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THE 2004 GAMES ARE HISTORY !!!!
We are now
REGION CHAMPS & 2004 STATE RUNNER-UP
overall (11-2). This was a tremendous accomplishment by a group of young
men determined the change the course of their schools history. These
football players were focused on one thing and that was the state title
from the first day of practice. These unlikely individuals with slight
physical stature with very few football successes to build on, had
hearts so big that their small bodies could barely contain them. When
coaches across the country are talking about players with heart or
playing with heart, they need to visit the campus of Nathanael Greene
Academy in Siloam Georgia to meet the kids I coached this year. Though
we have the whole season on film, it could never capture the tremendous
character that this group had and the absolute David and Goliath size
differentials that they faced each and every week. The heart of these
players proved to be larger than is logically believable and I'm sure
other coaches are baffled in how this team did it. Well, I'm not telling
any of my secrets if there are any, but you would have to go inside the
heart and character of: Trey Dunagan, Luke Askew, Adam Taylor, Zeke
Robinson, Jamie Rhodes, Conrad Easley, Wayne Lindsey, Craig Stuart, Zeb
Duvall, Jimmy Easley, Gray Holcomb, Daniel Dowdy, Matthew Wheeler, Hank
Carlton, Win Corry, and Chris Eddy, to find out. For the seniors,
Nathanael Greene will miss you deeply and I will miss and remember you
forever, for you have left an example of great leadership and some
awfully big shoes to fill.
Please come
support the Home Team Friday and let this group of hard workers know
that you appreciate their commitment to being the best they can be!
My special thanks to Ricky
Easley "Esquire" for his extraordinary efforts in helping me get
all I need, to get everything going as efficiently as possible and
also to Jim Prance
for his strong support for the football program.
My thanks also to all football
parents and our board members for their consistent support and
willingness to do whatever it takes. I will need lots of your help to
keep the ball rolling in a winning way and with your help, I hope to
make this a great football experience for all, and a season we can be
proud of. Coach H
2004 *
We won our season opener over AA Piedmont. Nat Greene 32 Piedmont 0
* We won our second over AA
Monroe Academy. Nat Greene 32 Monroe 12
*
We won our third game over AA Curtis Baptist. Nat Greene 38
Curtis Baptist 0
*
oooops! Nat Greene 18
Toombs 26
*
We won our first
region game... Nat Greene 46 David Emanuel 0
*
We won over another "AA" team Nat-Greene 48 Gatewood
6
*
We won another region
game... Nat Greene 42 Westminster 6
*
We won a huge one...
Nat Greene 30 Thomas Jefferson 14
*
We won another region
game... Nat Greene 52 Holy Spirit 0
*
We won our final
region game... Nat Greene 52 John Hancock 13
*
We won our first
Playoff game... Nat Greene 66 Randolf Southern 6
*
We won our SEMI-FINAL
game... Nat Greene 42 Westwood 28
*
We lost the STATE
FINAL... Nat Greene 08 Toombs 16
UNDEFEATED REGION
CHAMPIONS !!! 5-0 9-1 SEASON
2004 STATE
RUNNER-UP (11-2)
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SUMMARIES AND INFORMATION
Vocabulary
word: gription (grip-shun) I have learned
quite a bit about the country life while coaching here at NGA, and one
of the most colorful things I've noticed is the solid hard
working American people and some new language I had not heard before.
But I'm very willing to learn. The latest word I had to learn was in a
scrimmage game when Hank Carlton came off the field and said, "COACH,
I can't get any gription out there". After picking myself up, after a
hilarious romp, I had to insist that he not do that to me in a tough
football game. Gription: A word meaning the contact of one surface to
the other, such as shoes meeting the ground. Traction or friction.
Make a note for that is one for the books. I know there is a lot to
learn, and I'll be keeping my ears open for more insight into the
language I am supposed to know. LH "This is
now an excepted part of the language at NGA."
Our School features an unmistakable historic building that adds
traditional value to our campus. We also have a museum on campus
featuring thousands of artifacts, historic articles, and collections
from Greene County GA.
www.nathanaelgreeneacademy.com
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