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December 14, 2022
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^Reporter
Bulldogs named to All-Region teams
Mary Persons junior running back Duke Watson was
named the Player of the Year for Region 2-AAA last week,
and senior quarterback Logan Hickman received the
academic award for the region.
Those were two of the big honors announced after the
five coaches of Region 2-AAA met on Thursday
Hickman also made the first team all region. Other Bull
dogs who made first team included linemen Demarkus
Head and J’vyon Tatum, receiver Kham Little, kicker Ryan
Bankston, linebackers Brandon Alford, Jacobi Jones and
Jaise Davis and defensive back Champ Brantley.
Bulldogs who made the second-team were offensive
linemen Andon Riley and Joe Owens, receiver Nemo
Jones, defensive lineman Gevone Sands, linebacker OJ
Evans and defensive back Nic Arnold.
Bulldogs who named honorable mention included
Malaki Knight, Timarion Grier, DerMarian Davis and R.J.
Holder, Jr. The Bulldogs went 6-5 in 2022, losing in the
first round of the playoffs to Dougherty.
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Swim Dogs compete well at GACS
By Schon Wood
schon.wood@mcschools.org
Last Saturday, the Mary
Persons High School swim
team traveled to Greater
Atlanta Christian School in
Norcross to compete at the
Holiday Invite. Although
a few team members were
absent due to the ACT and
Honor Band auditions,
the remaining swimmers
competed very well.
The boys’ team began the
meet with the 200 Medley
Relay; they had to swim
exhibition since they only
had three team members
requiring one to swim
twice. Even with this, they
swam a personal best relay
time with an improvement
of 4.5 seconds. Later in
the meet, they swam the
200 yard Freestyle Relay as
an exhibition. Again, they
posted a best relay time
with an improvement of
nearly 4 seconds.
Individually, the boys’
team posted time improve
ments and top placements
in events. Matthew Biers
swam personal best times
in both his individual
events. He improved his 50
Freestyle by 2.85 seconds
with a time of29.87 and
his 100 Freestyle by 4.0 sec
onds with a time of 1:10.27.
Cason Cole swam a per
sonal best time (3:07.50) in
his 200 Individual Medley
race improving by 3.81 sec
onds. Isaac McKallip not
only swam a personal best
time but he also qualified
for the State Champion
ships in February in his
first individual event. In
the 100 yard Backstroke,
McKallip broke the one
minute mark with a time
of 58.59 with a 1.49 second
time improvement. He is
close to his second State
Qualifying time in the 100
yard Breaststroke.
The girls also swam
extremely well with several
personal best times and a
new State Qualifying time.
Since the girls’ B-relay
team only had three team
members, they swam exhi
bition races in both the 200
yard Medley Relay and the
200 yard Freestyle Relay..
The girls’ A-relay team
swam both the 200 yard
Medley and the 400 yard
Freestyle Relay. In the 400
yard Freestyle Relay, the
team posted a best time of
4:00.35 which was an im
provement of 3.61 seconds.
The relay team members
were Campbell Atkinson,
The MP swim team at GACS.
Abbey Stembridge, Alanna
Wood and Maela McKallip.
In the individual races,
Maela McKallip led the
girls team with two first
place finishes and two
personal best times in
both the 100 yard Butterfly
(1:00.49) and the 100 yard
Freestyle (53.77). Abbey
Stembridge swam her first
State Qualifying time in
the 100 yard Breaststroke
(1:14.86). Also swimming
personal best times were
Alanna Wood in both the
200 yard Individual Medley
(2:30.78) and the 100 yard
Breaststroke (1:17.11);
Olivia Tanner in the 50
yard Freestyle (28.76) and
the 100 yard Backstroke
(1:13.63); Kailee Ray in
the 100 yard Breaststroke
improving by 1.84 seconds;
and Leilani Hichkad in her
100 yard Freestyle with a
time improvement of .79
seconds.
The swimmers are look
ing forward to their next
meet this Saturday, De
cember 17, at the Cherokee
Aquatic Center. Come
support the Mary Persons
Swim Team!
MCMS boys improve to 5-0
By Justin Chambers
justen.chambers@mcschools.org
The Monroe County Middle School
Boys Basketball team improved to
5-0 after 2 big wins last week. On
11/6, the Dogs went on the road and
defeated Byron Middle School 51-22.
Champ Castlin led the team with 10
points. On 11/8, the Dogs faced Gray
Station Middle School at home and
won 49-29. Ta’Dorien Grier led the
team with 10 points. In each game, 11
different players scored points.
To salute your Bulldog and help us
devote coverage to the hoops teams, call
994-2358 or email business@mymcr.
net.
DOGS
Continued from 1C
game. On Friday at 8:30 pm.
MP plays at Lamar County,
and on Saturday at 4 pm. at
Hampton. Next week, MP
hosts the Holiday Classic
Tournament at the MP gym
on Dec. 20-22. See next
week’s paper for details. The
Reporter will preview the
MP basketball season next
week, Dec. 21. To salute your
Bulldog and help us devote
coverage to the hoops teams,
call 994-2358 or email busi-
ness@mymcr.net.
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