season’s Class AAAAAA first-round state playoff game at Grayson High School in Loganville. (File Photo)

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

Seniors Abdul, Thames critical to Rams’ D

By Paul Thomas Grayson’s defense is loaded with star recruits and playmakers all over the field, but a pair of unheralded defensive backs have had as big an effect as anyone this season.

Seniors Ismail Abdul and Quintin Thames are huge reasons the Rams (13-1) are playing for the Class AAAAAAA state championship Saturday at 8 p.m. against Roswell in the Georgia Dome.

Grayson is allowing just 11.2 points per game this season.

“They’re a very big part of what we do defensively,” Grayson head coach Jeff Herron said. “They’re kids that have been here, been

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through the program and have had really solid years. They’re just kids that show up every day and do what you ask them and work hard.

It’s paying off for them. Both of them got college offers after Friday night and the way they played. I’m happy for them. They’re going to get an opportunity to keep playing because they’re great kids and they do everything we ask. They never say anything, they never complain, they just do what they’re supposed to do.”

Thames started at safety last season for Grayson and Abdul started at outside linebacker. In Herron’s

scheme this year, Thames has slid over to corner and Abdul is playing a linebacker/defensive back hybrid the Rams call “pony.”

“It’s more of like a safety and linebacker,” Abdul said. “I had to teach myself how to play man (coverage) because I wasn’t really good at it. I had to learn how to read hips and just be a big playmaker. It was really hard.”

Thames also said adjusting to life outside in coverage has been tough on him as well.

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For the better part of the past two decades, Gwinnett County has proved itself to be one of the most successful hotbeds of high school football in Georgia.

Since 1996, a team located in Gwinnett County has either won or shared 20 different Georgia High School Association state championships over multiple classifications.

But rarely has Gwinnett had a chance to pull off the feat that can be achieved when this season’s championship weekend commences at the Georgia Dome on Friday.

Three different county teams will have an opportunity to claim their respective classifications’ state title, beginning with Greater Atlanta Christian, which will take on Cedar Grove in Class AAA at 1 p.m. Friday. That will be followed by Buford, which meets Rome in the Class AAAAA title game Friday at 4:30 p.m., and culminate with Grayson’s clash with Roswell for the Class AAAAAA title — the final high school game ever at the Georgia Dome — at 8 p.m. Saturday.

“Gwinnett is a tremendous football area,” GAC coach Tim Hardy said.

“It’s one of the best areas, if not the best area, in the state. We all want to represent Gwinnett well (this weekend).”

Pulling off a one-county hat trick won’t be easy for the Gwinnett trio.

No county has produced three or more champions in a single season since the GHSA went to at least five classifications — making the task a little less daunting than when there were four or fewer classes — in 2000.

The last time any county had three champions in one season was in 1970, when Fulton County representatives Woodward

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STATE FINALS

Georgia Dome Friday Class AAA 1 p.m. — GAC (13-1) vs. Cedar Grove (12-2) Class AAAAA 4:30 p.m. — Buford (131) vs. Rome (12-2) Saturday Class AAAAAAA 8 p.m. — Grayson (131) vs. Roswell (14-0)

Recruiting fair a one-stop shop for colleges Players, coaches benefit from TD Club event ing fair. All 24 Gwinnett programs were represented and other north Georgia programs brought the total DULUTH — Dozens of to 57 schools. college football coaches College coaches were from around the country able to get transcripts, were able to get a jump contact info and at some on their winter wish lists tables even watch film on Tuesday at the Infinite prospects. The event is a Energy Center. benefit to smaller schools They weren’t doing any who don’t have massive holiday shopping, though. recruiting budgets that Instead, they were working allow to them fly all over on their 2017 recruiting the country during the classes at the Touchdown week to find players — Club of Gwinnett recruitespecially lower division

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Harvard defensive backs and special teams coordinator Ryan Crawford talks with North Gwinnett head coach Bob Sphire during Tuesday’s Gwinnett Touchdown Club recruiting fair at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth. (Staff Photo: Paul Thomas)

and Ivy League programs who have to find kids who qualify for academic scholarships because they don’t give athletic scholarships.

“Whether it’s a recruiting event like this or going in and out of any high school in the metro Atlanta area, you’re looking for the same thing, especially for us, high-academic kids who want to play college football,” Harvard assistant coach Ryan Crawford said.

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ondeck 2B • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016

Prep Schedule

WRESTLING

Today

5 p.m. — Shiloh, Newton Co. at Grayson Thursday

SWIMMING & DIVING

5 p.m. — Holy Innocents’ at GAC

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — Lanier at North Friday

BASKETBALL

• Hebron at Tallulah Falls 5:30 p.m. — Morgan Co. girls at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Central at Berkmar 6 p.m. — Dacula at North Oconee 6 p.m. — Discovery at Collins Hill 6 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Mill Creek at North 6 p.m. — Newton at South 6 p.m. — Norcross at Lakeside-Dekalb 6 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at Mountain View 6 p.m. — Rockdale at Shiloh 6 p.m. — South Forsyth at Parkview 6:30 p.m. — Prince Avenue at Providence 7 p.m. — Dawson Co. at GAC 7 p.m. — Grayson at West Hall 7 p.m. — Loganville at Buford 7 p.m. — Mount Vernon boys at Wesleyan 9 p.m. — Raleigh-Egypt (Tenn.) at Duluth

SWIMMING & DIVING

4 p.m. — Hudson Memorial Challenge at Mountain Park 5 p.m. — Wesleyan in Chamblee Diving Invitational

WRESTLING

• Archer in Dobbins Bennet Invitational in Kingsport, Tenn.

5 p.m. — Brookwood in Beef O’Brady’s Invitational in Fort Mill, S.C. 5 p.m. — Gwinnett Co. championships at Meadowcreek

The Home Teams

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Falcons

Georgia

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Miami at Milwaukee Orlando 7:30 p.m.

Fri, 8 p.m.

Tue, 7:30 p.m.

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at Los Angeles San Fransisco Off Sun, 4:25 p.m. Dec. 18, 4:05 p.m.

FOX/92.9-FM FOX/92.9-FM

vs. TCU^ Off Dec. 30, noon ESPN/750-AM

vs. Kentucky# Off Dec. 31, 11 a.m.

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Georgia, TCU tested by down year The Sports Xchange The AutoZone Liberty Bowl was not where either TCU or Georgia was hoping to end their season.

But the two programs took steps back this season and now are left hoping to build momentum for next season, when they collide Dec. 30 in Memphis, Tenn.

Georgia (7-5, 4-4 SEC), up and down all season, seemed poised to finish strong in coach Kirby Smart’s first year in Athens. The Bulldogs knocked off bowl-bound Kentucky and then stunned Auburn. But after a lessthan-convincing win over Louisiana-Lafayette, Georgia couldn’t hold a late lead and lost to instate rival Georgia Tech on Thanksgiving weekend.

“That was indicative of our season,” Smart told reporters after the loss to the 28-27 loss to the Yellow Jackets. “A little good, a little bad, a lack of consistency.”

TCU knows the feeling.

The Horned Frogs finished

“Really across the board, we got thrown around by everybody,” Patterson said.

“We’ve got to grow up on offense. Until they do that, we won’t win many games against good people.”

Quarterback Kenny Hill, a junior who transferred in from Texas A&M, directs the Horned Frogs’ up-tempo offense. He’s completed 60.8 percent of his passes with 15 touchdowns, but

said I was crazy, but we’ve got a chance. It’s a big When Georgia Tech deal. It’s something we’ve found itself out of conten- fought for.” tion for the ACC’s Coastal The Yellow Jackets (8-4) Division title, coach Paul can reach that ninth win Johnson had to find some- with a win over Kentucky thing else to motivate his in the TaxSlayer Bowl, team. He challenged them Dec. 31 in Jacksonville. to win nine games.

The two schools haven’t While it seemed an played since 1960. unlikely goal — the team Over the last 50 years, was 5-4 and still had to Georgia Tech has won play at Virginia Tech and nine games only 10 times at Georgia — the players — three of them under bought in. They delivered a Johnson. three-game winning streak It will be Georgia Tech’s to finish the season and first trip to Jacksonville now find themselves close since the 2007 Gator Bowl, to their goal. a 38-35 loss to West Vir“Our goal was to win ginia. The Yellow Jackets nine games and we’ve got are 3-4 in the Gator Bowl. a chance,” Johnson said.

Kentucky (7-5) went “When I said that, people 4-4 in the SEC and closed The Sports Xchange

the season by defeating Louisville 41-38 in the final game.

Georgia Tech and Kentucky have two common opponents — Vanderbilt and Georgia. Georgia Tech defeated both, while Kentucky beat Vanderbilt but lost to Georgia on a game-ending field goal.

“We have a lot of respect for coach (Mark) Stoops and Kentucky, and look forward to a great trip to Jacksonville and a great game,” Johnson said.

At first glance the game could be an offensive shootout. Kentucky averages 31 points and 428.2 yards per game — 241.2 on the ground and 187 in the air — and have scored

35 points or more in seven games. But the Wildcats allow 31.2 points and 439.5 yards per game.

Georgia Tech averages 27.8 points and 388.6 yards per game, 257.4 of it on the ground. The Yellow Jackets allow 25 points and 408.1 yards per game.

Down the stretch, the Yellow Jackets have earned a reputation for being a gritty team, one that seems to come up with the big play at the most important time.

“That’s the kind of teams I’ve always coached, whether it’s at Georgia Southern or Navy or here,” Johnson said. “They work hard, nobody worries about who gets the headlines.

They just keep playing.”

Today

7 p.m. — Pearl Harbor Invitational, California vs. Seton Hall FS1 7 p.m. — Southern Illinois at Louisville FSSO 9 p.m. — Davidson at North Carolina ESPN2 9 p.m. — Texas-San Antonio at Texas Tech FSSO 9:30 p.m. — Pearl Harbor Invitational, Hawaii vs. Princeton FS1 11 p.m. — Washington at Gonzaga ESPN2

NBA

7:30 p.m. — Miami at Atlanta FSSE 8 p.m. — Cleveland at New York ESPN 10:30 p.m. — Golden State at Los Angeles Clippers ESPN

NHL

8 p.m. — Boston at Washington NBCSP

SOCCER

2:30 p.m. — UEFA Champions League Olympique Lyonnais vs Sevilla. ESPN2 2:30 p.m. — UEFA Champions League Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund. FS1 2:30 p.m. — UEFA Champions League FC Porto vs Leicester City FC. FSSO

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

7 p.m. — Connecticut at Notre Dame ESPN2

Sports Calendar

LACROSSE

Dec. 11: A free boys and girls youth lacrosse clinic will be held at Rock Springs Park from 1 to 3 p.m. No experience is necessary and loaner equipment will be provided. Clinic is open to boys and girls in grades 1 to 8. Registration for Collins Hill Athletic Association’s spring season also is available, along with more clinic details, at www. chaalax.com.

Jan. 28: The seventh annual Norcross Blue Devils Run, a Peachtree Road Race qualifier, will feature a 5K and 1-mile fun run at Pinckneyville Middle School in Peachtree Corners. 5K starts at 8 a.m. and fun run starts when 5K finishes.

Pre-registration is $25 and race-day registration is $30.

Proceeds from the studentled event will benefit the high school’s cross country and track and field programs. For more information or to register, go to

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the regular season at 6-6, 4-5 in the Big 12, after an ugly 30-6 blowout loss to Kanas State on Dec. 3. TCU didn’t manage a touchdown in the loss to Kansas State for the first time since 2006. The Frogs lost their last four games and finished without a winning record for only the third time in coach Gary Patterson’s 16 complete seasons.

Tech aims to hit goal in bowl game

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

RUNNING

Georgia tight end Isaac Nauta (18) catches a pass on the sideline over Georgia Tech’s Lawrence Austin (20) during this year’s game at Sanford Stadium in Athens. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

he’s also thrown 13 picks.

Georgia has 15 interceptions this season.

TCU averaged 31.7 points per game this season.

“They set the standard for how they play offense and how fast they play,” Smart said. “You watch their guys on TV, they’re an exciting brand of football, they go really fast, and I know what they’ve done defensively.”

Freshman quarterback Jacob Eason directs Georgia’s offense that also features a dynamic pair of running backs in Nick Chubb and Sony Michel.

“The opportunity to play an outstanding team in TCU is an exciting challenge for our coaches and players,” Smart said.

Georgia is making its 52nd bowl appearance.

The Bulldogs are 29-19-3 bowls.

This will be the fourth all-time meeting between Georgia and TCU. The Bulldogs have won the three previous meetings.

bluedevilsrun.wixsite.com/ norcross or run signup.com/ BlueDevilsRun. Feb. 4: Meadowcreek will host its fourth annual Stampede in the Park 5K Trail run Feb. 4 at Yellow River Park. The course covers soft surfaces and paved trails.

All proceeds benefit the high school’s cross country program. Registration is available at active.com, and more information is available at stampedeinthepark. wix.com/5k1kfunrun. Email stampedeinthepark@gmail. com with any questions.

SOCCER

Ongoing through Jan. 14: Atlanta Fire United youth soccer has opened online registration for its spring recreational season at www.atlantaunitedsoccer.com. Walk-up registration also will be held Jan. 7 at George Pierce Park in Suwanee and Jan. 14 at Bunten Road Park in Duluth. Registration ends Jan. 15. First games are March 4 and practices start Feb. 20.

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2016 COLLEGE BOWL GAMES Dec. 17 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl North Carolina Central vs.

Grambling Noon, ABC Georgia Dome, Atlanta Play Now Gildan New Mexico Bowl New Mexico vs. UTSA 2 p.m., ESPN University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M. Las Vegas Bowl Presented by Geico Houston vs. San Diego State 3:30 p.m., ABC Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Appalachian State vs.

Toledo 5:30 p.m., ESPN Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. AutoNation Cure Bowl UCF vs. Arkansas State 5:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Southern Mississippi vs.

Louisiana-Lafayette 9 p.m., ESPN Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans Dec. 19 Miami Beach Bowl Central Michigan vs. Tulsa 2:30 p.m., ESPN Marlins Park, Miami Dec. 20 Boca Raton Bowl Memphis vs. Western Kentucky 7 p.m., ESPN FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla. Dec. 21 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl BYU vs. Wyoming 9 p.m., ESPN Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Idaho vs. Colorado State 7 p.m., ESPN Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho Dec. 23

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion 1 p.m., ESPN Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Louisiana Tech vs. No. 25 Navy 4:30 p.m., ESPN Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas Dollar General Bowl Ohio vs. Troy 8 p.m., ESPN Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala. Dec. 24 Hawai’i Bowl Hawai’i vs. Middle Tennessee 8 p.m., ESPN Aloha Stadium, Honolulu Dec. 26 St. Petersburg Bowl Miami (Ohio) vs. Mississippi State 11 a.m., ESPN Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. Quick Lane Bowl Maryland vs. Boston College 2:30 p.m., ESPN Ford Field, Detroit Camping World Independence Bowl NC State vs. Vanderbilt 5 p.m., ESPN2 Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La. Dec. 27 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Army vs. North Texas 12 p.m., ESPN Cotton Bowl, Dallas Military Bowl Presented

by Northrop Grumman No. 24 Temple vs. Wake Forest 3:30 p.m., ESPN Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md. National Funding Holiday Bowl Minnesota vs. Washington State 7 p.m., ESPN Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego Motel 6 Cactus Bowl Boise State vs. Baylor 10:15 p.m., ESPN Chase Field, Phoenix

Dec. 28 New Era Pinstripe Bowl No. 23 Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern 2 p.m., ESPN Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y. Russell Athletic Bowl No. 16 West Virginia vs.

Miami 5:30 p.m., ESPN Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. Foster Farms Bowl Indiana vs. No. 19 Utah 8:30 p.m., Fox Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.

AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl Texas A&M vs. Kansas State 9 p.m., ESPN NRG Stadium, Houston Dec. 29 Birmingham Bowl South Florida vs. South Carolina 2 p.m., ESPN Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala. Belk Bowl Arkansas vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech 5:30 p.m., ESPN Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C. Valero Alamo Bowl No. 12 Oklahoma State vs.

No. 10 Colorado 9 p.m., ESPN Alamodome, San Antonio Dec. 30 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Georgia vs. TCU 12 p.m., ESPN Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn.

Hyundai Sun Bowl No. 18 Stanford vs. North Carolina 2 p.m., CBS Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nebraska vs. No. 21 Tennessee 3:30 p.m., ESPN Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn.

Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl South Alabama vs. Air Force 5:30 p.m., Campus Insiders Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz.

Capital One Orange Bowl No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Florida State 8 p.m., ESPN Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. Dec. 31 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl No. 20 LSU vs. No. 13 Louisville 11 a.m., ABC Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. TaxSlayer Bowl Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky 11 a.m., ESPN EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla. College Football Playoff semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl No. 4 Washington vs. No. 1 Alabama 3 p.m., ESPN Georgia Dome, Atlanta College Football Playoff semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson 7 p.m., ESPN University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.

Jan. 2 Outback Bowl No. 17 Florida vs. Iowa 1 p.m., ABC Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic No. 15 Western Michigan vs. No. 8 Wisconsin 1 p.m., ESPN AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual No. 9 USC vs. No. 5 Penn State 5 p.m., ESPN Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.

Allstate Sugar Bowl No. 14 Auburn vs. No. 7 Oklahoma 8:30 p.m., ESPN Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans Jan. 9 College Football Playoff National Championship 8 p.m., ESPN Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.

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Buford OT Hank White headed to Columbia

By Will Hammock

Buford senior offensive lineman Hank White will be playing in the Ivy League next season. The 6-foot-6 left tackle committed to Columbia before the season and gained acceptance last month.

He also had offers from Army, Air Force, Cornell, Lafayette and Eastern Kentucky. In his first season as a starter, White has helped lead the Wolves to the Class AAAAA state championship game on Friday at 4:30 p.m. against Rome in the Georgia Dome. He didn’t play football until the eighth grade.

Archer’s Wright commits to Princeton programs

Archer senior Sam Wright has made a commitment to Princeton, where he will compete in football and track and field for the Ivy League school.

The 6-foot-1, 240-pound defensive lineman had 48 tackles (35 solos, 12 for losses), four sacks, eight quarterback hurries, two caused fumbles and a fumble recovery this season for the Tigers’ state playoff team.

He had 44 tackles and four sacks as a junior.

Wright also was a first-team all-county selection in track and field as a junior, when he was state and sectional runner-up, as well as region champion, in the shot put. He also was sixth at state, third at sectionals and third at region in the discus.

Parkview’s Michels commits to Georgia College softball

Parkview junior MacKenzie Michels has made a commitment to the Georgia College softball program.

She is the daughter of Rebecca and Brad Daugherty, and Randy Michels.

Michels, a pitcher and designated player, has 35 career wins, including a single-season, school-record 19 this past season for the Panthers’ state playoff team.

She has started the past two seasons after contributing to the varsity as a freshman. She was 19-9 with a 1.77 ERA as a junior.

At the plate, she has hit .345 in her career with 12 doubles and 34 RBIs.

Berkmar basketball to host 50-year anniversary celebration Friday Berkmar basketball will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a Throwback Night this Friday during its home games with Central Gwinnett.

The varsity games begin at 6 p.m., which is also the start time for the Patriots’ reception for former basketball players and cheerleaders. Those players and cheerleaders will be recognized at the games.

Meadowcreek to host 5K fundraiser at Yellow River Park

Meadowcreek will host its fourth annual Stampede in the Park 5K Trail run Feb. 4 at Yellow River Park.

All proceeds from the race, which covers soft and paved surfaces, benefit the high school’s cross country program. Registration is available at active.com, and more information is available at stampedeinthepark. wix.com/5k1kfunrun. Email stampedeinthepark@ gmail.com with any questions.

— From staff reports

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Success in the Football University National Championship isn’t new for local youth teams at the eighth-grade level. That’s not the case for two other divisions.

The annual Gwinnett Football League entries into the national championship event for youth football have not made it to the national finals in Naples, Fla., at the sixthor seventh-grade level.

Until this past Sunday.

GFL, made up of two players from Fulton and the rest from Gwinnett’s feeder league, defeated powerhouse Broward County (Fla.) 8-0 in the Gwinnett Super Regional final at Duncan Creek Park.

The victory, coupled with a 39-6 semifinal win over Houston, Texas, propelled the GFL team into the eight-team national bracket finals later this month in Naples.

“It’s pretty special,” said GFL sixth-grade head coach Pat Mullins, who has won multiple GFL titles in his eight seasons as a coach in the Mill Creek organization.

“That’s what we told the kids and parents that first meeting we had going into this thing, that nobody (from the GFL) had (advanced) before. But you never know.

“Everybody’s thinking we have a great team, but

GFL’s E.J. Adams dives forward while teammate Miles Massengill blocks during the FBU National Championship games at Duncan Creek Park. (Photo: Gridiron Mom Insider LLC)

everybody else has great teams, too.”

Gwinnett’s seventh- and eighth-grade teams weren’t as fortunate in Sunday’s Super Regional, both losing in close finishes to Broward teams. GFL’s seventh-grade team lost 26-19 and its eighth-grade team lost 9-7 to the defending national champion and tournament favorite Broward squad.

GFL’s title hopes now rest on a group of sixthgraders who had three weeks and nine practices to prepare for the FBU National Championships, a 64-team, bracket-style tournament that determines

the best youth football teams in the U.S. The local sixth-grade team, picked through tryouts, relies more heavily on Gwinnett talent than the older age groups, who frequently invite their friends from nearby counties to try out.

“The older (the kids) get, they start reaching out to other counties,” Mullins said. “But in sixth grade, the last two years we’ve done it and it’s been mainly GFL kids, which is pretty neat.”

The GFL finals victory was a defensive slugfest, with both teams limiting the other’s chances. Michael Daugherty made key

2016 SIXTH GRADE GFL-FBU TEAM ROSTER 1 Erik “E.J.” Adams, Grayson 2 Caleb Downs, Mill Creek 4 Michael Daugherty, Grayson 5 Makhail Wood, Mill Creek 6 Devin Caldwell, Peachtree Ridge 7 Broc Walker, Buford 8 Jaydn Davis, North Gwinnett 9 Dylan Lonergan, Peachtree Ridge 10 Zaire Goff, Roswell 11 Hayden Clark, Peachtree Ridge 12 Cory Elliott, Grayson 13 Cole Mullins, Mill Creek

14 Joshua “J.T.” McCullough, Buford 17 Matthew Haber, Mill Creek 19 Brendan Jenkins, Mill Creek 23 Miles Massengill, Peachtree Ridge 34 D’Anthony Crenshaw-Crayton, Hapeville 44 Benjamin Brookshire, Mill Creek 51 Jalen Smith, Grayson 52 Jordan Davenport, Grayson 54 Terell Battle, Mill Creek 58 Cooper Bothwell, Mill Creek

60 Kayden McDonald, North Gwinnett 62 Kylen Shields, Brookwood 63 Joseph Leslie, Brookwood 64 Hamilton “Hamp” Childs, Mill Creek 66 Correy Mays Jr., South Gwinnett 72 Jamir Charlton, Parkview 73 Dylan Harris, Lawrenceville 74 Emanuel “Mannie” Marshall, Mill Creek 75 Austin Jackson, Dacula 99 Bryce Bothwell, Mill Creek

Stout Washington, ’Bama defenses clash The Sports Xchange When asked about fans holding sings of “We want Bama!,” Washington coach Chris Petersen laughed and said, “Sometimes you gotta be careful what you wish for. I didn’t hold that sign up.”

The fourth-ranked Huskies (12-1) wished for a spot in the College Football Playoff amid national scrutiny of their weak non-conference schedule. That wish came true with the committee granting Petersen’s team the No. 4 seed opposite No. 1 Alabama (13-0) in a semifinal matchup.

The game between Washington and Alabama will be in the Peach Bowl at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta scheduled for 3 p.m. on Dec. 31.

Petersen said the waiting game for the announcement of the committee’s selections was “nerve wracking” after the Huskies won their first Pac-12 championship since 2000 with a 41-10 win over Colorado in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday.

Washington’s non-conference schedule ranks No. 127 out of the 128 teams, a fact that Petersen said was out of the Huskies’

Washington tight end Darrell Daniels (15) is congratulated by Aaron Fuller (12) and Jake Eldrenkamp (52) for scoring a touchdown against Colorado during the Pac-12 championship on Friday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Kyle Terada-USA Today Sports)

control.

“All we can do is play who’s on our schedule,” Petersen said.

“It’s easier said than done (devising a competitive schedule).

These games are scheduled years out in advance and teams change and programs change. You think you have a good matchup and it turns out to be a bad matchup.”

When Washington scheduled Rutgers in March 2014, for example, the Scarlet Knights were

coming off 24 wins over a threeyear stretch.

Now the Huskies’ trepidation is focused on Alabama, the defending national champion that opened as an 11-point favorite in Las Vegas. Petersen quipped, “Fortunately, the Seahawks are here in (Seattle). Maybe they’ll scrimmage us to get us ready for (Alabama).”

“I think everybody knows about Alabama and it’s not just

one year, it’s every year, how dominant they are,” he said.

Both teams feature stout defenses.

Alabama ranks No. 1 in the nation in rushing defense (63.4 rushing yards allowed per game), scoring defense (11.8 points a game allowed) and total defense (247.8 yards). Washington topped the Pac-12 in all of those categories and ranked No. 17 nationally in rushing defense (123.5 yards), No. 8 in scoring defense (17.2 points) and No. 10 in total defense (316.2 yards).

Washington counters with sophomore quarterback Jake Browning (fifth in the nation in passing efficiency with a rating of 176.5), sophomore running back Myles Gaskin (No. 15 with 1,339 rushing yards) and senior receiver John Ross (No. 23 with 1,122 receiving yards).

“They have some outstanding players on offense, and great skill players, good quarterback and very good offensive line,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said.

“Looks like they play tremendous defense, so I don’t think there is anybody that you can play at this point in the season in the playoffs that wouldn’t be an outstanding football team.”

Buckeyes prove conference title not required The Sports Xchange Ohio State finds itself in the College Football Playoff final four for the second time in three years, and while the resume suggested the Buckeyes had a good chance of getting in, it’s never a sure thing until the announcement is made.

So there was a collective sigh of relief and excitement at the same time when coach Urban Meyer and his players learned their fate early Sunday afternoon.

Ohio State became the first team in the short history of the CFP not to win its conference cham-

tackles for losses for GFL, while Devin Caldwell sealed the victory with an interception that allowed his team to run the clock out.

GFL got the game’s only points with a firsthalf drive that was aided by good runs from fullback Jordan Davenport of Grayson. Mill Creek’s Caleb Downs capped the drive with the winning touchdown. Though points were few, Mullins praised his offense and quarterback Dylan Lonergan, a Peachtree Ridge player who didn’t turn the ball over or fumble in sloppy conditions.

COLLEGE PLAYOFFS Dec. 31 SEMIFINALS • 3 p.m. — No. 4 Washington vs. No. 1 Alabama (ESPN) at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta • 7 p.m. — No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson (ESPN), Glendale, Ariz.

pionship and land a spot in the four-team field.

The third-ranked Buckeyes (11-1) will face second-ranked Clemson (12-1) in the Fiesta Bowl at 7 p.m. Dec. 31 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

“I found out today when they flashed our sign on ESPN,” Meyer said at an afternoon news conference. “A lot of anxiety, a lot of hope. I think we certainly are one of the best teams in the country, but I think there’s some great teams out there.”

Meyer actually learned the Buckeyes made the playoff while at a maternity ward. Several hours earlier, at 5:30 a.m., his oldest daughter, Nicki, gave birth to a son at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.

It was quite a day for Meyer.

He became a grandfather for the first time and then learned that

his team was one of the chosen ones.

“I’m just one of those guys, I understand these are all gifts and you’re just very grateful that God blessed my daughter with a healthy baby and a great husband. So that’s the first thoughts,” Meyer said.

“I’m going to send a text out to my players and staff right now that we receive this opportunity with incredible humility and class because I can name six, seven teams right now that are that quality of teams. We’re going to do the best we can to represent.”

2016 ALL-SEC

First Team Offense TE Evan Engram, Ole Miss OL Cam Robinson, Alabama OL Dan Skipper, Arkansas OL Avery Gennesy, Texas A&M OL Will Clapp, LSU C Ethan Pocic, LSU WR Christian Kirk, Texas A&M WR ArDarius Stewart, Alabama QB Jalen Hurts, Alabama RB Kamryn Pettway, Auburn RB Derrius Guice, LSU AP Christian Kirk, Texas A&M Defense DL Jonathan Allen, Alabama DL Derek Barnett, Tennessee DL Carl Lawson, Auburn DL Myles Garrett, Texas A&M LB Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt LB Reuben Foster, Alabama LB Kendell Beckwith, LSU DB Jalen Tabor, Florida DB Tre’Davious White, LSU DB Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama DB Aarion Penton, Missouri Special Teams PK Daniel Carlson, Auburn P JK Scott, Alabama RS Christian Kirk, Texas A&M

Second Team Offense TE O.J. Howard, Alabama OL Braden Smith, Auburn OL Will Holden, Vanderbilt OL Martez Ivey, Florida OL Alex Kozan, Auburn C Jon Toth, Kentucky WR Calvin Ridley, Alabama WR Fred Ross, Mississippi State QB Chad Kelly, Ole Miss QB Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee RB Rawleigh Williams III, Arkansas RB Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt RB Leonard Fournette, LSU AP Derrius Guice, LSU Defense DL Arden Key, LSU DL Montravius Adams, Auburn DL Charles Harris, Missouri DL Caleb Brantley, Florida LB Tim Williams, Alabama LB Jarrad Davis, Florida LB Jordan Jones, Kentucky DB Jamal Adams, LSU DB Eddie Jackson, Alabama DB Quincy Wilson, Florida DB Justin Evans, Texas A&M Special Teams PK Gary Wunderlich, Ole Miss P Johnny Townsend, Florida RS Evan Berry, Tennessee

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4 Grizzlies tabbed as All-Americans 70 saves. For his individual efforts, Sharpe was Four Georgia Gwinnett named the Association of College soccer playIndependent Institutions’ ers earned spots on the Player of the Year and National Association of Goalkeeper of the Year.

Intercollegiate AthletSampaio Gomes, who ics All-American teams, received First Team Allwhich were released A.I.I. recognition in 2016, Tuesday. led the Grizzlies in scorGGC senior Lewis ing, netting nine goals on Sharpe and junior Samuel the season. The Aachen, Sampaio Gomes made Germany, native played in the men’s soccer list as all 20 of GGC’s matches honorable mentions, while during 2016, starting in 19 Tiffany and Nicole Rodri- and totaling 19 points. guez earned and honorThe duo was also able mention in women’s named to the 2016 Daksoccer. tronics NAIA ScholarSharpe and Sampaio Athlete team, with Gomes join Rene Enang Sampaio Gomes posting (honorable mention, a team-high GPA of 4.0 2013) and Ruud Grol while Sharpe carried a (third team, 2014) as the 3.88. only other GGC men’s Senior Tiffany Rosoccer players to receive driguez and sophomore NAIA All-American rec- Nicole Rodriguez earned ognition in the program’s spots on the women’s socfive-year history. cer list, joining Jocelyn Sharpe has been a Baker (honorable menfour-year member of the tion, 2013) as the only Grizzly men’s soccer other GGC women’s program and is one of the soccer players to receive most decorated Grizzlies NAIA All-American recto don a GGC uniform. ognition in the program’s He holds five career refive-year history. cords and two individual As the team’s capgame records as GGC’s tain, Tiffany Rodriguez goalkeeper. He has played started and played in all the most games in a GGC 19 of GGC’s matches this uniform, at 76, startseason. ing and playing in all 20 The Atlanta native talmatches this season. His lied 20 points on the year, career marks of 47 wins, netting five goals while 265 saves and 25 shutdishing out a GGC-high outs are the most in GGC 10 assists. She is the allhistory. In 2016, Sharpe time GGC assists leader, posted a 13-4-3 mark in converting 21 in her three goal for the Grizzlies, seasons as a Grizzly. boasting 10 shutouts. The Nicole Rodriguez was a Durham, England, native defensive force for the allowed just 18 goals in Grizzlies and also had 10 20 matches while making points this season.

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Storm •From Page 1B North Carolina last year,” Kindig said of the junior.

“I remember the day she came by to tour the school, we just happened to be having a basketball camp. She had won the (North Carolina) state meet in the 100-meter dash. She’s always played basketball, but she was a raw athlete and lacked some coordination.

“This (past) summer, all she did was basketball, and her skills took a huge leap. They’re starting to match her athleticism.”

And at 5-9 1/2, Francis also casts an imposing figure for a Class A point guard, which has made her a weapon on both ends of the court.

“She blocks shots not as a help-side defender, but as an on-ball defender,” Kindig said.

“When you look at (great shot blockers like Hakeem) Olajuwon or (Bill) Russell, they could block shots and keep (the ball) in bounds. Just about every block (Francis) has winds up as a transition basket the other way.”

Francis isn’t the only Storm player to see a dramatic improvement in her individual skills this season.

Senior guard Alison Brooks has increased her

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scoring production to an average of 12 points per game, while Kindig’s younger sister Mary Beth has transformed from a simple catch-and-shoot perimeter shooter to someone who can score off the dribble, averaging 11 points per game.

Throw in contributions from other up-and-coming youngsters such as sophomore post Samantha Fields and Kindig is very optimistic the Storm can take the next step forward in the program’s development before this season is out.

After taking a step forward by winning in the play-in game of the Region 8-A tournament for the first time in three seasons last year, the goal this year is to qualify for the tournament without having to play in the game involving the last two teams in the regular season region standings.

“We’ve gauged our goals toward winning a game in the region tournament,” Kindig said. ‘We put our stamp on (last season) by not being the first team out (of the tournament). Now we want to compete in the region tournament, and we want to wear the white jerseys (designated for the higherseeded team) in the first round.”

Grayson cornerback Quintin Thames (23) comes up with an interception against Mill Creek during Friday’s Class AAAAAAA state semifinal in Loganville. (Photo: Will Fagan)

Grayson •From Page 1B said. “A really big change.

I had to adjust to it over the summer, but I got a little bit of time to work on it and just happened to get a little bit better at it. The toughest part of the transition was the techniques and the situational factors of the game, knowing what to do at corner in certain situations in the game.”

Last week against Mill Creek, Thames knew exactly what to do in a critical moment in the game.

Grayson was leading by 16 points in the first half when Thames completely changed the momentum.

As a Mill Creek receiver bobbled a pass, Thames simultaneously hit him and jarred the ball loose.

He grabbed possession of the ball and raced 44 yards for the touchdown to put Grayson up 30-7.

As the Hawks battled back in the second half, the play proved to be one of the big differences in the

both Abdul and Thames have been overlooked by college programs. The 5-foot-11, 188-pound Abdul received his first offer this week from Division II Carson-Newman.

The 5-foot-11, 170-pound Thames received his first two offers this week as well from Western Carolina and Carson-Newman.

“It’s motivating,” Abdul said of their under-theradar profiles. “It helps us be pushed to our limits and we know that we have to Grayson seniors Quintin Thames, right, and Ismail Abdul make plays in order to help have played big roles this season for the Rams defense. our team win the game.”

(Staff Photo: Paul Thomas) Both Abdul and Thames played against Roswell last outcome, a 44-26 Grayson bring that to the table. But season when the Hornets victory. both of them are physical, defeated the Rams in the It was Thames’ second too. They’re very similar. state semifinals. They’re interception of the season. Ismail is probably a little each eager for the opportuAbdul also has a pick this bigger than QT, but QT is nity to wipe the slate clean season, but is known more probably a little bit better with a win in the state for the punishing hits he in man coverage and stuff finals. delivers. like that. But both of them “This is pretty much “Ismail is probably the are physical kids that have what we’ve been waiting fastest kid on the team made a big difference for on all season,” Thames and QT is probably not far us.” said. “It’s going to be a rebehind him,” Herron said.

Even with their produc- ally good one for the team.

“So the speed, they both tion the last two seasons, A really good one.”

Fair •From Page 1B “This (event) is particularity great, just because you can do so much in so little time without having to get in and out of the car and drive around and make all these different stops. It’s a one-stop shop and it saves you so much time.”

Harvard, Mercer, Western Carolina, Bucknell, Southern, West Georgia and Charleston Southern were just some of the schools that stopped by Tuesday’s event to speak with local coaches.

After a college assistant identifies a prospect he thinks could be a fit for his program at events like Tuesday’s — or just a visit to the school during an open recruiting period — they take that info back to the full coaching staff, which evaluates where that prospect would fall on the board at his particular position.

If it’s determined that

Central Gwinnett’s coaching staff shows college programs game film during Tuesday’s Gwinnett Touchdown Club recruiting fair at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth. (Staff Photo: Paul Thomas)

player would be the best option, then a scholarship offer is sent by whoever on the staff is authorized to extend offers. Some staffs only allow the head coach to make scholarships offers, while others allow position coaches or assistants who recruit the are to make the offer. If the player isn’t the top player at that position, the staff will keep him in its pool of players as the class fills out or propects

choose other schools.

The next step is generally trying to get the player to campus for a visit, or for schools like Harvard — get them to apply to see if they can gain admission to the university.

Allowing the high school coaches the chance to meet with so many different colleges in one day without having to leave their table is what keeps bringing the Gwin-

nett coaches back for the event each year. Parkview head coach Eric Godfree said he expects at least five programs to come by later in the week to follow up on kids he talked to them about on Tuesday.

“For us as coaches, it’s huge for our players,” he said. “It’s great for us to come and meet and greet, personalize all the coaches that have to come around all during the week in recruiting season. We can kind of do it all in one spot. So it saves us coaches time during the week, especially the smaller schools with their recruiting budgets, they can see an enormous amount of athletes at one time. And the exposure, the exposure our kids have got from this event alone, we have many, many college coaches who are going to follow up and come back tomorrow and later this week alone just to see the kids all because of this event.”

Trio

A, but Peachtree Ridge fell by a touchdown in the AAAAA title Academy, Roswell and Lovett game. all won.

Gwinnett also had three state Gwinnett has had as many as finalists just two years ago, four teams play for a title in a though only Buford was able to single season, though winning in claim a championship in AAAA, three different classifications was while Archer (AAAAAA) and an impossibility that year, with GAC (AA) came up just short.

Parkview and Brookwood playThose two near misses deming each other for the 2002 Class onstrate, as Grayson coach Jeff AAAAA title, while Buford Herron points out, the enormity and GAC met for the Class AA of the feat. crown that same season.

“I’m not much of a gambler, The county nearly had three but I have to think the trifecta is champions in 2008, when Buford really hard to accomplish,” Herwon in AA and Wesleyan won in ron noted. “We certainly wish

the best for Buford and GAC. This is my first experience in Gwinnett football, but I know it’s very good. And we’re just thrilled to have a chance (to be one of three teams playing for a championship).”

While there is plenty of county pride on the line Saturday — and while the Gwinnett high school football community is a fairly close-knit one, especially among the coaches — all three teams are more concerned about claiming glory for their own schools and communities.

“The Gwinnett County coach-

ing community is a brotherhood, and we all look out for each other,” Hardy said. “But we are just focused on us winning.”

The same can be said for both the Rams and the Wolves, and as much as both programs would like to accomplish something special for the county, focusing too much on that goal is a burden Herron would rather his team not concentrate too much on.

And it is just one element to this week that he is concerned could lead his team to take its collective eye off the ball, along with making history on another respect.

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Grayson’s game with Roswell on Saturday will be the last high school football game ever played at the Georgia Dome, with both the Corky Kell Classic and the state championship weekend moving next door to MercedesBenz Stadium next year.

“In the grand scheme of things, I guess it’s important,” Herron said. “But we just want to make sure we win the last (high school) game at the Georgia Dome. This is a tough week (of practice) with so many distractions that have nothing to do with getting ready to play.”

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Bears continue Mountain View swims to victories best-ever start SWIMMING & DIVING ROUNDUP

From Staff Reports

The Tigers had 277 points in the boys meet to Mountain View’s swim- South’s 114 and Shiloh’s ming and diving teams 101, as well as 275 points won a tri-meet with Gray- in the girls meet to Shison and Berkmar over the loh’s 163 and South’s 140. weekend.

Archer’s individual wins Xzavier Reiter, Justin were from Alex Wood Chan, Sarah Wigle and (boys 200 free, 2:32.65), Sarah-Grace Thompson Alexis Luca (girls 200 won two events each for free, 2:30.20), Sam Powell the Bears, who won the (boys 200 IM, 2:08.46 boys meet with 284 points and 100 breast, 1:09.66), (Grayson was second at Mike Donnelly (boys 50 214, Berkmar was third free, 23.23 and 100 back, at 217) and the girls meet 1:06.08), Jonah Genge with 266 (Berkmar had (boys 100 fly, 1:02.05), 176 and Grayson had 169). Emma Sandberg (girls 100 Reiter won the boys 200- fly, 1:17.89), Connor Tate yard individual medley in 2 (boys 100 free, 58.09), minutes, 7.38 seconds and Kali Larsen (girls 100 the 100 butterfly in 59.33. free, 1:06.70), Ethan Cano Chan won the boys 50 (boys 500 free, 5:38.10) freestyle (24.70) and the and Haley Woodall (girls 100 breaststroke (1:09.35). 100 back, 1:16.67).

Hayden Brown (500 free, Shiloh’s first-place fin5:10.12) and Troy Taranti- ishers were Clarke Swain no (100 backstroke, 59.87) (girls 200 IM, 2:35.10 and also won boys races for 50 free, 28.81), Benjamin Mountain View.

Koschella (boys diving, Wigle won the girls 154.65) and Evan Swain 200 IM (2:30.62) and (girls 500 free, 6:05.29 and the 100 fly (1:06.87), 100 breast, 1:21.45). while Thompson won South Gwinnett had one the girls 100 free (57.23) winner — Jaida Garrett and 100 back (1:02.16). (girls diving, 179.40).

The Mountain View girls also got first-place swims North, Parkview split from Maya Murphy (200 North Gwinnett and free, 2:15.00), Amanda Parkview each won a Flatt (500 free, 6:04.69) division of a tri-meet last and Rose Anderson (100 weekend that also featured breast, 1:19.75).

Dacula.

North won the girls Archer teams post wins title with 302 points Archer won the boys to Parkview’s 230 and and girls divisions of a Dacula’s 79. Parkview won tri-meet with Shiloh and the boys meet with 269 South Gwinnett over the points to North’s 245 and weekend.

Dacula’s 79.

North got victories from Kelley Jones (girls 200 free), Courtney Niemann (girls 200 IM), Marianne Allard (girls 50 free and 100 breast), Mikael Getahoun (boys 100 fly), Joyce Kim (girls 100 fly and 100 back), Nick Mahoney (boys 500 free) and Julia Rummins (girls 500 free).

Brookwood tops Peachtree Ridge Brookwood’s boys edged Peachtree Ridge 162-150 last Saturday, while the Broncos won the girls division by a more comfortable margin of 199-113.

Aidan Stoffle (50 free, 22.46 and 100 back, 53.76), Andrew Huenniger (100 fly, 53.13) and Dylan Scott (500 free, 4:57.04) were Brookwood’s firstplace finishers in the boys meet.

In the girls meet, the Broncos got wins from Abby Culbertson (200 IM, 2:25.23), Maddie Cordle (50 free, 26.33 and 100 free, 57.71), Helen Harmel (500 free, 5:40.65), Julianna Carey (100 back, 1:02.73) and Hayley Shepard (100 breast, 1:14.99).

Peachtree Ridge got event wins from Kyle Adams (boys 200 free, 1:51.89), Klaudia Holt (girls 200 free, 2:00.67 and 100 fly, 1:01.45), Jonathan Yang (boys 200 IM, 1:59.06 and 100 breast, 1:02.50), Oliver Stephan (boys diving, 225.75

points), Jaclyn Bullock (girls diving, 178.50) and Phillip Kim (boys 100 free, 50.66).

Norcross tops Duluth, Meadowcreek Norcross won both divisions of a tri-meet this past weekend against Duluth and Meadowcreek.

Norcross won the boys competition with 270 points to Duluth’s 237.5 and Meadowcreek’s 133.5.

The Blue Devils had 292 girls points to Duluth’s 249 and Meadowcreek’s 104.

Duluth got first-place boys finishes from Jimmy Fung (100 fly, 54.59) and Ryan MacKinnon (500 free, 5:21.63), while Ashley Neas won twice for the Duluth girls in the 200 free (1:55.34) and 500 free (5:21.44).

Wesleyan fares well Wesleyan’s teams had top finishes over the weekend in the Wesleyan Invitational, which featured St. Pius, Centennial, Holy Innocents’ and Mount Vernon.

The Wolves won the girls division by a narrow 261-252 margin over St. Pius, and the Wesleyan boys were second with 251 points (St. Pius won with 280).

First-place finishers were Wesleyan were Hannah Wasmuth (girls 200 IM, 2:13.69), Jon Hunt Ficken (boys 50 free, 22.53) and Abby Gardner (girls diving, 539.95).

WRESTLING ROUNDUP

Archer, Mountain View win tourneys From Staff Reports Gwinnett teams took the top two spots at the Southern Slam wrestling tournament in South Carolina on Saturday.

Archer was first in the tourney under first-year head coach Keith Jannett, while Buford was second.

Buford is coached by Tom Beuglas, who was Archer’s head coach until last season.

Archer had two indi-

vidual champions in the 37-team tournament, Peter Myndresku at 152 pounds and Quinn Miller at 220.

Buford had three tournament champions, Logan Ashton, Nick Stonecheck and Cooper Roberts.

Charlie Darracott (second) and Trent Ferguson (third) added top-three finishes.

Clothing Duals, a 12-team event last Saturday.

The Bears were led by Bryan Chavez (4-0 at 106 pounds), Carlos Gonzalez (5-0 at 113), Steve Chavez (4-1 at 120), Alex Standridge (4-1 at 132), Chase Standridge (5-0 at 145), Leon Jarda (5-0 at 152), Garrett Spikes (4-0 at 152), Marquel Broughton (4-1 at Mountain View takes 170) and Harrison Spikes home title in own tourney (4-1 at 220).

Mountain View went 5-0 Mountain View, now to win its own Compound 14-1 on the season, de-

feated Hillgrove (47-21), Heritage-Catoosa (46-25), Brookwood (44-33), North Forsyth (35-27) and Pope (48-29) in the tourney.

The Bears warmed up for the duals with a 59-16 win last Friday over Lambert. R.J. Aguirre, Steve Chavez, Nick Marbut, Alex Standridge, Drew Knutson, Chase Standridge, Jarda, Jamar McEachern, Broughton, Spikes and Christel Wiltshire won matches against Lambert.

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played a lot of different styles (from opponents). … We’re really trying to figure out that we LAWRENCEVILLE can play in a variety of — Mountain View’s boys ways and be successful. basketball team came up … (The 8-1 start) is just short, in height and on the getting our confidence scoreboard, in its bigup. We have really high gest test of the season at aspirations. These kids all the Jared Cook Tip-Off play high level AAU and Classic. they expect it, so do their The guard-heavy Bears parents. There’s a lot that lost to nationally ranked goes into that. I’d say that Greenforest, with its they’re happy with (the NBA-sized lineup, back start), but I don’t neceson Nov. 22. sarily think they’re totally Other than that, Moun- shocked we did it.” tain View’s start to the Duluth led the Bears season has been perfect. after a quarter Tuesday The Bears kept rollbehind Adam Flagler, ing Tuesday night with who had nine of his 11 a 72-56 victory over a points in the first quarter.

Duluth team that had been Mountain View bounced off to an impressive start back to outscore the itself under new head visitors 24-13 in the coach Cabral Huff. Both second quarter, taking a teams showed their depth 33-25 at halftime when with big contributions Jalen Hayes banked in a off the bench, but it was 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Mountain View that got Flagler started the third the win to improve to 8-1 quarter with a three-point overall and 3-0 in Region play, but the Wildcats 6-AAAAAAA. never got closer the rest Duluth fell to 5-2 and of the way, despite a good 1-1. second half from Will “It was a huge game,” Huzzie (12 points).

Mountain View boys Duluth got 28 bench coach B.J. Roy said. points, but Mountain “We’re trying to get View’s reserves scored 29. things going. Certainly “I’ve got guys that can we saw that (Duluth) got come off the bench, not ranked in the state and because they’re forced we lost a heartbreaker to, but I’ve got guys off here (to Duluth) last year. the bench that can start I just felt like we sort of at most schools in the stepped up to play at that county,” Roy said. “I level and I thought our can’t give enough credit guys rose to the occasion. to Jalen Hayes and Alex “I thought we handled Wesig for being humble. the ball well, made some Marchello Toro has been shots. I thought we dea bright spot, a senior off fended them pretty well. the bench. He’s had great I’m just really glad for the minutes for us.” guys and the work they’ve Spencer Rodgers scored put into it.”

17 to lead the Bears, while The best start in Moun- Hayes finished with 14 tain View boys basketball points (11 in the fourth history has come from quarter), three rebounds a team that still has just and three assists. Toro had two seniors after sporting nine points and Wesig had extremely young lineups six points and eight rethe past two seasons. bounds, both off the bench.

The Bears now have Kevin Kayongo added won five straight games nine points and nine since the 67-49 loss to rebounds for Mountain defending state champion View, which also got eight Greenforest. points and four rebounds “We’ve had some close from Miles Long and ones, so we’ve been seven rebounds from tested,” Roy said. “We’ve Uchenna Nwagbara. will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Tigers storm back to hand North Forsyth first loss From Staff Reports CUMMING — Archer’s girls basketball team roared back from an early 16-4 deficit to hand host North Forsyth its first loss of the season 55-43 on Tuesday.

Asia McCoy led the Tigers (5-2) with 22 points while teammate Autumn Newby added 13 in the victory.

GIRLS BASKETBALL GIRLS HOOPS Parkview 40, Central Gwinnett 37 LILBURN — Parkview remained undefeated in Region 7-AAAAAAA with a 40-37 win over Central Gwinnett on Tuesday.

Gabby Jester led all scorers with 13 points for the Panthers (5-2, 3-0). Diarra Smith had 11 points and five assists, while Hannah Sadler chipped in with nine points and 10 rebounds.

Norcross 80, Marietta 45 NORCROSS — Norcross improved to 9-0 on the season with a 80-45 win over Marietta on Tuesday.

Devyn Wilson and Tionna

Carter each scored 15 points.

Carter pulled down 11 rebounds while Wilson cleaned the glass seven times. Vanessa Blagmon and Taylor Mason each contributed 12 points for the Blue Devils.

Bulldogs (2-4, 1-1) by posting 11 points.

Makayla Schymanski and Alanni Brown each scored 10, while Jessica Belcher contributed nine points and dished out 11 assists.

Duluth 60, Mountain View 47 LAWRENCEVILLE — Duluth defeated host Mountain View 60-47 on Tuesday in a Region 6-AAAAAAA contest. Endia Banks scored 21 points to pace the Wildcats (5-3, 1-0).

Deja Mitchell chipped in with 14 while Brianna Dixon scored 13 in the victory.

Kamryn Collins led the Bears (2-6, 1-2) with 23 points while teammate Alea Spears added 10.

Collins Hill 76, South Forsyth 43 CUMMING — Collins Hill remained undefeated with a 7643 win over host South Forsyth on Tuesday. Bria Harmon led the Eagles (6-0) with 20 points.

Jaron Stallworth scored 16, while teammate Javyn Nicholson added 15.

Mill Creek 53, Discovery 21 HOSCHTON — Mill Creek powered past visiting Discovery 53-21 in Region 6-AAAAAAA on Tuesday. Morgan Simmons led the Hawks (7-1, 2-0) with 11 points, while Wynter Webb scored 10 points and pulled down 12 rebounds.

Kyasia Overstreet led Discovery with 10 points.

North Gwinnett 61, Peachtree Ridge 32 SUWANEE — North Gwinnett defeated Peachtree Ridge 61-32 on Tuesday. Kendall Kerr led the balanced scoring attack for the

Buford 78, Cedar Shoals 41 ATHENS — Buford opened its Region 8-AAAAA schedule with a 78-41 win over host Cedar Shoals on Tuesday. Tory Ozment and Audrey Weiner led the Wolves (3-0, 1-0) with 17 points apiece. Rachel Dobbs added 11 for Buford in the win.

Wesleyan 75, W.D. Mohammed 8 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Every player on the roster scored as Wesleyan defeated W.D. Mohammed 75-8 in its Region 5-A opener on Tuesday.

Katie Stipe and Jameson Kavel each scored 11 points to lead the Wolves (6-0, 1-0). Sydney Milliken chipped in with nine points for Wesleyan.

Brookwood 36, Berkmar 16 SNELLVILLE — Brookwood’s N’dea Jones scored 21 points to lead the Broncos to a 36-16 win over Berkmar on Tuesday. Nkemji Okonkwo pulled down nine rebounds for Brookwood (3-3).

BOYS HOOPS BOYS BASKETBALL Parkview 57, Central Gwinnett 55 LILBURN — Parkview deflected an inbounds pass with one second left to thwart Central Gwinnett’s last attempt and the Panthers pulled out a 57-55 win on Tuesday. The win was the first in Region 7-AAAAAAA for Parkview (5-2, 1-2).

Toneari Lane scored 16 points while Truitt Spencer added 14.

Jack Lapenta chipped in with 10 points for the Panthers.

Mill Creek 66, Discovery 64 HOSCHTON — Mill Creek held on to defeat Discovery 66-64 in Region 7-AAAAAAA on Tuesday. Christian Mancillas led the Hawks with 13 points. Noah Kenney and Kendall Latney scored nine and eight, respectively, for Mill Creek (4-3, 1-1).

Berkmar 71, Brookwood 63 SNELLVILLE — Berkmar defeated Brookwood 71-63 in a Region 7-AAAAAAA matchup on Tuesday. Al Durham led the Patriots (3-3, 2-1) with 27 points

and five assists. Jay Estime recorded 25 points, including four 3-pointers for Berkmar.

Peachtree Ridge 68, North Gwinnett 56 SUWANEE — Peachtree Ridge evened up its record in Region 6-AAAAAAA on Tuesday with a 68-56 win over North Gwinnett. Connor Heyward led the Lions (3-3, 1-1) with 16 points, while teammate Kristian Collins scored 10.

Archer 50, North Forsyth 34 CUMMING — Archer defeated host North Forsyth 50-34 in a non-region contest on Tuesday.

Brendan Tucker led the Tigers (3-5) with 12 points and five assists. Justin Edmondson and Malik Sproles scored eight and seven points, respectively.

Meadowcreek 67, Lakeside 34 NORCROSS — Meadowcreek defeated visiting Lakeside 67-34 on Tuesday. Amari Kelly had 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Mustangs (7-1, 2-0). Cory Hightower added 10 points and eight rebounds, while teammate Dequarius Nichols chipped in with 11 points and six steals.

on Tuesday. The teams were tied at 31 after two quarters and the fourth quarter saw both teams lead at various points.

Donell Nixon’s 26 points led the Wolves (6-0, 1-0). Marcus Watson added 25 points and 12 rebounds. David Viti scored 11, while teammate Alex Jones contributed 10 points and 10 assists.

GAC 52, North Hall 45 GAINESVILLE — Greater Atlanta Christian defeated North Hall 52-45 on Tuesday. Hunter McIntosh led the Spartans (4-1) with 16 points. Charlie O’Briant added 15, while Roy Dixon chipped in with eight points for GAC. Wesleyan 63, W.D. Mohammed 54 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Wesleyan defeated visiting W.D. Mohammed 63-54 in Region 8-A on Tuesday. Christian McLean led the Wolves (3-1, 2-0) with 28 points. Sean McDonough and J.D. Kavel added 18 and 12 points, respectively.

Buford 72, Cedar Shoals 66 ATHENS — Buford outlasted a challenge from Cedar Shoals and defeated the Jaguars 72-66

Apalachee 72, Hebron Christian 70 DACULA — Apalachee narrowly defeated Hebron Christian 72-70 on Tuesday. Alex Calvert led the Lions (3-3) with 22 points. Connor Almon scored 16, while Troy Allen and John Stewart each added 12 points for Hebron Christian.

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SPORTS AT A GLANCE Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

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W L Pct GB Cleveland..............14.....5.... .737....... — Chicago.................11.....9.... .550...... 3.5

Milwaukee.............10.....9.... .526......... 4 Detroit....................11... 11.... .500...... 4.5 Indiana...................10... 11.... .476......... 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

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W L Pct GB Oklahoma City......14.....8.... .636....... — Utah.......................13.....9.... .591......... 1 Portland.................12...10.... .545......... 2 Denver.................... 8...13.... .381...... 5.5 Minnesota............... 6...14.... .300......... 7 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State.........18.....3.... .857....... — L.A. Clippers..........16.....6.... .727...... 2.5 L.A. Lakers............10...13.... .435......... 9

Sacramento............ 7...13.... .350.... 10.5 Phoenix.................. 6...14.... .300..... 11.5 Tuesday’s Games Orlando at Washington, late New York at Miami, late Chicago at Detroit, late Philadelphia at Memphis, late San Antonio at Minnesota, late Phoenix at Utah, late Today’s Games Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

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Denver at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Houston, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at New York, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Indiana at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

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Atlanta’s Falcons regroup after devastating loss Beasley emerging as pass rusher ATLANTA AT LOS ANGELES: SUNDAY, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)

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The Atlanta Falcons are picking up the pieces after a devastating loss the Kansas City Chiefs on a pick-two after taking the lead with under five minutes to play.

Falcons coach Dan Quinn knows that he can’t let the loss linger.

“That’s part of the game and the world that we live,” Quinn said. “It’s hard to find a space mentally for tough losses, but that’s what it’s about, being tough-minded and having resiliency is what our team totally stands for.”

The Falcons’ locker room was stunned after the game.

Even the coaches had hardpressed looks etched into some of their seasoned brows.

“It’s hard, but we’re going to get right to the truth of it and put our plan together to go play at our best (against the Rams next week),” Quinn said. “That part of our game — mental toughness and resiliency — we’ve got a lot of tough competitors, so I expect that part to come to fruition very quickly.”

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was reeling. His two interceptions — including a pick-six and a pick-two by Eric Berry — led directly to nine points for the Chiefs. He also had two drives that stalled at the 4-yard line.

But he still has plenty of support in the locker room.

“It’s tough,” right tackle Ryan Schraeder said. “You can’t put it all on one play.

We’ve got Matt’s back. We kind of beat ourselves.”

With 4:32 to play, Kansas City safety Eric Berry stepped in front of a pass intended for rookie tight end Austin Hooper and returned it for a two-point conversion score.

“It was a poor play on my part,” Ryan said. “(I was) expecting combination coverage to the outside and Eric Berry did a good job of coming

Chiefs safety Eric Berry (29) intercepts a pass for a touchdown over Falcons receiver Taylor Gabriel (18) during Sunday’s game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Kansas City Chiefs at The Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

down off and going on to the tight end. A disappointing play. A bad play on my part.

Ultimately, that was a tough one.”

With the score tied 13-13, Berry intercepted Ryan and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown.

“That was a decision that I can’t make,” Ryan said. “I’ve got to check the ball down or move on. I made a mistake there.”

Ryan didn’t like the interceptions, but seemed to be more troubled by being stopped at the 4-yard line twice in the first half. The Falcons had to settle for two 22-yard field goals.

“They did a good job in the tight red zone, inside the 10,” Ryan said. “They did a pretty good job all day against us.

Credit to them. I thought they played well. We just didn’t make plays when we needed to

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down there.

“They played tight manto-man coverage and we just couldn’t come away with touchdowns down there. ...

That probably cost us today.”

Ryan believes the team will bounce back from this tough defeat.

“It’s always tough to deal with,” Ryan said. “Always hard. It’s disappointing. We’ll learn from it though and get back at it again tomorrow.

We’ll try to get better. We did some good things today. Just, ultimately, a couple of mistakes cost us.”

Ryan still believes the Falcons can make a playoff push.

“You have to flush it out,” Ryan said. “That’s part of being a professional. Sometimes it’s hard. Sometimes it’s tough.

But it’s really important to move on and get ready for next week.”

The Falcons must find a way to play better defense. They gave up touchdowns on the opening drives of the past six games.

Before this week’s games, only four NFL teams had fewer pass plays of 20-plus yards than Kansas City’s 29 and the Chiefs had scored two first-half touchdowns in just three games.

Against the Falcons’ defense, Kansas City transformed from a grinding offensive attack to one that gained big chunks of yards through the air.

The Chiefs gashed the Falcons for five passing plays of 20 yards or more. Kansas City also had three running plays of at least 10 yards, including Albert Wilson’s 55-yard touchdown on a fake punt.

Kansas City made six of those big plays in the first half, when it scored two touchdowns for the first time in their past five games. The Chiefs joined the Cardinals, Eagles, Buccaneers, Packers and Chargers with game-opening touchdown against the Falcons.

The Sports Xchange Soon after the Atlanta Falcons selected Vic Beasley with the No. 8 overall pick in 2015 draft, the former Clemson pass rusher boldly predicted he would have at least 10 sacks as a rookie.

Beasley had a solid first season as a pro, but he didn’t come close to reaching that goal.

He only needed 12 games to reach that mark in what’s shaping up to be a standout second season.

Beasley’s sack of the Chiefs’ Alex Smith on Sunday gave him 10.5 for the season. He also forced a fumble on the play, his fifth of the season.

Beasley has a chance to finish the season with the NFL lead in sacks and forced fumbles. Entering Week 13, Beasley’s 9.5 sacks ranked third behind Von Miller (12.5) and three players tied with 10, and his four forced fumbles were tied for most in the NFL with teammate Keanu Neal and three other defenders.

“I feel like I’m making a lot of strides as a pass rusher and as a run stopper,” Beasley said. “Just learning from (teammate Dwight) Freeney and executing the game plan the coaches present every week. I go out there and do what I can to help the team get a win.”

Beasley showed superlative quickness and effort on his sack of Smith, who was trying to pass on third-and-3 from the Falcons’ 39-yard line in the first quarter.

Beasley beat Chiefs right tackle Mitchell Schwartz around the corner and reached out to grab Smith around his legs. Smith shook free from that tackle attempt and stepped to his left as Beasley recovered and got back in the play. Smith cocked his arm to throw as Beasley arrived and knocked the ball free, and Falcons tackle Grady Jarrett recovered the ball at the 43-yard line.

“I just kept playing,” Beasley said. “I was able to get back up and he still had it in his hands.”

Beasley is the first Falcons player with at least 10 sacks since John Abraham had 10 in 2012.

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