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Hoops Stars of the Week
Nick
ISAAC
Augusta Christian
The 6-2 Sr. guard had a big
week for the No. 1 ranked
Lions. Coach Mike Gold’s
team is 13-3 and owns the
top ranking in GISA 4 AAA.
This past week, Isaac had 17,
33 and 27 in Augusta Chris
tian wins over John Milledge,
Pinewood. In the win over
Pinewood, Isaac connected on
7 three-pointers. .
AB’s
10
Top 5
Girls’
Teams
The Press & Deadlift Rumble
Python lifters shine
The Python Powerlifting Team
of Augusta dominated teams from
Sandersville. Georgia and
Fitzgerald, Georgia at the “Py
thon Invitational Bench Press &
Deadlift Rumble” held recently.
“Every lifter on our team won
first place and showed great tech
nique, sportsmanship and team
work. [ was very proud of them,”
said Tee “Skinny Man” Meyers,
coach of the Python Team.
The Pythons finished with 50
points, followed by Sandersville
with 26 points and Fitzgerald with
24 points.
Leading the way to victory were
the Lady Pythons, whichincluded
DebraHuelin the 148-pound Nov
ice division with a 245-Ib. deadlift.
Reesie McCloud swept the 148-Ib.
open division with a 120-1 b bench
press and a 340-Ib. deadlift. The
Meyers achieves number one ranking
Hephzibah’s Tee “Skinny Man”
Meyers has achieved what he
has called his ultimate goal in
powerlifting.
Although the 39-year-old lifter
has won the World Drug-Free
Powerlifting title for the last two
years, he felt one final goal had
eluded him.
That goal is to be ranked the
number one deadlifter in the
USA. This year, Meyers achieved
Older Adult Day with the Augusta College Jaguars
The Area Agency on Aging and
Augusta College are planning the
2nd annual Older Adult Day. It
will take place at the Augusta
College Athletic Complex, 3109
Wrightsboro Road, on Saturday,
February 10th.
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HOOPS HONOR ROLL
BOYS
Roger Toxey, 6-3 Jr., Evans
William Avery, 6-2 Jr., Westside
Patrick Woodward, 6-1 Sr., Burke Co.
Larry Smith, 6-2 1/2 Sr., Hephzibah
Michael Brooker, 6-5 1/2 Sr.,
Brentwood Academy
Ladell Webb, 6-5 Sr., Josey
Jeremy Gritton, 6-2 Jr., Curtis
Mickell Bervy, 6-4 1/2 Jr., Glenn Hills
GIRLS
Kwameika Brown, 5-11 Soph., Butler
Devanna Little, 5-7 Sr., Hephzibah
Sherika Wright, 5-5 Sr., Josey
Katie Lawrence, 5-9 Soph., Westside
Brandi Robertson, 5-7 Sr., Westside
Natasha Reid, 5-8 Sr., Academy of
Richmond County
1. WESTSIDE (11-2)
Despite a defeat to Burke Coun
ty on a couple of last-second free
throws, its first loss in the state of
Georgia in two calendar years,
Westside is still the class of the
CSRA. They bounced back with a
win over Butler 68-50.
2. N. AUGUSTA (7-2)
Playing great, but could begin
toslide with aninjury totheirbest
scorer Kevin Lynn (broken wrist),
who is out for the season. Kevin
Muns (Soph.) must step it up.
1. BUTLER (13-1)
Talented team, which is led by
a host of Sophomores including
(5-11) Kwameika Brown and (6-
0) Crystal Davis. They compete
in one of the toughest regions,
which includes Southwest Ma
con.
340 1b deadlift garnered her the
“Best Female Deadlift” award.
With a massive 160-Ib. bench
press, Cora Brooks was given the
“Best Female Bench Press” award.
In the men’s 165-Ib. division,
17-year-old Fred Brooks took the
“Best Teenage Deadlift” with a
400-Ib. lift. 435 Ibs was enough for
Derryl Fuller to take the 181 Ib
Novice class. The “Best Bench
Presser” of the meet was awarded
tothe 1811 b Open division winner
Tony “Pokey” Francis with a 400-
Ib. bench press. 500 lbs in the
deadlift was the winning ticket
for Dwight “Shakka” Huel to win
the Over 40 class in the 198 Ib
division. With the biggest bench
press of the meet (460 lbs), Kevin
Stewartblew away the 2201bclass.
The winning was concluded by
David Marable with a 365-Ib.
bench press in the 275 Ib. class.
that goal.
“Powerlifting USA,” a month
ly publication which monitors
competitionsinall 50 states and
various overseas locations pub
lishes a “Top 100” listing which
showed Meyers in the top spot.
The thing that makes this so
incredibleisthat this listing does
not take into account certain
factors:
- Age. Meyers is 39-years-old
and had to compete against
Activities willbeginat 1:00 p.m.
with a welcome from Augusta
College President Dr. William
Bloodworth. Then there will be
time to view the exhibits on dis
play from different providers in
the CSRA. Afterwards, the Au
SPORTSFocus
Stella
DIXON
T.W. Josey
Ms. Dixon put on quite a
show this past weekend. In
Josey’s big victory over
Hephzibah, Dixon led the
way with 17. But she is
player of the week for her
33-point effort in the Eagles’
dramatic win over their
arch-rival Laney.
3. ARC (12-5)
This team has been up and
down, but they have a lot of
backcourt talent. They avenged
a loss to Hephzibah by defeating
Glenn Hills (68-61).
4. BUTLER (8-7)
Don't let the record fool you.
This team is beginning to play
well. Especially Carl Greene (6-
4, Jr.) who had 23 points, 12
boardsin a 81-563 win over Evans.
2. JOSEY (11-5)
Coach Lynn Brantley had a
huge weekend beating both Hep
hzibah and Laney on consecu
tive nights. Stella Dixon had 33
points in the win.
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POWER RUNS IN THE FAMILY: Woody Woodring (C), 61,
placed first in his division of the Python Invitational Bench
Press & Deadlift Rumble in Augusta. Woodring deadlifted
365 Ibs. He is flanked by grandson Tommy Jordan (L), 14
(240 Ib. lift), and son Nicholas Woodring (R), 15 (225 Ib. lift).
The meet was held at the Hep
hzibah Community Center and
had over 50 lifters from Alabama,
South Carolina, North Carolina
and various parts of Georgia.
lifters 20-years-old and up.
- Supplementation. Meyers is
a lifetime drug-free powerlifter
and he had to compete against
lifters who took or are taking
steroids.
- Body weight. Meyers is 11
pounds underweight. He weighs
187 Ibs but competes in the 198
1b class.
“It just shows what you can do
if you train hard and don’t listen
gusta College Jaguar men’s vs.
Kennesaw State basketball game
will begin at 2:00 p.m.
This fun-filled afternoon has
been planned for the older adults
ofour community. Refreshments
Burke Co. shocks Westside
The Burke County Bears de
feated the Westside Patriotsina
shocker. Burke County used a
stingy defense and clutch-free
throws from Patrick to derail the
Josey girls, boys slip past Laney
A capacity crowd piled into
ARC’sgymnasium to watch one of
the area’s most heated rivalries
unfold. Both the girls and the boys
played games that lived up to the
extensive pre-game hype.
Stella Dixon (5-8, Sr.) scored a
season high 33 points as Josey
completed an incredible week
end sweep over Hephzibah and
Laney by taking out the Wild
cats last Saturday night. Con
5. SWAINSBCRO (12-2)
Despite aloss to ARC, this team
beat Screven County 48-42 on
Saturday night. What is amazing
about this victorty is that Div. I
players Randy Hughes and Sergio
Washington only played in the
4th quarter.
6. BURKE COO. (10-5)
Huge win over Westside! Talk
about gaining instant respect.
Guard Patrick Woodward hit a
pair of freethrows with eight sec
ondsleft. Woodward followed that
with 27 points in a win over Hep
hzibah.
3. AIKEN (11-2)
Senior Kim Cueis a super play
er. They dominate the region. It
would be interesting to see some
cross-state matchups in the fu
ture.
The Python’s next competition
will be the Georgia-Carolina
Drug-Free Powerlifting Cham
pionships to be held in Hephzi
bah.
to those people who told me I
couldn’t or just didn’t believe I
coulddoit. Well,ldidit and hope
the town of Hephzibah, my fam
ily and the folks at my gym (Py
thon Gym) are proud of me, be
cause it took me 14 years to
achieve this goal,” said Meyers.
Meyers is the owner/operator
Python Nutrition & Gym, coach
of the Python Power Team, a
military veteran and a graduate
of Hephzibah High School.
will be provided, along with ex
hibits.
For complimentary tickets, call
the Area Agency 6n Aging and
ask for Jo Ann Noriega at (706)
667-4172.
AUGUSTA FOCUS
defending State Champsin AAA.
The contest produced, without
doubt, the biggest upset of the
season and the biggest win for
the Bears in quite some time.
gratulations to Lynn Brantley
and the Eagles.
Although it went to overtime,
the Josey boys prevailed over
Laney 68-65. Both teams played
a little sluggish in the first half
but, after the intermission,
Ladell Webb (6-5, Sr.) caught
fire to score 14 of his 18 points.
The big play, however, was a
rebound and put-back by Deon
Grant, who also had 18 points.
7. GLENN HILLS (9-6)
Mickell Berry showed that he
could score despite a 68-61 loss to
ARC. This is one of the surprise
teams in the area.
8. BARNWELL
The War Horses have a Clydes
dale in (6-3,5 r. Anthony Worthy.
The team had a recent big win
over arch rival Silver Bluff.
4. HEPHZIBAHN (10-3)
Coach Wendell Lofton has an
other talented team despite los
ing key talent from last year’s
team. Devanna Little can score,
but watch for Freshman Lecoe
Willingham.
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January 18, 1996
Westside star William Avery,
who led the Patriots in scoring,
missed a last-second shot at the
buzzer which would have given
the Patriots the win.
Hephzibah vs. Josey
Hephzibah and Josey split a
pair this past week. In the Boys’
game, Larry Smith and Mack
Young combined for 35 points as
Hephzibah took out the defend
ing state runner-ups 57-53. In
the girls’ game, Josey showed
they can play with anyone as
they surprised Hephzibah 54-49.
Stella Dixon led the way with 17.
9. HEPHZIBAH (7-7)
A good week with consecutive
wins over ARC, Josey, and Evans,
before falling to Burke County
(69-57). Larry Smith (6-2, Sr.)is a
tremendous player and he has
help from Mack Young.
10. SOUTH AIKEN (8-7)
Theteam hasbeenupand down,
but teams had better beat them
now because Tony Kitchings is a
rising star.
5. LANEY (9-5)
Laney was state runner-up
once again last year. Coach Otis
Smart has had to figure out how
to replace Joya Collier and
Fredreicka Morgan. They have
played a tough early season
schedule.
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