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'Battle of Potato Creek' tickets available

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Walter Geiger
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Tuesday, September 28. 2010
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Friday night's 'Battle of Potato Creek', featuring the Lamar Trojans and Pike Pirates, will likely attract a standing room only crowd to Trojan Field.

You can save some money and avoid ticket lines by purchasing your tickets in advance Thursday or Friday.

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#1 pirate fan on 09/28/10 at 07:32 AM
Let's go Pike County!!!
#1.1 big blue on 09/28/10 at 08:35 AM
lmao now that was funny
#1.2 Anonymous on 09/28/10 at 10:57 AM
GET OUT OF HERE!!!! LC Fired up! LCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC LOL!
#1.3 Anonymous on 09/28/10 at 06:21 PM
The only thing that PC is good in is baseball.
#2 game time!!! on 09/28/10 at 07:57 AM
Having folks on both sides of the creek, I pull for both teams until they play each other. Then its all Pirate Pride!!! This should prove to be a GREAT game !!!
#3 Anonymous on 09/28/10 at 08:21 AM
Back in the early 80's it was standing room only cause both teams were really bad and it was entertainment to see who would actually win.
#4 Anonymous on 09/28/10 at 10:46 AM
That's "tater creak"
#4.1 backwoods on 09/28/10 at 11:13 AM
day be some big breams in dare too, if you know where day be... just dont eat em...yuck...
#5 Anonymous on 09/28/10 at 11:30 AM
borrrrrrrrrrrrrrinng
#6 cmr on 09/28/10 at 12:12 PM
Standing room only yea right, this is a mediocre game between to schools that only people that know about them is pike county and lamar county. Give me a break when they start beating someone other than each other we will come. When channel 13 visits the stadium then we can talk.
#6.1 JS on 09/28/10 at 01:40 PM
Yeah,Hahaha Channel 13 is big timing... Straight from the Heart!
#6.2 M.S. on 09/28/10 at 01:56 PM
Screw channel 13. Fox 5 came last year. We got killed, but regardless they were here. We don't want to talk to you if you think channel 13 is good. Haha!
#6.3 in yo face FOX5 on 09/28/10 at 02:20 PM
you must be from Rutland if you think Macon 13 is big time... Fox5 has been to Lamar & Pike. They are from Atlanta in case you didnt know...
#6.3.1 the truth on 09/29/10 at 07:34 AM
13 actually does a much better job of covering middle ga. teams. 5 does a good job with atlanta teams. most people i would think around care care alot more about a mp or peach co. game than luella, or north clayton or any of the gwineet teams. watch whichever you want too but this game is very big to the local fans but in actuallity it is a game of two very average teams in probably the weakest aa region in the state. that said , that doesnt mean the teams and their coaches dont work their butts off or play hard and good football. they are just not at a level where either team can go very far in the playoffs.
#6.4 Anonymous on 09/28/10 at 03:12 PM
lol channel 13 really? Thats a big as you can dream? Fox 5 was here last year. How about you keep your small head dreams in the sand down there, we'll keep doing it big here in Bville.
#6.5 Anonymous on 09/29/10 at 01:31 PM
I would venture to say that the majority of our community doesn't even get Channel 13 anymore. Haven't since Charter pulled them off the cable years ago because they wanted to charge to carry their station here. The last time I recall 13 having anyone at any of your games was when we last beat Mary Persons here like 5 years ago. We don't need no tv stations from Macon or the ATL covering us as long as Uncle Jeff is in the house.
#7 LT on 09/28/10 at 02:26 PM
What happened to the Buggy Bowl? What about the Halloween Bowl? PC and LCCHS needs a good rivalry game title... Battle of Potato Creek? Come on fans and haters...Any suggestions?
#7.1 Anonymous on 09/28/10 at 05:53 PM
i like the battle of potato creek
#7.2 Anonymous on 09/28/10 at 06:37 PM
Halloween Bowl??? On October 1st? Buggy Bowl??? That was three weeks ago. Get a clue. It should be something that represents both communities and since Potato Creek basically divides the two counties I think it's an excellent choice for a name of the game. Maybe you'd like it to be a little more red....how 'bout The Tater Creek War?
#7.2.1 L.T. on 09/29/10 at 06:19 AM
you must have just moved to Lamar County. Pike & lamar played buggy days weekend quite a few times in the past hence "buggy Bowl". they have played a few times on Halloween weekend hence "Halloween bowl".sheeesh, lighten up. its just a football game not a debate team meet.
#7.2.1.1 Ken K. Green on 09/29/10 at 06:54 AM
Let me see if I can clear this up...

This will be the 27th meeting between Lamar County and Pike County in football. The Trojans lead the series, which began in 1976, 19-7.

Of those 26 previous meetings, one has been played ON Halloween (2008), one has been played the day before Halloween (2009) and two have been played the same week as Halloween (1996-97).

I'm not sure how long Buggy Days has been held the third full weekend in September but the Trojans and Pirates have rarely met in that time frame. Hardly enough to call it the Buggy Bowl, which has nothing to do directly with our good neighbors from Pike County except that they are very welcome to come over and join in the festivities.

I think Anon #7.2 makes a strong argument that since the two counties are divided by Potato Creek the moniker "The Potato Creek War" is very appropriate.

If you'd like to check my sources, I invite you to visit www.ghsfha.org. That is the website for the Georgia High School Football Historians Association of which I am a founding and charter member.
#7.2.1.1.1 M.S. on 09/29/10 at 09:40 AM
Nice info Kenny. Hope everything is ok with you. Personally I like "The Highway Rivalry" and "The Battle of Tater Creek".
#7.2.1.1.2 Anonymous on 09/29/10 at 11:20 AM
Why can't we just call it the Lamar County vs. Pike County game? Is it necessary to have some cute name to go with it?
#7.2.1.1.2.1 Anonymous on 09/30/10 at 06:08 AM
That would make it just another game. It's not. It's about bragging rights. Pike comes over here undefeated and Lamar will be trying to knock them off to preserve a chance to host a state playoff game and stay in the running for a region championship. I think it's fun to have a "cute little name" for it. Kind of sweetens the rivalry. Maybe in the future they can come up with some soft of award that the winning school gets to keep for the year i.e. maybe a rock from Potato Creek mounted to a trophy. Some may think it silly, but it would add more pride to the rivalry to win the trophy and get to keep it at your school for the entire year.
#7.2.1.1.2.1.1 L.T. on 10/01/10 at 09:24 AM
I think that the trophy thing is a great idea!
#7.2.1.1.3 whoop-tee-frickin-do on 09/30/10 at 09:58 AM
toot-toot...... there I did it for ya!
#7.2.2 a on 09/29/10 at 09:32 AM
lets have a battle of test scores !!!!
#7.2.2.1 Anonymous on 09/29/10 at 01:35 PM
Yeah LET'S do. And LET'S start with a test on punctuating contractions.
#7.2.2.2 Anonymous on 09/29/10 at 01:53 PM
How about the battle of S A T Scores?
#8 Demarius on 09/29/10 at 06:42 AM
LETS GO TROJANS!!! Lets show Pike what we made of!!
#8.1 Rhonda on 09/29/10 at 09:29 AM
Got ya Demarius.....LOL
#8.1.1 Demarius on 09/29/10 at 10:55 AM
Lol Rhonda appreciate it!!! I'm `going to love the scoring on our side and watching our defense tear Pike in shreads lol hahahahaha!!!
#8.1.1.1 RHonda on 09/30/10 at 06:39 AM
Remember "HUSH MOUTH" will get ya the shame face eva time...........
#8.1.1.1.1 Demarius on 09/30/10 at 06:49 AM
Wat u mean how lamar is going to give pike the hush mouth and the stands a shame face cause we won or what lol :) ha ha ha love ya!!!!
#8.1.1.1.1.1 Rhonda on 09/30/10 at 10:04 AM
ok you gonna see, go ahead and stuff that trojan pride in ya mouth.............. you shut it before Pirates do......LOL love you tooooooooo..... and remember where i graduated from........
#8.2 mary's worst nightmare... you know me Demarious on 09/30/10 at 08:11 AM
You know you aint right.... now we have already talked about this game and how its going to be so just keep the mouth closed, sit back and WATCH what happens at the game.... lol! We need to get my neighbor to go with us.... and her cousin.
#8.2.1 Demarius on 09/30/10 at 02:12 PM
This better not be RACY!!!! LOL but you right we talked about it and I thought about it Pike can't beat us they played two christian schools WOW we can blow them out then they barely beat winless monticello so they really haven't played anybody we will see friday but I already know and our running backs and wide recievers and or quarter back and our defense is waiting so they better come with it all I can say it ain't just going to be a piece of cake like they been eating!!!
#8.2.1.1 You know its Racy! on 09/30/10 at 02:49 PM
You got that right!
#8.2.2 Anonymous on 09/30/10 at 02:40 PM
Get your neighbor and her cousin Stacey, they gonna need all big mouths they can get.
#8.2.2.1 Demarius on 09/30/10 at 07:25 PM
We do need a big mouth the score board going to do the talking!!!
#8.2.2.1.1 Rhonda on 10/01/10 at 09:16 AM
Demarius its all good baby= i know both teams with play their hearts out.
#8.2.2.2 to you on 10/01/10 at 06:54 AM
We will see what yall are about tonight... football, baseball, basketball.. its all just good fun for the kids.
#9 Proud of LCMS Football Players & Cheerleaders! on 09/29/10 at 07:16 PM
CONGRATULATIONS to the LCMS Trojans! They won another game today!
Great job guys!
Cheerleaders you are the best!

Ready for the playoffs.
#10 Anonymous on 09/30/10 at 10:34 AM
"Pike has outscored opponents 154-113, averaging 30.8 ppg while giving up 22.6. Lamar has outscored opponents only 99-83, averaging 19.8 ppg while giving up 16.6. Lamar has played a little better competition."

"The cumulative record of the teams they have played is 11-13 while Pike's are 5-17."

Pike will be in for a whale of a ballgame. The Trojans have faced stiffer tests, and should be ready for this one.
#10.1 You know it on 09/30/10 at 02:10 PM
Yep Pirates are going to get a run for the money I do beleive! I hope Trojans put the whooping on them Pirates just to show them what they are all about!
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