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The ADVANCE, January 17, 2024/Page 3B
BPC Drops Senior Night Dual vs Emmanuel
A pair of BPC wrestlers were honored prior to the dual as Bradley Owens and Wilkinson
Saul were recognized for their efforts as Baron Student-Athletes while representing the
Brewton-Parker Wrestling Program,
Courtesy of BPC
Brewton-Parker College Men’s Wres
tling returned to action in Gillis Gymna
sium for a Senior Night matchup against
NCAA DII Emmanuel (Ga.) on Wednes
day night.
The (RV) Barons (2-5) were dropped
by the Lions (3-3) in a 34-13 loss.
A pair of BPC wrestlers were honored
prior to the dual as Bradley Owens and
Wilkinson Saul were recognized for their
efforts as Baron Student-Athlete while
representing the Brewton-Parker Wres
tling Program.
How It Happened
Patrick Jones started the dual off hot
in the 125-lb bout by pushing the Barons
forward with a 6-0 advantage, after pin
ning Martrez Huff in 6:04 minutes. Un
fortunately the hot start was quickly
cooled by the Lions as Brewton-Parker
fell to a 19-point deficit by dropping the
next five matches.
Keyshaun Taylor fell in an 8-0 major
decision to Eli Holton at 133. In the
141-weight class, Conner Wright was
dropped in a 24-7 tech fall to Christian
Gordon to put the Lions up 9-6.
At 149, Owens took a 3:43 fall to Da
vid Lundquist and was followed by Gavin
Daniels falling in 1:56 to Gage Shetley in
the 157-pound division to give the Li
ons a 15-point lead. At 165, Sean Hous
ton dropped a 17-5 major decision to
Christian Trimble to give EU a 20-6
edge.
Justin Grant attempted to change
the momentum for the Barons by
breaking the five-match losing streak.
Grant produced a 3-2 decision over
Conner Smith at the 174-pound weight
class to cut the deficit to 25-9. The mo
mentum shift wouldn’t stick as Charlie
Henkel was dropped in a 7-2 decision
in the 184-pound division.
Thomas Crawford took the mat
next for BPC at 197. Crawford fell to
Micha Clemson in 4:24, giving the Li
ons a 34-9 lead going into the last
match of the night. At 285, Saul took
down Tony Olea in an 11-2 major deci
sion, to produce a final score of 34-13
in favor of the Lions.
What’s Next
BPC Men’s Wrestling will go on the
road to Marshall, Mo. to compete in the
Missouri Valley Invitational on January
19-20.
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Sealed bids along with the information requested below will be accepted by
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January 30,2024, on the following property owned by the City of Vidalia:
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2. Ability to close and make payment in full within forty-five (45) days of award
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Winning bid recipient must issue a first right of refusal to purchase said prop
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Barons Fly
continued from page 1B
How It Happened |
Second Half
Brewton-Parker ad
vanced back into a double
digit lead with a pair of
free throws from Damar-
cus Johnson Jr. at the
18:50 mark. Point led an
8-4 stretch of scoring over
the next three minutes to
keep the BPC advantage
to just seven, down 41-34.
The Barons returned
the favor with an 8-2 run
led by Smith with six
points for a 13-point lead
with 14:29 left in the
game. A pair of layups
from the Skyhawks cut the
lead back to nine points
with 13:20 to play before
Brewton-Parker separated
from the hosts for good.
Johnson Jr. led the fol
lowing couple of minutes
with four of BPC’s 10-0
run to comfortably cush
ion the lead to 59-40 with
11:01 remaining. The Bar
ons continued to be domi
nant over the Skyhawks,
taking the next 11 minutes
to outscore the hosts 20-
10 with Jordan Johnson
leading with five points
followed by Dre Bur
roughs and Smith with
four each.
BPC took advantage of
fouls from Point down the
stretch, shooting 9-of-10
from the foul line and
scoring just five buckets
from the field in the final
11 minutes. The Barons
outscored the Skyhawks
44-24 in the second half to
secure a 79-50 win on the
road.
Inside The Statistics
• BPC shot 41% (25-
of-61) from the field,
45.5% (lO-of-22) from
three, and 79.2% (19-of-
24) from the foul line.
Smith scored a sea
son-high 34 points while
snagging a team-leading
seven rebounds and dish
ing out four assists as well,
followed by Burroughs
with 13 points.
• Boston also grabbed
seven rebounds while
scoring eight points along
side Johnson Jr.
The Barons’ de
fense totaled 10 steals off
15 turnovers from the
Skyhawks with Ferlin Jo
seph Jr. leading with three.
Loran
continued from page 1B
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