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December 31, 2008
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MP softball players named to All-region,
All-Middle Georgia and All-State teams
Mary Persons junior Chandler
Williams was named as honorable
mention on the AAA All-State soft-
ball team. Williams, who plays first
base and pitches occasionaly, played
in 35 games this season, had 90 at-
bats 46 hits,and a batting average of
.511. Williams scored 26 runs and hit
7 doubles, 3 triples and 1 homerun.
Williams was also named to the
4AAA All Region team for the third
year. She was the runner-up for the
region offensive player of the year.
Williams is also a first team member
of the Telegraph’s All-Middle Georgia
team at first base.
Also making the 4AAA all-region
team were senior Amber Sawley at
infield, senior pitcher Kyla Tanner
KYLA TANNER
and sophomore Sarah Bennett at
outfield. Tanner was the runner-up
for region 4AAA pitcher of the year.
Courtney McDaniel was named to
the second team all region.
Sawley, Tanner and Bennet were
also named as All-Middle Georgia
honorable mentions.
The Mary Persons Lady Bulldogs
finished an unprecedented 20-15 sea
son with a trip to the state section
als. The team ignited an excitement
for softball like never before at MP.
“This was an amazing season and
this is an amazing group of girls,”
coach Ronnie Shipman said at the
team’s annual awards banquet held
Nov. 6.
COURTNEY MCDANIEL
AMBRER SAWLEY
SARAH BENNETT
Junior Chandler Williams broke all sorts of records this year, but
watch out because she will be back again next year as a Lady Bull
dog.
MP football players named to All-region,
All-Middle Georgia and All-State teams
Two Mary Persons football players have been named to
the AAA All-State team for 2008.
Senior offensive lineman Jadareius Hamlin and senior
kick-off returner Chaz Avery were listed among the first
team All-State honorees.
Hamlin, who was also named to the first team All-Middle
Georgia team and the 4AAA all-region team, is a three-year
starter with the Bulldogs. Hamlin has offers from UAB,
Georgia Southern, Middle Tennessee, Troy and Western
Kentucky.
Avery was named to the second team defense for All-
Middle Georgia, along with defensive lineman Devarick
Jones and punter Devin Chambliss.
Wide receiver Chris Bowden was named to the second
team offense All Middle Georgia team.
Chaz Avery (22) exploded on special teams this year, averaging near
ly 30 yards a return, including two for touchdowns in the Spalding
game, (file photo)
GEZZO’S SURF & GRILLE
2008 4AAA ALL REGION TEAM
Offensive Player of the Year-
Justin Williams / QB / Sr. / Eagle’s Land
ing
Quarterback-
1st Team- Greg Patton/QB/Sr. / Wood
ward Academy
2nd Team- Casey Moody / QB / Fr. /
Spalding
Honorable Mention- Derrick McQueen
(S. Atlanta), Drew Coleman (Mary Per
sons), Brett Vance (Woodland),
Running Backs- 1st Team-Juwan
Thompson / FB /Jr. / Woodward
Quint McKibbon / HB / Jr. / Jackson
2nd Team- Delino Deshields / HB / Jr. /
Woodward Academy
Michael Johnson / HB / Jr. / Rutland
Michael Dougherty / HB /Sr. / S. Atlanta
Honorable Mention: Meshari Walton
(Mary Persons), AJ Hardy (Eagle’s Land
ing), Josh Tookes (Woodland)
Wide Receivers- 1st Team-
Rashad Bell / FL/Soph. /S. Atlanta
Chris Bowden / SE / Sr. / Mary Persons
2nd Team- Tre Butler /Woodland and
Zae Fuller/Spalding
Honorable Mention- Alton Price (Wood
land), Patrick Wiley (Eagle’s Landing)
Tight End- 1st Team- BJ Johnson / TE /
Sr. / Eagle’s Landing
2nd Team- Travis Lee / TE / Sr. / Spalding
Honorable Mention- Chris Head (Jack-
son), Michael Carter (S. Atlanta), Josh
Davis (S. Atlanta), Antavious Earls (May
nard Jackson), Najae Leftwich (Spald
ing)
Offensive Line-
1st Team-Jadarius Hamlin / 0L / Sr. /
Mary Persons, Darion Ponder / 0L / Sr. /
Spalding, Brian Hollan / 0L/ Sr. / Wood
ward Academy
Devin Chambliss / 0L / Sr. / Mary Per
sons
Josh Bishop / 0L / Soph. / Woodland
2nd Team- Brian Bernhardt / 0L / Jr. /
Jackson
Billy Stephens / 0L / Sr. / Mary Persons
Miles Hamilton / 0L/Jr. / Jackson
Roosevelt Jones / 0L / Jr. / S. Atlanta
Ken Gates / 0L/Jr. / Spalding
Honorable Mention- Lance Ellerbe (Ea
gle’s Landing), Casey Chafin (Spalding),
Earl Hammonds (S. Atlanta), Trinity
Williams (Maynard Jackson), Dalton Co
hen (Woodland), Malcolm Jackson
(Maynard Jackson), Patrick Coleman
(Woodward Academy). Scott D’Angelo
(Woodward Academy), Ben Pierson
(Mary Persons), Benjamin Brown (S. At
lanta), Brandon Holloway, (Eagle’s
Landing)
Athlete
1st Team- Ray Lewis / ATH / Sr. / Wood
land and Myron McClain / ATH / Sr. May
nard Jackson
Defensive Player of the Year- David
Jenkins/LB/Sr. / Jackson
Defensive Ends- 1st Team- Neiron Ball /
DE / Jr. / Jackson
Henry Anderson / DE / Jr. / Woodward
Academy, Leighton Cunningham / DE /
Sr. / Woodland
2nd Team- Jamal Aquil / DE / Jr. / Jack-
son
Alex Findura / DE / Jr. / Woodland
Terico Agnew / DE / Jr. / Eagle’s Landing
Honorable Mention-
Thomas Bradley (Maynard Jackson),
Corey Johnson (S. Atlanta), Lamar Nap-
per (Eagle’s Landing)
Defensive Tackles- 1st Team-
Scott Edelson / DT / Sr. / Woodward
Academy, Davarick Jones / DT / Sr. /
Mary Persons, Shane Reed / DT / Sr. /
Eagle’s Landing
2nd Team- Keenen Roberts / DT / Sr. /
Woodland, Greg Murphy / DT / Sr. /
Spalding, John Lucier/DT/Sr. /Jackson
Honorable Mention- Will Mericka
(Woodward Academy), Nick Watson
(Mary Persons), Henry Carssow (Wood
ward Academy), Edozie Areh (Eagle’s
Landing), Lee Mungaro (Eagle’s Land
ing), Malcolm Shephard (Eagle’s Land
ing), Otis Powell (Maynard Jackson)
Linebackers (Inside! - 1st Team-
Tevin Davis / ILB / Sr. / Mary Persons
Dee Lundy / ILB / Sr. / Rutland
Desmond Wilson / ILB / Sr. / S. Atlanta
2nd Team- Davis Elliott / ILB / Jr. / Wood
ward Academy, Dylan Smith / ILB / Jr. /
Jackson
Mario McClain / ILB / Fr. / Maynard Jack-
son
Honorable Mention- Cameron Hill (Ea
gle’s Landing), Brian Moore (Wood
land), Dillon Livecche (Woodland),
Lorenzo Mauldin (S. Atlanta), Antavious
Earls (S. Atlanta), Grayson Jones
(Spalding), Ken Glover (Eagle’s Landing)
Linebackers (Outside)-
1st Team- Will Arnold / OLB / Sr. / Wood
ward Academy, Jason Morgan / OLB / Sr.
/Eagle’s Landing
2nd Team- Chris Pope / OLB / Sr. / Jack-
son; Rob Willis / OLB / Sr. / Spalding
Honorable Mention- Brandon Russell
(Woodland), Edmond Thompson (Wood
land), Bryant Harrison (Rutland), Jeff
Gauldin (Spalding), Mario Lee (S. At
lanta), Don Glass (S. Atlanta), Isaih
Hamm (Eagle’s Landing)
Cornerbacks-
1st Team- Chaz Avery / CB / Sr. / Mary
Persons, Jordan Smith / CB / Sr. / Jack-
son
2nd Team- Michael Lee / CB / Sr. / Ea
gle’s Landing, Webster Foreman / CB /
Sr. IS. Atlanta
Honorable Mention- Chris Lewis (Wood
land), Ryan Dillard (Woodward Acade
my), Will Madden (Woodward Acade
my), Ryan Gilbert (Spalding), Patrick
Gavin (S. Atlanta), Travis Baker (Wood
land)
Safeties- 1st Team- Willie Hamm / S /
Sr./Spalding; Josh Clark/S/Sr. /
Woodward Academy
2nd Team- Calvin Tiggle / S / Sr. / Wood
land; Austin Kimbell / S / Jr. / Jackson
Honorable Mention-Jordan Plank
(Woodward Academy), Oscar Simms
(Maynard Jackson), Frank Floyd (Eagle’s
Landing)
Punter- 1st Team- Dylan Shaddix / P / Jr.
/Eagle’s Landing
2nd Team- Alex Evans / P / Sr. / Spalding
Honorable Mention-Jason Dunn (Wood
ward Academy)
Kicker- 1st Team- Will Jeffcoat / Jr. /
Spalding
2nd Team- Justin Brantley / Sr. / Eagle’s
Landing
Region Coach of the Year
Joe Teknipp (Eagle’s Landing)
