John Knox
For the first time in recent memory, Statesboro High is sending not one, but two players to University of Georgia. Safety John Knox and defensive end Justin Houston committed to UGA last week. If memory serves, the last Boro Bulldog football letterman was Jeff Kaiser in 1994.
Sure, Rashad Wright was a great basketball dawg, but he never scored a touchdown. It takes more than a #3 tourney seed to get Dantzler behind us.
"We hope the fact Statesboro High is sending two recruits to Athens will make the Bulldog Nation forgive us for sending Jeff Dantzler a while back," said Statesboro Mayor William Hatcher.
In unrelated Boro news, the following non-dawg story made Paul Harvey's radio commentary Thursday.
True story: a guy was drinking at Dingus Magee's Friday night when he found a checkbook under his barstool. So the guy decides he'll use the check to pay off his bartab. But the bartender refused the check. The reason? The checkbook was the bartender's.
Jody Minor was arrested, charged with theft of lost or mislaid property, theft by deception and three counts of felony first degree forgery. If this gets out, it could be embarrassing for him.
Dawgnoxious
Bureau Chief, Statesboro Division
Georgia Sports Blog
