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year because she hurt her thumb
and it hurt too bad to swing right
handed. This shows you Mason's
desire to be the best that she can,
and Mason’s best is pretty good if
you look at what she does for the
team.” ,
Second team
Kourtny Thomas
School: Houston County
Year: Sophomore
Position: Shortstop
Impact: Helped lead the team to
the Region 1 -AAAAA championship
and into the state Sectionals. She
hit. 395. That included 26 singles,
six doubles, and two home runs.
She also had 16 RBIs and scored
21 runs while posting an on base
percentage of .471 and slugging
percentage of .535. In addition, she
stole two bases. At shortstop, she
had a fielding percentage of .923
with 56 put outs and 40 assists.
“Every game she made plays
that stopped runs from scoring
and making outstanding plays to
get outs,” said Crawford. "She has
good arm strength, great foot work
and became a vocal leader in the
field by the end of the season.
“Offensively Kourtny batted well,
made sold contact and was always
a difficult out." Other: Named the
team's Best Defensive Player.
Coach’s Corner: “Kourtny is one
of the best all round players that I
have coached. Her potential to be
the best offensive and defensive
player for the next two years in the
region is very good. She is a smart
young lady with a bright future and
Houston County and at the college
level.”
Brianna Hancock
School: Houston County
Year: Sophomore
Position: Pitcher
Impact: Helped lead the team to
the Region 1-AAAAA championship
and into the state Sectionals. She
pitched 189.33 innings, finishing
the year 21-9 and with a 1.7 ERA.
She also struck out 101 hitters.
“Brianna carried the team on the
mound this year," Crawford said.
“She had a solid sophomore year
with a bright future ahead if she
works hard.
“Brianna pitched her best
throughout the region tournament
slowing down the high power offen
sives of Warner Robins and Tift.
Brianna continued to have a strong
showing in the sectional tourna
ment.”
Other: She was a Region 1-
AAAAA softball team Honorable
Mention.
Coach’s Corner: “Brianna has a
lot of potential and if she continues
to work, she will be very successful
her junior and senior years."
Sarah Ling
School: Houston County
Year: Junior
Position: Outfield
Impact: Helped lead the team to
the Region 1 -AAAAA championship
and into the state Sectionals. She
hit .388. That included 32 singles,
four doubles, two triples and two
home runs. She also had 20 RBIs
and scored 23 runs while posting a
.394 on base percentage and .524
slugging percentage. She also stole
three bases. In the outfield, she had
a .973 fielding percentage with 30
put outs and six assists.
“Sarah made a great diving catch
in center field against Luella in
the sectional tournament to keep
the runner from advancing," said
Crawford.
She also helped lead the team to
the Region 1-AAAAA champion
ship.
Other: Named to the Region 1-
AAAAA softball team.
Coach’s Corner: “Sarah is a
great batter that sparked many
innings throughout the year. She
had the second highest RBI told
and was always a very difficult out.
She will defiantly have to be both
an offensive and defensive leader
next year.”
Katie Farinelli
School: Warner Robins
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have thought. 1 can’t keep
you from catching it, but
I can make you pay. The
only problem was when he
tackled who he thought had
the ball, he didn’t. He had
tossed it back to a team
mate streaking down the
sidelines. The teammate
in turn raced the distance
untouched.
It was things like that.
(Many even blamed the
collapse on the Astroturf,
which was the flooring/car
peting of choice at the time
and had received its share
of publicity heading in. It
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team-high 12 points. Trey
Smith had 10, all in the
second half, and Roderick
Jones scored eight.
Warner Robins’ Jared
Fluellen had 13 points
Year: Junior
Position: Second base
Impact: Helped lead the
Demonettes to the Elite Eight in the
GHSA Class AAAAA softball cham
pionship and runner-up in Region
1 -AAAAA. She hit .219 with 25 hits
- including one double and two tri
ples. She also had 10 RBIs, scored
20 runs, walked 11 times and had
an on base percentage of .292 and
slugging percentage of .265.
Jensen Barrett
School: Warner Robins
Year: Junior
Position: Pitcher
Impact: Helped lead the Demonettes
to the Elite Eight in the GHSA Class
AAAAA softball championship and
runner-up in Region 1-AAAAA. She
hit .293 with 34 hits - including
four doubles and one triple. She
also had 14 RBIs, scored 21 runs,
walked seven times and had an on
base percentage of .339 and slug
ging percentage of .375. She was
also two-for-two in the stolen base
department. On the mound, she
was 9-2 with an ERA of 0.98. In 64
innings pitched, she struck out 74
and walked only 11.
Macl Brown
School: Warner Robins
Year: Sophomore
Position: Catcher
Impact: Helped lead the
Demonettes to the Elite Eight in the
GHSA Class AAAAA softball cham
pionship and runner-up in Region
1-AAAAA. She hit .138 with 10 hits
- including a double. She also had
five RBIs, scored 12 runs, walked
13 times and had an on base per
centage of .278 and slugging per
centage of .147.
Kim Burgess
School: Warner Robins
Year: Junior
Position: Third base
Impact: Helped lead the
Demonettes to the Elite Eight in the
GHSA Class AAAAA softball cham
pionship and runner-up in Region
1-AAAAA. She hit .219 with 23 hits
- including three doubles, one triple
and two home runs. She also had
15 RBIs, scored 12 times, walked
seven times and had an on base
percentage of .292 and a slugging
percentage of .321.
Kiley Barrett
School: Warner Robins
Year: Sophomore
Position: Left field
Impact: Helped lead the
Demonettes to the Elite Eight in the
GHSA Class AAAAA softball cham
pionship and runner-up in Region
1-AAAAA. She hit .302 with 34
hits - including nine doubles. She
also had 16 RBIs, scored 21 runs,
walked four times and had an on
base percentage of .328 and slug
ging percentage of .382.
Heather Langston
School: Northside
Year: Freshman
Position: Catcher
Impact: Helped lead the team to
the most wins in school history (30
- with eight losses), as well as a
perfect region record while winning
the division title. Also, led the team
in hitting with a .360 avg. and only
struck out six times in 86 at bats.
She also had 12 RBIs and four
doubles and a .996 fielding avg.
Coach’s Corner: “Heather was
outstanding behind the plate this
year but the biggest thing about
her is almost anytime she came up
with runners in scoring position she
knocked them in.”
Hollie Langston
School: Northside
Year: Freshman
Position: Second/pitcher
Impact: Helped lead the team to
the most wins in school history (30
- with eight losses), as well as a
perfect region record while winning
the division title. Hit in the ninth spot
and had a batting average of .274.
She had 12 RBIs and four doubles.
She was also four out of four in
the stolen base department. As a
pitcher she was 5-0 with a 0.70
earned run average.
Coach’s Corner: “Hollie was a
great spark at the bottom of our
lineup and made some outstanding
was said to tire runners out.
And, I don’t remember if it
was rumor or fact but there
was some talk out there
about Lowndes buying spe
cial shoes for its players just
for that occasion.)
Anyway, long story short,
the grand total of the
Vikings’ effort was equiva
lent to the Eagles’ from this
past weekend. In fact, the
final score was amazingly
the same: 31-28, Vikings.
And the Eagles, Respert
included, were left bawl
ing in the locker room like
babies, as anyone with a
heart would have been -
Tigers included.
So, was Friday the great
est comeback ever? Maybe.
with 5-of-6 foul shooting in
the fourth period. Jordan
Sanders added eight.
Symone Wilkerson paced
a winning night for the
Warner Robins girls bas
ketball club Friday at Perry.
She had 20 points - three
3-pointers - in a 59-48 final.
Quinshay Williams scored
defensive plays in the field. She is
hard worker and very dedicated."
Brooke Red
School: Northside
Year: Freshman
Position: Pitcher/third base
Impact: Helped lead the team to
the most wins in school history (30
- with eight losses), as well as a
perfect region record while winning
the division title. She hit .212 with
five doubles and had 12 RBIs. As
a pitcher she was 7-1 with a 0.31
ERA and had five shutouts.
Coach’s Corner: “Brooke did a
great job. Injuries set her back
somewhat but she was a hard
worker.”
Erica Smith
School: Perry
Year: Junior
Position: Pitcher/catcher/outfield
Impact: Hit in the three-spot with
an average of .431. She finished
the year with 17 RBIs, with five
doubles and a triple.
Also, “Erica won four games
for us on'the mound,” said Sans,
“including two of the biggest wins
on the year against West Laurens
and Peach County.
“In the field she was a tremendous
asset. When she did not pitch she
played outfield and also fielded sev
eral games behind the plate."
Coach’s Corner: “Erica is a
leader on the field by the way she
plays, the attitude she has toward
winning, and the mentality she has
toward the game. When she is on
the field, she is a competitor that
will not be easily beat."
Ashley Craddock
School: Perry
Year: Junior
Position: Second base
Impact: Hit. 387 with an on base
average of .556. She had 18 RBIs,
with nine doubles and a triple. She
also stole five bases.
“Ashley is a solid second base
man with good range and a strong
arm," said Sans. “She was our
lead-off hitter and did a great job of
‘setting the table’ for us."
Other: Named to the Region 4-
AAA All-Region first team.
Coach’s Corner: “Ashley is the
type of player you want to have on
the field. 'Hard nosed’ and ready to
do what it takes on the field to get
the job done.”
Jenna Clark
School: Perry
Year: Senior
Position: Pitcher
Impact: Hit .370 with 13 RBIs.
On the mound she was 7-6 with
71 strikeouts in 55 innings and an
ERA of 2.16.
Coach’s Corner: “Jenna is a
good player with the ability to go
the other way at the plate. It was
a pleasure to have her on the team
the last three years. Her ‘bubbli
ness’ was a welcomed asset at
times when our team needed it.”
Audrey Clearman
School: Westfield
Year: Junior
Position: Catcher/third base
Impact: Helped lead the team to
the Region 3-AAA championship
and the GISA AAA Final Four. She
hit .372 (led the team in hitting. She
also had 14 RBIs and was eight-of
-10 in stolen bases - most of those
coming when the team was off
guard, Culverhouse said.
“Audrey had one of the biggest
impacts on our team this year,”
said Culverhouse. "After the fith
game of the season, our catcher
got hurt and was going to be out
for about six weeks. Audrey was
my option for catcher. She stepped
in and made it happen." Proof was
in the fact she committed only four
errors.
Other: Was named to the All-
Region and All-State teams.
Coach’s Corner: “Audrey worked
hard behind the plate to make sure
we continued to play well. Audrey
is always thinking about the game.
She is a good game manager.
Audrey had no problem calling a
timeout and getting the team refo
cused.”
Maybe not. One’s thing’s
for sure. Only Northside
“players”, who’ve had the
experience of being on both
the giving and receiving
end, know for sure.
Just be careful whom you
ask.
Oh, it’s a piece of cake if
you query anyone from the
present campaign. They’ll
be happy to give you a
resounding: “You better
believe it!” (I’d also say the
Eagles’ win was the great
est - the loss was no fun
at all.)
But, if you ask someone
from the ’99 squad ... well
... just remember I warned
you about those sleeping
dogs ...
13 points and Antoinette
Howell 12.
The Demonettes broke
open the game in the second
quarter with 24 points. The
lead was 40-24 at the half.
Perry’s Brianna Brown
had 19 points, Shay
Newberry 12 and Kim
Burgess nine..
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Westfield’s Jared Parnell works to pin an opponent during the Hornets’ meet Monday
at the school. The team was slated to host Monroe Academy, Tiftarea and Sherwood.
Results were unknown as of press time.
*
Hornet Bryan Thompson tries to turn his opponent.
Westfield boys beat Riverside
Special to the Journal
Westfield’s boys basketball
team took a long road trip
this past weekend - in fact if
it had still been the quarter
finals they might have been
able to watch part of Perry’s
football game.
They went to Gainesville
to take on Riverside Military,
a Final Four team from this
past year, and also a team
that knocked the Hornets
out of the state tournament
this past year.
With all of their starters
returning, Westfield boys
basketball Head Coach Jake
Walls said, they were ranked
No. 4 in the GISA.
“But,” he added, “with
out their leading scorer (he
didn’t elaborate on why he
was out) the couldn’t handle
the defensive pressure we
applied.”
To that end, the Hornets
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had held an opponent under
40.
Leading them on the floor
was Matt Amrit, who had
13 points and four blocked
shots. John Peake also had
12 points and added seven
rebounds.
“The boys played really
hard after a three-hour road
rip,” Walls said. “Our press
is starting to come around
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