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5C
January 25, 2023
SPORTS
CALENDAR
Wed., Jan 25
6 pm
Boys Freshman
Basketball @ Jackson
High School
Thu., Jan. 26
5 pm
Varsity Riflery @ Fayette
County High School
Rifle Match
5 pm
Girls JV Basketball
@ Taylor County High
6:15 pm
Boys Middle School
Basketball VS. Clifton
Ridge Middle School
® Banks Stephens Middle
Fri., Jan. 27
Noon
Girls/Boys Varsity Soc
cer @ Houston County
High School Scrimmage
6/730 pm
Girls/Boys Varsity
Basketball
vs. Pike County High
Sat., Jan. 28
9 am
Varsity Wrestling vs.
Area Traditionals
@ Upson-Lee High
Mon., Jan. 30
5 pm
Boys Freshman
Basketball vs. Howard
5:30/7 pm
Girls /Boys JV Soccer
vs. Pike County High @
Banks Stephens Middle
6:30 pm
Girls JV Basketball
vs. Taylor County High
Tue., Jan. 31
4/5 pm
Coed Varsity Riflery vs.
Griffin High School @
Achievement Center
4:30 pm
Boys JV Basketball vs.
Jackson High School
5:30/730 p.m.
Girls/Boys Varsity Soc
cer @ Crisp County High
6/730 pm
Girls/Boys Varsity
Basketball vs. Jackson
6:15 pm
Boys Middle School
Basketball vs. Henderson
® Banks Stephens Middle
MP boys fall to Jackson
Maury
Lowe
(Photo/
Will
Davis)
By Maxwell Nickel
s.maxwell.nickel@mcschools.org
The Mary Persons boys basket
ball team lost their second game
in a row on Saturday, Jan. 21, in a
nail-biter 73-69 loss to the Jackson
Red Devils. MP’s regular season
record has now fallen to 6-12,1-2
in Region 2-AAA. But the Bull
dogs will get a chance to avenge
the loss in a rematch in Forsyth on
Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Maury Lowe had 21 points,
including 4 of 7 on 3 pointers. Ty
Dumas had 14 points and J’Vyon
Tatum added 12 points in the loss.
For Jackson, Travian Mann led
with 20 points. On the boards, Shy
Calloway led with 7 rebounds.
Following a disappointing 84-
68 loss to Upson-Lee just 4 days
before, MP looked to return to
their winning ways against the Red
Devils. Senior Shy Calloway said,
“Our main approach was to try
and limit the amount of offensive
rebounds they got and to close
out on their shooters. We want to
ensure that Jackson isn’t able to get
as many offensive rebounds as they
did in our previous matchup.”
Sophomore Kyle Jefferson agreed
on some of his concerns, stating, “I
think we need to start working on
rebounding and boxing out.”
MP coach Jason Morrow said
in both losses last week to Upson
and Jackson, the Bulldogs started
slowly.
“Both of our last games we dug
huge holes for ourselves in the first
quarter,” said Morrow. “We were
down 25 in the first quarter against
Upson and got it within 7 in the
4th. Then against Jackson we were
down 17 in the first quarter and
got it back to 2 in the 4th quar
ter. It’s hard to win when you are
constantly playing from behind.
I’m proud of our fight, but we have
to play for 4 quarters in order to be
successful.”
On Tuesday, Jan. 17, Upson-Lee
topped the Bulldogs 84-68. Despite
the tough loss, Senior Maury Lowe
had an incredible night, posting
up 22 points on 45% FG shooting
(5/11). Senior Khamren Little
followed closely behind on similar
shooting, grabbing 20 points on
38% FG shooting (5-13). Kyle Jef
ferson, sophomore, also contribut
ed to the squad with efficient stats,
putting up 5 points on 100% 2/2
FG shooting. MP was destroyed
32-7 in the first quarter, but were
able to outscore their opponents
28-18 in the second, and 19-16 in
the third, crushing Upson-Lee’s
hopes of a full-on blowout. How
ever, MP failed to finish the game
strong and ended up losing by 16.
The boys had a good chance
to get back into the win column
against Peach County (4-14) on
Tuesday, Jan. 24. Results were not
available at press time. They also
have a good chance to win when
they host 0-16 Pike County at 7:30
p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27. Finally,
MP will go to Morrow (8-12) for a
non-region game at 5:30 p.m. on
Saturday, Jan. 28.
Lady Dogs drop first region game
Mackenzie Lavinka shoots for a three pointer. (Photo/Will Davis)
By Maxwell Nickel
s.maxwell.nickel@mcschools.org
The Mary Persons girls basketball
team took their second loss of the
season in a narrow 48-41 defeat to
the Jackson Red Devils on Satur
day, Jan. 21 in Jackson. The girls
fell to 17-2 but more importantly,
fell to 2-1 in the battle for first in
Region 2-AAA.
MP coach Lamon McElhan-
ey said things just didn’t go well
against the Lady Devils.
“We played arguably our worst
game of the year,” said McElhaney.
“We committed 24 fouls with both
leading scorers (Anaja Lucear and
Miah Barkley) fouling out, missed
13 free throws, made 0 3 pointers
for the 1st time this season, com
mitted 30 turnover vs. 8 assists, and
shot 31% from the field!”
“It was that type of game,” added
McElhaney. “The girls played hard,
but not well. We are hoping to put
this game behind us and finish the
season strong!”
MP trailed early after a 17-8 start
by Jackson but quickly bounced
up after a 14-9 second quarter.
The third saw the teams evenly
matched, as JHS outscored the
Lady Dogs 8-9, and in the final de
ciding quarter, MP was outscored
13-11, taking a disappointing loss
by just 7 points.
Senior Mackenzie LaVinka
led the Bulldogs in scoring with
13 points and was able to get 3
rebounds as well. Freshman Zoey
Shannon came in at second on
the stat sheet with 7 points and 3
boards, and Senior Jamiya Zellner
followed up with 6 points, also
grabbing 3 rebounds.
On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Lady
Dogs took down the Upson-Lee
Knights 51-38. MPHS slightly
topped their opponents in the first
quarter 14-12, but were outscored
10-8 in the second and the game
was tied at the half. In the third, the
Bulldogs decided the game with a
big 17-7 run, and closed it out with
a 12-9 fourth quarter that solidified
their 13-point win.
Junior Zaria Wilson had a phe
nomenal scoring night, putting
up 17 points on 8-15 (53%) field
goal shooting. She also dished out
an assist and grabbed 4 rebounds.
Senior Miah Barkley also had a
great night, putting up 8 points,
5 rebounds and an assist, shoot
ing 3-11 (27%) on her field goals.
Sophomore Jataria Hardy had
a very efficient shooting night,
shooting 67% (2/3) with 5 points, 2
boards and 2 assists.
The girls will next play against
Peach County on Tue., Jan. 24, in
a region away game at 6 p.m. On
Friday, Jan. 27, they’ll host Pike
County at 6 p.m. Lastly, they’ll play
at Morrow on Saturday, Jan. 28, in
a non-region game at 4 p.m.
Bass Dogs compete at Lake Seminole
The MP Bass Dawgs
competed in the GHSA
Tournament at Lake Sem
inole Jan. 21. There were
a total of252 high school
teams. The day started off
cold, windy and overcast
then rain set in in the
afternoon. The Bass Dawgs
were able to push through
and they placed as follows:
High School Teams:
57th - Landon Ratliff and
Noah Zellner- Captain DJ
Ratliff
61st - John Bryant & Jac
Connell - Captain Ricky
Wilson
63rd - Aaron McCoy and
Kris Salas - Captain Heath
Cox
75th - Kadie Freeman
& Tyler Walker - Captain
Brent Freeman
Next stop is the GHSA
Lake Oconee and Bass Na
tion Lake Seminole Feb. 18.
The Reporter will be pre
viewing MP’s spring sports
teams soon. Call 994-2358
or email business@mymcr.
net to salute your child.
Maury Lowe
Maury Lowe had 21 points,
including 4 of 7 on 3 pointers, in
loss to Jackson
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SWIMMING
Caleb Horne also swam personal
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Saturday for the first-year
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