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Bessemer City at PolkCounty■ Records: Bessemer City (2-5, 0-0 Southern Foothills 1A), Polk County (1-6,1-0 Southern Foothills 1A)■ Last meeting: The Yellow Jackets defeated Polk Co. 24-9 in the second round of the 1994 playoffs.■ Since 1972: Bessemer City leads the short series 2-0.■ Breakdown: The Yellow Jackets have played competively in most of their games this season, with three of their five losses coming by eight or fewer points. They shouldn’t have trouble keeping up with a Polk County team that was winless until defeating Cherryville by three points last week. The only question mark for Bessemer City is at quarterback. Deontae Davis rolled his ankle against East Lincoln and didn’t practice through Wednesday.The backup is senior Jason Byars.■ Key players: Jermaine Gamble is Bessemer City’s top rusher and receiver Lewico Sanders has scored six touchdowns. Polk County’s Jordan Edwards leads the conference in passing and Robbie Petty is rushing for more than 72 yards per game.
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The Gaston Gazette
Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Fri, Oct 19, 2001
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