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Page 8A - Pike County Journal Reporter - Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Pirates soccer teams advance to Elite 8
BY JOE WALTER
The PCHS Boys and
Girls varsity soccer teams
advanced to the Elite
Eight round of the GHSA
AAA Soccer playoff with
dramatic victories last
week. The Lady Pirates
traveled to Madison on
April 26 to face off with
the Region 8 champion
Morgan County Lady Bull
dogs. The game featured
hard tackles, chippy play
and many tense moments.
In the words of one parent
at the match, “1 thought
EMS was going to have to
be called on the field and
in the stands.”
The Pirates had to
finish the match with 10
players after a red card
was issued for rough play.
At the end of regulation,
the score was knotted at
1-1, courtesy of a Savan
nah McBrayer goal. The
match went to two extra
periods where the Lady
Pirates had to hold on
for dear life as the Lady
Bulldogs pushed for the
winning goal. After extra
time, the game was still
tied 1-1 and moved to a
shootout to decide the
winner. Each team gets
five shots on goal form the
penalty spot. The Lady Pi
rates were able to convert
four shots and the Lady
Bulldogs only three, so
Pike walked out of Bulldog
Stadium with a win and
a ticket to the Elite Eight.
The Lady Pirates hosted
the North Hall Lady Tro
jans on May 4 for a berth
in the Pinal Pour.
The Pirates had a
little easier time with the
Tattnall County Warriors
on April 28 at the Pirate
Stadium. Tattnall had
many skilled players and
a vocal fan base that was
able to match the home
crowd with their com
ments about the qual
ity of the officiating. The
Pirates worked to get the
momentum by pressing
the Warriors hard from
the kickoff. Christian
Powler intercepted a
wayward pass and fooled
the keeper at 2 minutes
in to make the score 1-0
for the home team. At 10
minutes in, Pike increased
their lead to 2-0 off a Matt
Webb score from the left
side off of a corner. The
Pirates have had a lot of
success from short cor
ners this season. Matt was
able to tightrope the goal
line and pop one to the
far post as the Warriors
just watched in amaze
ment. The tension on
the field mounted as the
visitors tried to change
the momentum through
rough play. The first half
ended with the score 2-0.
The second half brought
more physical play and
yellow cards. The Pirates
were able to dictate the
tempo and kept pushing
to increase their lead.
Matt Webb pounced on a
bad giveaway pass in the
Warriors defensive third
and scored his second of
the game at 55 minutes
to increase the lead to
3-0. The Warriors became
frantic to score a goal to
save some face and the
Pirates were able to stay
on the attack. The final
Pirate goal occurred at
68 minutes off of a long
throw from senior Jake
Richardson into the goal
box. The Tattnall keeper
went to catch the ball in
the air and spilled it, caus
ing the ball to squirt into
the goal for an own goal.
The Pirates were able to
substitute a few bench
players and the game
ended 4-0. The Pirates
will travel to Watkinsville
on May 5 to face the 2019
AAAA State Champion
Oconee County Warriors.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Members of the Rock Springs Christian Academy varsity tennis team are (l-r) Sophia Flanegan, Dylan Zellner, Lauren Pharr,
Phoebe Davis, Abbey Deal, Wesley Hollar, Brittany Anderson, Mary Anne Anderson (Coach), Scooter Bailey, Byron Gibson, Aaron
Frey, Landon Cormier, Josiah Brown, Peyton Davis, Karissa Patterson and Ava Adams. Not pictured is coach David Strobel.
Rock Springs tennis team qualifies for state
The Rock Springs
Christian Academy var
sity boys and girls tennis
teams recently qualified
for state.
The individual quali
fiers were Josiah Brown
and Phoebe Davis, who
finished third in singles;
Peyton Davis, who fin
ished fifth; Abbey Deal,
who finished sixth; and
Dylan Zellner and Landon
Cormier, who finished
fifth in doubles. The
teams are coached by
David Strobel and Mary
Anne Anderson.
The Individual State
Meet is May 10 and the
Team State Meet is May
11. Both meets will be at
Berry College Tennis Cen
ter in Rome.
RSGA middle school girls track team earns
second place in the state championship
The Rock Springs
Christian Academy
Middle School girls
track placed as State
Runner-Up in the
GAPPS Middle School
Track and Field Cham
pionship on Saturday,
April 10 at Trinity
Christian School in
Sharpsburg.
Bella Pearson was
the top point scorer
and earned the state
champion title in the
3200M and 1600M
events.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
The RSCA Middle School
girls track team were
runners up at the GAPPS
Middle School Track
and Field Championship
recently. Pictured are (l-r)
coach Dolores Owen, Kal-
lie Latimer, Bunny Nichols,
Bella Pearson, Lauren Har
rell, Phoenix Reeves, Tinley
Shiflett, Mary Gayle Searcy
and coach Caleb Lenard.
GAPPS
qapps
Rock Springs varsity
track performs well
at state competition
The Rock Springs
Christian Academy
varsity track team had
a strong performance
during the GAPPS State
Track Meet in Lamar
County on April 23.
Two RSCA athletes
earned individual state
championship medals
and two landed state
runner-up titles.
Colton Buchanan,
eleventh grader of
Spalding County, fin
ished first and earned
State Championship in
Boys Shot Put Divi
sion II. He also finished
second place, State
Runner-Up in Discus.
Tenth Grader, Madi
son Paulk of Spalding
County, finished first
place and earned State
Champion in girls shot
put Division II.
Eleventh Grader,
Denver Camp of Henry
County, finished second
place and earned State
Runner-Up in Boys
Triple Jump Division II.
He also placed third in
the Boys Long Jump.
The Varsity Track
team is coached by
Coach Dolores Owen
and Coach Caleb Le
nard.
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Above left, Madison Paulk finished first and earned the
state championship title in shot put. Above right, Denver
Camp finished second in the boys triple jump and third in
the boys long jump at the state championship recently.
Colton Buchanan earned first in boys shot put and second
in the discus at the state championship.
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