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Athens High quarterback Stephen
Rivers tries to get away from a Decatur defender during a
jamboree Friday night. Below,Athens High's James Eberhart
sacks Decatur quarterback Ben Neil.

News
Courier/Ashley Hargrove /

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Hargrove /

Published
August 22, 2009 02:23 am - DECATUR— Friday night didn't exactly turn out the
way Allen Creasy had hoped for, but the Athens High football coach
was optimistic following his team's 34-12 pre-season jamboree loss
to Decatur at Ogle Stadium.

Creasy optimistic following Golden Eagles
34-12 pre-season jamboree loss to Decatur

By Ashley Hargrove

[email-masked]

DECATUR— Friday night didn't exactly turn
out the way Allen Creasy had hoped for, but the Athens High football
coach was optimistic following his team's 34-12 pre-season jamboree
loss to Decatur at Ogle Stadium.

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"You learn from good things that happen
and you learn from bad things that happen," Creasy said. "Hopefully
the bad things you learn you never want to have happen again, and
that's the way we're going to approach it. We're certainly not down
on our players and we're not down on this team. It was a bad night
for us, but hopefully this night will turn into some good nights for
us down the road."

Decatur led 17-0 after the first half of
play, which featured both teams starters. The junior varsity played
the final two quarters.

The Red Raiders got on the board with 7:51
remaining in the first quarter on a field goal by William Walraven.
Decatur scored twice more in the second on a pair of touchdown
passes from quarterback Ben Neill. Neill hit Daniel Deffenbaugh with
a 10-yard pass, followed by a 54-yard touchdown pass to Torin Dupper
at the 2:38 mark. Both extra point attempts by Walraven were good.
The Red Raiders found the end zone twice more in the third quarter.

"We weren't ready to play," Creasy said.
"We weren't prepared for the intensity that Decatur came out here
and played with, and that was evident. We made too many mistakes.
This was just a practice game, but it was the last one we're going
to get to have in our game uniforms, so from this point on, we
better get it done the right way."

The Golden Eagles found the board early in
the fourth on a 32-yard run by Adrien Crayton. The 2-point
conversion failed. Decatur extended the lead on a 24-yard field goal
by Diego Salazar with 6:19 remaining. Athens scored once more on a
62-yard run by Crayton.

In other local jamboree's taking place
Friday night, Clements fell 39-8 to Central Florence. The results of
the Ardmore-Butler game were not reported.

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