Newspaper Page Text
PAGE IB
March 11, 2009
The best
coverage
for Monroe
County sports
M P shuts out Jhckson
three times in two days
MP Soccer Dogs 6, Jackson 0
MP Lady Soccer Dogs 8, Jackson 0
MP JV baseball 7, Jackson 0
BY GINA HERRING
The Mary Persons soccer
teams teamed up to offer
two-thirds of a three-
game, combined 21-0 shut
out of the Red Devils last
week. On Tuesday, March
3, Jackson came to the
Cage at Lancaster Field
and left with their pointy
little tails between their
legs.
First the Lady Dogs gave
them a firm whipping,
winning 8-0. Hilary Hogg
scored four goals, Rachel
Davis scored two and
Lauren Perez and Sydney
Boykin each scored one.
It didn’t get much easier
for the Red Devils in the
boys game. Goals from
Candler Proffitt, Kevin
Phelan, Philip Lee,
Matthew Daniel, James
Brooks and Ryan English
and perfection on the
defense gave MP another
shutout, 6-0 over Jackson.
On Saturday, MP hosted
Maynard Jackson out of
Atlanta. The mercy rule
was evoked for the second
time this year when MP
went ahead 10-0 in the
second half.
The Maynard Jackson
girls only fielded nine
players. Perez had scored
goals in less than 4 min
utes of play with the third
goal assisted by Sarah
Bennett. Courtney Archer
picked up fourth goal off a
free kick due to a penalty
against Maynard Jackson.
Just 20 minutes into the
game Coach Herr substi
tuted players en masse,
except for goalie, Amber
Sawley.
Playing down in num
bers to match Maynard
Jackson the second group
continued scoring with
Jessica Horne scoring at
24:10. Moments later Sam
Buchanan scores her first
of the game and followed
with another, assisted by
Bridgett Buff at 17:39. A
handball in the box on
Maynard Jackson set up a
PK by Lauren Mimbs to
put the Lady Dawgs up 8-
0.
Laura Becceril scored
less than a minute later at
15:15. The game ended
just over five minutes
later when Lauren Mimbs
put one in the net to
mercy rule Maynard
Jackson 10-0 in less than
30 minutes. Lady Dawgs
are now 8-0 outscoring
opponents 56-3 and have 7
shutouts, but the challeng
ing opponents are still to
come.
The Buloldogs also
shutout Maynard Jackson,
7-0, with Kevin Phelan,
Philip Lee (2), Erik
Haygood, Candler Proffitt,
Dalton Rozier and Tait
Torstenson scoring goals.
On Tuesday MP travels
to Stockbridge to face a
tough Woodland team.
Girls paly at 5:30 p.m., fol
lowed by the boys at 7:30
p.m.
IN JUNIOR VARSITY
action the girls won 4-0
over Peach County On
Friday. Samantha
Buchanan scored all 4
goals.
Earlier in the week both
the JV girls and boys
bwon. The girls shutout
Griffin 5-0 with Samantha
Buchanan (3), and Laura
Corley (2) scoring goals.
The JV boys won 3-0 with
Brian Wojcio (2), and J.J.
Pittman scoring goals.
BOTH C TEAMS won
over Henderson Middle
School on Friday and Oak
Hill on Saturday. The girls
won 5-0 against
Henderson and the boys
beat Henderson 8-1 (mak
ing this two more Jackson
wins for the Bulldogs). On
Saturday, the c-team girls
beat Oakhill 6-1,. The c-
team boys won 9-0 over
Oakhill.
PART THREE OF THE
JACKCON shutout came
Wednesday as MP’s junior
varsity Bulldog baseball
team stomped the Red
Devils 7-0. The JV Dogs
are 3-0. On Feb. 25 they
won over Baldwin 7-2 and
on March 6 beat
Monticello 23-0. Trey
Barfield and T.J. Morgan
combined to pitch a one-
hitter in the win over
Monticello.
MP’s Caleb “Shaggy” Dunn (2) goes after the ball. Below:
Rachel Davis (18) scored two goals in the win over Jackson last
week, (file photos)
MP tennis teams split tourney matches
M P golf
The MP boys beat
Montgomery County in the
first match of the Bleckley
County tournament last
week, 4-1, with wins from
Jacob Marcy, Kaleb Lee,
Steven Wojcio, Houston
Cass and James Farmer.
The team of McClellan and
Brock lost a heart breaker
in a very close match that
went down to the wire.
In the second match
Telfair Co. beat MP 1-4
with the only victory from
Marcy at the number one
singles position.
In the first match for the
girls, MP won 5-0 over
Montgomery County with
wins from Whitney Maples,
Caitlin Hill, Autumn
Garland at Singles, Catie
Maples, Marleigh Dennis
and Charlsie Johnson,
Kayla Ray at doubles
In the second match vs.
Telfair Co., MP lost 1-4
with the only win coming
from the team Catie
Maples and Marleigh
Dennis.
Both girls and boys lost
to Woodward 0-5 last week.
Monroe County Rec Basketball
This Week’s Games
Saturday, Mar. 14 Monday, Mar. 16
9 am Sparks vs. Magic (9-14)
10 am Comets vs. Starzz (7-8)
11 am Wildcats vs. Hornets (7-8)
12 pm T’wolves vs. Bulls (7-8)
1 pm Tarheels vs. Hawks (9-10)
2 pm Hoyasvs, Suns (9-10)
6 pm Blue Devils vs. Kings
(11-12)
7 pm JayHawks vs. Celtics
(11-12)
All games played In the Monroe County
Youth Center gym
Scoreboard
March 2
Jay Hawks 32, Blue Devils 35
Kings 40, Celtics 30 (0T)
March 7
Hoyas 22, Tarheels 21
Suns 19 , Hawks 13
Sparks 29, Magic 19
Starzz 8, Comets 2
Hornets 12, Bulls 0
Wildcats 8, Timberwolves 6
guys still
unbeaten
Another win over
Jackson came on
Monday as the Mary
Persons boy's golf
team beat Jackson
167 - 206 to improve
to 3-0 on the year.
Leading scorers were:
Kevin Gomez 39
Trey Epps 40
Drew Coleman 43
Daniel Weeks 45
The Girl's team also
beat Jackson 105-124
to improve to 2-0-1 on
the year. Leading
scorers for the girls
were:
Lauren Camp 51
Karrye Moore 54
Next match is
March 10 at home vs
Lamar County at 3:30
p.m.
Down 3-0 in the bottom of the third against Upson-Lee, Joey Wilson
smacks a base hit. (Photo/Gina Herring)
Dogs set school
strikeout record
MP trounces competition in Diamond, Day
games after suffering first loss of season
BY GINA HERRING
Mary Persons pitcher Jay
Wiliams set a school record
Saturday, striking out 18
batters in the Bulldogs' 11-
2 victory over Manchester
in the annual Diamond
Day hosted by MP.
Leading MP at the plate
were Justin Kearney (2-3),
Brandyn Jackson (2-4),
Dakota Dobbs (2-4) and
Jake Justice (3-3).
The Bulldogs began the
day with a 7-0 win over
Baldwin. Bobby Ramage
pitched a complete game.
Leading hitters included
Kearney (2-4), Andrew Arp
(1-2) and Ramage (2-3).
The Bulldogs suffered
their first loss Thursday to
Upson-Lee, 3-1. After
Upson-Lee jumped ahead
3-0 in the third inning, the
Bulldogs couldn't come
back. Kenny Peterman
started on the mound and
was relieved in the fourth
by Ramage.
JAY WILLIAMS
The Bulldogs started
region play this week, los
ing to Rutland 2-0 on the
road Monday night.
The Bulldogs will be on
the road for the next 10
days, playing Westside on
Tuesday, Maynard Jackson
on Wednesday and Howard
on Friday. All games begin
at 5:30 p.m.
A group of "Future Bulldogs" watching in amazement as Williams
sets a school strikeout record Saturday.
On your mark, get set, go!
Special Olympics is March 20
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Hard times got you down? Well, get ready
to have a great day that will make you forget about all your trou
bles - at least for a few hours. The Monroe County Special
Olympics is Friday, March 20. Volunteers are still needed to help
escort athletes, help with certain events and cheer them on. The
fun starts around 9 a.m. and lasts until around 1 p.m. To volunteer
or for more information see Caroline LaBorde at T.G. Scott Ele
mentary School or email her at
Caroline.laborde@monroe.k12.ga.us. Or just show up at the Mary
Persons High School track around 9 a.m. on Friday, March 20.
