North Georgia Falcons: Welcome

 NATIONAL HOMESCHOOL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT

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The North Georgia Falcons (high school and JV/middle school) attended the first National Homeschool Football Association tournament in Panama City Beach, Florida held from Wednesday, November 19th thru Sunday, November 23rd.  Our high school team played against homeschool teams from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Springfield, Missiouri.  We beat the CHEF Patriots from Baton Rouge, but lost to the Springfield Chargers 23 -14.

Our JV/middle school team defeated the Georgia Force JV/middle school team, but lost to the Springfield Chargers JV/middle school team.

 2008 North Georgia Falcons Football Schedule

Aug 29th            Paulding Panthers    W35-0

Sept 5th             Christian Heritage    L7-39

Sept 12th            NCC                        W15-8 

                    Sept 17th           at East Atlanta          W-25-6                  

          Sept 25th          Bartow                      W35-0         

         Oct 3rd             Ga Force                   L12-13         

                     Oct 10th             NCA                         W42-0                    

   Oct 17th            Crown                       W24-21

GFL Playoffs 

            Oct 25th           Crown                       L12-27          

National Homeschool Football Tournament            

             Nov 20th          CHEF of Baton Rouge W26-7            

  Nov 22nd  Springfield Chargers (Mo)  L14-23 

North Georgia Falcons nip Crown Knights 24-21

The Falcons got on the scoreboard first with a 30 yard field goal from Karter Brown to go up 3-0 with 5:50 to go in the first quarter. Crown's Evan White intercepted a Falcon pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown. The 2 pt extra point was good on a QB Rob Schuler to Tim Brummel pass giving Crown the lead at 8-3 which was the score at the end of the quarter. Crown went up 14-3 with 8:40 to go in the second quarter when QB Rob Schuler scored on a one yard run. The kick was no good. Score: Crown 14 North Georgia 3. The Falcons came right back and scored on a Tim Howard run of 4 yards. The Falcons went for the 2 point conversion and were successful when Howard threw to Robert David in the end zone. Crown led 14-11. The Falcons moved down the field before halftime, but missed on a 38 yard field goal just before halftime. Halftime score: Crown 14 North Georgia 11.
The Falcons took the second half kickoff and drove down the field. David Ross capped the drive with a 9 yards run for the score. Karter Brown added the extra point. Falcons took the lead at 18 to 14. With 12 seconds left in the third quarter, Crown scored on a Schuler to Josh Cantrell 4 yard pass. The extra point was good and Crown had the lead again at 21 to 18. The 4th quarter saw both teams move the ball but turnovers stiffled each drive. However, the Falcons took over with about 4 mnutes left in the game. They drove down the field and on a third and 10 David Ross connected with Riley Davis on a 23 yard pass that put the ball on the 2 yard line. With 1:45 left on the clock, David Ross scored from 2 yards giving the Falcons the margin of victory. North Georgia 24 Crown 21. Crown moved the ball down the field, but fell short of the goal.

Coach Rick Keeling

 

Georgia Force nips North Georgia Falcons 13-12

It was a whale of a ballgame in Suwanee as the Force and Falcons battled all night long. The Falcons took the opening kickoff and drove down the field only to be stopped inside the one yard line. A penalty moved the ball back to the 6 yard line where on 4th down the Falcons field goal attempt was wide left. The Force took over and moved down the field, however, the drive stopped when the Falcons recovered a fumble. The Falcons drove down the field, this time again getting to the one yard line, however, a fumbled snap on 4th down caused the QB to be tackled at the 3 and the Force took over. At the end of the first quarter, Falcons 0 Force 0. Second quarter was much the same with both teams moving the ball. This time it was the Force that had the ball at the one when the QB fumbled trying to score and the Falcons recovered. Despite being able to move the ball, neither team was able to get the ball into the end zone. Halftime score: Falcons 0 Force 0. The third quarter started with the Force receiving the ball. On a third down, QB Michael Francis eluded 5 Falcon tacklers on his way to a 54 yard touchdown run. The extra point kick was no good. Force 6 Falcons 0. The Falcons turned right around and drove down the field. QB Tim Howard scored on a 4 yard run. The big play was a Howard to WR Robert Davis pass that went for 35 yards. The extra point kick was wide right. Falcons 6 Force 6. The score stayed this way until early in the 4th quarter when the Falcons were able to connect on a 28 yard TD pass from Howard to WR Zach Walsh. The Falcons went for the two point attempt and were stopped short of the goalline. Falcons 12 Force 6. With just over 6 minutes to go in the game, QB Michael Francis connect with WR Andrew Johns for a 27 yards touchdown pass. BJ Ballard's extra point kick barely made it over the crossbar to make the kick good and give the Force a 13 to 12 lead. The Falcons took over and drove down the field and were inside the 30 yard line, but two holding penalties pushed the ball back and the Falcons were unable to get any closer. Final: Force 13 Falcons 12.

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North Georgia 25 East Atlanta 6

The Falcons kicked off to the Mustangs, then recovered a fumble which led to a 25 yard touchdown drive capped off by a David Ross 3 yards run for the score. The extra point was no good so the Falcons led 6-0. On the first play after the kickoff, Mustang running back Benjamin Herring broke loose for a long run and was stopped at the one yard line. QB Tyler Thomas was able to punch it in for the touchdown making it 6-6. The extra point was no good. Late in the second quarter, Falcon QB Tim Howard scored from 3 yards out. Riley Davis was good on the extra point kick and North Georgia led 13-6.
The Falcons took the second half kickoff and 8 plays later scored on a 6 yard run by Tim Howard making the score 19-6. The final score came on a Howard to Zach Walsh 5 yard touchdown pass. Final score 25-6.

North Georgia 15    NCC 8

In a must win game, the Falcons defense rose to the occasion and held NCC to a total of 50 yards total offense even though the lone NCC touchdown was a 90 yard TD pass.  The Falcons offense missed on two field goals, but then struck paydirt with a Tim Howard to Zach Walsh 12 yard TD pass in the second quarter.  Riley Davis added the extra point kick to make it 7-0.  Then Tim Howard intercepted a NCC pass and ran it 47 yards for a touchdown to make the score 13-0.  This was also the halftime score.  Neither team was able to score in the third quarter.  NCC then scored their lone TD in the fourth quarter.  Harry Hays added the 2 point conversion to make it 13-8.  With NCC backed up against their goalline, the Falcons scored on a safety when the ball went out of the end zone.  Falcons get the win 15-8 improving to 2-1 for the season. 

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Christian Heritage 39 North Georgia 7

After a scoreless first quarter, the Falcons went up 7-0 when Tim Howard found Robert Davis for a 1 yard TD pass. Davis was good on the extra point. The Lions came right back with their own scoring drive when Jarred Cronan scored from 14 yards out. The extra point was no good. Falcons led 7-6. With 2:58 left in the half, John Pierce connected with Ethan Knight for a 26 yard touchdown pass. The Lions were good on the 2 point conversion and led 14-7. After kicking off, Ethan Knight intercepted a Falcon pass and returned it 47 yards for a score to make the score 20-7 at the half. The Falcons came out for the second half and on 4th down and 2 had Christian Heritage QB John Pierce almost sacked, however, Pierce was able to elude the tackler and darted 29 yards for a score that broke the game open at 26-7. Emory Brown added a 20 yard TD after Christian Heritage recovered a fumbled kickoff. The final score came when the Lion's Terrell Wilson recovered a Falcon fumble and returned it 69 yard. CH 39 North Georgia 7  

North Georgia Falcons shut down Paulding 35-0

The Falcons scored on their first possession when David Ross scored on a 27 yard run to go up 6-0. Robert Davis missed the point after attempt. Still in the first quarter, Ryan Rivers scored on a one yard run and Davis was good on the extra point making the score 13-0. In the second quarter, Robert Davis booted a 30 yard field goal that increase the Falcon lead to 16-0. Then Riley Davis picked off a Luke Castle pass and ran it in from 37 yards to score. Robert Davis was good on the extra point and the Falcons led 23-0. On the last play before halftime, Adam Stephens connected with Robert Davis on a 20 yard touchdown pass and the Falcons led 29-0 at the half. The final score came on a 18 yard run by David Ross midway thru the third quarter and finished the Falcon scoring with Riley Davis adding the extra point to make the score final score 35-0.

2008 NORTH GEORGIA FALCONS MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHEDULE

August 22  NG Middle 20  Carolina Titans 6

Sept 11    NG Middle 6  Towns Co 12

Sept 18    NG Middle 34   MACA  28

September 23 - NG Middle 12 Unity Christian 6

 

Falcon Middle School team brings home the win

Falcon Middle school team was invited to Anderson, South Carolina, to play in an exhibition game against the Carolina Titans.  This was the first game for the new home school Titans and they wanted it to be a special event.  The field we played on was the old school and field where ‘Radio’ played.  They said he actually lives not too far from the field.  Some of the movie was filmed in Anderson.

The Falcons premiered their new white travel jerseys and I must say, they were a sight to behold.  Under the management of Coach Ryan Waddell and Buddy Thigpen and following the new ‘Falcon Battle Flag’, they took the field.  Coach McDaniel was on the sidelines trying to be quiet.......................not successful. :)

Although our young guys made several penalties and mistakes that cost them a couple or touchdowns, all in all, they looked good for their first time out this season.  They played with a lot of heart. They had to play hard because the Titans were pumped!  They were playing football and their dreams were coming true.  Their Blue and white uniforms came in only yesterday!  Carolina’s coach played at Garner-Webb and owns a fitness center in town.  I look for this team to be really good.  By the time they travel to us, we will be better, too!

For the first score, Luke Durnwald picked off a pass thrown by the Titans QB and easily ran it in.  PAT failed.  For the second score, Zane McDaniel took the ball across the goal line on a QB sneak.  Jullian Champ  and Drew Lee racked up the yardage and put the Falcons in scoring position.  2 pt conversion was good with a run by Luke Durnwald.  Next, Titans RB took the handoff from their QB and turned to run, only to be met by Falcon Tim Walker who grabbed the ball out of his hand and ran toward the Falcons goal line for the next score.  2 point conversion was good and I can’t remember who scored it.  Zane did a great job at the QB position.  All of the guys did a good job!

Alec Beaty was a terror on the line as was Mark Dunn.  Alec recovered a fumble.  Jared Stephens took a reverse and literally fought off the player trying to tackle him.  Soon, reinforcements came and Jared was taken down.  It was painful to look at, but he did not go down easy.   Lots more happened, but I can’t remember everything and it is late.  I did want to give you an update. I am quite sure that the Junior Falcons and coaches will give you a lot more details that involved lots more players in the ‘beat down’.

On another note, one of our starters forgot his pants pads and Ben Jefferson gave him his.  This meant that Ben did not get to go in the game.  This was a self-less act that broke Ben’s heart to do, but he did it anyway realizing what the consequences would be.  He had been up since 7:00 a.m. Excitedly packing his stuff and making sure he didn’t forget anything.  He couldn’t wait as this was his first game wearing a Falcon uniform.  Thanks Ben.  Your time is coming.

Our guys did win, but it did not come easy.  The Titans hit like Georgia Force Middle school team, so we brought back many bruises and soreness..............it’s football, huh?!  Final score was Falcons 20 – Titans 6.

At the end, the Titans publicly thanked the Falcons organization for traveling to play in this season opener.   They also thanked us for everything we did to help them get their team going.  It felt good to be a part of history once again........................Home School Football............who’d have ever thought?!!

Below are pictures from the Falcons scrimmage against Pinecrest Academy