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^Reporter
September 17,2008
2008 MP Varsity
Volleydogs
No.
Player Grade
1
Kendra Head
12
2
Beneidra Colbert
12
3
Kasey Smith
11
4
Shay Johnson
12
5
Keri Walker
12
7
Cassi Moye
11
8
Chikima Brantley
10
9
Ciera Davis
11
10
Travon Benjamin
11
11
Shardai Mundy
11
12
Jameesa Threatt
12
Head Coach: Lori Greene
Asst. Coaches: Chuck Sim
mons, Coach Batchelor
Managers: Quinshae High,
Naka Lyons, LeeLee Threatt
and Keisha Brown
Mary Persons Volleydogs
Upcoming Schedule
Date
Location/Opponent
Teams
Sept. 18
@Perry/Jackson
V,JV
Sept. 20
@WRHS Playday
JV
Sept. 22
@WRHS
9th
Sept. 23
@Eagles Lndg./Perry*
V
Sept. 24
@MP/Morrow, WRHS
V,JV
Sept. 25
@Jackson/Henry Co.
V,JV
Sept. 27
@MP Playday
V
Sept. 30
@Woodland/Southside, So. Atl.
V
Oct. 2
@Rockdale/Habersham Ctrl.
V
Oct. 7
@0la/Northside
V,JV
Oct. 9
@MP/Henry Co., Jackson##
V,JV
Oct. 16-18
Area Playoffs (TBD)
V
Oct. 25
1st Rd. Sectionals (TBD)
V
Oct. 30
State Semis (TBD
V
Nov. 1
State Finals
V
* Area Match (V)
it Senior Night (Final Home Match)
Bump. Set
Spike.
Mary Persons volleyball season underway
After losing its first three matches of the season to
Houston County, Rockdale and Warner Robins, the MP
Volleydogs came back and won the next four in a row,
including the match with area rival Jackson last
Tuesday. Coach Lori Greene says the team has been
working hard on passing and serving, two of the most
important areas.
“Our first two games, we struggled with service points
and passing, but we are improving daily,” says Greene.
“Starting out with three losses is a little different for us,
but the girls have taken those losses and used them to
motivate themselves to practice harder. As we continue
to stress defense through good passing, I think the rest
of the game will take care of itself. I have some real tal
ented players on the team.”
The Volleydogs beat Banneker and Morrow before
beginning area play with Jackson and Woodward
Academy Sept. 9.
MP beat Jackson 25-20 and 25-21. Ciera Davis led all
servers with 20 points. Shardai Mundy added 15. Both
girls had a string of 8 in a row. Leading all hitters were
Senior Beneidra Colbert with 5 kills (unreturnable
spike), 3 spikes, 2 dinks, and a block. Kendra Head
backed her up with 1 kill, 2 spikes, 2 dinks and 2 blocks.
However, MP had a hard time with private school pow
erhouse Woodward Academy. The Volleydogs were on
defense for most of the match, having to pass some
extremely hard hitting from WA. The first game was
tough with MP losing 25-7. The second game, MP han
dled WA better and did a little hitting of their own. Late
in the game, the score was 16-14. Then WA gave a spik
ing clinic and finished out the game, 25-14.
“It was good experience for the girls, but still a rough
loss,” said Greene.
Next home game will be Sept. 24 against Morrow and
Warner Robins.
Mustangs
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the conversion failed. Not
to be outdone in yardage
with Purser's pass, Trey
Epperson ran for 60 yards
to rapidly add another six
points to the score. Spivey
added his second extra
point.
Not tired of running,
Epperson ran another 49
yards for his second TD.
This time the kick failed.
The final score came on a
Simon Colwell 14-yard
run. The kick failed again,
but the Mustangs were cel
ebrating a convincing
come-from-behind 39-28
victory.
Players, coaches and fans
were well aware of the sig
nificance of the win. To
date, the Mustangs have
not had a region contest.
As region play nears, their
Friday night performance
is a mighty morale and
confidence builder, taking
them out of the losing col
umn to post a 1-2 record.
Coach Dennard Scoggins
commented after the game
that he was as proud of the
win as any he has ever
had. He emphasized that
the victory was no easy
task. "Heritage is an AA
school, and they had twice
as many players as we
did," he said. He added
that Heritage scored 60
points on an Augusta team
the week before.
“We made improvements
each day, and we thought
we would finally break out.
It came in the fourth quar
ter Friday night," he
explained. Scoggins siad
the team worked hard, and
the conditioning paid off.
"The defense played really
well, and we had good line
blocking. I'm very, very
proud of the coaches. They
had the team prepared,
and they deserved to win,"
he said.
This Friday night, the
Mustangs will host Griffin
Christian of Griffin, anoth
er AA school. Monroe's
first region game will come
the following week with
Thomas Jefferson, the
number one ranked A
team. "I wish we played
them last, but we don't,"
Coach Scoggins said.
• • •
Monroe Academy’s mid
dle school team won its
first game at McMichael
Field last week against
Nathaniel Greene 14-0.
The Mustangs running
back David Purser had a
35-yard run to score on the
Mustangs’ first drive.
Fullback Clayton Sewell
then carried the ball for
the two-point conversion,
giving MA a 8-0 lead.
Quarterback Powell
Krepps threw a 25-yard
touchdown pass to wide
receiver Will Edmonson.
The second hald was all
defense, led by noseguard
Cameron Hadley and line
backers Krepps and
Purser.
Turbulent times require
an experienced hand
In these turbulent economic times, it's comforting to know your
hometown bank has someone on board with decades of experience in
risk management. That's the case at Monroe County Bank. John
Bowles joined Monroe County Bank in June as a vice president, bring
ing with him 22 years of experience with the FDIC, which ensures
banks are solvent. John helps the bank address risk management
issues. John grew up in the Southeast Arkansas in the Mississippi Delta
region. After college, he spent a year in Washington, D.C. before going
back home to launch his banking career with a small community bank.
In 1982, as the banking crisis of that era unfolded, the bank was de
clared insolvent and the FDIC was declared receiver. John joined the
FDIC at this point and wound up spending 22 years with the respected
agency. He took an early retirement in in 2005 and started a consulting
business. But in June, Monroe County Bank president Bill Bazemore
persuaded him to return to the banking business. Now, John uses his
expertise to help the bank address risk management issues. So while
some major financial institutions are failing, it's nice to know Monroe
County Bank has the expertise and the track record to indicate it will
be here for another 100 years.
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FDIC
INSURED
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MONROE COUNTY BANK
Local. Listening. Leading.