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FIVE SENIORS LEAD PERRY INTO SECOND ROUND OF CHSA STATE TOURNEY
They are Donte Holmes, Dontarrius Thomas, Dannorris Harvey, Johnny Watkins and DeWayne McKinney
Five seniors lead Panther attack
ByALLINE KENT
For the Times-lournal
They are very different young
men, the seniors who make up the
Perry High Panther basketball team.
Although they are all pleasant, well
mannered young men, it is very obvi
ous, in talking with them, they have
different goals, different aspirations
for life after high school.
Right now, they share a common
bond, to bring a state basketball title
home to Perry.
But a little advice, never ask to
speak to the “four seniors”.
Because if you do, you will have
four young men tell you immediately
there are five seniors on the team, and
that all of them have a different but
equally important role on the team.
The four who get the most atten
tion are the starters on the team,
Donte Holmes, Dontarrius Thomas,
Dannorris Harvey and Johnny
Watkins.
These young men, who each typi
cally score in double digits during a
game, are the first to point out there
is another senior on the team,
DeWayne McKinney. He has not
seen as much playing time, but is
according to the group, a big part of
the team’s success this year.
McKinney’s biggest virtue on the
team may be that he is described by
the other four as their friend.
Coach Carl Thomas describes
McKinney as a concentrated enthusi
Panthers finish seventh in state wrestling tourney
ByALLINE KENT
For the Times-lournal
Perry High School wrestlers
made a name for themselves this
past weekend during the state
championships held in Fitzgerald.
The team, which finished 7th in the
state, had four wresders that placed
in the state finals.
Leading the pack, Ben Kashtor
at 119 ana Fred Ridley at 215, both
placed second in their individual
weight classes. Kashtor, a senior,
lost in a close match to the defend
ing state champion. Ridley, who lost
his state final match by only four
points, had defeated last year s state
champion in the second round of
the meet.
Juniors Quinton Johnson, at
145, placed sixth and Ernest
Howard at 112 placed fourth.
Demetrius Williams was one match
away from placing in a 6-4 loss.
Coach Sean Moistner, who has
been coaching at Perry High School
four years, has seen his team
improve dramatically every year.
Just two years ago the team placed
20th in the state finals and last year
came in 10th.
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astic player who is a member of the
team because of the intensity that he
brings to the game.
“He is a strong practice player,
something you have to have if your
team is going to be a success but that
makes him an unsung member of the
team,” Thomas said.
McKinney is excited about the
success the Panthers have had this
season and understands his role on
the team. “I help make them better at
practice. Practice makes us a team,"
he said.
Holmes, at 5’10”, is the quietest of
the group. Playing point guard, he
sometimes scores in the 20s for the
Panthers while other nights, he has to
give up points to other team mem
bers He is referred to by his coach as
simply a winner.
“Donte does the things that you
don’t have to coach anyone to do and
he does them instinctively,” Carl
Thomas said.
When asked about Dannorris
Harvey, Thomas said he had never
had a player quite like Dannorris who
typically scores 19 points a game.
“He plays with such emotion and
really makes things happen. He is a
tough competitor and brings that out
in the other players," Carl Thomas
said.
The other two, Dontarrius
Thomas and Johnny Watkins, each
average about 18 points a game. One
quiet, the other talkative, they both
expressed their excitement about
The season was the best in the
school’s history, which has never
had more than three placers in a
state meet. Perry was one of only
two schools south of Adanta to fin
ish in the top ten.
Moistner said the top 10 finish
will set the stage for good things in
the future for the team.
“In a way, it demonstrates that
we are going to be reckoned with on
a yearly basis. Coming into this year,
we had lost four seniors. People just
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returning to Macon for another
chance at the state title.
“It is a great highlight to have my
senior year,” said Dontarrius Thomas
of the playing in the state tourna
ment. “It’s not something you expect
or take for granted."
In talking with Watkins, it is obvi
ous playing basketball for Perry High
means a lot to him. He is thrilled
about the game Friday and spoke
about playing in the Macon
Coliseum.
“Its a big arena,” he said, ‘ and
when you are looking up at the crowd
you can get really nervous when you
first go out there. Then you start play
ing and do your job. I don’t think any
body can stop us.
“My favorite game of the season
was this past one against Fitzgerald.
We had a lot of momentum ana when
I was on the bench, it was fun to
watch my teammates running down
the court keeping it going," Watkins
said.
If there is any jealousy between
these young men, it is not apparent, a
compliment to each one’s character.
They seem to be comfortable with
the team concept and spend more
time applauding each other than
bragging on themselves.
Homes might have explained it
best. “We play good together. Coach
Thomas doesn't single us out, he
pushes us to work together hard and
play as a group. We respect him a lot
for that."
assumed we weren’t going to be very
good or going to be strong team.”
“One of the things that helped us
along was that we trained for state
level, not just area and I think it
shows. We kept improving all sea
son and I am extremely proud of the
team,” Moistner said.
“I think next year, we are on the
verge of accomplishing something
Perry has never done; a state cham
pionship in wrestling," he added.
Late rally falls short, Hornets
take exit from GISA tourney
By PHIL CLARK
In a furious effort to advance to
the quarter finals of the Georgia
Independent School Association
state tournament, the Westfield
Hornets’ outscored Athens Christian
20-11 in the fourth quarter and had
five opportunities in tne final 20 sec
onds to the the game with a three
pointer, but their luck ran out as
Athens dodged the last second bul
lets and escaped with a 58-55 win at
the Stratford Academy gym Feb. 18.
With Athens Christian control
ling the game after a seven point first
quarter from Michael Baron, the
Hornets gave it a gallant run in the
fourth quarter. Unable to get the ball
inside to Robert Causey, the Hornets
got a balanced scoring effort as three
players finished in double figures, led
by Brian Hartley’s 17 points.
Hardey, who had his 99th career 3-
pointer in the fourth auarter, couldn’t
find the range in the find seconds as
he was pressured heavily by the
Eagles’ defense, so much so that an
obvious foul near the Westfield
bench drew the ire of Westfield coach
Rennie Atkinson, who would say
later that he wished the official who
was on top of the play had had the
courage to call the obvious foul.
Still, the Hornets got the ball for
five near-desperation three-point
attempts as the game ended, but none
would fall for the tie. Chance Jones,
who had an earlier 3-pointer in the
fourth quarter, had a shot fall just
short, and Hartley had one go deep
into the basket before popping out as
fans from both sides of the court were
in a frenzy. Baron, who scored 27 for
the Eagles, kept his team just in front
with seven points in the fourth quar
ter. He finished the game with four
3-pointers.
Westfield (55) Causey 4, Hartley 17,
Ernest Greene 4, Will Sexton 13, Daniel
Weir 10, Jones 5.
Athens Christian (58) Ryan Crawford 5,
Rusty McDonald 1, Baron 27, Jay Gaines 5,
Wesley Morris 7, Ben Bvram 5, Cary
Buffington 8.
Halftime: Athens Christian 29,
Westfield 23
3-pointers: Westfield 2 (Hartley,
Chance Jones) Athens 6 (Baron 4,
Crawford, Gaines)
Five Panthers in
statewide track meet
ByALLINE KENT
For the Times-lournal
Perry High School will be repre
setated by ftvc'*yoang‘ (tierf in the*
Georgia Dome as they compete in
the USA Track & Field Georgia
High School Indoor Track and Field
Invitational.
Jermaine Allen, Mamezs Taylor,
Anthony Lane, Monterris Engram,
and Donovan Kendrick have been
selected from runners all over the state
to represent Perry. Coach Carl Dixon
said each event has only 12 entries.
Allen, Taylor, Lane and Engram
will participate in the 4 x 400 m relay
at 8:45 pm Friday while Lane Taylor,
Kendrick and Allen will compete in
the 4 x 200 m relay at 10:50 a.m.
Saturday. Anthony Lane will repre
sent Perry in the 200 m dash Saturday
at 11:40 a.m.
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TREVOR JONES (22) LEAPS FOR WESTFIELD
Hornets fell despite late fourth-quarter rally
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Times-Journal Photo by Phil Clark
AMONG THE BEST Three of the best high school stars lo
play in this area, each in a different sport, visit during the C.ISA
playoffs. They are (from left) former Willingham High School
(1962) football standout Joel Dickins (Windsor), Americus High
School (1955) baseball shortstop Marvin Arrington (Westfield)
and Perry High School (1962) basketball wizard Lee Marlin
(Windsor).
Wed., Feb. 24, 1999, Houston Tim* Journal
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